Gulbahar Silk & Wool Blend Carpet – Persian Vase Floral Allover Runner
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Delivered from India | Estimated Delivery time: 2 to 3 weeks
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The blending of textile fibres is a deliberate craft, bringing together materials with complementary qualities to create a surface that is greater than the sum of its parts. A silk and wool blend, for instance, marries the inherent strength, softness, and lustre of silk with the warmth, elasticity, and resilience of wool. The result is a material of exceptional depth, texture, and durability, balancing visual sophistication with everyday performance. As light moves across the surface, the silk subtly reflects while the wool absorbs, creating a rich interplay of tone and dimension that enhances the beauty of the design.
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Every carpet and runner is carefully packed in secure, protective packaging and shipped with full insurance to ensure safe arrival.
Our handcrafted carpets and runners undergo a meticulous production process involving weaving, finishing, washing, stretching, trimming, and quality inspection. Natural fibers, dyes, and finishes may require additional settling and refinement time before dispatch. Slight variations may occur as part of the handmade nature of each piece.
Approximate Making and Shipping Timeline:
Production: 2-3 weeks
Domestic delivery (within India): 3–5 days
International delivery: 1 week
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Provenance
The vase carpet is one of the most ancient and most demanding formats in the Persian tradition — a composition in which flowering vases are distributed across the field, each vase overflowing with botanical abundance, the stems and blooms connecting across the surface to create a continuous garden of extraordinary density and richness. Gulbahar carries this format in its fullest expression: ivory ground, multicolour botanical fills in every vase, gold accents throughout, the whole surface alive with the density of a garden at its absolute peak.
Woven by hand in Uttar Pradesh using Silk Wool Blend, Gulbahar draws on the vase carpet tradition that reached its zenith in seventeenth-century Persia — a format that organises botanical abundance around the recurring vase motif, each vessel overflowing, the total effect one of contained but inexhaustible generosity. The multicolour palette in Silk Wool Blend achieves its maximum range of tonal variation: rose, blue, amber, sage, coral, and gold, each colour responding to light conditions with characteristic Silk Wool Blend luminosity. The ivory ground allows every colour to perform at its full saturation.
Gulbahar is for rooms that aspire to the classical interior in its fullest form. In a formal drawing room with antique furniture, carved wood, and traditional textiles, it provides the floor with the authority of the finest Persian tradition. In a contemporary setting, it is the single historical reference — the carpet that confirms the room's occupant understands where the finest handmade objects come from and what they represent. A Silk Wool Blend carpet India produces at the absolute summit of the classical tradition.
Disclaimer
- This silk rug is crafted using traditional weaving techniques in Uttar Pradesh.
- Minor variations in weave, tone, or detailing may occur and are inherent to textile craftsmanship.
- Color appearance may slightly vary depending on screen settings and lighting conditions.
- Recommended for indoor use only.
- Professional dry cleaning is advised.
- Avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight and moisture.
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