VINTAGE PERSIAN MASHAD HAND KNOTTED RUG, 9.7 x 13.0 (292cm x 396cm)

Made In: Persia (Iran) – 26-629 

Style: Mashad Rug

Design: Traditional Floral Medallion

Exact Size: 9ft 7in x 13ft 0in, 96.4lbs (292cm x 396cm, 43.8kg)

Weave: 100% Hand Knotted

Pile: Wool – Full to Medium

Foundation: Cotton

Field Color: Mashad Red

Border Color: Black

$1,250.00

Condition/Description: Vintage Persian Mashad rug, hand knotted in Persia of 100 percent natural wool on a cotton foundation. This rug is 70+ years old and has medium to low wool piles and is in excellent condition for its age. This elegant masterpiece features a luminous ruby-red field adorned with an intricate garden of scrolling vines, flowering palmettes, and delicate botanical motifs radiating from a spectacular ivory-centered medallion. The dramatic contrast between the vibrant crimson field and the midnight navy border creates exceptional visual depth, while accents of sapphire blue, ivory, camel, rose, and soft sky blue lend sophistication and complexity throughout the composition. This rug came from an established rug merchant. Clean and ready to be enjoyed. FLAT RATE SHIPPING OF $300.00 FOR THIS RUG WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Flat rate shipping is billed separately after the invoice has been paid.

Mashad Rugs are easy to recognize, with their famous medallions surrounded by floral motifs. They are often dominated by red tones, with blue tones in the border. High-quality wool is used, giving a hardwearing carpet, and they are reminiscent of Persian carpets from Kashan. Based on normally a cotton foundation, the wool pile used in Mashad rugs is amongst the best in Iran. The wool used is soft and the pile is tight and thin. Dark red, blue and khaki are the typical colors used in the carpets making up a curvilinear pattern with a single central medallion, the corners are generally illustrating floral designs, and floraotifs occupy the background. Many of the best carpets in the world are made in Iran, and many of the best carpets in Iran are made in Mashad.