Although the production of authentic Aubusson textiles and other furniture is based in Aubusson, France, and at just a handful of small weaving workshops in nearby Felletin, the exceptionally detailed tapestries are renowned throughout the world as wall hangings, carpets and upholstery for a range of seating including sofas and armchairs.
Aubusson’s centuries-old tapestry production industry was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 by UNESCO, affirming its importance in European decorative arts. The complex and labor-intensive process of weaving images involves hand-dyed wool to achieve specific hues, giving landscapes, scenes and floral patterns a distinctive realism.
Dating back at least to the 16th century, the Aubusson style has changed over time, with early work influenced by Turkish rugs that were popular with the European elite before the rise of the Italian Renaissance with its natural motifs. In 1665, the Aubusson workshops received the Manufacture Royale title, raising their visibility in France and beyond during the 17th century, with many authentic Aubusson tapestries produced for royal palaces and other prominent residences.
In the 18th century, the design of Aubusson textiles reflected the fad for chinoiserie. During the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th century, artisans from Aubusson were involved with the Old Windsor Tapestry Manufactory in England. In the 20th century, now-iconic artists such as Alexander Calder and Joan Miró worked with Aubusson weavers on pieces.
The Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie complex, which features a museum, opened in 2016 in Aubusson to recognize and preserve this heritage.
Find a collection of authentic Aubusson rugs and carpets, pillows, wall decorations and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Bobyrug’s Vintage French Jaquar Tapestry Aubusson Style
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful tapestry Aubusson style, woven on jacquard loom, mid-20th century. Wool and cotton. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmanship ...
Wool
Pretty antique French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry.
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Elevate your space with a stunning antique Aubusson-style tapestry from the early 20th century. Meticulously woven on a jacquard loom using a blend of luxurious wool and cotton, this...
Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Place this long and narrow antique tapestry in a staircase or in between two windows for a pop of color. Handwoven in Aubusson, France in the 19th Century, this lovely verdure wall p...
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
Nice vintage French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry cushion face
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Pretty small French tapestry from the late-20th century, featuring a beautiful design and nice colours, woven in jacquard loom by wool acrylic a...
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Pretty large vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry « dog on standby»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite vintage French tapestry featuring a reproducing of the paintings of the famous French painter "Jean Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755)". Dog...
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Antique 16th Century Flemish Verdure Feuilles de Choux Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A rare 16th century Flemish Verdure Feuilles de Choux tapestry. Feuilles de Choux (cabbage leaves in French) tapestries include large leav...
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
The Divine Dance: A Vintage Chinese Aubusson Tapestry of Classical Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
79488 Vintage Chinese Aubusson Tapestry, 04'09 x 06'05. This handwoven wool vintage Chinese Aubusson tapestry captures one of Western art’s most enduring ideals—the Three Graces—reim...
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Rug with Botanical Green Floral Design - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 antique French Aubusson rug is a distinguished wool piece from France dating to circa 1890-1900. The rug features an elegant botanical floral composition rendered in soft i...
Wool
$7,900Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Royale 7x8 Fine Tapestry 213cm×244cm Queen Boudica Scene c.1890
Located in New York, NY
This elegant late-19th-century French tapestry depicts a royal court scene with finely rendered figures, lush foliage, and ornate floral borders. The wool and silk weaving enhances...
Wool, Silk
French 19th Century Framed Fox Tapestry
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming French 19th century Verdure-style tapestry depicting a lush, pastoral scene where spring flowers bloom, lambs graze in fields while their shepherd rests, and a sly fox wea...
Wool, Wood
Late 19th-Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Inspired by Francois Boucher
Located in Dallas, TX
73625 Late 19th-Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 07'06 x 09'00. An opportunity reserved for the most discerning collectors, this one-of-a-kind, handwoven French Rococo Aubus...
Wool, Silk
Pretty vintage Aubusson style Jacquard tapestry medieval design “the view”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of "La Dame à la Licorne" titled “The view”– a beautiful late 20th-century tapestry echoing the 15th-century masterpiece at the Cluny Museum in Paris. Woven wi...
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Beautiful antique fine french handwoven Aubusson tapestry « The man with dog »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Elegant early 20th-century Aubusson tapestry, showcasing a charming pastoral scene in soft, muted tones. The composition features a serene countryside landscape with lush trees, a fl...
Wool, Cotton, Silk
$2,500Sale Price|21% Off
Antique 17th Century Tapestry Border Panel Fragment 1 x 7.8 ft
Located in New York, NY
Lovely antique 17th Century Flemish Tapestry border panel measuring: 1.3 x 7.6 ft.
Tapestry, Wool
Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Floral Tapestry Lumbar Pillow
Located in New York, NY
This is absolutely lovely antique 19th century French Aubusson Tapestry pillow with flowers with a velour backing. It measures: 15 x 12 inches. Excellent condition. Complimentary S...
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
$16,250
Antique French Aubusson Rug
Located in New York, NY
An antique flat-woven French Aubusson carpet from the early 20th century.
