{"product_id":"1037-face-card-never-declines-antique-karaja-runner-in-weaponized-red-sky-blue-2-9-x-11-6","title":"1037 | Face Card Never Declines Antique Karaja Runner in Weaponized Red \u0026 Sky Blue | 2.9 x 11.6","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"255\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eName:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFace Card Never Declines Antique Karaja Runner in Weaponized Red \u0026amp; Sky Blue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"483\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"266\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"281\"\u003e2.9 x 11.6\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"284\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"295\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"360\"\u003ePersia, likely Yalameh \/ Southwest Persian weaving tradition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"363\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"371\"\u003eAge:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"394\"\u003eEarly 20th Century\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"397\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"406\"\u003ePile:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low to medium pile with beautiful antique wear and outrageously good color\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"488\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"dyaqz2\" data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"507\"\u003eAbout This Rug\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"534\"\u003eSome rugs are decorative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"561\"\u003eThis one is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"560\"\u003eevent\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"855\"\u003eThis \u003cstrong data-start=\"568\" data-end=\"613\"\u003eearly 20th century antique Persian runner\u003c\/strong\u003e has absolutely no interest in being subtle. 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data-start=\"2262\" data-end=\"2290\"\u003ered and sky-blue palette\u003c\/strong\u003e that somehow gets even better up close\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"hytebw\" data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2417\"\u003eGorgeous stacked \u003cstrong data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2376\"\u003emedallion composition\u003c\/strong\u003e that holds the full length beautifully\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12bl98x\" data-start=\"2418\" data-end=\"2514\"\u003eTiny \u003cstrong data-start=\"2425\" data-end=\"2442\"\u003eanimal motifs\u003c\/strong\u003e woven into the border because apparently the rug also needed charisma\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"13097ml\" data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2569\"\u003eExcellent visual rhythm and detail from end to end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"vhq5q0\" data-start=\"2570\" data-end=\"2643\"\u003eThe kind of runner that makes every other hallway rug look unemployed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr 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data-end=\"3112\"\u003ebeautiful antique wear\u003c\/strong\u003e consistent with age, including low to medium pile, minor abrasion, and age-softened irregularity that only make it better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3237\" data-end=\"3365\"\u003eIt still has exceptional color, excellent visual clarity, and enough life left to keep humiliating newer rugs for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3367\" data-end=\"3382\"\u003eIn other words:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3384\" data-end=\"3410\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3384\" data-end=\"3410\"\u003eolder, louder, hotter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3415\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1hyh9no\" data-start=\"3417\" data-end=\"3445\"\u003eWhy This One Hits So Hard\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3447\" data-end=\"3477\"\u003eBecause it has \u003cstrong data-start=\"3462\" 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