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Tapestries For Sale
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestry with Louis XV Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78421 Late 19th Century Antique French Aubusson Tapestry, 03'11 x 05'05. Woven with lyrical finesse in the famed ateliers of Aubusson during the late 19th century, this antique Frenc...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$4,725 Sale Price
31% Off
Antique Tapestry-Woven Carriage Cushion Cover (rölakan), Skåne County, Sweden
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Tapestry-Woven Carriage Cushion Cover (rölakan), Sweden
This finely woven, nine-color rölakan displays a detailed yet balanced composition of three large eight-pointed stars...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Tribal Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Extremely detailed yellow embroidered Pre-Columbian textile fragment with hints of red from the Chancay culture in Peru. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox.
It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a Pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs.
Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
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15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard Tapestry « Hunting with hounds »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Discover the timeless elegance of this exquisite vintage French tapestry featuring a hunting with hounds scene.
A noble pastime and a favorite pastime of the great men of the time,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
"History of Diana" - 17th Century Antique Brussels Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
- Title: History of Diana
-17th Century Brussels Tapestry
-200 x 299 cm, 79 x 118 in
-Provenance, from a private French collection
Category
17th Century Belgian Other Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Beautiful New Modern Hand Knotted, Abstract Design Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice contemporary abstract design rug with beautiful colors, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Wonderful Antique Fine silk French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful and fine Aubusson tapestry with a nice design in style of Louis XVI, featuring flower, birds and parrots, with beautiful natural colours, with a yellow background , pi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Bobyrug’s Beautiful Hunting French jacquard tapestry in Aubusson style
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Hunting jacquard tapestry in style of Detti, Renaissance style, from which a climate of richness and frivolity emerges from this scene.
The Renaissance profoundly changed the art of tapestry. The taste for large decorative frescoes was reborn, but with a sense of composition, decor and perspective, hitherto unknown. In this “Hunting”, the artist mainly painted the attitude and costumes of the characters. The hunt itself stands in the background. Characters dressed "in the Italian style", richly caparisoned horses...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
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 8' 11'' x 12' 2''.
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique Grain Sack
Mounted
Located in New York, NY
A very old tribal storage bag - opened and professionally mounted - with exemplary colors. For the connoisseur. Despite the obvious wear, the piece is essentially complete. Ready for...
Category
19th Century Turkish Antique Tapestries
Materials
Brocade, Wool, Cotton
$2,250
Nice Midcentury France Aubusson Style Jacquard Halluin Tapestry
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
Vintage Silk Rug Tapestry With Birds Motif
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Materials: Hand-Woven Silk
Style: Contemporary
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Other Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Woman’s Silk Tie-Dyed Kerchief (chabot), Cambodia
This small, graphically intriguing resist-dyed textile was made by the Cham people of Cambodia, a muslim group with histori...
Category
Late 19th Century Cambodian Tribal Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
The Crimson Cavalier Emblem: Vintage Shiraz Masterpiece of Noble Tribal Elegance
Located in Dallas, TX
79414 Vintage Persian Shiraz Rug, 02'00 x 02'02. There is an undeniable majesty to this vintage Persian Shiraz rug—an intoxicating blend of tribal storytelling, noble symbolism, and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$1,417 Sale Price
25% Off
Minimalist Antique Woolen Namad Felt, 19th Century - Afghanistan
Located in Renens, CH
For millennia, Central Asian nomads relied on age-old designs. Felt, prized for its insulation and portability, featured prominently in their lives until its decline a few decades ag...
Category
Early 1900s Afghan Tribal Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Royal Aubusson Manufactory Tapestry, greenery 18th Century L260x177 No. 1436
Located in Paris, FR
Tapestry from the Royal Aubusson Manufactory Verdure 18th Century L 260xh177, No. 1436
Period: 18th century
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Wool & Silk
Width: 2m60
Height: 1...
Category
18th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Style Zapotec Wall Art Tapestry Colorful Black Pink Red Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Style Zapotec Wall Art Tapestry Rug
Vibrant colors red, black and pink.
25.25 w x 39.25 tall
Preowned vintage unrestored condition.
Review images please.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Textile
17th Century Flemish Tapestry Panel
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish tapestry panel from the 17th century, featuring a design of scrolling flowerheads and rosettes, with ribbon-ties and French fleur-de-lys motifs in the upper corners, and po...
