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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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Style: Aubusson
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry with Louis XV Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78235 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 04'10 x 06'01. Woven in the twilight decades of the 19th century, this antique French Aubusson tapestry is a romantic echo o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Pretty antique Hungarian embroidery tissue
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful antique hungarian embroidered tissue fragment , with beautiful designs of flowers and with nice natural colours, entirely hand embroide...
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Early 19th Century Hungarian Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Silk

Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson mythological tapestry from the late 19th century, circa 1890, featuring the foremost of the nine muses from Greek mythology, Calliope. Calliope and the muses were t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique 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

Vintage Jean Picart Le Doux Pictorial Tapestry ‘Musique de Chambre Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 3x5 vintage Aubusson tapestry is a rare and special new curation from Rug & Kilim—a signed mid-century original by French artist Jean Picart Le Doux, entitled “Musique de Chambr...
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1940s French Vintage Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique French Aubusson Rug. 14 ft 8 in x 15 ft 2 in
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Antique French Aubusson Square Area Rug, country of origin / rug type: French rug, Circa date: 1870’s. Size: 14 ft 8 in x 15 ft 2 in (4.47 m x 4.62 m)
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Mid-19th Century French Antique 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

Antique English Needlepoint Rug
Located in New York, NY
An English needlepoint carpet from the turn of the 20th century. A rosette wreath medallion serves as the focal point around an all-over field with sparse floral patterns and gracefu...
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Early 20th Century English Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Zabihi Collection Horse Scene English Needlepoint
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th-century square size English Needlepoint Measures: 6'10'' x 7'8''   
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Early 20th Century English Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton, Foam

Pretty antique French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry, by ludovico marchetti
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Elevate your space with a stunning antique Aubusson-style tapestry from the early 20th century. Meticulously woven on a jacquard loom using a blend of luxurious wool and cotton, this...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

Bobyrug’s Wonderful Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design of the royal court with knights, and very beautiful colors, entirely and finely handwoven with wool and silk, at the famo...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Silk

Traditional Aubusson Rug Pink Beige Handwoven Floral Carpet Wool Livingroom Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical pink floral design on an ivory blue background with cream green and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colour...
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1990s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style medieval museum design Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
very beautiful Aubusson style tapestry, with a design of a medieval Rhenish tapestry (1480-1490) Basel (Switzerland), representing a royal court of France, the arms of France, with b...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

pretty vintage French screen printed tapestry « bird merchants »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage French screen printed tapestry by hand with beautiful design and beautiful colors. Discover a stunning mid-20th-century tapestry, m...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

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

Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design of the women and men of the town near the river inside the wood. and with beautiful colours, entirely woven with w...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

Pretty Mid Century French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry, « by Goya »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty mid century french Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful design from the painter « Francisco de Goya (1775-1792) for the royal manufactury of Tapestry » Tapestry crafte...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

Antique Aubusson Rug in Yellow and Pink with Floral Medallion - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 7x10 antique Aubusson rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim’s European rug collection—a masterpiece of the French Neoclassical flatweave style, handwoven in wool and be...
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1910s French Vintage Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

French carpet from the Royal Aubusson factory - 1m10x1m00 - Tapestry No. 917
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 Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Silk

Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Aubusson Style French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty vintage Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful gallant design at beach with beautiful colors, woven with wool and cotton with mechanical Jaquar manufacturing. ✨✨✨ "Experience...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

Bobyrug’s Wonderful Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design of royal Court with knights, and very beautiful colors, entirely and finely handwoven with wool and silk, at the famous B...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Silk

Bobyrug’s Antique Religious Embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Late 19th century French religious embroidery, charity embroidery, entirely hand embroidered with metal on velvet. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Metal

Bobyrug’s Beautiful Little 18th Century French Needlepoint Fragment Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice little French needlepoint tapestry with beautiful floral design and nice natural colors, entirely hand embroidered with needlepoint method with wool. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitom...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Pretty antique French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty mid century french Aubusson tapestry with beautiful design of a flowerpot with nice colours in a black background. Entirely handwoven with wool and silk on cotton foundat...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Silk

Wonderful early 20th century French Aubusson Tapestry medieval tapestry design
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 Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Silk

Pretty mid 20th century french Aubusson tapestry
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 Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Silk

Botanical Green Rug Art Nouveau Carpet Aubusson Rug Handwoven Wool Needlepoint
Located in Wembley, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful symmetrical large-scale botanical Rug design woven on an ivory blue/ Green background with accents of cream green and ivor...
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1990s English Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

Rare Antique French Aubusson Octagonal Rug 10'6" x 11'
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique French Aubusson Octagonal Rug, Country of origin: France, Circa date: First quarter of 19th Century
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19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Beautiful Little Antique Aubusson Flat Rug Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite late 19th-century Aubusson tapestry/rug from the Napoleon III period. Featuring a stunning floral design in vibrant colors, including a pink-orange field, and accents of pi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton, Silk

pretty vintage French medieval design screen printed tapestry «gallant parties»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage French hand printed tapestry with beautiful medieval design and beautiful colors. Discover a stunning mid-20th-century tapestry, meticulously hand-printed on a cotton fo...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Cotton, Wool

Beautiful Antique Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice late 19th century French needlepoint tapestry fragment, originally made for chair cover, with a beautiful decorative design and beautiful col...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Nice French Aubusson style needlepoint Tapestry medieval design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century French tapestry with nice design reproduces a segment of "The Stag at Bay" from the Netherlands. The original dates back to the late 15th century. This cop...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

