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Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

AUBUSSON STYLE

Although the production of authentic Aubusson textiles and other furniture is based in Aubusson, France, and at just a handful of small weaving workshops in nearby Felletin, the exceptionally detailed tapestries are renowned throughout the world as wall hangings, carpets and upholstery for a range of seating including sofas and armchairs.

Aubusson’s centuries-old tapestry production industry was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 by UNESCO, affirming its importance in European decorative arts. The complex and labor-intensive process of weaving images involves hand-dyed wool to achieve specific hues, giving landscapes, scenes and floral patterns a distinctive realism.

Dating back at least to the 16th century, the Aubusson style has changed over time, with early work influenced by Turkish rugs that were popular with the European elite before the rise of the Italian Renaissance with its natural motifs. In 1665, the Aubusson workshops received the Manufacture Royale title, raising their visibility in France and beyond during the 17th century, with many authentic Aubusson tapestries produced for royal palaces and other prominent residences.

In the 18th century, the design of Aubusson textiles reflected the fad for chinoiserie. During the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th century, artisans from Aubusson were involved with the Old Windsor Tapestry Manufactory in England. In the 20th century, now-iconic artists such as Alexander Calder and Joan Miró worked with Aubusson weavers on pieces.

The Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie complex, which features a museum, opened in 2016 in Aubusson to recognize and preserve this heritage.

Find a collection of authentic Aubusson rugs and carpets, pillows, wall decorations and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Item Ships From: Tri-State Area
Style: Aubusson
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 9' 8'' x 15' 3'' - 295 x 465 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 9' 8'' x 15' 3'' - 295 x 465 cm )
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1920s French Vintage Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Multicolor Vintage Portuguese Aubusson Needlepoint Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Vintage Aubusson needlepoint wool rug with a beige field. This piece has green fine details with a floral elegant patterns throughout th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Late 20th Century Aubusson Carpet ( 14' 3'' x 19' - 435 x 580 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Late 20th Century Aubusson Carpet ( 14' 3'' x 19' - 435 x 580 cm )
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1980s Chinese Vintage Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Late 19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 13' x 15'3'' - 396 x 465 )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 13' x 15'3'' - 396 x 465 )
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1890s French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 13'6" x 14'9" - 421 x 450 cm )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 13'6" x 14'9" - 421 x 450 cm )
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1870s French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Vintage Portuguese Arraiolos Needlepoint Allover Pattern Green Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful vintage Portuguese Arraiolos needlepoint wool rug with a green field. This piece has fine details in a beige and yellow layout on a gorgeous floral pattern design. This...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

18th Century French Aubusson Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson verdure landscape tapestry from the 18th century, with a crane at the center of the idyllic landscape scene, sitt...
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18th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Ivory Vintage Portuguese Aubusson Needlepoint Allover Designed Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Vintage Aubusson needlepoint wool rug with an ivory field. This piece has fine details with a floral elegant patterns throughout the design This rug measures 7'10" x 9'1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Vintage English Needlepoint Handmade Floral Black Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Vintage English needlepoint wool rug with a beige field. This piece has green fine details with a floral elegant patterns throughout the design This rug measures 9' x 12...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

18th Century French Aubusson Chinoiserie Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson chinoiserie verdure tapestry, 18th century. A small bird to the left, an acanthus bush in the center, and pagodas in the left distance, within a symmetrical scrolli...
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18th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

