Aubusson Tapestries
AUBUSSON STYLE
Although the production of authentic Aubusson textiles and other furniture is based in Aubusson, France, and at just a handful of small weaving workshops in nearby Felletin, the exceptionally detailed tapestries are renowned throughout the world as wall hangings, carpets and upholstery for a range of seating including sofas and armchairs.
Aubusson’s centuries-old tapestry production industry was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009 by UNESCO, affirming its importance in European decorative arts. The complex and labor-intensive process of weaving images involves hand-dyed wool to achieve specific hues, giving landscapes, scenes and floral patterns a distinctive realism.
Dating back at least to the 16th century, the Aubusson style has changed over time, with early work influenced by Turkish rugs that were popular with the European elite before the rise of the Italian Renaissance with its natural motifs. In 1665, the Aubusson workshops received the Manufacture Royale title, raising their visibility in France and beyond during the 17th century, with many authentic Aubusson tapestries produced for royal palaces and other prominent residences.
In the 18th century, the design of Aubusson textiles reflected the fad for chinoiserie. During the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th century, artisans from Aubusson were involved with the Old Windsor Tapestry Manufactory in England. In the 20th century, now-iconic artists such as Alexander Calder and Joan Miró worked with Aubusson weavers on pieces.
The Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie complex, which features a museum, opened in 2016 in Aubusson to recognize and preserve this heritage.
Find a collection of authentic Aubusson rugs and carpets, pillows, wall decorations and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Aubusson
17th Century Traditional French Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Handwoven recreation of the Classic French flat-weave Aubusson rugs that have been found in the finest homes and palaces since the late 17th century. Size 6' x 9'.
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17th Century Chinese Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
pretty vintage French screen printed tapestry « bird merchants »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage French screen printed tapestry by hand with beautiful design and beautiful colors. Discover a stunning mid-20th-century tapestry, m...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
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Wool, Cotton
Greenery tapestry Flanders Oudenaarde - 18th century Dim 2.42x2.52 - No. 1346
Located in Paris, FR
specialized in the Purchase, Sale, Traditional Cleaning, Restoration - Conservation, Expertise - Estimation of Old and also Contemporary Tapestries, Carpets, Kilims and Textiles. We ...
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1760s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage Aubusson Style Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Little vintage Aubusson style embroidered rug with floral design and nice colors, wool.
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Late 19th-Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry Inspired by Francois Boucher
Located in Dallas, TX
73625 Late 19th-Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 07'06 x 09'00. An opportunity reserved for the most discerning collectors, this one-of-a-kind, handwoven French Rococo Aubus...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
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Wool, Silk
Mid 17th Century Aubusson Tapestry The Coronation Of Melinte And Ariana N° 1387
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...
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
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Wool, Silk
Nice French modern needlepoint Tapestry « Toffoli »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
« La maternité » maternity
Discover the exquisite beauty of this authentic needlepoint tapestry, meticulously hand embroidered . this masterpiece features a captivating design by L...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
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Wool, Cotton, Silk
Pretty Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design featuring an elegantly dressed boy, with beautiful natural colours, with blue, red, green and beige, entirely and finely...
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Early 1900s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
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 right half (the harvest side) of the renowned medieval museum tapestry, "...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
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Cotton
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage French Needlepoint Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century tapestry with beautiful design of a museum tapestry and beautiful colors, entirely hand embroidered with needlepoint method ...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style hand printed tapestry medieval design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Experience the timeless elegance of this exquisite French Aubusson style tapestry, capturing the essence of an 15th century Flanders tapestry with a design titled « La battue » (the...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style hand printed tapestry, medieval design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Experience the timeless elegance of this exquisite French Aubusson style tapestry, capturing the essence of an 15th century tapestry with a design titled « bord de L’eau » (water's...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Dragons
By Flemish
Located in Canterbury, GB
A magnificent antique wall tapestry
Flemish and dating from 17th century
Very fine weaving depicting Mythical Dragon like creatures in a woo...
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17th Century Dutch Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique English Needlepoint from the Late-18th Century with Beautiful Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 5'10 x 6'1.
This striking, antique English needlepoint was beautifully crafted during the late 18th century and remains in remarkably good condition. It is composed of nin...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$7,200 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Aubusson Rustic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry from the 18th century, envisioning a wooded landscape in which several youngsters play leapfrog. Enclosed within a scrolling border of fruiting and ...
