{"title":"Gray Rugs","description":"\u003cp\u003eGray rugs suit modern rooms without trying, and the vintage kind carry a depth machine-made grays never manage. Most of the rugs here are deep charcoal and near-black, with a few softer smoke, stone and light gray fields among them.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"5818-6x10-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","title":"5818 - Persian Mahal Area Rug 6'6\" x 10'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis amazing near-black rug carries a close lattice of rust diamonds, rosettes and curled leaves from end to end. Across a near-black field, a close lattice of rust diamonds, rosettes and curled leaves repeats from end to end. There is no central medallion; the pattern runs all over the field, in rose, red and ochre. A wide deep red border carries the same curled leaves and cream flowers on its own lattice. A gorgeous ochre scroll band with small red flowers and a steel blue stripe of small diamonds line it inside and out. The pile is full over the face. In a room with dark wood, the near-black field sets off the rust and red. At 6'6\" by 10'4\", it fits a living room with the front legs of the sofa and chairs on the rug, or beside a queen bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 19th century the Ziegler company of Arak, then called Sultanabad, was the biggest exporter of oriental carpets from Persia. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, counted a hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Sultanabad weaving rugs for its market. Mahal rugs come from the villages around Arak in central Persia, and they were woven large and open from the beginning. The result is a wide field. This rug is an all-over repeat with no medallion, worked on a near-black ground. The deep red border repeats the leaf and rosette drawing of the field, and the ochre band frames it with a warm line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201189466425,"sku":"CAN_5818_198x314","price":1725.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5818__10288645865785__45527481286969.png?v=1788432111"},{"product_id":"5810-10x16-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-rug","title":"5810 - Persian Kashan Oversized Rug 10'1\" x 16'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe near-black field gives this Kashan a remarkable depth. A near-black field holds finely worked floral sprays in rose, ivory and gold from edge to edge. At its heart sits a handsome red medallion built in layers, a lobed red ring around a small blue and ivory rosette, with a vase-shaped pendant above and below it. The near-black field itself is cut as a large lobed oval, and gorgeous deep red spandrels with slate blue accents fill the corners around it. A wide red main border carries palmettes and rosettes between narrow guards. Time has deepened the colors instead of dulling them, leaving the whole rug formal, warm and luxurious. At 10'1\" by 16'5\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story goes that the three Wise Men of the East set out from Kashan to follow the Star of Bethlehem. Under the Safavid shahs Kashan was an important center of the silk trade and of carpet making. The formal Persian rug is most closely tied to the central Persian city of Kashan: a central medallion, spandrels in the corners, and a field of curling vine and palmette. Saturated madder reds are what old Kashans are known for. Kashan rugs were made to be the best rug in a house, and the drawing carries that intent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201189695801,"sku":"CAN_5810_307x500","price":3600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5810__10288646095161__45527482171705.png?v=1788432098"},{"product_id":"5868-3x2-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-rug","title":"5868 - Persian Hamedan Accent Rug 3'3\" x 2'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour stylized deer stand among scattered leaves on this delightful rug. Over a near-black field, four stylized deer in deep red and brown stand among lovely scattered leaves of rust, blue and green. A central geometric motif joins the animals in a mirrored layout, with no single medallion dominating the dense drawing. The main border is cream, filled with small red rosettes and leaves, framed by an inner band of deep red and an outer stripe of near-black carrying small colored hooks. The pile is full across the face, keeping the bold animal forms sharp against the near-black ground. It brings a strong graphic note to a small space, the bright rust and blue accents lifting the heavy red and black palette. At 3'3\" by 2'2\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral generations ago many rugs from the villages around Hamedan were traded through Mosul, and so were known as Mosul rugs. Hamedan is a city and weaving region in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This accent rug keeps the bold drawing and the strong red and near-black palette found in those longer pieces. The stylized deer and the scattered leaf motifs fill the small field completely, leaving little of the near-black ground visible between the figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201192153401,"sku":"CAN_5868_100x65","price":385.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5868__10288647733561__orientation-final.png?v=1788476456"},{"product_id":"5850-2x4-persian-handmade-sanandaj-vintage-rug","title":"5850 - Persian Sanandaj Accent Rug 2'4\" x 3'7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stepped medallion with a cream outline holds the middle of this lovely rug. Across a near-black field, small geometric figures in deep red and copper repeat around a central form. A large stepped medallion anchors the middle, its cream outline framing a dark blue core with red details. The gorgeous main border is near-black, set with small red rosettes along the perimeter. Here and there the pile wears thin and the foundation shows. The dense drawing holds the eye, with the cream steps brightening the deep red surround. At 2'4\" by 3'7\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn medieval Arab itineraries Sanandaj was called Sisar, meaning 30 heads. Sanandaj has a fortress built under the Abbasid caliphate, between 750 and 1258 CE. Sanandaj is the capital of Persian Kurdistan, known in the rug trade by its older name, Senneh. The weaving is unusually fine for a Kurdish town, and the fields are filled with small repeating figures. This piece keeps that fine work in the small motifs scattered across the near-black ground. The large stepped medallion stands out against the busy field, with the cream outline creating a sharp contrast to the surrounding near-black and deep red tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201193005369,"sku":"CAN_5850_70x110","price":330.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5850__10288648323385__45527491182905.png?v=1788432158"},{"product_id":"5341-5x10-persian-handmade-nahavand-vintage-rug","title":"5341 - Persian Nahavand Area Rug 4'11\" x 10'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLovely deep red trees and rosettes cover the near-black field. Deep red trees, rosettes and flower heads fill a near-black field, with red tree forms rising above and below the center. A splendid stepped medallion with a blue outline and a red interior anchors the middle, a small cream diamond at its core. Red spandrels in the four corners carry small blue and orange flower heads. The main border runs navy, set with red and camel flower heads. A camel guard stripe with a blue zigzag line edges the field inside it. Pile runs low in spots across the face, and the weave shows through in a few patches. It brings the red and camel notes into a room, set against the navy and near-black. At 4'11\" by 10'2\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Nahavand in 642, fought between Arab and Sasanian forces, was a major turning point in Persian history. The Arab commander pretended to be defeated and withdrew, and the Sasanian army left its position to pursue him. Nahavand lies south of Hamedan in western Persia, and its village weaving follows the regional pattern: geometric drawing built around a central medallion. The palette runs to madder red and dark blue, and the rugs were made for everyday use in local houses. This rug keeps that geometric drawing and the central medallion layout, with the red set against a near-black ground. The stepped outline of the medallion and the tree forms in the field give it strong contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201193890105,"sku":"CAN_5341_150x310","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5341__10288649208121__45527494623545.png?v=1788431512"},{"product_id":"5335-4x8-persian-handmade-nahavand-vintage-rug","title":"5335 - Persian Nahavand Area Rug 4'1\" x 8'","description":"\u003cp\u003eRosettes, birds and four-legged animals fill the near-black burgundy field of this remarkable rug. At the center, a stepped hexagonal medallion in dark blue and deep red sits on a near-black burgundy field crowded with small rosettes, birds and four-legged animals. Splendid notched pendants extend from the top and bottom of the central shape into the surrounding space. Stepped cream outlines frame the field corners, holding birds, animals and small geometric figures. The main border is brown, carrying a charming vine of small blossoms, edged by thin guard bands of red and blue checks. The pile is full. It settles the busy drawing with a strong central anchor, balancing the dark ground against the blue core. At 4'1\" by 8', it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Nahavand in 642, fought between Arab and Sasanian forces, was a major turning point in Persian history. The Arab commander pretended to be defeated and withdrew, and the Sasanian army left its position to pursue him. Nahavand lies south of Hamedan in western Persia, and its village weaving follows the regional pattern: geometric drawing built around a central medallion. The palette runs to madder red and dark blue, and the rugs were made for everyday use in local houses. This piece keeps that geometric structure, with the stepped medallion and angular spandrels set hard against the dark ground. The animal figures scattered through the field add a narrative layer to the strict geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201194053945,"sku":"CAN_5335_125x245","price":660.