Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug, Patriotic Flair Meets Preppy Formality

71127 Antique Persian Bakhtiari Rug, 05'03 x 10'05. Timeless appeal meets patriotic flair in this hand knotted wool antique Persian Bakhtiari rug. The unique garden panel design and sophisticated colors woven into this piece work together creating a relaxed yet elevated feel such as American traditional or even Nautical chic. The abrashed red field features an allover pattern composed of stylized ivory palmettes richly patterned with botanical motifs arranged in two vertical columns. It is framed with a ziggurat border decorated with cypress trees and geometric florals. Classic iterations of red, ivory, and navy blue make this antique Persian gallery rug...

78633 Antique Persian Heriz Rug, 10'05 x 13'08. Stylish durability meets patriotic panache in this hand knotted wool antique Persian Heriz rug. The intrinsic geometric design and tra...

78641 Antique Persian Heriz Rug, 08'00 x 11'11. Traditional sensibility meets patriotic finesse, this hand knotted wool antique Persian Heriz rug. The striking botanical design and t...

74944 Vintage Persian Hamadan Rug, 10'06 x 17'02. Emulating regal charm with traditional sensibility, this hand knotted wool vintage Persian Hamadan rug is a captivating vision of wo...

The village of Sarouk in the Arak province in northern Persia is known for producing finely woven rugs and carpets. These rugs most often have central floral medallions flanked by s...

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...

An authentic full pile Persian Heriz rug. The palette is formal, the border is an orangy red cast to it while the field is navy. Measures: 4'7" x 6'2".

An extraordinary, authentic late 19th century Persian Heriz Serapi rug. Full Pile Condition throuhgout Measures: 7'8'' x 11'1'' The Serapi rug can be traced back to the beginning of Persian handmade rug production in 5,500 B.C., but it was not until the mid-19th century that Persian rugs began to be exported around the world. Before these rugs became an export item, they were used only in the villages in which they were produced. Mellow colors and more minimal pattern distinguish the Serapi from other members of the Heriz family. Original Serapi rugs were created in the villages of Serapi, Sarab, Ahar, Heriz and Gorevan. Older Heriz...