Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner with floral and vine motifs in cherry red and navy blue
2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner
2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner
2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner
2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner
2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner
2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner
2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner
2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner
2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner

Vendor:Old New House®

2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner

$515.00

The Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner features a covered field with floral blossoms wrapped by a meandering vine main border and minor palmette blossom border. Its colors include cherry red, navy blue, sky blue, blush, pale mauve, and ivory. Measuring 2'9" x 5'5", this vintage Persian rug dates circa 1895-1910 and shows large areas of foundation revealing through with wear to knot heads and tatters on sides and ends. Professionally cleaned, this hand knotted Persian rug runner is ready for in-home use.

  • Measures 2'9" x 5'5"
  • Floral and vine motif with detailed borders in deep red and classic reciprocating pawn design
  • Circa 1895-1910 Persian Serab fragment likely once a runner
  • Shows wear and threadbare areas, with foundation exposure and tattered edges
  • Professionally cleaned and prepared for use
Size
Size: 2'9" x 5'5"

A vintage Persian rug runner in authentic antique condition.

A distinctive antique Serab rug runner

Historic Persian fragment rug

Design and condition details

Type
Hand knotted Persian rug fragment
Motif
Floral blossoms and meandering vine with minor palmette border
Colors
Cherry red, navy blue, sky blue, blush, pale mauve, ivory
Size
2'9" x 5'5"
Condition
Worn with foundation showing, threadbare areas, and tattered edges
Date
Circa 1895-1910 vintage
Cleaning
Professionally cleaned and ready for use

What arrives

One 2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner

Suitable for intimate spaces

Size and placement

Shipping and returns policy

Delivery and return terms

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30 day returns with no label or restocking fees. Returns must be in transit within 3 days of receiving return label.

Returns accepted within 30 days without restocking or label fees. Customer must ship the item within 3 days of receiving return label. Shipments are insured.
Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner with floral and vine motifs in cherry red and navy blue

Timeworn beauty, quietly alive

Cherry reds and night-sky blues drift through a blossom field, thinned by a century of footsteps. The borders hum with meandering vines; edges show tatter and truth. Cleaned, settled, and ready to live again.

A runner with a past

Footnotes of a house

True to its years

Rooms often need warmth without the shout of something new. The 2.5x5.5 Antique Fine Fragment Serab Rug Runner brings lived-in color—cherry red, navy, sky blue, blush, and ivory—softened by honest wear to knot heads and threadbare passages. Its fragment scale slips into narrow moments: the sink, the side door, the studio bench. Professionally cleaned, it arrives ready for in‑home use.

Quiet contrast

Patina steadies a modern room, giving the eye a place to rest. This Persian Serab fragment, circa 1895–1910, carries floral blossoms within vine and palmette borders, framed by a deep red outer stripe. Foundation peeks through where time pressed hardest, adding breath and texture. It reads collected, not staged.

For the collector at home

Someone who chooses antique textiles with character, values small-scale runners, and welcomes visible history in daily spaces.

Where it lands

Set it along a kitchen pass, bedside, or studio entry where a narrow footprint needs color and calm underfoot.
Old New House® brand cover

Heritage in every knot

Old New House® legacy

Old New House® brings a generational eye to hand‑picked vintage and antique rugs. Dave draws on a four‑generation line on his mother’s side and a five‑generation lineage on his father’s side in designing, manufacturing and importing hand knotted rugs dating to the mid‑1800s. Together with Melissa—who photographs and edits every listing—they curate each textile and also make one‑of‑a‑kind furniture and pillows. Operating from a flagship showroom in the NYC suburbs and balancing family life with two young children, they prioritize quality, craftsmanship, and the decorative story behind each piece. If you want authentic hand‑knotted construction presented with thoughtful photography and considered editing, Old New House® offers highly curated, sustainable‑luxury choices that sit comfortably in modern interiors.
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Common questions about this antique rug

FAQs

What are the exact dimensions?
Approximately 2'9" x 5'5".
What is the condition?
It is a fragment with large areas of foundation showing, multiple threadbare sections, and tatter to sides and ends, with wear down to knot heads.
Has it been cleaned?
Yes, it was recently professionally cleaned and is ready for in‑home use.
Where and when was it made?
It is a hand knotted Persian Serab rug runner from Persia, circa 1895–1910.
What colors should I expect in person?
Cherry red, navy blue, sky blue, blush, pale mauve, ivory, and related nuanced tones within the borders and floral field.