These hand-knotted oriental rugs originated in France; however, they are typically considered a member of the family of oriental rugs. Savonnerie can be identified by their pastel-colored designs, which usually features a floral medallion on an open field, with broken borders.
French design rug hand woven with a thick pile and pastel colors.
In contemporary usage, an 18th Century French design, with an open field or all-over pattern of decorative elements in the center. Borders frequently feature architectural elements with a distinct neo-classical spirit.
French design normally in a thick pile with pastel colors.
The name given to French piled carpets made until 1890 that look similar to Persian Kermans. These rugs were more foot friendly than their cousin the Aubusson and had an impressionist quality many find very appealing. This rug is the model for many of today's Indian and Persian rugs.
A rug once hand-knotted in France in soft colors. Modern rugs of this type are now made in India and China.
Made in France, this is a hand-knotted pastel rug with a floral medallion set on an open field with broken borders. This rug is the model for many of today's Indian and Persian rugs.
The Savonnerie manufactory was the most prestigious European manufactory of knotted-pile carpets, enjoying its greatest period ca. 1650–1685; the cachet of its name is casually applied to many knotted-pile carpets made at other centers. The manufactory had its immediate origins in a carpet manufactory established in a former soap factory (French savon) on the Quai de Chaillot downstream of Paris, under a patent (privilège) of eighteen years' monopoly granted by Louis XIII in 1627 to Pierre Dupont and his former apprentice Simon Lourdet, makers of carpets façon de Turquie ("in the manner of Turkey"). Until 1768, the products of the manufactory remained exclusively the property of the Crown, and Savonnerie carpets were among the grandest of French diplomatic gifts.