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Antique 19th Century French Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Antique 19th Century French Verdure Landscape Tapestry

Antique 19th Century French Verdure Landscape Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

Antique 19th Century French Verdure tapestry depicting a pristine and lovely landscape on the banks of a river with cupid hunting deer. The scene is surrounded by verdant and floral ...

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19th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Tapestry, Wool, Silk

Bernard Buffet, the Owl 'La Chouette' Framed Tapestry Wall Art 1974
Bernard Buffet, the Owl 'La Chouette' Framed Tapestry Wall Art 1974

Bernard Buffet, the Owl 'La Chouette' Framed Tapestry Wall Art 1974

By Bernard Buffet

Located in North Miami, FL

Made in 1974 by the renowned weavers, DMC (founded in 1746) in collaboration with Bernard Buffet. They created this charming representation of a small owl perched on a branch. Orig...

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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool, Wood

Antique 17th Century Tapestry Border Panel Fragment 1 x 7.8 ft
Antique 17th Century Tapestry Border Panel Fragment 1 x 7.8 ft

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.     

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17th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Tapestry, Wool

Antique 16th Century Brussels Tapestry 7'1" X 4'7"
Antique 16th Century Brussels Tapestry 7'1" X 4'7"

Antique 16th Century Brussels Tapestry 7'1" X 4'7"

Located in Los Angeles, US

A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...

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16th Century Unknown Other Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool, Cotton

Pretty antique French needlepoint chair cover tapestry
Pretty antique French needlepoint chair cover tapestry

Pretty antique French needlepoint chair cover tapestry

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Exquisite late 19th-century French needlepoint tapestry originally from a chair cover but can be also use for cushions, or frames. Adorned with a captivating design from the Napoleon...

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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

17th Century Antique French Beauvais Grotesque Tapestry
17th Century Antique French Beauvais Grotesque Tapestry

17th Century Antique French Beauvais Grotesque Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

17th century French grotesque tapestry An antique French Beauvais tapestry from the 17th century, depicting a Grotesque scene with an Elephant and ...

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17th Century French Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

Antique 17th Century Brussels Old Testament Biblical Isaac Jacob & Esau Tapestry
Antique 17th Century Brussels Old Testament Biblical Isaac Jacob & Esau Tapestry

Antique 17th Century Brussels Old Testament Biblical Isaac Jacob & Esau Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

An antique 17th century Brussels Old Testament Biblical tapestry, size 11 '3 H x 10'10 W, featuring Isaac with his sons, Jacob and Esau, and other figures nearby. Enclosed within an ...

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17th Century Belgian Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool, Silk

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry 8'9" X 6'7"
17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry 8'9" X 6'7"

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry 8'9" X 6'7"

Located in Los Angeles, US

A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...

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17th Century Unknown Other Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool, Cotton

Victor Vasarely "Vp Kek" Original Hand-Woven Tapestry
Victor Vasarely "Vp Kek" Original Hand-Woven Tapestry

Victor Vasarely "Vp Kek" Original Hand-Woven Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

-Aubusson Tapestry in Polychrome Wool - Edition 3/6 -VP KEK is one of Vasarely’s most famous tapestries. Created in 1971, it measures over 9 feet tall and 16 feet wide, and features...

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20th Century French Modern Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

Mid-20th Century Egyptian Reversible Tapestry, Handwoven Figural Textile, 1970s
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Reversible Tapestry, Handwoven Figural Textile, 1970s

Mid-20th Century Egyptian Reversible Tapestry, Handwoven Figural Textile, 1970s

Located in BORGO, FR

A large and highly decorative Egyptian tapestry, likely dating from the 1950s. Handwoven using traditional techniques, this textile features a charming and narrative scene of stylize...

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1970s Egyptian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Wall Decorations

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Textile, Wool, Cotton

Art Deco wool world map
Art Deco wool world map

Art Deco wool world map

Located in Bridgewater, CT

An interesting wall decoration.

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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

17th Century Traditional French Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug
17th Century Traditional French Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug

17th Century Traditional French Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug

Located in Secaucus, NJ

Handwoven Recreation of the Classic French flat-weave Aubusson rugs that have been found in the finest homes and palaces since the late 17th century. Size 9' x 12' 2''.

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17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

Modern tapestry from the 20th century, after Joan Miró - No. 1560
Modern tapestry from the 20th century, after Joan Miró - No. 1560

Modern tapestry from the 20th century, after Joan Miró - No. 1560

By (after) Joan Miró

Located in Paris, FR

Artist: After Joan Miró Period: 20th century Style: Modern art Condition: Perfect condition Material: Wool Length: 56 cm Width: 40 cm Depth: 0.5 cm In keeping with tradition, this m...

