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GALLERY YACOU

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Item Details

The term ‘Serapi’ refers to a sought-after subgroup of Heriz carpets, handwoven in Northwest Persia. These pieces are celebrated for their superior-quality weaves and more restrained, elegant designs. Valued for their charming naivety, fine craftsmanship, and rich vegetable-dyed colours. Their bold tribal motifs have a unique visual appeal, allowing them to bridge both traditional and contemporary interior styles.


This outstanding example, dating to circa 1870, features an exceptionally fine weave, high-quality hand-spun wool, and a broad range of earthy vegetable dyes, which together provide a crisp precision to the drawing and a subtlety to the colours. Its palette includes soft tones of tan, cornflower blue, terracotta and ivory, employed in an expressive, grand-scale graphic drawing. Perhaps its most attractive feature is its wide border, with decorative motifs creatively repeated in a wide variety of colours against a wonderful muted aubergine grey ground.


Retained in very good practical condition for everyday use, this 19th-century Serapi carpet has undergone some minor age-related restoration, carried out to an excellent standard. Its organic dyes have developed a fine, mellow patina over time.


A sophisticated piece with a tribal charm and character, offering both rarity and decorative versatility – one of the most striking examples of its kind to have entered our collection in recent years.

  • Period: 1870s
    • Price: £24,600.00
    • €28,098 Euro
    • $32,531 US Dollar
  • Location: London
    • Dimensions: H: 458cm (180.31in)
    • W: 350cm (137.80in)
    • D: 0cm (0.00in)