Heriz rug (101) – SOLD

Heriz rug from north west Persia (Iran)

Age: circa 1880

Measurements: 6′.6"x4′.11" (198×150 cm)

The old ivory field displays a lozenge and hexagon lattice enclosing a wide variety of colorful stemmed flowers.Among the salient detail colors are a rose pink,pale blue,grass green,brick red,deep burgundy and mustard.The well balanced field has a mobile pink moving throughout the entire pattern in both lattice and individual elements.The spacious madder red main border has a naive version of the in and out turtle palmette design and is flanked by abrashed light blue guard stripes in connected three leaf clover motif.All the colors are from natural sources.The rug is in good condition.SOLD