Warmly-Hued Vintage Persian Geometric Gabbeh Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: Vintage – Small tiles cover the whole field, each one set apart from its neighbors by a thin red line, so the surface reads like mosaic rather than pattern. Many of the tiles are varying shades of brown. Into that base, the weaver dropped orange, ivory, teal, aubergine and near-black, never twice in the same place.
The red seams are what hold it together, and without them, the colors would simply collide. The tiles change size to suit the space left over, a staple of tribal rug weaving worked without a plan. A narrow ivory border flecked with color closes it off.
At 3 ft 8 in by 5 ft 10 in the browns make it easy to place; see the brown earth tone rugs and the 4 x 6 size rugs for related pieces. The palette can be scaled up as a custom rug.
