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290
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FRANCE
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Estimate €2,000 - €2,500
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE
An exceptional and significant Savonnerie-weave carpet
Wool velour on a cotton backing
Design in the 18th-century style
Ivory field decorated with a central medallion in sky-blue and pearl-grey, creating a mirror-like effect and a frame encircled by garlands of lilac, inlaid with a wreath of roses and finely drawn foliage.
A beautiful double-basin frame featuring symmetrical polychrome floral bouquets surrounded by delicate crenellated branches.
Four spandrels with medallions inlaid with multicoloured bouquets of flowers and foliage.
Wide beige border decorated with floral garland motifs
Late 19th to early 20th centuries
Dimensions: 480 x 369 cm
Bibliography: -GASTINEL-COURAL, Chantal. Les Tapis du pouvoir: La Manufacture de la Savonnerie dans la première moitié du XIXe siècle. Dijon: Éditions Faton, 2020.
-MORICE, Édouard. A Practical Treatise on Savonnerie. Paris: Baird, 1954.
-VITTET, Jean. Savonnerie Carpets. Paris: RMN / Mobilier National, 2006 (Work referenced by Librairie Mollat).
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About the sale
JEWELLERY – SILVERWARE – FURNITURE & WORKS OF ART – RUGS
Auction location
Auction time
10/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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