Exclusive
Nain 9La | Exclusive | With Silk · with silk
243 × 164 cm
3.600 €
Nain 9La | Exclusive | With Silk
7.500 €
Incl. VAT
304 × 244(7.42 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
With Silk
Exclusive Piece
In Stock · Ready to Ship
Free Shipping to Germany & EU
30-Day Returns
Certificate of Authenticity
About This Nain
Where it comes from
A Nain, from the city workshops of Nain in central Iran, measuring 304 x 244 cm (9'11" x 8'0"). Nain is younger than most Persian weaving centres but has become shorthand for a particular kind of luxury: fine wool pile lifted with silk highlights, drawn to a workshop carton rather than knotted from memory. Most Nain carpets build toward a central medallion. This one does not. It is laid out edge to edge, the pattern repeating without a middle to rest on.
What you see
The field is an overall ivory, pale enough that the rug reads almost as one colour from across a room. Only on approach does the tracery resolve: a dense Mahi lattice, the fish-and-rosette motif repeated in slate blue and darker navy, softened here and there by small peach accents and, scattered through some of the palmettes, a faint rust-red dot easy to miss unless you are looking for it. A multi-band border in the same ivory-and-slate palette frames the field, wide enough to register but too close in tone to compete with it. There is no medallion to gather the eye, so the pattern simply carries on, evenly, corner to corner.
How it was made
That evenness is a function of the knotting. At 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre, this is fine work by any standard, and the wool pile is threaded with silk, which spins far thinner than wool and lets the weaver draw a tighter, crisper line than wool alone allows — hence the delicacy of the lattice and the small dots within it. A cotton warp keeps the structure stable under that density, and a pile clipped to 10 mm gives the surface its slightly flattened, almost drawn finish. Work at this fineness, entirely by hand, is counted in months rather than weeks.
At home
A rug this quiet and this large sits well under a dining table or beneath a living-room seating group, where its ivory ground will lift a pale floor rather than compete with darker furniture around it. The pile is tight and firm underfoot, dense enough for a room in regular use rather than one kept for best. What stays with you is the light: as it shifts through the day, the silk catches differently across the lattice, and the pattern seems to move very slightly while the rug itself stays perfectly calm.
More on Nain rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 745764
- Size
- 304 × 244 cm (7.42 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 10 mm
- Knots
- 441,000 – 500,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Wool with Silk
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- All-Over Pattern
- Weight
- ca. 26 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Exceptionally fine weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 304 × 244 cm (7.42 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 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre; across 7.42 m² that is roughly 3.3 to 3.7 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.
Still have a question?
We are in the Hamburg Speicherstadt. Come and see this rug in daylight, or write to us — a person answers.
Service & Guarantee
Shipping
- Free within Germany & EU
- 5-10 business days
- Worldwide available
Returns
- 30-day return policy
- Full refund guaranteed
- Free returns in Germany
Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 745764
