Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Persian Sultanabad Rug

Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug Size: 13'4" × 16'4" (406 × 497 cm) An antique Persian Sultanabad rug dating back to circa 1900 features allover palmettes, florals, and vines enclosed ...

Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug Size: 8'10" × 9'10" (269 × 299 cm) A hand-knotted wool antique Persian Sultanabad rug dating back to circa 1930. The main field features oriental and f...

Antique Persian Sultanabad rug Size: 13'6" × 23'5" (411 × 713 cm) Color: Beige, Blue, Green, Pink, Red. An early 20th century Persian Sultanabad rug featuring an allover botanical gr...

Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug Size: 8'10" × 12'9" (269 × 388 cm) Sultanabad Rugs are known for their extravagant floral designs, grand scale motifs and exquisite colors. This hand-k...

Beautiful Room Size Size Ivory Background Persian Antique Sultanabad Rug, Country of Origin: Persia, Circa Date: Late 19th Century. Size: 11 ft x 14 ft 4 in (3.35 m x 4.37 m).

Sultanabad rugs are a type of Persian rug that originates from the Sultanabad region (now known as Arak) in central Iran. These rugs are known for their large, bold designs, vibrant ...

Sultanabad rugs are a type of Persian rug that originates from the Sultanabad region (now known as Arak) in central Iran. These rugs are known for their large, bold designs, vibrant ...

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...