Empire Revival Western European Rugs

Very beautiful early 20th century European rug, with beautiful design of antique Turkish oushak rugs and beautiful colors, hand made with a special method, with wool velvet on wool f...

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 ...

A lovely antique Savonnerie carpet, France, late 19th century. Excellent pile. This superb Napoleon III Savonnerie carpet features floral guard bands reminiscent of decorative woodwo...

French Art Deco Savonnerie carpet, France, circa 1928.

76859 Antique Turkish Oushak Rug 12'01 x 13'05. With its striking appeal and saturated red color palette, this hand-knotted wool antique Turkish Oushak rug appears like a sumptuous I...

Authentic 19th century Savonnerie green wool carpet. Size: 6'10" × 7'3" (208 × 220 cm) A late 19th century Savonnerie carpet, the olive field with an overall light orange lozenge lat...

Antique Aubusson rug France, 1870 Beige and pink floral design Dimensional border 21'4" x 12'10".  

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...

Hand knotted carpet made in a convent of A Coruña in the 50s, the knot is as big as in the French "Savonnerie" the design is inspired by the Spanish tradition, the pile is high and t...

French Savonnerie carpet, 1920 France, circa 1920.

50291 Antique Turkish Oushak Rug, 03’08 x 08’02. This hand-knotted wool antique Turkish Oushak rug serves as a captivating testament to the rich culture of Anatolian history and trib...

French Art Deco Savonnerie carpet, France, circa 1920.