1673 · 4'5" x 8'10" Persian Tafresh Area Rug

Two lovely stepped near-black medallions rest on the deep red field. The deep red field holds two stepped near-black medallions with cream hexagonal cores, joined by a short axis of small diamonds. Cream octagons with blue and orange stars are scattered across the open red ground. Splendid stepped near-black corner pieces fill the four corners, set with small birds. The main border is a wine red band of small rosettes in blue, cream and brown, edged by a cream sawtooth on dark brown. Narrow guard stripes frame it, one a row of blue and red triangles, the other a line of camel boteh, the paisley leaf-drop, along the field edge. A scattering of small pale flecks shows in the red. It grounds a reading corner, and the cream stars bring light to the red and near-black. At 4'5" by 8'10", it fits a bedroom beside the bed, a study under a desk, or a small sitting area.

Every 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.