Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner showing intricate medallions and floral motifs in muted colors
RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner
RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner
RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner
RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner
RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner
RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner
RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner
RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner
RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner

Vendor:Old New House®

RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner

$5,280.00

A hand knotted Persian Karaja rug runner from the 1920's, measuring 2'9" x 13'10" with finely distressed details and a soft pallet of vivid abrashes. The runner features a single column of alternating shaped medallions with hook and latch and germinating plant motifs on a field of blossoms, buds, botehs, and checkered flowers. It shows even wear with faint foundation visibility and mostly intact or restored side cord selvages. Professionally cleaned and fully secured on sides and ends for immediate home use.

  • Dimensions: 2'9" x 13'10"
  • Design motifs include medallions, plants, blossoms, buds, botehs, and checkered flowers
  • Color palette includes chestnut, rust, ivory, dusty powder blue, oxidized silver, sapphire blue, platinum, burgundy wine red, coffee brown, dusty blush, and dusty rose
  • Even wear with faint foundation showing and restored edges
  • Professionally cleaned and stabilized for durability
Size
Size: 2'9" x 13'10"

Distinctly Vintage Runner

An Elegant, Timeworn Persian Karaja

Exact Details and Fit

Size & Design Specifics

Item ID
ct001469
Size
2'9" x 13'10"
Condition
Even wear with faint foundation showing
Edges
Original side cord selvages intact or restored
Cleaning
Professionally cleaned
Design
Medallions, plant motifs, blossoms, buds, botehs, and checkered flowers
Colors
Chestnut, rust, ivory, dusty powder blue, oxidized silver, sapphire blue, platinum, burgundy wine red, coffee brown, dusty blush, dusty rose

What arrives

One vintage Persian Karaja rug runner

Context and Use

Designed for Narrow Halls or Long Corridors

Delivery and Returns

Shipping and Return Policies

Ships UPS Ground in 1-3 Business Days with Tracking and Insurance

Ships via UPS Ground within 1-3 business days; tracking and insurance included.
Contact supplier promptly for any shipping issues.

30-Day Returns with No Restocking or Label Fees; Item must be in transit within 3 days of return label receipt

30-day return window; no restocking or label fees; customer item must be in transit within 3 days of receiving return label.
Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Rug Runner showing intricate medallions and floral motifs in muted colors

Lean beauty underfoot

A fine, time-softened Karaja runner where chestnut, oxidized silver, and dusty blues drift through abrash like evening light down a hallway.

Traces of passage

RESERVED 2.5x14 Vintage Fine Distressed Karaja Runner

Drawn by hand, aged by life

Long passages often feel unresolved—echoing, empty, hard underfoot.
This 2'9" x 13'10" Karaja runner lays a quiet path with alternating medallions, botehs, and checkered flowers, its abrash shifting softly from rust to powder blue.
Even, time-earned wear exposes knot heads in places, giving the pattern a lived-in clarity rather than gloss.
Recently professionally cleaned, it’s ready to anchor daily movement with calm color and history.

A measured warmth

Homes gather stories in thresholds and corridors.
The runner’s secure sides and ends and restored selvages suggest care that will carry forward, while the softened palette keeps company with wood, stone, and daylight.
Place it where footsteps repeat; let the motifs mark the rhythm of coming and going.
The result is presence without noise.

For the collector who lives with pieces

Someone seeking a vintage Persian Karaja runner with gentle distressing, visible abrash, and a narrow, generous length for hallways or kitchen galley paths.

Where it works

Lay it down a hallway or along a kitchen run to guide movement and soften the floor with pattern and patina.
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Generations of Expertise in Rug Sourcing and Presentation

Old New House® brings a generational eye to hand‑picked vintage and antique rugs. Dave draws on a four‑generation line on his mother’s side and a five‑generation lineage on his father’s side in designing, manufacturing and importing hand knotted rugs dating to the mid‑1800s. Together with Melissa—who photographs and edits every listing—they curate each textile and also make one‑of‑a‑kind furniture and pillows. Operating from a flagship showroom in the NYC suburbs and balancing family life with two young children, they prioritize quality, craftsmanship, and the decorative story behind each piece. If you want authentic hand‑knotted construction presented with thoughtful photography and considered editing, Old New House® offers highly curated, sustainable‑luxury choices that sit comfortably in modern interiors.
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Your Questions Answered

Product Specific FAQs

What are the exact dimensions?
It measures 2'9" x 13'10".
What is the color palette like in person?
Expect chestnut, rust, ivory, dusty powder blue, oxidized silver, sapphire blue, platinum, burgundy wine red, coffee brown, dusty blush, and dusty rose with notable abrash throughout.
How would you describe its condition?
It shows even wear to the knot heads with faint foundation visible, most side cord selvages are intact or restored, one end has been expertly reduced with concealed in-seaming, and sides and ends are fully secured.
Has it been cleaned?
Yes, it was recently professionally cleaned and is ready for in-home use.
Where and when was it made?
It is a hand-knotted Persian Karaja rug runner made in Persia, circa 1920s.