1008 | RARE Deep Blue Antique Baluch with Fiery Red Field; Jewel-Tone Blues | 2.3 x 3.10

Name: Rare Deep Blue Antique Baluch with Fiery Red Field & Jewel-Tone Blues

Size: 2.3 x 3.10

Age: Antique, Early 1900s

Pile: Low to medium pile with beautiful age-related patina

About This Rug

This Rare Antique Baluch is a perfect example of why collectors love tribal Persian rugs — rich color, bold geometry, and unmistakable character.

The field opens with a striking deep blue base, layered with shades of navy, royal blue, and icy blue that create incredible depth across the design. These darker jewel tones are a classic hallmark of Baluch weaving and give the rug that moody, velvety presence tribal rugs from this region are known for.

Running through the center is a powerful red ground, framed with strong geometric motifs that almost feel like flames rising through the field. The contrast between the deep blues and vivid red is dramatic in the best possible way — bold, graphic, and completely authentic to the tribal aesthetic.

The borders bring the whole composition to life with colorful tribal detailing, adding rhythm and movement while framing the design beautifully.

At 2.3 x 3.10, this is a fantastic small-format tribal rug — perfect for an entryway, bedside, kitchen nook, or layered into a larger room that needs a little antique soul.

Bottom line: small rug, serious tribal energy.

The Real Deal

This rug comes from the Baluch tribal weaving tradition of southeastern Iran, where nomadic and semi-nomadic groups wove small rugs like this for everyday life in tents and village homes during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Baluch rugs are known for their compact sizes, geometric motifs, and deep, saturated palettes, typically featuring blues, reds, browns, and ivory highlights.

Like all of our pieces, this rug is authentic, handmade, and completely one-of-a-kind.

It was hand-knotted with natural wool and traditional tribal techniques over a century ago, and it has been professionally cleaned so it’s ready for its next chapter.

Once it sells, that's it. There will never be another one exactly like it.

Condition Notes

This is a genuine antique handmade textile. Minor irregularities, color variation, and signs of age are completely normal and part of what give these rugs their depth, authenticity, and character.

Translation: that’s character, not damage.

Rug Pad Tip

We always recommend a high-quality custom-cut rug pad designed specifically for hand-knotted rugs. A proper pad protects the structure of the rug, adds body underfoot, and keeps everything from sliding around.

A Little Perspective

Rugs like this weren’t made in factories.

They were woven knot by knot on simple village or ground looms by tribal artisans working from memory, tradition, and instinct.

Who first owned it? Who lived with it? Where did it travel over the last hundred years?

We may never know the full story — and honestly, that mystery is part of the beauty.

At Rugsnob, we hunt down the good ones — the rugs with real soul, real craftsmanship, and real presence — and pass them along to people who know the difference.

Because once you’ve lived with a rug like this, the mass-produced stuff just doesn’t hit the same.