{"title":"Our Favorites","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-picked selection of pieces we keep coming back to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome are here for their color, some for an unusual drawing, some simply for how well they have aged. Each is a single vintage rug, hand-knotted and professionally washed, and once it sells it is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"5539-2x6-persian-handmade-torkaman-vintage-rug","title":"5539 - Persian Torkaman Accent Rug 2'2\" x 5'7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eOctagonal gul motifs repeat in a strict grid down this wonderful rug. On a deep red field, rows of handsome octagonal gul motifs repeat in a strict grid down the length of the rug. Each figure holds a quartered cross of navy and rose within a near-black outline, set against the saturated ground. No corner pieces or spandrels interrupt the continuous pattern across the rectangular space. A thin near-black line runs along the long edges, closing the design without a wide floral border. Full pile covers the surface, leaving the geometric drawing clear and the colors distinct. It settles the strong red and navy tones into a compact, rhythmic layout. At 2'2\" by 5'7\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Turkmen storage bag, hung from the trellis walls of the tent, held the family’s belongings and worked something like a portable wardrobe. Turkmen women wove the furnishings of the tent: carpets for floors and entryways, and smaller pieces made into bags and animal trappings. Torkaman weavers in northeastern Persia follow a strict repeating grid of gul motifs, one octagonal figure repeated across the field with almost no variation. Because the drawing never changes, all the life is in the color. This rug keeps that strict grid, with the octagonal figures aligned in two columns down the red ground. The navy and rose inside each motif stand out against the deep red field, creating a steady rhythm from end to end.\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":54201200967993,"sku":"CAN_5539_67x170","price":345.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5539__10288654975289__45527519461689.png?v=1788431756"},{"product_id":"5249-2x2-persian-handmade-shiraz-vintage-rug","title":"5249 - Persian Shiraz Accent Rug 2'1\" x 2'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dense repeat of small ochre diamonds and green leaves makes this a charming rug. Small ochre diamonds and green leaves cover the deep red field in a dense geometric repeat. A gorgeous stepped plum medallion sits at the center, holding a cream core with a small ochre motif inside. The inner border is cream, carrying a chain of linked geometric forms in orange and rust. Narrow ochre and green stripes run outside it, followed by a wide sage band with a faint pattern. The pile is low in places over the field. The dense drawing holds the eye with its warm red and gold notes. At 2'1\" by 2'1\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUNESCO records that the women of Fars design, choose the colors and weave without a cartoon, so that no weaver makes two carpets of the same design. In Fars the men shear the sheep in spring or autumn and build the loom, a horizontal frame placed on the ground, while the women spin the yarn. Rugs sold under the name Shiraz were woven by tribal and village weavers around the market city of Fars province in southern Persia. Geometric and often asymmetric drawing is the rule, with small stylized animals and birds turning up in the field. This piece keeps that geometric character in its stepped central form and the diamond lattice filling the ground. The square format concentrates the pattern into a compact block of color.\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":54201208439097,"sku":"CAN_5249_63x63","price":255.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5249__10288661856569__45527537221945.png?v=1788428322"},{"product_id":"5110-9x13-persian-handmade-kerman-vintage-rug","title":"5110 - Persian Kerman Oversized Rug 8'11\" x 12'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe large round medallion is wonderful on the navy field, with its burgundy and tan lobes. The navy field holds scattered sprays of flowers and leaves in pink, red, cream, steel blue and olive. A large round medallion holds the middle of the field, its rings of burgundy and tan lobes closing around a cream and blue rosette. Tan spandrels occupy each corner, packed with charming pink blossoms, red scrolls and pale blue leaves. The broad main border is dark navy, set with red, pale blue and cream flower heads among smaller blossoms. A tan band with brown scrolling vine runs inside and outside it, and a pale blue band with small flowers sits at the field edge. Full pile covers the field and borders evenly. The navy ground gives this large rug a dark base for the busy floral drawing. At 8'11\" by 12'10\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wagner garden carpet of the Burrell Collection, made in Kerman under the Safavid dynasty, is the earliest garden carpet outside Asia. In the first half of the 20th century Kerman rugs were sold in the West under the name Kermanshah. Kerman in southeastern Persia worked in the softest palette of the major Persian centers: powder blue, ivory, rose and pale green, often on a pale ground. Here the soft pink, pale blue and tan flowers sit on a deep navy field instead. Sprays of blossoms fill the ground around a round center medallion.