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Antique French Tapestry 4X5 Handmade Tapestry Verdure Tapestry 122cm x 153CM
Located in New York, NY
Rare Antique French Tapestry handmade Verdure Tapestry 4' x 5' 122cm x 153cm Circa 1920 A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a hunting scene amongst a verdure setting...
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1920s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Tapestries

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Wool

Wonderful Vintage French Tapestry medieval museum Design “Bûcherons”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French Aubusson style tapestry made by silkscreen limited edition at Jules Pansu manufacturing , featuring the exquisite design of the reno...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Early 20th Century French Woven Wall Tapestry with Birds, Florals & Squirrels
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique needlepoint tapestry was hand woven in France, circa 1920. Rectangular in shape, the colorful wall decor depicts a large central medallion framed by curling acanthus lea...
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Early 20th Century French Tapestries

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Tapestry

Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Masque Vase Exotic Flowers 4x5 122x 142cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Masquerade Vase Exotic Flowers 4x5 1920 4' x 4'8" 122cm x 142cm "A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting an ornate vase full of flowers....
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1920s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

4.3x5.5 Ft Embroidered Silk & Cotton Wall Hanging. Red Bed Cover, Tablecloth
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Introducing our exquisite new suzani hand embroidered wall hanging, a captivating piece that combines ancient craftsmanship with modern artistry. This embroidered cloth is not just a...
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2010s Uzbek Suzani Tapestries

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Cotton, Silk

1970's Pastoral Landscape Wall Tapestry with Impressionist Style
By Camille Pissarro, Claude Monet
Located in Dallas, TX
79072 Vintage Mother's Commerce Company Springtime Tapestry, 02'09 x 03'10. This enchanting handwoven wool tapestry by Mother's Commerce Company captures the serenity and ephemeral b...
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Late 20th Century Indian Romantic Tapestries

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Wool

Pretty antique french Aubusson tapestry panel
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful antique French Aubusson tapestry fragment featuring flowers and trees With nice natural colours in the hues of yellow, green, pink, purple and brown, entirely hand wov...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Pretty antique fine French Aubusson Tapestry, flowerpot
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite mid-century French Aubusson tapestry. Adorned with a captivating design featuring a charming flowerpot on a tablecloth, it showcases ...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Fragonard Honore, The Happy Chances of the Swing - French Tapestry - No. 1451
By Aubusson Manufacture, Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, (After) Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Located in Paris, FR
Located a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, we are a French family business specializing in the purchase, sale, expertise, cleaning, restoration and conservation of tapes...
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1840s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

Renaissance Splendor Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Renaissance Splendor: Catherine de' Medici's Valois Tapestries by Elizabeth Cleland. Published by The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2018. 1st Ed hardcover with dust jacket. 96 pages, with...
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2010s American Tapestries

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Paper

Late 19th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry with Louis XV Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78235 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 04'10 x 06'01. Woven in the twilight decades of the 19th century, this antique French Aubusson tapestry is a romantic echo o...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries

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Wool

Nice modern French screen printed Aubusson Tapestry by « Gemmanick »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of modern French tapestry with the exquisite design titled Dusk « Crépuscule » by « Gemmanick ». This limited edition masterpiece, screen printed by hand in the...
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

19th Century French Aubusson Green Verdure Tapestry with Bird and Foliage
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, circa 1860, this gorgeous verdure wall piece h...
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Mid-19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries

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Tapestry, Wool

Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Rug with Metallic Threads and Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79238 Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Rug, 03'00 x 04'00. Radiating with the opulence of imperial craftsmanship, this exclusive hand knotted vintage Turkish silk Hereke rug is a lyrical ...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Tapestries

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Metallic Thread

pretty vintage French medieval design screen printed tapestry «gallant parties»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage French hand printed tapestry with beautiful medieval design and beautiful colors. Discover a stunning mid-20th-century tapestry, meticulously hand-printed on a cotton fo...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries

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Cotton, Wool

Leena Kaisa Halme 1960s Monumental Scandinavian Tapestry
By Leena-Kaisa Halme
Located in Saint Paul, MN
This monumental wall hanging by Leena Kaisa Halme is hand-knotted with deep shades of red, orange, and black to make folk-art patterns. Pictured with a Cassina LC2 (sold separately).
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Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Tapestries

