Superb Colorful  Antique Persian Knotted Wool Area Rug Thick Pile Oriental Heriz Carpet This Superb hand made Persian Heriz Carpet is in excellent condition. Nice thick almost 1" Pile.Colors are absolutely bright and stunning. All Hand Made large area rug measuring 7Ft by 9.5Ft. Great Area Rug or Carpet. This rug was hand made in former Persia. It has that desired worn look and is certainly not a reproduction This is a real Vintage Antique rug. A good sign of age and authenticity is the slight difference in color. The saying is that: Only Allah is perfect. I have not cleaned the rug but it does not come from a smelly home. Heriz carpets are notorious for their durability, heavier gauge knot count, geometric patterns and bold colors. Heriz rugs have a heavier handle, and are almost always wool pile on cotton foundation. Heriz carpets often have a large medallion placed on top of a rust or brick red field wrapped with a blue border. Corner spandrels are usually white, and common design elements include a samovars in the border. Heriz carpets are among the most recognizable rugs of Iran because of their distinctive monumental designs and the expressive power of their angular drawing. They tend to have strong medallion designs accented through the use of color, but allover.   Herizes rely on floral patterns with strap-work vines and grand palmettes with zigzag contouring. Where other Persian carpets would utilize a curved form, Herizes will apply series of angular twists and turns, imparting an emphatic geometry to the design. Herizes have glorious color, with rich reds, blues, greens, and yellows resonating against ivory. Much of the formal vocabulary, drawing, and color sensibility of Herizes is traceable to the classical Caucasian carpets of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Since the Heriz region of northern Iran is not far from the Caucasus, it is not surprising that Heriz carpets have preserved so much of the Classical Caucasian tradition. Some Herizes, however, especially those produced in silk, display a different drawing and design vocabulary linked to other types of Persian carpet. They are identified as Heriz rugs primarily by their weave. Foreign buyer please inquire about shipping abroad, prices.     * * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * * Items I offer for sale are general antiques merchandise. They may have normal/typical wear consistent with age. Any significant damage will be shown in the pictures and mentioned in the item description. The pictures tell the story, sold as it is in the pictures!  We do are very best but are not perfect. So if you receive an item that does not meet your satisfaction, please contact us. We will try to do everything we can, to make you a happy satisfied customer. What else can I say, email me with any questions or suggestions for better descriptions of these items!   * * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * *   The thing about Offers and Counter offers. In case you are thinking about making an offer on this piece please consider this: Like in most antique stores I can sometimes go to about 10% in giving discounts on items that linger longer on Ebay. My position as dealer is very compatible I have to keep my prices low as possible. There is not that much room for negotiation. I list hundreds of items every month. Most of them sell pretty quick usually within a 3 month period. But, I don't know if it will sell. I often have the “make offer” button placed in the listings, so I do not have to go back every time a listing lingers longer on eBay than usual. It simply is too much work to have to reverse those items. If I can't honor your offer, please think about this and don't be offended. Just try again, keeping this in mind.   * * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * *   Thank you for shopping with us and please take a minute or two to check out some of the other items in this store. I will do my very best to make this a pleasant experience for you. * Welkom in mijn internet winkel.  Ik doe mijn uiterste best om uw bezoek zo plezierig mogelijk te maken. Mocht u vragen hebben over artikelen in de winkel email of skype me. Ik kan u in uw eigen taal beandwoorden. * Ich werde mein Bestes tun, um diese Bestellung zu Ihrer vollen Befriedigung zu erledigen. Wir danken Ihnen, dass Sie bei uns eingekauft haben. Nehmen Sie sich doch ein paar Minuten Zeit und schauen sich noch einige andere Artikel in meinem Laden an. * Je vais faire de mon mieux pour que cette commande soit une experience satisfaisante pour vous. Nous vous remercions d'avoir choisi ce magasin, et vous demandons de prendre quelques minutes pour jeter un coups d'oeuil sur les autres articles. * Gracias por comprar con nosotros y por favor tome un minuto o dos para retirar algunos de los otros artículos en esta tienda. Haré mi mejor hacer de esto una experiencia agradable para usted.   * * * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * ** * *   Please email me for other options of payment, in case you don't want to pay through PayPal. Rug can be shipped by USPS, UPS or FedEx. Sorry, No overnight shipping available.