Palatial Rugs and Oversized Carpets

Palatial carpets — above roughly 15 m²

Carpets of this size were made for rooms built to hold them: reception halls, ballrooms, the long galleries of country houses. They were never everyday goods. A single antique palace carpet represented several weavers working at one loom for years, and the number that survive in good condition is small — which is why this part of the collection changes slowly and why individual pieces are worth waiting for.

Available sizes

• From stock: formats up to 900 × 700 cm (around 63 m²), available immediately
• Made to measure: up to approximately 200 m², in the colour, design and knot density you specify
• Special shapes: round, oval, or following the floor plan — around columns or a stair landing, for instance

Lead time for a commission is four to twelve months depending on area and fineness. On building projects the carpet should therefore be planned in early, not at the fit-out stage.

What comes in this size

Not every weaving tradition worked at palace scale. The ones that did are mostly the workshop centres with the looms and the organisation to manage it:

• Antique Persian workshop carpets — Lavar Yazd, Mohajeran Sarouk, Manchester Kashan, Halwai Bidjar and fine Tabriz
• Indian and Agra weaving — often the source of the very largest antique pieces on the market
• Ziegler and Sultanabad revivals — woven today in Afghanistan and Pakistan in softened palettes, and the practical choice when an antique in the right dimensions does not exist
• Contemporary commissions — designer work woven to any size on dedicated looms

For context on historic carpets at this scale, the Ardabil Carpet at the V&A is the best-documented example in a public collection, and Jozan covers the palace commissions in detail.

Commissioning at this scale

Most projects at palace size end up as commissions, simply because the room dictates the dimensions. We work from your measurements and references, produce a hand-painted strike-off for approval, and weave on looms built for the width — a carpet of this size is woven in one piece, not joined. Antique designs, Ziegler palettes, plain grounds and contemporary work are all possible. Made-to-measure rugs.

An honest note

Fit. Old buildings are not square and hand-knotted carpets are not exact. A piece can vary by several centimetres end to end. Where a carpet has to sit inside a fixed border or an alcove, we measure that specific piece at several points and give you the true figures.

Condition. Antique carpets of this size have usually spent a century in one room, which means uneven wear: bright and full where furniture stood, low along the walking lines. Ends and sides have generally been restored at some point. All of it is photographed and described, and none of it is a defect at that age — but if you want an even surface throughout, a new commission is the honest answer.

At a glance

• Size: from approximately 15 m²; in stock to 900 × 700 cm (around 63 m²)
• Made to measure: to approximately 200 m², woven in one piece; round, oval and shaped formats possible
• Lead time for commissions: four to twelve months depending on area and fineness
• Shipping: insured worldwide
• Underfloor heating: suitable
• Documentation: written assessment of origin, material and knot count with every carpet

Advice and viewing

Pieces at this level are rarely bought from a photograph, and we would not expect you to. You are welcome to see a carpet at our showroom in Lohr am Main, we can arrange a live video viewing on WhatsApp, and for larger projects we come to you. For architects and interior designers working to a deadline, call us early — lead times are much easier to plan for at the design stage.

Enquiries: +49 170 3800587

Care

Vacuum in the direction of the pile with the rotating brush bar off the fringes and off restored ends. Felt pads under heavy furniture. Blot spills rather than rubbing; on an antique, call before treating anything, because old dyes can move. A hand-knotted carpet is never washed at home or in place — it is taken to a workshop, and every five to ten years is the right interval. Customers in Germany can use our hand washing and restoration service, including collection and return.

Related collections

Large room-size rugs · Persian rugs · Sarouk · Kashan · Bidjar · Made-to-measure rugs