Antique handmade oversized carpet No. 64654 Savonnerie, ca. 1920 France 556 x 404 cm

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Item Number:	64654
Name:	Savonnerie, ca. 1920
Country of Origin:	France
Size:	556 x 404 cm
Made:	ca. 1920
Pile:	wool
Design:	geometric and pictorial / allover
Ground Color:	blueish gray
Remarks:	This is a unique handmade / hand-knotted / traditional oriental carpet with plain design The pile of this carpet is made of wool

Price (incl. VAT):	£ 15,400

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More about the provenance Savonnerie, ca. 1920 | France

Savonnerie was a rug manufactory in Paris. The designs developed here had a big impact on the Oriental carpet making, especially in Turkey. Even the court manufactory of Hereke (Turkey) took over designs and coloring from the Savonnerie. Around 1604 the art-loving King Henri IV of France founded a court-owned carpet manufactory out of a hobby. It was first active in the Louvre and then moved to "Hospice de Savonnerie" a few years later which was a closed down soap manufactory. Therefore the famous name: Savonnerie. The market for hand made rugs in large formats which suited the baroque representitive rooms was huge in the 17th century. Beautiful Savonnerie rugs can fortunately stil be found in good condition today.