Antique Persian Sarouk Intermediate Size Rug

An authentic room size full pile antique Persian Sarouk rug. Measures: 7'10'' x 11'9''.

A turn of the 20th century Persian Sarouk Ferehan rug. The finely woven antique Sarouck Ferahan carpets of the 19th century were designed for the Persian aristocracy, who valued t...

Super quality early 20th century Persian Sarouk Ferehan carpet. Deep red field and border with a navy blue medallion and accents in blue and green. Measures: ''3'5'' x 4'10''.

A 21st century Persian Bidjar rug woven with 100 % hand-spun vegetable dyed wool derived from a design and colors of an early 20th century Persian Sarouk Ferehan Rug. Measures 5'7'' ...

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...

77579 Antique Persian Sarouk Farahan Rug, 08'05 x 12'06. Persian Sarouk Farahan rugs, originating from the Farahan district in central Iran, are renowned for their exquisite craftsma...

A gorgeous early 20th century Persian Sarouk rug with a large diamond floral medallion living admits a field of more flowers and leaves, and surrounded by a complex border of even mo...

61112 Antique Persian Sarouk Farahan Rug, 04'00 x 06'08. Embark on a captivating journey through time and tradition with this meticulously hand-knotted wool antique Persian Sarouk Fa...