Antique Persian Sarouk Carpet, Allover Field, circa 1930s

In the iconic central Persian Saraband design, offset rows of floriated bottehs decorate the red field while the equally Classic ivory border shows a faceted vine and pendant bottehs...

The abrashed tomato madder red field of this Persian Heriz carpet shows a five column version of the popular Harshang design of ragged palmettes, rough rosettes, tilted ovals and rad...

This antique west Persian village carpet presents an iconic allover Mina Khani rosette lattice on a sandy-straw field, with accents in light blue, red, teal, rose and eggshell. The p...

The rug has a harmonious design. Each symbol is very distinctive and refers to a specific aspect of life. The lay out provide a feeling of inclusion. Regardless of where the viewer start he can easily migrate to the next symbol or just remain with last one. The design is uncommon for Feraghan Sarouk and showing tree of life, riches and peace. Sarouk carpets get their name from an obscure village in Persia, located twenty miles north of Arak (formerly Sultanabad). Over a short span of history, this village produced some of the most highly regarded antique Persian rugs from the late 19th to early 20th century. These rugs are easily recognizable despite their lack of consistent design elements. Generally the wefts were blue and floral motif in the field showed multiply shades of orange, green and brown. The short velvet like pile of this unique antique rug style...