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Tapestries For Sale
Map Silk Embroidered Western Eastern Hemisphere New Old World Asia America Afri
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare, late-18th century, silk, embroidered, double hemisphere, world map, blackwork, sampler, showing the tracks of captain cook’s three voyages
- Illustrating public understanding of the world in the late-18th century and the recent discoveries of the time delineating the tracks of Captain Cook’s three voyages.
- Shows the incentive for further exploration during the 19th century as no mass is indicated within the southern polar region, the interior portions of western North America, Africa, and Australia are still relatively void of detail even though California is no longer shown as an island.
- Includes beautifully worked allegories of the four continents Asia, the Americas, Africa & Europe, a cartouche being supported by two angels and a compass
- The cream, silk ground is finely embroidered with a variety of stiches in black, silk threads emulating the black ink on maps.
-“Recent international conflicts and voyages by Captain Cook and others made the study of geography exciting at the time this map was made. Elaborate embroidered maps...
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Sublime Aubusson Tapestry - Pinton Frères - Signed by Hervé Lelong
By Hervé Lelong
Located in New York, NY
-Sublime Aubusson tapestry signed by Hervé Lelong
-Dimensions: 228 x 173 cm
-Year: 1960s
-Manufacture: Frères Pinton, Aubusson, France
-Condition: Perfect
Category
1960s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
"Envol" by Emile Gilioli - French Wool Tapestry - Abstract Design
Located in New York, NY
-Envol by Emile Gilioli
-100 x 300 cm: 3.2 x 9.8 ft.
-Manufactured by Atelier R. Picaud, Aubusson
-Edition: Unique piece
About the artist:
Emile Gilioli (1911-1977)
An Italian bor...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Sina Dyks Contemporary Art Tapestry
Flowing Neurons
175 x 265 cm
Located in Meer, VAN
Sina Dyks Contemporary Art Tapestry 'Flowing Neurons' 175 x 265 cm
Sina Dyks Contemporary Art Tapestry
'Flowing Neurons'
175 x 265 cm
Established Dutch textile artist Sina Dyks (T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Tapestries
Materials
Yarn
Wool Tapestry from Egypt
- 5th–7th Century C.E.
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Wool Tapestry from Egypt
Late Antique Period; 5th–7th Century C.E.
This band fragment features geometric decorations in red and black.
Textiles like this are believed to have been...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,729 Sale Price
20% Off
Wall Decoration Silk Embroidered Tapestry Icon
By Alexander
s Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Wall Decoration Silk Embroidered Tapestry Icon
'Mother of God with Baby Jesus in Her Arms'
Introducing our exquisite silk tapestry 12 century icon replica, featuring fine silk embr...
Category
2010s Hong Kong Other Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$1,400 / item
Scottish Antique Band Sampler, 1754
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Scottish George II Band Sampler, stitched in 1754. The sampler is worked in wool threads on a canvas ground, in a variety of stitches. Colours red, blue, dark brown, purple, yellow a...
Category
1750s Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Vintage French Judaica “Crossing the Red Sea” Tapestry by Raymond Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Vintage French Judaica “Crossing the Red Sea” Tapestry by Raymond Moretti, Country of origin: France, Circa date: Vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century French Other Tapestries
Materials
Wool
STUNNING DETAiL 18TH CENTURY OVAL FRAMED SILK WORK TAPESTRY GOLD GILT FRAME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Georgian circa 1780-1800 silk tapestry with fine penwork and oval gold giltwood frame
This pi...
Category
1780s English Georgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
18th Century Beauvais Tapestry - Design after Jean Berain
By Jean Bérain
Located in New York, NY
-Beauvais Tapestry, Designed after Jean Berain
-18th Century
-81 x 182 cm, 32 x 72 in
-Provenance, from a private French collection
This tapestry comes from the so-called “Grotesqu...
Category
18th Century French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$13,500 Sale Price
25% Off
Sver by Nathalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Sver by Natalie Van der Massen
Dimensions: 100 x 80cm
Materials: Silk. Dyed blue and grey
Technique: Manually woven, and painted. Hand-craf...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Paint
$6,274 / item
Pre-Columbian Ica Fringed Textile Panel, Ex Kate Kemper, Peru 800 to 1200 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A semi-ovoid rectangular panel with heavily fringed border having a very tightly woven multi-color geometric pattern consisting of two scroll devices containing multiple stylized zoo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Verba Volant Pink Velvet Hand-Painted Tapestry
Located in Milan, IT
This tapestry features a vivid pink velvet base dyed with a unique technique using crimson and bordeaux pigments, creating dynamic light and perspective effects. Painted with natural...
