A stunning baroque-style Aubusson Savonnerie carpet, dating from the early 20th century. Woven with a large central medallion and bouquet of roses on an ivory background, with a wide, rose-entwined border. The Savonnerie factory (on the site of a former soap factory, hence the name) was established in Paris in 1627 at the Hospice de la Savonnerie at Chaillot by royal order, to provide pile and luxurious pile floor and wall carpets for use in the king’s palaces and as royal gifts.

Circa 1900