Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 5

Antique French Aubusson Rug, circa 1890, 8' x 9'

About the Item

Antique French Aubusson rug, circa 1890. Aubusson carpets are pile less and tapestry woven from that town to the southwest of Paris, by a group of independent weavers working under Royal or State protection. The designs are strictly classical, neoclassical or Victorian. They are virtually never “oriental”. The pattern wefts are wool with silk and/or metal thread for details in the more finely woven examples. Sizes tend toward the squarish and pieces 30’ by 30’ are not unknown. The 18th-19th century French clients included the nobility and haute bourgeoisie. Aubusson carpets were also exported to England and are often to be found in country houses. Light colors are the most popular and dark toned pieces are very rare. Besides traditional Louis furniture, try an Aubusson with the most modern décor; it might surprise you. This light, airy Aubusson small carpet has matching central and corner rose bouquets. The double elliptical leafy wreaths are spaced to give a sense of informality. The corner bosses are equally open. The narrow monochrome border is barely noticeable. There are no overtly classical elements and there is just enough Rococo feeling to set it off from the more cluttered pseudo-Baroque of the Victorian period. The colors are all natural and have mellowed from what originally were sharper, brighter tones. Aubusson weavers, as with French rug and tapestry artists generally, work in spans of centuries, not years or decades, and they plan on what their creations will look like far into the future. This Aubusson is a study in greens, especially pistachio, restful and precise, calming and yet rigorous. Size: 8' x 9'.
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 96 in (243.84 cm)Length: 108 in (274.32 cm)
  • Style:
    Aubusson (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wool,Hand-Woven
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1890
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: A2-081968 Lavender Oriental Carpets1stDibs: LU1435217862971
More From This SellerView All
  • Oversize Antique French Aubusson Rug Carpet, circa 1890 21' x 32'
    Located in New York, NY
    Oversize antique French Aubusson rug carpet, circa 1890. Measures: 21' x 32'.. This ivory ground and delicate floral ornaments of th...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Western European Rugs

    Materials

    Wool

  • Vintage Aubusson Tapestry Panel, 4' x 5'10
    Located in New York, NY
    Aubusson tapestry panel. The Aubusson and Savonnerie French tapestry workshops continued producing extremely decorative and artistic works thro...
    Category

    20th Century French Aubusson Western European Rugs

    Materials

    Wool

  • Antique French Textile Needlepoint Panel, circa 1910 5'9 x 12'8
    Located in New York, NY
    Antique French textile needlepoint panel, circa 1910, 5'9 x 12'8 French needlepoint textile with a series of repeating floral designs beautifull...
    Category

    20th Century French Tapestries

    Materials

    Wool

  • Antique French Aubusson Rug 12'7 x 16'2
    Located in New York, NY
    Antique French Aubusson rug. Size: 12'7 x 16'2. Situated on the banks of the river Creuse in France Aubusson had been well-known for producing tapestries for centuries. It is claimed...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Western European Rugs

    Materials

    Wool

  • Antique French Aubusson Rug 8'6 x 13'8
    Located in New York, NY
    An antique circa 1850 French Aubusson rug 8'6x13'8. The central ivory medallion with wonderfully detailed floral emblems sits on a green field enclosed by a wonderful encroaching bor...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Western European Rugs

    Materials

    Wool

  • Antique French Aubusson Panel, circa 1850 2'3 x 11'2
    Located in New York, NY
    Antique French Aubusson panel, circa 1850, 2'3 x 11'2. This antique Aubusson panel may be used as a runner on the floor or as a wall decoration over a door or between windows or a table runner. The nearly black field displays a very complex pattern of multi colored palmettes flowers and various short vines. An ivory floral border on the left contrasts with the geometric right hand band...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestries

    Materials

    Wool

You May Also Like
  • Antique French Silk Aubusson, circa 1890
    Located in Secaucus, NJ
    The Aubusson workshops, on the river Creuse in France, are famous for their antique European rugs, carpets and tapestries, woven since the 18th century. The Royal Council established...
    Category

    Antique Late 19th Century French Aubusson Western European Rugs

    Materials

    Wool, Silk

  • Wonderful large antique French Aubusson rug
    Located in Saint Ouen, FR
    Exquisite large Antique French Aubusson rug from the early 20th century, meticulously handwoven in wool on Aubusson looms. Featuring a Louis XVI-style floral design in lovely light h...
    Category

    Early 20th Century French Aubusson Western European Rugs

    Materials

    Wool, Cotton

  • Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Fragment, circa 1880s
    Located in New York, NY
    This slightly trapezoidal section of an antique French tapestry-woven carpet displays a broad ecru section with rose, carnation and sprays of other floral decor. Beige plain side are...
    Category

    Antique 1880s French Aubusson Western European Rugs

    Materials

    Wool

  • Wonderful Antique French Aubusson Empire Design Rug
    Located in Saint Ouen, FR
    Very beautiful late 19th century French Aubusson rug with beautiful floral Empire style design (First French Empire of the early 19th century), and...
    Category

    Antique Late 19th Century French Aubusson Western European Rugs

    Materials

    Wool

  • Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
    Located in New York, NY
    The Aubusson tapestry manufacture of the 17th and 18th centuries managed to compete with the royal manufacture of Gobelins tapestry and the privileged position of Beauvais tapestry. Tapestry manufacture at Aubusson, in the upper valley of the Creuse in central France, may have developed from looms in isolated family workshops established by Flemings that are noted in documents from the 16th century. Typically, Aubusson tapestries depended on engravings as a design source or the full-scale cartoons from which the low-warp tapestry-weavers worked. As with Flemish and Parisian tapestries...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestries

    Materials

    Wool, Silk

  • Antique French Aubusson Rug, circa 1890
    Located in Secaucus, NJ
    The central ivory medallion, floating on a rose ground with four wonderful bouquets to each corner. Situated on the banks of the River Creuse in France, Aubusson had been well-known ...
    Category

    Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Western European Rugs

    Materials

    Wool

Recently Viewed

View All