Doris Leslie Blau Authentic Persian Sultanabad Rug

Oversized Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug (sized adjusted) Size: 17'6" × 28'2" (533 × 858 cm) This monumental antique Persian Sultanabad rug, dating to around 1900, is a magnificent e...

Rare Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug Size: 13'9" × 23'8" (419 × 721 cm) An early 20th century Persian Sultanabad rug, the light blue field with a dense floral, botanic motifs and leaf...

Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug Size: 8'5" × 12'9" (256 × 388 cm) This luxurious Persian rug dating back to circa 1930 belongs to the Sultanabad type, famed for their brilliant colors...

Antique Persian Sultanabad Rug Size: 13'7" × 25'4" (414 × 772 cm) An early 20th century Persian Sultanabad rug, the red field with a grid of floral, palmettes and vinery pattern enclosed with an ample decorative border and five narrow borders with palmettes, leaves, vinary and floral. The rug is rendered in red, blue, beige, navy and yellow...

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...

A petite early 20th century Persian Sarouk rug with a floral pattern woven in light and dark indigo, green, pink, and cream, set against a coral background, and surrounded by a petit...

Beautiful Room Size Antique Sultanabad Persian Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: Persian Rug, Circa Date: 1880. Size: 10 ft 4 in x 14 ft (3.15 m x 4.27 m).