Category
2010s Italian Tapestries
Materials
Textile
$28,565 / item
Contemporary Wool Wall Tapestry with Modern Shapes, Opus Opus LXI by Mira Sohlen
Located in 1204, CH
Each tapestry is called Opus followed by its chronological roman numeral in the order they were created. Opus is a latin word meaning a work, used to mean a particular piece of music...
Category
2010s Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
77764, antique French Verdure tapestry. This hand-woven antique French Aubusson verdure tapestry depicts a landscape scene of the French countryside. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Medieval Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$6,749 Sale Price
25% Off
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' 7'' x 8' 9''.
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Pre-Columbian Nazca Checkerboard Cushma 200-400 AD Ex Guillot-Muñoz
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Impressive Nazca Cushma of checker works design composed of a red and yellow cross over the green background. A true collector's piece.
Provenance: From the Collection of Guill...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
SALE 60s Polish E. Keszycka Cepelia Ackerman Style Kilim Wall Tapestry Hanging
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
CENTRAL AVENUE MODERN ALL TAPESTRY SALE!
1960s, Rare, Oversized, Hand woven, Polish kilim wall tapestry created by iconic Polish textile artist, E. Keszycka. Both sides of the t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,480 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Sverige by Natalie Van der Massen
Located in Geneve, CH
Sverige by Natalie Van der Massen
Limited Edition, 10 pieces.
Dimensions: 195 x H 290cm
Materials: 100% Linen. Dyed in Midnight Blue/ Anthracit...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Linen
$10,567 / item
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: 9' x 12'3''.
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
17th Century Pair of Flemish Tapestry in Baroque Style
Located in New York, NY
17th Century Pair of Flemish Tapestry ( 2' x 3'4" - 62 x 102 )
Category
Mid-17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Three-Part, Antique, French Embroidery, Aubusson, Tapestry, Wall Decoration
Located in Berlin, DE
Three-part, antique, French embroidery, Aubusson, tapestry, wall decoration.
Antique original condition. In places in need of restoration.
Dime...
Category
18th Century European Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
$11,528 Sale Price
20% Off
The Garden of Paradise: A Signed Turkish Silk Hereke Tree of Life Masterpiece
Located in Dallas, TX
79321 Signed Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Rug, 02'02 x 03'03. In the grand tradition of Ottoman imperial artistry, this hand-knotted vintage Turkish silk Hereke rug is an exquisite te...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Tapestries
Materials
Metallic Thread
$2,625 Sale Price
25% Off
The Mediterranean Port – Jacquard French Tapestry, Circa 1980 - 195Lx140 -N 1617
Located in Paris, FR
“The Mediterranean Port – Jacquard Manufacture Tapestry, Circa 1980 – 195L x 140H – No. 1617.”
Artist: After Joseph Vernet
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Tapestry
Width: 195 ...
Category
1980s French Aubusson Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Michael Schrier Wall Tapestry #1078
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large graphic tapestry created by renowned artist Michael Schrier (1949-2021). Mr. Schrier was a professor of fine arts at Otis College of Art and D...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Yarn
Summa by Grace Atkinson
Located in London, GB
Silk on cotton canvas, Summa by Grace Atkinson
These unique pieces are entirely handcrafted using a traditional technique developed in the 14th century by the Hutsuls; highlanders w...
Category
2010s French Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Canvas, Cotton, Silk
$1,652
Portrait of Christ on the Cross, French Aubusson Tapestry 19th century - N° 1559
Located in Paris, FR
By: Manufacture Aubusson
Era: 19th century
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Wool
Width: 47 cm
Height: 57 cm
Depth: 0.5 cm
The history of the depiction of Christ on the cross i...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
17th Century Flemish Woven Wool Tapestry
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and grand scale 17th century Flemish woven wool tapestry. This nine feet high and thirteen feet wide very decorative tapestry portray...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry
Chenille Cherub Tapestry, Vintage 1960s Italy, Angels
Vines
Located in Andernach, DE
Absolutely rare kitsch and wonderful design, Italy of the 60s.
Tapestry in chenille or crushed velvet, in natural white/light honey color, pink, reds, greens, dark yellow and orange....
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Revival Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Synthetic
$472 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Georgian Silkwork Embroidery, Moses In The Bullrushes, Verre Eglomise
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE GEORGE III SILK, SILVER THREAD NEEDLEWORK AND STUMPWORK EMBROIDERY
A charming depiction of the baby Moses being discovered in the bullrushes by the Pharaoh’s daughter, all w...
