Antique European Savonnerie Rug

Antique European Savonnerie rug, size: 11'2" x 13'8".

Antique European Savonnerie rug, size: 10'8" x 17'4".

Antique European Savonnerie rug, size: 16'3" x 19'0".

Antique European Savonnerie rug. Size: 18'9" x 23'0".

Antique European Savonnerie rug. Size: 12'10" x 19'6".

Antique Savonnerie rug, size: 13'2" x 24'9".

An antique European Savonnerie carpet from the turn of the 19th century; signed "Gavino Stuvok" and dated "1805." Savonnerie rugs were created in the 17th century and originated ...

Hand-knotted wool pile on a cotton foundation. Circa 1900 Dimensions: 8'3" x 11'11" Origin: Europe Condition: Excellent for its age Field Color: Brown Border Color: Ivory ...

Antique Savonnerie Rug Size: 12'10" × 21'3" (391 × 647 cm) A mid 19th century Savonnerie antique rug, the finely-striped black field with an allover-design of overblown curving leaves and delicate floral sprays around a central medallion within a lush cream border with vases and flowery bouquets. The Savonnerie European Rugs factory, located on the site of the present Musee d’Art Moderne, inherited its name from the soap making factory it took over at the behest of Louis XIII. From 1660 until 1743 Savonnerie was a manufacture royale, carrying out commissions for French Savonnerie rugs and carpets specifically designed for the Royal Palaces. In the 1770’s, the tapestry looms at Aubusson in the Creuze Valley near Limoges were converted to produce flat-woven rugs for sale and carpets under royal warrant. No one knows precisely when European rugs weaving began in this area, but it is certain that tapestries were first woven there long before the Gothic era.

Antique French Savonnerie Rug 9'9'' x 16'0''. The straw cartouche-oval sub-field shows conforming and elliptical floral rose-accented wreaths surrounding a central rose bouquet. The ...

Handwoven, Antique Savonerrie Rug circa 1890 France.

Very beautiful and fine over size Savonnerie rug with a floral design of Louis 16th and beautiful colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.