{"product_id":"palatial-antique-kashan-rug-11x18-floral-15034","title":"Palatial Antique Kashan 18 × 11 ft (550 × 330 cm) Floral Medallion Red | 15034","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;padding:25px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#222;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;padding:30px 0 25px;border-bottom:1px solid #e5e5e5;margin-bottom:30px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:0.75rem;letter-spacing:3px;color:#8b0000;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:12px;\"\u003ePalatial Antique Kashan · c. 1920\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 style=\"font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:300;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2px;margin:0 0 15px;\"\u003ePalatial Antique Kashan\u003cbr\u003e550 × 330 cm · Madder Red, Indigo \u0026amp; Ivory\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-style:italic;color:#555;margin:0;\"\u003eA classical floral medallion on a deep madder-red field, drawn with the disciplined refinement of a master-grade Kashan — an antique collector's carpet in palatial format.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eA Palatial Kashan, c. 1920\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKashan has been one of the great centres of Persian weaving since the Safavid era, when its workshops produced the classical medallion carpets that set the benchmark for city-workshop design. By the early twentieth century Kashan was synonymous with finely drawn floral medallion carpets in saturated natural dyes, woven on cotton foundations with hand-spun wool pile. This piece stands squarely in that tradition: a generously scaled, master-drawn medallion carpet that would have been a significant commission in its day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a genuine \u003cstrong\u003ecollector's piece\u003c\/strong\u003e, hand-knotted around 1920 in the asymmetrical Persian knot. After more than a century it shows the soft, harmonised palette and quiet patina that only natural-dyed antique wool develops — a depth of colour no modern dyeing can imitate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eColour and Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition is the classical Kashan floral medallion. A \u003cstrong\u003edeep madder-red field\u003c\/strong\u003e, densely worked with curling floral vines, palmettes and small rosettes, carries a substantial \u003cstrong\u003ecentral pointed medallion with an ivory-cream inner field\u003c\/strong\u003e finely filled with blossoms, closed top and bottom by indigo pendants. Four \u003cstrong\u003enavy-blue corner spandrels\u003c\/strong\u003e with floral drawing frame the medallion. A broad \u003cstrong\u003enavy main border\u003c\/strong\u003e of large palmettes and connecting vines is flanked by lighter sky-blue guard borders with running floral repeats. The palette beyond the red ground and navy carries \u003cstrong\u003eivory, sky blue, salmon-rose, muted green and honey-brown accents\u003c\/strong\u003e, all from natural plant dyes — madder, indigo and weld.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003ePresence in the Room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt \u003cstrong\u003e550 × 330 cm (18.15 m²)\u003c\/strong\u003e this is a true palatial format. Three contexts in which the piece reaches its full effect:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal dining hall:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beneath a long table seating twelve to sixteen, the red ground and floral medallion give a representative dining room warmth and classical depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrand salon and stately interiors:\u003c\/strong\u003e With antique furniture, panelling and brass, the Kashan completes a classical interior of the highest rank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReception hall or hotel lobby:\u003c\/strong\u003e In a generously proportioned entrance or lobby, the carpet anchors the space and rewards close looking.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:15px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;width:35%;color:#666;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003e550 × 330 cm (18 × 11 ft) · 18.15 m²\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eOrigin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eKashan, central Iran\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003ePile material\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eHand-spun wool\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eFoundation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eCotton warp and weft\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eTechnique\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eHand-knotted, asymmetrical Persian knot\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eDesign\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eCentral floral medallion with ivory inner field, corner spandrels, multi-band floral border\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eColours\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eMadder red, navy blue, ivory, sky blue, salmon-rose, muted green, honey-brown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eAge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eAntique, c. 1920 (over 100 years)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eGood for its age — pile slightly lower in places, even across most of the field; selvedges and sides professionally secured; no holes, no open seams\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;color:#666;\"\u003eUnderfloor heating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;\"\u003eSuitable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003e1stDibs Recognised Dealer · Spencer (2021)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDjoharian carries the \u003cstrong\u003eRecognised Dealer\u003c\/strong\u003e badge on 1stDibs since 2013, with a 5.0\/5 verified rating. Our rugs have appeared in international productions including \u003cem\u003eSpencer\u003c\/em\u003e (2021) with Kristen Stewart. Both reflect a standard of authentication and presentation that serious collectors and design professionals can rely on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eResponsible Origin · Label STEP\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDjoharian is a certified partner of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/label-step.org\/dealers\/djoharian-teppiche\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eLabel STEP\u003c\/a\u003e, the international fair-trade organisation for hand-knotted rugs. STEP audits production conditions on the ground — wages, working environment, no child labour — and tracks pieces from loom to dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eDjoharian — Since 1967\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur family business was founded in 1967, with roots in the Grand Carpet Bazaar of Tehran. Five decades of trade and connoisseurship inform every piece we offer — collected, vetted, and presented with the documentation a serious collector expects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:35px;\"\u003eService\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecure and fast worldwide shipping, fully insured. Each piece is professionally packed and shipped with a certificate of authenticity. We are available for any questions on placement, care, or comparable pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;margin-top:40px;padding-top:25px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"color:#8b0000;font-size:0.8rem;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;\"\u003eSince 1967  |  1stDibs Recognised Dealer  |  Label STEP Certified  |  Worldwide Shipping\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Djoharian Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33266388172933,"sku":"15034","price":14223.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0293\/5721\/1781\/products\/image_8fc4d8cc-d172-4b7d-925b-a7a9d88f5e20.jpg?v=1588536324","url":"https:\/\/the-rug-merchant.com\/en-pl\/products\/palatial-antique-kashan-rug-11x18-floral-15034","provider":"Djoharian","version":"1.0","type":"link"}