Bobyrug’s Pretty Antique French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century tapestry with beautiful design of a hunter at the town, and beautiful golden colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing woven with wool and cotton. ✨✨✨...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

Aubusson Style Rug Designed by Eric Cohler for Doris Leslie Blau
Located in New York, NY
Aubusson style rug designed by Eric Cohler for Doris Leslie Blau Size: 6'0" × 8'10" (182 × 269 cm) Color: beige, brown A modern Aubusson style rug designed by the famous interior des...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Louis XIV Style Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Inspired by Francois Boucher
Located in Dallas, TX
77257 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 06'08 x 07'01. Nestled within the quaint confines of Aubusson, France, French Aubusson tapestries have mesmerized connoisseurs since the 14th ...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique French Aubusson Pillow with Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
78621 Antique French Aubusson Pillow, 02'00 x 01'05. Emulating French Romanticism with incredible detail and texture, this handwoven antique Aubusson pillow...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Silk

Pretty Vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century French Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful design of a couple in love, inside the forest, with trees, flowers and some birds. in the background we can see a house...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Vintage Savonnerie Style Hand Tufted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 20th century handcrafted rug with a Savonnerie or Aubusson design and nice colors with blue, pink, purple, yellow and green, entirely handmade with tufted method with ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Cotton, Wool

Antique French Empire Aubusson from Mehraban
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Mehraban antique French Empire Aubusson-design tapestry, made in France. The motif includes floral and medallion patterns. Item is a flat weave wool ru...
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1890s French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Traditional Carpet Floral Aubusson Rug Handwoven Wool Needlepoint Rug Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
This fantastic area rug has been handwoven with a beautiful asymmetrical floral design woven on an ivory blue background with cream green and ivory accents. This elegant piece's colo...
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1990s British Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

French Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry Medieval Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful French tapestry with a design of a museum tapestry from 15th century and nice colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing woven with wool.
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Pretty antique 17th century French Aubusson Tapestry fragment
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite fragment of a border of a French Aubusson tapestry from the middle of the 17th century, featuring a beautiful design of flowers and nice natural colours, entirely hand wov...
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Silk

Bobyrug’s pretty vintage French medieval design hand printed tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage French hand printed tapestry with beautiful medieval design and beautiful colors. Discover a stunning mid-20th-century tapestry, meticulously hand-printed on a cotton fo...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Cotton

19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 9'3' x 13' - 282 x 396 )
Located in New York, NY
19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 9'3' x 13' - 282 x 396 )
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1870s French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique French Aubusson Carpet, Fine Pale Pink, Rose, Taupe, Elegant Carpet
Located in Port Washington, NY
Aubusson is a town on the Ceruse River in central France. It has been famed for its carpets as well as tapestries since the 15th century. Antique Aubusson rugs made in tapestry techn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Beautiful Antique French Fine Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century needlepoint tapestry with beautiful design of a scene of an elderly lady teaching a young girl to sew, and with beautiful natural colors, entirely an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Pair of Vintage Aubusson Rug Cushion Covers Handmade Floral Pillow Case
Located in Wembley, GB
These cushions are fine examples of needlepoints from the 1990s, constructed in china with the traditional french Aubusson style and technique. These Aubusson style cushions feature ...
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1990s Chinese Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Natural Fiber, Organic Material, Silk, Cotton, Wool

17th Century Traditional French Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Handwoven recreation of the Classic French flat-weave Aubusson rugs that have been found in the finest homes and palaces since the late 17th century. Size 6' x 9'.
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17th Century Chinese Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

1920's Antique Golden Spanish Savonnerie Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
77421 Antique Spanish Savonnerie Rug, 09'01 x 11'11. Antique Spanish Savonnerie rugs are luxurious, high-quality wool carpets inspired by the French Savonnerie style but infused with...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Wonderful Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
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 Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Silk

Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style French Halluin Manufacturing Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Introducing the magnificent "Along the River" French tapestry designed by British artist Harris Rightway. This captivating piece depicts women drawing water from the river and engage...
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Late 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

Wonderful Aubusson Style French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty french mid century Aubusson style Jaquar tapestry with nice design of castle and nature with birds, and beautiful colors, entirely woven with wool.
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Wall Hanging
Located in Dallas, TX
72780 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson tapestry wall hanging. This antique French Aubusson tapestry with French Romanticism is a work of art. The historic worth far exceeds ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Antique French Aubusson Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson rug France, circa 1870 Handwoven.
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Late 19th Century French Antique 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

18th Century French Aubusson Rustic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry from the 18th century, envisioning a wooded landscape in which several youngsters play leapfrog. Enclosed within a scrolling border of fruiting and ...
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18th Century French Antique Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Vintage French Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry « pastoral loves »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Introducing a magnificent 20th-century tapestry that captures the essence of the gentle joys of life, festivities, music, and above all, love. Set against a rustic backdrop, shepherd...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton

Blush Pink Beige Aubusson Rug, Extra Large Wool Tapestry Rug Handmade Carpet
Located in Wembley, GB
Featuring intricately woven motifs and emblems on a mixture of beige and pink backgrounds through the centre. A highly detailed layered border then encloses the handmade Aubusson car...
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Late 20th Century French Aubusson Rugs and Carpets

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Wool, Cotton, Organic Material

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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