Antique Persian Serapi Rug, Origin: Persia, Circa: Late 19th Century – While Serapi carpets are prized for their grand medallion designs, this splendid and unusual antique Serapi Persian rug has an allover floral pattern of classical Caucasian or Persian inspiration. Large oval palmettes in ivory and blue are staggered across the field in alternation with diagonal ‘Harshang‘ motifs to either side of the central ‘flame palmettes.’ Tiny floral details fill in the remainder of the rich red ground. An interlacing vine-scroll or ‘turtle’ main border set on gold frames the field, reinforced by minor vine-scroll borders with small clover flowers. The quality of the saturated color is extraordinary even among exceptional Serapi rugs of this kind.
Nazmiyal Collection Archive Record
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Large Scale Tribal Harshang Design Antique Madder Red Color Persian Serapi Rug 43451
Size: 7 ft 10 in x 8 ft 10 in (2.39 m x 2.69 m)
Origin: Persian Rugs
Style: Heriz Rugs
This splendid antique Serapi has an allover floral pattern of classical Persian inspiration.
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