Zomorrodi Teppiche
Old Hamadan | 317 x 87 cm | Nr. 19947

Old Hamadan | 317 x 87 cm | Nr. 19947

700,00 €

	1-3 working days delivery time (within Germany)
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Old Hamadan

Craftsmanship and timeless elegance come together in this rug in dark red. The knot density of around 90,000 knots per m² makes the elaborate workmanship visible – right down to the fine execution of the details. At 317 × 87 cm it is in good hands as a runner or hallway rug. Colouring and texture give any room a homely, exclusive note – a one-of-a-kind piece that will last for years.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Persia
Dimensions	317 cm x 87 cm (= 2.76 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool
knots	90.000
Condition	pre-owned, cleaned & partially restored
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Hamadan (also Hamedan) rugs are knotted in the area around the city of Hamadan in north-western Iran. Hamadan is one of the oldest cities in Persia and lies amid a well-watered fruit-growing region on the banks of the Qareh, at the foot of the Zagros foothills. Rug knotting has a centuries-old tradition in this region. Hamedan is a collective name, for village and nomad rugs from many surrounding places come onto the market in Hamedan. What is typical of rugs from the Hamadan region is that they are knotted with a single weft using the Turkish knot. That is to say, one weft thread is inserted after every row of knots. Persian rugs are normally knotted with two or three wefts.

This Old Hamadan is around 106 years old and a true collector's piece.

Material

The pile of this Old Hamadan was hand-knotted from high-quality new wool. New wool is obtained by gently shearing sheep. New wool is a renewable, natural raw material with a number of impressive properties: thanks to the natural lanolin in the wool, the surface repels droplets of water and is therefore naturally protected against dirt. Wool also offers excellent thermal insulation, helps regulate the indoor climate and dampens sound.

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

Condition

You are not the first to take a liking to this Old Hamadan. It has had owners before you who valued and used it. It was knotted around 106. It has been thoroughly cleaned and is in good but only partially restored condition. Over the years the pile of the rug has become a little thinner. The fringes could also do with a repair on one side. We have not fully restored this Old Hamadan because we feel it has a special presence just as it is. If that is what you would like, we are of course happy to restore the rug further for you. We can bring almost any rug back to near-perfect 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.

Child labour? No thanks.

Child labour? No thanks. Children belong in school, not at a knotting frame or a loom. For us it therefore goes without saying that we only offer rugs made under fair conditions and without child labour.

We attach particular importance to humane working conditions and tolerate no child labour at any of our producers. Thank you for helping us to ensure fair conditions.

That is why we support the initiative Care & Fair against child labour in the rug trade.