3153 · 3'10" x 10'5" Persian Ardabil Runner Rug

Red cartouches with vertical bars surround each of the four stepped medallions on this charming rug. Four stepped medallions in deep red run down a black cherry ground, each built around a splendid red star with small checkered squares at its corners. A pale blue sawtooth edges every medallion, and red cartouches with vertical bars sit around each one, with small fir-shaped leaves scattered over the dark ground between them. The wide main border is gray beige and carries hooked figures in red and pale blue. A red guard band of small cream rosettes frames the whole rug, and a thin bright red guard stripe runs inside the border. The pile is intact from the star centers to the outer band. It anchors a long passage with strong contrast, and the pale border keeps the dark ground from closing in. At 3'10" by 10'5", 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.