\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":54201213911353,"sku":"CAN_5110_273x390","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5110__10288666411321__45527546626361.png?v=1788431196"},{"product_id":"5104-10x13-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-rug","title":"5104 - Persian Kashan Oversized Rug 9'10\" x 12'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eCurling vines carry cream and blue blossoms around a lovely stepped near-black diamond. On a deep red field, pretty curling vines carry cream and blue blossoms around a central figure. A stepped near-black diamond forms the medallion, with a cream core and a teal center, with pendants at the top and bottom. Splendid cream spandrels fill the corners, set among near-black scrolls and small blossoms. Around the field runs a near-black main border carrying scrolling palmettes and rosettes worked in red, cream and blue. Narrow guard stripes in cream and blue run along both sides of the main band. Low pile shows in some patches of the upper field, and the red reads paler there. It holds the saturated red against the near-black frame across a large floor. At 9'10\" by 12'10\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly about twenty of the silk carpets of the 1500s credited to Kashan are known to survive, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art owns four of them. Their animal designs match those in royal manuscripts and book bindings, all of them born in the Safavid court design workshop. Kashan is the central Persian city most associated with the formal Persian rug, with a central medallion, spandrels in the corners, and a field of curling vine and palmette. Old Kashans are known for their saturated madder reds. Here the medallion and corner spandrels sit within a red field filled with vines and small blossoms, and a near-black border of palmettes and rosettes 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. 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":54201214140729,"sku":"CAN_5104_300x390","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5104__10288666607929__45527546822969.png?v=1788431186"},{"product_id":"5011-3x5-persian-handmade-bloch-vintage-rug","title":"5011 - Persian Baluch Accent Rug 2'9\" x 5'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree large serrated diamonds are stacked down the center of this wonderful rug. A deep red field carries three large serrated diamonds in black cherry and burgundy stacked down the center, each holding a small cream and red geometric core. Dark brown hooked motifs and small rosettes sit in the open red ground between the central forms. Cream geometric shapes mark the four corners of the inner field. The main border is black cherry, carrying a pretty repeating red zigzag vine around the perimeter. Thin cream and dark brown bands frame the drawing and the rug’s edge. The pile is full over the whole face. It holds deep red and near-black drawing together in a small passage. At 2'9\" 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. Baluch rugs come from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. Formats are small because the looms were portable, and the designs repeat a few motifs that traveled between camps. This rug keeps a deep palette in its black cherry diamonds and deep red ground. The three stacked serrated medallions and the hooked side motifs repeat the angular vocabulary of the camps across the short 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":54201217614137,"sku":"CAN_5011_85x160","price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/5011__10288669262137__45527552917817.png?v=1788431068"},{"product_id":"3900-3x3-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-rug","title":"3900 - Persian Kashan Accent Rug 2'11\" x 2'7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe star medallion of this delightful rug holds a gold core. Worked on a deep red field, dainty curling vines and small blossoms in steel blue, olive and cream surround a central figure. A star medallion in steel blue holds a gold core and sends splendid lobed pendants to the sides. The wide border is navy, carrying a repeat of steel blue arches. Narrow guard stripes of cream and gold with small navy motifs separate the band from the red ground. Pile is full over the rug. Cool blue accents balance the warm red center, letting this small rug fit tight spots. At 2'11\" by 2'7\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCostly silk carpets with figure designs, such as the hunting carpet now in Vienna, were probably woven in Kashan, the silk center of Persia. It was long the custom to bring raw silk from other places to Kashan to be spun and dyed there. Kashan is the central Persian city most associated with the formal Persian rug: a central medallion and a field of curling vine and palmette. Old Kashans are known for saturated madder reds. This piece keeps the central medallion and the curling vine found in the city’s work. The saturated red ground and the precise blue drawing show the care taken in the weaving.