3551 · 9'10" x 13'3" Persian Mashhad Oversized Rug

The orange and blue cartouches in the wide navy border are remarkable. Scrolling vines, palmettes and flower heads in cream, steel blue and gold cover the deep red field. A large navy medallion sits at the center, its star points reaching into the red around a red heart with a blue-gray rosette. Gorgeous navy spandrels fill the four corners, each with a cream corner piece among small blossoms. The wide main border is navy, set with large orange and blue cartouches between curling leaves in red and pink. A red floral band runs outside the navy, and narrow cream and red stripes edge it on the inner side. The pile is full across the face and in every border. It holds a large room together, the dark navy grounding the bright red. At 9'10" by 13'3", it fits a dining table for six with the chairs pulled out, or a full living room seating group.

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.