Ardebil | 589 x 95 cm | Nr. Z-2710

590,00 €

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Ardebil

This rug in dark brown and light brown combines traditional craftsmanship with timeless elegance. At approx. 300,000 knots per m² the workmanship is correspondingly elaborate, as you can see in the precise drawing of the design and the finely worked details. Its 589 × 95 cm make it a hallway runner. It comes into its own just as nicely in the kitchen in front of the worktop. This one-of-a-kind piece brings individual character into the room and holds its value far beyond short-lived trends.

Delivery time	2 days
Origin	Persia
Dimensions	589 cm x 95 cm (= 5.6 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool Weft & Warp: cotton
knots	300.000
Year of manufacture	1985
Condition	pre-owned, but in very good condition (cleaned & restored)
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.

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

Condition

You are not the first to take a liking to this Ardebil. It has had owners before you who valued and used it. It was knotted around 1985. 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.

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.