This exceptional antique Mohajeran Sarouk rug, measuring approximately 3'3" x 5' and dating to around 1920, is a superb example of the highly sought-after Mohajeran workshop weaving tradition rug. Mohajeran Sarouks are widely considered among the finest and most elegant Sarouk carpets ever produced, celebrated for their luxurious wool quality, refined drawing, and extraordinary decorative richness.
The rug displays a beautifully balanced allover floral composition set upon a luminous ruby-crimson field of remarkable depth and saturation.
Antique Caucasian Soumak (Sumak) Kilim
Size: 3'5" x 6'1"
Origin: Caucasus (likely Shirvan / Kuba region influence)
Date: Circa late 19th.
Structure: Flatweave Soumak technique, wool on wool.
This is an exceptionally fine and visually striking antique Caucasian Soumak kilim, distinguished by its richly saturated color palette and highly articulated tribal drawing.
The field is dominated by a deep madder red ground, a hallmark of desirable Caucasian weavings, providing a warm and powerful visual foundation.
A beautiful and exceptionally fine antique Persian Feraghan Sarouk rug dating to circa 1890, distinguished by its unusual deep midnight-blue field, elegant floral drawing, and remarkable state of preservation.
The open navy-blue field provides a dramatic background for a finely articulated floral composition arranged around a delicate central flowering medallion. Graceful flowering branches, palmettes, leaves, and small blossoms extend vertically through the field while leaving generous open space around the design.
Made in Persia, circa 1920s, in perfect condition.
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 than the average Persian rug and therefore Sarouks are rather heavy and solid rugs, the wool being used is high quality durable wool. "Mohajeran" or "Mahajiran" is the name of a village west of Arak.
lustrous wool Persian Mohajeran Sarouk.
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 than the average Persian rug and therefore Sarouks are rather heavy and solid rugs, the wool being used is high quality durable wool. "Mohajeran" or "Mahajiran" is the name of a village West of Arak.
Sarouk, a small village and its neighboring villages in northwestern Iran are the source of large numbers rugs imported into the United States. The Sarouk carpet production came into existence around 1880 specifically for the European and North American markets. Before 1920s the Sarouk design was similar to that of the rug weaving centers of Ferahan and Tabriz. Most Sarouk rugs followed a very distinctive design and it depended on floral sprays and bouquets. Mohajeran refers to another village where rugs are produced
A beautiful and finely woven antique Persian Bakhtiari rug featuring a rare and highly decorative all-over floral design on a luminous ivory field. Unlike the more commonly encountered garden-panel (Kheshti) Bakhtiari rugs, this example displays an elegant arrangement of stylized blossoms, palmettes, and angular leafy vinery woven in a harmonious repeating pattern across the field.
The design is rendered in rich shades of madder red, deep indigo blue, soft sky blue, ivory, rose, and camel, creating a striking contrast that gives the rug exceptional visual appeal.
Precise drawing applied to highly abstract or stylized geometric patterns, using a rich and varied palette.
Soumaks are flat woven rugs. Their technique is related to that of Kilims, but it is somewhat more complex.
It is more durable as floor covering. As opposed to Kilim technique which consists of compacted weft facing simply running over and under the vertical wraps, Soumak weave runs the yarns around the warps in a serpentine pattern, over two, back one, over two back one, and so forth.
The design large polygonal medallions, often in the shape of diamonds or stars.
