19th Century French Verdure Tapestry, circa 1850 5'7 x 9'1

A French tapestry depicting in a bucolic atmosphere the first stage in wine making (gathering the grapes before extracting the juice). The workers, or peasants, bring basketful of wh...

Flemish 17th century Verdure tapestry. 9'2 x 15'3 wide. A beautiful summer scene of a brook in the countryside running past lush flowers...

A French Hand Loomed circa 1890 tapestry. A noblewomen being amused by a servant playing a lute in a formal garden setting in the background is a stately home and the noblewomen is s...

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...

Aubusson tapestry panel. The Aubusson and Savonnerie French tapestry workshops continued producing extremely decorative and artistic works thro...

Flemish 19th century tapestry, a picturesque country scene with a stream winding its way through and two houses depicted. The swans enjoying themselves standing on the leaves with tw...

A French Aubusson verdure landscape tapestry from the 17th century, featuring a paradisiacal vision of a remote cottage with a beautiful waterfall placed within a lush lakeside setti...

An English William Morris verdure tapestry from the turn of the 20th century, featuring several peacocks within a verdant setting of large leaves and floral sprays. Enclosed within a...

A French Aubusson verdure landscape tapestry from the 18th century, with a crane at the center of the idyllic landscape scene, sitt...

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...

A French rustic genre tapestry from the 19th century, centrally woven, portraying young nobles at play in an opulent courtyard, with a young man pushing a young lady on a swing...

A Flemish verdure landscape tapestry panel from the 18th century, featuring a verdant scene with large trees and various foliage and including a lake. Enclosed within a stylized bord...