Category
17th Century European Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$4,995 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid-century Danish Modern Rya Wool Tapestry Wall Hanging 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century Danish Modern Rya Wool Tapestry Wall Hanging 1960s
Offered for sale is a mid-century Scandinavian modern Danish rya wool tapestry wall ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Wood
$575 Sale Price
35% Off
1880
s Antique French Wool and Silk Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
76928 Late 19th-Century Antique French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry, Landscape Scene Wall Hanging. This hand-woven silk and wool late 19th-century antique French Aubusson verdure tapestry depicts a landscape scene of the French countryside. Displaying dense foliage, greenery, fauna and flowers, this verdure tapestry portrays a tranquil setting. The floral scroll and bird border seamlessly blends into the pictorial scene without taking away from the majestic style. An outer border composed of a zigzag chevron add interest and a pop of color. Rendered in variegated shades of brown, ecru, taupe, pale green, slate blue, red, pink, lavender, beige and charcoal. The hues of brown range from chocolate brown to lighter shades of brown reflecting a fallow color to sand. Other colors range from ecru (greyish-pale yellow or a light greyish-yellowish brown) to old gold (yellow color that varies from light olive or olive brown) and hues of olive and sage green. With its commitment to tradition and heart full of whimsy, this antique Aubusson wall hanging...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
$4,646 Sale Price
28% Off
17thC Gros Point Embroidery - Vase of Flowers with a Bird
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Restoration period gros point woolwork embroidery of flowers in a vase. Features a bird stitched in petit point perched amidst the flowers. The embroidery is worked in wool, on a can...
Category
Late 17th Century Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Antique French Tapestry Exotic Flowers Animals Rare Black Verdure 3x6 92 x 168cm
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Tapestry Exotic Flowers Animals Rare Black Verdure 3x6
92cm x 168cm
A magnificent antique French tapestry depicting a scene of verdure. This is an easy, chic addition...
Category
1920s French Baroque Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
20th Century European Horizontal Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century possibly late 19th century one of a kind handmade French horizontally handwoven tapestry. Measures: 4'9" x 6'9".
Category
Early 20th Century French Vienna Secession Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Wool
19thc Feraghan Antique Saddle Cover or Rupalani
Located in Savannah, GA
A Rupalani is type of textile used as a covering placed over a horse's back, often underneath the saddle. While the term is not as common as other rug-related vocabulary, it specifie...
Category
Mid-19th Century Caucasian Sarouk Farahan Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Mid-Century Modern Fiber Art Wall Hanging, Circa 1960s
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Mid-Century Modern Fiber Art Wall Hanging, Circa 1960s
A striking example of mid-century textile art, this one-of-a-kind fiber wall hanging by Doris Schwartzberg from the 1960s blen...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Yarn, Wool
Bobyrug’s vintage French jacquard tapestry Aubusson style, “romantic rendezvous”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the exquisite charm of this late 20th-century French tapestry, meticulously woven on Jacquard looms in Jules Pansu's workshops. Crafted from a blend of cotton, wool, and acrylic, it captures a design of the drawing called (rendez-vous galant) "Romantic Rendezvous" at 18th century.
« Rendez-vous galant »
Made according to the drawings of Maurice Jacques...
Category
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Acrylic
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 2' 10” x 12' 4”.
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
French tapestry depicting a vintage horse from the 1990s.
Located in Cantù, IT
French tapestry depicting a vintage horse from the 1990s.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Bobyrug’s Little Vintage Tribal Moroccan Woven Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice Moroccan flat woven rug with geometrical tribal design and beautiful colors, entirely hand woven with wool and silk on cotton foundation.
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"Experience the epitome of luxury ...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tapestries
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Flat-Weave Carpet, Sweden, 1950s Wall Hanging Tapestery
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sweden designed 1950s wool woven wall hanging tapestry.
Vintage wool tapestry featuring an ombré stripe in black, brown, yellow and cream.
