Gabbeh Loribaft
331 × 249 cm
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Gabbeh Loribaft
795 €
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141 × 104(1.47 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 rug, hand-knotted in the Zagros mountains of Iran, 141 x 104 cm (4'8" x 3'5"). Lori weavings are the work of nomadic and semi-nomadic households, knotted from memory rather than from any drawn plan, and they are usually known for bold, self-assured colour and simple, confident geometry. What sets this piece apart is how quiet it is for its type.
What you see
The field reads first as soft vertical striping, a warm sand ground shifting through caramel and rust-brown into darker chocolate, the kind of movement that comes from wool spun and dyed by hand rather than to a fixed formula. Over this a faint grid of thin ochre and gold lines has been laid, dividing the field into a loose windowpane pattern with no medallion and no repeating motif to anchor it. The effect is closer to abstract drawing than to traditional Lori design. A narrow, plain beige border frames it at low contrast, barely lighter than the field itself, so the eye stays on the stripes and the grid rather than on any edge.
How it was made
At 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre this is a coarser, faster weave than a city workshop piece, and that is exactly why the colour behaves as it does: thicker, hand-spun wool takes dye less evenly than fine commercial yarn, so the striations in the field are a genuine record of the spinning and dyeing rather than a printed effect. The pile stands 11 mm deep, giving the surface real body, and the wool has enough natural sheen to catch light along each stripe as it runs. The plain grid lines were kept simple and were knotted freehand across the field, which is why they waver very slightly from row to row rather than sitting in perfect register.
At home
A rug this size suits a bedroom underfoot, beside a bed or in a reading corner, or a small seating spot in a study or hallway where something underfoot needs to be looked at rather than walked past. The sand and caramel ground will warm a pale floor and hold its own against dark wood furniture without competing for attention, since there is no motif pulling the eye. Underfoot it is dense and springy rather than plush, wool made to be walked on and to settle in with use. Watch it through the day and the stripes shift tone as the light moves across the room, the grid catching gold at a low afternoon sun in a way that a busier Lori pattern would never let you see.
More on Lori-Pars rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 499801
- Size
- 141 × 104 cm (1.47 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. 5 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 141 × 104 cm (1.47 m²) this is a small rug. It works beside a bed, in a reading corner, in front of a fireplace or as a mat by a door. It does not furnish a room; it makes a point in one.
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 1.47 m² that is roughly 290,000 to 370,000 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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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 499801
