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Tapestries For Sale
Mid 19th Century Aubusson Tapestry Cartoon
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A very large Mid 19th Century Aubusson tapestry cartoon painted in the pastoral style, featuring a central landscape framed by an elaborate floral garland with exotic birds and scrol...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Baroque Revival Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
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...
Category
1880s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Modernist Abstract Ecuadorian Tapestry / Wall Hanging Designed by Olga Fisch
By Olga Fisch
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Modernist Abstract Ecuadorian Tapestry / wall hanging designed by Olga Fisch....
Of Hungarian origin, Olga Fisch (1901-1991) emigrated in...
Category
1960s Ecuadorean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century French Woven Wall Tapestry with Birds, Florals
Squirrels
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique needlepoint tapestry was hand woven in France, circa 1920. Rectangular in shape, the colorful wall decor depicts a large central medallion framed by curling acanthus lea...
Category
Early 20th Century French Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
French 19th Century Framed Aubusson Oval Floral Tapestry in Giltwood Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Aubusson floral oval tapestry from the 19th century with carved rectangular giltwood frame. Born in the famous Aubusson manufacture located in central France during the 19th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
Antique 1832 Sampler, Jane Peacock Age 8, Friendship
Located in Bridgeport, CT
By Jane Peacock age 8. With a Friendship poem along with embroidered birds, squirrels, and a charming house in the country with a dog in the yard. A pretty floral vine border on all ...
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Wood
16th Century Antique Brussels Tapesty 7
6" X 6
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
16th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Franco-Flemish Mythological Tapestry, with Diana and Fishermen
Located in New York, NY
A Franco-Flemish mythological harvest tapestry from the 17th century, featuring the Roman goddess of the hunt, Diana, aiding people who are fishing in...
Category
17th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$21,995 Sale Price
26% Off
Large 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Fabric Wall Hanging
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Large 19th Century Folk Art fabric wall hanging from Dalarna, Sweden.
Depicting urns with flowers and fabulous colours. Originally would have been used to line a wall in a Swedish ho...
Category
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Tapestries
Materials
Canvas
1960
s Hamadan Dervish Pictorial Persian Rug with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
75975 Vintage Persian Hamadan Pictorial Rug 04’04 x 06’06. This exceptional hand-knotted wool vintage Persian pictorial rug is a mesmerizing narrative woven in the finest tradition o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Islamic Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Early 18th Century Brussel Tapestry, Finely Woven, Red, Blue, Green, Silk
Wool
Located in Port Washington, NY
A handwoven Brussels tapestry of dancing peasants in a field with a boy playing jump rope and another with a bow and arrow.
The foreground shows lush trees and scenery. The border c...
Category
Early 18th Century Belgian Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Woven Wall Tapestry, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian mid-century modern woven wall tapestry using twine and felt from the 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Natural Fiber
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Tapestry "Röd Crocus" by Ann-Mari Forsberg for Märta Måås-Fjetterström, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Important wall tapestry,"Röd Crocus" by Ann-Mari Forsberg for Märta Måås-Fjetterström, 1960s.. Wool and linen on wool warp. Designed in 1945. Handwoven flatware tapestry at Märta Måå...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Linen
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Mother and Her Children 6.4X5.3
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
French Scandinavian Antique Verdure Tapestry, Signed NK for Nordiska Kompaniet
Located in Dallas, TX
78461 Antique French Scandinavian Verdure Tapestry Handwoven in Sweden, 04'01 x 06'09. Emanating timeless style with incredible detail and texture, this handwoven wool antique verdure tapestry is a captivating vision of woven beauty. The idyllic pastoral scene and soft earthy colorway woven into this piece work together creating a look of true Old World charm. The antique verdure wall hanging depicts a peaceful wooded landscape with dense green vegetation. Nestled among the trees are a couple of exotic birds. A horizontal floral...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Alba Tapestry Signed M.Ray, by Michele Ray manufactured by Aubusson
Located in Beirut, LB
Decorative vintage tapestry signed M.Ray.
Entitled ‘Aube’. Woven wool signed by the artist, Michele Ray "M.Ray" in the lower right corner.
