Vintage Handwoven Wool Sarouk Persian Rug. Rich oranges, greens, blues, and much more make up this dazzling piece. Less symmetrical than their machine-made counterparts, these works of art often include deliberate errors, or slight variants within the body, such as the non-centered garden decoration here, as a symbolic gesture towards man's inability to achieve perfection, unlike Allah. Small cloth tag stapled to the underside with "713" written on it in pen. 

Condition: Commensurate with age. 

Size: 31 x 53 in. 

A Sarouk rug (also Saruk or Sarough) is a type of Persian rug from the Markazi Province in Iran. They are primarily woven in the village of Saruk as well as the city of Arak and the surrounding countryside. Sarouk rugs became particularly popular in the 20th Century thanks to the American market, which led to an abundance of stylish pieces with curvilinear and floral designs. The designs evolved from patterns commonly found in the city of Tabriz that migrated southeast throughout the 19th Century, as the northern provinces began to share more and more styles with their Turkish neighbors and the middle and southern provinces began to distinguish themselves. Today these heavy body carpets fetch excellent prices and stand out from many of their peers thanks to the unique use of free space, something more commonly found in Oriental rugs.

Commensurate with age. 

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