Extra Large Savonnerie Botanic Handmade Wool Rug BB5125 15'5" × 19'1" $120,000

A 19th Century French Savonnerie with a design scaled to create a bold statement on the floor. The design is balanced by floral and geometric shapes, making it both feminine and masculine. Rendered in saturated autumnal colors and earthtones.

The Savonnerie factory inherited its name from the soap-making factory it took over at the behest of Louis XIII. From 1660 until 1743, Savonnerie was a manufacturer royale, carrying out commissions for French Savonnerie rugs specifically designed for the Royal Palaces. In the 1770s, the tapestry looms at Aubusson in the Creuze Valley near Limoges was converted to produce flat-woven rugs and carpets under royal warrant.