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Tapestries For Sale
French Verdure Aubusson Tapestry 19th Century - Numbered 2180 - No. 1410
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
1860s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Nice vintage French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry « Autumn-winter »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite French tapestry from the mid-20th century, featuring a beautiful design titled « Automne-Hiver» ( Autumn-winter ) and nice colours, woven at renowned Jules Pansu workshops...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Felted Wool Wall Art by Jg Switzer, Alpaca & Mixed Wool
By JG Switzer
Located in Sebastopol, CA
SHEEP RIBBON: Alpaca & Mixed Wool
Painted by wool artist JG, this piece is felted of undyed, raw fleece from Shetland sheep in darker moorit brown, light brown and grey with merino and an apricot pink alpaca fleece glazed over the canvas of wool. This piece is a painterly rendering of entirely undyed fleece on a canvas of locally sourced wool. The raw, living edges...
Category
2010s American Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$2,520 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid-Century Abstract Brazil Textile Art Tapestry by Kennedy Bahia, circa 1960's
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare textile art tapestry by Brazilian artist Kennedy Bahia.
This piece had remained rolled up for over 50 years prior to pictures being taken for this listing. It is flawless with b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Shapes Hand Embroidered Geometric Modern Tapestry Wall Hanging
By Leah Singh
Located in Westfield, NJ
This modern, geometric tapestry has been ethically hand embroidered by artisans in Kashmir, India, using a traditional embroidery technique which is native to this region.
The purchase of this handcrafted tapestry helps to support the artisans and preserve their craft.
-Measures: 36" x 20"
-Wool...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Nice French Aubusson Style Medieval Design Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Behold this exquisite French tapestry, meticulously crafted as a museum-tapestry design replica. This tapestry captures the essence of a renowned masterpiece, featuring a captivating...
Category
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Éva Németh - Green Flatweave carpet with Birds - Hungary around 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely flatweave carpet designed by Éva Németh in Hungary around 1970s. It is 199 x 144 cm. It has a sewn meatus on the back to easily hang it on the wall (can also easily bee remo...
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Carpet, Fine Pale Pink, Rose, Taupe, Elegant Carpet
Located in Port Washington, NY
Aubusson is a town on the Ceruse River in central France. It has been famed for its carpets as well as tapestries since the 15th century. Antique Aubusson rugs made in tapestry techn...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$20,799 Sale Price
20% Off
Venus Visiting Vulcan, Achilles Brussels Tapestry Atelier Van Der Borcht - 1455
Located in Paris, FR
Venus Visiting Vulcan, Achilles - Brussels Tapestry, Atelier Van Der Borcht No. 1455
Artist: In the Taste of Jan Van Orley (1488 – 1541)
Period: 18th century
Style: mythological
Cond...
Category
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Embroidered Picture of a Pair of Birds.
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Antique embroidered picture of a pair of birds. The embroidery is worked in silk and a cotton-like thread on a linen ground. Colours greens...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Tapestries
Materials
Linen
17th Century Antique Flemish Verdure Tapestry w/ Trees & bird
Located in New York, NY
An antique 17th century Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry
An antique 17th century Flemish verdure landscape tapestry, size: 7.4 H x 4.9 W. This fine handwoven European wall hanging...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
$10,396 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
1970s Spanish Hollywood Regency Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry from the late 17th century, depicting several villagers on either side of a large tree in the right foreground, watching the cargo being unloaded from a large vessel docked by the verdant river bank at left. Enclosed by a narrow monochromatic border. Wool with silk inlay.
Measures: 10’1” H x 7’0” 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...
Category
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$20,796 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 4 Tapestries Signed by Beauvais Manufacture aft. F.Boucher, France, 1770
Located in PARIS, FR
Each panel : Each panel = Height : 206 cm (81,1 in.) ; Width : 56 cm (22 in.) ; Depth : 4 cm (1,5 in.)
