French Oversize Savonnerie Rug Carpet, circa 1890

French Savonnerie carpets have been produced since the 1600s. The name comes from the French word for soap, 'savon' as they were produced in an area where soap factories were based. ...

Recreation of a Classic French designs using the finest of materials and skilled weavers. This thick plush rug is handwoven in China and exudes the feeling of the best in European st...

Antique French Aubusson rug carpet, circa 1890 13'4 x 16'6. Typical French Aubusson design, with the central ivory medallion surroun...

French Aubusson Rug Carpet Circa 1890. A wonderful square Aubusson in the typical soft creams and ivory colors so familiar in Aubusson's of this period. Situated on the banks of the ...

The central ivory medallion, floating on a rose ground with four wonderful bouquets to each corner. Situated on the banks of the River Creuse in France, Aubusson had been well-known ...

Oversize vintage Spanish rug carpet. A large vintage circa 1950s handwoven rug. The gentle central field with a hatch work pattern is enclosed by a border with a soft red shade to en...

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...

Oversize antique French Aubusson rug carpet, circa 1890. Measures: 21' x 32'.. This ivory ground and delicate floral ornaments of th...

Authentic Oversized Antique Savonnerie Carpet Size: 20'9" × 21'4" (632 × 650 cm) An exceptional early 20th century Savonnerie antique carpet, the beige field with delicate blue viner...

Oversized antique French Directoire Savonnerie carpet Size: 16'0" × 25'9" (487 × 784 cm) European rugs, renowned for their stately designs and textures, command the same caliber of appreciation afforded oriental oversized area rugs...

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...

French Savonnerie rug carpet, 11' x 24'8. The French Savonnerie manufactory was the most prestigious European manufactory of knotted-pile carpets...