Vintage French Modernist Carpet

Influenced by the abstract patterns of Berber weavings from the Middle Atlas called 'Boujad', which were avidly collected by many French artists during the colonial period, this rug ...

Distinguished by an abstract rendition of the Garden pattern often encountered on oriental weavings, this rug was woven in France in the early 70's, designed by the Hungarian rug and tapestry artist Eva...

This pair of rugs is characteristic of the French Mid-Century Modern style developed after World War II, which owes much to the past by virtue of its impeccable construction yet look...

This rug was commissioned in the early 1960s for the residence of Lyda Levi, a famous Milanese furniture designer. It is probable, although it is n...

Very rare carpet designed by Antonin Kybal for ULUV and executed in 1948. Made of wool and beef hair. Very good original condition. Professionally cleaned Very little damage by m...

A mid-20th century Spanish Cuenca carpet. Measures: 9' 2" x 11' 5"

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...

73348 Antique European French Rug, 12’04 x 13’09. European French rugs are high-quality rugs made in France, known for their exquisite craftsmanship, luxurious materials, and intrica...