Antique Sarouk Persian Wool Area Rug C1930

80602-FW Antique Persian Josan Sarouk Throw Rug C1933. Measures - 32 1/4" x 26". A beautiful antique Persian Josan Sarouk throw rug from circa 1930. This piece features intrica...

Antique Sarouk Persian Oriental Wool Carpet C1930. Measures - 138.5"L x 95"W. A fine antique Sarouk Persian Oriental carpet, circa 1930. This piece features wool construction and ...

Antique Sarouk Persian Oriental Room Sized Wool Carpet C1930. Measures - 146"L x 106.5"W. A fine antique Sarouk Persian carpet from circa 1930, featuring wool construction, intri...

Antique Persian Mohajeran Wool Rug Runner C1930. Measures - 123" x 23.5". An antique Persian Mohajeran rug from around 1930, featuring intricate floral and geometric patterns t...

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...

Antique Handmade Northwest Persian Sarouk rug, c-1930, 2'6" x 5', fine wool, in red and blue color and traditional floral design and this rug has been woven in high quality, the cond...

Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Sarouk design hand...

Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Sarouk design hand...