Nidus Rugs and Carpets

Viennese carpet, 1910 Austria, circa 1910 This carpet is a Classic example of a piece designed and woven following the progressive trends in the Eu...

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...

Handknotted, polychrome wool.  

Arraiolos carpet, 1940 Portugal, circa 1940 The light green field with scattered stylized rosettes and dots in a moss green border of angular serrat...

Contemporary Sardinian Carpet Sardegna, Italy. ca. 2009 90 % White and Melange Wool & 10% Cotton This textile is created with a rice stitch creatin...

"Jugendstil" vintage Viennese carpet Austria, circa 1900 Vienna Art Nouveau period. The reverse monogrammed JBS for Johann Bachhausen Sohne The rose ...

In really good vintage condition, this carpet in wool, vibrant colors ... has been dry cleaned ... so ready to use.

This is a hand-knotted, finely woven antique Portuguese carpet, having a all-over floral pattern. Measures: 10 x 13.

Rare large rattan hand made carpet. Beautiful high quality work.

Contemporary Sardinian Carpet Herringbone pattern, 90% wool and 10% cotton.

Pierre Balmain wool rug designed for Van Neder Carpets.

This unique carpet by the Venetian artist and designer Renata Bonfanti is made of handwoven wool. Beautiful range in lilac and orange tones.    Labeled backside 'Renata Bonfanti. Lavinia. Copia n. 3. 6.12.62' Renata Bonfanti was a textile artist, she was influenced by the distinctive tenets of Bauhaus...