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Tapestries For Sale
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Children at Play 7X7.8
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...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Textile Wall Hanging Handwoven Framed Wall Art Blue
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 ...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Tapestries
Materials
Metal
$520 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Large Circa 1920s Swedish Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Large Swedish Tapestry from circa 1920s. In the style of same era Märta Måås Fjätterström tapestries, it has a repetitive geometric design in blue, green, yellow and red aga...
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Linen
1100 - 19th Century Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Paris, FR
Very pretty Tapestry 19th century Aubusson chinoiserie style with very pretty and freche colors ref. 1100.
Category
1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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...
Category
1950s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$712 Sale Price
25% Off
16th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry 10'2" X 3'3"
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...
Category
16th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage French Aubusson Embroidered Tapestry King Charles Bidding Farewell 38"
Located in Dayton, OH
20th Century cross-stich framed embroidery of King Charles seated with the Duke of Gloucester on his lap and Princess Elizabeth over backside. A dog is seated towards the right, and...
Category
20th Century George III Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Glass, Wood
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Beautiful Antique French Fine Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century needlepoint tapestry with beautiful design of a scene of an elderly lady teaching a young girl to sew, and with beautiful natural colors, entirely an...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,203 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Brussels Tapestry 7' X 3'1"
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...
Category
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
French Greenery Tapestry Aubusson 18th century - 2m67Hx1m97L - N° 1386
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and
expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
Category
1750s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Beautiful Vintage Senneh Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage Kilim with beautiful geometrical design and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation.
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Kilim Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$477 Sale Price
20% Off
Pre-Columbian Nazca Unku with Stepped “V” Design, Peru, 200-300 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Complete Nazca Unku in vibrant red with blue, green, yellow and white squares forming V design around the brown neck opening. The multicolor squares in stepped design make a diamond ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
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...
Category
1650s French Modern Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Kashmiri Kani Wool Shawl Striped Boteh Design India c. Late 19th Cen
Located in Westfield, MA
This antique Kashmiri wool shawl features a striking vertical stripe layout filled with colorful boteh (paisley) motifs, woven in soft reds, greens, blues, and ivory. The striped fie...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
1970s Design Hand made Wool Tapestry - Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- perfect original condition, bright colours
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Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Persepolis Motif Antique Persian Tapestry Textile 6'9" x 9'1"
Located in New York, NY
Persepolis Inspired Design Antique Persian Tapestry / Textile #49022, Origin Country: Persia, Woven Around The: 1920’s
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Signed The Minuet Carnival Scene Renaissance Wall Tapestry
By Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Located in Dallas, TX
72967 Vintage French Tapestry Inspired by The Minuet Carnival Scene, 05'07 x 07'01. "D'Art De Rambovillet. Ateliers: De Reprodvction D'Oevvrgs D'Art" indicates that the artwork is connected to the Atelier de reproduction Rambouillet in Paris, which specializes in creating reproductions of original artworks. This establishment is known for its meticulous craftsmanship in replicating the style and essence of historic and significant art pieces, reflecting the artistic heritage of Rambouillet, a location near Paris.
In the creation of this piece, two key figures are highlighted: A. Derneiy, referred to as the "Maistre d'oevre," who is the master artist or craftsman overseeing the work, and G. Boitard, the "Maistre Graveur," responsible for any engraving involved. Their roles signify the dedication to detail and authenticity in the reproduction process, ensuring that each piece not only mirrors the original but also maintains a unique artistic integrity.
This vintage Venetian tapestry...
Category
Late 20th Century French Renaissance Tapestries
Materials
Canvas
Antique 17th Century Brussels Tapestry 7'2" X 2'11"
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...
Category
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Wonderful large original modern French Aubusson tapestry by “Louis Toffoli”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Maréchal Ferrant (Farrier)
Discover the exquisite beauty of this authentic Aubusson tapestry, meticulously handwoven in the renowned Carthage workshops of Robert Four in Aubusson Fr...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$21,583 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Kerman Pictorial Rug Lion & King Darius Achaemenid Mythological Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
74271 Late 19th Century Antique Persian Kerman Pictorial Rug Mythological Tapestry Lion & King Darius Achaemenid at Persepolis. An extraordinary embodiment...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Kirman Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Vintage French Hand Printed Medieval Design Tapestry « Noble Amazon
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover a reproduction of the exquisite "Noble Amazone" French medieval museum tapestry, a true masterpiece of design. This captivating artwork showcases a noble lady elegantly seat...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$1,890 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Tapisserie de Verdure
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 19th century French Tapisserie de Verdure, circa 1850s, is exquisite. It is wool and cotton, and hangs on a metal tapestry rod with rings. The s...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
1819 Sampler made by Ann Wareing in Victorian Period Frame, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1819 Sampler made by Ann Wareing in Victorian period frame, English. An exquisitly preserved silk on fine linen sampler by Ann Wareing, May 12, 1819. A late George III piece in a Vic...
