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Kashan Silk Rug — Red Ground, Floral Field with Diamond Medallion 5 × 7 ft
A finely hand-knotted pure-silk Kashan from around 1950, its luminous red field densely drawn with roses, blossom sprays and leaves around a delicate ivory diamond medallion.
Provenance and Manufactory Heritage
Hand-knotted in the celebrated weaving city of Kashan in central Iran around 1950, this is a pure-silk carpet in the classical Kashan tradition. Kashan lies on an ancient Silk Road route running from Anatolia through Tehran toward Yazd and on to India, and has been renowned for its weaving since the fifteenth century, when European kings and nobility commissioned carpets from its looms for their courts.
From around 1870 Kashan entered an era of exquisite manufactories — names such as Dabir and Mohtasham among other outstanding workshops — and the city's reputation was built on the finest imported English Manchester wool and, for its most precious pieces, on silk. This carpet belongs to that silk tradition: knotted in fine, lustrous silk throughout, with the precise, drawing-led articulation for which the best Kashans are prized.
Colour and Composition
The carpet glows on a luminous red ground — the silk catching the light and shifting in tone as you move around it. At the centre sits a small, finely drawn ivory diamond medallion on a dark cartouche, with matching pendants above and below; around it spreads a densely worked floral field of roses, blossom sprays, palmettes and curling leaves.
A deep navy-black main border of scrolling flowers frames the field, set off by ivory and salmon guard borders. The palette combines red, navy and black with brass-gold, ivory and salmon and small accents of green and blue — the classic, warm Kashan harmony.
Presence in the Room
At 210 × 138 cm (2.9 m²) this is a versatile small-to-medium format. Three settings in which a silk Kashan of this size shows at its best:
- Living room: in front of a sofa or between seating, where the silk pile shifts in the light through the day.
- Dining room: under a smaller round or square table, framing the setting with its dense floral field.
- Large bedroom or study: beside the bed or in a reading corner, a glowing accent that rewards a closer look.
A pure-silk Kashan of this fineness is both a furnishing and a collector's piece, supplied with a certificate of authenticity and full provenance documentation.
Specifications
| Provenance | Kashan, central Iran |
| Design | Ivory diamond medallion on a densely drawn floral field |
| Weave | Hand-knotted, very finely knotted, Persian knot |
| Material (pile) | 100% silk |
| Material (foundation) | 100% silk warp and weft |
| Dimensions | 210 × 138 cm (approx. 5 × 7 ft) |
| Area | 2.9 m² |
| Era | Made around 1950 (Midcentury) |
| Colours | Red, navy and black, brass-gold, ivory, salmon, with green and blue accents |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Fringes | Short on both ends, newly secured |
| Condition | Good original condition with light signs of use and a fine patina; fringes newly secured, side bindings original. |
| Underfloor heating | Suitable |
| Reference | #14504 |
Responsible Sourcing
Djoharian is a Label STEP certified dealer for fair-trade knotted rugs — a commitment to dignified working conditions and against child labour in rug production. Visit the Label STEP entry for Djoharian Teppiche →
Trust and Provenance
With roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran and more than five decades of experience in the international rug trade, Djoharian has specialised in antique, designer and collector rugs since 1967. As a 1stDibs Recognized Dealer since 2013 with verified seller status and a 5.0/5 rating across 18 reviews, our pieces have been placed in private collections and stately interiors across Europe and North America.
Service and Acquisition
Every piece in the Djoharian Collection is expertly inspected in our atelier in Lohr am Main, professionally washed and shipped with a certificate of authenticity and full provenance documentation. We offer secure and fast worldwide shipping, fully insured. Viewing in our Lohr am Main showroom is welcome by appointment.
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