SERAPI, Northwest Persian
8' 2" x 11' 11" Late 19th Century Price: $25,000
(High-Decorative)
The field design of this Persian village carpet woven in the late 1800s is entirely unique among Serapi antique carpets -- a diminutive blossom medallion around which swirl well-spaced abstracted curling leaves and large flowerheads, all crisply drawn with much nuance of color. Its palette is robust and deeply saturated, offering glorious sapphire blues and teals, all in all making it the ideal centerpiece for a joyous decor.