Category
1810s English Antique Tapestries
Materials
Linen, Silk
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Gorgeous Fine Ispahan Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and decorative fine Isfahan rug with a nice floral with a beautiful central medallion design and beautiful colours with a navy blue, a live blue, green, red, brown and...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Kashan Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
$4,068 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Tapestry 1920 Handmade 6x8 Wool foundation 1920
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry 1920 Handmade Fountain 6x8 Wool Foundation 1920
6'2" x 7'5" 188cm x 226cm
A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scene of people among a founta...
Category
1920s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Modern 20th Century French Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice French modern Art Deco tapestry, with cock and sun design and beautiful colors with green field, red, blue, yellow and purple, entirely han...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,719 Sale Price
20% Off
Tribal Textile, Kuba Shoowa 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A late 19th or early 20th century Kuba Prestige cloth, mostly embroidered with cut pile borders.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber
Antique Sampler, 1825, by Mary Walter
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Regency Sampler, 1825, by Mary Walter. The sampler is worked in silk threads on a linen ground, mainly in cross stitch. Meandering strawberry border. Colours green, dark brown, white...
Category
1820s Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Antique 17th Century Baroque Italian Silk, Metallic Thread Embroidery Panel
Located in New York, NY
Fine 17th century Baroque period silk and metallic thread embroidery panel.
Excellent vibrant colors of bold burgundy, pale cream and beautiful, elegant teal with a border of textur...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Materials
Metallic Thread
"Grain Sack" Rug
Located in New York, NY
"Grain Sack" rug. A tribal storage bag or rug, opened up to be used as a small rug or a wall hanging. Rug is excellent for high traffic areas as these are woven for hard use. It woul...
Category
1960s Turkish Kilim Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Brocade, Cotton, Wool
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 17th Century Flemish Tapestry 6'7" X 2'9"
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...
Category
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Maurice Melat, The Girl with the Harp - French Moderne Tapestry PINTON - N° 1499
Located in Paris, FR
The old-hand washing is carried out for this Aubusson Tapestry in our artisanal workshop
Maurice MELAT (1910-2001) The Girl with the Harp Aubusson Tapestry
PINTON Workshops. Numbered...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
CARALARGA- Calendario Azteca Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Calendario Azteca Tapestry is part of the "Repurposed" Collection, a collection of decorative pieces based on the principles of recovering, assembling, and transforming.
We reco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
18th Century French Felletin Verdure Landscape Tapestry, with Birds and Trees
Located in New York, NY
An antique 18th century French Felletin verdure landscape tapestry, size 8'10 H x 9'7 W. This handwoven antique wall hanging feat...
Category
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
$11,995 Sale Price
20% Off
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Vintage French hand printed Tapestry Vendanges museum Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French hand-printed tapestry featuring the exquisite design of the renowned medieval museum tapestry, "Les Vendanges" (grape harvest) from t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$1,384 Sale Price
20% Off
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Little 18th Century French Needlepoint Fragment Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice little French needlepoint tapestry with beautiful floral design and nice natural colors, entirely hand embroidered with needlepoint method with wool.
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"Experience the epitom...
Category
Late 18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$420 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Georgian Applique Embroidery of a Country Scene
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique Georgian Applique Embroidery depicting a country scene. The embroidery is worked in a variety of threads and materials, on a felt-like ground. Figures faces and hands are wor...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Tapestries
Materials
Felt
Vintage Moroccan Tribal Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Antique Moroccan Kilim rug with beautiful geometrical and tribal design and nice red field color, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,489 Sale Price
20% Off
Pre-Columbian Inca Mantle with 16 Figures, Peru, 1476-1534 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Inca Mantle with 16 figures in cubist form with multi-color fringes.
This pieces with a Certificat de Bien Culturel from France.
For the Incas finely worked and highly decorativ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
18th Century Sublime Royal Manufacture of Aubusson Tapestry - Louis XVI Period
By Jean-Baptiste Huet
Located in New York, NY
-Sublime, 18th century tapestry, After Jean-Baptiste Huet
-Louis XVI period
-Dimensions: 245 x 225 cm
-Material: wool and silk
-Royal manufacture of Aubusson, France
-Perfect conditi...
Category
18th Century French Rococo Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
1102, French Mechanical Tapestry
Located in Paris, FR
French mechanical tapestry with child's play design.
Category
1950s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Antique Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice late 19th century French needlepoint tapestry fragment, originally made for chair cover, with a beautiful decorative design and beautiful col...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$429 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract Geometric Checkerboard Pre-Columbian Early Nazca Textile - 100-300 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Bold color and dramatic design make this style a favorite among collectors of modern art. Excellent condition. Several minor holes are effectively backed with a compatible color, and...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Vintage Mid Century Modern Hand Woven Tapestry Wall Art
Located in Barrington, IL
This vintage Mid-Century Modern handwoven tapestry is a stunning example of textile art from the mid-1900s, offering both artistic value and design versatility. Featuring a bold abstract composition, the piece is skillfully woven in a dynamic palette of red, yellow, pink, brown, and tan, capturing the vibrant spirit of the era.
