
Kerman Ravar | Exclusive | Firouzi
304 × 211 cm
25.500 €














4.950 €
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A Rafsanjan rug, part of the wider Kerman weaving tradition in southeastern Iran, measuring 237 x 173 cm (7'9" x 5'8"). Kerman weavers are known for elegant floral drawing and a generous, formal presence, and Rafsanjan carries that same classical Persian character with a handwriting of its own. This particular piece takes that quiet elegance and gives it an unusually sharp twist of colour.
The field is a deep navy so dark it reads almost as black, filled edge to edge with a dense floral repeat of small blossoms and serrated leaves in terracotta, mustard, sage and dusty pink. At the centre floats an oval medallion in a pale sage and powder blue, glowing against the near-black ground with a contrast rarely this crisp in an all-over floral design. A blue-grey border repeats the same small flowers at a calmer pace, held apart from the field by narrow red and cream guard stripes that give the eye a clear line to rest on before it returns to the medallion.
That crispness comes from the knotting itself. At 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre, the weavers had enough resolution to draw each small blossom and serrated leaf distinctly rather than let them blur into one another, which is what makes the dense field hold its pattern instead of flattening into texture. The pile is hand-spun wool, clipped to 12 millimetres and finished with a light sheen that catches the pale medallion in particular, lifting it further off the dark ground. A cotton warp underneath keeps the whole structure stable and true, which matters at this density and over a format this size.
A rug of this size sits well in a living room seating group or a bedroom, comfortably under a sofa or beside a bed rather than lost in a hallway. The near-black field holds its own against dark furniture and timber floors alike, while the pale medallion does the opposite work, lifting the room and giving the eye somewhere bright to land. Underfoot the dense, close-clipped wool feels firm and even, built for a room that gets used rather than one kept for show. As the light moves through the day, the medallion is the part that keeps catching it.
More on Rafsanjan rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
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At 237 × 173 cm (4.10 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 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre; across 4.10 m² that is roughly 1.8 to 2.1 million 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: 424304