18th Century French Savonnerie Carpet ( 5'6" x 8'10" - 168 x 269 )

Late 19th Century French Savonnerie Carpet ( 14'6" x 18'10" - 442 x 574 )

19th Century French Savonnerie Carpet ( 8'8" x 12'3" - 265 x 373 )

Large, round antique high pile Savonneries carpets are rare. The four-layer round medallion shows a rosette, laurel leaves and ribbons, and loops, on a tan ground decorated with bask...

Early 20th century French Savonnerie carpet ( 13' x 22'9" - 396 x 693).

Early 20th Century French Savonnerie Carpet ( 11' x 16'6" - 360 x 503 )

Early 20th Century French Savonnerie Carpet ( 15'6" x 21' - 472 x 640 )

Under the direction of Pierre Dupont and Simon Lourdet carpet production commenced in France in the early 17th Century. In 1608, a workshop was set up in the Louvre, followed by the ...

20th Century French Savonnerie Carpet France, circa 1928 'Pyramides' design Art Deco Designed by Paul Hasaerts for De Saedeleer Wool carpet with an overall geometric design in shades...

Antique French ivory Savonnerie carpet. French Savonnerie carpet with traditional European floral motif, ivory/soft pink/multi. Size: 10'4 x 12'8.

Under the direction of Pierre Dupont and Simon Lourdet carpet production commenced in France in the early 17th Century. In 1608, a workshop was set up in the Louvre, followed by the ...

A lovely antique Savonnerie carpet, France, late 19th century. Excellent pile. This superb Napoleon III Savonnerie carpet features floral guard bands reminiscent of decorative woodwo...

During the early seventeenth century, a weaver named Pierre DuPont travelled to the Levant. Upon his return, he claimed to have discovered the technique of creating Turkish rugs. Oriental rugs were extremely expensive during Bourbon times, and a French manufactory that could create the same type of rug would lower the price significantly. Henri VI of France–the reigning monarch at the time–took advantage of DuPont’s skills and established a workshop for him at the Louvre. In 1627, King Louis XIII founded a manufactory for DuPont and his apprentice, Simon Lourdes, on the site of a defunct soap factory in the sixteenth arrondissement (also known as Quai de Chaillot). The name “Savonnerie” was born from the French word “Savon” meaning “soap.” DuPont and Lourdes worked together, weaving rugs under a royal patent for the king and other nobles until they had a falling out and split up. Lourdes remained at the Chaillot location while DuPont went to his workshops in the Louvre, though both continued to make Savonnerie rugs. Antique rugs, French Savonnerie carpet, Beige Floral carpet...