Brown Vintage Ardebil Runner
This brown vintage Ardebil runner is a Persian runner, hand double knotted in Iran in lamb wool and measuring 281 x 73 cm. A column of elongated medallions runs down the centre of a rust brown field, alternating deep navy and pale cream, inside a dark border with cross motifs.
The design up close
Each medallion has a small stepped motif at its tip, then an animal figure at the centre with birds and sprigs of tree shapes around it. On the navy medallions these figures are drawn in cream and rust. On the cream medallions they are drawn in navy and rust.
Each medallion is drawn in the same outline style, so the navy and cream pieces feel like one set.
In this brown vintage Ardebil runner the rust ground between the medallions carries small motifs in cream, navy and blue-green: little trees, flowers and hooks set in rows along each side. Thin stems link one medallion to the next.
A wide navy band carries rows of small crosses and steps, with narrow cream stripes on either side of it. Fringe finishes the bottom end.
The medallions alternate in colour from one to the next, so the runner reads as a light and dark column from end to end, and the eye follows it down the length.
How this Persian runner is made
Persian rugs are hand knotted in Iran, one knot at a time on a loom. Each knot in this brown vintage Ardebil runner is tied by hand, and our records note hand double knotting. This runner is wool, which is soft, resilient and easy to live with.
The wool suits a runner that sees steady foot traffic, since the pile springs back after being walked on. It also suits the hallway floors that get the most use.
Sizing this brown vintage Ardebil runner
At 281 x 73 cm the runner covers about 2.1 square metres. It is a runner, so it suits a hallway, a kitchen galley or the floor beside a bed.
For a hallway, allow about 93 to 113 cm of width, which is the runner width plus 10 to 20 cm of floor on each side. At 2.81 m long, this brown vintage Ardebil runner suits a hallway of about that length or a short corridor. Its rust and navy tones sit well against timber floors and cream or grey walls.
Set the runner so the medallions run in the direction you walk, so each one comes into view as you move down the hallway.
Looking after this runner
Vacuum it on a suction-only setting, or with the beater bar switched off, so the brush does not pull at the knots. Turn it end to end every six to twelve months so foot traffic wears it evenly. Blot spills with a clean white cloth and cold water rather than rubbing them in. When it needs a full clean, choose a cleaner who washes handmade rugs by hand.
Put a good underlay beneath it. It stops the runner sliding on timber or tiles, adds cushioning and takes some of the wear off the pile. Moths like wool in dark, quiet spots, so lift this brown vintage Ardebil runner now and then and vacuum the floor beneath it.
Check the fringe at each end now and then, and tidy loose threads with your fingers rather than cutting them.
See it before you buy
Visit our showroom at 307 Penshurst St, North Willoughby, open every day from 10 am to 4:30 pm, to see this brown vintage Ardebil runner in person. If you would rather judge it in your own room, with your own light and furniture, book a home trial and we will bring a selection to you.
Browse more Vintage, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Persian carpets.
