Antique Aubusson Rug BB4744 10'2" × 11'5" $5,000

A French Aubusson rugs having beige field with a simple floral lattice around a centerpiece with floral motifs and a luxurious floral garland wreath, within a narrow plain beige stripe.

The Savonnerie carpet factory, located on the site of the present Musee d’Art Moderne, inherited its name from the soap making factory it took over at the behest of Louis XIII. From 1660 until 1743 Savonnerie was a manufacture royale, carrying out commissions for French Aubusson rugs and carpets specifically designed for the Royal Palaces. In the 1770s, the tapestry looms at Aubusson in the Creuze Valley near Limoges were converted to produce flat-woven antique carpets and carpets under royal warrant. No one knows precisely when European rugs weaving began in this area, but it is certain that tapestries were first woven there long before the Gothic era.