18th Century French Aubusson Rustic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson genre tapestry from the 18th century, featuring a rustic scene in which a youth plays his instrument for his damsel, who is reposing in the clearing of a forest. En...
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18th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim's Aubusson Style Flatweave Rug in Gold, Beige-Brown & Blue Florals
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 kilim rug from our European selections marks a contemporary take on antique 18th century Aubusson flatweaves. Handwoven in fine quality wool, the comforting tones of creamy beige-brown, gold, soft blue & off white play beautifully with florals & cartouches in fine neoclassical Aubusson...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Late 17th Century French Aubusson Mythological Tapestry, Judgement of Paris
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson mythological tapestry from the late 17th century, depicting the Judgment of Paris. In this famous scene, the handsome ...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Vintage Portuguese Aubusson Needlepoint Multicolor Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Vintage Aubusson needlepoint wool rug with a multicolor field. This piece has fine details with a floral elegant patterns throughout the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Late 19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 8' 4'' x 13' 4'' - 255 x 405 cm )
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 8' 4'' x 13' 4'' - 255 x 405 cm )
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1890s French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Late 17th Century French Aubusson Allegorical Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson “Louis XIV” allegorical tapestry from the late 17th or early 18th century, depicting an allegory of Spring, with Flora crowned b...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique Aubusson Rug
Located in New York, NY
Handwoven, antique Aubusson rug circa 1870 France FJ Hakimian #02026.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Pair of English Needlepoint Pillows
Located in New York, NY
Pair of pillows made from an English needlepoint from the second quarter of the 20th century. Sewn shut Measures: 17" x 22".   
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19th Century English Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton, Foam

Rug & Kilim’s Aubusson style Flat Weave in Beige, Brown and Pink Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
This contemporary 11x16 flat weave is the next addition to Rug & Kilim’s European collection. Inspired by 18th century Aubusson flat weaves, which is a favorite style and period of R...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim's Handwoven Aubusson Flat Weave Style Green, Pink, Beige Floral Rug
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in fine wool yarn, a 5x12 Aubusson flat weave style rug fragment from the European Collection by Rug & Kilim. This fragment piece revels in a glorious floral pattern in pas...
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2010s European Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Late 19th Century French Aubusson Rustic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry from the late 19th century, 'Le Jeu de Colin-Maillard', ('The Blind Man’s Buff') after a cartoon by Jean-Baptiste Hue...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s European Style Aubusson Rug in Brown and Green Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 12x15 transitional rug is an addition to the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim, affectionately named for the inspiration hailing from time-honored Aub...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Vintage Portuguese Aubusson Needlepoint Black Wool Runner
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Vintage Aubusson needlepoint wool runner with a black field. This piece has a pictorial pattern throughout the design. This rug measu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim's Aubusson Style Flatweave Rug in Beige-Brown, Red Floral Medallion
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 kilim rug from our European collection marks a modern take on 18th century Aubusson flatweave styles among our principal’s favorite curations....
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Aubusson Style Rug Designed by Arthur Dunnam for Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Aubusson style rug Designed by Arthur Dunnam for Doris Leslie Blau Size: 6'0" × 9'0" (182 × 274 cm) A modern Aubusson style rug designed by the famous interior designer Arthur Dunn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Vintage Portuguese Arraiolos Needlepoint Allover Designed Beige Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Vintage Portuguese Arraiolos needlepoint wool rug with a beige field. This piece has fine details in a multicolor gorgeous floral pattern design. This rug measures 9' x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century French Savonnerie Carpet ( 15'6" x 21' - 472 x 640 )
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century French Savonnerie Carpet ( 15'6" x 21' - 472 x 640 )
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Early 1900s French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s French Aubusson Style Flat Weave, Beige/Brown, Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rug & Kilim pays tribute to the celebrated French Aubusson style through this 9x13 flat weave rug from its coveted European Collection. Hand woven in wool with the finest quality yar...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

Materials

Wool

Vintage Needlepoint Allover Designed Green and Red Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Vintage needlepoint wool rug with a green, yellow, blue, and red all-over designed field. This piece has fine details with a floral scroll-designed frame. This rug measur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Vintage Portuguese Arraiolos Needlepoint Allover Pattern Beige Wool Rug
Located in Norwalk, CT
Beautiful Vintage Portuguese Arraiolos needlepoint wool rug with a beige field. This piece has fine details in a multicolor gorgeous floral pattern design. This rug measures 8' x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

