Vintage Aubusson in soft French blue. The field is a tone-on-tone damask of leaves and blossoms scattered with rows of small brown and gold fleur-de-lis and interlaced ribbon knots. A frame of laurel branches with stepped, architectural corners surrounds the field, and a plain slate blue border finishes it. A calm, tailored design that reads as a solid from across the room.
Hand woven in China, circa 1980. Hand woven in the Aubusson tapestry technique: a flat weave made entirely by hand, colour by colour, the same way carpets were woven in Aubusson, France in the 18th century. 100% wool, with no pile and no latex. Carpets from this workshop carry a label stating they use more than sixty shades of wool and take a team of designers and weavers over a year to complete.
Brand new and never used, yet vintage: it was woven decades ago and is no longer in production. Rare and one of a kind. Hand woven Aubussons of this size and detail are seldom offered. We have exactly one, and when it sells it cannot be reordered.
Room size 9′ x 12′ (actual size 8’9 x 12’1). Flat and thin, so doors clear it and chairs slide easily, which makes it a natural choice under a dining table, in a bedroom or in a formal living room. Light enough to hang as a tapestry.
Bound and finished by hand. Use a rug pad to keep it in place, vacuum without a beater bar, and have it professionally cleaned. Ships rolled from our Deer Park, New York warehouse.
- Type: Aubusson flat weave (tapestry weave), hand woven
- Material: 100% wool
- Origin: China
- Age: circa 1980, vintage
- Condition: brand new, never used
- Size: 8’9 x 12’1 (9′ x 12′ room size)
- SKU: FA5111BL9X12
