Antique French Savonnerie Rug in Sand, Green, Butter Yellow , Pink and L.Green

This European Savonnerie Rug has been hand-knotted in late 19th century in France. Owned by Coca-Cola magnate Robert W. Woodruff between 1948 until the late 1980s at his Windcrofte e...

Green, yellow, orange antique Spanish runner feat. in Atlanta homes and lifestyles, rug B-0304-A, country of origin / type: Spain / Spanish, circa 1920 ...

Antique Spanish rug with all-over Botanicals in black, light blue, light green and taupe, rug F-1203, country of origin / type: Spain / Spanish Colonial, circa 1920 This elegant ant...

Antique Spanish Carpet in Yellow Green, and Lavender, accent colors of medium green and light blue, Keivan Woven Arts/rug / TRA-6052, country of origin / type: Spain / Spanish, circa 1920's Measures: 8'9 x 13'5 This elegant antique Spanish carpet is the proud heir to a long tradition of rug-weaving in the Iberian Peninsula, which dates back to the late Middle Ages. Its circular medallion format can be traced back to Timurid models introduced to Islamic Spain...

Light color Vintage Oushak rug with Central Medallion in Faded Design. Rug EN-112333, country of origin / type: Turkey / Oushak, circa mid-20th century. This vintage Turkish Ousha...

Antique Aubusson carpet with romantic rose bouquets in shades of red and pink, rug 16-1105, country of origin / type: Europe / Aubusson, circa 1870 This elegant antique Aubusson c...

73397 Antique French Savonnerie Palace Size Rug with Rococo and Chintz Style 17'00 x 21'00. Drawing inspiration from Mario Buatta and Chintz style, this antique French Savonnerie pal...

During the early seventeenth century, a weaver named Pierre DuPont travelled to the Levant. Upon his return, he claimed to have discovered the technique of creating Turkish rugs. Oriental rugs were extremely expensive during Bourbon times, and a French manufactory that could create the same type of rug would lower the price significantly. Henri VI of France–the reigning monarch at the time–took advantage of DuPont’s skills and established a workshop for him at the Louvre. In 1627, King Louis XIII founded a manufactory for DuPont and his apprentice, Simon Lourdes, on the site of a defunct soap factory in the sixteenth arrondissement (also known as Quai de Chaillot). The name “Savonnerie” was born from the French word “Savon” meaning “soap.” DuPont and Lourdes worked together, weaving rugs under a royal patent for the king and other nobles until they had a falling out and split up. Lourdes remained at the Chaillot location while DuPont went to his workshops in the Louvre, though both continued to make Savonnerie rugs. Antique rugs, French Savonnerie carpet, Beige Floral carpet...

72167 Antique Spanish Savonnerie Square Rug with French Chintz Style 12'06 x 13'00. Drawing inspiration from Mario Buatta, Chintz style and design element...

Beautiful Square Antique French Savonnerie Rug, Country of Origin / Rug Type: French Rug, Circa Date: 1900 – Size: 11 ft 10 in x 12 ft 8 in (3.61 m x 3.86 m).

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.

73151 Antique French Aubusson Rug with Louis XV Savonnerie Rococo Style. Flourishing in technique and trend from the middle of the 17th century for nearly two hundred years, until th...