
Gabbeh Loribaft
331 × 249 cm
6.150 €














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This is a Lori-Pars, also written Luri, a nomadic weaving from the Zagros mountains of southern Iran, measuring 236 x 165 cm (7'9" x 5'5"). Lori rugs are usually knotted in bold, confident colour and simple geometry, drawn from memory rather than from a plan. Here the same tradition turns quiet: a tonal grid stands in place of the usual strong contrast.
The ground is a warm camel beige, and across it sits a soft grid of rectangular panels outlined in grey-brown, close enough in tone to the field that the pattern reads more as texture than ornament. There is no medallion and nothing floral, only the panels repeating at an even scale. A plain, lighter beige border runs round the piece, narrow rather than dominant, holding the grid in place without competing with it.
The pile is hand-spun wool, knotted by hand onto a natural wool warp at a density of 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre, with a pile height of 11 mm. Hand-spinning does not produce a perfectly even thread, and the slight variation in thickness catches the light differently along its length, so faint vertical striations run through each panel. It is this, more than any dye change, that gives the grid its soft, breathing quality rather than a hard, printed evenness.
This rug suits a seating area in a living room, or a calm bedroom. The camel ground warms a pale floor and holds its own against grey or oak furniture. Underfoot it is soft rather than dense, best for a gently used room rather than heavy traffic. As light moves through the day, the striations shift each panel from beige toward soft brown, keeping the grid alive.
More on Lori-Pars rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Fine quality weave
At 236 × 165 cm (3.89 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.
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 3.89 m² that is roughly 780,000 to 970,000 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: 312539