Beautiful set of four tapestries representing children’s pastorals, woven by the Beauvais Manufacture on cardboards by F. Boucher, inspired by his serie of paintings delivered around 1751 to the marquise de Pompadour for her Château de Crécy...
Category
1770s French Louis XVI Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
Huge 17th C. Regal Flemish baroque Historical tapestry Royal court Antique LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Huge 17th C. Regal Flemish baroque Historical tapestry Royal court Antique LA CA . The period followed Renaissance and preceded Rococo and Neoclassical styles. The movement exuberant...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk, Paint
$127,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Macrame Wall Hanging, Fiber Art Tapestry, Rope Art, TIDES by TAMAR SAMPLONIUS
Located in WARMENHUIZEN, NL
TIDES is an exploration of textures and colors. I’ve combined two techniques, macrame and weaving, to create a fiber art tapestry with interesting shapes, patterns and textures.
Thi...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Antique 1850 Aubusson French Tapestry 3'3" X 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
19th Century Unknown French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1970s Tapestry by Claude Prévost
By Claude Prevost
Located in Renens, CH
Rare “Brouillard” tapestry from the 1970s by Claude Prévost, the renowned French upholsterer and collaborator of Pierre Cardin. Colored wools. Monogrammed C. P. in the weft in the lo...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
60s Danish Modern Etruscan Ege Rya Rug Tibor Reich Horses Chariots Wall Hanging
By Ege Rya
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
60s Danish Modern Ege Rya Rug Tibor Reich Style Etruscan Horses and Chariots Wall Hanging Textile Art
Extraordinary and very rare 1960's Mid Century Danish Modern Long Woolen EGE Ru...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Large Vintage Wall Tapestry, French, Needlepoint, Display Panel, Medieval Taste
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large vintage wall tapestry. A French, quality needlepoint display panel depicting a Medieval tournament scene, dating to the late 20th...
Category
Late 20th Century French Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Bobyrug’s Pretty antique French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty mid century french Aubusson tapestry with beautiful design of a flowerpot with nice colours in a black background.
Entirely handwoven with wool and silk on cotton foundat...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Large Handwoven Wool Wall Art / Tapestry Attributed to Jane Knight
By Jane Knight
Located in North Miami, FL
This is an outstanding handwoven wool art piece with extraordinary details and textures in 100% wool (earth tones).
This oversized piece is mounted on a custom designed metal bracket...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century Antique Tapestry with Woodland Scene and Floral Border in Blue Tone
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 17th century antique tapestry with woodland scene and floral border, rug 17-0401, country of origin / type: France / Adam style t...
Category
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century Brussels Mythological Tapestry Persephone from the History of Ceres
Located in New York, NY
A Baroque Brussels tapestry from the 17th century, signed by Marcus de Vos, depicting Proserpine (Persephone) reaching for a pomegranate and on the right side a dragon, probably from...
Category
Mid-17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$99,995 Sale Price
20% Off
Pierre-georges Theron - French modern Aubusson Tapestry - L1m95xh1m00 - N° 1491
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Pierre-georges Theron
Era: 20th century
Style: Design 50s-60s
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Wool
Width: 195 cm
Height: 100 cm
Depth: 0.5 cm
Located a stone's throw ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Wall Tapestry, Continental, Needlepoint, Classical Taste, Circa 1970
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage wall tapestry. A Continental, needlepoint classical scene, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970.
Generously sized pan...
Category
Late 20th Century European Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Scandinavian Modern "Green Twig" Vintage Wall Tapestry by Barbro Nilsson, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern vintage handwoven wall tapestry by Barbro Nilsson, from Märta Måås Fjetterström workshop in Båstad, The name is "Green Twig", (Grön kvist). Monogramsign (BN). (46...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
19th Century French Hand Woven Aubusson Tapestry with Noble Hunting Party Scene
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall or a staircase with this elegant and colorful antique hunt tapestry with original border. Handwoven in Aubusson, France circa 1880, the r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Canvas
Swedish Folk Art Hand-Crafted Röllakan Tapestry, Sweden 19th Century
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This exquisite Rölakan tapestry hails from the Skåne region of Sweden, dating back to the 1800s. It features stylized plant motifs in hues of white, ochre, black, burgundy, green, an...