\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":54201218957625,"sku":"ASL_3900_90x80","price":290.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/3900__10288670605625__45527554294073.png?v=1788430166"},{"product_id":"3773-2x4-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-rug","title":"3773 - Persian Hamedan Accent Rug 2'4\" x 4'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis remarkable rug has a column of three dark brown diamond medallions. At the center, a column of three dark brown diamond medallions sits on a deep red field scattered with small geometric motifs in cream and brown. Cream spandrels fill the four corners, holding pretty stepped vines and stylized blossoms that frame the red ground. The beautiful main border runs navy, carrying cream rosettes and small red diamonds. The pile is full throughout. The warm red field and the navy border stand out clearly in a small space. At 2'4\" by 4'1\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside 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. 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 retains the slender shape and dense geometric drawing seen in the region. The saturated red ground and navy frame create clear separation, with the cream corners brightening the ends.\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":54201223217465,"sku":"ASL_3773_70x125","price":310.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/3773__10288674603321__45527560323385.png?v=1788430002"},{"product_id":"4355-3x10-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"4355 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 2'9\" x 10'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA teal lattice and a cream medallion on a deep red field make this an amazing rug. Set within a deep red field, a teal lattice links small rosettes and geometric motifs in navy, brown and cream. A splendid cream medallion with a notched edge sits in the middle, holding a lovely red flower head with teal leaves. Cream spandrels at each corner carry matching floral shapes in teal and red. The main border is dark brown, filled with small geometric blossoms in teal and pink. Narrow guard stripes in near-black frame the design on both sides. The pile is full across the face of the runner. It anchors a narrow passage with strong red and bright teal notes. At 2'9\" 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. In the second half of the 12th century the Seljuq sultans made Hamedan their capital, and it remained so for 50 years. 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 runner keeps that long format, with a single cream medallion gathering the pattern at the middle of the long red 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":54201233178937,"sku":"CAN_4355_85x307","price":710.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4355__10288680042809__45527582441785.png?v=1788430597"},{"product_id":"4890-3x2-persian-handmade-arak-vintage-rug","title":"4890 - Persian Arak Accent Rug 2'7\" x 2'4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall near-black boteh repeat in strict rows across this amazing rug. The field is burgundy, covered in a gorgeous dense lattice of small diamond boteh motifs worked in near-black and deep red. The all-over plan repeats these dainty leaf-drops in strict rows with no central medallion to break the rhythm. Tiny touches of steel blue and pink sit inside each near-black figure. A thin near-black edge runs along the sides, holding the pattern in without a separate guard stripe. Full pile covers the face and the borders. The near-black drawing stands out clearly against the warm ground in a tight spot. At 2'7\" by 2'4\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe town of Arak dates only from 1808, when it was founded as Sultanabad, a name the carpet trade kept. A hundred hamlets and villages within a day’s journey of Sultanabad wove rugs for its market, by the count of Walter Hawley, writing in 1913. Arak in central Persia, known historically as Sultanabad, was the center of one of the largest weaving districts in the country. The surrounding villages supplied the market under their own names, and the shared character is an all-over floral field and a restrained palette. This rug keeps that all-over structure, filling the ground with repeating figures instead of a single large motif. The colors stay close to the red and black tones seen here, with only small accents 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":54201287475513,"sku":"CAN_4890_80x70","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4890__10288699834681__45527621140793.png?v=1788431034"},{"product_id":"4726-10x13-persian-handmade-kashan-vintage-rug","title":"4726 - Persian Kashan Oversized Rug 9'10\" x 13'3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eRounded flower heads in ochre, tan and pale blue make this navy rug remarkable. Navy covers the field, thick with scrolling vines and rounded