{"product_id":"talisman-red-orange-vintage-moroccan-rug-4x7","title":"Talisman (4'2\" x 7'5\") – Authentic Vintage Moroccan Rug","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour medallions, stacked down the centre of a raspberry field, and not one of them repeats. The first is a stepped saffron form outlined in cobalt; the second a nested lozenge like a target; the third a bold burnt-orange shape with small branching figures growing inside it; the fourth returns to gold and cream with an orange heart. Read from top to bottom they feel less like a pattern and more like a sequence — a row of talismans, each one placed for its own reason.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAround them the weaver scattered smaller marks: crowns in cobalt and cream at the upper corners, gold star-badges with dark centres, ochre crosses, and a pair of small orange peaks near the base. These are protective symbols, the vocabulary Berber weavers have carried for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this rug unusual is what is \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e there. Large areas of plain red are left open between the medallions, and a wide ivory border with a clean ochre cross-motif holds everything in. Most vintage Moroccan rugs fill every inch. This one breathes — which makes it far easier to place in a room that already has pattern in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe buy rugs like this because we would rather sell one honest, irregular, human-made piece than a hundred flawless machine copies. It was hand-knotted in Morocco decades ago, it has already lived a life, and there is not another one anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRug Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e IC-2453\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4'2\" x 7'5\" (1.27m x 2.26m)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eConstruction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-knotted on a traditional loom in Morocco — no machine work at any stage\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Moroccan rug, Taznakht family — sequential medallions on an open field with a bordered frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColours:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raspberry red, saffron gold, burnt orange, ivory, cobalt blue, black\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium-high, plush\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFringe:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original red fringe at one end\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthenticity:\u003c\/strong\u003e A genuine one-of-a-kind vintage piece. Variation between the medallions, drift in the border repeat and gentle wear are inherent to a hand-woven rug of this age — they are the evidence it is real\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailability:\u003c\/strong\u003e One of one. Once this rug sells, it cannot be reordered or reproduced\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Professionally washed before dispatch and ready to use on arrival\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere it works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 4'2\" x 7'5\" this is a true mid-size rug, and the open field makes it more flexible than a densely patterned piece of the same dimensions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBedroom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Runs across the foot of a queen or king, or alongside as a landing spot\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiving room:\u003c\/strong\u003e Anchors a compact seating group with the front legs of sofa and chairs on the rug\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStudy or snug:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grounds a desk or a single armchair and lamp\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWide hallway:\u003c\/strong\u003e Broad enough to hold a console and read as generous\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRooms that already have pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e The open red field gives the eye somewhere to rest, so it sits alongside patterned upholstery or wallpaper more easily than a busier rug would\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalette notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Raspberry with saffron and cobalt is a warm, confident combination. It works with cream and unbleached linen, cane, terracotta and antique brass, and the ivory border gives it a crispness that suits a more tailored room than most vintage Moroccan pieces manage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eQuestions about this piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a single vintage rug, so what you see is what exists — it cannot be remade, resized or reordered. If you would like additional photographs, detail shots of the weave or fringe, or a closer look at condition before presenting it to a client, we are happy to send them. Trade enquiries are always welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrite to us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:Info@illuminatecollectiverugs.com\"\u003eInfo@illuminatecollectiverugs.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFree worldwide shipping on every order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Illuminate Collective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49896777253106,"sku":"2453","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4623\/files\/red-orange-vintage-moroccan-rug-4-2-x-7-5-1253485674.jpg?v=1786092132","url":"https:\/\/www.illuminatecollectiverugs.com\/products\/talisman-red-orange-vintage-moroccan-rug-4x7","provider":"Illuminate Collective ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}