Karastan Antique Imperial Sarouk Rug Pattern, 1413

A Mid 20th Century Kermanshah Rug with short fringes from Iran. Whole Wool 60/30 ply. 96" x 122" or conventional 8' x 10'.

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Gorgeous with traditional style and light colors, this antique Kerman Persian rug is characterized by an impeccable level of detail. This Persian rug features a center medallion comp...

100% wool Pile large Couristan rug with center medallion. Hand Knotted. X Large size Measures 118" x 164". Approximately 10 feet x 14 feet. Large enough for most family rooms...

Very rare antique signed Ardabil rug by famous master in pure lambswool. A true palace size masterpiece richly woven in beautiful refined yet vibrant hues with the famous central med...

An extraordinary early 20th century Sarouk rug with an elaborate all-over pattern containing myriad flowers woven in traditional Sarouk colors of light and dark indigo, cream, pink, ...

78525 Antique Persian Mohajeran Sarouk Rug, 08'09 x 11'09. This hand-knotted wool antique Persian Mohajeran Sarouk rug is a stunning work of art, where timeless elegance meets the gr...

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...