Antique Persian Mohajeran Sarouk Blue

One of the top high end Persian carpet maker. The source of this important provenance has been in the village of Sarouk. North of Arak (formerly Sultanabad). Sarouks are known to be...

The source of this important provenance has been in the village of Sarouk. North of Arak (formerly Sultanabad). Sarouks are known to be of high quality. The pile is usually higher th...

Tree of life with center light. One of the top high end Persian carpet maker. The source of this important provenance has been in the village of Sarouk. North of Arak (formerly Sul...

Antique handmade Northwest Persian Sarouk Mohajeran rug, c-1910, 2'7" x 5'2", fine wool, in red and blue color and traditional floral design and ...

Indulge in the timeless elegance of our Antique Handmade Northwest Persian Sarouk Mohajeran Rug the most unusual, a precious gem dating back to around 1910. This exquisite piece, mea...

Antique handmade Persian Mohajeran Sarouk rug, 6' x 8'6", C-1910's, Very fine wool quality and fine weave, traditional red and blue background color and floral design, Mohajeran Saro...

78763 Antique Navy Blue Persian Mohajeran Sarouk Rug, 03'03 x 03'10. Persian Mohajeran Sarouk rugs are exquisite handwoven creations originating from the Sarouk region of Iran, celeb...

?78451 Antique Persian Mohajeran Sarouk rug, 04'06 x 06'03. With its timeless design, incredible detail and texture, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Mohajeran rug...

?77787 antique Persian Mohajeran Sarouk rug 09'03 x 11'05. With its beguiling beauty and rich jewel-tones, this hand knotted wool antique Persian Sarouk rug is poised to impress. The...

78525 Antique Persian Mohajeran Sarouk Rug, 08'09 x 11'09. Emating traditional style with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted antique Persian Mohajeran Sarouk rug is a c...

Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation. Circa 1900 Dimensions: 8'11" x 12'4" Origin: Iran Condition: excellent for its age Field color: purple Border color...

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...