Gabbeh
329 × 247 cm
3.750 €
Gabbeh
3.600 €
Incl. VAT
328 × 258(8.46 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Gabbeh
Where it comes from
This is a Gabbeh, a nomadic weaving from the Zagros mountains of southern Iran, measuring 328 x 258 cm (10'9" x 8'6"). Gabbeh rugs are usually known for bold, simplified motifs knotted from memory — animals, human figures, broad fields of colour — worked in thick, lustrous handspun wool. This piece takes that same tradition and empties it of imagery, keeping only a grid.
What you see
The field is a warm sandy beige, crossed by a large-scale checkerboard of camel and cream squares, some deepening toward golden-amber. There is no medallion and no drawn border; the grid runs almost to the edge, held only by a narrow plain selvage. Within each square the colour is not flat but softly striated, the handspun wool varying in tone from thread to thread, so that no two squares read quite alike.
How it was made
That striation follows directly from the wool itself. The pile is hand-spun rather than machine-spun, so the yarn varies slightly in thickness and dye uptake along its length, and those small variations surface as the tonal shifts within each square. The knot count, 72,000 to 90,000 per square metre, is modest for a hand-knotted rug, but Gabbeh weaving depends less on fine knotting than on generous, well-spun wool; the 18 mm pile carries real depth and body underfoot.
At home
At this size the rug suits a living or dining room, laid under a seating group or a table where its scale can register properly. Against pale flooring the camel tones bring warmth without pulling focus; against darker furniture the cream squares lift the whole composition. Underfoot it is soft and deep, made for daily use rather than careful preservation. As the light in the room shifts through the day, the squares move quietly between camel and gold, so the grid never quite settles into one fixed pattern.
More on Gabbeh rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 436727
- Size
- 328 × 258 cm (8.46 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 18 mm
- Knots
- 72,000 – 90,000 / 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. 42 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Artisan crafted
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 328 × 258 cm (8.46 m²) this is a very large rug. It carries a whole seating group with every furniture leg on it, or a dining table with the chairs pushed back. In a small room it becomes the floor rather than a rug.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 72,000 to 90,000 knots per square metre; across 8.46 m² that is roughly 610,000 to 760,000 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?
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Ref: 436727
