Zabihi Collection Room SizeAntique Persian Sarouk Rug

Wonderful high decorative antique Large Persian Heriz Rug from the 1st quarter of the 20th century 11'3'' x 15'6'' The finest antique Persian...

An early 20th-century Persian Bakhtiari room-size rug Details rug no. r5877 size 8' 1" x 11' 7" (246 x 353 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...

Late 19th Century Persian Bakshaish Decorative Rug Details rug no. j3146 size 8' 8" x 11' (264 x 335 cm)

A beautiful early 20th century Persian Sarouk Mahal rug with an all-over floral pattern with myriad flowers and thin scrolling vines woven in indigo, brow...

A wonderful early 20th century Persian Sarouk rug with a beautiful all-over mirror floral pattern woven in light and dark indigo, and natural wool, on an abrash cranberry background....

A beautiful early 20th century Persian Sarouk rug with a mirrored floral pattern with myriad stylized flowers and scrolling vines, surrounded by a border with a central floral patter...

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...