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20th Century French Modern Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

Pretty antique french Aubusson tapestry
Pretty antique french Aubusson tapestry

Pretty antique french Aubusson tapestry

By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Very beautiful antique French Aubusson tapestry featuring a view of a woman showing a bird in the nature in the woods. With nice natural colours in the hues of yellow, green, pink, o...

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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool, Silk

Mid-Century Multi-Colored Italian Wool Flat Weave Rug, Circa 1970s
Mid-Century Multi-Colored Italian Wool Flat Weave Rug, Circa 1970s

Mid-Century Multi-Colored Italian Wool Flat Weave Rug, Circa 1970s

Located in Miami, FL

A very stylish mid-century rug made of 100% wool. This rug has flat woven, wool piles and is in very good vintage condition with beautiful colors. Circa, 1970-80s. No holes, nice a...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

15th Century Tapestry Recreation, "Taste" From the Lady with the Unicorn Series
15th Century Tapestry Recreation, "Taste" From the Lady with the Unicorn Series

15th Century Tapestry Recreation, "Taste" From the Lady with the Unicorn Series

Located in Secaucus, NJ

"Taste" From the Lady with the Unicorn Series. The lady and the unicorn series represent the most refined French court taste at the end of the fifteenth century. The series consists ...

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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

Sailor's Woolwork of The British Ship Gold Finder on her voyage to Australia
Sailor's Woolwork of The British Ship Gold Finder on her voyage to Australia

Sailor's Woolwork of The British Ship Gold Finder on her voyage to Australia

Located in Downingtown, PA

"To Melbourne for Gold": Sailor's Woolwork of the British Ship Gold Finder Dated 1864 A rare and historically significant Sailor's Woolwork Picture (or "Woolie"), detailed with a pr...

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Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

Art Wool Tapestry "Mirror" by Svejdova, Czechoslovakia, 1984
Art Wool Tapestry "Mirror" by Svejdova, Czechoslovakia, 1984

Art Wool Tapestry "Mirror" by Svejdova, Czechoslovakia, 1984

Located in Praha, CZ

Made of non-woven textile (Airtag) by D. Švejdova. Signed. Marked by VUV Brno (Research Institut in Woolen) Very good original condition.

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1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

Textile Wall Hanging Handwoven Framed Wall Art Blue
Textile Wall Hanging Handwoven Framed Wall Art Blue

Textile Wall Hanging Handwoven Framed Wall Art Blue

By Begüm Cana Özgür

Located in Istanbul, TR

SIN, is a handwoven textile wall piece, named after the ancient Mesopotamian Goddess of the Moon. It is handwoven in Turkey, by the women weavers of Anatolia. The 50% of the income ...

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2010s Turkish Modern Wool Wall Decorations

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Metal

18th Century Antique French Tapestry 7' X 5'7"
18th Century Antique French Tapestry 7' X 5'7"

18th Century Antique French Tapestry 7' X 5'7"

Located in Los Angeles, US

A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...

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18th Century Unknown French Provincial Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool, Cotton

Aubusson Tapestrie
Aubusson Tapestrie

Aubusson Tapestrie

$3,360Sale Price|20% Off

Aubusson Tapestrie

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Magnificent tapestrie wool and silk, hand woven, very good condition, good Dimension for high end decoration.

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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool, Silk

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry 8' X5'3"
17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry 8' X5'3"

17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry 8' X5'3"

Located in Los Angeles, US

A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...

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17th Century Unknown Other Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool, Cotton

Pretty Vintage French screen printed by hand Tapestry “medieval life”
Pretty Vintage French screen printed by hand Tapestry “medieval life”

Pretty Vintage French screen printed by hand Tapestry “medieval life”

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Discover the elegance of this mid-century French screen printed tapestry by hand featuring the exquisite design of the renowned medieval museum tapestry, “falcon hunting” or (Medieva...

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Mid-20th Century French Medieval Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool, Cotton, Linen

17th Century Flemish Tapestry Panel
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Panel

17th Century Flemish Tapestry Panel

$4,995Sale Price|50% Off

17th Century Flemish Tapestry Panel

Located in New York, NY

A Flemish tapestry panel from the 17th century, featuring a design of scrolling flowerheads and rosettes, with ribbon-ties and French fleur-de-lys motifs in the upper corners, and po...

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17th Century European Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

Swedish Folk Art Pomegranate Embroidery Tapestry by Edna Nihlén, Sweden 1956
Swedish Folk Art Pomegranate Embroidery Tapestry by Edna Nihlén, Sweden 1956

Swedish Folk Art Pomegranate Embroidery Tapestry by Edna Nihlén, Sweden 1956

Located in Grythyttan, SE

A captivating pomegranate tapestry featuring twisted chain stitch embroidery by Edna Nihlén, crafted in Sweden in 1956. This piece showcases four segments, each displaying either fou...

