Gabbeh
329 × 247 cm
3.750 €
Gabbeh Loribaft
542 €
Incl. VAT
170 × 112(1.90 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Gabbeh
Where it comes from
A Gabbeh from the Zagros mountains of southern Iran — also written Gabba or Gabeh — measuring 170 x 112 cm (5'7" x 3'8"), a size suited to a corner rather than a hall. These are nomadic weavings, knotted from memory by Lori women for their own tents, and the type is usually loved for bold, simplified figures in confident colour. This piece carries none of them.
What you see
The field runs a warm camel through to a golden beige, and the first thing to register is not a motif but a colour shift: deeper and more muted on the left side, lightening steadily toward a paler gold on the right. Fine vertical striping runs through the pile from edge to edge, with occasional streaks of rust-brown breaking the surface. There is no medallion, no repeating figure, no contrasting border — the colour simply reaches the selvage and stops, plain and unbroken.
How it was made
That striping and the shift in tone both come from the same source: hand-spun wool, spun unevenly by hand rather than by machine, so the thread varies in thickness along its length and takes dye unevenly as it goes. Knotted at a modest 72,000 to 90,000 knots per square metre, open by workshop standards, the weave leaves room for a thick, lustrous pile 18 millimetres deep — a density a fine silk rug would never allow, and exactly what gives this wool its soft, heavy hand.
At home
At this size the rug suits a bedroom floor or a quiet corner of a living room rather than a large open span. Against pale floorboards the camel tone warms the room without asserting itself, and against darker furniture it holds its own quietly. The pile is deep and soft underfoot, forgiving to bare feet, and as daylight moves across it through the day the abrash shifts gently between tan and gold.
More on Gabbeh rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 589567
- Size
- 170 × 112 cm (1.90 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. 9 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Artisan crafted
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 170 × 112 cm (1.90 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 72,000 to 90,000 knots per square metre; across 1.90 m² that is roughly 140,000 to 170,000 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?
We are in the Hamburg Speicherstadt. Come and see this rug in daylight, or write to us — a person answers.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 589567
