Oversize French Style Savonnerie Rug Carpet 15'8 x 19'11

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

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 handwoven rug exudes the feeling of the best in European style and quality....

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Mid 19th Century French Savonnerie Carpet ( 11'9" x 19'6" - 358 x 595 )