140" Paisley 19th c Shawl
Located in Water Mill, NY
A Wonderful Colors 19th Century Paisley Shawl
140" Paisley 19th c Shawl
Located in Water Mill, NY
A Wonderful Colors 19th Century Paisley Shawl
French 19th Century Large Gilt Wood Framed Tapestry
Located in Carmine, TX
Beautiful 19th-century French tapestry depicting a romantic pastoral scene with elegantly dressed figures gathered in a lush countryside landscape. Richly woven in soft, muted tones ...
Giltwood, Tapestry
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century original French Aubusson tapestry with nice romantic design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool a...
Wool, Silk
French Wall Tapestry – Early 19th Century Family Blessing Scene
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A moving and intricately hand woven tapestry from the 19th Century from France. The scene depicts a tender family scene from the Ottoman Empire. This large vintage wall hanging captu...
Cotton
20th Century English Renaissance Tapestry: Beige & Blue Pastoral Scene
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Century) beige and blue painted tapestry of two maidens flanked by unicorns holding heraldic banners in a pastoral scene with a millefleur background....
Ceramic
$783Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Scandinavian Swedish Rya Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
79011 Vintage Swedish Scandinavian Rya Rug Runner, 01'07 x 03'07. This charming vintage Swedish rya rug runner is a testament to the Scandinavian design ethos of marrying functionali...
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Embroided Linen Wall Hanging Tapestry Flower Design Finland
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Modern Embroided Linen Wall Hanging Tapestry with Flower Design from Finland, 1960s
Linen
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.
Wool
$5,800Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Aubusson Rug Hand Woven 1880 6x7ft Traditional 178cm x 206cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Aubusson Rug Hand Woven Rare Design "This is a great example of an authentic antique French Aubusson rug. This is a very fine, flat woven piece with magnificent desig...
Wool
French Greenery Tapestry, TABDARD workshop Aubusson - 170H x 155W - No. 1659
Located in Paris, FR
Verdant tapestry, TABDARD Workshop, Aubusson - 170cm H x 155cm W - No. 1659 This magnificent tapestry has undergone a thorough cleaning and meticulous inspection by our experts in o...
Silk, Wool
Echoes of the Nile: A Vintage Egyptian Tapestry of Pastoral Grace
By Ramses Wissa Wassef Workshop
Located in Dallas, TX
79103 Vintage Egyptian Kilim Tapestry Rug, 02'02 x 03'04. This exquisite handwoven wool Egyptian pictorial tapestry rug is a striking representation of traditional life and pastoral scenes that resonate with cultural depth and artistic expression. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the flatweave rug showcases a variety of animals commonly found in the rural landscapes of Egypt. Depicted are camels and goats, each rendered in natural, earthy tones that speak to the organic dyes derived from the region's abundant natural resources. The inclusion of a human figure, possibly a shepherd, anchors the composition in human experience, bridging the gap between nature and civilization. The background of the tapestry is a rich, textured gray (greenish undertones), representing the fertile grounds of the Nile Valley, which has historically been the lifeblood of Egyptian agriculture and rural life. This backdrop serves as a vivid canvas that highlights the vibrant hues of the animals, lending a sense of vitality and movement to the scene. Each animal is colored distinctively, allowing their individual forms to stand out, while also harmonizing with the overall palette to create a cohesive visual narrative. This vintage Egyptian tapestry...
Wool
$7,199Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
77764, antique French Verdure tapestry. This hand-woven antique French Aubusson verdure tapestry depicts a landscape scene of the French countryside. ...
Wool
Beautiful Modern 20th Century French Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice modern Art Deco needlepoint French tapestry, with a beautiful cock and sun design. And beautiful colors with orange, yellow, purple, grey and black, entirely hand embroidered wi...
Wool
17th Century Venetian Embroidery Panel
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning and monumental 17th century stump work - Embroidery Panel from Venice, Italy. Exquisitely crafted with silks and metallic thread and beading - ho...
Metallic Thread
Brutalist wall tapestry from 1968, in the style of Tadek BEUTLICH.