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1950s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

Aubusson tapestry 19th century petanque game scene - N° 1332
Aubusson tapestry 19th century petanque game scene - N° 1332

Aubusson tapestry 19th century petanque game scene - N° 1332

Located in Paris, FR

Aubusson tapestry 19th century petanque game scene - N° 1332 Close to the Eiffel Tower, We are a family business specialized in the purchase, sale and expertise of tapestries, carpe...

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1880s French Aubusson Antique Wool Wall Decorations

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Wool

Tapestry   Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
Tapestry   Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins

Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Madrid, ES

Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the History of Esther, illustrating Esther seated and attended by handmaidens, one washing her feet in golden basin, another fastening a bracelet, another offering a mirror, all observed by Mordecai, woven in the workshop of Michele Audran after a design by J. F. de Troy. The Toilet of Esther c.1778-85.Royal Collection Trust-Queens Audience Chamber Windsor Castle The Sketches for the Esther Cycle by Jean-François de Troy (1736) “and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mor’decai, ..., took for his own daughter.” (Est. 2:7) A supple and undulating genius, both a flattering portraitist and a prolix history painter, as well as a brilliant genre painter, in a gallant or worldly vein, Jean-François de Troy (Paris, 1679 – Rome, 1752), solicited, although he had passed the threshold of old age, a new royal commission up to his ambitions. To obtain it, he submitted – successfully - for the approval of the Bâtiments du roi (administration), seven modelli painted in 1736 with his usual alacrity. Inspired by one of the most novelistic texts of the Old Testament, the Book of Esther, these sketches in a rapid and virtuoso manner were transformed by the artist, between 1737 and 1740 into large cartoons intended to serve as models for the weavers of the Gobelins factory. Showing undeniable ease and skill in the composition in perfect harmony with the sensitivities of the times, the tapestry set met with great success. The Story of Esther perfectly corresponded to the plan of the Bâtiments du roi to renew the repertoire of tapestry models used for the weavers of the royal factories while it also conformed to the tastes of Louis XV’s subjects for a fantastical Orient, the set for a dramatic tale in which splendour, love and death were combined. Indeed, no tapestry set was woven in France during the 18th century as often as that of Esther. The series of modelli painted by de Troy during the year 1736 looks to the history of French painting and decoration under Louis XV as much as it does the history of the Gobelins. It probably counts among the most important rococo pictorial groups to have remained in private hands. First the Biblical source illustrated by De Troy which constitutes the base of one of the richest iconographical traditions of Western art will be considered. Then the circumstances and specific character of French civilisation during the reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XV which contributed to making the theme of Esther a relevant subject, both attractive to contemporaries and remarkably in line with the sensitivities of the time will be elucidated. An examination of the exceptional series of sketches united here, the cartoons and the tapestries that they anticipate as well as a study of their reception will close this essay. The Book of Esther: A scriptural source at the source of rich iconography. The origin of the Esther tapestry set by Jean-François de Troy – origin and creation of a masterpiece According to the evidence of one of the artist’s early biographers, the chevalier de Valory, author of a posthumous elegy of the master, read at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture on 6 February 1762, it was apparently due to early16 rivalry with François Lemoyne (1688-1737), his younger colleague who had precisely just been appointed First Painter to the King in 1736, that had encouraged François de Troy to seek a commission allowing him to show off his ease and his promptitude at the expense of a rival who was notoriously laborious: “M. De Troy, retaining some resentment of the kind of disadvantage which he believed to have suffered compared with his emulator looked to regain some territory by making use of the facility his rival did not possess. Lemoyne was excessively long in the creation of his works,and M. De Troy of a rare celerity: consequently, with this particular talent, the latter offered to the court to make paintings appropriate to be executed at the Gobelins Factory; and it is to this circumstance that we owe the beautiful series of the Story of Esther, which would be sufficient alone to give him a great reputation.”17 Beyond the suspicion inspired by the topos, which still constitutes, more or less, a tale of rivalries between artists in ancient literature, there is probably some truth in what Valory reports although A.-J. Dezalier d’Argenville (who indicates rather spitefully that de Troy did not hesitate to “cut prices” to impose himself, benefitting from the productivity assured by the unlikely rapidity of his brush)18 proves to be more evasive: “As he looked to busy himself, he had offered to make the paintings that serve as models for the King’s tapestries cheaply: which did not please his colleagues. He was given a choice of two tapestry series to be made and he took the Story of Esther and that of Jason”.19 Whether or not the choice was actually left to de Troy (which would appear rather casual on the royal administration’s part all the same), it seems likely that the artist, whose contemporaries extol his “fire”, as the faculty of invention was then called, must have ardently aspired to the possibility of using on a very large scale the “creative genius” with which Dezallier d’Argenville credits him. The decoration of the private apartments, the fashion for which Louis XV had promoted at Versailles and Fontainebleau, offered little