Depicting a mix of nature scene and musica...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Antique French Pastoral Tapestry Route de Limoges Louis XV Art
Located in Dallas, TX
72470 Late 19th Century Antique French Pastoral Tapestry Route de Limoges with Louis XV Style, French Rococo Wall Hanging. The scene depicts a family moving by a horse drawn cart on ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Large Hand-Sewn Abstract Geometric Wall Hanging from Repurposed Materials
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Iguana & Mrryh" is a one-of-a-kind wall-hanging statement piece as part of Kelly Kozma's newest collection "Watch Me Backflip". This large crafted piece is hand-sewn by the artist i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Paper, Thread, Tapestry
Early 20th Century Moroccan / Berber Rug
Located in Brecht, BE
Amazing use of color here, hand woven by a berber lady early 20th century, gives me the feeling of contemporary art... in very good condition, can be used as wall hanging or on the f...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Royalty 6.0X6.11
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Monumental Landscape Espace XXXIV Handmade Wool Tapestry by Mira Sohlen
Located in Geneve, CH
Monumental landscape espace XXXIV handmade wool tapestry by Mira Sohlen
Dimensions: D 200 x H 200 cm
Materials: Wool
Weight: 18 kg
Monumenta...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage Bird Tapestry 9X2.4
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
circa 1900 Bolivian Alpaca Wool Poncho
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Circa 1900 Bolivian Alpaca wool poncho
Woven of alpaca wool and dyed with natural dyes, this small poncho from the highlands of Bolivia is patterned with two simple wide stripes i...
Category
Early 20th Century Bolivian Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Jean Lurçat “Coral Bestiary” - Aubusson Tapestry - French Modern Design
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
-Title: Coral Bestiary (Bestiaire Corail)
-Dimensions: 155 x 255 cm; 5 x 8 ft
-Aubusson tapestry woven at the Atelier Pinton
The tapestry “Bestiaire Corail” by Jean Lurçat is a capt...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Regency Silk and Wool Picture of Mother and Her Children, after John Hoppner RA
By Sir John Hoppner
Located in Downingtown, PA
Superb large English silk and wool portrait,
A Mother and Her Four Children,
after John Hoppner R.A.,
circa 1810-20,
Within gilt frame.
Silk over linen fabric ground, silk floss, worsted wool yarn, Merino wool yarn and oil paint.
A remarkable silk picture with painted sky background and each figure with a painted face and hands with the remaining portions of the picture finished in wool. The design comes from a mezzotint after John Hoppner made in the 1790s. John Hoppner specialized in painting mothers and children.
The picture depicts a large standing female figure dressed in a white dress and wearing a turban. She stands by two classical columns with her four children in front of her.
The youngest child is sitting on the ground playing with her red shoe in her hands with a tambourine by her side. Her elder sister stands behind her. Both girls are dressed in Empire-style muslin dresses...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique English Needlepoint 3x5 Tapestry 102cmx145cm Elephant Tapestry c.1930
Located in New York, NY
This charming English needlepoint tapestry from Antique Rug Collection features a whimsical ring of blue elephants surrounded by bold red florals, white daisies, and playful green an...
Category
Early 20th Century English Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Framed Pre-Columbian Woven Textile Fragment from Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fragment of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Intermediat...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Linen
Nice Midcentury France Aubusson Style Jacquard Halluin Tapestry «bird’s offering
By Jules Pansu
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exceptional mid-20th-century French tapestry woven on Jacquard looms in Halluin stitch with wool and cotton. Inspired by François Boucher, it depicts a gentleman presenting a bird to...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large Art Deco/Modernist geometric Amsterdamse school tapestry. Netherlands 1925
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Art Deco/Modernist geometric Amsterdamse school tapestry. Netherlands 1925,, Mohair velvet has a shimmering quality which reacts to light.. Stunning !
Category
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Mohair
Antique 17th Century Brussels Old Testament Biblical Isaac Jacob
Esau Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An antique 17th century Brussels Old Testament Biblical tapestry, size 11 '3 H x 10'10 W, featuring Isaac with his sons, Jacob and Esau, and other figures nearby. Enclosed within an ...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
$59,995 Sale Price
20% Off
Jean Lurçat "Easter 1962" - French Wool Tapestry - Atelier Goubely France
By Jean Lurçat
Located in New York, NY
- Easter (Pâques) 1962" by Jean Lurçat
- Aubusson tapestry woven by the Atelier Goubely
- 150 x 222 cm
Lurçat's work shows a specifically decorative art of image making, in a very p...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Moroccan Moorish Silk Textile Tapestry Wall Hanging Hiti 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moroccan Moorish Silk Textile Tapestry Wall Hanging Hiti Ottoman voided silk velvet wall covering.
