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Early 19th Century Aubusson Tapestry
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Early 19th Century Aubusson Tapestry

19th century
For Sale by Youlls Antiques
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An early 19th century French Aubusson flat woven tapestry, featuring trees, foliage , a woman, waterfall & chateau behind.

Physical Dimensions
Height
201cm (79.13")
Width
143cm (56.30")
Depth
0.5cm (0.20")
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Youlls Antiques has dated this Antique Aubusson Wall Tapestry to the 19th Century.

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SA1174694
Description
An early 19th century French Aubusson flat woven tapestry, featuring trees, foliage , a woman, waterfall & chateau behind.
Height
201cm (79.13")
Width
143cm (56.30")
Depth
0.5cm (0.20")
Date of Manufacture

Youlls Antiques has dated this Antique Aubusson Wall Tapestry to the 19th Century.

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SA1174694
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Youlls Antiques
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Youlls antiques are a family business working in the trade for over three generations.

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Archive I An early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry depicting a female figure carrying a flower basket within a pastoral landscape featuring trees, foliage, and architectural towers.

Early 19th Century Aubusson Tapestry

Archive II An early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry depicting a female figure carrying a flower basket within a pastoral landscape featuring trees, foliage, and architectural towers. View II
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Archive V An early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry depicting a female figure carrying a flower basket within a pastoral landscape featuring trees, foliage, and architectural towers. View V
Archive VI An early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry depicting a female figure carrying a flower basket within a pastoral landscape featuring trees, foliage, and architectural towers. View VI
Archive VII An early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry depicting a female figure carrying a flower basket within a pastoral landscape featuring trees, foliage, and architectural towers. View VII
Archive VIII An early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry depicting a female figure carrying a flower basket within a pastoral landscape featuring trees, foliage, and architectural towers. View VIII
Archive IX An early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry depicting a female figure carrying a flower basket within a pastoral landscape featuring trees, foliage, and architectural towers. View IX
Archive X An early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry depicting a female figure carrying a flower basket within a pastoral landscape featuring trees, foliage, and architectural towers. View X
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Hungerford
Berkshire
RG17 OEJ
United Kingdom
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An early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry depicting a female figure carrying a flower basket within a pastoral landscape featuring trees, foliage, and architectural towers.
Early 19th Century Aubusson Tapestry
Ref: SA1174694
An early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry depicting a female figure carrying a flower basket within a pastoral landscape featuring trees, foliage, and architectural towers.
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  • ObjectWall Tapestry
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Chateau
  • MaterialWool, Silk
  • ColourMuted Green
  • MotifsPastoral female figure, Flower basket, Architectural towers, Botanical foliage
  • SizeH 201 cm (79 in) x W 143 cm (56 in) x D 0.5 cm (0 in)

This early nineteenth-century French Aubusson wall tapestry belongs to the nineteenth-century French Chateau style. Woven from wool and silk, the piece displays a muted green colour palette alongside soft pink, cream, brown, and blue tones. The flat-woven textile depicts a pastoral female figure in a cap and dress carrying a basket of flowers through a landscape of botanical foliage and large trees. In the background, an architectural arrangement of chateau towers and a cascading waterfall complete the pastoral scene. The tapestry measures 201 cm high, 143 cm wide, and 0.5 cm deep. Suitable for period and traditional interiors, this wall tapestry hangs above a sideboard, in a hallway, or across a living room wall. The textile provides a decorative focal point, bringing texture and a pastoral narrative to interior spaces. Maintenance involves gentle care suitable for antique wool and silk wall hangings.

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Aubusson tapestries originate from the towns of Aubusson and Felletin in the Creuse region of central France, where tapestry weaving began in the sixteenth century. By the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, these workshops became famous for producing pastoral scenes, verdure landscapes, and mythologically inspired textiles for European estates.

Traditional Aubusson tapestries were hand-woven using low-warp looms with natural fibers, predominantly wool for structural warps and body, mixed with silk highlights for finer details, skin tones, and bright foliage accents.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-spun wool and silk yarns, flat-weave construction, micro-slits between color transitions, and natural dye pagination that shows gentle, uneven fading on the front compared to the reverse side.

A large pastoral tapestry acts as a visual focal point when mounted on a neutral, minimalist wall above clean-lined modern furniture, creating architectural contrast between classic textile craftsmanship and contemporary design.

Preserve antique tapestries by hanging them with uniform support systems to distribute weight evenly, keeping them away from direct sunlight, maintaining low humidity, and relying exclusively on professional textile conservators for dust removal.
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