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Description
61133 Antique Persian Malayer Rug, 03'07 x 05'07.
Woven in the quiet rhythms of western Iran, this hand-knotted antique Persian Malayer rug sings a soft ballad of age-old artistry. Its palette, now gently mellowed by an antique wash, breathes in tones of Aegean blue hues, variegated browns, verdigris, and pops of brick red —earthy and poetic, like sunlit leaves fluttering against timeworn stone. What was once vivid has become dreamlike, the softened colors whispering stories across a garden of symbolic motifs rendered with graceful precision.
The field is a verdant grove of stylized florals and palmettes, rising in symmetry as if nourished by memory and myth. Cypress trees—emblems of eternity—stand sentinel among sprays of blossoming vines, their elegant silhouettes mirrored in the soft blue ground like reflections in still water. Each bloom, each curving tendril, speaks to the Persian love of paradise gardens—sacred places where the spiritual and natural harmonize in quiet splendor.
Framed by a border of serpentine scrolls and stylized palmettes, this Persian rug's framework is like pages of a forgotten manuscript: worn, cherished, and edged in lore. The inner band encloses the composition with a lyrical sense of balance, where the sawtooth design—serves not only as decoration but as protection. The border, too, has surrendered to the passage of time, allowing the composition to glow with soft radiance and organic imperfection.
With every knot placed by hands long gone, this Malayer rug carries more than beauty—it bears the hush of generations, the artistry of unknown weavers who imbued it with life and meaning. Now softened by years and bathed in a palette of earthly grace, it offers a tactile reverie, a woven ode to nature, memory, and Persian soul.
- Distressed. Desirable Age Wear.
- Antique Wash. Abrash.
- Hand-knotted wool.
- Made in Iran.
- Measures: 03'07 x 05'07.
- Date: 1920's. Early 20th Century.
