Obsidian & Claret Medallion Tabriz, Hand-Knotted Pakistani Wool Rug

A deep black field gives this rug its dramatic richness, and at its heart floats a large, ornate medallion crowned by a gold-and-cream star rosette. The black ground is worked edge to edge with fine all-over floral tracery — scrolling vines, palmettes and blossoms in gold, salmon, rust, soft green and ivory — so the darkness seems to glow from within, while pale ivory cartouches mark the medallion's pendants above and below.

Framing the field is a wide deep-red, burgundy-toned border, a stately run of gold and cream palmettes and flowering vine that brings warmth and weight to the composition. Slender gold guard stripes and a black outer edge complete the frame. The contrast of a black field with a red border and gold detail is among the most striking in Persian weaving — sophisticated, dramatic and unmistakably formal.

Hand-knotted in Pakistan with the fine Persian double knot, the rug is woven in pure wool on a cotton foundation — the pile dense and even, the detail extraordinarily crisp, finished with a hand-tied ivory fringe. A black-ground rug like this makes a confident centrepiece for a living room, dining room or study, anchoring a space with depth and drama. As a hand-knotted original, it is genuinely one of a kind.

Details

• Design: Central-medallion floral (Tabriz / Kashan style)
• Style: Tabriz · Oriental
• Colour: Black field with a red & burgundy border and gold florals
• Material: 100% wool on a cotton foundation
• Technique: Hand-knotted (Persian double knot)
• Origin: Pakistan
• Size: 141 × 211 cm (Medium)
• SKU: RD 44142
• One-of-a-kind