Buchara | 280 x 185 cm | Nr. Z-4173

590,00 €

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Buchara

This rug in dusky pink and light brown brings together traditional craftsmanship and timeless elegance. The knot density of approx. 490,000 knots per m² makes the painstaking workmanship visible – right down to the fine detailing. At 280 × 185 cm it is perfectly at home as a living-room rug. It also cuts a fine figure under a dining table for four to six people. 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	Pakistan
Dimensions	280 cm x 185 cm (= 5.18 m²)
Construction	hand-knotted
Material	Pile: wool Weft & Warp: cotton
knots	490.000
Year of manufacture	2005
Condition	pre-owned and cleaned
Edition	one-of-a-kind piece

Origin

Buchara (sometimes also written Bochara) is an oasis city in Uzbekistan on the former Silk Road. Although hardly any rugs were ever knotted in Buchara itself, the city gave its name to many Oriental rugs, because they were exported to the West from there. The rugs themselves were knotted by various Turkmen tribes, above all in the Caucasus, Persia and Afghanistan.

Buchara rugs are among the finest and best-loved rugs of Central Asia. That is also why the pattern has been copied in many countries, especially in Pakistan. These copies are sold as so-called Pakistan-Buchara.

Material

The pile of this Buchara 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 range of impressive qualities: thanks to the natural lanolin in the wool, the surface repels droplets of water and is thus naturally protected against dirt. Wool also offers excellent thermal insulation, has a regulating effect on the indoor climate and dampens sound.

The weft and warp threads of this Buchara 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 Buchara. It has had owners before you who valued and used it. It was knotted around 2005. It has been cleaned thoroughly and is in good but unrestored condition. The fringes could do with a repair. The edges are damaged in places. The rug has a few small stains. We have not restored this Buchara because we feel it has a special presence just as it is. If you would like us to, we will of course gladly restore the rug for you. Either way, this Buchara will give you pleasure for decades to come.

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.