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Dimensions: 4'6" x 6'4" (137 cm x 193 cm).
Circa: 20.
Antique Malayer rug, circa 1920, hand-knotted and one-of-a-kind, with a refined Persian all-over field framed by a spacious geometric border. The soft blue field is filled with stylized floral and boteh-like motifs in rose, ivory, rust, and brown, giving the piece a balanced, collector-friendly mix of delicacy and structure. Its aged palette and crisp drawing make it an easy decorative anchor for a living room, bedroom, or office.
Faded cool tones of blue gray, blush, ivory, rust, brown, charcoal, and sage, with a blue gray 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.















