opportunity to excel in this area. Other than painting for altarpieces, only tapestries could allow comparison with Lemoyne who had been granted – unfortunately for him – a major decoration: the enormous ceiling of the Hercules Room at Versailles. Favoured by the recent improvement in France’s financial situation, the revival of patronage offered de Troy a commission fitting for him, in a field in which, however, he had hardly any experience. Anxious to renew the repertoire of models available to the Gobelins factory, the Duc d’Antin, surintendant des Bâtiments du roi from 1708 to 1736 followed by his successor, Philibert Orry comte de Vignory, gave him the task of producing seven large cartoons inspired by the Book of Esther corresponding to the brilliant sketches or modelli which de Troy had produced in one go, or almost (very few preparatory drawings can in fact be linked to the Esther cycle and all seem to be at the execution stage of the cartoons).20 Subjected to the approval of the Administration des Bâtiments according to the procedure in use for projects being planned for the Gobelins, sketches made rapidly during 1736 were approved and the project launched immediately. Thereupon came the news of François Lemoyne’s death, who, ground down by work and a victim of his private torment, committed suicide on 4 June 1737. Against all expectations, de Troy did not replace his rival in the position of First Painter (which remained vacant until the appointment of Charles Coypel in January 1747), which would perhaps have made him too obviously the beneficiary of the drama. The awarding of the position of Director of the French Academy in Rome came to console him while he had already produced (or he was in the process of finishing), in Paris, three of the seven cartoons of the cycle (The Fainting of Esther finished in 1737 and the Toilet and Coronation of Esther, both finished in 1738). De Troy, we can see, did not follow the order of the narrative but began with the subjects which apparently offered the least difficulty because he had already depicted them, or because they fall into a strong pictorial tradition (such is the case especially for the Fainting of Esther). He had hardly settled at the Palazzo Mancini in August 1738, when his first task which awaited the new director of the French Academy naturally consisted of honouring the royal commission and finishing without delay the final cartoons of the Story of Esther after the sketches he must have taken with him. As prompt as ever, de Troy discharged himself of the execution of the four remaining cartoons in only two years, by beginning with the largest format which allowed him to strike the imagination and to impose himself as soon as he arrived on the Roman stage: the Triumph of Mor’decai which was finished in 1739 (like Esther’s Banquet). The following year, the Mor’decai's Disdain and The Sentencing of Haman were brought to an end in the same Neo-Venetian style, obviously tributary to Veronese with its choice of “open” monumental architecture which is characteristic of the entire cycle.21 The series, it should be noted, was almost augmented with some additional scenes in the mid 1740s. Indeed, the first tapestry set finished at the Gobelins in 1744 proved to be unsuitable for the arrangement of the Dauphine’s apartments at Versailles for which it had been intended to decorate the walls the following year (cf infra). Informed of this, de Troy, considering that the story of Esther offered “several good subjects,” immediately offered to illustrate one or new subject among those “which could appear to be the most interesting”. The directeur des Bâtiments Orry, who managed the State’s accounts, obviously judged it less costly to have one of the tapestries widened to fill in the end of the Dauphine’s bedroom,22 which has probably deprived us of very original compositions, because de Troy had already illustrated the most famous themes, those that benefitted from a strongly established iconographical tradition and from which it was not easy to deviate The Tapestry Set of the Story of Esther Placed on the tapestry looms of the Gobelins at the end of the 1730s in Michel Audran’s workshop, the cycle created by de Troy aroused true infatuation. The few hundred tapestries made between 1738 and 1797 – all in high-warp tapestry and woven in wool and silk except for four in low-warp made in Neilson’s workshop – show the impressive success of a tapestry set that was without any doubt the most frequently woven of the 18th century in France. 29 Only three cartoons had been delivered by de Troy in 1738 when the first tapestry set was begun by Audran under the expert eye of Jean-Baptiste Oudry to whom the Directeur général des bâtiments, Philibert Orry had assigned the (weekly) supervision of the weaving. During the summer of 1738, the piece of the Fainting of Esther, which Oudry judged to be admirable, was finished. During the winter of 1742, Oudry informed Orry that about two ells of the Triumph of Mor’decai had been made “with no faults”,that the Coronation of Esther was finished and that the Esther at her Toilet “a very gracious tapestry” was “a little over half” finished. Exhibited at Versailles in 1743, these two last pieces were admired by Louis XV and the Court. On 3 December 1744, the set of seven tapestries was finally delivered to the Garde Meuble. It was intended, the honour was not slight, to decorate the apartments of the Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain whose marriage to the young Dauphin Louis-Ferdinand had been fixed for the following year (it took place on 23 February 1745). Apparently it was thought that the theme of Esther the biblical heroine and wife of a foreign sovereign was appropriate for the apartments of the Spanish Dauphine. As early as the month of March, the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel informed de Troy that her grand cabinet was decorated with the “Esther tapestry set” specifying however that “for lack of two small or one large piece, we have not been able to decorate the end of the room”. This difficulty led immediately to the Banquet episode being woven a second time in two parts (they were delivered to the Garde-Meuble on 30 December 1746) to garnish the panels on each side of the bed of the Dauphine