Vintage Persian Khorassan Rug, Warm Decadence Meets Nostalgic Charm

76451 Vintage Persian Khorassan Rug, 09'09 X 13'01. A vision of refined elegance and storied tradition, this hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Khorassan rug captures the splendor of ...

76466 Vintage Persian Khorassan Rug, 10'00 x 13'00. From the legendary weaving ateliers of Khorassan—an epicenter of Persian artistry for centuries—this hand-knotted wool vintage rug...

53773 Antique Persian Khorassan rug with Grandmillennial Style 08'02 x 11'03. Take a timeless, tailored design, mix in a dash of romantic connotations and soft colors to get this fre...

76411 Vintage Khorassan Persian Rug, 09'08 x 13'00. In the rarefied world of fine Persian carpets, this vintage Khorassan rug emerges as a connoisseur’s treasure—an opulent creation ...

Extremely decorative light blue and soft brown room size antique Persian Khorassan rug, Country of origin / rug type: Antique Persian rugs, Circa date: Early 20th century. Size: 9 ft...

Fine vintage Indo Persian rug or carpet featuring a Kashan design of hand knotted wool. Gorgeous color palette of rich browns and burgundy colors. Dec...

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...

Beautifully Intricate Large Size Floral Design Antique Persian Khorassan Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian Rug, Circa Date: 1920. Size: 13 ft 3 in x 19 ft 2 in (4.04 m x 5.8...