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5335__10288649371961__45527495508281.png?v=1788431505"},{"product_id":"5327-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5327 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'9\" x 9'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA central column of diamond shapes links the pattern of this remarkable rug. Set within a near-black field that turns dark navy in the lower half, geometric rosettes and hooked motifs in red, camel and sky blue repeat down the length. A central column of diamond shapes links the pattern, with no single medallion holding the center. The corners carry the same dense drawing as the rest of the field, running straight to the inner edge. A gorgeous deep red main border holds lovely pink and cream flowers and leaves, with an olive and tan band inside it. The pile is full across the face, keeping the sharp lines of the drawing clear. It suits a corridor, and the dark ground lets the red and blue notes stand out. At 3'9\" by 9'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEcbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, was the capital of Media and later the summer residence of the Achaemenid kings. The Mongols destroyed Hamedan about 1220 and Timur sacked it in 1386, and the city was partly restored in the 17th century. Hamedan is a weaving city and region in western Persia, and for generations hundreds of villages around it have sent rugs to its markets. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner keeps that long format and the dense, geometric drawing found across the region. Unlike the lighter fields often seen in village work, this dark ground sets the red and blue motifs in high contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201194316089,"sku":"CAN_5327_115x295","price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5327__10288649634105__45527496720697.png?v=1788431490"},{"product_id":"5322-4x8-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-rug","title":"5322 - Persian Hamedan Area Rug 4'2\" x 8'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe brown hexagonal medallion of this charming rug is surrounded by a dense lattice of rust, pink and sage motifs. On a near-black navy field, a dense lattice of rust, pink and sage motifs surrounds a handsome brown hexagonal medallion. Its pink core holds small figures, and pendants extend above and below. Beautiful salmon corner pieces edged with blue steps sit in the four corners. The main border is cream, carrying angular red scrolls, blue figures and green rosettes. Red bands with small flowers frame it on each side. Pile runs low in spots, and white specks dot the field. It holds a strong graphic weight through the contrast between its field and its cream border. At 4'2\" by 8'2\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCyrus the Great took Ecbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, in 550 BCE, and Alexander the Great took it in 330 BCE. Several generations ago many rugs from the villages around Hamedan were traded through Mosul, and so were known as Mosul rugs. Hamedan is a city and weaving region in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This rug has a long, narrow format, with a lattice field and angular border motifs. The cream border sets off the busy interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201194479929,"sku":"CAN_5322_128x250","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5322__10288649797945__45527497408825.png?v=1788431481"},{"product_id":"5320-5x8-persian-handmade-brujerd-vintage-rug","title":"5320 - Persian Borujerd Area Rug 5'3\" x 7'7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped figures in deep red, rust, orange, olive and violet make this a remarkable rug. Stepped figures in deep red, rust, orange, olive and violet crowd the field, which runs near-black through the center. A beautiful red star-shaped medallion sits at the center, with a small near-black core, ringed by a pointed outline. The main border runs deep red, carrying olive hooked figures and small red squares. Narrow guard stripes in violet and red, set with small squares and dashes, flank the main border. Full pile covers most of the surface, and the red turns paler in a band near the bottom end. Violet bands cool the heavy red across this warm, dense surface. At 5'3\" by 7'7\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorujerd lies in Lorestan, the home of the Luristan Bronzes, which date from the turbulent years of about 700 to 625 BCE. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, found most people of Borujerd farming, and only a small part weaving, encouraged by the prices of the Sultanabad rug trade. Borujerd sits in the Zagros foothills of western Persia, in Lorestan, and the weaving carries both village and tribal character. The drawing is geometric and a little loose. Here the stepped figures read bright against the near-black center, and the olive and violet bands add a cooler note around the red border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201194545465,"sku":"CAN_5320_160x232","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5320__10288649863481__45527497703737.png?v=1788431478"},{"product_id":"5316-4x11-persian-handmade-ardebil-vintage-rug","title":"5316 - Persian Ardabil Area Rug 4'5\" x 10'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe near-black field of this charming rug carries three large octagonal medallions. A near-black field with a brown cast, darker than navy, carries three large octagonal medallions, rust-pink at the top and bottom and olive-gold in the middle. Stepped geometric forms and hooked motifs fill the dark ground between them. Each has a cream core. A handsome camel and cream main border displays a chain of angular hooks and small rosettes in brown and near-black. Thin bands of small ovals run along both sides. Pile runs low in spots, and the bare weave appears in isolated areas across the center. Its deep tones suit a tight corridor. At 4'5\" by 10'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ardabil Carpet in London, made for the shrine of the Safavid shahs at Ardabil, carries the year 946 in its inscription, equivalent to 1539-40. After an earthquake damaged the shrine it was sold to a Manchester firm, and the Victoria and Albert Museum bought it in 1893. Ardabil sits high in the northwest of Persia, near the Azerbaijani border. The weaving of the district is firmly geometric, with stepped medallions, hooked borders and strong contrast. Runners and other long formats are common. This piece keeps that geometric character, with sharp stepped outlines and high contrast between the dark ground and the lighter motifs. Three medallions stretch the design along the entire span of the rug instead of a single central focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201194643769,"sku":"CAN_5316_135x326","price":780.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5316__10288649961785__45527498064185.png?v=1788431472"},{"product_id":"5314-4x11-persian-handmade-ardebil-vintage-rug","title":"5314 - Persian Ardabil Area Rug 4'2\" x 10'9\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLovely pink flower heads and small vases sit between two columns of stepped red medallions. Over a near-black field, two columns of stepped red medallions edged in tan run down the length, with pink flower heads and small vases between them. No single center holds the eye: the large medallions have gray brown cores and alternate with smaller diamond medallions on slender tan stems. The main border has a brown ground carrying charming octagonal rosettes in tan, red and pink, joined by red hooked stems. Narrow guard stripes of small red, pink and tan squares edge the border. The pile is full, with a few thin spots near the center of the field. The red drawing stands out against the field in a long passage. At 4'2\" by 10'9\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Safavid shahs descended from a long line of Sufi shaikhs who kept their headquarters at Ardabil. The famous Ardabil Carpet has a twin, made for the same shrine at Ardabil and kept today in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Ardabil sits high in the northwest of Persia, near the Azerbaijani border. The weaving of the district is firmly geometric, with stepped medallions, hooked borders and strong contrast. This rug has stepped red medallions in two columns and a border of octagonal rosettes on hooked stems. Red and tan stand out hard