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One-of-a-kind French Savonnerie Botanic Handwoven Wool Rug BB4926 11'4" × 17'3" $18,000

$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.

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Price: $18,000

Item No.: BB4926 Circa: 1920 Size: 11'4" × 17'3" (345 × 525 cm)
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This is One-of-a-kind French Savonnerie Botanic Handwoven Wool Rug number BB4926 in our internal collections. This rug was manufactured around 1920 in Europe, France, which means it is already 104 years old.

The dimensions of this rug are: 11'4" × 17'3" width × length, which corresponds to 345 × 525 cm in the metric system.

The rug was qualified by our experts as a Botanic, Formal style in our wide offer of rugs. If you are interested in this unique work of art, please contact us with the number BB4926 for further information.

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One-of-a-kind French Savonnerie Botanic Handwoven Wool Rug BB4926

One-of-a-kind French Savonnerie Botanic Handwoven Wool Rug BB4926

$18,000

In stock