Oversized Antique French Savonnerie Rug with Floral Patterns Rug & Kilim

This 19x19 antique Aubusson rug is an exciting new addition to Rug & Kilim’s European rug collection—a masterpiece of the French Neoclassical flatweave style, handwoven in wool and o...

Made with hand-knotted wool and velvet in France circa 1880-1890, this 5x14 gallery runner is a rare antique French Savonnerie rug among the most exciting new curations from Rug & Ki...

Hand-knotted in wool circa 1920, this 13x18 antique Savonnerie rug is an exciting new curation from our European rug collection. On the Design: This rug features beige-brown unders...

Hand-knotted in wool from France circa 1890-1900, this 8x11 Antique French Savonnerie rug in the Neoclassical style is a rare masterpiece from Rug & Kilim’s European rug collection. ...

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 a...

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...

France, 19th century Handwoven Measures: 22'5" x 15'7" (683 x 475 cm).

This antique, circa 1880, French Savonnerie rug features a charcoal-black field with a central panel surrounded by a bold shaded pink scrolling acanthus leaf vine forming cartouches ...