Sarouk Fereghan Rug

Wool pile with cotton foundation however there are a few extremely rare examples made entirely of silk.

Sarouk fereghan rug.

Size 350cm x 253cm. Antique ferahan west central persian 4ft 5in x 6ft 1in circa. This rug has the typical color and is in good serviceable condition. Ethan allen 88 years of legendary quality exceptional craftsmanship personal service.

American customers had an affinity for the sarouk s curvilinear and floral designs. Hand knotted antique fereghan sarouk rugs. Sturdy albeit thinner rugs. Sarouk rugs without a doubt have been the most popular persian rugs in the united states in the 20th century.

The earliest carpets were the gallery kellegi format fereghan rugs with medium weaves cotton foundations asymmetric knots navy fields with dense herati allover patterns and corrosive. Apply filter clear filter. 3 foot 6 inch by 4 foot 10 inch. Lot 243 sarouk fereghan carpet west persia circa 1890.

Typical 4 x6 up to 10 x 14. Buy ethan allen s sarouk fereghan rug green ivory or browse other products in traditional patterned rugs. Estimate gbp 4 000 gbp 6 000. Too much of america this is what they remember as a persian carpet.

Before the sarouk rug was the sarouk fereghan and before that was the fereghan. 8451 melrose place los angeles ca 90069 p. This elegant fereghan sarouk carpet traces thin abstract foliage in deep dark indigo forming a large scale reciprocal tile design of lobed medallions and stepped quatrefoils against a rose madder ground. They stand solidly in the upper tier of investment level decorative and collectible antique persian carpets.

Sarouk area rugs are usually quite colorful with a deep red field blue and ivory florals. Antique painted american sarouk rug circa 1930. Generally 180 300. Within each of these sections delicate flowering plants are organized around central rosettes.

The early successes of the sarouk rug are largely owed to the american market. From the 1910s to 1950s the american sarouk also known as the painted sarouk was produced. Curvilinear often found to have a medallion and floral design elements. Weaving seems to go back to the mid 19th century but not much before.

Sarouk rugs have been produced for much of the twentieth century. So often this is the persian carpet that most people grew up with. A fereghan rug west persia circa 1890. This is the classical painted sarouk.