Examples of counterfeit, fake Seirafians being sold in the famous and reputable auction houses.

Seirafian (Seyrafian , Seirafian , Seyrafian , Seirafian, Serafyan) is the most counterfeited brand in the fine Persian rugs market. You will see them everywhere. They are being sold by often honest people and reputable auction houses and dealers who are simply unaware and don't have expertises to distinguish the authentic Seirafian rugs. Please be aware and get help from the experts.

Here are some examples currently sold or being sold in the fine, reputable auction houses. 

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Ultra rare Haj Mosavar's Hunting Scene by the Legendary late Grandmaster Sadegh Seirafian

This is one and only hunting scene Seirafian rug I have ever seen that has a Safavid border, which is also designed by Haj Mosavar himself. Typically, hunting scene rugs use the Haj Mosavar design in the main field of the rug and then tile one of the  many archived border designs from Haj Mosavar. The borders used for hunting scenes are almost always pictorial from Haj Mosavar. The same borders are often reused many times for the garden designs (golo bol bol) and other pictorial and non pictorial rugs. 

Haj Mosavar is known for his pictorial designs. 

However this rug depicts one of the very rare symetric, Safavid borders ever seen by Haj Mosavar. The original design, from my knowledge, is either destroyed or lost and that is why it has never been reproduced.

In my opinion, this border matches the hunting scene much better than the typical border. It is simpler, more elegant, and has a beautiful harmony.

What do you think?

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Flower Rugs by the Grandmaster Mohammad Seirafian

Two spectacular rugs designed and executed by the grandmaster Mohammad Seirafian during his self imposed exile in the United Arab Emirates in early 80s immediately after Iranian revolution. These rugs are different interpretations of the Persian gardens, depicting flowers, birds, trees and water in a spectacular arrangements that give impression of symmetry and harmony. While these two rugs are in fact completely asymmetrical. Grandmaster has created all components of the classical medallion symmetrical design in these rugs with different shapes of flowers and genius use of spacing in the design. There is no lines in these rugs to separate different fields, only shapes and spaces. 

These rugs are prominently featured in the Seirafian Carpet book authored by the grandmaster Mohammad Seirafian.

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