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Wool

Tapestry in Woven Wool Aubusson by Pinton Freres and Alexander Calder
Located in Miami, FL
Tapestry by Pinton Freres and Alexander Calder Woven wool Titled "Serpent au Vitrail N0 20" Woven signature, Pinton Freres tapestry mark and numbered 3/6 on the reverse, with the l...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries

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Wool

Aubusson Tapestry of 19th Century Aubusson, N° 1236
Located in Paris, FR
Aubusson tapestry of 19th century Aubusson, N° 1236 Thanks to our Restoration-Conservation workshop and also Our know-how, we are pleased to present to you works of art in fabric such as Tapestry, Carpets and Textiles...
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1880s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries

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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 near the river inside the wood. and with beautiful colours, entirely woven with w...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Scandinavian Fabric Screen Print by Barbara Brenner for Intair Finland
Located in Chicago, IL
Cotton fabric screen print by Barbara Brenner attached to a wooden stretcher. Intair - Internationales Stoffdesign.
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

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Fabric

French Tapestry Jacquard manufatury Aubusson In The 18th Century Style, N 1452
Located in Paris, FR
French Tapestry Jacquard manufatury Aubusson In The 18th Century Style, N 1452 Manufacturer: Manufacture Jacquard in Aubusson Period: 20th century Style: 18th century greenery Condit...
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1980s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries

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Wool

Bobyrug’s Pretty Antique French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful antique French tapestry with beautiful design and nice colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing, woven with wool and cotton. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craft...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

1960's Egyptian Pictorial Kilim Tapestry Rug with Urban Scene
Located in Dallas, TX
79102 Vintage Egyptian Kilim Tapestry Rug, 02'07 x 04'08. This captivating handwoven wool Egyptian pictorial tapestry is a vibrant artifact of cultural life in Egypt, depicting an an...
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Modern Tapestries

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Wool

Mid-Century Modern Tapestry by Jean Picart le Doux, 'Hommage a Paul Eluard'
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning tapestry by the well-known tapestry maker Jean Picart le Doux. It is signed on the bottom right hand side. The tapestry is named 'Homage a Paul Eluard...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries

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Wool

Wall Hanging Tapestry Nobleman and Companion
Located in Ferrara, IT
This beautifully detailed beige tapestry, measuring 176 x 174 cm, is an exquisite representation of classical pastoral art, likely inspired by European countryside scenes. The tapest...
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1880s French Antique Tapestries

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Wool

Antique Sofa Louis XV, Covered with Authentic Perfect Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
1910/M, I hope You can understand what it is from some photos only. Museum quality antique sofa, coating with an authentic Aubusson old tapestry: every...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Tapestries

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Wood

Aubusson-Style Tapestry or Rug
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming late 20th century Aubusson-style tapestry or rug featuring -------of hunting foul alternating with floral --------. The birds are well-detailed and clearly ide...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Aubusson Tapestries

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Wool

Rare Tunisian Ouedzem Embroidered Tissue from Private Collection
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare and vintage Tunisian carpet, embroidered like a tissue for wall - Private Italian collection - IDEA: use this item as tapestry on the wall or on ...
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1960s Tunisian Tribal Vintage Tapestries

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Wool

cc-tapis Stroke 1.0 Handmade Blue Rug in Wool by Sabine Marcelis - IN STOCK
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stroke by Sabine Marcelis The Stroke collection was really about creating a singular gesture as a rug. A simple brush stroke which highlights the extraordinary craftsmanship of woven...
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21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Tapestries

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Wool

17th Century Embroidered Altar Cloth Framed Textile Art Cornucopia a pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
17th Century Altar Cloth Fragments Framed in a bois dore frame with green behind glass Made of hand woven silk Metallic thread embroidered Depicting Cornucopia also known as the Hor...
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17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Tapestries

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Metallic Thread

Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice french Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful design of nature and town, and nice colors, woven by mechanical Jaquar manufacturing with wool and cotton. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epi...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

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...
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1880s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries

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Wool, Silk

18th Century French Tapestry 11'4" X 10'2"
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 Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Nice Vintage Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful Aubusson style tapestry with nice design with a gallant scene and nice colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing with wool and cotton. Size: 100 x 140 cm.
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries

