3431 · 5'3" x 8'8" Persian Shiraz Area Rug

Small stylized animals sit in the upper rows of this remarkable slate blue rug. On a slate blue field, cream and tan lozenges with hooked arms repeat in columns, with small stylized animals in the upper rows. There is no central medallion; hooked boteh forms and a few rust lozenges fill the open ground between the rows. Gorgeous octagonal cartouches in a wide pale blue main border hold charming cream and tan rosettes, with a brick band of cream rosettes and crossed marks outside. Guard stripes in cream and dark brown run inside the border. The pile is full, and the blue shifts from gray blue to deeper blue in bands across the field. It grounds a reading chair, letting the cool blue base balance the warm rust notes. At 5'3" by 8'8", 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.