French Louis XVI Style Aubusson Castle Tapestry

French Louis XVI style (18th Century) blue & green Aubusson Verdue landscape tapestry with castle in background and herons in foreground with rust colored border.
SKU
058058
Item Location
New York, NY
Dimensions (in)
Width: 216.00"
Height: 126.00"
Style
French
Louis XVI
Color
Beige, Green
Category
Art
Cleared Art, Rugs/Textile
Tapestries/Embroidery, Tapestries/Wall Hangings
Materials & Techniques
woven
$76,000 (USD)
In Stock
Quantity:1
SEE IN PERSON
location

Newel Warehouse

32-00 Skillman Ave

Long Island City NY - 11101

phone(212) 758-1970

French Louis XVI Style Aubusson Castle Tapestry

French Louis XVI style (18th Century) blue & green Aubusson Verdue landscape tapestry with castle in background and herons in foreground with rust colored border.
In Stock
$76,000
Quantity:1
SEE IN PERSON
location

Newel Warehouse

32-00 Skillman Ave

Long Island City NY - 11101

phone(212) 758-1970
SKU
058058
Item Location
New York, NY
Dimensions (in)
Width:
216.0"
Height:
126.0"
Style
French
Category
Art
Cleared Art, Rugs/Textile
Tapestries/Embroidery, Tapestries/Wall Hangings
Color
Beige, Green
Materials & Techniques
woven

Louis XVI

King Louis-Auguste reigned in France between 1774 to 1793. The Louis XVI style was a return to classicism looking to Greek and Roman culture for inspiration. Characteristics of this style were architectural ornamentation, classic symmetry, geometric marquetry,decorative escutcheons, small mechanized elements, and the predominant use of mahogany with linear gilt bronze mounts that emphasized veneers. Decorative motifs such as garland swags, horns of plenty, vasiform shapes, olive leaves, and cone finials were common and often referencing historical styles.

Aubusson

Aubusson tapestries are a type of tapestry originally woven in Aubusson, France. These tapestries typically depict religious or mythological scenes with lush greenery, animals, and characters. It also refers to a rug woven with a flat weave like a tapestry with no pile.

Louis XVI

King Louis-Auguste reigned in France between 1774 to 1793. The Louis XVI style was a return to classicism looking to Greek and Roman culture for inspiration. Characteristics of this style were architectural ornamentation, classic symmetry, geometric marquetry,decorative escutcheons, small mechanized elements, and the predominant use of mahogany with linear gilt bronze mounts that emphasized veneers. Decorative motifs such as garland swags, horns of plenty, vasiform shapes, olive leaves, and cone finials were common and often referencing historical styles.

Aubusson

Aubusson tapestries are a type of tapestry originally woven in Aubusson, France. These tapestries typically depict religious or mythological scenes with lush greenery, animals, and characters. It also refers to a rug woven with a flat weave like a tapestry with no pile.

Louis XVI

King Louis-Auguste reigned in France between 1774 to 1793. The Louis XVI style was a return to classicism looking to Greek and Roman culture for inspiration. Characteristics of this style were architectural ornamentation, classic symmetry, geometric marquetry,decorative escutcheons, small mechanized elements, and the predominant use of mahogany with linear gilt bronze mounts that emphasized veneers. Decorative motifs such as garland swags, horns of plenty, vasiform shapes, olive leaves, and cone finials were common and often referencing historical styles.

Aubusson

Aubusson tapestries are a type of tapestry originally woven in Aubusson, France. These tapestries typically depict religious or mythological scenes with lush greenery, animals, and characters. It also refers to a rug woven with a flat weave like a tapestry with no pile.

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