Bidjar
294 × 196 cm
3.456 €
Bidjar
2.160 €
Incl. VAT
206 × 142(2.93 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Bidjar
Where it comes from
This is a Bidjar, sometimes written Bijar, from the Kurdish region of western Iran, measuring 206 x 142 cm (6'9" x 4'8"). The type has earned itself a nickname among collectors, the Iron Rugs of Persia, for a structure so dense and firmly pressed that a Bidjar of this kind is known to outlast almost anything else woven on a Persian loom.
What you see
The first impression is a deep brick red, held inside a wide navy-black border of pink and cream palmette scrollwork that takes up close to a fifth of the rug's width. At the centre sits a hexagonal medallion in red and cream, and set inside it a second, smaller medallion in slate blue and dusty pink, so that the eye lands on one shape nested inside another, almost like a target built in layers. Around both, the red field carries a fine, dense scatter of small rosettes and serrated palmette-lattice, and the corners are filled with the same cream ground and floral scroll as the border, giving the whole design a formal, evenly balanced presence rather than a busy, restless field.
How it was made
That layered medallion is no accident of drawing, it is a small echo of how the rug itself is built. The wool is hand-spun and knotted onto a cotton warp at a density of 321,000 to 380,000 knots per square metre, among the tightest counts found anywhere in the Persian weaving tradition, and it is this density that gives the surface its crisp, slightly firm hand and its short, even 15mm pile. A Bidjar woven this tightly cannot be folded, only rolled, the structure is too compact to bend, and the same tightness is what lets a pattern this fine, medallion within medallion, hold its edges so cleanly rather than blurring at the drawing.
At home
At 206 x 142 cm this is a rug for a seating area in a living room, in front of a sofa, or at the foot of a bed. The brick red holds its own against dark wood and warms a pale floor without needing help from anything around it, while the slate blue and pink at the centre keep the whole field from ever tipping into heaviness. Underfoot it is dense and substantial, built for a room that gets used rather than one kept for best, and as daylight moves across it the two nested medallions catch the light at slightly different moments, so the centre never quite settles into one flat impression.
More on Bidjar rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 382356
- Size
- 206 × 142 cm (2.93 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 15 mm
- Knots
- 321,000 – 380,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 15 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
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Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 206 × 142 cm (2.93 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 321,000 to 380,000 knots per square metre; across 2.93 m² that is roughly 0.9 to 1.1 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.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 382356
