Beautiful antique American Sarouk rug or ''Pushti'' (which is Persan for small mat). Well drawn traditional floral Persian design with soft pinks, purple hues and royal blues. Sarouks were woven in the village of Saruk in the Arak region of Persia.  In good pile all over, it is missing a little at both ends as you can see from the image, but it has been secured now to prevent further loss.  A lovely decorative rug from the early 20th century.Sarouk rugs have been produced for much of the 20th 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. What they did not appreciate, however, was the colour, so for much of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, rugs exported from Persia were dyed to a desirable, deep, raspberry-red colour, once they arrive in the USA.In the second...