Rugsville Heriz Blue Rust Wool Hand Knotted Carpet 10' x 14'

The Heriz pattern grew out of the village looms of north-west Persia in the second half of the nineteenth century and was prized for one quality above all others: the geometry was strong enough to read at room scale without losing its tribal honesty. A central medallion in stepped angles, corner spandrels that mirror it, and a vine-and-rosette border. Where city carpets were drawn from full-scale cartoons, the Heriz weavers worked largely from memory, which is why no two are precisely identical and why the lines hold a slight irregularity that a printed design never carries.

This 10' x 14' (305 x 427 cm) piece took three to four weavers around six to seven months at the loom. Wool was hand-spun and dyed in small lots so the blue ground carries a faint abrash, the natural tonal shift between dye batches that village weaving has always been judged on. The foundation is cotton, the knots are Persian asymmetric, and the pile was sheared low enough to keep the geometry crisp.

The composition

A rust medallion centred on a deep blue field, with ivory cornerpieces and a guard band of softer indigo. The colours are traditional Heriz colours, kept in the proportions the original village looms used. The blue is not flat; it carries the stripes of abrash that occur when one dye lot finishes and the next begins. Over years the rust will warm and the blue will settle. The geometry is built to age, not to hold a factory-fresh finish.

What you are buying

Antique Heriz carpets from 1900-1930 with comparable density and condition trade in the range of $20,000 to $45,000 at international auction. This is a contemporary weaving in the same village tradition, on the same loom type, in the same fibre. At ₹1,79,999 the rug is priced at the cost of materials and weaver-months rather than at the auction comparable. A hand-knotted wool carpet of this size and tradition appreciates with use rather than depreciating, and the value is largely independent of fashion cycles.

The piece in a room

10' x 14' anchors a full sitting room or a dining table that seats ten. The rust and blue palette pairs with leather, with brass, with walnut and oak floors, and with off-white walls that allow the saturation to carry the room. Lay the rug as the organising element rather than as an accent under furniture, with a generous border of bare floor showing on at least two sides.

Conservation

Rotate one half turn twice a year. Vacuum weekly, suction only, never use a beater bar. Blot spills with a clean cotton cloth and address red wine or oil immediately. A trained wool conservator should hand-wash the piece every five to seven years. With this care the rug serves three generations.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 305 x 427 cm (10' x 14')
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot
• Hands: 3-4 weavers, ~6-7 months
• Pile: hand-spun wool
• Origin: India

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