Materials

Wool

Rug & Kilim's Aubusson Style Flat Weave Beige-Brown Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
This handwoven 9 x 12 flat-weave joins the European Collection by Rug & Kilim—this design paying homage to Aubusson floral rug patterns of renown in the history of hand-made European carpet traditions. This design draws key influence from an exceptionally rare 18th century Aubusson rug...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson tapestry from the 19th century, depicting several young courtiers spending a leisurely afternoon gaily dancing and carousing within the splendidly maintained verdan...
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19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry panel from the late 19th century, featuring a scene in which a young man holds up the game he has caught in his hunt to his eager hound, as his dams...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

English Axminster Antique Rug. Size: 3 ft 2 in x 7 ft 2 in
Located in New York, NY
Antique English Axminster rug, country of origin: England, date: circa 19th century. Size: 3 ft 2 in x 7 ft 2 in (0.97 m x 2.18 m).
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19th Century English Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim's Aubusson Style Kilim Beige Brown and Pink Floral Rug
Located in Long Island City, NY
From the European collection, this Aubusson Kilim piece is an original by Rug & Kilim, which derives its inspiration from an 18th-Century French style pattern of the same celebrated lineage. Handmade in a wool flatweave, this Aubusson Kilim enjoys a variety of floral elements within the piece, but the focal point is a circular medallion within the center of the kilim rug. The center of the medallion holds a white flower within a pink, red, and white circle. A fan-folded pink circle follows, while a garland of flowers encircles these elements, as a pink border surrounds the entire centerpiece. An all-over pattern of green daisies...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s Handmade Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug in Brown and Pink
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handmade in a wool flat-weave, this 9 x 11 transitional rug is an addition to the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim, inspired by a distinctive Aubusson flat-weave rug style lending to the inspiration for this iconic look. On the design: Calling back to prized productions from Josh’s favorite 18th century French rug inspirations, the movement and grandeur enjoyed in this Aubusson medallion...
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Early 2000s Nepalese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique French Aubusson Geometric Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson Geometric Handmade Wool Rug Size: 10'7" × 14'7" (322 × 444 cm) A modern early 20th century French accents rugs in the Indian...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s Aubusson Style Flat Weave in Beige-Brown, White Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
An 8x11 ode to celebrated Aubusson flat weave rugs, from Rug & Kilim’s coveted European Collection. Very finely woven, this neoclassical Kilim witnesses an all floral pattern in a be...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Silk

Rug & Kilim’s Aubusson Style Flatweave, Brown, Green, Pink Medallion Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
An 8x10 ode to celebrated 18th-century Aubusson flat weave styles, joining Rug & Kilim’s coveted European Collection. Handwoven in wool with a scale exemplifying neoclassical eleganc...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s Aubusson Style Flat Weave in Beige, Cream Medallion Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
An 8x8 ode to the celebrated 18th-Century Aubusson tapestry flat weave style from Rug & Kilim’s European Collection. Handwoven in wool, this neocla...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s Aubusson Flat Weave Style Rug, Beige, Gray and Red Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool, a 7x8 celebration of18th century Aubusson tapestry weave style. Belonging to Rug & Kilim’s European rug collection, the field embraces an all over floral pattern t...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s Scandinavian Style Kilim rug in Beige-Brown Geometric Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 8x10 addition to Rug & Kilim’s award-winning Scandinavian flat weave collection. Featuring a symmetric geometric pattern in beige-brown, white and gray, the rug enjoys a scintillat...
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2010s Indian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim's 18th Century Aubusson Style Flat Weave Beige Brown European Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This handwoven wool flat-weave joins the European Collection by Rug & Kilim—drawing influence from a grande 18th CenturyAubusson flat-weave among our principal’s hand-selected favorites from the period. The borders and medallion field pattern alike enjoy the idyllic, regal sense of refinement in a play of curving floral scrolls and cartouches, the meticulous detail of both complemented by a neoclassical beige-brown pallet with notes of inviting pink, blue, and cream hues favored among 18th century Aubusson Kilim...
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1990s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Oversized Antique French Aubusson Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Oversized Antique French Aubusson Bold Handmade Wool rug Size: 17'1" × 18'6" (520 × 563 cm) A French Aubusson carpet, the cobalt field with a Louis XV Aubusson pile carpet design overall of enlarged palmettes and cartouches within a cobalt stylized tulip and flowering vine border. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Charles de Besteigiu, Chateau de Groussay.
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

