1840s Western European Rugs

-Handwoven antique Aubusson rug -circa 1820 -Material: wool -Dimensions: 250 x 240 cm; 8.2 x 7.87 ft Boccara Gallery has an important collection of Aubusson rugs from the XVIIIth to the XXth centuries. The style developed in Aubusson is recognized today as one of the most influential of the European rug and tapestries History. Workshops to produce Aubusson flat-woven rugs were established under the royal warrant in 1743 to manufacture pile carpets primarily for the nobility. Many weavers who settled in France were Huguenots who had fled Spain during the Inquisition in the early sixteenth century. By issuing the edict of Nantes, Henry IV granted all non-Catholics freedom of worship...

Mid-19th century handwoven antique Aubusson rug Material: wool Dimensions: 260 x 200 cm; 8.5 x 6.6 ft Boccara Gallery has an important collection of Aubusson rugs from the XVIIIth to the XXth centuries. The style developed in Aubusson is recognized today as one of the most influential of the European rug and tapestries History. Workshops to produce Aubusson flat-woven rugs were established under the royal warrant in 1743 to manufacture pile carpets primarily for the nobility. Many weavers who settled in France were Huguenots who had fled Spain during the Inquisition in the early sixteenth century. By issuing the edict of Nantes, Henry IV granted all non-Catholics freedom of worship, thereby protecting the carpet weavers in Aubusson. Aubusson weavers became the finest craftsmen in the world. Louis XIV’s influential Prime Minister Colbert established the long and hard...

19th Century French Aubusson Napoleon III Carpet ( 11' x 13' 7" - 335 x 415 )

French Aubusson rug, 19th century Napoleon III Characteristic French Aubusson rug of the late Baroque style. Distinguished by an ivory background, a floral medallion, defined by sinuous Rococo scrolls with elegant ornamentation of flowers, floats majestically on this classical French Aubusson. handwoven by great tapestry artists...

Carpet From The Aubusson Manufacture, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period - 315x286 - No. 1592 Artist: Manufacture Aubusson Period: 19th century Style: Napoleon 3rd Condition: Perf...

19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 12' x 15'6" - 365 x 472 )

-French restoration period handwoven antique Aubusson rug, -circa 1830 -wool -290 x 240 cm / 9.5 x 7.87 ft At Boccara Gallery, we have an important collection of Aubusson rugs from the 18th-20th century. The style developed in Aubusson is recognized today as one of the most influential of the European rug and tapestries History. Workshops to produce Aubusson flat-woven rugs were established under the royal warrant in 1743 to manufacture pile carpets primarily for the nobility. Many weavers who settled in France were Huguenots who had fled Spain during the Inquisition in the early 16th century. By issuing the edict of Nantes, Henry IV granted all non-Catholics freedom of worship, thereby protecting the carpet weavers in Aubusson. Aubusson weavers became the finest craftsmen in the world. Louis XIV’s influential Prime Minister Colbert established the long and hard...

Late 19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 3' x 6'6" - 92 x 198 ) Antique French Aubusson Carpet, Circa 1890 – 3' x 6'6" A refined antique Aubusson carpet, handwoven in France cir...

A very fine French Aubusson carpet of the 19th century. Measures: cm 530 x 480.

The looms of Aubusson , southwest of Paris, were able to weave carpets of extraordinary size, and this one is perfect for the grand salon of your chateau. The rose ground displays el...

French Art Deco Savonnerie carpet, France, circa 1928.

19th Century French Aubusson Carpet ( 9'3' x 13' - 282 x 396 )