against the near-black field. The layout stretches the pattern down the length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201195266361,"sku":"CAN_5314_128x327","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5314__10288650158393__45527498981689.png?v=1788431470"},{"product_id":"5308-5x10-persian-handmade-ferdos-vintage-rug","title":"5308 - Persian Ferdos Area Rug 5'3\" x 10'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe stepped medallions of this wonderful rug have cream outlines and red, brown and green cores. On a near-black field, splendid stepped medallions with cream outlines and red, brown and green cores repeat in a lattice. Large red lozenge figures sit between them, and small rosettes fill the gaps. There is no single central medallion. The wide main border has a dark brown ground carrying red cross figures in lozenges with orange centers. A narrower red band inside it holds small diamonds in gray and green, and a thin gray stripe runs beside it. The pile is full across the field and borders. In a narrow room, the near-black ground lets the red and green shapes stand out. At 5'3\" by 10', it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravelers of the Safavid era remarked on the fine Khorasan carpets sold in the Persian Gulf port of Hormuz and in one of the main caravansaries of Isfahan. The Herat carpets are the classic carpets of Khorasan, and pieces in the herati pattern survive from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Ferdos is in the Khorasan region of eastern Persia, in the same weaving belt as Birjand and Mashhad. The rugs lean toward the curvilinear drawing of eastern Persia, with repeating floral fields rather than a single dominant medallion, and a palette built on madder red and indigo. This rug repeats its figures across the whole field in red, brown and green. The drawing is angular, with stepped medallions and notched lozenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201196347705,"sku":"CAN_5308_160x305","price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5308__10288650518841__45527501799737.png?v=1788431459"},{"product_id":"5303-4x9-persian-handmade-bakhtiari-vintage-rug","title":"5303 - Persian Bakhtiari Area Rug 4'2\" x 8'11\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRed and tan star-flowers sit inside two lovely stacked cream medallions. Two stacked cream medallions with stepped brown outlines sit on a near-black field, each holding a red and tan star-flower. Small red rosettes scatter in rows across the field between them, and a smaller cream cartouche closes each end. Handsome gray brown spandrels at the corners carry small flowers in near-black, red and orange. A red main border carries small leaf forms in cream and near-black, with a stripe of tiny brown and tan squares just inside it. The pile is full. The two cream centers stand out sharply against the field. At 4'2\" by 8'11\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bakhtiari move their flocks 150 miles each year between winter pastures in the plains and summer pastures in the mountains. Bakhtiari rugs were made under the patronage of the tribe in certain villages southwest of Isfahan. The garden panel is the signature of Bakhtiari weaving, which comes from the Zagros mountains of western Persia. Bakhtiari weavers moved their herds twice a year. On this rug the flowers sit inside two cream medallions, each filled with small leaves and blossoms. Rows of red rosettes fill the near-black field around them, and a red border with cream leaf forms closes the design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201196446009,"sku":"CAN_5303_126x273","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5303__10288650617145__45527502160185.png?v=1788431454"},{"product_id":"5643-3x9-persian-handmade-balouch-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5643 - Persian Baluch Runner Rug 3'3\" x 8'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped trees and diamond shapes repeat in mirrored columns on this charming rug. On a near-black field, stepped trees and diamond shapes repeat in deep red, rust and copper. There is no central medallion; the pattern runs the length as mirrored columns of geometric forms. The beautiful main border carries small squares in olive and red. Narrow guard stripes with cream triangles and zigzag lines edge the field on both sides. Scattered white specks across the field mark thin spots in the pile. The near-black ground keeps the red from looking loud, making this runner a fit for a narrow passage. At 3'3\" by 8'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Afghanistan most Baluch lived until recently in tents or small villages close to the western border. Rugs of the tribal kind, the Baluch among them, are generally small and are woven on horizontal looms laid out on the ground. Baluch weaving comes from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. It has the darkest palette in the Persian repertoire: aubergine, deep madder, and indigo so deep it reads as brown. The designs repeat a handful of motifs carried between camps. This runner repeats stepped trees and diamonds in deep red and copper across the near-black ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201198051641,"sku":"CAN_5643_100x263","price":600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5643__10288652058937__45527507992889.png?v=1788431903"},{"product_id":"5633-3x10-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5633 - Persian Mahal Runner Rug 3'5\" x 10'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eLovely diamonds, rosettes and curved leaves fill the near-black field. The near-black field carries a dense lattice of diamonds, rosettes and curved leaves in rust, orange and tan, with a few small teal leaves. No single center commands attention; the pattern repeats down the length. Cream makes the ground of the main border, which bears a wavy near-black vine with dainty red flower heads and blue centers. A narrow red stripe of small tan and blue crosses runs outside it, and a peach sawtooth band edges it within. Pile runs low in spots over the field, with small patches where the foundation shows. The dense drawing fills a long corridor, its rust and orange standing clear of the field. At 3'5\" by 10'4\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe biggest exporter of oriental carpets from Persia in the late 19th century was the Ziegler company of Arak, the town then called Sultanabad. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, counted a hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Sultanabad weaving rugs for its market. Woven in the villages around Arak in central Persia, Mahal rugs were large and open from the start. This runner repeats a lattice of diamonds and rosettes down a field that fills most of its width. Small teal leaves and tan flower heads sit between the diamonds. A cream border and red stripes frame the field, and the rust and orange stand out against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201198281017,"sku":"CAN_5633_105x315","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5633__10288652288313__45527509401913.png?v=1788431890"},{"product_id":"5625-3x10-persian-handmade-saveh-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5625 - Persian Saveh Runner Rug 2'9\" x 9'7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped burgundy medallions form a column down the black field of this lovely runner. Over a black field, a column of beautiful stepped burgundy medallions runs the length of the runner. Each one holds a small diamond core with a graceful rosette in rust and cream, linked by a central vine. Small cream and rust diamond shapes sit on the black ground at the sides. A few patches show white specks where the foundation appears. The burgundy shapes stand out against the black ground to form a strong graphic line. At 2'9\" by 9'7\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art holds paintings by Habiballah of Sava, an older spelling of Saveh, who worked in the years around 1590 to 1610. An English consul named Abbott, who passed through Saveh in 1849, called it the most ruinous town he had ever seen. Saveh lies between Tehran and Arak in central Persia, on old caravan ground. The village weaving here sits between the geometric north and the floral center: medallions with straight edges, but filled with vine and blossom. The medallions here have straight edges, and the interior drawing is angular rather than floral. Burgundy drawing on the black ground carries the color. A central vine links the shapes down the length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201198510393,"sku":"CAN_5625_85x293","price":540.