who would hardly enjoy them (she died on 22 July 1746 and the decoration was installed for the new Dauphine Maria Josepha of Saxony). The appearance of the set’s remarkable border, which imitated a richly sculpted wooden frame, should be mentioned. Conceived in 1738 by the ornamentalist Pierre Josse-Perrot and used in the later weavings until 1768, it tended to reinforce the resolutely painterly appearance of the tapestry set which, in this regard, pushed the art of tapestry as far as its ultimate mimetic possibilities. With the exception of Mor’decai's Disdain which had been removed earlier, the “editio princeps” of the story of Esther (from then on in nine pieces) remained at Versailles until the Revolution. Of the eight surviving tapestries, four are at the chateau of Compiègne and four belong today to the Mobilier National. No less than seven tapestry sets reputed to be complete (one of them in fact only had six tapestries) would be produced officially at the Gobelins up to 1772. Literature: 1- The Œuvres mêlées of an emulator of Racine, the Abbé Augustin NADAL thus include an Esther. Divertissement spiritual which is exactly contemporary with Jean François de Troy’s cycle since it was performed in 1735 and published in Paris three years later. 2-Le Siècle de Louis XIV, 1751, 1785 ed., p. 96-97 for French ed. 3- Lemoyne and de Troy had been obliged to share the First Prize in the competition organised in 1727 between the most prominent history painters of the Académie Royale. 4- Mémoires…, pub. L. DUSSIEUX et al., 1854, II, p.265. 5-The fact that de Troy, at the risk of falling out with his colleagues, did not hesitate to make use of prices in order to convince the new directeur des Bâtiments Philibert Orry, is confirmed by Mariette who adds tersely “it caused much shouting” (pub. 1851-1860, II, p. 103). 6- Abrégé de la vie des plus fameux peintres…, ed. 1762, IV, p. 368-369 20 Early comments on the painter are inclined to present him as a kind of “pure painter”, doing without the medium of drawing, a few intermediary studies between the Esther sketches and the large cartoons at the Louvre nevertheless show that de Troy used red chalk (see in the catalogue, the notice for the Meal of Esther and Ahasuerus under the entry drawing) to change one or other figure. 7-C. GASTINEL-COURAL (cat. exp. PARIS, 1985, p. 9-13) as well as the article by J. VITTET, exh. cat. LA ROCHE-GUYON, 2001, p. 51-55. 8-The Hermitage in St. Petersburg conserves five tapestries of these two royal gifts whose provenance still awaits elucidation (as far as we are aware). In 1766, the Grand Marshal of Russia, Count Razumovski (or Razamowski), acquired the Fainting and the Banquet extracted from the sixth weaving (J. VITTET, 2001, p. 53). 9- Lettres écrites de Suisse, d’Italie…,quoted by J. VITTET, op. cit., p. 54. 10-The tapestry set remained in the hands of a branch of the Hapsburg-Lorraine family until 1933 (ibid. P. 54). 11-Quoted by Chr. LERIBAULT, 2002, p. 97, note 269. 12-Y. CANTAREL-BESSON, 1992, p. 241. Catalogue The Esther at her Toilet Oil on canvas, 57 x 51 cm Provenance: Painted in 1736 at the same time as the six other modelli of the Story of Esther intended to be presented, for approval, to the direction des Bâtiments du Roi; perhaps identifiable among a lot of sketches by Jean-François de Troy in the post mortem inventory of the amateur, historian and critic Claude-Henri Watelet (1718-1786) drawn up on 13 January 1786 and following days (A.N. T 978, n° 30) then in the sale of the property of the deceased, Paris, 12 June 1786, n° 33; Paris, François Marcille Collection (who owned a series of six sketches from which the Triumph of Mor’decai was missing, see infra); Paris, Marcille Sale, Hôtel Drouot, 12-13 January 1857, n° 36; Asnières, Mme de Chavanne de Palmassy ( ?) collection; Paris, Galerie Cailleux; Paris, Humbert de Wendel collection (acquired from the Galerie Cailleux in 1928); by inheritance in the same family; Paris, Sotheby’s, 23 June 2011, n° 61. In order not to add unnecessarily to the technical commentary on each work, the catalogue raisonné by Chr. Leribault which contains a substantial bibliography on the series should be referred to. The other bibliographical references only concern the publications and exhibitions to have appeared and been presented more recently. Bibliography and Exhibitions: Chr. LERIBAULT, 2002, n° P. 247 (repr.); E. LIMARDO DATURI, 2004, p. 28; Exh. cat. NANTES, 2011, p. 138, n° 34, referred to in note 1; Sotheby’s catalogue, Tableaux anciens et du XIXe siècle, 23 June 2011, n° 61 (repr.). Related Works: Tapestry cartoon: The cartoon (oil on canvas, 329 x 320 cm), the third made by the artist in Paris after the sketches had been approved by the direction des Bâtiments, is in the Louvre (Inv. 8315). It previously bore the painter’s signature and the date 1738 (inscriptions which are found on the tapestries). The royal administration paid 1600 livres for it on 21 June 1738 and it was exhibited at the Salon in the year of its creation. Summary Biography 1679 (27 January): Baptism in Paris (Parish of St. Nicolas du Chardonnet) of Jean-François de Troy, son of the painter François de Troy and Jeanne Cotelle, sister of the painter Jean II Cotelle. 1696-1698: Studies (apparently rather turbulent) at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. 1698-1708: First trip to Italy. Is obliged to leave Rome in January 1711 after a tempestuous affair (a duel?), de Troy extends the traditional Roman experience as a pensionnaire at the Académie de France by also visiting Tuscany where he stays for a long time, Venice (his art in face has a strongly Venetian character) and Genoa. 1708: De Troy (whose father had been elected Director of the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture on 7 July) is agréé and immediately received at the Académie with Apollo and Diana Piercing with their Arrows the Children of Niobe (Montpellier, Musée Fabre) on 28 July. 1710: First royal commission, paid for on 10 May (a sketch representing “the Promotion of the Order of the Holy Spirit” for the tapestry series of the History of the King). 1716: Jean-François de Troy is elected Assistant Professor at the Academy. 1720: He is appointed Professor. 1723: The artist creates the double portrait of Louis XV...