The intricate craftsmanship and rich colors bring warmth and texture to any space, making it an ideal focal point for modern, eclectic, or retro-inspired interiors. Whether displayed in a living room, study, or entryway, this tapestry adds a distinctive artistic presence and celebrates the timeless appeal of mid-century textile art.
Perfect for collectors, design professionals, or anyone looking to elevate their space with an original vintage statement piece.
Dimensions: 32” x 45” x .25”
Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Scandinavia
Material: wool, cotton
Condition: Excellent
The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2204
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique Framed Sampler, English, Needlepoint Tapestry Panel, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed sampler. An English, needlepoint tapestry panel, dated to the Victorian period and later, circa 1850.
Delightful ea...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
1107 - Aubusson Tapestry 19th Century Lady with the Unicorn
Located in Paris, FR
1107 - a very beautiful and historic 19th century tapestry woven at the Royal Aubusson factory.
Category
1950s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Handwoven Tapestry Gobelin Towers by Piotr Grabowski for Cepelia Poland 1982
Located in Munich, DE
Artful and exceptional handwoven wool tapestry or Gobelin called Wieze in polish, means Towers. Designed by Polish Artist Piotr Grabowski and handwoven by Szczakiel Elfryda in 1982 a...
Category
1980s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Evelyn Ackerman Tapestry. Rare. Signed EA..
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Evelyn Ackerman, ERA, Tapestry in very good condition. Colors are vibrant with no distractions. A wood hanging rod is attached. Ready to ship and ready to hang.
Category
1960s Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Wood
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 cm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Fabric
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique 17th C Flemish Verdure Tapestry with Children (9.5 x 11.5 ft)
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous antique 17th century Flemish Verdure Tapestry depicting the noble children playing in the woods. The p...
Category
Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Wall Decoration Silk Embroidered Tapestry Icon
By Alexander's Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Wall Decoration Silk Embroidered Tapestry Icon
'Mother of God with Baby Jesus in Her Arms'
Introducing our exquisite silk tapestry 12 century icon replica, featuring fine silk embr...
Category
2010s Hong Kong Other Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$1,400 / item
Antique English Needlepoint Tristan and Isolde Tapestry with Medieval Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78092 Antique English Needlepoint Tristan and Isolde Tapestry with Medieval Style 02'04 x 03'05. Drawing inspiration from Viking love-romance history and Celtic legend, this handwoven wool antique English needlepoint tapestry beautifully embodies Medieval style. The wall tapestry depicts Isolde and Tristan drinking the love potion. This is a Petit Point with metallic thread (possibly silver/gold). The colors join to create a truly compelling dance, and inaudibly speak with a timeless voice that is characterized by sensual decadence, as well as by stately action. All facets of this piece collectively entwine to form the striking and grand charm of a textile that is worthy to depict the tender, emotive, and vibrant details of humans and histories, no longer known. With its commitment to tradition and heart full of whimsy, this Medieval style tapestry...
Category
Early 20th Century English Medieval Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$4,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Important Anni Albers style Bauhaus or Black Mountain Period Hand Weaving
By Anni Albers, Bauhaus
Located in Sharon, CT
A period hand woven horizontal rectangles in two yellows and off white in a strict 'implied verticals' geometric Bauhaus or Black Mountain Design. Approximately 26 x 25.75 x 3/8".
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
French Greenery Tapestry, Roubert Fours Aubusson Factory - 90lx105h - No. 1492
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...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Memories of a Panorama 03 Wall Hanging
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Original artwork from Kiki van Eijk.
These tapestries are reminiscent of Dutch landscapes in which the center of each piece is a tree, woven from gold thread. Each panorama aims to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$6,655 / item
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Vintage Egyptian Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century Egyptian tapestry probably from Wissa Wassef school, with beautiful native design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation....
Category
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,454 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Aubusson Wall Tapestry by Guido Maggiori
Located in New York, NY
Modern wall Tapestry Designed by Guido Maggiori (b. 1944) Bold, Colorful Abstract Composition Entitled "Rouge, Vert, Jaune, Noir & Bleu". (Red, Green, Y...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, 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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
$2,412 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Man's Ceremonial Head Cloth (Iket Kepala), South Sumatra
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Man's Ceremonial Head Cloth (Iket Kepala), South Sumatra
Malay people, Palembang region
A beautifully subtle weft ikat ceremonial head cloth with elaborate silk chain-stitch...
Category
Late 19th Century Indonesian Tribal Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
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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