An Absolutely beautiful antique hand woven Persian rug with unusual repeated swan birds.
The colors are muted and highly stylized floral accent.
originally purchased from a beautiful home in Geneva Illinois I consider it a great find.
Melayer is a name of village in north west of Persia and it has diverse population including Kurds, this rug made by them.
Senneh Melayer made of vegetable dye fine wool and tightly woven, the pile is low and even like a tapestry.
The Feraghan district located south of Tehran, encompassed the cities of Arak, Qum and Kashan, an area with a long and illustrious history of rug and carpet weaving. In the nineteenth century, many British companies opened oriental carpet factories and began to produce fine Persian Feraghan rugs and carpets for export to Europe. Antique Feraghan carpets and rugs are prized for their sturdy construction and their quiet, all-over patterns.
Sarouk (also Saruk or Sarough) rugs are those woven in the village of Saruk and also the city of Arak, Iran and the surrounding countryside. Sarouk rugs have been produced for much of the last century. The early successes of the Sarouk rug are largely owed to the American market. From the 1910s to 1950s, the “American Sarouk” also known as the “Painted Sarouk” was produced. American customers had an affinity for the Sarouk’s curvilinear and floral designs.
Serab Rugs are known for their fine long rugs or runners with a characteristic camel ground and lozenge-shaped medallions. These rugs are woven in the village of Serab, located in north west Persia, province of East Azerbaijan, also known as Azarbaijan-e-Sharqi.
The traditional rugs from Serab feature an elongated composition that is bounded by ornamental borders.
Persian Mazandran Kilim 7'1" X 9'1". Hand made Persian Oriental vintage rug
Mazandaran kilims are unique, decorative and textiles that hail from a remote part of north central Iran. The Mazandaran Province is bound by the snow-topped Alborz Mountains and the southernmost shores of the Caspian Sea. Its striped kilims and primitive "sofrehs" (literally spreads) come in several styles. The district of Hezarjerib produces striking black-and-white striped kilims.. Solid fields and horizontal stripes are prevalent designs.
To the south east of Persia is the city of Kerman or Kirman and to the north of Kerman is the village of Laver or Raver which has a rug weaving history at least as long as that of Kerman. during the 1920s produce many rugs for the US market but the rugs been produce in this region since the sixteen century.
The city of Sultanabad (now known as Arak) was founded in 1808 to become the major center of rug production in Iran.[1] Sultanabad carpets are distinguished as the highest quality of Mahal productions manufactured in the Arak region. Other types of Sultanabad designs may include production from Mushkabad. Farahans and Sarouks were also made in the Arak region, though are wholly different.[2]