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18th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$10,995 Sale Price
38% Off
French 1950's Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Aubusson 1950’s Tapestry designed by Simon Chaye and woven by Atelier Legoueix in Aubusson France - labeled, numbered and titled on back.
Artistic ...
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1950s French Vintage Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Pretty Vintage French screen printed medieval design Tapestry «Vendanges»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French Aubusson style tapestry made with wool and cotton , by screen printing method by hand, featuring the exquisite design of the renowned...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Pretty antique French Aubusson Tapestry medieval design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite French tapestry from the mid-20th century, handwoven in the renowned Aubusson workshops. This masterpiece replicates a 15th-century museum tapestry, featuring heraldic moti...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Inspired by Francois Boucher
Located in Dallas, TX
77257 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 06'08 x 07'01. Woven with the soul of a bygone aristocracy, this handwoven antique French Aubusson tapestry is a singular tr...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
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Wool
Verdure Aubusson tapestry signed - Couple of Deer in an Undergrowth - No. 1414
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....
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1850s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Incredible 17th- early 18th century Aubusson silk and wool tapestry 7’ x 9’ wide
Located in Richmond, VA
Incredible size and scale of this 17th-18th Century Aubusson tapestry city scape. Beautifully done with cranes, foilage, trees, river and town in the background. As picturesque as i...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
The Set Of Table In Old Tapestry From 19TH Century - N° 1188
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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1880s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Wonderful Vintage French screen printed tapestry «hunting with hounds»
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this mid-century French Aubusson style tapestry made with wool and cotton , by screen printing method by hand, featuring the exquisite design of the renowned 17th to 18th...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry Panel
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson verdure tapestry panel from the late 19th century, depicting a heron in front of a lake, surrounded by foliage and with a cottage in the distance, and presenting a ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$15,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite late 20th-century French tapestry featuring the enchanting design 'VERDURE AU MOULIN' after François Boucher. Capturing nature in its most picturesque form, adorned with p...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Wonderful Aubusson Style French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty french mid century Aubusson style Jaquar tapestry with nice design of castle and nature with birds, and beautiful colors, entirely woven with wool.
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century French Aubusson Historical Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson historical tapestry from the late 17th-early 18th century, depicting a knight embracing a woman in classical dress, beside a man carrying a sword on horseback, a wo...
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17th Century European Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$44,995 Sale Price
40% Off
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage French Jacquard tapestry Aubusson style
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of 'Verdure au Moulin,' a beautiful French tapestry from the late 20th century. Crafted in cotton on Jacquard looms using Halluin stitching techniques at Jules Pansu workshops, this classic Verdure Mill tapestry...
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Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design of the nature with trees, vegetation inside the wood, and with a river. and with beautiful colours, entirely woven...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice legendary Maximillian hunt’s design and beautiful colors, entirely woven with wool And cotton.
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pretty antique French needlepoint chair cover tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite late 19th-century French needlepoint tapestry originally from a chair cover but can be also use for cushions, or frames. Adorned with a captivating design from the Napoleon...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Aubusson Tapestry By Michèle Ray From 1960 (Lurcat Man Ray)
Located in LE CANNET, FR
Aubusson tapestry in hand-woven wool by the Robert Four factory in the 60s, based on the work of the artist Michèle Ray "L'Aube" limited copies number. A beautiful wall decoration. S...
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1960s Vintage Aubusson 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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Little French Embroidery
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful late 19th century French embroidery with silk, originally, seat cover element.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Vintage Aubusson Style French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty vintage Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful gallant design at beach with beautiful colors, woven with wool and cotton with mechanical Jaquar manufacturing.
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s pretty vintage Aubusson style french jacquard tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style tapestry with a nice design and light colours, woven in mechanical jacquard looms with cotton, wool and acrylic,
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Large French Forest Scene Tapestry with Bird, 18th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
A large scale 18th Century tapestry featuring a lush forest scene with bird and tree motifs in soft green, brown, and taupe hues. It has a bronze toned border and beautiful time hono...
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18th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Pretty early 20th century French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty antique french Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful design from the nature with an eagle. Woven on Jacquard loom with wool and cotton.
