Tapestries
19th Century French Country Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Metallic Thread
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Tapestries
Wool
17th Century French Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Tapestries
Metal
Late 20th Century Italian Other Tapestries
Fabric
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool
18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
16th Century Belgian Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
17th Century European Antique Tapestries
Wool
1880s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Wool
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
1950s French Vintage Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1890s French Antique Tapestries
Wool
Mid-17th Century European Antique Tapestries
Fabric
17th Century European Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
1890s British Baroque Antique Tapestries
Cotton, Glass, Pine
Mid-20th Century Polish Art Deco Tapestries
Wool
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Fabric
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Late 17th Century Belgian Louis XIV Antique Tapestries
Wool
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Linen
1890s Belgian Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Oak
1990s Italian Post-Modern Tapestries
Cotton
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool
16th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
1960s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Canvas, Wool
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Tapestries
Wool
Mid-20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool, Cotton, Silk
Late 19th Century English Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 17th Century French Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
18th Century Belgian French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Wool
Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Tapestries
Silk
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Wool
1990s Italian Post-Modern Tapestries
Fabric
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
1850s Belgian Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
17th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Tapestries
Tapestry, Wool
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Tapestries
Cotton
Early 19th Century European Antique Tapestries
Tapestry
Early 20th Century Italian Tapestries
Linen
Early 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Wool
20th Century French Modern Tapestries
Wool
Early 20th Century French Moorish Tapestries
Fabric
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Cotton, Wood
Early 1900s French Baroque Antique Tapestries
Wool, Silk
Early 19th Century Hungarian Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Silk
20th Century European Other Tapestries
Other
1880s French Antique Tapestries
Wool
1930s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Velvet
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.





