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
Fragonard Honore, The Happy Chances of the Swing - French Tapestry - No. 1451
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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1840s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Pretty vintage French jacquard tapestry Aubusson style « ferryman »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the exquisite charm of this mid 20th-century French tapestry, meticulously woven on Jacquard looms in French workshops. Crafted from a blend of cotton and wool it captures a...
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1970s French Vintage Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
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
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Wool, Silk
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
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Wool, Silk
1860s Antique French Silk Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
73014 Antique French Silk Aubusson Tapestry, 05'00 x 07'00. French Aubusson tapestries are exquisite handwoven textiles originating from the town of Aubusson in central France. Craft...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
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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
18th Century French Aubusson Rustic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson genre tapestry from the 18th century, featuring a rustic scene in which a youth plays his instrument for his damsel, who is reposing in the clearing of a forest. En...
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18th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
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Wool
Jean Lurcat “Le Bouc Bleu” wool Tapestry
By Jean Lurçat
Located in palm beach, FL
Jean Lurcat ( 1892-1966 )
“LE BOUC BLEU”
Aubusson tapestry
Mid-century polychrome hand wool woven tapestry represents a Goat in foliage surmounted by a flying insect.
Jean Lurçat...
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1950s French Vintage Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
1028 - Antique French Jaquar Aubusson Style Tapestry
Located in Paris, FR
1028 - Beautiful late 19th century French tapestry in style of the Aubusson tapestries, with a beautiful design of town, woven with old mechanical Jaquar manufacturing, with wool.
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1950s French Vintage Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Decorative Element, Fragment Of Brussels Tapestry 17th Century - No. 1450
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and rental of cars.
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1640s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique 18th Century English Aubusson Garden Tapestry
By Mortlake
Located in New York, NY
Charming 18th Century English Aubusson Tapestry, handwoven in wool and silk at the famous Mortlake workshop. It depicts a scene from the well known "Bacchanalia and Playing Boys" se...
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18th Century English Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
Nice French Aubusson style needlepoint Tapestry medieval design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful mid century French tapestry with nice design reproduces a segment of "The Stag at Bay" from the Netherlands. The original dates back to the late 15th century. This cop...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Parisian Tapestry, The History of Psyche
Located in New York, NY
History of Psyche
17th Century Parisian Tapestry
Wool and Silk
200 x 299 cm, 79 x 118 in
Private French Collection
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17th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
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
Tapestry Woven Panel of Figure Group Aubusson Style, French Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a vintage French woven tapestry panel, in the Aubusson style, showing a group of figures in period costumes, dating to the early 20th cen...
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20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design of the royal court with knights, and very beautiful colors, entirely and finely handwoven with wool and silk, at the famo...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Pretty fine large antique french Aubusson tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century French Aubusson tapestry with a nice design of a village, with nature, trees, birds, a river, chickens. a mill on the edge of the river, village hous...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Fine Antique French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design of royal Court with knights, and very beautiful colors, entirely and finely handwoven with wool and silk, at the famous B...
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Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
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
19th Century Aubusson Tapestry - N° 1060
Located in Paris, FR
1060 - very fine and fresh Tapestry 19th century Aubusson With pretty colors with its original border.
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1850s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Pretty mid 20th century french Aubusson tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 20th century Aubusson tapestry with a design with a signature « Popelin » , probably iinspired by the paintings of French painter « Francois Boucher » with the shepher...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Incredible 17th- early 18th century Aubusson silk and wool tapestry 7’ x 9’ wide
Located in Charleston, SC
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
Aubusson Tapestry By Thérèse Le Guen "Vallé Blance" Signed Certified - No. 1412
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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1960s French Vintage Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage French Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice french Aubusson style tapestry with beautiful design of nature and town, and nice colors, woven by mechanical Jaquar manufacturing with wool and cotton.
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
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Wool, Cotton
17th C Aubusson French Tapestry
Located in DARLINGTON, WA
Beautiful 17th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Measures: 281 x 235
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17th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
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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Late 18th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s 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 floral design from the N...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Wall Hanging Tapestry
Located in Ferrara, IT
This magnificent wall hanging tapestry, measuring 204 × 141 cm (6' 8" × 4' 7"), is a breathtaking representation of classical elegance and artistic mastery. The scene captures a roma...
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19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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 Pretty vintage Aubusson style Jaquar tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful French Jaquar Aubusson style tapestry, with nice romantic design and beautiful colors, mechanical Jaquar fabric with wool woven.
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
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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
Pretty antique 17th century French Aubusson Tapestry fragment
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite fragment of a border of a French Aubusson tapestry from the middle of the 17th century, featuring a beautiful design of flowers and nice natural colours, entirely hand wov...