flower heads in ochre, tan and pale blue. A beautiful round, scalloped medallion in cream and pale blue sits at the center. The field has no separate corner pieces, and the pattern runs straight into the edges. The wide border band is navy as well, carrying ochre and cream flower heads on a vine. Pale blue, cream and sage guard stripes run along each side of it. Pile is full, with a few white specks near the center. It suits a room with walnut furniture, letting the ochre and tan notes warm the deep blue ground. At 9'10\" by 13'3\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing is known of Kashan carpets from the 1600s through the 1800s; then, at the dawn of the 20th century, a large commercial production arose there. UNESCO lists the carpet weaving of Kashan as living heritage, noting that almost one in three residents works in carpet making and that most of the makers are women. Kashan is the central Persian city most associated with the formal Persian rug, with a central medallion, spandrels in the corners, and a field of curling vine and palmette. Old Kashans are known for their saturated madder reds. This rug keeps the central medallion and the dense vine field, with no separate corner pieces. Red shows only in small touches among the navy, ochre and pale 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":54201300779321,"sku":"CAN_4726_300x405","price":2175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/4726__10288706191673__45527626088761.png?v=1788430861"},{"product_id":"8083-6x10-turkish-handmade-manisa-vintage-rug","title":"8083 - Turkish Manisa Area Rug 5'7\" x 9'7\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA round medallion with a teal green core sits among curling vines on this lovely rug. Over a tan field worn to pale streaks, pretty curling vines and small blossoms in green, teal and brown drift around a central medallion. The medallion is a round shape with a teal green core and scrolling tendrils that reach into the open field. Vine sprays with graceful green roses fill the corners in green and brown against the tan ground. The main border runs on cream, carrying rosettes and small flowers in green and brown, with a bright green band along its inner edge. The colors are eased by a wash, and wear shows across the field. The tan lets the green notes breathe. At 5'7\" by 9'7\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art notes that the workshops of Gordes, a Manisa town, were particularly active in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Since 1997 its hand-woven carpets have carried a protected geographical mark. Manisa lies inland from the Aegean coast, and its weaving sits between two traditions. You find the geometric medallions of Anatolian village work and the softer floral borders of the western workshops in the same rug. This piece holds that blend in a round medallion and scrolling vines in a practical size. The tan field and muted greens sit close together in 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":54201312346425,"sku":"ARD_1498_171x291","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8083__10288713040185__45527632412985.png?v=1788432335"},{"product_id":"8894-4x7-turkish-handmade-anatolian-vintage-rug","title":"8894 - Turkish Anatolian Area Rug 3'8\" x 6'10\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA central column of medallions makes this a lovely rug. Stepped geometric motifs and a central column of medallions cover the muted pink field. Two large stepped diamond medallions in ochre, cream and dark red sit at the center, joined by a small connector. Slate blue fills the four corners of the inner field, each holding a small cream diamond. The handsome main border runs on an ochre ground, carrying a row of dainty octagonal rosettes in dark red and gray. Narrow bands with a small geometric repeat in slate and cream edge the border. A light antique wash has eased the colors and left the drawing clear. At 3'8\" by 6'10\", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside a bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nomadic herders of Turkey, the Yoruk, live in black goat-hair tents and travel between winter and summer pastures. From 1908 to 1914 the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers employed 50 to 60 thousand carpet weavers in Anatolia alone, working at home. Anatolian is the broad name for the village weaving of the Turkish interior, and it covers a lot of ground. The shared character is geometry over floral drawing, and a palette that reads warmer and chalkier than Persian work. These were house rugs, woven to be used. This rug keeps that geometric character in its stepped medallions and angular border motifs. The muted pink field and slate blue corners give it a soft, chalky warmth.