Antique Persian Sarouk Rug with Dense Floral Design

This antique Tabriz rug showcases a sophisticated floral and vine design, woven with a soft neutral palette of beige, taupe, ivory, and muted blue. The intricate detailing of stylize...

The borders of the rug, with their intricate interlocking geometric shapes and floral rosettes, further amplify the sophistication of the design. Tabriz rugs are renowned for their t...

This Antique Persian Tabriz Rug boasts a bold floral design in rich, saturated colors. The deep, vibrant hues and intricate patterns make it an eye-catching addition to any space.

Detailed floral designs in deep blue and crimson red make this Antique Persian Tabriz Rug a work of art. The bold color contrast and intricate weaving highlight the rug's craftsmansh...

77522, vintage Persian Floral Sarouk rug with Traditional English Tudor style. With timeless appeal, refined colors, and architectural design element...

A Large Vintage Persian Sarouk Rug. A fine hand knotted wool pile in Persian knot tightly woven on a cotton foundation. A floral and foliate design consisting of a central 5 tiered r...

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 remarkable example of 19th-century Persian village weaving, this Farahan area rug embodies beauty, sophistication, and cultural artistry. Handwoven in Persia during the late 1800s,...