20th Century French Brown and Floral Motifs Savonerie Rug, 1920s

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The term Savonerie identifies a series of carpets knotted with Turkish knot and adorned with floral designs, made in Europe … Read more The term Savonerie identifies a series of carpets knotted with Turkish knot and adorned with floral designs, made in Europe in various manufacturers. The most famous and the one that gives the name to these carpets was settled in Paris in an ancient soap factory. Its foundation was an attempt by France in the seventeenth century to reproduce the expensive oriental carpets, but the main feature of these carpets is the Western style decor, which introduced an absolute novelty in the furnishings of the time. The productions of Savonerie over the years have become multiple, the most popular in addition to the French are the Spanish and Austrian. They were manufactories created specifically to produce large carpets intended for sumptuous noble palaces. Since the end of the 19th century many manufacturers have also begun to produce carpets of different sizes, always with a decoration dictated by a Western style furniture. The rug we propose is of Spanish manufacture of the beginning of the XX sec. with weft and warp in cotton and wool fleece, decorated with bouquet of flowers on a solid background. Even the border is very rich and refers to the tapestries of the time. See less