17th Century French Aubusson Historical Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson historical tapestry from the late 17th-early 18th century, depicting a knight embracing a woman in classical dress, beside a man carrying a sword on horseback, a wo...
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17th Century European Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s Aubusson Flat Weave Style Rug, Beige-Brown, Pink Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
A square sized piece celebrating the 18th-century Aubusson tapestry weave styles, joining Rug & Kilim’s coveted European Collection. Hand wovem in wool and exemplifying neoclassical ...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique French Aubusson Botanic Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson Botanic handmade wool rug. Size: 12.6" × 15.1" (381 × 459 cm) An early 20th century French Aubusson rug with an unusual allover design on a chocolate brown ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Late 17th Century French Aubusson Mythological Tapestry, with Pan and Syrinx
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson mythological tapestry from the late 17th century. This tapestry describes the myth of Pan and Syrinx after Ovide’s Metamorphoses. The God Pan pursues the nymph of t...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson genre tapestry panel from the 18th century, envisioning a hunter walking with a rifle resting on his shoulder, with a stream and a castle in the distance, and the s...
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18th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Wool Knotted Aubusson Style Round Area Rug
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A lovely Collection 8 ft round wool knotted Aubusson style area rug in light green, red oxide, terracotta, brown, light blue and yellow.
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1990s North American Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s French Aubusson Style Runner in Green, Beige-Brown Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rug & Kilim pays tribute to the celebrated French Aubusson rug in this runner addition to its coveted European Collection. Hand knotted in best quality sari silk, this 18th century i...
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2010s Indian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

Materials

Silk

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...
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19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s Aubusson Flat Weave Style Rug, Red and Green Floral Patterns
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 14x18 piece celebrating the 18th-Century Aubusson tapestry flat weave style, joining Rug & Kilim’s coveted European Collection. Handwoven in lusc...
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2010s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique French Aubusson Botanic Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson red botanic handmade wool rug Size: 13'5" × 14'8" (408 × 447 cm) A mid 19th century French Aubusson rugs, the cinnamon field with a central pale beige floral ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique French Aubusson Rug. Size: 16 ft x 26 ft 4 in
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Oversized Antique French Aubusson Rug, country of origin / rug type: French rug, Circa date: Mid 19th Century. Size: 16 ft x 26 ft 4 in (4.88 m x 8.03 m)
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Panel
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson verdure tapestry panel from the late 19th century, depicting a heron in front of a lake, surrounded by foliage and with a cottage in the distance, and presenting a ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Authentic 19th Century French Aubusson Handmade Rug
Located in New York, NY
Authentic 19th Century French Aubusson Green Handmade Rug Size: 12'4" × 12'11" (375 × 393 cm) An unusual example from our selection of late 19th ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Rug & Kilim’s French Aubusson Style Runner in Green, Beige-Brown Floral Pattern
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rug & Kilim pays tribute to the celebrated French Aubusson rug in this runner addition to its coveted European Collection. Hand knotted in best quality sari silk, this 18th century i...
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2010s Indian Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Silk

Aubusson rugs and carpets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Aubusson rugs and carpets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage rugs and carpets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aubusson rugs and carpets made in a specific country, there are Asia, China, and East Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original rugs and carpets, popular names associated with this style include Rug & Kilim, Eric Cohler, Arthur Dunnam, and Stéphane Boudin. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for rugs and carpets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $149 and tops out at $350,000 while the average work can sell for $7,000.

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