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What is Aubusson style?
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Aubusson style is often used to describe a certain type of pileless, flat-woven rug. The name comes from the region in France where the style originated during the 14th century. Furniture, pillows and tapestries may also be Aubusson style, meaning they feature the same crafting techniques and decorative themes as the rugs. You'll find a selection of Aubusson rugs on 1stDibs.
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19th Century Handwoven Aubusson Rug, Green with Flowers
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Paris, FR
Handwoven antique Aubusson rug,
circa 1820
Material: wool
Dimensions: 250 x 240 cm; 8.2 x 7.87 ft
Boccara Gallery has an important collection of Aubusson rugs from the XVIIIth to the XXth centuries. The style developed in Aubusson is recognized today as one of the most influential of the European rug and tapestries History.
Workshops to produce Aubusson flat-woven rugs were established under the royal warrant in 1743 to manufacture pile carpets primarily for the nobility.
Many weavers who settled in France were Huguenots who had fled Spain during the Inquisition in the early sixteenth century. By issuing the edict of Nantes, Henry IV granted all non-Catholics freedom of worship...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
17th Century Mythological Aubusson Tapestry "The Rape of Proserpina"
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Paris, FR
17th century mythological Aubusson tapestry
"The rape of Proserpina" and Cerberus
Wool
Measure: 200 x 210 cm
circa 1660
Perfect condition
My...
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Antique 17th Century European Classical Greek Tapestries
Materials
Wool
French Verdure Aubusson Tapestry 19th Century - Numbered 2180 - No. 1410
By Aubusson Manufacture, Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and
expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
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Antique 1860s French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Pair of Antique Late 17th C. French Aubusson Tapestry Portière Border Panels
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in New York, NY
Called portière, these antique wall hanging tapestries were handwoven in Aubusson, France in the late 17th Century (c 1680s). They both feature floral and foliage decor in a beige pa...
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Antique 1680s French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
A Set of Four Massive Aubusson Tapestry Entre-Fenêtres
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Set of Four Massive Aubusson Tapestry Entre-fenêtres.
Comprising a true pair and two further panels en suite. Each woven in wools. The design of each with top cartouche issui...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
Beauvais tapestry 19th - arrival of fishermen at the gate - H310xL230 - N° 1406
By Aubusson Manufacture, Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and
expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
Category
Antique 1840s French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk