11187 · 8' x 10'10" Persian Malayer Oversized Rug

The dark stepped medallion is what first catches the eye on this lovely rug. From across a room the field reads smoke gray, a close repeat of small boteh, the paisley leaf-drop, on a cream ground. At the center sits a near-black stepped diamond medallion, its rust core holding a small rosette, with a pendant above and below. Handsome rust spandrels fill the four corners, each with a near-black band and a cream tip. The main border is rust, carrying a graceful winding vine and small dark flower heads. Several guard stripes in steel blue and rust run on either side, set with tiny flowers. The pile is low over the whole rug. It reads as a quiet smoke gray ground under a dining table, with the rust corners and the dark center giving it weight. At 8' by 10'10", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.

Every 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 & cleaned. It ships folded and fully insured.