Hand-knotted Hereke Oriental Rug in Silk, 132 × 79 cm

A hand-knotted Hereke rug, 132 × 79 cm. Hereke patterns are court patterns: medallions, prayer niches and dense floral grounds, worked at fine density. At 800,000-899,999 knots/sqm the pile holds around 886,000 knots in total — a fine knot count, well above what a decorative rug needs. Pile 100% silk,, warp 100% silk. A silk pile shifts tone as you move past it — the same field reads light from one side of the room and dark from the other. At 1.04 m² this is a collector’s size; fine pieces this small are often shown on a wall. Proportion 1.67:1. One of a kind: hand-knotted rugs are not made in editions, so this exact piece exists once.