Eine Fotoaufnahme eines Gabbeh Teppichs.

Old Gabbeh | 326 x 222 cm | Nr. 17529

1.580,00 €

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Old Gabbeh

This rug in rust red brings together traditional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. A knot density of approx. 120,000 knots per m² makes the painstaking workmanship visible – right down to the fine execution of the details. At 326 × 222 cm it is well placed as a large living-room rug. It looks just as good in the dining room beneath a table for six to eight people. This one-of-a-kind piece gives a room character of its own and holds its value far beyond short-lived trends.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Persia
Dimensions	326 cm x 222 cm (= 7.24 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool Weft & Warp: cotton
knots	120.000
Year of manufacture	1960
Condition	pre-owned, but in very good condition (cleaned & restored)
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Gabbeh rugs are knotted by nomads living in the province of Fars, near the city of Shiraz. In Persian, Gabbeh is the name for high-pile rugs that were slept on. Classic Gabbeh have inventive, naive geometric patterns and are full of colour. Modern Gabbeh today mostly come in plain and monochrome designs. Even now, though, the rugs also carry stylised patterns from everyday nomadic life, such as goats, camels, dogs, plants or people. Gabbeh rugs usually come in natural cream, brown and grey tones, but you can also find lively yellow, red or blue.

This old Gabbeh is around 66 years old and a real collector's piece.

Material

Gabbehs are knotted by hand from hand-spun wool and dyed with natural colours. The hand-spun wool gives the rugs a grainy yet soft surface. Traditionally, Gabbeh rugs were used for sleeping. They invite you to sit and lounge about in the living room, but they are also excellent in hallways and dining areas.

Hand-spun wool is always a little irregular. When it is dyed, the natural dyestuffs are absorbed to differing degrees. The rug looks more lively as a result, with what are known as colour shifts (abrash), i.e. light-and-dark shadings of colour. These changes in the shade of the pile yarn always run across the length of the old Gabbeh and make the rug less prone to showing dirt.

The weft and warp threads of this old Gabbeh are made of cotton. This versatile material is tear-resistant and pliable, which makes it particularly well suited to a hard-wearing foundation weave.

Condition

This old Gabbeh has had admirers before you. It was knotted around 1960. We have cleaned it thoroughly and restored it with care. Despite its age, it is therefore in very good condition.

A note on the photos

The colours of this rug change depending on which side you look at it from. It all depends on whether the light falls with the nap of the pile or against it. That is why we have photographed the rug from several angles.

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