Palace Hand Knotted 100% Wool Traditional Antique Palace Sarouk Oriental Area Rug Faded Salmon, Navy Color

This is a beautiful Faded Salmon, Navy, Light Gold Color Hand Knotted, Oriental 100% Wool Rug. Available for in-person and video consultation, by appointment only. Exact Size: 12' x17' 11'' Weave: Hand Knotted Rug Yarn: 100% Wool Color: Faded Salmon, Navy, Light Gold, Burnt Orange, Beige, Multi Origin: Iran Pile Height: 0.5 inch Condition: New Rug#: AOR17952 Story Behind the Art Rugs with certain designs woven in Arak, surrounding villages, and the plains of Farahan in Iran are designated as Sarouks within the rug trade. Nineteenth-century rugs of this area often employed an all-over design of the Herati or Gul Hennai patterns. These were woven with about 100 asymmetric knots per square inch on a cotton foundation. In the late nineteenth century, factory rugs were woven in imitation of Tabriz models, using floral medallions. The medallion design was dominant until after the First World War, when Sarouk rugs were woven with detached floral sprays. This design was extraordinarily