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5625__10288652517689__45527510319417.png?v=1788431882"},{"product_id":"5624-4x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5624 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'7\" x 10'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive red diamond medallions with cream rosette cores run down the navy-black field of this amazing rug. Five red diamond medallions with cream rosette cores run down a navy-black field, surrounded by dainty scrolling vines in rose, terracotta and tan. The diamonds touch at their points, forming a continuous chain down the center of the runner. No corner pieces break the pattern, as the vine work fills the space between the central column and the edge. A splendid cream main border carries dark floral heads and leaves in red and brown, set between narrow red and black bands. Pile is full over the surface, so the colors read clearly. The dark ground makes the bright red shapes stand out in a narrow passage. At 3'7\" by 10'1\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreek writers credited Deioces, first king of the Medes, with founding Ecbatana around 678 BCE, and modern Hamedan is built partly on the mound that holds its remains. Hamedan is a trade center on the main highway between Tehran and Baghdad, and in the Persian rug trade its rugs rank second only to the carpets of Kerman. Hundreds of villages around the western Persian city of Hamedan have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Hamedan specializes in long narrow formats, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many fine vintage runners come from here. This piece keeps that long format, using a chain of diamonds to lead the eye down the length. Dense flowers fill the dark ground between the diamonds, so the geometric path sits in a soft floral setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201198543161,"sku":"CAN_5624_110x307","price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5624__10288652550457__45527510483257.png?v=1788431879"},{"product_id":"5588-7x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-rug","title":"5588 - Persian Hamedan Area Rug 6'11\" x 10'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis rug is lovely, with a stepped diamond medallion in deep red and ivory at the middle. Over a near-black field, small sprays of red, pink and cream blossoms surround a central figure. A stepped diamond medallion in deep red and ivory sits at the middle, with a red pendant above and below. Handsome ivory spandrels with stepped edges fill the four corners, set with a few red and brown motifs. The main border is burgundy, carrying a row of dainty flower heads in pink, blue and tan. Guard stripes of ivory with small red flowers run beside a thin blue line on both sides. The pile is full, with a few low spots in the near-black field. It brings the near-black field and the deep red into a room with a steady, grounded weight. At 6'11\" by 10'3\", it fits a living room with the front legs of the sofa and chairs on the rug, or beside a queen bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shrine in Hamedan long called the tomb of Esther is, by Britannica’s account, the tomb of Queen Shushandukht, wife of the Sasanian king Yazdegerd I. The physician and philosopher Avicenna died in Hamedan in 1037, and in the 1950s his tomb there was rebuilt as a mausoleum with a museum and a library. Hamedan specializes in long narrow formats, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many fine vintage runners come from here. This piece is a room-size rug, with a stepped diamond medallion and ivory corners around a near-black center. Pink and blue flower heads run along the deep red border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201199558969,"sku":"CAN_5588_212x312","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5588__10288653566265__45527514677561.png?v=1788431829"},{"product_id":"5533-3x6-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-rug","title":"5533 - Persian Hamedan Accent Rug 2'6\" x 5'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall rosettes and boteh shapes fill the diamond grid of this remarkable rug. Over a near-black field, rows of terracotta, rose and steel blue form a tight herati lattice without a central medallion. Small rosettes and boteh shapes fill the diamond grid across the entire face. No corner spandrels interrupt the all-over pattern at the ends. A thin frame of small geometric forms edges the rug without a wide main band. The pile is full from end to end. The dense drawing holds the warm reds and cool blues together in a tight repeat. At 2'6\" by 5'10\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamedan was the capital of the Seljuq sultans for 50 years, from the second half of the 12th century. The Mongols destroyed Hamedan about 1220 and Timur sacked it in 1386, and the city was partly restored in the 17th century. Hamedan is a weaving city and region in western Persia, and for generations hundreds of villages around it have sent rugs to its markets. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This rug keeps the busy drawing seen in those longer formats. Its layout spreads the lattice across the whole field, setting the red and rose motifs against small notes of blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201201066297,"sku":"CAN_5533_77x177","price":330.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5533__10288655073593__45527519756601.png?v=1788431754"},{"product_id":"5737-3x6-persian-handmade-botteh-vintage-rug","title":"5737 - Persian Botteh Accent Rug 3'5\" x 6'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRust and gray brown boteh shapes make this a lovely rug. Rows of small boteh shapes in rust and gray brown cover the charcoal field. The pretty teardrop motifs repeat across the charcoal ground without a central medallion to break the pattern. A wide red border frames the center, carrying geometric forms in dark blue and tan. Narrow guard stripes in steel blue and rust run along the inner edge. Some patches of pile run thin, and small white specks show where the base appears. The red border warms the charcoal center, creating a dark contrast against a bright passage. At 3'5\" by 6'1\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boteh, mostly known now as the paisley, is an ancient Persian design based on the tree of life and inspired by buds, cones and palm fronds. Botteh is a motif, not a place: the teardrop with the bent tip that Europe later borrowed and called paisley. Rugs cataloged this way carry the boteh as their organizing figure, repeated in rows across the field. The motif turns up from the tribal south to the city workshops of the center. This rug keeps that organizing figure in its dense rows of small teardrops set against the charcoal ground. The rust and gray brown tones within each shape stand out against the charcoal field, while the red border frames the repeating pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201202508089,"sku":"CAN_5737_105x186","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5737__10288656515385__45823932596537.png?v=1788463835"},{"product_id":"5730-3x6-persian-handmade-bloch-vintage-rug","title":"5730 - Persian Baluch Accent Rug 2'7\" x 5'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped red medallions run in a central column down this charming rug. At the center, a column of stepped red medallions runs down a near-black field crowded with cream birds and rust motifs. Flanking this central axis are rows of gorgeous octagonal guls in deep red and orange. Cream spandrels at each end hold stylized animals and trees against the near-black ground. A beautiful burgundy main border carries small geometric flowers in green and orange. A few patches across the field have worn thin, where the pile thins toward the foundation. It brings a deep, earthy warmth to a narrow space, grounding the rust and cream accents. At 2'7\" by 5'10\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritannica notes that the better Baluch rugs are usually ascribed to Khorasan, and that they show little relationship to the Turkmen weaving they are often grouped with. A 19th-century Baluch carpet in the Victoria and Albert Museum has two large red medallions shaped like animals with legs, each holding a small tree. Baluch weaving comes from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. The formats are small because the looms were portable, and the designs repeat a handful of motifs carried between camps. This rug keeps the repeated animal and geometric forms on a near-black ground. Its layout stacks the medallions and guls in a long column, filling the narrow format with dense, rhythmic pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201202704697,"sku":"CAN_5730_80x177","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5730__10288656711993__45823932236089.png?v=1788463716"},{"product_id":"5479-3x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5479 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'5\" x 9'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis amazing rug carries four large red medallions on a near-black field. Four large red medallions with gray and ochre cores stack down the center of a near-black field, so the rug shows deep red blocks on dark ground. Small rosettes and angular leaves in gray and rust fill the dark panels that separate the blocks. The main border is pale pink and tan, holding a charming scroll of stylized leaves and blossoms in dark brown and red. A narrow guard stripe with a red zigzag line frames this pale band on both sides. Full pile covers the face, and the drawing stays sharp. A strong vertical rhythm runs down the hall without overwhelming the space. At 3'5\" by 9'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, noted that old Hamedan runners sometimes ran twenty feet or more in length. Hamedan is a city and weaving region in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This runner keeps that long format, using a column of distinct medallions to lead the eye down the length. Rather than muted tones, the sharp difference between the red figures and the dark indigo ground shows the strong character of village work made for daily use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201203392825,"sku":"CAN_5479_105x295","price":810.