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Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Silk

Pretty large vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry  « dog on standby»
Pretty large vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry  « dog on standby»

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...

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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Acrylic

17th Century Tapestry/Gobelein Alexander The Great And Darius III Persian King
17th Century Tapestry/Gobelein Alexander The Great And Darius III Persian King

17th Century Tapestry/Gobelein Alexander The Great And Darius III Persian King

Located in Berlin, DE

Monumental Museum tapestry/Gobelein 17th century Battle scene Alexander the Great and Darius III Persian King The characters are depicted in life size. An absolute museum unique. Dimension: 530x320 cm Description: Monumental tapestry...

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17th Century French Antique Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Silk

Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug
Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug

Nice Modern Abstract Design Knotted Rug

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Very beautiful contemporary rug with a beautiful design and light colors, entirely hand knotted with Tibetan knots with wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.

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2010s Indian Modern Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

Bobyrug’s Vintage France Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry, Flemish « Mille Fleur »
Bobyrug’s Vintage France Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry, Flemish « Mille Fleur »

Bobyrug’s Vintage France Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry, Flemish « Mille Fleur »

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Introducing a stunning midcentury French Flanders tapestry from the renowned Halluin manufacturing This exquisite piece features a captivating design inspired by 16th-century museum tapestries, showcasing vibrant colors. Woven with precision by the mechanical Jacquard manufacturing technique, it elegantly combines wool and cotton. The upper section of this Flemish "Mille fleurs" masterpiece depicts villages, fortresses, and a windmill in a naive landscape, reminiscent of heraldic tapestries...

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Mid-20th Century French Medieval Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Antique French Tapestry Verdure Noblemen Royalty Verdure 5x9 158cm x 272cm 1920
Antique French Tapestry Verdure Noblemen Royalty Verdure 5x9 158cm x 272cm 1920

Antique French Tapestry Verdure Noblemen Royalty Verdure 5x9 158cm x 272cm 1920

Located in New York, NY

A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scene of noblemen amongst incredible, exotic verdure and flowers, dating to circa 1920 and showcasing elegant artistry and fine craf...