Silk velvet cut designs, light browns, yellow, cream and blue, the panel consist of two Moorish arches with Islamic floral designs.
Antique textiles from early late 19th century.
Each arch panel is 63" height X 26"5 wide
Antique silk tapestry...
Category
19th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Velvet
Tapestry, Brazilian Artist, 1980 Sign Renot
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tapestry Design Renot
Brazilian artist 1980
The tapestry is restored.
Sign:
Renot 1980 Bahia Brazil original
Atelier Studio Renot
Salvador- ...
Category
1980s Brazilian Space Age Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
Wall Tapestry in the style of Joan Miro
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Tapisserie murale artistique tridimensionnelle en très bon état.
Art abstrait avec les formes et les couleurs bien caractéristiques de Joan Miro.
Pièce unique
Espagne, ca. 1970
Category
1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Arts
Crafts Tapestry, with Birds and Flowers
Located in New York, NY
A Scandinavian Arts & Crafts Tapestry from the late 19th century, envisioning nine birds in a floral reserve at top, somewhat reminiscent of a mille fleurs setting, with a large cart...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$10,995 Sale Price
38% Off
Antique 19th Century Square Ornate Floral French Aubusson Tapestry with Cupid
Located in New York, NY
This is a lovely antique 19th century square ivory ornate floral French Aubusson tapestry. It has floral garlands and an oval window looking onto a love scene with cupid flying above...
Category
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Royalty 7.2X5.4
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Tapestry on silk by Fabbriziani
Calandra
Located in Torino, IT
Tapestry on silk by Fabbriziani and Calandra.
Wildlife scene, drawn by Aloys zotl and taken from his bestiary.
Aloys Zotl was an Austrian painter and dyer, between 1832 and 1887 he...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Metal
$885 Sale Price
20% Off
Aubusson Tapestry by Jean Lurcat - hand woven and signed - titled " AQUARIUS"
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Greenwich, CT
Jean LURÇAT (1892-1966)
‘Le Verseau or Aquarius’ from the series 'Les signes du Zodiaque'
Hand woven wool Tapestry in Aubusson at Ateliers Picaud, 1960’s
dimensions: 28 x38 inches
...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
"Sonate et Claire de Lune", Jean Lurcat, French Tapestry, 1940
Located in New York, NY
"Sonate et Claire de Lune" designed by Jean Lurcat.
France, circa 1940.
Woven with a stylised cat atop a piano amidst foliage and winged insects, in shades of white, black, grey, t...
Category
1940s French Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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: 10'11'' x 16'4''.
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
FINE 1860 SiLK EMBROIDERY OF ANNIBALE CARRACCI 1598 THE THREE MARYS AT THE TOMB
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this rather stunning 1860 Silk Embroidery based on the 1598 Annibale Carracci oil painting of "The Three Mary's Waiting At The Tomb"
I will include the full history of the original art work below, this silk sampler can be see as displayed in the National Trust (Picture included) its is a super fine example of this type of work. The frame has exhibition glass which refracts the light, its the reason the colours have stayed so vibrant
The condition is as you can see in the pictures which is sublime, it was complete by the hand of a master for sure, the frame has some small losses but otherwise its exquisite
Just to confirm, the pictures included of the oil painting and print are not included in the sale, they are for reference only
Dimensions
Height:- 61.5cm
Width:- 71.5cm
Depth:- 5.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask
DETAILS OF THE ORIGINALS WORKS
The Three Marys at the Tomb, The Three Marys or The Pious Women at Christ's Tomb is a 1598 oil-on-canvas painting by the Italian Baroque artist Annibale Carracci, now in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, which acquired it in 1836.
The painting was commissioned by Lelio Pasqualini (1549–1611), a native of Bologna then resident in Rome, where he was a canon at Santa Maria Maggiore. Its unusual composition may be linked to Pasqualini's antiquarian interests – he owned one of the most notable collections of the time. It is one of the best examples of Annibale's synthesis of the artists then active in Rome, as also seen in The Loves of the Gods frescoes around 1600 In this work we specifically see the influence of classical sculpture and Raphael, particularly the latter's cartoons for the Vatican tapestries. It is typical of Annibale's style in Rome but still linked to his early style – Mary Magdalene's red and gold dress...
