Gabbeh Loribaft
331 × 249 cm
6.150 €
Gabbeh Loribaft
2.160 €
Incl. VAT
230 × 163(3.75 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Lori-Pars
Where it comes from
This is a Lori-Pars, a nomadic weaving from the Zagros mountains of Iran, 230 x 163 cm (7'7" x 5'4"), from the same family as the Gabbeh. Rugs of this kind are usually loved for their bold, simplified motifs, knotted in thick, lustrous handspun wool. This one takes the opposite path: there is no motif at all.
What you see
The field is a warm camel-beige, lighter and almost honey-toned at the centre, and it carries no pattern beyond itself. What holds the eye instead is a soft vertical striping running through the wool, a gentle movement from pale sand to darker cocoa that comes and goes across the surface. A single flat border in taupe-brown, roughly a sixth of the rug's width, closes the field without competing with it. There is no medallion, no repeating figure, nothing for the eye to trace and follow, only colour and its own quiet variation.
How it was made
That striping is not decoration added by the weaver but a record of the yarn itself. Handspun wool is never perfectly even in thickness or twist, and when it is dyed and knotted the slight differences surface as this soft abrash-like streaking, something a machine-spun yarn could not produce. The piece is hand-knotted at a density of 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre, a modest figure by workshop standards but the natural rate of a nomadic loom worked from memory rather than a drawn plan. The pile stands 11 mm deep, enough to give real body underfoot without losing the softness that handspun wool carries.
At home
A rug this plain earns its place through the room around it rather than through pattern, which makes it well suited to a bedroom or a quiet seating area in a living room, somewhere the eye is meant to rest rather than travel. Against a pale floor the camel and honey tones bring real warmth; against darker furniture the taupe border holds its own without needing to raise its voice. Underfoot it is soft and forgiving, better suited to a calm room than heavy daily traffic. Watch it through the day and the striping shifts with the light, so the field never quite looks the same twice, plain as it might first appear.
More on Lori-Pars rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 268377
- Size
- 230 × 163 cm (3.75 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 11 mm
- Knots
- 201,000 – 250,000 / 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. 13 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 230 × 163 cm (3.75 m²) this is a medium rug. It works in front of a sofa, in front of a bed or in a study. It is too small for a dining table — there you want about 80 cm of clearance so a chair does not tip over the edge when pushed back.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
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 3.75 m² that is roughly 750,000 to 940,000 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.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 268377
