Zabihi Collection Antique Persian Sarouk Rug

an early 20th-century soft mellow color room size mahal rug Details rug no. 9706 size 8' 8" x 10' 6" (264 x 320 cm)

An early 20th-century Persian heriz room-size rug. Measures: 8'6'' x 122'' Heriz carpets are beloved for their versatility. Their geometry complements modern furnishings and their...

An early 20th century Persian Jozan sarouk in soft brown and orange. 3'3'' x 4'9'' .

An odd, wide-size Persian Bidjar rug from the early 20th century Details rug no. j4465 size 4' 8" x 10' 7" (142 x 323 cm)

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...

Beautiful vintage Persian Malayer hand knotted wool rug with a rush field. This Malayer rug has accents of blue and brown in an all-over geometric Botanical design. This rug measu...

A gorgeous large-scale early 20th century Persian Sarouk rug with an all-over mirrored pattern with myriad floral clusters and scrolling vines, surrounded by a wide complex border wi...

A wool pile with symmetric knots on a cotton foundation. A multi-petal rosette is embedded in a central diamond, supported by lateral lazy-petal palmettes. The soft umber field also ...