Senneh
151 × 127 cm
900 €
Senneh
1.140 €
Incl. VAT
172 × 121(2.08 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Senneh
Where it comes from
The Senneh rugs of Sanandaj, in Iranian Kurdistan, are usually spoken of as flatweaves, and rightly so — the town's kilims are among the most admired in Persian weaving. This piece is the knotted counterpart to that fame: a hand-knotted Senneh, 172 x 121 cm (5'8" x 4'0"), made in the same tradition of exceptionally fine, near-painted drawing that the town is known for. It carries that reputation in a woven, not a woven-flat, form.
What you see
The field is a deep, near-black brown, and against it a stepped hexagonal medallion in steel blue holds the eye at once, its cool tone unexpected in a palette otherwise built from brick red and warm dark navy. Fine floral detail fills the medallion in miniature, and the same small-scale florals repeat densely into a diamond pattern at the corners. A wide cream border, patterned with small geometric medallions and touched with red and navy, closes the composition and takes up roughly a sixth of the rug's width — enough to hold the darker field in check without competing with it.
How it was made
That steel-blue clarity is possible because of how finely this rug is drawn. Senneh weaving uses what the trade calls the Senneh knot, in fact an asymmetric Persian knot tied on a cotton warp, at a density here of 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre — enough to render the medallion's stepped edges as clean lines rather than approximations, and to keep the miniature florals legible rather than blurred. The pile itself is hand-spun wool, clipped low to twelve millimetres and left without sheen, which is what gives the surface its matte, almost painted evenness. At twenty to forty years old, it has already proved that fineness holds its edge with use.
At home
A rug this size and this composed suits a bedroom or a quiet reading corner more than a busy thoroughfare — beside a bed, or under a chair by a window. The near-black field will sit calmly against dark furniture and pale floors alike, while the steel-blue medallion does the opposite of blending in, lifting the room with a cool note the rest of the palette doesn't have. Underfoot it is dense and firm rather than deep and soft, entirely fit to be walked on daily. Watch it through the day: as the light shifts, that blue medallion is the one thing in the room that keeps changing.
More on Senneh rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 311693
- Size
- 172 × 121 cm (2.08 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 201,000 – 250,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 20-40 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 7 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 172 × 121 cm (2.08 m²) this is a small rug. It works beside a bed, in a reading corner, in front of a fireplace or as a mat by a door. It does not furnish a room; it makes a point in one.
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 2.08 m² that is roughly 420,000 to 520,000 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?
We are in the Hamburg Speicherstadt. Come and see this rug in daylight, or write to us — a person answers.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 311693