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5479__10288657400121__45527527751993.png?v=1788431689"},{"product_id":"5464-2x10-persian-handmade-zanjan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5464 - Persian Zanjan Runner Rug 2' x 10'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped medallions in charcoal and dark brown run in a column along this lovely rug. A column of handsome stepped medallions in charcoal and dark brown runs along a ground of faded red. Each medallion holds a small geometric core in cream, red and teal, with angular arms reaching into the open ground. The pile is worn low across much of the face, and the foundation shows in many places. Small hooked motifs and stepped diamond outlines edge each medallion, and a narrow border band runs along the sides, repeating one small motif. It anchors a long passage, the charcoal medallions grounding the worn red ground. At 2' by 10'2\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoltaniyeh, in the province of Zanjan, was the capital of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Oljaytu was built there between 1302 and 1312. Its 50-meter dome, covered in turquoise-blue faience, is the earliest double-shelled dome surviving in Persia. Zanjan lies on the road between Tabriz and Hamedan in northwestern Persia, and its village weavers borrowed from both. The designs are geometric and the formats run long, so many Zanjan pieces are runners. These are working rugs, not showpieces. This runner holds that geometric style in its column of medallions and sharp angular shapes. Charcoal and faded red set its tone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201204015417,"sku":"CAN_5464_60x310","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5464__10288657957177__45527528866105.png?v=1788431668"},{"product_id":"5442-3x9-persian-handmade-ferdos-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5442 - Persian Ferdos Runner Rug 3'5\" x 9'5\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis charming runner repeats rows of large blossoms in burgundy, blue, dark green and cream down its length. Within a near-black field that reads burgundy from its red flower heads, rows of large blossoms in burgundy, blue, dark green and cream repeat down the length. There is no medallion, only this steady column of flowers. The main border is deep red, carrying dainty blue rosettes, black stars and small orange marks. A narrow band of red and black checks edges the field. Pile runs low in the dark ground, where the weave shows, and stays full in the red and blue. Laid out in a narrow hall, the red border warms the dark field. At 3'5\" by 9'5\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the Safavid dynasty in the 16th and 17th centuries Khorasan was a larger province that also took in the cities of Merv and Herat. Travelers of the Safavid era remarked on the fine Khorasan carpets sold in the Persian Gulf port of Hormuz and in one of the main caravansaries of Isfahan. Ferdos is in the Khorasan region of eastern Persia, in the same weaving belt as Birjand and Mashhad. The rugs lean toward the curvilinear drawing of eastern Persia, with repeating floral fields rather than a single dominant medallion, and a palette built on madder red and indigo. This runner keeps the repeating floral field with no medallion, and the red and blue palette. Its flowers are stepped and angular at the edge rather than curved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201204670777,"sku":"CAN_5442_105x286","price":960.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5442__10288658612537__45527529783609.png?v=1788431635"},{"product_id":"5290-2x2-persian-handmade-ardebil-vintage-rug","title":"5290 - Persian Ardabil Accent Rug 1'8\" x 2'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large hexagonal medallion holds stepped motifs on the near-black ground of this delightful rug. Set within a near-black field, a large hexagonal medallion holds stepped motifs in deep red, orange and gray. The central figure carries a small cream core inside its geometric frame. A beautiful burgundy border runs small cream diamonds and hooked lines around the rug. Wide end panels in orange and red hold rows of small boxed figures at the top and bottom. The pile is full across the face and in every border. In a tight spot, the bright orange and red stand out against the near-black ground. At 1'8\" by 2'1\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ardabil Carpet in London, made for the shrine of the Safavid shahs at Ardabil, carries the year 946 in its inscription, equivalent to 1539-40. After an earthquake damaged the shrine it was sold to a Manchester firm, and the Victoria and Albert Museum bought it in 1893. Ardabil sits high in the northwest of Persia, near the Azerbaijani border. The weaving of the district is firmly geometric, with stepped medallions, hooked borders and strong contrast. This piece keeps that strict geometry, centering a single bold hexagon instead of a repeating pattern. The deep red and orange tones glow brightly against the near-black ground, creating a sharp visual focus. Its compact size gathers the bold drawing into one small, dense block of color and line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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The splendid main border carries a scroll of rust blossoms and small geometric figures, with thin rust and pink lines along its edges. Pile is low in places, and pale patches show across the field. It holds the near-black and rust tones together in a compact geometric layout. At 3'4\" by 6'6\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 5th century BCE the Greek historian Herodotus described Ecbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, as ringed by seven concentric walls. Several generations ago many rugs from the villages around Hamedan were traded through Mosul, and so were known as Mosul rugs. Hamedan is a city and weaving region in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses. This rug keeps the geometric vocabulary of the region, with stepped diamonds and hooked forms set in strong contrast. Its near-black field carries a dense repeat of rust and cream motifs, framed by a narrow patterned border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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It brings a heavy, grounded tone to a narrow passage through its geometric drawing. At 2'2\" by 5'3\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritannica notes that the better Baluch rugs are usually ascribed to Khorasan, and that they show little relationship to the Turkmen weaving they are often grouped with. Among Baluch weavings prayer rugs are common, with an arch at one end pointing toward Mecca and a field usually filled with the leaves and stems of a stylized tree. The semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan are the source of Baluch weaving. Because the looms were portable, the formats are small, and the designs repeat a handful of motifs carried from camp to camp. The piece retains that compact scale and the repeated hexagonal emblems seen across the field. Its near-black ground and burgundy frame hold the deep, somber colors of this tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201209880889,"sku":"CAN_5216_65x160","price":310.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5216__10288663167289__45527540465977.png?v=1788431328"},{"product_id":"5191-3x4-persian-handmade-vist-vintage-rug","title":"5191 - Persian Vist Accent Rug 2'8\" x 3'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eStepped boteh in red and cream repeat over the near-black field of this amazing rug. Rows of small stepped boteh shapes in red and cream repeat in a dense diagonal grid over a near-black field. The figures fill the ground evenly, with no medallion to break the repeat. The splendid main border runs gold, carrying a row of dark blue and red rosettes linked by charming curling vines. Narrow guard stripes in deep red and green frame the wide gold band. The pile is full across the face and in the borders. The gold border brightens the near-black center of this warm geometric block. At 2'8\" by 3'10\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVist is a village in the Isfahan region, southwest of Khansar and close to Golpayegan. In nearby Golpayegan, the Friday Mosque has a Seljuk dome chamber dated by its mihrab inscription to 1114 to 1115. The dome came about twenty years after the first great dome chambers of the Friday Mosque of Isfahan. Vist rugs are known for plain geometry. This rug keeps that direct approach, with the same motif repeated down the length in tight rows. The red and cream figures stay vivid on the near-black ground, while the gold border provides a bright edge around the center.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201210569017,"sku":"CAN_5191_82x117","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5191__10288663855417__45527541186873.png?v=1788431298"},{"product_id":"5186-2x5-persian-handmade-saveh-vintage-rug","title":"5186 - Persian Saveh Accent Rug 2'4\" x 5'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA large rust diamond holds a cream medallion on this charming rug. Across a near-black field, a large rust diamond holds a cream geometric medallion with stepped edges. Small rosettes and square motifs in terracotta and olive fill the near-black ground around this central form. The corners carry matching square devices set against the near-black background. A narrow edge of orange and olive zigzags runs along the sides of the diamond. The pile is low in places, with small white marks across the face. The bright cream center stands out sharply against the near-black ground and rust tones. At 2'4\" by 5'3\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story goes that Saveh held one of the greatest libraries of the East until the Mongols destroyed it on their first invasion of Persia. