Qom Silk Floral

Qom Silk Floral is knotted entirely in silk at 500 knots per square inch, the finest rug in the collection. A cypress tree and flowering branches rise through an arched prayer niche on an ivory ground, drawn in rust, coral and deep navy, with a narrow border of rosettes. Pure silk gives a sharp, almost printed line and a sheen that shifts from pale to rich as you move around the rug. It is made in small sizes, from 2 × 3 ft to 4 × 6 ft, and is best placed where it is admired rather than walked on: at the foot of a bed, in a reading corner or hung on a wall. Iranian-made; it cannot be delivered to the United States.

Woven in Qom, a city south of Tehran that became a centre for silk rugs in the twentieth century. Silk thread this fine is tied with a hooked knife on silk warps, and a single row can take a weaver most of a morning, which is why these rugs are made only in small formats.

In India: dispatched in 2–4 working days and delivered by courier in 3–5 days. Delivery is free on orders over ₹20,000. Cash on delivery is available on orders up to ₹1,00,000: pay 25% online when you order and the rest to the courier.

Worldwide: express courier to the US, UK, UAE, Europe and 40+ countries, usually 6–10 days after dispatch. Shipping is charged by weight and size, and is free on orders over $2,500 to most countries. Import duties and taxes are paid to the courier on delivery. How duties work

Returns: tell us within 14 days of delivery and send the rug back unused, rolled in its original wrapping. Read the returns policy

Every hand-knotted rug comes with a certificate of authenticity that records its design, size, materials, where it was woven and its knot count: 500 knots per square inch.

Hand-knotted rugs are made one at a time, so the size, the colour and the edges can differ slightly from the photographs. That is the mark of the hand, not a fault.