By Tadeusz Franz Beutlich
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Original tapestry in the style of TADEK BEUTLICH. A tapestry with a brutalist character, Made from untreated materials: jute, ropes, and threads in natural colors, braided, tied, twi...
Jute
Contemporary hand made patchwork and quilted wall hanging from Organic cotton
Located in London, London
'Maze' wall hanging 100% Organic cotton wall hanging quilts made in short runs by a small family run artisan studio in India. Made using GOTS certified fabric which is screen printed using AZO free water based non toxic...
Cotton, Organic Material
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite vintage French tapestry featuring a galant scene. Elevate your space with the charm of this beautifully crafted and woven tapestry,...
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Nice French Aubusson Style Jacquard tapestry curtain
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Immerse yourself in the allure of this mid-20th-century French tapestry curtain , showcasing a design of flowers,. Adorned with exquisite hues of red, yellow, green and white, made i...
Cotton, Wool
Mid 17th Century Aubusson Tapestry The Coronation Of Melinte And Ariana N° 1387
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in Paris, FR
VIGON (after) "The coronation of Mélinte and Ariane" Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson second half of the 17th century. Woven in wool and silk This interesting tapestry...
Wool, Silk
Handmade Indigenous Wool Rug from Northern Argentina, Framed Professionally
Located in North Miami, FL
This shadow box all acrylic framed handwoven wool rug with rich and vibrant colors. This is a Signed piece by H. Ocampos, renowned for his technique and mastery of indigenous scenes ...
Wool, Acrylic
Bobyrug’s Vintage French Jaquar Tapestry Aubusson Style
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful tapestry Aubusson style, woven on jacquard loom, mid-20th century. Wool and cotton. ✨✨✨ "Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmanship ...
Wool
French Aubusson Tapestry, Circa 1940 - L165xh108cm - No. 1520
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...
Wool
Antique 17th Century Flemish Tapestry 8'1" X 6'5"
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...
Wool, Cotton
$1,059Sale Price|35% Off
Mid Century Modern Colorful Wool Tapestry, Spain, Circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid Century Modern Colorful Tapestry, circa 1970 By unknown Artist In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserv...
Wool
Acanthus Leaf - Gold 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 ...
Wool
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Shamash Textile Wall Art Framed Handwoven Gold
Located in Istanbul, TR
SHAMASH, is a handwoven textile wall decor, named after the ancient Mesopotamian God of the Sun. It is handwoven in Turkey, by the women weavers of Anatolia. The 50% of the income co...
Metal, Metallic Thread
$63,999Sale Price|20% Off
1820's Antique French Aubusson Tapestry with Venus and Adonis, 07'00 x 14'06
By Francesco Albani, François Boucher, Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Dallas, TX
77237 Antique French Aubusson Tapestry with Venus and Adonis, 07'00 x 14'06. This magnificent handwoven wool and silk antique French Aubusson tapestry exudes the grandeur and elegance of the Early 19th Century, drawing inspiration from the works of Italian Baroque painter Francesco Albani...
Wool, Silk
Exceptional Large 17th century Verdure Tapestry with Nature and Lush Greenery
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Very large 17th century Verdure tapestry featuring a rich depiction of nature and lush greenery. This classic hunting and landscape scene is an impressive and valuable example of Fle...
Fabric, Tapestry
Japanese Silk Embroidery Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A spectacular Japanese embroidered silk panel beautifully presented in a gilt frame suspended in a lucite shadow box with gilt wood border. The silk picture is dated to 1890-1910s toward the end of Meiji Period, when Japanese started to participate international expose by presenting its best art and craft. Elaborate embroidered silk tapestry like this was very popular among westerners due to its superb craftmanship and also exotic subject matter that was often derived from classic Japanese folklore, mythology and various motifs. The tapestry on offer is such an example. It depicts an old couple...
Fabric, Silk, Lucite
$5,488Sale Price|20% Off
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Hunting Tapestry with Medieval Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78244 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 4'00 x 4'09. Woven in the famed workshops of Aubusson during the late 19th century, this antique French tapestry conjures th...