\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":54201329221945,"sku":"ARD_7022_111x208","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8894__10288725295417__45527647650105.png?v=1788433578"},{"product_id":"8995-9x12-persian-handmade-mahal-vintage-rug","title":"8995 - Persian Mahal Oversized Rug 9' x 12'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe cream floral spray in the dark navy ring is the place to start describing this remarkable rug. Worked on a deep red field, dainty scrolling vines and tiny blossoms spread in cream, steel blue and some pale green. The middle of the field carries a diamond medallion, a cream floral spray inside a dark navy ring edged in teal, with notched pendants above and below. Gorgeous cream and pale blue spandrels hold blue vine and pink blossoms at the four corners. The border proper is dark navy, carrying large rosettes in dusty rose and cream. Narrow steel blue and cream guard stripes run along each side of the border. Pile is full over the face and the borders. Teal and steel blue cool the red ground in a large room. At 9' by 12'6\", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\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. It had its rugs made less complex than traditional Persian carpets, so that they would not look out of place in European homes. Mahal rugs come from the villages around Arak in central Persia, and they were woven large and open from the beginning. This rug has the wide field of that type, with a medallion at the center and floral sprays scattered across the red. Cream and teal sit among the flowers, and the navy border closes the field. Pink blossoms in the corners echo the dusty rose rosettes of the 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":54201332498745,"sku":"ARD_XL257_275x380","price":2210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8995__10288728408377__45527649812793.png?v=1788433723"},{"product_id":"8374-7x10-turkish-handmade-isparta-vintage-rug","title":"8374 - Turkish Isparta Area Rug 6'9\" x 10'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo large bouquets of cream roses stand at opposite corners of this lovely rug. Two large bouquets of charming cream roses, small blossoms and olive leaves sit at opposite corners of the faded red field. There is no central medallion, leaving the middle of the rug open. No border or guard stripes frame the design. A full antique wash, no color left at strength, has brought the red and cream to one warm level. The pile is worn low across much of the field, and the foundation shows through. It anchors a sitting area, and the pale bouquets give the red two bright corners. At 6'9\" by 10'2\", 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\u003eBy 1909 the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers, the big carpet export company of the day, had workshops in five places, and Isparta was one of them. In the first half of 1911 the busiest agent of the Oriental Carpet Manufacturers was in Isparta, where a single agency had about 25,294 square meters woven in homes. Isparta lies in the lake country of southwestern Turkey, where workshops through the twentieth century wove Persian-influenced floral designs in a distinctly Turkish palette. The palette is chalkier and softer, with more cream and rose than the deep madder of Persia. These are town rugs, not tribal ones, so the drawing is orderly and the field tends to read calm from across a room. This rug sets cream bouquets against the faded red, and the middle of the field stays open.\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":54201336987961,"sku":"ARD_3065_207x311","price":640.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8374__10288732897593__45527652991289.png?v=1788432780"},{"product_id":"8538-5x9-turkish-handmade-isparta-vintage-rug","title":"8538 - Turkish Isparta Area Rug 5' x 9'","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lobed medallion in blue gray stands at the heart of this charming rug. The field shows dusty rose, dotted with fine floral sprays in ivory and pale green. A central lobed medallion in blue gray holds a small cream rosette at its core, with pointed pendants reaching toward the top and bottom. Beautiful blue gray corner pieces hold large flower heads on a lighter ground. A cream band runs inside the main border, which is blue gray, worked with graceful scrolling vines and palmettes in rose and cream. Pile runs low in spots, and the rose fades near the middle where the foundation shows. Chalky rose and blue notes give the rug its presence. At 5' by 9', it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Ottoman report of 1917 notes that carpet weaving gave work to poor families in Isparta, Burdur and places like them. Isparta lies in the lake country of southwestern Turkey, where workshops through the twentieth century wove Persian-influenced floral designs in a distinctly Turkish palette. The palette is chalkier and softer, with more cream and rose than the deep madder of Persia. These are town rugs, not tribal ones, so the drawing is orderly and the field tends to read calm from across a room. The design keeps that structured composition, with the central medallion and corner pieces in a balanced, symmetrical plan. Wear has softened the rose field to a hazy warmth, leaving the blue gray border to define the shape against the pale 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":54201345868089,"sku":"ARD_3238_153x274","price":515.