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Antique Gabbeh rug

Circa 1920
234 × 122 cm 7’8” x 4’
£4,950

Description

Hand-woven by women using wool from the sheep they herded, these beautiful minimalistic nomadic rugs come from Southern Persia and the area of Shiraz.  Known as Gabbeh rugs, these were woven for their own use, and primarily as a mattress / bed, as the wool is so soft and the pile is denser than most rugs.  This Gabbeh rug was woven around 1920-30 and uses un-dyed wool and subtle camel, muted brown tones, with an almost pinky hue in the centre of the three latch-hook motifs running down the centre of the rug.  A rare example, as you do not come across these early Gabbeh’s very often.

They continued making these for decades, and they were popular in the 1990’s too, as they started to produce them again using brighter colours and using tribal animal and people motifs.

Book an appointment to view this antique Gabbeh rug at home or in our barn showroom in Crondall, Surrey.  We are open Monday to Saturday 9.30-5.30pm by appointment.

Or purchase online using our secure checkout, we ship our rugs worldwide using excellent couriers.

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Gabbeh rugs are nomadic rugs woven by the women of the Qashqai tribe in the Zagros mountains of South-West Persia. The word Gabbeh comes from Farsi and translated means raw, uncut or unfinished.  This references their primitive style and minimal designs, using often natural un-dyed wool and thick pile.

We offer the service of viewing any of our carpets and rugs in your own home, a free, no obligation service we have offered for over 30 years.  Roderic, Stephen and Kristian have been working with antique rugs since 1990 and would be delighted to help you find the perfect rug.

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