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368 × 78(2.87 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Esfarayen
Where it comes from
The rug in front of you is a village runner from Esfarayen, in North Khorasan, where Kurdish weaving communities have kept one of Iran's most distinctive traditions alive. It measures 368 x 78 cm (12'1" x 2'7"). Esfarayen is celebrated chiefly for its flatweaves, but the knotted rugs of the same region share their character: hardwearing hand-spun wool, clear geometric drawing, and a palette that reads as regional rather than refined for export.
What you see
The ground is a deep navy, almost black in places, against which a dense all-over pattern of floral vines and palmettes spreads without pause. There is no central medallion here. Instead, a row of small rosettes runs along the middle of the field, closer in character to a repeating vine element than to a single focal point, so the eye is carried along the length of the rug rather than drawn to one spot. Terracotta, rust, camel and a soft sage green sit inside this rhythm, and a wide cream border, patterned in the same rust and camel vine, closes the field on either side, taking up roughly a sixth of the width.
How it was made
This is a hand-knotted rug, its pile hand-spun wool on a cotton warp, and the wool itself is what gives the colour its particular quietness: hand-spun fibre takes dye unevenly and finishes matte, without the sheen a more uniform yarn would carry. At a density of around 321,000 to 380,000 knots per square metre and a 10 mm pile, the drawing stays crisp without turning glassy or sharp, which is exactly the effect the flat, even repeat needs.
At home
A runner of this length belongs in a hallway or along a landing, somewhere it will be walked beside rather than looked at all at once, and that suits it, since the rosette row is built to be read as you move past it rather than taken in from a doorway. The navy ground holds its own even where daylight is limited, and the cream border keeps the whole thing legible in a narrow space. Underfoot the wool is dense and firm, built for a passage that sees daily footsteps, and as the light along the hall shifts through the day, the rust and camel in the border catch it first.
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Product Details
- Rug No.
- 157159
- Size
- 368 × 78 cm (2.87 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 10 mm
- Knots
- 321,000 – 380,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- All-Over Pattern
- Weight
- ca. 10 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
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Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 368 × 78 cm (2.87 m²) this is a runner. It belongs in a hallway, an entrance, on a landing or lengthways beside a bed. It is too narrow for the middle of a room.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 321,000 to 380,000 knots per square metre; across 2.87 m² that is roughly 0.9 to 1.1 million individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
How do I care for this rug?
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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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 157159
