3946 · 3'1" x 7'6" Persian Torkaman Runner Rug

This is a charming rug with rows of octagonal gul motifs on a near-black field. Across a near-black field, a shade darker than navy and brown at its edges, rows of octagonal gul motifs repeat in rust red, cream and small touches of blue. Diamond shapes with star centers sit between the larger figures, and small brown marks fill the dark ground. A beautiful camel main border holds black zigzag bands and triangles outlined in red and violet. A narrow guard stripe of small cream flowers on a dark ground separates the border from the field. The pile is low in places, with a worn patch on one field medallion and a few pale flecks. It anchors a tight hallway, and the deep ground steadies the warm rust tones. At 3'1" by 7'6", it fits an entry, a hallway corner or the space beside 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.