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds paintings by Habiballah of Sava, an older spelling of Saveh, who worked in the years around 1590 to 1610. Saveh lies between Tehran and Arak in central Persia, on old caravan ground. The village weaving here sits between the geometric north and the floral center: medallions with straight edges, but filled with vine and blossom. The palette is warm, built on madder red with cream and indigo alongside. This rug keeps that straight-edged medallion shape and the warm red and cream notes against the near-black ground. The drawing stays firmly geometric, with stepped outlines and blocky rosettes filling the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201210601785,"sku":"CAN_5186_70x160","price":320.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5186__10288663888185__45527541547321.png?v=1788431296"},{"product_id":"5150-2x7-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-runner-rug","title":"5150 - Persian Arak Runner Rug 2' x 6'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRust and tan floral forms cover this lovely runner. The near-black field is covered in a dense repeat of rust and tan floral forms. Small palmette motifs march in diagonal rows down the length of the rug. No medallion or border interrupts the repeat, which runs out to every corner. The pile is low in places, and pale dots show the foundation beneath. It holds the deep blue and warm rust tones together in a narrow space. At 2' by 6'8\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 19th century the Ziegler company of Arak, then called Sultanabad, was the biggest exporter of oriental carpets from Persia. Walter Hawley, writing on rugs in 1913, counted a hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Sultanabad weaving rugs for its market. Known historically as Sultanabad, Arak in central Persia was the center of one of the country’s largest weaving districts. Surrounding villages supplied the market under their own names, with an all-over floral field and a restrained palette as the shared character. This narrow rug repeats small motifs down its length. The rust notes stand out against the near-black ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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The main border is red, set with charming palmettes and angular motifs in cream, slate blue and navy. Narrow guard stripes in slate blue and cream frame the design on both sides. The face and the borders keep a full pile. Placed in a corner, the near-black ground lets the tan and brick notes show without filling the room. At 4'3\" by 6'9\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Safavid shahs descended from a long line of Sufi shaikhs who kept their headquarters at Ardabil. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds a 16th-century carpet from the shrine of Shaikh Safi at Ardabil, the dynastic shrine of the Safavid shahs. Ardabil sits high in the northwest of Persia, near the Azerbaijani border. The weaving of the district is firmly geometric, with stepped medallions, hooked borders and strong contrast. This rug keeps that stepped outline in its central medallion and the strong contrast between the near-black ground and the light drawing. The field is an all-over repeat of small geometric shapes around the medallion. The red border frames the near-black field with an angular line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201217941817,"sku":"CAN_5002_130x205","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5002__10288669589817__45527553179961.png?v=1788431054"},{"product_id":"10021-3x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"10021 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 2'11\" x 9'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eGray beige vines and small blue rosettes form a dense lattice across this lovely rug. The charcoal field holds a dense lattice of gray beige vines and small blue rosettes. No single medallion holds the center; instead, diamond shapes repeat down the length in a lattice. Large spandrels in gray beige frame the field at each end, holding scattered floral motifs. The main border runs tan, carrying a dainty scroll of leaves and blossoms in dark brown and blue. Thin teal zigzag lines edge the wide band, separating it from the field. A few patches have worn low on the surface, and the bare weave appears where the charcoal reads paler. Muted earth tones and blue notes suit a passage well. At 2'11\" by 9'8\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shrine in Hamedan long called the tomb of Esther is, by Britannica’s account, the tomb of Queen Shushandukht, wife of the Sasanian king Yazdegerd I. The physician and philosopher Avicenna died in Hamedan in 1037, and in the 1950s his tomb there was rebuilt as a mausoleum with a museum and a library. Hundreds of villages around the western Persian city of Hamedan have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Hamedan specializes in long narrow formats, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many fine vintage runners come from here. This piece keeps that elongated shape, with a diamond lattice and small flower heads covering the long field. The teal zigzag in the guard stripe stands out against the warm tan border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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The pile is low and even across the length. This runner fits a narrow passage, where the steel blue notes lighten the dark ground. At 2'4\" by 8', it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Textile Museum in Washington names Sabzevar, Herat, Mashhad and Dorokhsh among the Khorasan cities cited as sources of fine carpets. Khorasan has its classic carpets in those of Herat, and pieces in the herati pattern survive from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In South Khorasan in eastern Persia, Birjand is the main weaving town, and its rugs are finer and more formal than most village work. The usual designs are a repeating floral lattice or a centered medallion in curved lines, on madder, ivory and deep blue. This runner keeps the repeating floral lattice, worked in cream and steel blue across the dark ground. Charcoal replaces madder in the palette, with the blue kept to small accents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201218367801,"sku":"10017_72x244","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/10017__10288670015801__45527553474873.png?v=1788433810"},{"product_id":"10002-8x11-persian-handmade-bakhtiari-vintage-rug","title":"10002 - Persian Bakhtiari Oversized Rug 7'9\" x 10'7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lovely garden laid out in beds spreads across this charcoal rug. A tall grid of garden panels divides the charcoal field. Each holds its own cypress, willow or vase of blossoms in cream, faded red and blue. The grid carries neither a medallion nor corner pieces, which lets the rug read as a single garden laid out in beds. The wide main border carries beautiful hexagonal cartouches and flower heads on a gray beige ground, with narrow guard stripes of small diamonds on both sides. Use has worn the pile very low and softened the colors, so the knots show through much of the surface and the foundation appears in places. It slips into any soft-toned room, with the blue and faded red panels adding small notes of color. At 7'9\" by 10'7\", it fits a dining table for four with the chairs pulled out, or a living room with the sofa and chairs fully on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Bakhtiari move their flocks 150 miles each year between winter pastures in the plains and summer pastures in the mountains. The 1925 film Grass followed that migration, with the men swimming the Karun River for three days beside rafts buoyed by inflated goatskins. Bakhtiari rugs come from the Zagros mountains of western Persia, and their signature is the garden panel. Here the field divides into a grid of compartments, each one holding its own tree, vase or flowering plant. The panels shift ground color from charcoal and cream to brown and blue. The pile has worn very low, yet the trees and vases still read clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201218859321,"sku":"10002_237x322","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/10002__10288670507321__45527554228537.png?v=1788433794"},{"product_id":"3897-2x4-persian-handmade-sanandaj-vintage-rug","title":"3897 - Persian Sanandaj Accent Rug 2'6\" x 3'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe large stepped medallion of this amazing rug holds a deep red center. Small geometric figures in red, cream and blue cover a near-black ground, arranged in vertical columns around a central form. A large stepped medallion dominates the layout, holding a deep red center with a steel blue diamond core. The medallion extends into beautiful cream pendants at the top and bottom, while the near-black ground fills the corners without distinct spandrels. A handsome navy border band carries a small repeating pattern in red and cream. Full pile covers the face. At 2'6\" by 3'6\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn medieval Arab itineraries Sanandaj was called Sisar, meaning 30 heads. Sanandaj has a fortress built under the Abbasid caliphate, between 750 and 1258 CE. Sanandaj is the capital of Persian Kurdistan, known in the rug trade by its older name, Senneh. The weaving is unusually fine for a Kurdish town, and the fields are often filled with small repeating figures. Here those figures surround a large stepped medallion. The steel blue and cream notes gather in the center against the red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201219023161,"sku":"ASL_3897_75x107","price":330.