Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
French
Favorites of European nobility and royalty for more than 300 years, the tapestries and textiles made by the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson remain legendary for their exceptional quality and grand designs.
The origins of Aubusson’s textiles date back to the 14th century, when residents of the town of Aubusson, located at the base of the Creuse river in France, started small weaving workshops. When skilled weavers from Flanders, Belgium, arrived in Aubusson, seeking refuge and settlement, the town’s weaving industry flourished.
Aubusson was granted the Royal Manufacture title by King Louis XIV in 1665. Along with pieces by rival workshops such as Gobelins and Beauvais, Aubusson’s textiles, carpets and tapestries were prized for their meticulous designs. Early Royal Manufacture of Aubusson works resemble Turkish rugs and Asian textiles, which were popular with European royalty. In later years, though, Aubusson’s weavers shifted their style to reflect Western European and Caucasian rugs as well as Italian Renaissance style, incorporating floral, religious and pastoral themes into the tapestries.
Throughout the 18th century, Aubusson’s tapestries and rugs remained among the most desired by the European aristocracy. An inventory compiled in 1786 listed more than 100 Aubusson carpets at the Palace of Versailles. After the French Revolution, many workshops, including those of Aubusson, lost their Royal Manufacture status. Upholstered and machine-made carpets also became more dominant in the industry.
In 1869, the establishment of the École Nationale des Arts Décoratifs d’Aubusson sparked a renewed interest in Aubusson tapestries, which the school still produces today. Although the advent of wallpaper during the late 19th and early 20th century reduced consumer demand for tapestries as wall decor, Aubusson adapted to the shift towards modernist style. Artists like Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso often had their artworks translated into tapestries.
Aubusson’s carpets and tapestries continue to be coveted by interior designers and collectors of 18th-century, mid-19th-century and Napoleon III textiles and furniture. Aubusson’s history of weaving, wool production, spinning and dyeing is on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
On 1stDibs, find a range of antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson wall decorations, Asian-inspired art and furniture, carpets and more.
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Creator: Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Pretty Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design featuring an elegantly dressed boy, with beautiful natural colours, with blue, red, green and beige, entirely and finely...
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Early 1900s French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique French Aubusson Fine Tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century French Aubusson tapestry with a nice gallant decor, hunting and beautiful colors, extremely finely hand woven with silk and wool.
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Wonderful Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design featuring two cows under the tree , with beautiful natural colours, with yellow, beige, brown and green, entirely and fin...
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Early 1900s French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Pretty Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design featuring a chicken and a rooster on the farm, surrounded by a strip of flowers, with beautiful natural light colours in...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Pretty fine antique french Aubusson tapestry “birds”
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful antique French Aubusson tapestry featuring a view of the nature in the woods, with birds, trees and a river. we can see further away, village houses. With nice natural...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Pretty mid 20th century french Aubusson tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 20th century Aubusson tapestry with a design with a signature « Popelin » , probably iinspired by the paintings of French painter « Francois Boucher » with the shepher...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Pretty fine antique silk french Aubusson tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century French Aubusson tapestry with a nice design in the garden, two women sitting and talking while a man plays music, with nice light colours with yello...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Silk
Pretty antique french Aubusson tapestry by “Marcel Coupé”
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty early 20th century French Aubusson tapestry with a very nice design in nature and between the trees, two women with baskets of flowers and a man holding one of the baskets of ...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Silk, Wool
Bobyrug’s nice mid century French Cogolin knotted tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage French Cogolin rug or tapestry, with beautiful design of a flowerpot with beautiful flowers and nice colours, entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton foundation.
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1970s French Aubusson Vintage Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Cotton
Very beautiful fine antique french Aubusson tapestry medieval design
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful early 20th century French Aubusson tapestry with a beautiful design of the 15th century’s tapestries and nice natural colours, entirely and finely hand woven with wool and ...
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Early 20th Century French Medieval Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
French Rug Aubusson Manufacture 19th century - Napoleon III style - No. 1429
By 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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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Wonderful early 20th century French Aubusson Tapestry medieval tapestry design
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful antique Aubusson tapestry with a nice design featuring a medieval and gothic design featuring a garden with animals, with beautiful colours, with blue, green , brown, ...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Rare Royal Aubusson Manufacture Carpet Circa 1860 - N° 1411
By 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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1860s French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
French carpet from the Royal Aubusson factory - 1m10x1m00 - Tapestry No. 917
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Paris, FR
A deux pas de la Tour Eiffel Nous sommes une entreprise familiale spécialisée dans l'achat, la vente et la location de voitures.
expertise de tapisseries, tapis, kilims et textiles a...
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1830s French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
French Aubusson rug 19th century - Napoleon III style - 2m15x1m45 - No. 1418
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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1860s French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
French Aubusson rug circa 1960, Napoleon III style - 4m15x2m70 - No. 1394
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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1960s French Aubusson Vintage Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Wonderful Antique Fine silk French Aubusson Tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design in style of Louis XVI, featuring flower, birds and parrots, with beautiful natural colours, with a yellow background , pi...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Silk
Gorgeous Antique Large 17th century Aubusson Tapestry historical battle scene
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and rare 17th century French Aubusson tapestry with a nice design in style of Louis XVI, featuring a historical battle probably from Alexander or a Roman battle, conqu...
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17th Century French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Silk, Wool
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design featuring people having a picnic by the river , and with beautiful colours, entirely and finely handwoven with wool and s...
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Early 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design with bird in the nature , and beautiful colours, entirely and finely handwoven with wool and silk, at Aubusson workshops....
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
French Aubusson Manufacture Decagonal Carpet, Circa 1950 - 2m46x2m53 - N° 1407
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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1950s French Aubusson Vintage Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Large Aubusson Manufacture Rug - Empire Style - 4m10x3m38 - N° 1395
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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1840s French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
French Aubusson Rug 19th century - Napoleon III style - 265x166, No 1359
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Paris, FR
Period: 19th century - around 1860
Origin: Aubusson, FRANCE
Style: Napoleon III
Condition: Perfect condition (Cleaned, Lined in our workshop)
Material: Wool & Silk
Width: 2m65
Length...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Mid Century French Aubusson Tapestry
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty mid century French Aubusson tapestry with a garden design with birds, and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool and silk....
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool, Silk
Large 19hC French Aubusson Carpet in Flowery and Leafy Tropical Hues
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A magnificent Napoleon III Aubusson weave carpet having an unusual colour palette including two outer borders in pinks, reds, dark green, and an ...
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Mid-19th Century French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
Large and Ornate 19th Century French Aubusson Rug
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A monumental 19th century French palace size handwoven Aubusson rug. The classical rectangular rug presents with crisp detailing and deep coloration in Beige, Brown, Maroon, and Teal...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Rugs and Carpets
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Wool
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Royal Manufacture Of Aubusson rugs and carpets for sale on 1stDibs.
Royal Manufacture of Aubusson rugs and carpets are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wool and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Royal Manufacture of Aubusson rugs and carpets, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider rugs and carpets by and Aubusson Manufacture. Prices for Royal Manufacture of Aubusson rugs and carpets can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,980 and can go as high as $45,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $25,000.