Category
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Antique French Forest Scene Tapestry, circa 1880 4'6 x 10'
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Forest scene tapestry, circa 1880, 4'6 x 10'. An antique French fine hand-loomed tapestry, circa 1880. A forest scene, with trees and foliage surrounded by a floral bo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Large Tapestry “Tuppamattan" by Marianne Richter for Märta Måås-Fjetterström
Located in Grythyttan, SE
This is a rare handwoven and large tapestry rug mural designed by Marianne Richter (1916-2010) for AB Märta Måås-Fjetterströms ateliers in Båstad, Sweden. The composition is called "...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Egyptian Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite midcentury Egyptian tapestry, inspired by the Ramsès Wissa Wassef School Tapestries. Featuring a stunning nature-themed design with animals, birds, and fish, adorned with v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style médiéval design Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
very beautiful French Aubusson style tapestry, with a design of a medieval tapestries. This tapestry has been made in the renowned “La Filandière” manufacturing
Beautiful colours w...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large Art Deco/Modernist geometric Amsterdamse school tapestry. Netherlands 1925
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Art Deco/Modernist geometric Amsterdamse school tapestry. Netherlands 1925,, Mohair velvet has a shimmering quality which reacts to light.. Stunning !
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Mohair
Vintage Hand Woven African Mohair Tapestry “Reflection in Pond”
Located in Barrington, IL
This captivating hand-woven mohair tapestry, titled “Reflection in Pond,” is a stunning example of traditional tribal art from the Kingdom of Lesotho, Africa. Crafted from fine, handspun mohair wool and dyed using natural vegetable-based pigments, the piece features a serene scene of an antelope gazing at its reflection in a still pond. Rich in texture and narrative, the tapestry reflects the refined skill and storytelling heritage of African weavers. A hand-stitched sleeve is sewn into the back for easy wall display with a tapestry rod. This textile artwork offers a sophisticated and meaningful accent for interior designers, collectors, and decorators seeking authentic African craftsmanship.
Dimensions: 31” x 33”
Date of Manufacture: 3rd Quarter of the 1900s
Place of Origin: Kingdom of Lesotho, Africa
Material: Wool, Mohair on Linen
Condition: Excellent
The Persian Knot Gallery, SKU: 2206
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Category
1970s Lesothian Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful Vintage French Aubusson style Hand Printed Tapestry “ reading”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century French Aubusson style tapestry with a design of an medieval museum design tapestry titled «La Lecture »
Showing A young man reads verses to the lady he is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Contemporary hand made patchwork and quilted wall hanging, Organic cotton
Located in London, London
'Shapes' 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...
Category
2010s Indian Organic Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Organic Material
Bobyrug’s Beautiful French Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Elevate your space with a charming French tapestry featuring a gallant village scene. Woven with precision on Jacquard looms in France, this masterpiece showcases couples by the rive...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Antique 17th Century Cartoon Tapestry 9'5" X 8'10"
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
Antique Tapestry Verdure Tapestry Large Handmade French Tapestry, 1920
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Rare Fountain and scenery Large Tapestry 5x7 1920
circa 1920
"A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scenic river including a fountain and a ...
Category
1920s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$6,620 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Green Aubusson Tapestry Panel, 4' x 5'10
Located in New York, NY
4' x 5'10. The Aubusson and Savonnerie French tapestry workshops continued producing extremely decorative and artistic works throughout the 20th century. This wholly abstract recent ...
Category
20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Shiraz Pictorial Rug, Wall Hanging, Persian Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
75045 Vintage Persian Shiraz Pictorial Rug, 03’08 x 05’02. Persian Shiraz pictorial rugs are a distinctive type of Persian rug crafted in the region surrounding the city of Shiraz in...
