Red Sarouq Persian Rug
This red Sarouq Persian rug is hand knotted in Iran from wool, and it measures 384 x 267 cm.
The field of this red Sarouq Persian rug is a rich red, with a pale blue grey ground filling the spaces between the medallion and the border. Our records note vegetable dyes.
The design up close
A tall, arched medallion fills the red centre. Its outline is a scalloped niche in red with pale blue and cream vines, and inside it a smaller cream and blue medallion holds fine diamond and star details. Small floral heads in blue, cream and rust sit along its edges.
Between the medallion and the border, the ground is pale blue-grey, covered in small dense flowers in blue, rust, cream and red. The corners hold rust and gold motifs with small sprays of leaves.
The cream central panel is set on a fine lattice of small diamonds, with blue and rust flowers on its points. Around it, the red field carries the vines in a steady pattern and leaves open ground that keeps the medallion clear.
The border is wide and ivory, with scrolling vines in blue, red and rust. A thin navy guard line and a narrow red outer edge frame it, and the scrolls repeat along each side without a break.
Persian rugs and where they are made
A Persian carpet and a Persian rug are the same thing: a rug hand knotted in Iran. Weavers tie each knot one at a time on a loom, usually from hand-spun wool and sometimes silk. This rug is made from wool.
How a red Sarouq Persian rug is made
This red Sarouq Persian rug is hand knotted from wool. Each vine and flower in the arched medallion is built from single knots, so the scrolls have the uneven edges that hand knotting leaves. A room-size piece like this takes a weaver many months, and the scrolls in the border are built the same way, one knot at a time.
Sizing it for your room
At 384 x 267 cm this red Sarouq Persian rug covers about 10.3 square metres. A three-seat sofa of around 2.2 m leaves about 82 cm of rug showing past each end, so the front legs of the sofa and any armchairs can rest on it.
Under an eight-seat dining table of about 240 x 100 cm, the rug leaves roughly 72 cm at each end and 83.5 cm along each side, enough room for chairs to pull back while they stay on the rug. The red field suits cream walls and timber floors.
Looking after your rug
Vacuum it on a suction-only setting, or with the beater bar switched off, so the brush does not pull at the knots. Turn it around every six to twelve months so sun and foot traffic wear it evenly. Blot spills with a clean white cloth and cold water rather than rubbing them in. When it needs a full clean, choose a cleaner who washes handmade rugs by hand.
Put a good underlay beneath it. It stops the rug sliding on timber or tiles, adds cushioning and takes some of the wear off the pile. Moths like wool in dark, quiet spots, such as the part of a rug under a sofa, so vacuum those areas often and lift the furniture now and then.
See it before you buy
Visit our showroom at 307 Penshurst St, North Willoughby, open every day from 11 am to 4:30 pm, to see this red Sarouq Persian rug in person. If you would rather judge it in your own room, with your own light and furniture, book an in-home viewing and we will bring a selection to you.
Browse more Persian Rugs, or ask about a custom made rug in your own size and colour. Read more about Persian carpets.
