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341 × 249 cm
11.100 €
Kerman Ravar
4.500 €
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262 × 180(4.72 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Ravar
Where it comes from
Ravar is a small town near Kerman that has, since the Qajar era, produced some of the finest weaving in Persia, sold in the trade as Lavar Kerman and prized above other Kerman work for the fineness of its drawing. This rug measures 262 x 180 cm (8'7" x 5'11") and carries the type's familiar structure, a central medallion set against a balanced field within layered borders. What marks it out is its ground: Ravar pieces are usually seen in ivory or red, and here the field is a warm camel brown instead, a genuinely unusual choice for the type.
What you see
That camel ground is the first thing you notice, and it sets a quieter register than the type usually allows. Across it runs a dense floral vine, carrying an intricately drawn medallion with pendants above and below in terracotta and brick red, picked out with mustard-gold and sage. The four corners are not left plain but filled with cream cartouches, each holding a small paisley-like brown motif that echoes the medallion's pendant shapes rather than simply closing off the field. Around all of this runs a broad steel-blue border, dense with floral sprays, taking up roughly a fifth of the rug's width and framed in turn by narrow cream and blue guard stripes.
How it was made
The wool is hand-spun rather than machine-spun, which never runs perfectly even, and that slight irregularity is part of what gives the surface its soft, faintly lit sheen. Knotted by hand at a density of 321,000 to 380,000 knots per square metre, the piece carries the kind of fine, closely clipped detail that lets a paisley motif sit legibly inside a cartoune barely a hand's width across. At 12 mm the pile is low, which keeps the drawing crisp rather than blurred, the outlines of the medallion and vine holding their shape exactly as the weaver set them.
At home
A rug this size sits comfortably under a seating group in a living room, or at the head of a smaller dining table, and the camel ground is the reason it will suit either. It warms a pale floor without competing for attention the way a red-ground Kerman would, and it holds its own perfectly well against dark wood or leather furniture too. Underfoot it is smooth, dense and slightly plush, firm enough for a room that gets daily use rather than one kept for best. In afternoon light the pile takes on a faint sheen across the vine, so the field seems to shift gently as you cross it.
More on Ravar rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 934096
- Size
- 262 × 180 cm (4.72 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 321,000 – 380,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- Medallion
- Weight
- ca. 17 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
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Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 262 × 180 cm (4.72 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 321,000 to 380,000 knots per square metre; across 4.72 m² that is roughly 1.5 to 1.8 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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- 30-day return policy
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 934096