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Wool

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

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Wool, Silk

Antique 1874 Child's Needlepoint Sampler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique needlepoint sampler by Mary Morgan dated 1874 with words: "When my father and my mother forsake me then the Lord will take me up...
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Tapestries

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Fabric, Thread, Glass, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Large Mountain Forest Landscape Tapestry Art Wall Hanging
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautiful and quite engaging large Mid-Century Modern tapestry/wall hanging. The piece appears to be made of yarn or wool using a hand latch hook technique. The piece features a ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

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Textile, Burlap, Yarn

19x37 in Contemporary Embroidered Wall Hanging. Cotton Tablecloth. New Tapestry
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Hand-Embroidered 100% Cotton New Suzani Fabric Wall Hanging – Timeless Textile Art Experience the beauty of Central Asia craftsmanship with this exquisite hand-embroidered 100% cotto...
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2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries

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Cotton

Vintage European Kilim Flatwoven Rug Signed Handmade Tapestry Art Nouveau Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage French tapestry handmade tapestry JC Bisery signed "This is a beautiful Vintage European Tapestry, artist signed. This magnificent Flat woven rug has great character, art...
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1970s Spanish Art Nouveau Vintage Tapestries

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Wool

Large Vintage Uzbek Suzani Needlework Textile Blanket or Tapestry
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large vintage Suzani Uzbek Samarkand textile, Suzani means needlework and these embroideries are some of the most characteristic forms of tex...
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Mid-20th Century Uzbek Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

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Silk, Cotton

Mid-20th Century Fante Asafo Flag, Ghana
Located in New York, NY
A large and graphically stunning asafo flag. Fante flags represent the merger of two cultural traditions, the Akan tradition of combining proverbs with ...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tapestries

1950's Persian Shiraz Pictorial Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79097 Vintage Persian Shiraz Pictorial Rug, 03'10 x 06'04. This extraordinary hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Shiraz rug presents a captivating pictorial narrative, vividly depicti...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Aesthetic Movement Tapestries

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Wool

Textured macrame wall hanging, Spain, 1970s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb macramé wall tapestry made in Spain in the 1970s. Large format. Handmade tapestry composed of different textures and materials creating unique patterns and reliefs. All the ro...
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1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Exceptional Embroidered Vintage Japanese Ceremonial Kimono
Located in Atlanta, GA
A visually striking vintage Uchikake Wedding Kimono/Robe for ceremonial occasion, circa 1930s-1950s in the Oriental Art Deco style. The bridal garment...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Antique Moroccan Moorish Silk Textile Tapestry Wall Hanging Hiti 19th C.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Moroccan Moorish Silk Textile Tapestry Wall Hanging Hiti Ottoman voided silk velvet wall covering. Silk velvet cut designs, light browns, yellow, cream and blue, the panel consist of two Moorish arches with Islamic floral designs. Antique textiles from early late 19th century. Each arch panel is 63" height X 26"5 wide Antique silk tapestry...
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19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Tapestries

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Silk, Velvet

Rare Mid Century Danish Modern Ege Taepper Rya Rug Wall Tapestry Hanging Art Den
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare Mid Century Danish Modern Ege Taepper Rya Rug Wall Tapestry Hanging Art Denmark 60s Danish Modern Etruscan Ege Rya Rug Tibor Reich Era Horses Chariots Wall Hanging Textile Art...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Wool

28x30 in 100% Silk Wall Hanging. Modern Embroidered Tablecloth. Decorative Throw
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Celebrate the rich heritage of Asian craftsmanship with this exquisite 100% silk Suzani textile, meticulously hand-embroidered by skilled artisans. A true work of art, this piece emb...
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2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries

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Silk

Fifties Aubusson Large Woven Wool Tapestry Depicting Fighting Cockerels
Located in Petworth, GB
Fifties Aubusson large woven wool tapestry depicting fighting cockerels In the style of Jean Lurcat Circa 1950s Height 83cm. Width 145cm. Depth 2cm Aubusson tapestries were manuf...
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1950s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Wool