Wool
Modern tapestry from the 20th century, after Joan Miró - No. 1560
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...
Wool
$13,995Sale Price|26% Off
17th Century Brussels Old Testament Biblical Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Brussels Old Testament biblical tapestry from the 17th century, depicting Potiphar’s wife, Zoleikha attempting to seduce Joseph. The two figures ...
Wool
Acanthus Leaf - Gold Loom Woven Tapestry - 3'3" 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 desi...
Wool
$89,995Sale Price|50% Off
17th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson verdure landscape tapestry from the 17th century, featuring a paradisiacal vision of a remote cottage with a beautiful waterfall placed within a lush lakeside setti...
Wool
$1,074Sale Price|25% Off
Very Large Mid-Century Modern European Kilim by Cepelia Poland in Earthy Colours
Located in Andernach, DE
Vintage hand crafted wool tapestry by (attr.) Maria Janowska for Cepelia, Poland. Beautifully designed and executed country scene with traditional houses and flowers. The entire tape...
Wool, Linen
1920 Antique French Tapestry Wool & Silk Village Scene Framed 3x4 102cm x 122cm
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent antique French wool and silk tapestry depicting a charming village scene set within lush verdure, beautifully framed and rich in artistic detail. This circa 1920 piece ...
Wool, Silk
Vintage Nude Woman Textile Artwork by Don Freedman
By Don Freedman
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vintage textile wall art depicting a woman sitting nude with back turned. Designed by mid-century textile artist Don Freedman, circa 1970s. Original maker’s mark embellishment and ta...
Textile, Yarn
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...
Wool
$2,100Sale Price|30% Off
Fine Quality Embroidery on Silk - Qing Dynasty, China, Mid 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique fine quality - Qing Dynasty - forbidden or seed stitch silk embroidery panel - metallic and silk threads - densely packed embroidery on a light weight damask pattern silk - m...
Silk
VINTAGE Scandinavian Tapestry Flatwoven European Kilim 135x158cm Signed 4X5 Rug
Located in New York, NY
This vintage European Art Nouveau flat-woven kilim, circa 1980, features a striking geometric tapestry design executed in a harmonious palette of pink, red, ivory, blue, purple, and ...
Wool
$36,000Sale Price|20% Off
Late 16th Century Flemish Wool Tapestry, Game Park Scene, Fragment
Located in Port Washington, NY
This magnificent tapestry was woven in Flanders during the middle of the European Renaissance, in the late 1500s. At this time, Flanders was creating some of the best textiles in the world, and many of the rich wooded scenes with animals and hunting motifs began to appear. Tapestries subjects were thick forests and park lands, hunting scenes filled with deer, birds, exotic animals, and even mythological creatures. These were later referred to as Game Park tapestries...
Wool
$11,995Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Wool, Silk
Egyptian "Tree of Life" Tapestry, Influenced by the Ramses Wissa Wassef Workshop
By Ramses Wissa Wassef Workshop
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This remarkable weaving, using yarns in shades of pale purple, burnt umber, ruddy brown and deep blue, is a masterpiece of post-war Egyptian artisanry. It depicts a crowd of birds in and around a stylized tree and was influenced by the work of the famed Ramses Wissa Wassef...
Wool
Nice modern Flamand Tapestry by Mary Dambiermont
By Mary Dambiermont
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite flamand tapestry from the mid-20th century, featuring a beautiful design of the renowned Belgium Painter Mary Dambiermont (1932–1983) she was a Belgian artist, known as a p...
Wool
$5,400Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Tapestry Rococo Tapestry Green Wool & Silk 3x6 Handwoven Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent antique French tapestry with Rococo style, featuring a rare and elegant composition of floral elements, vases, animals, and birds, dating to circa 1920. It has very rar...
Wool, Silk
Nice Vintage French screen printed by hand Tapestry « Suzanne and the old men »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French screen-printed by hand tapestry featuring the exquisite design of a medieval museum tapestry titled « Suzanne and the old men » The ...
