Antique Kurdish rugs are one of the few under-recognized rug types to emerge in the past 30 years. Kurdish groups traditionally populated the eastern edge of Turkey, northern Iraq, western Persia and small areas near Persia's eastern borders. Although these antique Kurdish village carpets feature motifs that are reminiscent of Caucasian designs, Kurdish weavers were a very small minority in areas north of Persia.
Incredible Antique Bakshaish Runner, wool pile on wool foundation.
Fine weave with camel green background colors.
In the province of Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran, the village of Sarab served as the name source for antique Sarab rugs and it is located in northwest Iran in the province of Azerbaijan and they known for their fine long rugs or runners with a characteristic camel ground and lozenge-shaped medallions.
Antique Savonnerie rugs exemplify the formal grace and elegance of classical European design. Savonnerie originated in Spain since the eleventh century, and to the rest of European.
Fine 19th century antique Serapi carpet of Persia. Woven in the rugged mountains of Northwest Persia, Serapi rugs are a distinct Heriz region style, with finer knotting and more large-scale spaciously placed antique carpet designs than other rugs from this area. Persian carpets had to be taken by their weavers to Serab, 30 miles distant, to be marketed. “Serapi” is not a place or tribal name, rather it is a market term derived from “Serab-i,” meaning “of Serab.” The bold geometric designs are probably connected to the tribal Caucasian traditions across the Aras River to the north.
