Gabbeh Loribaft
331 × 249 cm
6.150 €
Gabbeh Loribaft
4.200 €
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287 × 200(5.74 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Lori-Pars
Where it comes from
A Lori rug, from the Pars region of the Zagros mountains in Iran, 287 x 200 cm (9'5" x 6'7"). Lori weavings come out of a nomadic household rather than a workshop, knotted from memory onto a portable loom, and the type is known for bold, confident motifs in earthy colour. Here that same free hand is turned to something quieter: a field scattered with rectangles rather than one commanding figure.
What you see
The ground is a soft sandy cream, and across it sit blocks of warm tan, taupe, greyish mauve, soft brown and cocoa, some abutting, some overlapping into small clusters. There is no medallion and no drawn centre; the blocks simply gather more thickly in the middle of the field and thin out as they reach the edges. There is no contrasting border either — the pattern fades into a wide plain cream margin, so the rug reads less like a framed composition than a length of patchwork, cut and laid down as it grew.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun, and hand-spun yarn is never perfectly even the way machine-spun yarn is, which is exactly why the surface has that soft ridged texture and a matte, quietly uneven look rather than a sheen. Knotted at around 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre, with an 11 mm pile, it is a dense, substantial weave without being a fine one — solid work rather than intricate work, which suits blocks of colour better than it would suit a fine curling vine. The absence of a border is not a shortcut; it is what happens when a weaver builds a field outward from memory instead of closing it against a drawn plan.
At home
In a living room this sits comfortably under a sofa group or a low table, and at nearly three metres it holds its own without needing a large room around it. On a pale floor the cream ground stays light while the scattered browns and greys give it enough weight to anchor darker furniture nearby. Underfoot it is dense and firm, built for daily footsteps rather than careful protection, and as the light moves across the room through the day the blocks shift very slightly between warm and cool, never quite the same rug twice.
More on Lori-Pars rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 770465
- Size
- 287 × 200 cm (5.74 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 11 mm
- Knots
- 201,000 – 250,000 / 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. 20 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Fine quality weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 287 × 200 cm (5.74 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 201,000 to 250,000 knots per square metre; across 5.74 m² that is roughly 1.2 to 1.4 million 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?
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 770465
