10' x 14' Indian Serapi Rug | Ivory Field with Rust Geometric Medallion | Brand New, Never Used

This is a brand new, hand-knotted Serapi in fine wool on a cotton foundation, made in India and never used. At 10 feet by 14 feet it is a true room-size piece, drawn with the confident angular geometry that makes the Serapi look instantly recognizable: a wide ivory field, a single commanding star medallion, and a deep rust border that frames the whole composition. The wool has a dry, slightly lustrous handle that takes light differently across the field, and the pile is cut low enough to keep every stepped outline crisp. If 10 x 14 is the footprint you are shopping, our 10x14 hand-knotted rugs are the right place to compare, and this one arrives with a certificate of authenticity confirming it is genuinely hand-knotted.

Design and Motifs

The center holds an 8 point star medallion built in layers: a small ivory rosette set on a chocolate square, ringed by an indigo core, then a rose-pink octagon carrying 4 gold cartouches each filled with a light blue blossom, then a rust outline that steps outward into points. Above and below the medallion, long lobed pendants in rust and rose carry pale blue palmettes into the field. The ivory ground around them is not left empty: angular vine scrolls, serrated leaves, split palmettes and small flowering sprays fill it in a drawing that stays straight-edged rather than curvilinear, exactly as the Serapi and geometric medallion rug tradition demands. Wide gold and rose cornerpieces anchor all 4 corners with hooked vinework. The main border runs a rust ground with alternating 8 petal rosettes and leafy palmettes joined by a continuous vine, flanked by ivory guard stripes of small meandering flowerheads and a fine barber-pole stripe on both sides.

A Palette of Ivory, Rust, Gold and Green

Ivory carries the field, a warm cream rather than a cold white, which softens the whole rug and keeps the geometry from reading heavy. Against it the rust border is the strongest note, a terracotta brick tone that shifts slightly warmer and cooler down the length in the natural way a hand-dyed wool border does. Gold appears twice, once as the camel-toned cartouches inside the medallion and again in the broad cornerpieces, giving the rug its honey undertone. Soft sage green shows in the border rosettes and in scattered leaves, cooling the red. Filling out the palette are the rose and salmon tones of the medallion ground and pendants, deep indigo navy in the medallion core and in the small border accents, pale sky blue in the blossoms and palmette centers, and a dark brown at the very center square. Together it is a warm, slightly faded, antique-looking range that sits comfortably with oak floors, leather, walnut furniture and cream or clay-colored walls.

Made in India in the Serapi Tradition

Serapi is the name collectors give to the boldest, most open version of the Heriz village drawing, and India is where most of the world's best contemporary hand-knotted work is now produced, so a new Serapi of this caliber is an honest and very good buy. This one was knotted on a cotton warp and weft with a fine wool pile, and the back photograph tells the story: even, tightly packed rows, clean straight selvages, a clear pattern read from the reverse and no machine regularity anywhere. The finer wool quality means the stepped outlines of the medallion and the small border rosettes come through sharply instead of blurring, which is the difference between a competent Serapi copy and one worth living with. For buyers weighing this against a village weave of the same pattern, our guide to what separates a Oriental rug from its regional cousins is worth reading before you decide.