Rugsville Heriz Ivory Beige Wool Carpet 6' x 9'

An ivory-ground Heriz is a quieter object than its red cousin and a more difficult one to weave. The dyer has to coax madder and walnut hull into the soft, paled tones the field needs without losing depth in the medallion, and the cartoon has to give the angular geometry enough body to read against the bone background. The Ivory Beige Heriz in front of you sits inside that disciplined village tradition.

Around four months at the loom for two to three weavers in India. The drawing is squared off and read knot by knot from a graphed cartoon, which is what gives the medallion its honest, slightly stepped silhouette. New Zealand wool takes the soft beige and the warmer ochre tones of the medallion to the depth a Heriz palette requires without going chalky.

The composition

A stepped medallion in faded rust and walnut sits on an ivory field, with quiet beige corner pieces and a single restrained guard band. The whole rug reads as a study in close values rather than as a contrast piece. The ivory will warm toward bone over a decade of light and the rust will settle a shade deeper, which is when the carpet begins to look like its older relatives.

What you are buying

Ivory-ground antique Heriz pieces in equivalent size and condition surface at Christie's, Skinner, and Rippon Boswell at twenty to forty thousand US dollars and the soft palette is the rarer find. This new weaving uses the same loom, the same fibre, and the same Persian-asymmetric knot. The piece gains depth with use rather than losing it, which is the property that justifies the kind of price an old Heriz commands.

The piece in a room

6' x 9' (183 x 274 cm) suits a measured seating arrangement, a four-to-six-seat dining table, or a generous primary bedroom. The bone field reflects warm interior light and pulls forward against putty walls and grey limewash. Walnut and oiled oak read especially well below it. The carpet does not enjoy direct competition from heavily patterned upholstery.

Conservation

Vacuum weekly, suction only, beater bar off. Rotate end-to-end twice a year. Blot spills with cotton, never rub. A wool conservator should hand-wash the carpet every five to seven years to lift compacted dust. With this care the rug expects a service life north of eighty years.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 183 x 274 cm (6' x 9')
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot
• Hands: 2-3 weavers, around 4 months
• Pile: 10 mm
• Origin: India

Free shipping across India. Cash on delivery available. Seven-day exchange. The carpet arrives crated for safe storage and re-use.