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Moud Dorokhsh | Sherkat-e Farsh · with silk
280 × 207 cm
5.250 €
Moud | Exclusive | Sherkat-e Farsh
16.500 €
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335 × 254(8.51 m²)
Hand-knotted
40-60 Years
Iran / Persia
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About This Dorokhsh
Where it comes from
A Dorokhsh, one of the village weavings of South Khorasan in eastern Iran, sized 335 x 254 cm (11'0" x 8'4"). Dorokhsh rugs come from the same weaving country as the better-known Moud, and share its reputation for drawing that is unusually refined for a village piece, finished with a soft surface sheen that decorators particularly value in well-lit rooms.
What you see
The field is a warm camel brown, filled edge to edge with small paisley botteh set in tight, disciplined columns, no medallion breaking the repeat. Each botteh is outlined in deep burgundy and navy, with small teal florets scattered through, and close to the left border a single rounded rosette sits slightly off the pattern's rhythm, a quiet variation in an otherwise exact repeat. Around all this runs a wide, multi-band border in cream and camel, carrying larger paisleys and floral sprigs at a bolder scale, so that field and border read almost as two different designs stacked one inside the other.
How it was made
That contrast is a matter of scale and hand. The field's fine, small botteh needed a close knot count to stay legible, and this rug carries 441,000 to 500,000 knots per square metre, dense work for wool rather than silk. The pile is handspun wool over a cotton warp at 12 millimetres, and handspun yarn keeps a faint irregularity that catches light unevenly along its length, which is where that soft Khorasan sheen comes from. The rug also carries a signature, a weaver's own mark on a piece already forty to sixty years old.
At home
In a dining room, under the table or running past a sideboard, the camel field warms a pale floor and sits comfortably against dark wood. The wool is dense and firm underfoot, built for a room that gets daily use rather than one kept for best. As afternoon light crosses it, the border's larger paisleys catch first, and the quiet camel field settles in behind them.
More on Dorokhsh rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 887073
- Size
- 335 × 254 cm (8.51 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 441,000 – 500,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- 40-60 Years
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- All-Over Pattern
- Weight
- ca. 35 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Exceptionally fine weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 335 × 254 cm (8.51 m²) this is a very large rug. It carries a whole seating group with every furniture leg on it, or a dining table with the chairs pushed back. In a small room it becomes the floor rather than a rug.
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 8.51 m² that is roughly 3.8 to 4.3 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.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 887073