Category
1860s High Victorian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Wood
Vintage Tapestry Depicting Children Playing Music 6.0X4.6
Located in Los Angeles, US
A wall hanging tapestry, simply put, is a textile specifically designed and woven to portray an artistic scene with the intent of hanging it on a wall. Antique tapestries, those that...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Empire Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Museum Quality West African Indigo Textile
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Museum quality West African indigo textile. From Dahomey (Benin), circa 1925.
The same piece is in the permanent collection of Musée de l'Homme in Paris.
There has been a lot ...
Category
1920s Beninese Tribal Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
French Regence Period Aubusson Tapestry with Landscape Scene, c. 1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and very large Aubusson tapestry, featuring a central Landscape scene elaborately depicting with exotic birds in the foreground, and a country home. The border with intertwine...
Category
Early 18th Century French Régence Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
20x71 in Light Blue Embroidered Table Runner. Cotton Wall Hanging. Wall Decor
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Hand-Embroidered 100% Cotton New Suzani Fabric Wall Hanging – Timeless Textile Art
Experience the beauty of Central Asia craftsmanship with this exquisite hand-embroidered 100% cotto...
Category
2010s Central Asian Suzani Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
$207 Sale Price
20% Off
Arpeggi by Nathalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Arpeggi by Nathalie Van der Massen
Dimensions: 100 x h 70 cm
Materials: Brass, bio cotton.
Technique: Manually woven. Hand-crafted.
Arpeggi is a woven tapestry that plays wit...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Brass
$6,615 / item
Large Framed Pre-Columbian Woven Textile Panel Inca Culture Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large pre-Columbian textile fragment from Inca period in nowadays Peru, circa 15-16th century. The piece consists of three narrower panels woven from fine camelid yarns and were se...
Category
16th Century Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Wood
18th Century Indo-portuguese Embroidery In Gold Thread On Velvet
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Spectacular 18th century Indo-Portuguese embroidery
gold thread work on burgundy silk velvet decorated with elephants, birds and floral motifs,
e...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Aesthetic Movement Antique Tapestries
Materials
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 5' 11” x 9' 4”.
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
19th Century Transitional Period American Navajo Carpet (5
5" x 7
2"-165 x 218)
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Transitional Period American Navajo Blanket ( 5'5" x 7'2"-165 x 218 )
19th Century Transitional Period Navajo Carpet
Circa 1880 Wool Flat Weave USA
Dimensions: 5'5" ×...
Category
1880s American Navajo Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Tous by Nathalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Tous by Natalie Van der Massen
Dimensions: 160 x 145cm
Materials: Wool, Alpaca, Bio cotton. Colour off white
Technique: Manually woven. Hand...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Alpaca, Cotton
$11,245 / item
Italian 17th Century Silk Lampas Panel
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Italian 17th Century Silk Lampas Panel. Blue green silk brocade with pale orange and yellow Japanesque foliate pattern, with silk chenille floral centers. The original cloth roughly ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Antique Pair of Silk Tapestry Staron
Meyer Exquisite Rare late 19th, France
Located in Bastogne, BE
Antique 1900s French Framed Tapestry of Monochrome Silk Woven. Beautiful old woven silk from Staron & Meyer Saint Etienne.
Divine Images of the couples framed within a wooden pictur...
Category
Early 1900s French Romantic Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Wood
19th Century Tapestry Madonna and a Child Surrounded with Angels
Located in Sofia, BG
19th Century hand knotted wool tapestry representing Madonna with a Child in vivid colours and peaceful atmosphere with darling angels admiring the scene. The piece is framed in gilt...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,961 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Mid-18th Century English Petit-Point Fireplace Screen
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-18th Century English Petit-Point Fireplace Screen 2'6" x 2'9".
Category
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Distressed Antique Persian Tabriz Pictorial Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
71535, distressed antique Persian Tabriz Pictorial rug Depicts Dervish with Master. This hand knotted wool antique Persian Tabriz Pictorial rug depicts a Dervish with his master in a...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Lovely Large Vintage Hanging French Tapestry Wall Art
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A striking French tapestry having black background and gorgeous rich floral in gold, blue, pink and green. There's a rod opening at the top for easy hanging.
Category
1940s French Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
1970s Design Hand made Wool Tapestry - Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- perfect original condition, bright colours
jr
Category
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Aubusson tapestry French, handmade in wool and cotton Size 310 x 210 cm.
Located in Firenze, FI
Aubusson tapestry from 1940/50, French, handmade in wool and cotton. Size 310 x 210 cm.
A castle in the background and a hunting scene in the foreground is a marvel of textile art t...
Category
1940s French Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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.
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