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A Restauration pile (au point de la Savonnerie) carpet, Aubusson, circa 1820

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 EUR

Lot Details

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Description

decorated with a large medallion, with scrolling elements fruit basket on an aubergine background

 

420 x 510 cm, 165 x 200 ¾ in

During the Restauration period, Aubusson carpets were adorned with bright colours and neoclassical decorative motifs inspired by Antiquity, as is the case with our carpet featuring large cornucopias, rosettes and scrollwork on a purple-red background.

 

An Aubusson carpet in the same colours was sold at Hôtel Lambert, une collection princière, volume III, Replica Shoes 's, Paris, 13 October 2022, lot 642, another also in red tones, Saint-Sulpice, l’écrin d’un collectionneur, Replica Shoes 's, Paris, 25 September 2024, lot 50, and another Autour de la princesse de Salm, Arts et littérature, Replica Shoes 's, Paris, 4-14 October 2021, lot 52.