Antique Savonnerie rug with Blue Open Field and Gold Patterns

This antique 12x16 Savonnerie rug is a new, collectible addition to Rug & Kilim's rare European curations. Hand-knotted in wool from Spain, it originates circa 1910-1920. Further ...

This 10x13 antique French Savonnerie rug is a rare masterpiece from our European rug collection. Hand knotted in wool circa 1850-1860, its design enjoys floral patterns of an elegant...

Joining Antique & Vintage collection, this 11x14 rug is a rare antique Savonnerie rug—hand-knotted in wool circa 1890-1900. On the Design: This rug ...

This antique 7x8 Savonnerie rug is a rare new entry in Rug & Kilim’s classic curations. It’s the oldest Spanish Savonnerie rug in this collection, hand-knotted in wool circa 1870-188...

Hand-knotted in wool circa 1920, this 13x18 antique Savonnerie rug is an exciting new curation from the European rug collection by Rug & Kilim. On the Design: This rug features bei...

This antique 10x10 Savonnerie rug is a rare new unveiling from European Collection. On the Design: Hand-knotted in wool circa 1890-1900, this piece enjoys beige-brown and teal-...

Handwoven, Antique Savonerrie Rug circa 1890 France.

Antique Savonnerie rug, size: 13'2" x 24'9".

Antique Savonnerie rug, measures: 14'10" x 20'0".

Antique French Savonnerie Rug 9'9'' x 16'0''. The straw cartouche-oval sub-field shows conforming and elliptical floral rose-accented wreaths surrounding a central rose bouquet. The ...

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.

The sienna brown field shows a shadow pattern of rosettes, sharp leaves and curving stems, set within a beige border of semi-abstract flowers and stems. Floral bouquets in the corner...