72167 Antique Spanish Savonnerie Square Rug, 12'06 x 13'00.
The Royale Fleur Suite: Late-19th Century Spanish Savonnerie of Noble Provenance
Woven in the twilight of the 19th century for the salons and royal apartments of Europe’s elite, this hand-knotted wool Spanish Savonnerie rug is an heirloom of majestic refinement. Its exceptional composition echoes the splendor of royal commissions, where noble patronage demanded artistry of the highest order. At the center, an extraordinary scalloped medallion blossoms with a lush bouquet of roses—an ode to the Rococo’s devotion to sensuous florals and ornamental grace. The parchment ground is softened by age into a gentle, velvety tone, the kind of patina only time can grant to pieces of true pedigree.
A perimeter of lavish botanical scrolls unfurls with aristocratic restraint, the border draped in flourishing vines, pastel petals, and elegant acanthus arabesques in roses, celadon, and powder-blue tones. This romantic garland evokes the manicured gardens of Europe’s grand estates—those cultivated landscapes reserved for the privileged few. The delicately shaded goldwork and subtle whisper of sky blue sweep through the border with a painter’s touch, lending the entire composition a soft atmospheric glow, as though illuminated by candlelight in a palatial drawing room.
The dreamlike palette, imbued with vegetal dyes and mellowed by more than a century, bears the subtle grace that only authentic antiquity confers. With each tightly placed knot, Spanish artisans paid homage to the legacy of the French royal Savonnerie workshops—those sacred ateliers that once created floor tapestries exclusively for monarchs and courtly interiors. Here, that tradition is not merely imitated but elevated with Iberian nuance: warmer tones, delicate filigree of pattern, and a courtly poise that reveals both lineage and individuality. Its abrash tonal shifts whisper of hands that worked by natural light, and of a 19th-century spirit that prized beauty as a luxurious birthright.
Today, this magnificent Savonnerie remains a testament to aristocratic living—rare, poetic, and steeped in cultural nobility. To possess such an exquisite work of art is to claim a fragment of palatial heritage, one worthy of homes designed with cultivated taste and architectural gravitas. Whether placed beneath a grand chandelier, layered into a formal salon, or showcased as a statement of cultivated connoisseurship, this Spanish treasure transforms space into ceremony. It invites its beholder into a universe where refinement reigns supreme, history lingers in every precious knot, and luxury exists not as a trend—but as an inheritance.
- Abrash.
- Hand-knotted wool.
- Made in Spain.
- Measures: 12'06 x 13'00.
- Pile Height: 0.28 of an inch.
- Date: 1880's. Late 19th Century.
