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#1 Posted : Tuesday, June 5, 2012 12:25:29 AM(UTC)
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This rug confuses me. The handle is very light. If I shake one corner the wave goes to the reverse corner and this is a 10X12' rug. Also the elements are sparse which I've read today is a sign of age. At the same time the colors are muted somewhat but not as much as most old heriz I've seen
Lots of color and I like the blue spandel if I've spelled that correctly

I've also been told sometimes it's hard to tell the age of a heriz. The border seems oxidized

Thanks for any help
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#2 Posted : Tuesday, June 5, 2012 12:34:39 AM(UTC)
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Post some images of the rug and I will give you my thoughts. I do not claim to be an expert on Heris rugs but I think it would be safe for me to claim that I know them much much better than many dealers of Persian rugs.
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#3 Posted : Tuesday, June 5, 2012 1:01:31 AM(UTC)
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Pictures added it just took awhile
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#4 Posted : Tuesday, June 5, 2012 4:15:37 PM(UTC)
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An old, beautiful Heris rug. The blue color of corners is a clear indication this rug is about 70-75 years old. The design of the border is that of traditional Heris rugs, with wonderful colors. Enjoy it.
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#5 Posted : Friday, June 8, 2012 11:00:15 AM(UTC)
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This looks like it is a 1940's northwest Persian carpet made in or around the area of Heriz
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#6 Posted : Wednesday, June 13, 2012 8:37:37 PM(UTC)
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this rug looks almost like a serapi.It may be a heriz ,with chrome dye.in todays market retail price as is $3400-40000
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#7 Posted : Thursday, June 14, 2012 1:15:50 AM(UTC)
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I know serapi is many times falsely used to inflate the value of a heriz rug much like using a "royal baluch" but I am not that familiar with serapi as a defined rug. This rug has a lighter handle than I would expect from a 75 year old heriz (I'm acting like I've seen that many 75 year old heriz which I haven't)Would a serapi have a lighter handle?

Thanks for all of your help
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#8 Posted : Thursday, June 14, 2012 11:33:41 AM(UTC)
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Dozens of weaving villages closely surrounded the area of Heriz during the time this carpet was woven. Serapi was never one of them; Serapi seems to generally be a term used to relate pre-1900 Northwest Persian rectilinear "Heriz" style village carpets as being more desirable. Perhaps finer in density or more 'choice' in aesthetics.

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#9 Posted : Saturday, June 16, 2012 5:02:01 PM(UTC)
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