Category
Late 20th Century Persian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Silk Ikat Uzbekistan Tribal Weaving
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous handwoven silk Ikat weaving in rich magenta, gold and purple color, circa late 19th-early 20th century, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, on the ancient...
Category
Late 19th Century Uzbek Tribal Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
4.6x7.4 Ft Embroidered Silk Wall Hanging. Table & Bed Cover. Bedspread. Artwork
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...
Category
2010s Uzbek Suzani Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
$581 Sale Price
20% Off
Little Wood Harp, Jean Picart Le Doux - French Aubusson Maison Berthaut - N 1536
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Charles Marcel Jean Picart Le Doux
Era: 20th century
Style: 1950s-1960s design
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Wool
Width: 125 cm
Height: 162 cm
Depth: 0.5 cm
In keep...
Category
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Taisho-Early Showa Period Japanese Stencil-Dyed Summer Kimono with Bamboo Motif
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Taisho-Early Showa period Japanese Stencil-Dyed Summer Kimono with bamboo Motif
A light-weight summer kimono woven of both cotton and silk, and patter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Pretty Vintage Polish Woven Tapestry by E. Oloksy
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful mid century polish tapestry with a native design of town and beautiful light colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation
Name...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Mid 20th Century Tapestry Signed “DUPREZ”
Located in Beirut, LB
Mid-Century Modern French wool tapestry by Jean Claude Duprez signed at the bottom right corner , "DUPREZ".
This beautiful piece depicts birds and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Early 20th Century Japanese Linen Go-Board Pattern Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th Century Japanese linen go-board pattern futon cover
A unique example of a game-themed textile, this 3-panel futon cover is woven of very fine...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tapestries
Materials
Hemp
Chemin Forestier, Tapestry by Maison Pinton, from a Roger Mühl painting
By Roger Mühl, Maison Pinton
Located in Paris, FR
Chemin Forestier, Aubusson tapestry, Made by Ateliers Maison Pinton, from Roger Mühl. Wool, H 245 x L 260 cm / H 96,4 x W 102,3 in. Limited Edition of 6
For over 150 years, Pinton h...
Category
2010s European Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Framed Japanese Embroidery Textile Panel Pagoda Scenery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese silk embroidery landscape scenery panel depicting a Buddhist pagoda and a temple compound set in a forest with towering pines and...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Materials
Metal
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
French Signed Aubusson Tapestry, Hide-and-Seek Game Scene - 204X187cm - No. 1540
Located in Paris, FR
Period: 19th century
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Wool & Silk
Width: 204 cm
Height: 187 cm
Depth: 1 cm
In keeping with tradition, this magnificent tapestry has undergone a...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
18th C. French Hand Woven Aubusson Tapestry with Birds, Ruins, and Floral Border
Located in Dallas, TX
This exquisite antique tapestry was handwoven in Aubusson, France, circa 1760, and exemplifies the refined artistry and technical mastery for which this historic weaving center is ce...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Canvas
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...
Category
17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$89,995 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid-17th Century Flemish Tourani Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Mid-17th Century Flemish Tourani Tapestry
2'9" x 7' - 84 x 213
Category
1650s Belgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style medieval museum design Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
very beautiful Aubusson style tapestry, with a design of a medieval Rhenish tapestry (1480-1490) Basel (Switzerland), representing a royal court of France, the arms of France, with b...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s pretty 18th century French needlepoint fragment
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite 18th-century French needlepoint tapestry fragment ! This beautiful and historic piece features a floral and foliage design in vibrant blue, green, orange, pink, and yellow...
Category
18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Janet Taylor Monumental Landscape Tapestry
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Remarkable over 12’ handwoven tapestry by American artist Janet Taylor depicting red canyon mountain ranges with a distant light yellow sunset along the h...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Mexican Hand Woven Palm Raincoat
By G. None
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Rare to find raincoat made of braided palm leaves. Of pre-Hispanic origin, it is a woven garment that protects against the rain. Also known as Capisayo in or Capote in other parts of...
Category
2010s Mexican Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber
$650 / item
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.