Wool
1900's Antique Warm Earth-Tone Turkish Sparta Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
71541 Distressed Antique Green Turkish Sparta Rug, 07'02 x 11'02. In the enchanting town of Sparta, nestled within the southwestern expanse of Turkey, Turkish Sparta rugs unfurl a na...
Wool
Antique Rug, Tapestry Felemish Style Wall Decoration Object, Decorative rugs
Located in Wembley, GB
A fabulous 19th-century handwoven tapestry in an excellent condition. The scene of celebration among nature. A similar technique is used for making the tapestry as in Aubusson and Ne...
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
Pretty Mid Century French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry, « L'escarpolette »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty mid century french Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful design from the painter Fragonard. "The Swing Tapestry, painted in the 18th centu...
Wool, Cotton
Room Divider with Aubusson Tapestries Featuring Birds and Floral Motifs
Located in Antwerp, BE
Four Panel Room Divider Screen with Aubusson Carpets - 20th Century A beautiful four panel room divider decorated with fine Aubusson carpets depicting a lush Italian landscape. This...
Copper
Signed Vintage Rene Perrot Pictorial and Floral Tapestry Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 9x12 vintage Aubusson tapestry is a rare and special new curation from Rug & Kilim—a signed mid-century original by French artist Rene Perrot, handwoven in wool and originating ...
Wool
Beautiful mid century handwoven Aubusson tapestry «the man near the river»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless elegance of this late 20th-century Aubusson tapestry featuring a captivating design of a man near a river in the town. Beautiful handwoven Aubusson tapestry, cr...
Wool, Cotton
Gorgeous Antique Large 17th century Aubusson Tapestry historical battle scene
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and rare 17th century French Aubusson tapestry with a nice design in style of Louis XVI, featuring a historical battle probably from Alexander or a Roman battle, conqu...
Silk, Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design and beautiful colors, entirely woven with wool and cotton. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmanshi...
Wool, Cotton
French Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry Medieval Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful French tapestry with a design of a museum tapestry from 15th century and nice colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing woven with wool.
Wool
Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design of the nature with trees, vegetation and river, a water fountain with statues of angels. and further away, a house...
Wool, Cotton
$20,799Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Aubusson Carpet, Fine Pale Pink, Rose, Taupe, Elegant Carpet
Located in Port Washington, NY
Aubusson is a town on the Ceruse River in central France. It has been famed for its carpets as well as tapestries since the 15th century. Antique Aubusson rugs made in tapestry techn...
Wool
Bobyrug’s Beautiful French Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Elevate your space with a charming French tapestry featuring a gallant village scene. Woven with precision on Jacquard looms in France, this masterpiece showcases couples by the rive...
Wool, Cotton
Large early 1700's Verdure Aubusson Tapestry
Located in LYON, FR
French Aubusson woven tapestry from the early 1700's depicting a lizard standing in luscious vegetation. Created in Aubusson, located in central France. Interestingly this vertical w...
Wool, Silk
18th Century French Aubusson Floral Rug Fragment
Located in Los Angeles, US
An exceptional example of French Aubusson weaving, this eighteenth century carpet fragment features an intricate arrangement of floral wreaths enclosed within a structured lattice pa...
Wool
Bobyrug’s Nice French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry « Villagers celebration »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite Aubusson-style mid century tapestry featuring a captivating design inspired by the 17th-century Flemish painter David Tenier. Titled 'Villagers' Celebration,' it beautiful...
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Hunting Tapestry with Medieval Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78244 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 4'00 x 4'09. Woven in the famed workshops of Aubusson during the late 19th century, this antique French tapestry conjures th...
Wool
Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design of the women and men of the town inside the wood, and with a river. and with beautiful colours, entirely woven wit...
Wool, Cotton
Oversized Vintage Aubusson Rug, Elegant Medallion and Swan Motifs
Located in Long Island City, NY
This 24x31 vintage Aubusson rug from the Real Fábrica de Tapices of Madrid represents a museum-quality acquisition documenting Spain's royal weaving tradition at its mid-century zen...
Wool
Handmade Carpet French Aubusson Rug, Cream Wool Livingroom Rug
Located in Wembley, GB
Are you looking for a new accessory to introduce into your home? Then look no further! This elegant piece features a subtle colour palette of cream and beige that make up the symmetr...
Tapestry, Wool, Cotton, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
French 18th Century Tapestry Fragment
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This vibrant botanical theme tapestry fragment comes from 18th century France, at the peak of the Verdure tradition. Two narrow panels were hand-stitched together as one hanging, wit...
Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool
$7,495Sale Price|40% Off
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson mythological tapestry from the late 19th century, circa 1890, featuring the foremost of the nine muses from Greek mythology, Calliope. Calliope and the muses were t...
Wool
17th Century Antique Tapestry with Woodland Scene and Floral Border in Blue Tone
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 17th century antique tapestry with woodland scene and floral border, rug 17-0401, country of origin / type: France / Adam style t...
