Antique French Savonnerie Handwoven Wool Rug Item No.: BB4926 Size: 11'4" × 17'3" Price: $18,000 Print Inquiry Area Rugs > Antique Rugs > European Rugs > French Savonnerie Rugs > Antique French Savonnerie Handwoven Wool Rug Antique French Savonnerie Handwoven Wool Rug BB4926 11'4" × 17'3" $18,000 An Early 20th Century French Savonnerie Rug with a stylised floral, wreath and ribbon design defined by a rectangle within a rectangle and simple border on a black field. Many weavers who settled in France were Huguenots who had fled Spain during the Inquisition in the early sixteenth century. By issuing the edict of Nantes, Henry IV granted all non-Catholics freedom of worship, the re by protecting the antique carpet weavers in Aubusson. Aubusson weavers became the finest craftsmen in the world. Louis XIV’s influential Prime Minister Colbert established the long and hard apprenticeship necessary to obtain the title “Master of Tapestry”. Even today, the center in Aubusson, under control of the French Ministry of Arts, is busily producing antique European carpets and rugs of the most exquisite quality. Antique Savonnerie and Aubusson rugs and carpetsare considered to be among the finest examples of carpet production undertaken in Europe over the past 350 years. Share00 In stock Print Inquiry Add to cart Download Product added to wishlist. Price: $18,000 Add to Wishlist Product added! Browse Wishlist The product is already in the wishlist! Browse Wishlist Item No.: BB4926 Circa: 1920 Size: 11'4" × 17'3" (345 × 525 cm) Style: Botanic, Formal Origin: Europe, France Similar rugs Add to cartProduct added to wishlist. Antique Savonnerie Floral Handwoven Wool Rug (Size Adjusted) BB6937 5'0" × 8'6" Size: 5'0" × 8'6" (152 × 259 cm) $8,000 $8,000 Add to cartProduct added to wishlist. Antique French Savonnerie Rug BB0715 20'0" × 32'3" Size: 20'0" × 32'3" (609 × 982 cm) $100,000 $100,000 Add to cartProduct added to wishlist. Large Antique Savonnerie Rug BB5124 14'10" × 17'2" Size: 14'10" × 17'2" (452 × 523 cm) $120,000 $120,000 Add to cartProduct added to wishlist. Antique Savonnerie Rug BB6679 11'9" × 16'2" Size: 11'9" × 16'2" (358 × 492 cm) $90,000 $90,000 Add to cartProduct added to wishlist. Antique Rug (Savonnerie) BB6136 24'0" × 29'10" Size: 24'0" × 29'10" (731 × 909 cm) $150,000 $150,000 Add to cartProduct added to wishlist. Oversized Antique Spanish Savonnerie Rug BB1323 14'8" × 22'0" Size: 14'8" × 22'0" (447 × 670 cm) $80,000 $80,000