12' x 18'1" Oversize Oriental Jaipur Rug, Midnight Blue Field with Mughal Allover Floral, Hand-Knotted Wool on Cotton

True oversize hand-knotted rugs are difficult to find at any price, and finding one in this condition at a direct-importer price point is rarer still. This 12' x 18'1" Oriental Jaipur rug from India is mansion scale, hand-knotted in wool on a cotton foundation at roughly 140 to 160 knots per square inch, with a deep midnight blue field so saturated it reads as black from a distance, carrying the classic Mughal allover floral cartoon. Never used, in fresh modern condition, and ready to anchor a great room, mansion living room, formal dining room, or grand foyer.

Design and Motifs

The field is a true allover composition rather than a central medallion, drawn in the Indo-Persian Mughal tradition. Large palmettes, paisleys, leafy vinework, and rosettes are arranged in a balanced mirrored cartoon across the entire midnight blue ground, with no single focal point. The main border on antique gold carries the classic Jaipur palmette-and-vine procession, flanked by narrow ivory and walnut guard stripes with rosette repeats. The drawing is open and architectural, the kind of pattern that reads beautifully both from above and at eye level when furniture is placed across it.

Colors and Placement

The headline color is the inky midnight blue field, saturated deeply enough that it photographs as near-black at full-room distance but resolves clearly as blue in detail. The blue is accented by antique gold, ivory, sage green, dusty rose, soft red, ochre, and walnut brown. Midnight blue oversize rugs are difficult to find because most workshops default to ivory or red, so this colorway is genuinely architectural and works in interiors where a lighter rug would disappear. At 12 by 18 it is sized for mansion-scale rooms, grand foyers, great rooms, formal dining rooms, large libraries, executive offices, hotel lobbies, and ballroom-style entertaining spaces. The deep blue ground anchors gold, brass, walnut, and rich wood furniture beautifully and reads as both formal and contemporary depending on what surrounds it.

Origin and Construction

Jaipur has been one of India's primary fine-rug weaving centers since the Mughal era brought Persian master weavers across the border in the seventeenth century, and the Indo-Persian floral cartoons developed in those workshops continue to define Jaipur production today. The wider story of how these Mughal and Persian traditions evolved together is laid out in our guide to Persian rug history and design. This piece is hand-knotted in wool on a 100% cotton foundation at roughly 140 to 160 knots per square inch, which is the upper mid construction tier for an oversize Indian rug and produces enough density to render the fine palmette and vine drawing crisply across all 18 feet of length. For a deeper look at how wool construction differs from silk and mixed-fiber rugs, our guide to handmade rug materials is the right next read. The rectangular 12x18 oversize format is the most sought-after scale for mansion-class interiors, and pieces this large in this condition at direct-importer pricing rarely stay in inventory long.