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The
most complete and exclusive inventory of important and
decorative tapestries and carpets in Europe is housed at
Franses in London.
The
Inventory is previewed under the following four
categories:
In
every case, works have been chosen and acquired with
unequalled experience and connoisseurship.
Important
and decorative carpets, rugs, and tapestries have all been
collected with discernment and with a special emphasis on
beauty of colour and composition, as well as a rigorous
concern for condition.
Important
objects are subject to in-depth research to establish
history and provenance. Works
originating from centres of production throughout Europe,
Asia, and China are available. These works include more than
one hundred carpets and rugs dating from before 1800, and
over two hundred European tapestries woven before the French
revolution. This represents the largest inventory in
Europe.
A
select portfolio of English and European designer carpets
from the Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and
Modernist movements has also been assembled.
The
inventory includes a small but select collection of
embroidered works of art, historic upholstery, and other
early textiles from Europe and Asia.
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