Antique Nain Persian Rug 326 × 210 cm, Wool

The piece in short

Hand-knotted in Iran: a Nain of 326 × 210 cm. The covered area is about 6.85 m² (10.7' × 6.9'). Nain rugs are traditionally finely knotted, with pale ivory and blue palettes.

Materials and construction

Pile material is given as wool, warp as cotton. The rug was hand-knotted throughout. Weight is given as ap. 18 kg.

Size and placement

The rug is rectangular. A size where sofa and armchairs can rest their front legs on the rug.

On the knot count

The stated knot density is 500,000–599,999 knots/m². Very fine knotting of this kind takes many times the working hours and shows correspondingly precise pattern work.

How it reads

The stated colourway is Weiß / beige. Depending on the light and the direction you look from, the surface reads lighter or darker — a property of every handmade rug.

Age and condition

Stated age: antique. In a rug of this age, patina and some pile loss belong to the picture.