Gabbeh
327 × 236 cm
3.600 €
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2.850 €
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231 × 151(3.49 m²)
Hand-knotted
20-40 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Gonabad
Where it comes from
This is a Gonabad rug, also written Gunabad, a village weaving from Razavi-Khorasan in north-eastern Iran, measuring 231 x 151 cm (7'7" x 4'11"). The region is known for Herati-rooted floral drawing and sturdy, everyday construction rather than delicate showpieces. Where that tradition usually spreads its flowers into a diffuse allover, this piece organises them into clear vertical columns instead.
What you see
The field is a deep navy, and it holds a dense floral pattern rather than settling around a medallion. Gold vine work climbs in repeating bands, carrying clusters of coral-pink and crimson roses, with small olive leaves between them. The columns run the length of the field, giving the pattern a striped rhythm, not a scattered one. A pale blue-grey border, patterned with palmettes and blossoms, frames the whole in a colour far lighter than the field, edged by narrow ivory and red-gold zigzag guard stripes.
How it was made
Gonabad rugs are hand-knotted with the asymmetrical Persian knot on a cotton warp, and this one carries a knot count of 201,000 to 250,000 per square metre — enough resolution to keep those vertical bands straight rather than drifting into the freer, diffuse florals the region is better known for. The pile is hand-spun wool, sheared to a short 12 mm, which gives the surface its clear texture and its restrained sheen. It is a construction built for use, not display.
At home
This is a rug for a seating area or a bedroom, meant to be seen whole rather than underfoot in passing. Against pale floors the navy grounds the room; against dark furniture it holds its own, and the gold and pink keep it from reading as sombre. The pile is dense and firm, built for daily use. In the evening the gold vine catches the light first, running the room in vertical lines.
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Product Details
- Rug No.
- 751912
- Size
- 231 × 151 cm (3.49 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 201,000 – 250,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 20-40 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- All-Over Pattern
- Weight
- ca. 12 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 231 × 151 cm (3.49 m²) this is a medium rug. It works in front of a sofa, in front of a bed or in a study. It is too small for a dining table — there you want about 80 cm of clearance so a chair does not tip over the edge when pushed back.
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 3.49 m² that is roughly 700,000 to 870,000 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.
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Ref: 751912
