French Aubusson Carpet, circa 1800

French restoration period handwoven antique Aubusson rug, circa 1830 Material: wool Dimensions: 290 x 240 cm / 9.5 x 7.87 ft We have an important collection of Aubusson rugs from the 18th-20th century. The style developed in Aubusson is recognized today as one of the most influential of the European rug and tapestries History. Workshops to produce Aubusson flat-woven rugs were established under the royal warrant in 1743 to manufacture pile carpets primarily for the nobility. Many weavers who settled in France were Huguenots who had fled Spain during the Inquisition in the early 16th century. By issuing the edict of Nantes, Henry IV granted all non-Catholics freedom of worship, thereby protecting the carpet weavers in Aubusson. Aubusson weavers became the finest craftsmen in the world. Louis XIV’s influential Prime Minister Colbert established the long and hard...

Fit for a Rothschild, this large antique French tapestry-woven carpet shows a large, layered oval medallion with an ivory central panel enclosing a detailed rose bouquet., all on a s...

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

French Aubusson carpet. France, circa 1920. Handwoven.

Aubusson carpet, France, circa 1920. Handwoven 100% wool.

Antique European Aubusson Carpet Size: 8'0" x 11'5". 243 x 348 cm