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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Cushion with Rococo Style

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79198 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Cushion, 01'04 x 01'05 x 00'05. Like a whispered memory from a pastoral dream, this handwoven wool French Aubusson tapestry cushion from the Late 19th Century evokes the tender elegance of a bygone era. Woven with delicate precision, it captures a scene of bucolic grace—a young maiden poised beside a garden fountain, a copper vessel in her hand, and a garland of blooms nestled in her apron. Her expression is serene, her gesture gentle, as though caught in a moment of quiet reverie amidst the dappled sunlight of an idyllic countryside. The scene unfolds like a romantic vignette, recalling the theatrical charm of Rococo fetes champetres once painted by Francois Boucher and echoed in thread by the master weavers of Aubusson. Surrounded by a gilded scrollwork cartouche and garlands of blushing roses and wild blossoms, the composition blooms with color softened by time—rose madder, celadon, ochre, and faded lilac—each shade murmuring the language of grace. The maiden, draped in the quaint idealism of peasant attire, embodies the 19th-century longing for simplicity, beauty, and innocence—a nostalgia born not from the soil, but from the salons of Paris and the decorative fantasies of the bourgeoisie. The woven scene serves not only as ornament but as narrative, where rustic serenity dances gently with aristocratic desire. Wrought with the finesse of basse-lisse weaving, the tapestry pillow bears the signature traits of the Aubusson workshop’s golden age: supple wool yarns dyed in botanical pigments, warp threads finely aligned to render painterly detail, and a structure resilient yet lyrical. The wear along the borders and soft warping of the field are not flaws, but testaments to a long and well-loved life—each thread a footnote in the tapestry’s unwritten chronicle. Backed in rich velvet and bathed in bourgeois decorative arts, it speaks to an era where even utility could be poetry. This Aubusson pillow is more than a decorative relic—it is a fragment of France’s woven heritage, a story of love, labor, and longing captured in wool. In its gentle composition and tender palette, it cradles a century’s worth of elegance, offering to modern interiors a whisper of the Belle Epoque’s lyrical charm. It is a piece to be cherished not only for its beauty, but for the way it invites us to dwell, if only for a moment, in a world woven of softness and story. Distressed. Age Wear. Abrash. Handwoven wool. Velvet backing. Made in France. Measures: 01'04 x 01'05. Height: 00'05. Date: 1880's. Late 19th Century.
  • Dimensions:
    Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Length: 17 in (43.18 cm)
  • Style:
    Rococo (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Wool,Hand-Knotted
  • Place of Origin:
    France
  • Period:
    Late 19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1880-1889
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Distressed. Abrash. Desirable Age Wear.
  • Seller Location:
    Dallas, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 79198 Antique French Aubusson Cushion, 01'04 x 01'05 x 00'051stDibs: LU942944835472

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