Vintage Patchwork Modern Overdyed Hand Knotted Area Carpet-Chestnut 11069 10' x 14'

Chestnut is a colour with weight. It carries the warmth of mature wood, the depth of an old saddle, and the slight cool edge of polished horn, all at once. In wool the tone is reached by laying madder over walnut hull, and the pile then has to be washed back to bloom the cooler highlight in the surface. This patchwork carpet uses an overdye bath in that register to harmonise dozens of separately woven hand-knotted fragments into a single rich chestnut field.

Three to four weavers shared the loom in India for roughly seven months to bring this 10' x 14' (305 x 427 cm) carpet into its final form. Each fragment was originally hand-knotted in wool on a cotton foundation in the classical asymmetric structure before being cut, joined, washed, and dyed together. The post-dye finishing was done by hand with shears over two weeks to bring the entire surface to one low, even pile that lets the colour breathe.

The composition

The dye does the unifying work. Persian medallions, Turkish geometrics, and Caucasian latches all sit beneath the chestnut wash and only declare themselves on close approach. The deeper underlying reds turn to oxblood; the indigos turn to slate; the bone whites read as parchment. From across a room the carpet behaves as one tonal painting; from chair-distance it offers an entire library of older pattern grammar.

What you are buying

Comparable hand-knotted patchworks of this size carry international gallery prices between USD 9,000 and USD 16,000 once dealer margin and freight are included. The Rugsville price of INR 1,88,699 against MSRP INR 7,54,600 reflects direct sourcing without the dealer chain. Construction matches the higher-end European supply, fragment by fragment. Pieces of this provenance hold and grow value as the supply of authentic older fragments contracts.

The piece in a room

The rug pairs naturally with leather, oak, brass, and aged bronze, and it warms a room with concrete or pale plaster walls. 10' x 14' (305 x 427 cm) sits cleanly beneath a generous sectional with two facing chairs, or beneath a ten-seater dining table with even border on all sides. The chestnut ground reads particularly well against cream upholstery and against the warm honey of older teak.

Conservation

Rotate the carpet 180 degrees once a year. Vacuum gently on suction only, never with a beater bar, every week. Blot accidents with cotton and cool water and call in a specialist for any stubborn mark. A professional hand-wash every five to seven years revives the chestnut depth. Treated this way, the rug serves a household for sixty to eighty years.

Reference

• Medium: hand-knotted wool on cotton foundation
• Dimensions: 305 x 427 cm (10' x 14')
• Construction: Persian asymmetric knot, patchwork-assembled and overdyed
• Hands: 3 to 4 weavers, approximately 7 months
• Pile: low, hand-sheared after dye
• Dye: chestnut overdye
• Origin: India

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