1836 · 3'7" x 8'8" Persian Baluch Runner Rug

This lovely rug has a near-black lattice over its deep red field. A deep red field holds an all-over lattice of near-black lines, with small plant forms and violet leaves inside each diamond. No central medallion breaks the repeat, which runs the full length of the runner. The gorgeous main border is a row of small triangles in camel, violet, teal and red between near-black lines. Narrow guard stripes of sawtooth teeth in red and near-black edge the border on both sides. The pile is low in places, and two paler bands cross the field where the red reads paler still. It holds a long passage together, the near-black lattice keeping the red from feeling too bright. At 3'7" by 8'8", it fits a hallway or the space along the side of a bed.

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.