French Savonnerie Rug Carpet 11' x 24'8

Antique French ivory Savonnerie carpet. French Savonnerie carpet with traditional European floral motif, ivory/soft pink/multi. Size: 10'4 x 12'8.

Antique French Savonnerie rug, 6'8 x 8'6. French Savonnerie carpets have been produced, since 1600s. The name comes from the French word for soap, ‘Savon’ as they were produced in an...

Antique Persian Malayer rug Runner 6'2 x 24'8. This Malayer is in a hard-to-find size and works so well as a runner or corridor rug. The floral detail in the field is truly a work of...

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

Moroccan Fluffy solid ivory rug. 11'7 x 14'11. Using the finest of wools these handwoven recreations of Moroccan Classic designs bring a feeling of warmth and luxury to any setting.

Scandinavian Swedish style flatweave collection deco rug. Swedish style Kilim Deco rug. Handwoven in India this Kilim has been styled on the clean and simple look of Swedish designs ...

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...

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...

Antique French Savonnerie carpet France circa 1920. Handwoven.  

French oversize Savonnerie rug carpet, circa 1890. French Savonnerie carpets have been produced since the 1600s. The name comes from the French w...

Under the direction of Pierre Dupont and Simon Lourdet carpet production commenced in France in the early 17th Century. In 1608, a workshop was set up in the Louvre, followed by the ...

French Savonnerie carpet, 1920 France, circa 1920.