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Nain 9La | Exclusive | With Silk · with silk
302 × 242 cm
7.500 €
Nain
14.850 €
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299 × 200(5.98 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
With Silk
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About This Nain
Where it comes from
This is a Nain, from the city workshops of central Iran, measuring 299 x 200 cm (9'10" x 6'7"). Nain is a relatively recent name in Persian weaving but has become shorthand for a particular kind of luxury: fine wool pile lifted with silk, drawn to a precise floral plan, graded by a "La" number that tells you how fine the knotting runs. This piece belongs to that tradition, but not to its usual colouring.
What you see
The field is ivory rather than the red or navy ground Nain medallions usually sit on, and the effect is immediately lighter and quieter. A scalloped medallion holds dense floral scrollwork and palmettes at the centre, worked almost entirely in soft slate blue and dusty steel-blue, with fine dark navy outlining that sharpens the drawing without darkening it. Terracotta appears only in small touches, never enough to warm the palette away from its ivory-and-blue restraint. The wide camel border, patterned with small rosettes and vine scrollwork, closes the composition gently rather than framing it hard.
How it was made
That restraint is a product of the weaving itself. The pile is wool lifted with silk, and because silk spins so much finer than wool, the weaver can tie knots at a density wool alone would not allow — here between 501,000 and 640,000 knots per square metre, a range that means months of daily work on a cotton warp. That density is what lets the vine and palmette drawing stay crisp at 12 mm of pile height, and it is also what carries the leichter Glanz across the silk highlights without ever tipping into a busy medallion field. The rug is signed, as the finest Nain work generally is.
At home
A piece this size sits naturally under a dining table or in front of a living room sofa group, and the ivory ground works especially well against pale floors, lifting the room rather than anchoring it the way a red or navy medallion rug would. Underfoot the pile is fine and firm, best suited to a room that sees ordinary use rather than heavy traffic. As daylight moves across it through the day, the silk in the medallion catches quietly, and it is that soft, ivory-toned restraint, unusual for a design normally this loud, that stays with you.
More on Nain rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 691021
- Size
- 299 × 200 cm (5.98 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 501,000 – 640,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Wool with Silk
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 21 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Exceptionally fine weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 299 × 200 cm (5.98 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.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 501,000 to 640,000 knots per square metre; across 5.98 m² that is roughly 3.0 to 3.8 million individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
How do I care for this rug?
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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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 691021