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Aubusson Style French Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century french mechanical tapestry with beautiful design of a 18th century aubusson tapestry with beautiful colors, woven with mechanical ...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Light Blue 19th Century Floral French Aubusson Portière Decorative Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
Called portière, these antique wall hanging tapestries were handwoven in Aubusson, France in the 19th Century. They both feature floral and foliage decor in a deep red and beige palette. Portière tapestries were traditionally used in French chateaux and palaces in past centuries, they are unique in that they are designed to fill narrow wall spaces. A portière is a hanging curtain...
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1850s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry « Hunting with hounds »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite vintage French tapestry featuring a hunting with hounds scene.
A noble pastime and a favorite pastime of the great men of the time,...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
Bobyrug’s Nice Antique French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century french Jaquar tapestry with beautiful « Carmen » design and nice golden colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Floral Tapestry Lumbar Pillow
Located in New York, NY
This is absolutely lovely antique 19th century French Aubusson Tapestry pillow with flowers with a velour backing. It measures: 15 x 12 inches.
Excellent condition.
Complimentary S...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
Pretty Mid Century French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry, « by Goya »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty mid century french Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful design from the painter « Francisco de Goya (1775-1792) for the royal manufactury of Tapestry »
Tapestry crafte...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pretty Mid Century French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry.
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Elevate your space with this exquisite Aubusson-style tapestry featuring a romantic depiction of a loving couple in the countryside, nestled under a tree. Sheep graze nearby, and a g...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Pretty Antique French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice mid century French Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful gallant scene at the town and beautiful light colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing woven with wool and cotton.
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
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Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Antique French Needlepoint Round Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique French tapestry with beautiful design and nice colors, entirely hand embroidered with needlepoint method with wool and silk, assembled on a wooden panel.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Very Pretty Tapestry of 18th Century Aubusson, N° 1189
Located in Paris, FR
Very pretty tapestry of 18th century royal manufacture of Aubusson.
Thanks to our Restoration-Conservation workshop and also our know-how,
we are pl...
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1750s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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...
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18th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Bobyrug’s nice antique French Aubusson round tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique Aubusson tapestry with beautiful floral design and nice Colors, entirely hand woven with wool and silk.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Wonderful Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design featuring two cows under the tree , with beautiful natural colours, with yellow, beige, brown and green, entirely and fin...
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Early 1900s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s Pretty Mid Century French Aubusson Tapestry by Chantal Aynes
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very pretty mid century french Aubusson tapestry with beautiful abstract design of a city ( at the left top of the tapestry there’s the monogram of the name of the artist, «chA» and ...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Bobyrug’s pretty vintage French medieval design hand printed tapestry
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
Materials
Cotton
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Hunting French jacquard tapestry in Aubusson style
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Hunting jacquard tapestry in style of Detti, Renaissance style, from which a climate of richness and frivolity emerges from this scene.
The Renaissance profoundly changed the art of tapestry. The taste for large decorative frescoes was reborn, but with a sense of composition, decor and perspective, hitherto unknown. In this “Hunting”, the artist mainly painted the attitude and costumes of the characters. The hunt itself stands in the background. Characters dressed "in the Italian style", richly caparisoned horses...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$1,539 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Traditional French Aubusson Style Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Handwoven recreation of the Classic French flat-weave Aubusson rugs that have been found in the finest homes and palaces since the late 17th century. Size 5' 9” x 5' 4”.
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17th Century Chinese Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Egyptian Tapestry Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful vintage tapestry from Egypt, wool.
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Mid-20th Century Egyptian Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
958 - Tapestry Aubusson Harbor and Birds
Located in Paris, FR
Tapestry Aubusson Harbor and birds.
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1960s French Vintage Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Rare Old Petit-point French Tapestry 19th Century - wool & silk- 60x54 - N° 1448
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....
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s Nice French Jaquar Tapestry Medieval Aubusson Style Design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the enchanting world of "La lecture" – a beautiful vintage French tapestry featuring a medieval design of a 16th century tapestry from Cluny Museum. Crafted on Jaquar looms ...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Aubusson tapestries for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aubusson tapestries for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage tapestries created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, rugs and carpets, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aubusson tapestries made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tapestries, popular names associated with this style include Aubusson Manufacture, Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Jean Lurcat, and Brussels Manufactory. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for tapestries differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $223 and tops out at $89,995 while the average work can sell for $4,302.