Wool, Cotton, Linen
$20,796Sale Price|20% Off
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry from the late 17th century, with the turbulent sea at center, and other ships docked by the riverside cityscape in the left distance. Enclosed by a narrow monochromatic border. Wool with silk inlay. Measures: 10’1” H x 7’2” W This tapestry was probably woven after a design by the French painter Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), renowned for his Marines, or maybe by his student Charles Grenier de Lacroix also known as Lacroix de Marseille...
Wool
Boos Wool Tapestry, Contemporary Wall Hanging, Naturally Dyed and Handwoven
By Andrew Boos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This wall hanging is a one of a kind heirloom piece. Taking inspiration from brutalism, mid-century abstraction, and Joseph Albers studies on the interaction of color. The entire pr...
Wool, Cotton
1993 Ettore Sottsass Interflex Italian Design Wall Hanging Fabric Tapestry
Located in Brescia, IT
"La Buona Stella" Tapestry designer Ettore Sottsass prod. Interflex 1993 Screen-printing on quilted Fabric Tapestry Label manufacture sewing on the back Perfect Condiction Limited ...
Fabric
Antique Tibetan Sitting Rug or Runner
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tibetan Sitting Rug or Runner This unique Tibetan carpet is somewhat unusual, both in size and design layout. It’s narrower and shorter than most classic khaden sleeping rug...
Wool
4X5 Antique French Tapestry Medeval Romantic Renaissance Attire Millefleurs
Located in New York, NY
This antique French tapestry, circa 1900, depicts an elegant medieval courtly couple dressed in Renaissance attire within a lush pastoral landscape. Richly woven with decorative foli...
Wool
17th Century Flemish Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Houston, TX
The 17th Century Flemish Aubusson Tapestry portraying a woman traveling or walking with her child is a captivating depiction of everyday life...
Wool, Silk
Flanders tapestry 17th century - Children's games - L3m55xH2m40 - No. 1367
By Aubusson Manufacture, Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
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....
Wool, Silk
2X3 Vintage French Tapestry Noah's Ark Blue Human Figures Animals 61cmx 82cm
Located in New York, NY
This charming vintage French tapestry, circa 1980, illustrates the beloved story of Noah's Ark with a delightful collection of animals, figures, and maritime imagery woven in a color...
Cotton
The Summer Tree Loom Woven Tapestry - 4'10" x 3'8"
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
This tapestry is inspired from the Morris and Co. design known as The Tree of Life, an embroidered wool portiere originally designed by John Henry Dearle (1860-1932), an associate of...
Wool
$2,880Sale Price|20% Off
Märta Måås-Fjetterström "Crocus" Handwoven Linen-backed Swedish Wall Hanging
By Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB 1, Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Crocus tapestry by Marta Maas Fjetterstrom. A nice, and somewhat rare, size, and fully backed with linen and tabs for inserting a dowel rod. This design was made in many colorways, w...
Wool, Linen
Textile Poster, Contemporary Handwoven Tapestry by Andrew Boos
By Andrew Boos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This wall hanging is a one of a kind heirloom piece, inspired byFrank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School architects, and Joseph Albers studies on colors. The entire process of cre...
Wool, Cotton
Dodik Jégou, Silkscreen, The Ponies, Signed and Numbered 3/250
Located in Antwerp, BE
Dodik Jégou. Silkprint, The Ponies,signed and numbered 3250. Dodik Jégou, born Mary-Charlotte Le Berre on May 14th, 1934 in Quimper (Finistère), is a pai...
Wool
Antique Japanese Export Silk Embroidery Americana Patriotic Panel
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silk embroidery panel that depicts an American eagle perched on the liberty shield, with laurel branches and shooting arrows under the feet and flanked by four American flags and b...
Silk, Wood
Verdure Aubusson tapestry signed - Couple of Deer in an Undergrowth - No. 1414
By Aubusson Manufacture, Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
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....
Wool, Silk
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.