1858 · 6'3" x 9'10" Persian Birjand Area Rug

A herati lattice repeats across the cream field of this lovely rug. Across a cream field, a herati lattice, the fish-and-leaf lattice, repeats in small blue, red and rust flowers with curled leaves. A handsome round near-black medallion sits in the middle, set with red and blue rosettes around a red core, with a beautiful teardrop pendant at the top and the bottom. Near-black corner pieces with blue and red palmette tips fill the four angles. The main border is rust, carrying cream, blue and green leaf forms and gray blue lozenges. An olive band with cream blossom cartouches runs inside it, with narrow red stripes beside. Pile runs low in patches along the top border and the upper left, and the foundation shows at the lower right corner. It holds a room together, as the rust border warms the pale ground. At 6'3" by 9'10", it fits a living room with the front legs of the sofa and chairs on the rug, or beside a queen 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.