Antique Persian Sarouk Rug

One of the top high end Persian carpet maker. The source of this important provenance has been in the village of Sarouk. North of Arak (formerly Sultanabad). Sarouks are known to be...

Antique handmade Northwest Persian Sarouk rug, c-1920, 2'1" x 4'2", fine wool, in red and blue color and traditional floral design and this rug has been woven in high quality, the co...

Antique Handmade Northwest Persian Sarouk rug, c-1930, 2'6" x 5', fine wool, in red and blue color and traditional floral design and this rug has been woven in high quality, the cond...

The source of this important provenance has been in the village of Sarouk. North of Arak (formerly Sultanabad). Sarouks are known to be of high quality. The pile is usually higher th...

Tree of life with center light. One of the top high end Persian carpet maker. The source of this important provenance has been in the village of Sarouk. North of Arak (formerly Sul...

Antique handmade Northwest Persian Sarouk rug, c-1920, 2' x 4', fine wool, in red and blue color and traditional floral design and this rug has been woven in high quality, the condit...

Antique Persian Sarouk rug. Measures: 9' x 12'10. Sarouk rugs are from the village of Saruk about 25 miles north of Arak, in west Persia. Sarouk rugs have been produced for much of t...

78238 Antique Persian Sarouk Rug, 03'05 x 04'09. Rendered in variegated shades of red, navy blue, berry, cerulean, brown, tan, and rose wit...

Age: Circa 1920 Colors: salmon, gray blue, gray, sage Pile: low Wear Notes: 7-8 Material: wool on cotton Antique Persian Sarouk with a salmon field and blue accents. textural an...

78135 Antique Persian Sarouk rug, 04'04 x 06'09?. ?Displaying an impressive array of floral elements with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted antique Persian Sarouk rug is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The timeless design and sophisticated colors woven into this piece work together creating a truly classic look. The abrashed ink blue field features a traditional Sarouk floral...

78122 Antique Persian Sarouk rug, 02'01 x 04'02. ?Emating traditional style with incredible detail and texture, this hand knotted antique Persian Sarouk rug is a captivating vision o...

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...