
Nain 9La | Exclusive | With Silk · with silk
243 × 164 cm
3.600 €














5.670 €
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Nain is the young city among Persia's great weaving centres, and in barely a century it has become shorthand for a particular kind of luxury: fine wool touched with silk, drawn into flowing florals by a master's cartoon rather than a weaver's memory. This example measures 292 x 200 cm (9'7" x 6'7") and belongs to that tradition at its most classically Nain — ivory ground, blue accents, and a precision of drawing that the town is named for.
What sets it apart is the absence of a centre. Where Nain rugs usually gather around a medallion, this one spreads a dense all-over field of fine Mahi vines across the entire ground, pale blue and steel-grey against ivory, each stem outlined in a quiet navy. The eye has nowhere fixed to land, only the repeat carrying it outward to a wide floral border in matching tones, closed by a darker guard stripe. Border and field sit so close in colour that the whole piece reads as one soft, cool surface rather than a framed picture.
An all-over pattern like this asks more of the weaver than a medallion does, because there is no dominant motif to anchor the eye and every repeat must hold the same tension as the last. At a knot density of 381,000 to 440,000 per square metre, on a cotton warp, the wool pile carries silk woven through the highlights — silk spins far finer than wool, so it lets the weaver pick out the palest vein of a leaf or the edge of a petal with a precision plain wool cannot give. That is what produces the quiet lustre along the vines, and what lets a pattern this dense stay legible rather than blurring into itself.
At 292 x 200 cm this is a dining room or living room piece, sized for a table or a seating group rather than a corner. Its ivory-blue coolness will lift a room with dark furniture and hold its own against a pale floor without ever raising its voice. Underfoot the pile is fine and short, firm rather than deep, smooth to the hand, comfortable with regular use rather than reserved for display. Move around it through the day and the silk catches the light differently with each pass, so the same quiet field never looks quite the same twice.
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At 292 × 200 cm (5.84 m²) this is a large rug. It sits under a seating group with the front legs of sofa and chairs on it, or under a dining table for four. A table for six wants about 80 cm of clearance all round, and needs more.
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 381,000 to 440,000 knots per square metre; across 5.84 m² that is roughly 2.2 to 2.6 million individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
This pile contains silk and is more delicate than pure wool. Vacuum without a rotating brush and along the pile, do not beat it, and keep it out of permanent direct sun. Blot spills at once with a light cloth, never rub. For a proper clean a silk-blend rug belongs in expert hands — we handle that for pieces bought from us.
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Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 650931