Antique Gold and Blue Savonnerie Rug Fragment

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.

This French-style piece shows an uncongested sandy-straw field spotted with small rose bouquets,; spiral volute acanthus, vase and bouquet corners; bouquets at all four side midpoint...

This Ancien Regime style tapestry-woven flat carpet shows a nested, multi-level round medallion in a Neo-Classical style, on a small burnt salmon field w...

Savonnerie rug 12'8'' x 19'6''.

This is a vintage European rug woven during the second quarter of the 20th century circa 1920- 1950 and measures 141 x 72CM in size. It has a high...

A glamorous octagon shaped early 20th century Savonnerie carpet i Size: 7'8" x 7'9" The Savonnerie manufactory was the most prestigious European manufactory of knotted-pile car...