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Antique Serapi Carpet

19th century
Sold 9 June 2025 · Farnham Antique Carpets
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With a soft sandy toned border, ivory corner spandrels, muted pale blues and soft rustic red 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 these natural dyes are more often found with Serapis rather than younger Heriz rugs from North West Persia.  In very good order, with generally a good pile all ove, 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 carpet at home or in our showroom soon, we would be happy to help you the best way we can.

Date of Manufacture

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this Antique Serapi Carpet to the 1880s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
368cm (144.88")
Width
274cm (107.87")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Reference Numbers
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SA1068922
Dealers Internal Reference
11168
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
With a soft sandy toned border, ivory corner spandrels, muted pale blues and soft rustic red tones this antique Serapi carpet has a wonderful palette of colours that we associate with weavings from Heriz area in the late 19th century.
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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 these natural dyes are more often found with Serapis rather than younger Heriz rugs from North West Persia.  In very good order, with generally a good pile all ove, no significant wear or losses.  A beautiful rustic antique carpet ready to be used for another 100 plus years.

fig 1. An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border.
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.

Contact us to view this lovely Serapi carpet at home or in our showroom soon, we would be happy to help you the best way we can.

Date of Manufacture

Farnham Antique Carpets has dated this Antique Serapi Carpet to the 1880s.

Height
368cm (144.88")
Width
274cm (107.87")
Depth
3cm (1.18")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1068922
Dealers Internal Ref
11168
Farnham Antique Carpets
Farnham Antique Carpets
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2018

Specialists in antique decorative carpets, rugs and runners.

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Trade Associations

Farnham Antique Carpets is a registered member of LAPADA  BADA 

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An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antique Serapi Carpet

Archive II An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. View II
Archive III An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. View III
Archive IV An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. View IV
Archive V An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. View V
Archive VI An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. View VI
Archive VII An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. View VII
Archive VIII An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. View VIII
Archive IX An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. View IX
Archive X An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. View X
Archive XI An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border. View XI
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An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border.
Antique Serapi carpet
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An antique Serapi carpet featuring a large central geometric medallion in terracotta red, indigo, and cream with a detailed botanical border.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectFloor Rug
  • Period19th century
  • StylePersian Heriz / Serapi
  • MaterialWool, Cotton
  • ColourTerracotta Red, Indigo Blue, Cream
  • MotifsLarge geometric medallion, Stylised palmettes, Herati border motifs, Terracotta field
  • SizeH 368 cm (145 in) x W 274 cm (108 in) x D 3 cm (1 in)

FAQs

Serapi carpets are traditionally classified as a finer, more spacious sub-type of Heriz carpets originating from the Northwest region of Iran, noted for their large-scale geometric medallions and muted vegetable-dyed palettes.

These pieces are hand-knotted using a symmetrical Turkish knot on cotton foundations with hand-spun wool pile, dyed with natural vegetable colorants such as madder root and indigo.

Authentication involves examining the density and irregularity of the hand-knotting, the presence of asymmetrical vegetable dye variations known as abris, and the characteristic coarse yet sturdy handle of the wool.

Position the carpet as a central anchor in a living space or study, allowing the bold geometric motifs to contrast effectively against minimalist furniture and neutral architectural backdrops.

Preservation requires regular gentle vacuuming without rotary brush heads, professional hand-washing by specialists in textile conservation, and protection from direct, prolonged sunlight to prevent dye fading.
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