{"product_id":"11103-8x10-persian-handmade-gharajeh-vintage-rug","title":"11103 - Persian Gharajeh Oversized Rug 7'7\" x 10'6\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bold gold and red medallion lights the center of this remarkable rug. Near-black carries the whole field, crowded with hooked steel blue forms and small red flower sprays. The large medallion has a stepped, hooked gold outline around a red ground, with a steel blue octagon and a cream rosette at its core. Above and below it, red hooked bars and gold pendants run toward each end of the field. Beautiful cream spandrels fill the four corners, stepped and edged in steel blue bands with red hooks. The handsome main border is red, carrying hooked palmettes in blue and cream between small cream blossoms. Narrow guard stripes carry a chain of small red rosettes, and an outer stripe of blue diamonds closes the edge. The pile is low over the whole face, and every color holds its strength. The dense drawing gives a room a firm center, with the gold and cream lifting the near-black ground. At 7'7\" by 10'6\", 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 best-known pattern of Gharajeh is three geometric medallions, the central one with a latch-hooked outline in a different color and the other two eight-pointed stars. Britannica says the runners of Gharajeh resemble those of Karabagh in the Caucasus but look more Persian. Gharajeh, also written Karaja, is a village district north of Heriz in northwestern Persia. This rug is built around one large stepped medallion, set on a near-black field. Red hooked bars and gold pendants extend it toward both ends, so the center line reads as one long, connected figure. Cream spandrels and steel blue hooked bands frame the field at all four corners. A red border with hooked palmettes surrounds it all, and its strong contrast keeps every part of the layout clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery rug we sell is one of a kind, and this is the only one like it. Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation, vintage, approx. 50 years (1970s). Condition: professionally washed \u0026amp; cleaned. It ships folded and fully insured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storied Rugs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68008879817017,"sku":"AL_11103_230x320","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/6964\/5369\/files\/11103_1.jpg?v=1794094428","url":"https:\/\/storiedrugs.com\/products\/11103-8x10-persian-handmade-gharajeh-vintage-rug","provider":"Storied Rugs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}