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8538__10288740860217__45527659348281.png?v=1788433033"},{"product_id":"8795-6x9-turkish-handmade-manisa-vintage-rug","title":"8795 - Turkish Manisa Area Rug 6' x 9'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eScrolling vines in a mirrored all-over repeat cover this charming rug. Over a cream field, pretty scrolling vines carry green leaves, rose blossoms and small blue flower heads in a mirrored all-over repeat. Open lozenge shapes step down the center line, each holding a few tiny blue flowers. The main border is a solid band of blue that frames the whole field. The pile runs low across the rug, and white foundation shows through the blue border in fine specks. It anchors a bright room, and the blue frame holds the soft rose and green of the vines. At 6' by 9'1\", 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\u003eFor about seven years, until he became sultan in 1520, Manisa was governed by a young prince, the future Suleiman the Magnificent. In Demirci, a district of Manisa, almost every household has been known to keep a carpet loom. Inland from the Aegean coast, Manisa weaves between two traditions. The geometric medallions of Anatolian village work and the softer floral borders of the western workshops often meet in the same rug. Made for houses rather than for export, Manisa pieces come in practical sizes, and the drawing stays unfussy. This one is a mirrored floral repeat with no medallion, held inside a single wide band 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":54201364349241,"sku":"ARD_3499_182x277","price":615.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8795__10288754393401__45527671210297.png?v=1788433426"},{"product_id":"8709-6x9-turkish-handmade-isparta-vintage-rug","title":"8709 - Turkish Isparta Area Rug 5'7\" x 8'8\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA faint central medallion edged with scrolling vines sits on this charming rug. Worked on a mauve gray beige field, delicate scattered floral sprays in pink and teal surround a faint central medallion. The medallion is a small rounded form edged with lovely scrolling vines and holding pink flowers at its center. Sprays of vine and flowers sit in the four corners of the field. A wide cream border holds a scroll of small blossoms and leaves, with a teal band and a dark line inside it. The pile is worn thin across the whole face, and the weave shows through in streaks. A light antique wash has eased the colors while keeping the drawing sharp. Teal notes cool the warm beige and fill out the pale ground. At 5'7\" by 8'8\", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the name “Isparta quality” the carpets of Isparta were famous in the early years of the Turkish Republic. The workshops of Isparta, in the lake country of southwestern Turkey, spent the twentieth century weaving Persian-influenced floral designs in a distinctly Turkish palette. That palette runs softer and chalkier, favoring cream and rose over the deep madder of Persia. As town rugs rather than tribal ones, they keep an orderly drawing, and the field usually reads calm from across a room. This rug holds a structured layout, with the medallion and spandrels arranged clearly as in many workshop pieces. The wash has taken the colors down to a single smoky level, leaving the pattern as a gentle outline.\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":54201373196601,"sku":"ARD_3412_169x265","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/8709__10288761438521__45527678320953.png?v=1788433296"},{"product_id":"1221-4x9-persian-handmade-birjand-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1221 - Persian Birjand Runner Rug 3'8\" x 9'2\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA herati lattice of rosettes and boteh fills this remarkable rug. The field reads rust at a distance, but up close it is an ivory ground packed with a herati lattice of rosettes and boteh in red, navy and orange. No single medallion anchors the design; the pattern covers the entire length evenly. The gorgeous main border is tan-brown, carrying a graceful scroll of cream and rust palmettes and small blossoms. Narrow guard stripes in red and camel edge this band. The pile has worn low in a few pale patches, near the top and in the lower middle, though the pattern still reads clearly. A cream ground lightens the rust tones in a bright passage. At 3'8\" by 9'2\", 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. Birjand is the main weaving town of South Khorasan in eastern Persia, and its rugs are finer and more formal than most village work. Expect a repeating floral lattice or a centered medallion in curved lines, on a palette of madder, ivory and deep blue. This runner keeps that repeating floral lattice, worked in curved lines across the whole field. Its palette matches the type: red and ivory with navy, the red strong enough to give the whole rug a rust cast.\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":54201379520825,"sku":"CAN_1221_112x280","price":840.