Abstracted Tribal Vintage Persian Gabbeh Geometric Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: Vintage
A hot red ground carries one tall form built from stacked slabs — orange, dark brown, ivory, orange again — each slab holding a short row of small blocky shapes. An orange dome caps the top. Loose white and ochre marks drift across the red on either side, and a row of coloured squares runs along the foot.
What the small shapes represent is not stated anywhere, and the drawing is abstract enough that guessing would be inventing. What is clear is the confidence of it: flat colour, no shading, no outline drawn twice. The ivory border carries a bold red comb figure repeated all the way round, and it is doing as much work as the centre.
At 3 ft 1 in by 4 ft 1 in this belongs with the small rugs — an entry, a study, or a wall. It is tribal rug weaving at close quarters. Price is available on request, and the design can be woven larger as a custom rug.
