Description
Fabulous Heriz carpet with vibrant colours, varying pinks, reds, terracottas through the background with deep blues in the border. Full of interesting geometric motifs, stylised leaves, cypress trees, and floral designs. The pale blues, greens, yellows and off whites lift the the carpets palette completely, the border design is full of small leaves and large floral palmettes too.
It is getting increasingly rare to find antique Heriz carpets of this high quality in such original condition. Ideal for a drawing room, dining room, study or entrance hall, included in the price is our sturdy underlay, helping sit safely and flat on any floor type, enhancing its appearance too.
Condition is exceptional all over, a soft wool pile and still retaining the original ends too. A beautiful and brilliant example.
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Reserve this carpet for your home or project too, as we understand that you are not always ready to proceed with a purchase, but do not want to miss out on the carpet you love.
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.
