Antique Axminster Savonnerie Rug, circa 1900

Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation. Circa 1900 Dimensions: 8'3" x 11'11" Origin: Europe Condition: Excellent for its age Field Color: Brown Border Color: Ivory ...

Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation. Circa 1930 Dimensions: 12'9" x 18'9" Origin: Europe Condition: Excellent Field Color: Black Border Color: Black Accent ...

Hand-knotted wool and silk pile on a cotton foundation 400 KPSI circa 1900 Excellent condition Dimensions: 7' 8" x 10' European Measures: Field color: Light-Brown ...

Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation. Circa 1900 Dimensions: 4'5" x 7'2" Origin: Europe Condition: Excellent Field Color: Camel Border Color: Camel A...

Handwoven wool, cotton foundation. Dimensions: 8'3" x 10'8" Origin: France Condition: Very good Field Color: Burgundy Border Color: Brown Accent Colors: Ivory, Lig...

Handwoven wool pile on a cotton foundation. Circa 1880 Dimensions: 19'3" x 21'11" Origin: France Condition: Good for its age Field color: Burgundy Border color:...

Antique Savonnerie Rug Size: 12'10" × 21'3" (391 × 647 cm) A mid 19th century Savonnerie antique rug, the finely-striped black field with an allover-design of overblown curving leaves and delicate floral sprays around a central medallion within a lush cream border with vases and flowery bouquets. The Savonnerie European Rugs factory, located on the site of the present Musee d’Art Moderne, inherited its name from the soap making factory it took over at the behest of Louis XIII. From 1660 until 1743 Savonnerie was a manufacture royale, carrying out commissions for French Savonnerie rugs and carpets specifically designed for the Royal Palaces. In the 1770’s, the tapestry looms at Aubusson in the Creuze Valley near Limoges were converted to produce flat-woven rugs for sale and carpets under royal warrant. No one knows precisely when European rugs weaving began in this area, but it is certain that tapestries were first woven there long before the Gothic era.

Antique Axminster rug. Size: 4'0" x 7'0".

Handwoven, Antique Savonerrie Rug circa 1890 France.

Antique Savonnerie rug, size: 13'2" x 24'9".

Antique Savonnerie rug, measures: 14'10" x 20'0".

Antique French Savonnerie Rug 9'9'' x 16'0''. The straw cartouche-oval sub-field shows conforming and elliptical floral rose-accented wreaths surrounding a central rose bouquet. The ...