Orangy-Red Navy 6'2''x8'10'' Traditional Sarouk 250 KPSI Hand Knotted New Zealand Wool Oriental Area Rug

Slender vines and tiny blossoms drift over the surface of this traditional Sarouk as an all-over design that looks delicate and deeply composed. Tied by hand from New Zealand wool at 250 KPSI, the Oriental area rug carries a creamy ivory field scattered with rose, plum and sage flowers, with an olive-gold stripe beside a black band of leafy palmettes. Orangy-red and navy complete the palette and give the Persian-style layout a confident backbone. The dark frame lets the pale center glow, while soft cream fringe ends each side with quiet polish. Underfoot, the pile is even and refined, carrying a natural sheen that shifts in the light. This rug keeps the heritage look people love in a Sarouk but offers a lighter, brighter middle, so it suits a formal living room, a dining room, a bedroom or a study. Place it where graceful detail deserves to be noticed, and let the floor feel finished, polished and gently traditional. Because the colors sit against such a light ground, the design feels airy rather than heavy, which helps a room feel open.

• Exact Size: 6'2"x8'10"
• Weave: Hand Knotted Rug
• Yarn: New Zealand Wool
• Color: Orangy-Red, Navy
• Origin: India
• Pile Height: 0.75 inch
• Condition: New
• Condition Description: New With Tags
• Rug#: AOR22014
• Kpsi: 250

Story Behind the Art: In the rug trade, the name Sarouk covers pieces woven in Arak, in the villages around it, and across the plains of Farahan in central Iran, a region long admired for its weaving. During the 19th century, Sarouk rugs typically carried intricate allover designs such as the Herati and the Gul Hennai, tied with roughly 100 asymmetric knots per square inch on sturdy cotton foundations. By the late 1800s, local weavers had taken inspiration from the grandeur of Tabriz carpets and moved toward a more formal look, producing factory-made rugs with central floral medallions and precise symmetry. That medallion style held sway until the years after World War I, when Sarouk artisans introduced a more open layout in which graceful, detached floral sprays are scattered across the field. This innovation became the signature of the Sarouk tradition and won over collectors and markets around the world. Its influence continues today in Sarouk-inspired rugs woven not only in Iran but also in India, Romania, and Pakistan, each carrying forward the beauty of Persian artistry.