SERAPI
Northwest Persian Antique Carpet

(High-Collectible) ("New Arrivals Gallery") The best Serapi rugs offer an evocative visual experience and sense of wonder that springs from the style’s resonant palette, illumined by a glowing patina of age. This casually classical carpet exudes tremendous charm through its resplendent watercolor flower medallion, itself adorned by a motif resembling a fantasy treasure box in a cloud-wisped azure sky. Venetian carnivalesque pendants help balance the gravity of the captivating central design. Lyrical meandering tendrils asymmetrically connect at spontaneously arranged junctions, pleasantly surprising the viewer through the subliminal appearance of symmetry. Within an immensely nuanced palette can be found luminous 19th-century hues in a visual orchestra of sunset reds, sea greens, shimmering burnt copper, and ochre accents evenly distributed across the composition. The deft application of spontaneous yet masterfully planned abrash color shifts leaves the viewer astounded, almost forgetting they are looking at a carpet, not a painting. Undulating vinery connects escutcheon palmettes in a highly unusual manifestation of the Shah Abbas pattern. Happily, this superb Village carpet’s condition is extremely floor-worthy with good pile overall.

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