Wool
And a great sign appeared in heaven, Revelation 12 -Flemish Tapestry 17th N 1525
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Manufacture Des Flandres Era: 17th century Style: Biblical scene Condition: Perfect Material: Wool & Silk Width: 180 cm Height: 265 cm Depth: 1 cm Here's the American En...
Wool, Silk
French Greenery Tapestry Aubusson 18th century - 2m67Hx1m97L - N° 1386
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
Wool, Silk
Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style medieval museum design Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
very beautiful Aubusson style tapestry, with a design of a medieval Rhenish tapestry (1480-1490) Basel (Switzerland), representing a royal court of France, the arms of France, with b...
Wool, Cotton
pretty vintage French screen printed tapestry « bird merchants »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage French screen printed tapestry by hand with beautiful design and beautiful colors. Discover a stunning mid-20th-century tapestry, m...
Wool, Cotton
1850 Antique Aubusson Tapestry Pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
This pillow is crafted from a 19th century Aubusson tapestry fragment, dating to circa 1850. It displays a lush floral composition woven in tones of blush, ivory, green, and soft och...
Wool, Cotton
Beautiful French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Elevate your space with a charming French tapestry featuring a gallant village scene. Woven with precision on Jacquard looms in France, this masterpiece showcases couples by the rive...
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Mid 17th Century Aubusson Tapestry The Coronation Of Melinte And Ariana N° 1387
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Paris, FR
VIGON (after) "The coronation of Mélinte and Ariane" Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson second half of the 17th century. Woven in wool and silk This interesting tapestry...
Wool, Silk
Greenery Tapestry from the Aubusson Factory, 210lx170h - No. 1478
Located in Paris, FR
Period: 19th century Condition: Perfect condition Material: Wool & Silk Width: 210 cm Height: 170 cm Depth: 0.5 cm Located a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, we are a F...
Wool, Silk
Dame à la licorne - Medieval tapestry Manufacture Aubusson 19th - N° 1355
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
Wool, Silk
SHAHKAR Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Floral Tapestry Lumbar Pillow
Located in New York, NY
This is absolutely lovely antique 19th century French Aubusson Tapestry pillow with flowers with a velour backing. It measures: 15 x 12 inches. Excellent condition. Complimentary S...
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite vintage French tapestry representing a 17th Century view of the ancient port of Venice in Italy. In a busy quayside scene, local tra...
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Pretty French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry « Winter By Alphonse Mucha»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Elegant French tapestry from the early 21th century, This is gorgeous tapestry reproduction of the painting Winter by Alphonse Mucha, the famous ART NOUVEAU artist This tapestry wi...
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
1840s Antique Red Field Medallion Flatweave Wool French Aubusson Gallery Rug
Located in New York, NY
This circa 1840 French Antique Aubusson rug is a flat-woven tapestry piece featuring a vibrant red field with a soft blue medallion, designed in the neoclassical style. Measuring app...
Wool
18th Century French Tapestry pillow
Located in Los Angeles, US
A stunning 18th-century French tapestry pillow measuring 15” x 10”, featuring intricate woven motifs in soft, muted earth tones. The design includes scrolling foliage and classical f...
Wool, Feathers
A Herculean Masterpiece: Vintage Chinese Aubusson Tapestry of Mythical Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
79489 Vintage Chinese Aubusson Tapestry, 07'10 x 06'10. This handwoven wool vintage Chinese Aubusson tapestry is an extraordinary masterpiece that channels the grandeur of European c...
Wool
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite vintage French tapestry featuring a captivating scene of pastoral love, showing a couple in countryside with the nature and a river ...
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Pretty antique religious embroidery tissue
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful antique French embroidered tissue for church clothes , with nice colours, entirely hand embroidered with silk on silk foundation ...
Silk
Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design with shepherds in a romantic scene inside the countryside. and with beautiful colours, entirely woven with wool An...
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Pretty large vintage savonnerie style Chinese rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite Large Chinese Rug with Stunning French Savonnerie and Aubusson Style Floral Design Discover the elegance of this magnificent Chinese rug! This pretty, generously sized pie...
Wool, Cotton
19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Handwoven in Aubusson, France in the 19th Century, this lovely Tapestry features a nobleman and noblewoman on a stroll through the forest in a classic Millefleur background and it ha...
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
Pretty vintage French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry « Verdure»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Elegant French tapestry from the 20th century, woven on the jacquard looms in the traditional 18th century Aubusson style, depicting a refined pastoral landscape. Add a touch of ele...
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Aubusson tapestry, Robert Four Manufactory - On the Nie, Louis Toffoli - N° 1594
By atelier robert four, Toffoli
Located in Paris, FR
Aubusson tapestry, Robert Four Manufactory - On the Nie, Louis Toffoli - 137cm L x 90cm H - No. 1594 Artist: Louis Toffoli: On the Nile Period: 20th Century Style: 1950s-60s Design C...
Wool