1950's Persian Qum Carpet with Traditional Style

76924 Antique Persian Sarouk Farahan Rug, 04'00 x 06'08. A resplendent vision of Persian artistry, this hand-knotted wool antique Sarouk Farahan rug unfolds like a blooming garden en...

This highly desirable antique Persian Farahan rug with modern traditional style features an intricate center medallion in a navy blue field surrounded by red quarter panels. Rendered...

78219 Vintage Silk Qum Style Rug, 03'00 x 05'01. Rendered in variegated shades of red, blue, beige, navy blue, sky blue, pistachio, peach, and tan w...

78229 Vintage Persian Sarouk Rug, 10'03 x 13'09. Bathed in the gentle radiance of a warm ivory-beige ground, this hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Sarouk rug reveals a composition t...

Woven in the 1930s, this early 20th-century Persian Lilihan rug is a vibrant example of village craftsmanship from western Iran. Its central field features a mirrored floral pattern—...

This early 20th-century Persian Sarouk rug is a classic example of the refined floral elegance for which Sarouks are celebrated. At its heart lies a grand central medallion composed ...

Sarouk is a name of a village situated about 25 miles north of Arak (Sultanabad). This region became one of the most active regions of carpet weaving in the late 19th century through the early 20th century. The city's most famous designer was named Farahan. To be able to compete with Kashan in rug commerce, Farahan designed rugs with center medallion motives. Today, these carpets are referred to as Antique 19th century Farahan Sarouks. In the 1920s and 1930s a well-known rug dealer in New York thought that Americans would buy rose-field carpets with blue borders and detached floral motives. During that period, a vast number of Sarouks with rose-fields and all over floral patterns were woven and exported to the American market. However, the natural dyed rose color did not stand up to the alkaline bath to which new rugs in Arak were subjected in the finishing process. The rose color faded radically. But instead of changing the finishing process or changing the composition of the dyes to stand up to alkali, New York merchants "solved" the problem by arming their staffs with synthetic dyes and little paint brushes with which they painted back in the rose-color in the entire fields of thousands and thousands of rugs and carpets over a period of 20 years. Today, Antique Sarouk rugs and carpets...

A petite early 20th century Persian Sarouk rug with a floral pattern woven in light and dark indigo, green, pink, and cream, set against a coral background, and surrounded by a petit...