Gabbeh
329 × 247 cm
3.750 €
Gabbeh
3.900 €
Incl. VAT
339 × 246(8.34 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Gabbeh
Where it comes from
This is a Gabbeh, a nomadic weaving from the Zagros mountains in southwest Iran, sized 339 x 246 cm (11'1" x 8'1"). Gabbeh is normally recognised by bold, simplified motifs knotted in thick, glossy handspun wool, a look tribal weavers have made their own for generations. This particular piece carries none of that drawing at all. The field is left entirely plain.
What you see
The colour is a warm camel beige, held evenly across the whole field, with no medallion, no border pattern, nothing drawn onto it. A very narrow band in a slightly darker tan runs around the edge, close enough in tone to the field that it reads more as a finish than as a border. Look closer, though, and the surface is not perfectly uniform: fine horizontal striations run through the beige, the trace of hand-spun yarn that varies a little in thickness and depth of colour as it was spun. It is the only pattern the rug allows itself.
How it was made
That plainness comes from the loom, not from a shortage of skill. Gabbeh weavers spin their own wool by hand rather than buying it ready-made, and hand-spun yarn is never perfectly even, which is exactly what gives this rug its quiet striping. The wool is also left thick, and that is why the knotting sits at 72,000 to 90,000 knots per square metre, well below what a city workshop would count as fine. That lower density is precisely what allows the eighteen-millimetre pile the rug carries: dense, deep and soft underfoot rather than tight and flat.
At home
A rug this quiet earns its place by doing one job well: anchoring a living room or a bedroom without competing with anything else in it. Set against a pale floor, the camel tone warms the room; set against darker furniture, it holds its own without raising its voice. Underfoot it is thick and soft rather than firm, a pile better suited to a room for sitting and reading than to a hallway carrying constant traffic. Left in daylight, the striations catch the light a little differently through the day, so a rug with no drawn pattern at all never quite looks the same twice.
More on Gabbeh rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 191568
- Size
- 339 × 246 cm (8.34 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 18 mm
- Knots
- 72,000 – 90,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Natural Wool
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Modern/Designer
- Weight
- ca. 42 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Artisan crafted
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 339 × 246 cm (8.34 m²) this is a very large rug. It carries a whole seating group with every furniture leg on it, or a dining table with the chairs pushed back. In a small room it becomes the floor rather than a rug.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 72,000 to 90,000 knots per square metre; across 8.34 m² that is roughly 600,000 to 750,000 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.
Still have a question?
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 191568
