Antique Gabbeh | 169 x 115 cm | Nr. Z-4547

Antique Gabbeh

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Persia
Dimensions	169 cm x 115 cm (= 1.94 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool (hand-spun, natural dyes)
knots	80.000
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 antique Antique Gabbeh is a collector's piece. It is around 76 years old, which alone makes it a truly special piece. Antique rugs such as this Antique Gabbeh are as sought after as ever and achieve top prices at renowned auction houses.

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. During dyeing, the natural dyes are absorbed to differing degrees. The rug looks more lively, and so-called colour shifts (abrash) appear, that is, light-and-dark shadings in the colour. These changes in the tone of the pile yarn always run across the length of the Antique Gabbeh and make the rug less prone to showing dirt.

The weft threads of this Antique Gabbeh are made of X. Wool was used for the warp threads.