Tapestries
1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Tapestries
1880s French Neoclassical Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Giltwood
19th Century English Georgian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 17th Century European Baroque Antique Tapestries
Fabric
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century European Romantic Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Uzbek Antique Tapestries
Late 19th Century Uzbek Tribal Antique Tapestries
Silk
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Tapestries
Early 17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Silk
Late 19th Century European Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Kazakhstani Tribal Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 18th Century British Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Turkish Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 18th Century Bosnian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Felt, Silk
19th Century Turkish Kilim Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Azerbaijani Antique Tapestries
Brocade, Wool
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Fabric
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century American Antique Tapestries
19th Century Turkish Antique Tapestries
Brocade, Wool, Cotton
19th Century Persian Serapi Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Tapestries
Silk
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century Turkish Antique Tapestries
Wool
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Tapestries
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
18th Century and Earlier Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Silk, Wool, Tapestry
Mid-19th Century European Romantic Antique Tapestries
Fabric, Canvas
18th Century Scottish Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Cotton, Silk, Giltwood
1860s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1840s Antique Tapestries
Linen
Late 17th Century French Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool
1880s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
1890s Chilean Tribal Antique Tapestries
Wool
Early 1800s French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Tapestries
Textile
1890s French Antique Tapestries
Wool
17th Century French Country Antique Tapestries
Fabric
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Tapestries
Silk
18th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Tapestries
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.