







Antique Mahal Area Rug (9' x 11')
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Dimensions: 9'2" x 11'5" (279 cm x 348 cm).
Circa: 1920.
This antique Mahal rug, circa 1920, is a hand-knotted Persian carpet with a richly detailed all-over floral design in warm rust, soft ivory, sage, and charcoal. Its scrolling vinework, palmettes, and layered botanical motifs create a refined, decorative surface framed by a contrasting charcoal floral border. An ideal centerpiece for a living room, dining area, or bedroom.
Faded warm tones of rust, charcoal, ivory, sage, terra cotta, blue gray, coral, and ochre, with a rust field.
Mahal rugs are woven in the Mahallat district, about 45 miles southeast of Arak (formerly Sultanabad) in west-central Iran. Hand-knotted in a cottage industry setting on a cotton foundation using soft, lustrous wool with the Persian asymmetric knot, Mahal rugs occupy a distinctive middle ground between formal city carpets and bold tribal work — neither strictly floral nor geometric, they have an ideal informality that allows them to sit comfortably in almost any décor.
Their palette is typically subdued — ivories, grays, soft browns, and faded madder reds — and their all-over "Harshang" or herati-derived patterns have a folksy, country charm beloved by interior designers. Antique Mahal rugs are closely related to the better-known Sultanabad, sharing the same relaxed drawing and warm, lived-in quality.











































