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Dimensions: 3'2" x 11'7" (97 cm x 353 cm).
Circa: 1920.
This antique Persian Malayer runner, circa 1920, is a hand-knotted, one-of-a-kind weaving with a striking chain of stepped lozenge medallions set along an elongated field. Its softly aged palette of ivory, taupe, sky blue, and brown highlights the rug's geometric village drawing and refined border work, giving it the collected character buyers seek in early 20th century Persian rugs. An ideal choice for a hallway, entryway, or kitchen.
Faded neutral tones of ivory, taupe, sky blue, brown, camel, and charcoal, with a ivory field.
Malayer rugs are woven in and around the town of Malayer in western Iran, within the greater Hamadan district. Comprising over a hundred villages each with its own subtle design traditions, the Malayer region produces hand-knotted rugs on a cotton foundation using the symmetrical Turkish knot — finer and more tightly woven than most Hamadan work.
Malayer designs tend toward the geometric, with herati, mahi (fish), and stylized floral patterns rendered in a traditional palette of deep indigo, madder red, and ivory. Their precise drawing, durable construction, and handsome proportions make antique Malayer rugs a consistently sought-after choice for collectors and decorators alike.















