Very...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$924 Sale Price
30% Off
MId-20th Century Indian Block Printed Textile
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming mid-20th century Indian cotton textile bursts with retro personality, hand-woven and hand-block printed in a playful, folksy pattern of elephants, deer, lions, human fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Pre-Columbian Mantle Kilim Type Tapisserie Multicolor Designs - Nazca 200-600 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Beautiful Pre-columbian Mantle with a Central Kilim Type Tapisserie of Multicolor Designs with Priests Upraising their Arms Toward the Skies. It is surrounded by 2 Long Red Plain Cot...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
The Royal Vista: Louis XIV Gobelins-Style Tapestry of Château Neuf Saint-Germain
By Gobelins Royal Manufactory, Charles Le Brun
Located in Dallas, TX
73692 New Gobelins Inspired Tapestry, 06'00 x 07'03. Steeped in regal grandeur and Louis XIV style, this handwoven wool Gobelins-inspired tapestry evokes the splendor and exclusivity of the French court at its zenith. Inspired by the iconic series The Months or Royal Residences, originally woven at the legendary Gobelins Workshop for the Sun King himself, this piece channels the vision of Charles Le Brun, the master artist whose designs defined the opulence of the French Baroque. To own such an exceptional tapestry is to partake in a lineage of privilege, artistry, and refinement once reserved for royalty and the aristocratic elite—a woven emblem of status and cultivated taste.
The composition centers on the Château Neuf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Louis XIV Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$3,375 Sale Price
25% Off
Kalaga 19th Century Tapestry with Stones, Sequins and Colorful Thread
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Burmese double elephant with riding figures Kalaga tapestry with sequins, metallic threads and glass beads. Step into the opulent world of Burmese artistry with this stunning 19th-century double elephant Kalaga tapestry, a piece that captures the intricate beauty and cultural richness of Burma. This tapestry, adorned with sequins, metallic threads and glass beads, is a testament to the exquisite craftsmanship and ornate design characteristic of traditional Burmese textiles...
Category
19th Century Burmese Antique Tapestries
Materials
Metallic Thread
Bobyrug’s Pretty mid century Brutalist Macrame tapestry town design
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Introducing a Modern Design meets Neo Classic with a touch of Bohemian flair! Elevate your space with our exquisite macramé hangings. Crafted from natural materials like cotton rope ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Nice French Aubusson Style Jacquard Tapestry “Berger Galant”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Exquisite French tapestry from the mid-20th century, featuring a design reminiscent of François Boucher's paintings. Titled 'Le Berger Galant,' this captivating piece portrays a cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Mid-Century Modern Fiber Art Wall Hanging, Dated 1965
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Mid-Century Modern Fiber Art Wall Hanging in Olive, Red, Orange and Yellow, Dated 1965
A striking example of mid-century textile art, this one-of-a-kind fiber wall hanging by Doris ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Yarn, Wool, Canvas
Pre-Columbian Nazca Unku with Stepped Zig-Zag Design, Peru 200-300 AD
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Complete Nazca unku with white, red, green, black and yellow step zig-zag design with red bottom with fringe and maroon upper part and beige trim around the arm and neck openings
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Antique 17th Century Brussels Tapestry 7
X 7
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
17th Century Unknown Other Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
pretty vintage French Aubusson style Jacquard tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
"Experience the timeless elegance of this exquisite French Aubusson style tapestry, capturing the essence of a gallant celebration amidst the countryside. Woven on a Jacquard loom wi...
Category
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
20th Century Flemish Style Wall Tapestry with Hanging Bar
Located in Germantown, MD
A 20th Century Flemish Style Wall Tapestry with hanging bar. A great way to transform any space. Origin Belgium. Materials Wool. Condition/Notes Very good condition. Free of stains, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Bobyrug’s Nice Vintage Aubusson Style Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Discover the elegance of this midcentury Jaquar tapestry, a mechanical masterpiece reminiscent of François Boucher's style. Adorned with a romantic design, vibrant hues of blue, yell...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool
1920
s Turkish Silk Hereke Tree of Life Carpet with Ottoman Empire Style
Located in Dallas, TX
78665 Antique Turkish Silk Hereke Prayer Rug, 03'05 x 05'03. An extraordinary masterpiece of cultural distinction and refined artistry, this hand-knotted antique Turkish silk Hereke ...
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Louis XVI Tapestries
Materials
Silk
$4,106 Sale Price
40% 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 10' x 14' 4''.