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1221__10288765993273__45527685071161.png?v=1788428910"},{"product_id":"1519-3x13-persian-handmade-hamedan-vintage-runner-rug","title":"1519 - Persian Hamedan Runner Rug 3'3\" x 13'1\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeometric diamonds in cream and dusty rose repeat across the gray brown field of this charming runner. Across a gray brown field, geometric diamonds and small hooked motifs repeat down the length in cream and dusty rose. A column of stepped diamonds runs through the center, each holding a small rosette, with no single large medallion. The main border is a pale dusty rose, carrying cream and brown figures shaped like small leaves and flowers. Narrow guard stripes in cream and brown frame the central panel on all sides and set it apart from the outer band. No color is left at strength: a full antique wash has brought the field, the rose and the cream to one soft level. The pile is full across the face. The narrow format carries an earthy line, and the rose border lets the brown stay gentle. At 3'3\" by 13'1\", 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 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 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 a dense repeat of small diamonds along the whole field. Its palette is soft, brown and rose with cream, in place of strong color.\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":54201400000825,"sku":"CAN_1519_100x400","price":975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/1519__10288771825977__45527712989497.png?v=1788429101"},{"product_id":"1849-9x13-persian-handmade-tabriz-vintage-rug","title":"1849 - Persian Tabriz Oversized Rug 9'2\" x 13'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sage green border with its flower cartouches is charming. At the heart of a deep red field sits a large cream medallion with scalloped edges and a gray brown lozenge at its core. Cream pendants hang above and below, and feathery leaf sprays fill the field corners. The sage green main border winds cream scrolls and small blossoms around beautiful flower cartouches at the corners and midpoints. A gray brown guard stripe with cream panels runs inside it, and lovely blue flower heads line the outer band. The red field has worn soft and mottled across much of its surface, while the border holds its color better. It brings a garden-fresh note to the red: the sage green cools the field, while the cream medallion keeps the center bright. At 9'2\" by 13', it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUNESCO lists the historic bazaar of Tabriz as World Heritage and calls it one of the most important commercial centers on the Silk Road. Tabriz in northwestern Persia is a city workshop tradition, and it shows in the discipline of the whole layout. Medallions are properly centered, borders turn cleanly at the corners, and the vine scrolls follow a plan worked out in full before weaving began. That plan is visible here: a centered cream medallion and cream scrolls that swing around each corner. Tabriz workshops also worked in a wider palette than most, so ivory, stone and pale blue grounds turn up alongside the reds. Here a sage green main border joins the red and cream.\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 anchors a tight corridor, where the deep red and near-black geometry sit calmly underfoot. At 2'6\" by 6'4\", 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. Semi-nomadic Baluch groups wove in eastern Persia, and portable looms kept their rugs narrow. Here, the stepped diamonds march down the full length. Rust and cream accents lift the burgundy 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 handsome main border runs red and near-black, with diagonal bands dotted in cream. A thin cream line separates the field from the border. The pile has worn low over most of the face. It anchors a long hall with red, gold and brown, and the cream figures give the near-black bands some light. At 3'3\" by 9'6\", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of 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. Baluch weaving comes from the semi-nomadic groups of eastern Persia and western Afghanistan. The designs repeat a handful of motifs carried between camps. This runner repeats three stepped medallions in gold and cream down a red field, with cream T-shaped figures at their sides. Its border carries near-black diagonal bands on 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. 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A rust guard stripe with olive zigzags sits on each side of it. A full antique wash left no color at strength, and the pile is worn low across the field, thinnest in the upper half where the weave shows through. In a living room, the rust medallion and gold corners hold against the gray brown, giving a warm, softened center. At 7'1\" 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\u003eIsma’il, the first Safavid shah, was crowned in Tabriz in 1501. Tabriz in northwestern Persia is a city workshop tradition, and it shows in the discipline of the design. Medallions are properly centered, borders turn their corners and close, and the vine scrolls were laid out by someone who could see the whole cartoon before starting. This rug follows that plan: a lobed medallion on the center line, corner pieces answering it. 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