Category
18th Century George III Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silver
Lovely Very Large Napoleon III circa 1860 Antique French Embroidered Tapestry
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely Napoleon III circa 1860 hand made in France, extra large Embroidered Tapestry
A very good looking and decorative piece in the original ebonis...
Category
1860s French High Victorian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Extra Large Antique 17th C. Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry 8.6 x 17.1 ft
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous and large antique Early 17th century Flemish Verdure landscape tapestry depicting a beautiful and rich summer scene of a countryside with lush trees and vegetation...
Category
17th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Tapestries
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
"Seasons" - Early 19th Century - Paravant Aubusson Tapestries
Located in New York, NY
- Title: Seasons
- Set of 5 Aubusson tapestries
- Beginning of 19th century
- circa 1810-1820
- Wool and silk with wooden frames
- Dimensions of each panel: 58 x 205 cm
- Origin: A...
Category
19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
1920s Indian Hand Embroidered Silk Tapestry w/ Geometric Pattern
Wooden Frame
Located in Marbella, ES
Tribal 1920s Indian hand embroidered silk tapestry with ethnic geometric patterns, set on a wooden frame, ready to be hanged on a wall.
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Two larges tapestries by A.M. Monginoux and D. Dartois, France, circa 1970/1972
Located in Paris, FR
Two larges tapestries, by Anne-Marie Monginoux (1945-1994) and Daniel Dartois (1943-2006), Bordeaux, France, circa 1970 / 1972 handmade from natural materials (wool, felt, leather, ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Leather, Wool, Felt, String, Wood
Japanese Kabuki Dancer Hand Made Wall Tapestry by Eva
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5068 Japanese Kabuki dancer hand made wall tapestry signed Eva
Set in a custom made frame
Category
1980s Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
$775 Sale Price
60% Off
Antique Afghan Baluch Balisht Bag, Nomadic Wall Hanging, Tribal Style Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
76631, antique Afghan Baluch Balisht bag, Nomadic wall hanging, tribal style tapestry. This hand knotted wool antique Baluch Balisht bag is also known as an Afghan Pushti, Baluch pil...
Category
Early 20th Century Afghan Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,121 Sale Price
25% Off
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Rustic Tapestry with a Boat Unloading Cargo
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson rustic tapestry from the late 17th century, depicting several villagers on either side of a large tree in the right foreground, watching the cargo being unloaded from a large vessel docked by the verdant river bank at left, with the turbulent sea at center, and other ships docked by the riverside cityscape in the left distance. Enclosed by a narrow monochromatic border. Wool with silk inlay. Measures: 10’1” H x 13’9” W
This tapestry was probably woven after a design by the French painter Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1789), renowned for his Marines, or maybe by his student Charles Grenier de Lacroix also known as Lacroix de Marseille...
Category
Late 17th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$49,995 Sale Price
50% Off
Pre-Columbian Nazca Stepped Textile Poncho, Nazca Peru, 200-400 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Nazca Tunic/Poncho of stepped design and fringe in yellow ocher, burgundy and brown. Perfect condition, museum quality.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
SALE Handmade Mid Century Modern Evelyn Ackerman Style Textile Art Wall Hanging
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
CENTRAL AVENUE MODERN ALL TAPESTRY SALE!
Spectacular Mid Century Modern, Scandinavian, Evelyn Ackerman Style Hand Tufted, Freeform, Colorful, Wool & ...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Framed Sampler, English, Cross-Stitch, Apprentice, Victorian, Dated 1896
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique framed sampler. An English, cross-stitch apprentice piece from the late Victorian period, dated to 1896.
Sought after Victorian sampler...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Contemporary Caelum Stellans tapestries in Aluminium by altreforme in Limited Ed
By Matteo Cibic
Located in Calolziocorte (Lecco) Italy, IT
“Blu di Prussia” [Prussian Blue], the name of this project, took inspiration from the fluid used in the automotive field for controls and markings on metals, in order to verify their...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Aluminum
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: 9' 11” x 13' 9”.
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
No. 278 Hand-Knotted Textile Poster by Lyk Carpet
Located in Geneve, CH
No. 278 hand-knotted textile poster by Lyk Carpet.
Dimensions: W 120 x L 180 cm.
Materials: 100% Tibetan highland-wool, new pure hand-combed and hand-spun wool, natural vegetable-d...