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1920s French Baroque Vintage Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

Acanthus Leaf - Burgundy Loom Woven Tapestry - 6'1" x 2'4"
Acanthus Leaf - Burgundy Loom Woven Tapestry - 6'1" x 2'4"

Acanthus Leaf - Burgundy Loom Woven Tapestry - 6'1" x 2'4"

Located in Crowthorne, Surrey

This tapestry is inspired from an original design produced by the firm of Morris & Co, founded by William Morris (1834-1896) at Merton Abbey in Surrey in 1861. The Acanthus Leaf ...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Arts and Crafts Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

1920 Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Tapestry 203x292cm European Tapestry 7x10
1920 Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Tapestry 203x292cm European Tapestry 7x10

1920 Vintage Art Nouveau Figurative Tapestry 203x292cm European Tapestry 7x10

Located in New York, NY

This vibrant European Art Nouveau tapestry, circa 1920, depicts a festive celebration scene with dancers in richly colored period garments. The composition features expressive figur...

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Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

Antique Handcrafted needlepoint depicting a classical romanticized Orientalist
Antique Handcrafted needlepoint depicting a classical romanticized Orientalist

Antique Handcrafted needlepoint depicting a classical romanticized Orientalist

Located in Port Washington, NY

This needlepoint is a handcrafted piece depicting a classical or romanticized Orientalist scene, possibly inspired by Ancient Rome, Persia, or the Ottoman Empire. The woman lounging ...

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Early 20th Century French Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Silk

Mid-19th Century Wool and Silk French Chinoisere Tapestry
Mid-19th Century Wool and Silk French Chinoisere Tapestry

Mid-19th Century Wool and Silk French Chinoisere Tapestry

Located in West Hollywood, CA

This handwoven French Chinoisere tapestry is made in wools and silks, depicting a Chinese couple seated and eating around a table with a figure in the background holding a Chinese st...

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Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Silk

Late 17th C. Franco-Flemish Biblical Tapestry Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau
Late 17th C. Franco-Flemish Biblical Tapestry Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau

Late 17th C. Franco-Flemish Biblical Tapestry Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau

Located in New York, NY

This is a gorgeous antique Late 17th Century Franco-Flemish Biblical Tapestry depicting the Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau. The tapestry illustrates the Old Testament story of Jaco...

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Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Tapestry, Wool, Silk

Jean Lurçat "Midnight Sun (Soleil De Minuit) " - French Wool Tapestry
Jean Lurçat "Midnight Sun (Soleil De Minuit) " - French Wool Tapestry

Jean Lurçat "Midnight Sun (Soleil De Minuit) " - French Wool Tapestry

By Jean Lurçat

Located in New York, NY

- Midnight Sun by Jean Lurcat (1892-1966) - Provenance: France - 113.39 x 64.96 in / 288 x 165 cm -About Jean Lurçat's tapestries: In 1917, Jean Lurçat made his first tapestries: Filles Vertes (Green Girls) and Soirée dans Grenade (Evening in Grenada). At the end of the war in 1918, he returned to Switzerland where he had a holiday in Ticino (Swiss Italy), with Rilke, Busoni, Hermann Hesse...

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1650s French Modern Antique Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

A Herculean Masterpiece: Vintage Chinese Aubusson Tapestry of Mythical Elegance
A Herculean Masterpiece: Vintage Chinese Aubusson Tapestry of Mythical Elegance

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...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Aubusson Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

Tapestry "Röd Crocus" by Ann-Mari Forsberg for Märta Måås-Fjetterström, 1960s
Tapestry "Röd Crocus" by Ann-Mari Forsberg for Märta Måås-Fjetterström, 1960s

Tapestry "Röd Crocus" by Ann-Mari Forsberg for Märta Måås-Fjetterström, 1960s

By Märta Måås-Fjetterström

Located in Stockholm, SE

Important wall tapestry,"Röd Crocus" by Ann-Mari Forsberg for Märta Måås-Fjetterström, 1960s.. Wool and linen on wool warp. Designed in 1945. Handwoven flatware tapestry at Märta Måå...

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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Linen

Wall Carpet Wool and Wood, circa 1970
Wall Carpet Wool and Wood, circa 1970

Wall Carpet Wool and Wood, circa 1970

Located in Labrit, Landes

Wood and wool wall tapestry. Wall carpet made circa 1970. The weaver of this rug has used wool in different ways to bring out different textures. A very seventies decoration. Shipp...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Wood

Unique Mid-Century Aubusson Tapestry by Jean Lurçat, Carton No. 13048
Unique Mid-Century Aubusson Tapestry by Jean Lurçat, Carton No. 13048

Unique Mid-Century Aubusson Tapestry by Jean Lurçat, Carton No. 13048

By Jean Lurçat, Pierre Legoueix

Located in Dronten, NL

This rare and important midcentury tapestry was designed by Jean Lurçat (1892–1966), the pivotal figure in the revival of modern tapestry in the 20th century. It was handwoven in woo...