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Mid-17th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
984 - Jacquard Tapestry "Touch" is from the Lady with the Unicorn Series
Located in Paris, FR
984 - This Jacquard tapestry "touch" is from the Lady with the Unicorn series. On this hanging, the sense of touch is highlighted.
Framed by the lion and the unicorn...
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1950s French Vintage Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Large 17th Century Aubusson Tapestry
Located in LYON, FR
Stunningly vivid late 17th early 18th century Aubusson tapestry. Strong Verdure themes with a scene depicting Bathsheba and David in the centre. An unusually large amount of silk was...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry with Louis XV Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78235 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 04'10 x 06'01. Woven in the twilight decades of the 19th century, this antique French Aubusson tapestry is a romantic echo o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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
19th Century French Aubusson Green Verdure Tapestry with Bird and Foliage
Located in New York, NY
Place this long and narrow antique tapestry in a staircase or in between two windows for a pop of color. Handwoven in Aubusson, France, circa 1860, this gorgeous verdure wall piece h...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard tapestry tissue for covering
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Experience the timeless elegance of this exquisite French Jacquard weaving, in rolls of long meters, of excellent quality, with floral designs in red, pink, green, blue and yellow, ...
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Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Aubusson Tapestry, Berger Mouton, xix E. Century, N° 1149
Located in Paris, FR
Aubusson tapestry - Berger Mouton - XIX E. century mille fleures gothic.
Thanks to our Restoration-Conservation workshop and also Our know-how,
we are pleased to present to you wo...
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1880s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Rare Vintage Tapestry with Exquisite Scene of Egyptian Architecture and Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Vintage Tapestry with Exquisite Scene of Egyptian Architecture and Columns. 16-1005
This exquisite tapestry from the late 20th century is co...
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1980s French Vintage Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style French Halluin Manufacturing Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Introducing the magnificent "Along the River" French tapestry designed by British artist Harris Rightway. This captivating piece depicts women drawing water from the river and engage...
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Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
19th century French petit point tapestry - No. 1207
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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1890s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Pretty fine antique silk french Aubusson tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful late 19th century French Aubusson tapestry with a nice design in the garden, two women sitting and talking while a man plays music, with nice light colours with yello...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Colorful Hand Woven Wall Tapestry Depicting European Coastal Fish
Located in Nashville, TN
Mid-century Hand Woven Hanging Wall Tapestry Depicting European Coastal Fish Market Scene, Featuring Merchant Ship Unloading and Selling its Daily Catch, Colors Having Faded Look to ...
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20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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.
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1850s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
18th Century French Aubusson Chinoiserie Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson chinoiserie verdure tapestry, 18th century. A small bird to the left, an acanthus bush in the center, and pagodas in the left distance, within a symmetrical scrolli...
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18th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Nice Antique Needlepoint European Rug Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful mid century European (probably french) needlepoint tapestry or rug, with a design of antique French savonnerie rugs in the style of Louis XVI (the 16th) and beautiful color...
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Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Bobyrug’s 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 floral design from the N...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Bobyrug’s Pretty Antique French Panel Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique french tapestry with beautiful design of nature and birds, and nice colors, mechanical Jaquar manufacturing woven with wool and cotton.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Tapestry Manufacture d'Aubusson 19th century - Scène Champêtre - N° 1413
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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1890s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
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 Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style Jaquar Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 20th century french tapestry with a museum medieval design and beautiful colors with blue field, mechanical Jaquar manufact...
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Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
French Tapestry from Manufacture Aubusson - The Swing - 1m98lx1m50h - No. 237
Located in Paris, FR
A deux pas de la Tour Eiffel Nous sommes une entreprise familiale spécialisée dans l'achat, la vente et la location de voitures.
expertise en tapisseries, tapis, kilims et textiles a...
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1840s French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique 19th Century Square French Aubusson Hunting Tapestry Signed 'Aubusson'
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th century Square French Aubusson Hunting Tapestry depicting an excellent hunting scene on the banks of a river complete with men o...
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19th Century French Antique Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Jean Picart Le Doux Tapestry - Night Flight II - Atelier Picaud - N° 1403
Located in Paris, FR
Artist: Jean Picart Le Doux
Period: 20th century
Style: Modern art
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Wool
Width: 160cm
Height: 120cm
Depth: 0.5cm
A stone's throw from the Eiffe...
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1960s French Vintage Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Tapestry Manufacture Aubusson "the Lady with the Organ" 19th Medieval - N° 1427
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
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
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.