Antique French Aubusson Carpet 10'10"×15' Ivory Field, Rose Pink Border, Napoleon III, Circa 1880
$22,500.00
| Stock number | 21472 |
| Size | 10 ft 10 in x 15 ft (3.30 m x 4.57 m) |
| Origin | France |
| Age | Circa 1880 |
| Style | Aubusson |
| Materials | Wool |
| Construction | Flat Weave |
| Colors | Ivory Beige Cream White |
| Pattern | Allover |
A 19th-century French Aubusson carpet from the Napoleon III period, woven around 1880 and measuring approximately 305.1 × 457.2 cm (about 10'0" × 15'0"). The composition pairs an ivory field with a rose-pink border, in the formal decorative vocabulary characteristic of that epoch.. Aubusson is a town in central France with a flat-weave carpet tradition stretching back to the 18th century. Napoleon III-period Aubussons represent one of the high points of French formal interior decoration. Hand-woven wool flat-weave. Authentic one-of-a-kind antique. At a glance · Origin: France (Aubusson) · Period: Circa 1880, Napoleon III · Material: Wool · Weave: Flat weave (Aubusson tapestry) · Dimensions: ~305.1 × 457.2 cm (≈10'0" × 15'0") · Ground color: Ivory · Border color: Rose pink · Format: rectangular SKU: 21472 Condition: Good. Minor fading.