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/3897__10288670671161__45527554359609.png?v=1788430166"},{"product_id":"3771-2x4-persian-handmade-shahreza-vintage-rug","title":"3771 - Persian Shahreza Accent Rug 2'4\" x 3'9\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRiders, deer and flowering trees fill the whole ground of this charming rug. On a charcoal field, tan riders on rearing horses move through gold branches and teal leaves. Deer and other animals run among pretty flowering trees, and the scene fills the whole ground with no central medallion. A narrow main border carries a fine line of small teal and tan motifs, set between thin brown stripes. Most of the face has full pile, with a few small low spots in the field. In a corner, the charcoal ground sets off the tan figures and gold foliage. At 2'4\" by 3'9\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShahreza lies south of Isfahan in central Persia and is also known by its older name, Qumsheh. To revive the economy, Shah Abbas increased carpet and textile production in the state workshops. Under his patronage carpet weaving became a major industry, and fine Persian rugs began to appear in the homes of wealthy European burghers. The weaving takes the floral vocabulary of the Isfahan district and works it at village scale, with simpler drawing and a warmer, less formal palette. This rug shows that scale in its riders and animals, set among flowering branches. Tan, gold and teal carry the whole scene, with the charcoal ground showing between the figures and branches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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A beautiful dark burgundy main border carries small flower clusters in red, blue and orange. A cream zigzag band set with pink and blue triangles edges the border on each side, beside thin orange lines. The pile is full over the face and in the borders. It anchors a narrow passage, and the red outlines hold the burgundy and near-black together. At 3'1\" by 9'4\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoltaniyeh, in the province of Zanjan, was the capital of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Oljaytu was built there between 1302 and 1312. Its 50-meter dome, covered in turquoise-blue faience, is the earliest double-shelled dome surviving in Persia. Zanjan sits on the road between Tabriz and Hamedan in northwestern Persia, and its village weaving borrows from both. The designs are geometric and the formats run long, which is why so many Zanjan pieces are runners. These are working rugs rather than showpieces. This runner stacks three hexagonal medallions down its length, joined point to point. Red and blue outlines stand out clearly against the near-black field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201234260281,"sku":"CAN_4374_95x285","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4374__10288680632633__45527583228217.png?v=1788430627"},{"product_id":"3946-3x7-persian-handmade-torkaman-vintage-runner-rug","title":"3946 - Persian Torkaman Runner Rug 3'1\" x 7'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a charming rug with rows of octagonal gul motifs on a near-black field. Across a near-black field, a shade darker than navy and brown at its edges, rows of octagonal gul motifs repeat in rust red, cream and small touches of blue. Diamond shapes with star centers sit between the larger figures, and small brown marks fill the dark ground. A beautiful camel main border holds black zigzag bands and triangles outlined in red and violet. A narrow guard stripe of small cream flowers on a dark ground separates the border from the field. The pile is low in places, with a worn patch on one field medallion and a few pale flecks. It anchors a tight hallway, and the deep ground steadies the warm rust tones. At 3'1\" by 7'6\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art calls its Salor main carpet rare and of unusual beauty, and sees such carpets as the models from which other Turkmen tribes derived their own. Turkmen weavers in northeastern Persia follow a strict repeating grid of gul motifs, one octagonal figure repeated across the field with almost no variation. It sounds austere, but it is the opposite: because the drawing never changes, all the life is in the color. A good Torkaman moves between rust and brick as you cross the room. This runner keeps that strict grid of octagons and diamonds down its length. The near-black ground sets the rust and cream figures hard against the dark, and the camel border opens the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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Guard stripes of navy and dark green carry small rosettes, and a red band with a cream zigzag edge frames the field. The pile is full. Pink flowers lift the field while the cream border lightens the edges. At 5'3\" by 9'3\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamedan, the market city for the villages around it, is built partly on the mound of Ecbatana, the capital of Media, founded by Greek account around 678 BCE. Rugs from the villages around Hamedan were taken to the city, long one of the great rug markets of Persia, and were often sold abroad under its name. Toyserkan sits in Hamedan province in western Persia, in a district of small weaving villages that supplied the Hamedan market. The drawing is geometric and unfussy. Long formats are common, because that is what the houses needed. This rug keeps that geometric drawing in its stepped medallions. Three of them stack down the length, with pink flowers and vases set in the spaces between. The cream border sets a light frame around the whole field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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A small red hexagon closes each end of the field, with little figures and birds in cream, orange and teal beside it. The handsome navy main border carries charming orange and cream rosettes between S-shaped ribbons, and a red zigzag stripe runs inside it. The pile is low in places across the medallion, where the red reads paler. It holds a strong vertical line, and the navy border frames the rust center. At 4'5\" by 9'3\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 5th century BCE the Greek historian Herodotus described Ecbatana, the ancient city under Hamedan, as ringed by seven concentric walls. Several generations ago many rugs from the villages around Hamedan were traded through Mosul, and so were known as Mosul rugs. Hamedan is a city and weaving region in western Persia, and hundreds of villages around the city have sent rugs to its markets for generations. Long narrow formats are a Hamedan specialty, woven for the corridors of local houses, which is why so many of the best vintage runners come from here. This rug keeps that long format, with its medallion stretching down the near-black field. Red and rust stand out against the near-black and the navy border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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The main border is burgundy, filled with angular figures in rust and brown, and edged by a brown band and narrow stripes of red and navy. The pile is low in places, and white specks of foundation show in the field. The dense drawing keeps the eye moving down the hall, and the two red hexagons give it a place to rest. At 3'1\" by 9'10\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoltaniyeh, in the province of Zanjan, was the capital of the Mongol Ilkhanid dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Oljaytu was built there between 1302 and 1312. Scholars have described the building as anticipating the Taj Mahal. Zanjan lies on the road between Tabriz and Hamedan in northwestern Persia, and its village weavers borrowed from both. The designs are geometric and the formats run long, so many Zanjan pieces are runners. These are working rugs, not showpieces. This runner follows that pattern with a line of stepped hexagons and diamonds down its length, and small figures in brown and red filling the gaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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Narrow guard stripes of dark blue carry small rosettes and vine segments on either side. The pile is low in places, and the foundation shows in scattered patches across the face. It anchors a narrow passage, and the warm border frames the dark ground. At 3'3\" by 10', it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boteh, mostly known now as the paisley, is an ancient Persian design based on the tree of life and inspired by buds, cones and palm fronds. The shawls of the Scottish town of Paisley were so prominent on the market that the boteh has been called the paisley ever since. Botteh is not a place but a motif: the teardrop with the bent tip that Europe later borrowed and called paisley. Rugs cataloged this way carry the boteh as their organizing figure, repeated across the field in rows. The piece keeps that repeating figure, with the small drops set in diagonal lines across the charcoal ground. Hard geometric angles in terracotta and blue fill the border instead of the soft curves and vines seen across the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201250316601,"sku":"CAN_4040_100x305","price":1010.