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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

Pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry

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 ...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Acrylic

Antique Shahsavan Tribe Flat-woven Horse Trapping
Antique Shahsavan Tribe Flat-woven Horse Trapping

Antique Shahsavan Tribe Flat-woven Horse Trapping

Located in Milan, IT

Used to decorate the horse litter during the wedding celebration, this unusual trapping is sturdily woven with glistening wool, creating a pattern composed of three pairs of stylised...

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Early 20th Century Azerbaijani Tribal Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Late 17th Century Franco-Flemish Rustic Tapestry
Late 17th Century Franco-Flemish Rustic Tapestry

Late 17th Century Franco-Flemish Rustic Tapestry

Located in New York, NY

A Franco-Flemish rustic tapestry, possibly Lille or Aubusson, from the late 17th century, featuring a rustic scene with a group of people singing and playing music in a verdant setti...

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Late 17th Century European Rustic Antique Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Silk

Pretty antique 17th century French Aubusson Tapestry fragment
Pretty antique 17th century French Aubusson Tapestry fragment

Pretty antique 17th century French Aubusson Tapestry fragment

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

"Exquisite fragment of a border of a French Aubusson tapestry from the middle of the 17th century, featuring a beautiful design of flowers and nice natural colours, entirely hand wov...

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Mid-17th Century French Aubusson Antique Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Silk

1980s Vintage Figural Pastoral Wall Tapestry French Style
1980s Vintage Figural Pastoral Wall Tapestry French Style

1980s Vintage Figural Pastoral Wall Tapestry French Style

Located in Los Angeles, US

A richly detailed vintage tapestry from the 1980s featuring a French inspired pastoral scene filled with romantic imagery and classical influence. The artwork portrays a relaxed coun...

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Late 20th Century French Provincial Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Zabihi Collection Small Lion Persian Kilim Wall Hanging
Zabihi Collection Small Lion Persian Kilim Wall Hanging

Zabihi Collection Small Lion Persian Kilim Wall Hanging

Located in New York, NY

Mini square size Persian kilim from the late 20th century with a flurry of animals covering a blue lion on a colorful multi-striped ground Measures: 2'6'' x 3'1''. This was origina...

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Late 20th Century Bohemian Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

Arms of Nagera Loom Woven Tapestry - 4'1" x 4'1"
Arms of Nagera Loom Woven Tapestry - 4'1" x 4'1"

Arms of Nagera Loom Woven Tapestry - 4'1" x 4'1"

Located in Crowthorne, Surrey

This tapestry is inspired from the Coats of Arms of the de Nagera family, a noble family of Basque Spanish origins. It was originally woven in Bruges around 1550, probably by a weave...

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21st Century and Contemporary French Arts and Crafts Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool

The Staff of Moses, Exodus 7, Brussels Tapestry 18th Century - L1m93xh2m13, 1464
The Staff of Moses, Exodus 7, Brussels Tapestry 18th Century - L1m93xh2m13, 1464

The Staff of Moses, Exodus 7, Brussels Tapestry 18th Century - L1m93xh2m13, 1464

Located in Paris, FR

Manufacturer: Manufacture Des Bruxelles Epoque: 18th century Style: Haute époque-Renaissance-Louis XIII- Biblical Condition: perfect condition (some small 19th century restoration ha...

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18th Century European Aubusson Antique Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Silk

18th Century French Tapestry 5'2" X 4'5"
18th Century French Tapestry 5'2" X 4'5"

18th Century French Tapestry 5'2" X 4'5"

Located in Los Angeles, US

A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...

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18th Century Unknown French Provincial Antique Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Beautiful 1960s Peacock Wall Tapestry
Beautiful 1960s Peacock Wall Tapestry

Beautiful 1960s Peacock Wall Tapestry

Located in Bern, CH

Beautiful 1960's Wall Tapestry with stylized Peacock motif. Nice example of a Mid Century wall decoration / rug. Yellow, ochre, rust & brown colourways. Measurements: Height: 56 ...

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Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Fabric

Bobyrug’s Pretty antique French Aubusson Tapestry medieval design
Bobyrug’s Pretty antique French Aubusson Tapestry medieval design

Bobyrug’s Pretty antique French Aubusson Tapestry medieval design

Located in Saint Ouen, FR

Exquisite French tapestry from the mid-20th century, handwoven in the renowned Aubusson workshops. This masterpiece replicates a 15th-century museum tapestry, featuring heraldic moti...

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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Silk

Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking
Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking

Vintage Handmade Turkish Rug Christmas Stocking

Located in Houston, TX

Handmade Vintage from the 1960s Materials: wool, cotton Sustainable, upcycled Turkish rug Christmas stocking made from hand-woven rug fragments. Width: 13 inches Height: 17 inches ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Mid-Century Modern Wool Wall Decorations

Materials

Wool, Cotton

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