Category
17th Century Chinese Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
Verdure Aubusson tapestry signed - Couple of Deer in an Undergrowth - No. 1414
Located in Paris, FR
A stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower We are a family business specializing in the purchase, sale and
expertise of old, modern and contemporary tapestries, rugs, kilims and textiles....
Category
1850s French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Pretty mid 20th century french Aubusson tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 20th century Aubusson tapestry with a design with a signature « Popelin » , probably iinspired by the paintings of French painter « Francois Boucher » with the shepher...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Massive Japanese Embroidery Tapestry Display Box Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A massive Japanese embordered tapestry professionally displayed in a custom acrylic shadow box. The fine work of textile art is dated to 1890-1920s, late Meiji (1868-1912) or possibl...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Tapestries
Materials
Brocade, Silk, Acrylic
17th Century French Aubusson Historical Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson historical tapestry from the late 17th-early 18th century, depicting a knight embracing a woman in classical dress, beside a man carrying a sword on horseback, a wo...
Category
17th Century European Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool
$44,995 Sale Price
40% Off
Bobyrug’s Antique Fine Silk Turkish Anatolian Distressed Cesareh Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pretty late 19th century Turkish Cesareh rug with beautiful mihrab design and nice natural colors, entirely and very finely hand knotted with silk velvet on silk foundation.
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Late 19th Century Turkish Islamic Antique Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Pre-Columbian Chancay Coca Leaf Bag with Shamans and Zoomorphic Figures, Peru
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Brown Chancay coca bag with shamans and zoomorphic figures depicted in the centre on a in various colors on a red background.
This piece is accompanied by ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique Tapestries
Materials
Textile
Bobyrug’s pretty vintage French medieval design hand printed tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage French hand printed tapestry with beautiful medieval design and beautiful colors. Discover a stunning mid-20th-century tapestry, meticulously hand-printed on a cotton fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Wrought Iron Standing Candle Holder
Located in Bochum, NRW
Vintage Wrought Iron Standing Candle Holder.
Hand made free standing candle holder, with large round plate, candle holder shaped as a bunch of leaves that and be slightly adjusted t...
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tapestries
Materials
Wrought Iron
$470 Sale Price
20% Off
Attractive Late 19th Century Needlework Panel
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Depicts a fanciful scene of children returning form the harvest in an idyllic rural landscape. The leaders are playing pipes with a dog frisking at their feet, while the remaining pa...
Category
1890s French Antique Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Woven Polish Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Wonderful mid century polish tapestry with a native geometrical design of town and beautiful light colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation
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"Experience the epi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Scandinavian Modern Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Bobyrug’s nice antique French Aubusson round tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice antique Aubusson tapestry with beautiful floral design and nice Colors, entirely hand woven with wool and silk.
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"Experience the epitome of luxury and craftsmanship with our...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY NORTH AMERICAN COLONIAL TAPESTRY WITH VIBRANT COLOURs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning North American Colonial 19th Century Tapestry
A very good looking well made and decorative p...
Category
19th Century American American Colonial Antique Tapestries
Materials
Cotton
Silk Contemporary Tapestry, Watercolour Technique, Bright Multi-Coloured shades
By Alexander
s Collection, Alexander Anisimov
Located in Hong Kong, HK
'L' Aire du Jazz ' Silk Contemporary Tapestry, Watercolour Technique, Bright Multi-Coloured shades
after and as collaboration with American watercolor artist Misha Lenn in collabora...
Category
2010s Hong Kong Modern Tapestries
Materials
Silk, Thread
Unique wall tapestry by Jean Leuenberger
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Unique wall tapestry by Jean Leuenberger
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Tapestries
Materials
Fabric
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Bobyrug’s Pretty Vintage Aubusson Style French Halluin Manufacturing Tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Introducing the magnificent "Along the River" French tapestry designed by British artist Harris Rightway. This captivating piece depicts women drawing water from the river and engage...
Category
Late 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Wonderful Vintage French Aubusson style Hand Printed Tapestry “ country concert”
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Concert Champêtre ( country concert )
Very beautiful mid century French Aubusson style tapestry with a beautiful 15th century tapestries design showing a scene in the countryside, ou...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aubusson 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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