Category
2010s Nepalese Post-Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,441 / item
3x3.3 Ft Embroidered Wall Hanging. Cotton Tablecloth. Handmade Tapestry
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
Large Vintage Drapery by Carl Dangel
By Carl Dangel
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful large vintage flat weave drapery by Carl Dangel. German born Carl Dangel came to Sweden in the 1930s and started a weaving studio with his wife Ebba in the late 1940s. This...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Mid-20th Century Swedish Wall Hanging by Barbro Nilsson, AB MMF
Located in New York, NY
"Karvar" Vintage wall hanging, circa 1956 Sweden.
All-over geometric/linear design on beige background.
Initialed: "BN", "AB MMF"
Designer: Barbro Nilsson
Weaver: AB Märt...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Nice Midcentury France Aubusson Style Jacquard Halluin Tapestry «bird’s offering
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
French Jacquard tapestry by Art de Lys - The Swing, after jean-Honoré Fragonard
Located in Paris, FR
Jacquard-woven tapestry by Art de Lys, circa 1980 – Louis XVI gallant scene in the style of Jean-Honoré Fragonard – 80 W × 128 H cm
Artist / Manufacturer: Art de Lys Jacquard
Period...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Japanese Recycled Saki-Ori Farmer’s Jacket
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Recycled Saki-Ori Farmer’s Jacket
This early 20th C farmer’s jacket from the northern Japan sea coast region was strip woven from repurposed cotton scraps in a tech...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Ishoku Perspective 02 by Mae Engelgeer
Located in Geneve, CH
ISHOKU Perspective 02 by Mae Engelgeer
Limited edition of 5.
Dimensions: D 0,5 x W 85 x H 180 cm.
Materials: Igusa straw.
ISHOKU PERSPECTIVE wall panels.
Graphic compositions ...
Category
2010s Dutch Post-Modern Tapestries
Materials
Other
$6,076 / item
Rare Antique Woman
s Silk Ceremonial Headscarf (Kiet), Cambodia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Rare Antique Woman's Silk Ceremonial Headscarf (Kiet), Cambodia
This traditional head cloth or veil was made by the Cham people of Cambodia, a Muslim group with historic ties to Mal...
Category
Early 20th Century Cambodian Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Silk
19th Century Egyptian Textile Fragment
Located in Esbeek, NL
19th century ancient Egyptian cloth fragment.
Category
19th Century Egyptian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
A Diamond Talisman: Late 19th Century Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Tribal Power
Located in Dallas, TX
61420 Antique Persian Shiraz Rug, 04'03 x 06'07. This hand knotted wool antique Persian Shiraz rug runner, woven in the late 19th century, is a commanding expression of Qashqai-influ...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$2,520 Sale Price
25% Off
Tapestry No.01 by Cappelen Dimyr
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapestry no.01 by Cappelen Dimyr
Dimensions: D120 x H140 cm
Materials: 85% wool 15% cotton
Tapestry no.01 is made from chunky natural white shaded ...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
$4,659 / item
The Totemic Axis: Late 19th Century Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Qashqai Power
Located in Dallas, TX
61421 Antique Persian Shiraz Rug Runner, 04'10 x 13'08. This hand knotted wool antique Persian Shiraz rug runner, woven in the final decades of the 19th century, stands as a commandi...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$3,675 Sale Price
25% Off
The Stepped Gul Caravan: A Late 19th Century Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Power
Located in Dallas, TX
61423 Antique Persian Shiraz Rug Runner, 03'10 x 12'05. Woven in the final decades of the 19th century, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Shiraz rug runner carries the commandin...
Category
Late 19th Century Persian Tribal Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$3,045 Sale Price
25% Off
The Dragon Procession: Vintage Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Tribal Mythos Lore
Located in Dallas, TX
61429 Vintage Persian Shiraz Rug, 03'09 x 06'10.
The Dragon Procession: A Vintage Persian Shiraz Masterpiece of Tribal Mythos Lore
Woven by nomadic hands in the cultural heartland ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,680 Sale Price
25% Off
Ritmo by Olga De Amaral for casa de Amaral Large wall hanging/ rug 1986
By Olga de Amaral
Located in Harrington Park, NJ
Beautiful pile woven textile by Olga De Amaral for Casa de Amaral titled Ritmo
bogota,colombia
1986
Provenance:
The Artist
Private collection,Bogota
Private collection,New York
Category
1980s Colombian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Handmade Yellow and Cream-White Flat-Weave Tapestry, Vlasti, Greece, 1960-70s
Located in Grythyttan, SE
A beautiful handmade tapestry, created in the 1960s and 1970s in Vlasti, Greece, utilizing the Swedish flatweave technique. The tapestry showcases stunning colors of yellow, orange, ...
Category
1970s Greek Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
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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