5470 · 4'1" x 10'2" Persian Ardabil Area Rug

Near-black octagonal medallions hold tan cores in this lovely rug. On a deep red field, two large octagonal medallions in near-black hold tan cores with small blue and red flowers. Handsome stepped pendants link the centers, and large tan and brown pieces fill the corners and the points between the medallions. The main border is brown, carrying graceful red rosettes and angular shapes, flanked by guard stripes of blue zigzags and narrow red lines. The pile is low in places, and the red reads paler through the center of the field. The open red field gives the two dark medallions room, and they hold the eye along a long passage. At 4'1" by 10'2", 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.