Ardebil | 105 x 72 cm | Nr. 12-469816

140,00 €

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Ardebil

This blue rug brings together traditional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. At around 160k-200k knots per m², the work involved is demanding indeed, as you can see in the precise drawing and the finely worked details. Its 105 × 72 cm make it a bedside rug. It also cuts a fine figure in a bedroom or hallway. This one-of-a-kind piece brings individual character into the room and keeps its value far beyond short-lived trends.

Delivery time	1-3 days
Origin	Persia
Dimensions	105 cm x 72 cm (= 0.76 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool
knots	160k-200k
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Ardebil is the birthplace and also the burial site of the Safavid dynasty (1501 to 1722), which mattered so much to Persia and to the art of rug knotting. This rather modest provincial town today owes its fame to the so-called Ardebil rug from the mosque of Ardebil, knotted in the 16th century and bought in the second half of the 19th century by the German Oscar Strauß on behalf of the Ziegler company.

Traditional Ardebil rugs are predominantly geometric in design and show Caucasian influences. They are, however, easy to tell apart from Caucasian rugs. The pile wool is less lustrous and drier than the wool of Caucasian pieces. Most Ardebils also have a cotton foundation (weft & warp). Floral patterns occur only in exceptional cases, and then mostly in geometricised form.

Material

The pile of this Ardebil was hand-knotted from high-quality new wool. New wool is obtained by gently shearing sheep. It is a renewable, natural raw material with a range of impressive properties: thanks to the wool's natural lanolin content, 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.

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.