Rugsville Antique Heriz Rust Blue Wool Carpet 6' x 9'

An antique Heriz drawing reads as a piece of village architecture turned into textile. The medallion sits like a domed building seen from above, the corner pieces work as bastions, and the borders run as enclosure walls. This drawing has survived for over a century because it gives a room the same structural confidence that a strong piece of furniture does. The rug is composition before it is colour.

This 6' x 9' (183 x 274 cm) antique-style Heriz was hand-knotted in India by two to three weavers over roughly five and a half months. The hand-spun wool was washed with traditional plant-based agents to encourage the soft lustre that an antique carries, and the rust and blue dyes were matured for several weeks before the wool was lowered. The foundation is cotton, set tight at the warp and double-wefted across the body of the rug.

The composition

A deep rust ground holds a stepped indigo medallion with a creamy off-white interior. Corner spandrels in the same indigo create a quartered field. The drawing across the ground is a geometric reduction of palmette and vine, pared back to its skeleton. A subtle abrash band runs across the lower third of the field, the trace of one dye batch giving way to the next. The colour will warm over the next decade.

What you are buying

True antique Heriz carpets of this scale and condition trade in major auction houses in the $12,000 to $35,000 range. This is a new weaving in the same lineage, made to read with the same architectural authority, on a vertical loom in the same fibre. The carpet appreciates with use rather than depreciating, and at this price the value against comparable dealer offerings in Europe and North America is plain.

The piece in a room

6' x 9' (183 x 274 cm) anchors a sitting room with a three-seat sofa and matching club chairs, or sits under a six-seater dining table without the chair pull spilling off the field. The rust ground holds white and limewashed walls warm and balances dark walnut joinery. Linen and cotton upholstery in soft cream or dusty blue lets the medallion stay in command of the room.

Conservation

Rotate the carpet a half turn twice a year to balance light exposure across the field. Vacuum weekly on suction only, with the beater bar fully disengaged. Blot any spill with a clean cotton cloth and resist the urge to rub. Hand wash by a wool-trained conservator every five years. Stored or moved properly, this piece is multi-generational property.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 183 x 274 cm (6' x 9')
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot
• Hands: 2 to 3 weavers, roughly 5.5 months
• Pile: hand-spun wool
• Dye: vegetable (madder, indigo, walnut hull)
• Origin: India

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