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4040__10288686956857__45527600365881.png?v=1788430286"},{"product_id":"4056-2x9-persian-handmade-sanandaj-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4056 - Persian Sanandaj Runner Rug 1'10\" x 8'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo columns of red boteh clusters fill this amazing rug. Worked on a near-black field, two columns of dainty red boteh clusters repeat down the length, with small crosses in pink, ochre, teal and sage scattered between them. There is no central medallion; the clusters run the full length. A narrow olive border stripe with tiny colored dots runs along each side, closed by a thin red edge outside it. The pile is full along the whole length. The near-black ground pushes the red clusters forward along this narrow runner. At 1'10\" by 8'10\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn medieval Arab itineraries Sanandaj was called Sisar, meaning 30 heads. Sanandaj has a fortress built under the Abbasid caliphate, between 750 and 1258 CE. Sanandaj is the capital of Persian Kurdistan, known in the rug trade by its older name, Senneh. The weaving is unusually fine for a Kurdish town, and the fields are filled with small repeating figures rather than one big medallion. This runner has those small figures: boteh, the paisley leaf-drop, gathered in two red columns. Teal outlines edge the red shapes against the near-black ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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A handsome cream main border carries square cartouches in rust, gray and pink around blue-green flowers, with pretty violet berry sprigs between them. Narrow guard stripes in red, with a zigzag vine of blue-green and violet flowers, run inside and outside the border. Full pile covers the runner, with scattered low flecks in the field. It holds a strong graphic line in a narrow space, the near-black ground balancing the warm red steps. At 3'1\" by 8'3\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ardabil Carpet in London, made for the shrine of the Safavid shahs at Ardabil, carries the year 946 in its inscription, equivalent to 1539-40. After an earthquake damaged the shrine it was sold to a Manchester firm, and the Victoria and Albert Museum bought it in 1893. Ardabil sits high in the northwest of Persia, near the Azerbaijani border. The weaving of the district is firmly geometric, with stepped medallions, hooked borders and strong contrast. Runners and other long formats are common. This runner shows that stepped drawing in three hexagonal medallions linked down the field, red and aubergine against a near-black ground. Orange hooks edge each medallion, and a cream border with small flowers frames them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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A thin red edge binds both sides, and no guard stripes separate it from the field. The pile is full and dense across the face, and the black stays deep. A dark line with small points of color runs through a passage. At 2'3\" by 12'7\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabbeh is a style rather than a place: tribal weaving from the Zagros country of southern Persia, with a long pile and almost no pattern. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns a gabbeh of the late 19th century, which came to it with the Ballard Collection in 1922. Some early rugs of the Lur and Qashqai tribes of Fars were lion rugs, the whole field taken up by one large lion. A field of one or two colors may carry a stylized animal or a few blocks. They were woven for a family’s own floor, not for sale. This runner keeps that spare habit, one black ground carrying only a scatter of small rosettes. Those repeated flowers are more drawing than the type usually shows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201257558329,"sku":"CAN_4070_68x383","price":845.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4070__10288688890169__45527604166969.png?v=1788430326"},{"product_id":"4077-3x9-persian-handmade-balouch-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4077 - Persian Baluch Runner Rug 2'11\" x 9'","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharming red tasseled figures with cream tips sit in rows on the near-black field. Rows of red tasseled figures with cream tips repeat in a dense lattice down the length of a near-black field. No central medallion anchors the design, only this steady all-over pattern, with a small teal eye at the head of each figure. The main border is a band of red, wine red and orange lozenges between cream chevrons on near-black, with a teal and red band inside it. Narrow cream and orange beaded stripes frame it. Full pile covers the rug. The red figures warm the long field, which suits a narrow passage. At 2'11\" by 9', it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Afghanistan most Baluch lived until recently in tents or small villages close to the western border. A Baluch bride and her mother wove the balisht, a pillow or grain bag that was often part of the dowry, and such bags were usually woven in pairs. Baluch weaving comes from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. It has the darkest palette in the Persian repertoire: aubergine, deep madder, and indigo so deep it reads as brown. The formats are small because the looms were portable. This runner keeps that deep palette in its reds and teal against the field. The repeating lattice of tasseled figures fills the long format with a steady pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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A cream main border carries a repeat of dainty stylized blossoms in navy, red and brown, framed by narrow guard stripes of deep red and dark blue. Pile is full on every part of the face. It grounds a small seating area, and the bright cream border lifts the heavy black and red center. At 2'4\" by 3'1\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRugs from the villages around Hamedan were taken to the city, long one of the great rug markets of Persia, and were often sold abroad under its name. Several generations ago many of these rugs were traded through Mosul, and so were known as Mosul rugs. Toyserkan sits in Hamedan province in western Persia, in a district of small weaving villages that supplied the Hamedan market. The drawing is geometric and unfussy. This rug keeps that direct geometric language in its stepped corners and bold diamond shape. The black field sets the red and cream elements in sharp relief, creating a high-contrast look that feels immediate and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. Age-related wear and the small inconsistencies of a handmade weave are part of what these rugs are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54201272140089,"sku":"CAN_4798_70x95","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4798__10288694067513__45527612621113.png?v=1788430928"},{"product_id":"4825-2x4-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-rug","title":"4825 - Persian Hamedan Accent Rug 2'4\" x 3'7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRose and pink flower heads rise from vases in this amazing rug. 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Hamedan is a weaving city and region in western Persia, and for generations hundreds of villages around it have sent rugs to its markets. This accent rug keeps the bold floral drawing found in the region, with large blossoms set against a charcoal ground. The charcoal field gives strong contrast to the rose and pink flowers, while the blue border frames them with small repeating rosettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. It is hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, professionally washed and cleaned before it reaches you, and shipped folded and fully insured. 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The burgundy border runs a splendid lattice of small diamonds, framed by narrow stripes of cream and red checks. The pile is low in places across the middle, where the ground reads lighter. It brings a strong graphic weight to a small floor, the rust notes glowing against the near-black. At 3'3\" by 5'1\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlder Baluch rugs are typically dark, in reds, browns and blues with touches of white, and many have long striped aprons at both ends. A 19th-century Baluch carpet in the Victoria and Albert Museum has two large red medallions shaped like animals with legs, each holding a small tree. Baluch rugs come from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. Formats are small because the looms were portable. This rug keeps that small size and the deep range, with deep red and near-black set hard together. 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