ANTIQUE PERSIAN HANDWOVEN SAROUK RUG CARPET 11 x 17 Start Price USD 5,450.00 Current Price USD 5,450.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, June 30, 2008 End Time Monday, July 07, 2008 Location Tiburon, CA See more about 'ANTIQUE PERSIAN HANDWOVEN SAROUK RUG CARPET 11 x 17' Description FABULOUS ANTIQUE SAROUK   Selling a fine example of Persian artistry...an Antique Sarouk circa ~1920's.  This rug was purchased by my grandfather in New York in 1941, and has been with the family ever since.  The rug is a very unique Palace size 10.9 W x 16.7L.  The field of this piece is navy blue accented by bouquets of red/rose and gold flowers a red/melon floral border with gold and light blue guard borders as well as other arabesques and accents.  This rug has a 100% fine wool pile and is in very good condition for its age with minimal pile loss as seen in the pictures.  This Sarouk has been recently appraised for $15,000.  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. In the early 20th Century, a vast number of Sarouks with all over floral patterns were exported to the American market. The transition in this design is known as the Mahajaran Sarouk. The resulting latter production in the 1920's through the 1940's became known as the Sarouk.Today, continued rug production on a workshop base has resulted in a lower quality than the pre 1940 era. A peculiar practice was initiated with Sarouk carpets in the early 20th Century period. Initially, many of these items were being washed to soften the harsh wool, but the washing process lightened the natural dyes of these carpets. To meet consumer demand during the early 20th Century, the dealers in United States started the process of dying these carpets with shades of darker colors like red, wine, cherry, and deep burgundy color (complimenting the wood furniture of the early 20th Century). Therefore, almost all the Sarouks we find now are painted with permanent dyes. Place a Bid!