Antique Persian Tapestry Rug, 18th Century

Antique Persian Luri Rug, 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 4'9" W x 5'9" L Origin: Persia Period: 19th Century (4th Quarter)

Antique Persian Senneh Rug, 19th Century Maintaining the same elegance and quality that defines smaller Senneh rugs, this grand oversized Senneh corridor carpet draws a fine renditi...

Antique Persian Karadagh Runner Rug, 19th Century Additional Information: Dimensions: 3'4" W x 11'9" L Origin: Persia Period: 19th Century (4th Quarter) Rug ID: 14467

Antique Persian Khorassan Rug, 19th Century Khorosan, a major Persian cultural center and home to renowned classical poets such as Omar Khayam and Ferdosi is less known as a major w...

Antique Dorokhsh rug Lavar Oriental rug fne Beige 10' x 13'2" 300cm x 401cm Circa 1890 "This is an exquisite handmade antique rug f...

Antique Malayer rugs were woven in the small town of Malayer, located south of Hamedan on the road to Arak. The location in relation to these towns is significant, since Malayer rugs...

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...

1850 antique Persian Joshegan large gallery rug in blue background, soft red border. Measures: 7'4 x 19'0 From the estate of Jack Welch, the American Executive, this circa 1...