Gabbeh Loribaft
331 × 249 cm
6.150 €
Gabbeh Loribaft
3.450 €
Incl. VAT
290 × 205(5.94 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, a nomadic weaving from the Zagros mountains of southern Iran, measuring 290 x 205 cm (9'6" x 6'9"). Lori rugs are knotted from memory, without a drawn plan, and are known for bold, simplified motifs in confident colour. What is unusual here is how contained that boldness becomes: a single geometric panel, set apart, floating in an otherwise plain field.
What you see
The field is a warm sandy brown, its surface visibly striated where the hand-spun yarn shifts in thickness along each row. Set into the centre is a rectangular checkerboard panel in earth tones - cream, tan, chocolate, greige - each square outlined in a fine rust-orange line. The same rust-orange runs once more around the outer edge of the rug, tying the border back to the grid it frames. Up close the squares are not uniform blocks of colour but hold their own quiet variation, tone shifting gently within each one.
How it was made
That variation comes from the wool itself. Hand-spun yarn is never perfectly even, so a square knotted from one length of thread can shade lighter or darker than its neighbour, and that is what gives the checkerboard its depth rather than the flatness of a printed pattern. At 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre and an 11 mm pile, the grid stays crisp despite the thickness of the yarn. Building a grid this even from memory, square by square, without a drawn cartoon to guide the hand, is not the usual work of a Lori loom, also written Luri.
At home
A rug this size suits a living room, under a sofa group or beside a fireplace. The sandy brown warms a pale floor and holds its own against darker furniture, while the checkerboard panel gives the eye somewhere to rest without pulling focus from the room around it. Underfoot the wool is dense and matte, firm rather than plush, and made for daily use rather than careful protection. As daylight moves across it through the day, the striations in the field catch the light and the earth tones of the grid shift gently from one hour to the next.
More on Lori-Pars rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 316725
- Size
- 290 × 205 cm (5.94 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. 21 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 290 × 205 cm (5.94 m²) this is a large rug. It sits under a seating group with the front legs of sofa and chairs on it, or under a dining table for four. A table for six wants about 80 cm of clearance all round, and needs more.
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 5.94 m² that is roughly 1.2 to 1.5 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.
Still have a question?
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Authenticity
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Ref: 316725
