Artistic Room Size Tribal Geometric Antique Rustic Persian Serapi Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: late nineteenth century This stunning antique Persian Serapi rug adapts classic Persian rug design to the crisp geometric sensibility of village weaving. At the center a monumental blue medallion with internal floral detail and projecting red finials floats amidst an ivory ground, surrounded by a sparing corolla of angular vines and palmettes. Grand red corner-pieces fill out the field, utilizing once again a restrained or spare array of stylized vine-scroll elements. In place of the customary vine-scroll, this unusual piece has a main border of made of octagonal medallions in various different colors with hooked motifs as fillers. Flanking ivory-ground minor borders help to frame the field.
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Rustic Room Size Artistic Tribal Geometric Antique Persian Serapi Medallion Rug 44174
Size: 9 ft 9 in x 14 ft (2.97 m x 4.27 m)
Origin: Persian Rugs
This stunning antique Serapi adapts classic Persian rug design to the crisp geometric sensibility of village weaving.