France
France was a major producer of carpets. The royal Savonnerie workshops were first established in 1628 in Paris when Pierre Dupont set up the Savonnerie workshops supervised by Henry IV. Carpets from Savonnerie were produced under the direction of court appointed artists and woven almost exclusively for the royal palaces. Workshops were also established at Aubusson on the river Creuse and were granted the title of Royal Manufactory in 1665. By 1743 Aubusson were manufacturing pile carpets in an attempt to rival those of Savonnerie and to meet demand from French nobles. However the manufactory became more noted for its output of tapestry and tapestry woven carpets and continued uninterrupted until 1870. France also has a long history of hand embroidered needlework carpets, of both professional and domestic origin. Works in current inventory date from the 17th to 19th centuries.
French Hand Knotted Carpet of the Restauration Period
Price on application
Possibly Aubusson or Tournai
With Grape Vine Border
France, circa 1820
17ft 2in length x 15ft 10in width
5.23m x 4.83m
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Aubusson Carpet
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Rococo Revival Design
France, circa 1870
19ft 5in length x 18ft 3in
5.92m x 5.56m -
A Rare Louis XV
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France, circa 1700
8ft 8in length x 7ft 5in width
2.64m x 2.26m
