11211 · 8'6" x 12'4" Persian Torkaman Oversized Rug

Bands of dark brown guls cross this charming rug at intervals along its length. Worked on a light brown field, octagonal guls repeat in rows across a close grid, with smaller stepped figures set between them. There is no medallion; the guls themselves are the plan, most of them only a shade darker than the ground, with touches of cream at their centers. The handsome main border is wide, carrying a lattice of stepped diamonds and small star figures. Narrow guard stripes of tiny repeating marks run on either side of it. At each end, an outer band holds a beautiful cream diamond lattice. Where the darker bands cross, the border figures turn dark brown too, which brings the design forward there. The pile is low across the rug. It grounds a quiet room in beige and light brown, and those darker bands give the eye somewhere to settle. At 8'6" by 12'4", 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.