18th Century Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish verdure tapestry from the 18th century, depicting two exotic birds within a profuse landscape, with acanthus plants in the foreground, bloomin...
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18th Century European Antique Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Bit Map Throw Blanket 03, 100% Cotton Woven Contemporary Pixel Art, 37"x52"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bit map throw blanket 03 by Luft Tanaka Studio A multicolored graphic throw blanket / wall tapestry woven out of 100 % cotton yarn based on digital pixel art created using an early bitmap drawing software from the 1980s and 1990s. Measures: 37" x 52" / 94cm x 132cm Please inquire if you're interested in other sizes: 50" x 60" / 127cm x 152cm 60" x 80" / 152cm x 203cm The Bit Map Series is based on digital “doodles” Luft makes using Kid...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Tapestries

Materials

Cotton

Vintage Tapestry With Birds 7X5
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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Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Cotton

17th Century Antique Tapestry 7'9" X 3'2"
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 Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Beautiful and Fine Antique Chinese Textile 3'2" x 3'7"
Located in New York, NY
Finely Woven Antique Chinese Textile, Country of Origin: China, Circa Date: Late 19th Century
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Tapestries

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Silk

Art Deco Chinese Handmade Silk Bautou Tapestry Rug, Early 20th Century
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This exquisite dense and hand-knotted Baotou (sometimes spelled Paotou or Paotow) rug features a deep blue background adorned with a polychrome design, showcasing three lotus flowers...
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1920s Mongolian Chinese Export Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Cotton, Silk

Large 17th Century Aubusson Tapestry
Located in LYON, FR
Stunningly vivid late 17th early 18th century Aubusson tapestry. Strong Verdure themes with a scene depicting Bathsheba and David in the centre. An unusually large amount of silk was...
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Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

Fuchsia tapestry by Nanda Vigo for Flou
Located in Ravenna, IT
Wall tapestry designed by Nanda Vigo for Flou in 1992. The tapestry is made of hand-knotted wool and depicts architecture. The designer's signature is on the left side. The tapestry ...
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1990s Italian Neoclassical Revival Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Beautiful Old World Style Figural European Tapestry
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful richly colored and detailed woven tapestry which is a reproduction of a 14th century French tapestry of period dressed figures picking grapes at...
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1950s Belgian Renaissance Vintage Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Pretty 18th century French Aubusson silk tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite antique French tapestry featuring a young woman in a medallion. Floral decoration around and a curtain in the shape of a valance abo...
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Late 18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

French Tapestry by Flemish manufactury, "court Scene", Circa 1600 - No. 1456
Located in Paris, FR
Period: 17th century Style: High period-Renaissance-Louis XIII Condition: Perfect condition Material: Wool & Silk Width: 200 cm Height: 320 cm (possibility to modify the height in ou...
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Early 1600s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

French Tapestry - Allegory Of Spring
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely tapestry depicting the allegory of spring. Very beautiful tapestry with a magnificent border. It has retained its superb color. In perfect condition.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Shop Vintage Tapestries on 1stDibs

Whether you hang them behind your bed as a dazzling alternative to a headboard or over the sofa as a large-scale focal point in the living room, vintage tapestries can introduce an array of textures and colors to any space in your home.

Woven wall hangings haven’t consistently enjoyed the popularity or earned the highbrow status that other types of wall decorations have over the years, at least not since the 1970s, which was somewhat of a heyday for tapestries. Today, however, these tactile works of art are seeing a renaissance, as modern weavers are forging new paths in the medium while the demand for antique and vintage tapestries continues to grow.

“We are drawn to texture in environments, and we see tapestries as a subtle layer of soft ornament,” says Lauren Larson of the New York design duo Material Lust. Indeed, and a lot of opportunity comes along when decorating with this distinctive brand of soft ornament.

Think of wall hangings as paintings created by hand with fabric instead of oil or watercolors. If you’re not simply securing your treasure to a wall with nails, pushpins or Velcro, tapestries can be stretched over a frame, used to create a canopy in a cozy living-room corner, hung from a rod or placed inside a shadowbox. And because this kind of textile art is hundreds of years old, options abound with respect to subjects and designs.

For richly detailed depictions of landscapes and garden scenes, look to antique Chinese tapestries and Japanese tapestries. Aubusson tapestries are ornate wall hangings manufactured in central France that are also characterized by romantic portrayals of nature. For weavers of mid-century modern tapestries, as well as those working in textile arts today, the styles and subject matter are too numerous to mention, with artists exploring experimental shapes, bold colors and provocative abstract designs.

Antique, new and vintage tapestries can make a room feel warm and welcoming — find yours on 1stDibs now.

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