Sarough Ghiasabad
274 × 211 cm
3.381 €
Sarough
720 €
Incl. VAT
141 × 68(0.96 m²)
Hand-knotted
New (0-20 Years)
Iran / Persia
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About This Sarough
Where it comes from
This is a Sarough, also written Sarouk, one of the classic weaving types of west-central Iran, measuring 141 x 68 cm (4'8" x 2'3"). Sarough rugs became a fixture in the finest houses of early twentieth-century America, prized for dense floral drawing set against a deep Persian red ground. This piece keeps the drawing but not the red: the field here is a clean, pale ivory, unusual for a pattern normally shown darker.
What you see
The first impression is of a fine, pale field patterned all over with small rosettes and curved, serrated leaves, the classic Mahi repeat, worked without a medallion so the eye moves freely across the surface. Rust, blue and ochre appear only as accents within the field before the eye reaches the border. A broad band of deep red, filled with rosettes and cross-shapes, closes the rug, framed on both sides by narrow navy guard stripes that hold the red firmly in place against the light ground.
How it was made
The pattern owes its precision to the density of the knotting, between 161,000 and 200,000 knots per square metre, tight enough that even the smallest rosette keeps its shape rather than blurring into its neighbour. The pile is hand-spun wool over a cotton warp, clipped to twelve millimetres, giving the surface its slight sheen and even finish. Because the rug is new, made within the last two decades, the ivory ground has kept its clarity rather than settling into the deeper tone red-grounded Saroughs are known for.
At home
A piece this size belongs in a hallway or on a landing, laid before a door or beside a bed. The ivory field lifts a hallway with little daylight, while the red border holds its own against dark floorboards. Underfoot the pile is dense and firm, hand-spun wool clipped short, made to be walked on rather than kept for best. Morning light catches the slight sheen and moves across the rosettes, this familiar Mahi drawing shown here in ivory rather than the usual red.
More on Sarough rugs: origin, making and how to recognise a genuine piece
Product Details
- Rug No.
- 956367
- Size
- 141 × 68 cm (0.96 m²)
- Thickness
- ca. 12 mm
- Knots
- 161,000 – 200,000 / m²
- Craft
- Hand-knotted
- Pile
- Hand-spun Wool
- Warp
- Cotton
- Origin
- Iran / Persia
- Age
- New (0-20 Years)
- Condition
- Perfect★★★★★
- Pattern
- All-Over Pattern
- Weight
- ca. 3 kg
- Stock
- Unique — Only 1
Traditional weave
Questions about this rug
Which room is this rug for?
At 141 × 68 cm (0.96 m²) this is a small rug. It works beside a bed, in a reading corner, in front of a fireplace or as a mat by a door. It does not furnish a room; it makes a point in one.
Is this rug hand-knotted?
Yes, knotted by hand — knot by knot on a loom, not machine-made. The density is 161,000 to 200,000 knots per square metre; across 0.96 m² that is roughly 150,000 to 190,000 individual knots, every one of them tied by hand.
How do I care for this rug?
Hand-spun wool still carries its own lanolin, which keeps liquid sitting on the surface for a moment: blot quickly, with clear water and a light cloth, working inwards and without rubbing. Otherwise regular vacuuming along the pile is enough. Turn the rug once or twice a year so light and footfall reach it evenly.
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Authenticity
Certificate included verifying origin, materials, and craftsmanship.
Ref: 956367
