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358 × 248 cm
13.500 €














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A Khorasan carpet, 293 x 197 cm (9'7" x 6'6"), from the northeastern Persian province that has produced carpets for two thousand years. The region built its reputation on large, stately medallion compositions with Herati-inspired patterning, deep reds set against navy grounds, and a sense of scale that borders on the monumental. This piece belongs to that weaving tradition but takes a quieter path through it.
The field is a warm ivory, dense with a floral scroll of palmettes and serrated leaves in sage green, dusty rose, steel blue and brown, the pattern repeating evenly across the whole surface. There is no medallion to anchor the eye, no single point the composition builds toward, and yet the effect is settled rather than restless, the drawing too symmetrical to read as busy. A wide navy floral border closes the field on all sides, edged by a narrow brick red guard stripe, and against the pale ground it holds the whole design together with real authority.
The pile is hand-spun wool, knotted by hand onto a cotton foundation at a density of 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre, roughly a quarter of a million knots across every square metre of carpet. Hand-spun yarn takes dye and catches light a little unevenly along its length, which is what gives the motifs their soft, scattered lustre rather than a flat, uniform sheen. At 12 millimetres the pile is left with enough height to carry that texture without blurring the fine serration of the leaves, and a floral repeat this even, across a field this size, is not drawn quickly.
At close to three metres by two, this is a carpet for a dining room or a living room, comfortably under a table or in front of a sofa group. The ivory ground will lift a room that leans dark or plain, while the navy border gives it enough weight to hold its own against solid wood furniture rather than disappearing beneath it. Underfoot the wool is dense and firm, built for a room that gets used rather than admired from the doorway, and as daylight moves across it the scattered lustre in the motifs shifts gently with it, so the pattern never sits entirely still.
More on Khorasan rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Fine quality weave
At 293 × 197 cm (5.77 m²) this is a large rug. It sits under a seating group with the front legs of sofa and chairs on it, or under a dining table for four. A table for six wants about 80 cm of clearance all round, and needs more.
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre; across 5.77 m² that is roughly 1.2 to 1.4 million individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
Hand-spun wool still carries its own lanolin, which keeps liquid sitting on the surface for a moment: blot quickly, with clear water and a light cloth, working inwards and without rubbing. Otherwise regular vacuuming along the pile is enough. Turn the rug once or twice a year so light and footfall reach it evenly.
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Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 114212