Wonderful Large Antique French Savonnerie Carpet

Very beautiful and wonderful 19th century French Savonnerie rug with nice and unusual geometrical design and light colors, very decorative. Maybe Louis XVI style, entirely hand knott...

Discover an exquisite antique French Savonnerie rug like no other! This masterpiece captures the elegance of the Napoleon III style, boasting a stunning floral design that evokes tim...

Introducing an exquisite antique French Savonnerie rug with a stunning floral design in the Napoleon III style. This exceptional piece features beautiful natural colors and is meticu...

Nice large Spanish Savonnerie 18th century style with beautiful decorative Louis XVI from castle of Versailles design, beautiful and light colors with green, yellow, blue and gold br...

Very beautiful 19th century large french savonnerie rug with beautiful floral Napoleon the third design and nice natural colors with a pink field co...

Very beautiful and fine over size Savonnerie rug with a floral design of Louis 16th and beautiful colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.

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...

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...

A glamorous octagon shaped early 20th century Savonnerie carpet i Size: 7'8" x 7'9" The Savonnerie manufactory was the most prestigious European manufactory of knotted-pile car...

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 ...

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...

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...