Antique Serapi Carpet

19th century

Sold by Farnham Antique Carpets

Description

With a soft sandy toned border, ivory corner spandrels, muted pale blues and soft rustic orange tones this antique Serapi carpet has a wonderful palette of colours that we associate with weavings from Heriz area in the late 19th century. The scrolling geometric border design with vines connecting the stylised flowers is a wonderful tribal design. A larger pattern and squarish proportions of nearly 12 x 10 feet are sizes we more often found with Serapis rather than younger Heriz rugs. In very good order, with generally a good pile no significant wear or losses. A beautiful rustic antique carpet ready to be used for another 100 plus years.

Antique Serapi carpets are more intricate finer tribal weavings of the Heriz region hand-woven by Azerbaijan Turkish inhabitants close to the city of Heriz in North-West Persia. They are famous among collectors because of their vivid vegetable dyes or soft earth tones that are woven on a geometric pattern. In terms of design, drawing, and coloration as well, Serapi carpets are clearly part of one and the same tradition as Heriz, despite being a distinct antique rug style, which originated as a Northwest Persian adaptation of early Sarouk Farahan medallion, but with a more geometric, abstract, village sensibility.

Contact us to view this lovely Serapi at home or in our showroom soon, we would be happy to help.

Physical Dimensions

Height

376cm (148.03")

Width

298cm (117.32")

Depth

3cm (1.18")

Declaration

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA931585

Dealers Internal Reference

8255

Dealers Notes

Farnham Antique Carpets are specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners. Varying from antique tribal rugs woven in the Caucasus to classical Persian carpets dating from the mid 19th century to the early 20th century.

As members of the BADA - The British Antique Dealers Association and LAPADA - The Association of Art & Antique Dealers we adhere to strict guide lines as affiliated members and pride ourselves on maintaining its high standards. We exhibit at the BADA fair in Chelsea, London every March and the LAPADA Fair in Mayfair, London every September.

Description

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The scrolling geometric border design with vines connecting the stylised flowers is a wonderful tribal design.

Farnham Antique Carpets

A larger pattern and squarish proportions of nearly 12 x 10 feet are sizes we more often found with Serapis rather than younger Heriz rugs. In very good order, with generally a good pile no significant wear or losses. A beautiful rustic antique carpet ready to be used for another 100 plus years.

fig 1. Antique Serapi carpet — fig 1. Antique Serapi Carpet

Antique Serapi carpets are more intricate finer tribal weavings of the Heriz region hand-woven by Azerbaijan Turkish inhabitants close to the city of Heriz in North-West Persia. They are famous among collectors because of their vivid vegetable dyes or soft earth tones that are woven on a geometric pattern. In terms of design, drawing, and coloration as well, Serapi carpets are clearly part of one and the same tradition as Heriz, despite being a distinct antique rug style, which originated as a Northwest Persian adaptation of early Sarouk Farahan medallion, but with a more geometric, abstract, village sensibility.