This 1890s Persian Malayer is love-worn and brimming with chatacter. A gallery-sized piece at 7’2 x 16’4, it carries the graceful wear of age like a well-read novel—some chapters rubbed thin, others still vivid with detail. The wool is low pile with scattered wear all throughout, but in certain sections, the motifs hold on just a little stronger, like memories refusing to fade. As you look closely, you can see the variance of its natural dyes and how this rug has lived.
Its field is packed with highly stylized Herati motifs and layered with a faded cantaloupe ground that gives the whole piece a sun-softened glow. The border, featuring the prized turtle motif, wraps around like a protective frame. This antique Persian rug showcases a timeless palette: rust, umber, ivory, camel, khaki, and tan mingle with dusty light pinks, baby blues, teal green, aqua, charcoal, burnt sienna, and faint yellow.
This rug can give a lot more life; but it isn’t for a high-traffic hustle or romping pups—it’s for somewhat quieter corners of life. For hallways that deserve poetry underfoot. For spaces where every faded knot speaks to character and continuity.
Vegetable dyed, earth-toned, and grounding in every sense, this Malayer brings the kind of presence that doesn’t shout—it settles in, with soul.
Sturdy, and floor-ready.
Exact Size: 7’2 x 16’4
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