Description
An amazing large antique Heriz carpet, woven around 120 years ago and full of beautiful rich natural dyes we would expect from this fabulous weaving area in the north of Persia. We love Heriz when they have the four white corner spandrels, this always lifts the palette and allows the pale blues, greens and golden yellows to shine and enhance the composition of the carpet. With large scale leaves and floral motifs, geometric in style, this Heriz carpet has been drawn with expertise and woven with skill from the best weavers around the turn of the 20th century.
It is getting increasingly rare to find antique Heriz carpets of this quality in such original condition. The pile height is dense and the weave is very fine too, a tough and sturdy piece, ideal for a drawing room, dining room, study or entrance hall, supplied with our excellent underlay, this helps the carpet to stay flat on any floor type, enhancing its appearance too.
Request a home visit to view this stunning antique Heriz in the privacy of your own home. We travel all over the UK showing our carpets and rugs in-situ to help you make the right choice. A professional service we have offered for the last 30 years.
50 kilometres south of the city of Heriz lies another city called Sharabian. This city was known for producing much finer and tightly woven Heriz carpets with intricate designs and excellent dyes. Woven in East Azerbaijan (North-West Persia) these decorative Heriz carpets have always been regarded as beautiful, tough objects of decoration for the floor. This piece is no exception, beautifully hand-woven which gorgeous colours of yellow, pale blues and warm red tones. In outstanding condition throughout, this carpet has been used over the last 100 years and has just been professionally washed by our workshop.
The reason Heriz rugs are so tough is that Mount Sabalan is located close to Heriz and sits on a major deposit of copper. Traces of copper in the drinking water for the sheep produces high quality wool that is far more resilient than wool from other areas.
