20th Century Palace sized Antique Laristan Wool Handmade Area Rug 26×42

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At 26 by 42 feet, this extraordinary 20th-century Laristan carpet is among the rarest palace-sized rugs available anywhere in the world. Woven in the Larestan region of Fars Province in southern Iran — a weaving tradition largely unknown to Western collectors but deeply prized among Persian connoisseurs — Laristan rugs are distinguished by exceptional wool quality drawn from the region’s unique highland flocks, bold geometric motifs rooted in a tribal vocabulary centuries older than the great commercial centers, and a chromatic palette derived entirely from natural plant and mineral dyes. At a scale normally reserved for royal courts and embassy reception halls, this piece commands space with quiet, absolute authority.

The knotting density and wool luminance speak to master craftsmanship; the breadth of the field allows the full vocabulary of Laristan pattern-making — serrated medallions, stylized palmettes, complex border sequences — to unfold at a monumental grandeur unavailable to smaller formats. Colors that began as vivid natural dyes have mellowed, over decades, into a harmony of remarkable warmth and depth. This is a once-in-a-generation acquisition: a museum-caliber work of textile art that will anchor any great room, ballroom, or estate interior for generations to come. Accompanied by Ashly Fine Rugs’ certificate of authenticity.

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