Boldly Patterned Vintage Persian Gabbeh Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: Vintage
Three large lozenges descend the middle — aubergine, then bright orange, then near-black — every one of them ringed in ivory sawtooth. Smaller lozenges in ivory, grey and orange sit in pairs to either side. The ground behind them changes halfway down, deep crimson above giving way to a lighter rose below in one clean horizontal break.
That break was not planned; it is where one dye lot ended and the next began, and it splits the composition into an upper and lower half the drawing never intended. The frame is elaborate by Gabbeh standards — ivory sawtooth, then orange, then a dark comb band at the outer edge. Bold at every scale.
At 4 ft 3 in by 6 ft 10 in this is the largest of its group; the 4 x 6 size rugs sit nearest, and the red carries a room on its own. Price is available on request, and the design can be ordered at a different size as a custom rug.
