Antique Belouch Rug

Covered field in paneled floral guls in staggered orientation reciprocating in a lattice motif with abrashes across. Colors and shades include: Madder root red, brick red, chestnut, coffee brown, cobalt blue, chocolate brown, sapphire blue and more. Condition notes: Areas of high and low pile height. Most of the original side cord selvages are intact or restored. Fully secured sides and ends. Most of the original goat hair side cord selvages intact. Minor areas of recess to the knot heads from oxidation of the darker tones in the brown and charcoal families, due to mordants use at the time. Much of the original plain weave is fully intact, in addition to the minor braiding of fringes. Recently professionally cleaned ready for in-home use! Many years of enjoyment to come with this hand knotted Persian Belouch rug...

:: Highly ornamented, well balanced, and harmonious weave! Diminutive center medallion in diamond/hexagonal shape with end finials in a rams horn / samovar stylized contour. Allover covered field in a classic Herati motif, although some outline colors likely synthetic dyes (namely the brighter red top colors), the ground color red and blues are particularly vivid and true. Colors and shades include: Cherry red, ivory, navy blue, denim blue, blush, antique ivory, sky blue, powder blue, light saffron yellow and more. Condition notes: Mostly even wear across to knot heads. Professional restoration to one edge and one corner. Fully secured sides and ends. Light run of early fuchsine red. Some light uneven tension closer to one end as seen in photos which will likely reduce over time with natural use, wear, and proper pad, although priced according to current state. Recently professionally cleaned ready for in-home use! Many years of enjoyment to come with this hand knotted Persian Bijar rug...

Or from western Afghanistan. This totally nomadic scatter rug shows a grid pattern of three rows of three rectangles enclosing single, stylized flowers and rows of shorter squares wi...

The Baluchi people where a tribe of nomads that migrated from region near the Caspian sea to the area of southern Soviet central Asia, Afghanistan Khorasan province of Iran and Pakistan and they speak Persian Farsi language. Their rugs display color and structural features that are more akin to Turkoman weaves and yet designed like Caucasian and Persian rugs. Their wool is lustrous quality, we can see this fine quality in this Belouch rug...