Vintage Persian Sarouk Carpet

Heriz is a town in northwest Persia (Iran) that has been producing carpets since the 19th century. It is located on Mt. Sabalan, a major source of copper, whose summit is 15,784 feet...

The city of Tabriz in northwest Persia is acknowledged as central to the revival of the carpet industry in the late 19th Century. Merchants from this area were well aware of the dema...

Persian Karadja carpets and runners are woven in the northwestern part of the country in a small village. These rugs are usually produced in runner form...

Bakhtiari rugs and carpets are woven in the Chahar Mahal region, which consists of villages having Persian, Turkish, and Armenian populations near the city of Shahr Kurd. This area ...

:: Floral sprays and bouquets adorning the main field wrapped by an arabesque inner and outer minor border with main border in a repeating floral arrangement and lotus flower cross s...

72334 Antique Persian Hamadan Rug, 03'03 x 04'07. This exquisite hand-knotted wool antique Persian Hamadan rug presents a captivating Sarouk-inspired floral vase design that exudes e...

The rug has a harmonious design. Each symbol is very distinctive and refers to a specific aspect of life. The lay out provide a feeling of inclusion. Regardless of where the viewer start he can easily migrate to the next symbol or just remain with last one. The design is uncommon for Feraghan Sarouk and showing tree of life, riches and peace. Sarouk carpets get their name from an obscure village in Persia, located twenty miles north of Arak (formerly Sultanabad). Over a short span of history, this village produced some of the most highly regarded antique Persian rugs from the late 19th to early 20th century. These rugs are easily recognizable despite their lack of consistent design elements. Generally the wefts were blue and floral motif in the field showed multiply shades of orange, green and brown. The short velvet like pile of this unique antique rug style...

Feraghans were made between the 1870s and 1913 from a region north of the town of Arak, produced for the Persian aristocracy. They are single wefted, long and narrow or room-sized carpets, typically with an all-over herati design or floral and curling leaf motifs. Feraghan-Sarouks, also called Sarouks, are double-wefted, heavier carpets...