Carpet (starting September 1, 2026)

THE ART OF WEAVING

RUGS AND TAPESTRIES

AUCTION IN PREPARATION

LANDRE is preparing its next auction, “The Art of Weaving,” dedicated to carpets, tapestries, antique textiles, and modern creations from private collections, estates, castles, mansions, and family homes.

We are particularly seeking:

ANTIQUE TAPESTRIES

French and European tapestries from the 16th to the 19th century: tapestries from Aubusson, Felletin, Beauvais, Gobelins, Savonnerie, La Marche, Arras, Brussels, Oudenaarde, Tournai, Enghien, Lille, Antwerp, Bruges, Ghent, Delft, Mortlake, and Soho.

Verdure, mille-fleurs, biblical, mythological, historical, pastoral, courtly, and hunting scenes; hunting scenes, animated landscapes, architecture, animals, birds, figures, grotesques, chinoiserie, door hangings, valances, decorative panels, seat upholstery, and antique fragments.

Sought-after workshops, manufacturers, and designers: Manufacture des Gobelins, Manufacture de Beauvais, Manufacture de la Savonnerie, Manufacture royale d’Aubusson, Manufacture royale de Felletin, the La Planche family, Marc de Comans, Jean Lefebvre, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, François Boucher, Charles Le Brun, Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer, and Jean-Baptiste Huet.

MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY TAPESTRIES

Aubusson tapestries and 20th-century creations based on designs by Jean Lurçat, Dom Robert, Jean Picart Le Doux, Marc Saint-Saëns, Marcel Gromaire, Mario Prassinos, Michel Tourlière, Jacques Lagrange, Robert Wogensky, Mathieu Matégot, Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Fernand Léger, Joan Miró, Alexander Calder, Sonia Delaunay, Le Corbusier, Henri Matisse, Raoul Dufy, Victor Vasarely, Yaacov Agam, and Hans Hartung.

Sought-after workshops and manufacturers: Pinton Frères, Picaud, Tabard, Legoueix, Goubely, Braquenié, Hamot, Robert Four, Manufacture nationale d’Aubusson, and Atelier Raymond Picaud.

SAVONNERIE AND AUBUSSON RUGS

Savonnerie, Aubusson, and Beauvais rugs; palace rugs, parlor rugs, gallery rugs, floor tapestries, and rugs featuring floral, architectural, heraldic, neoclassical, Empire, Napoleon III, or Art Deco motifs.

Sought-after designs and manufacturers: Braquenié, Tassinari & Chatel, Hamot, Manufacture de la Savonnerie, Manufacture d’Aubusson, Édouard Bénard, Jules Leleu, Paul Follot, André Arbus, and Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann.

PERSIAN RUGS

Antique and modern rugs from Iran: Tabriz, Hadji Jalili, Heriz, Serapi, Bakshaish, Isfahan, Kashan, Mohtasham, Qom, Nain, Kerman, Lavar Kerman, Mashhad, Dorokhsh, Bidjar, Senneh, Sarouk, Feraghan, Sultanabad, Malayer, Hamadan, Nahavand, Joshaghan, Veramin, Shiraz, Abadeh, Afshar, Bakhtiari, Gabbeh, and Persian kilim.

We are looking for designs featuring medallions, trees of life, gardens, vases with flowers, animals, hunting scenes, figures, Herati motifs, boteh, and arabesques.

CAUCASUS RUGS

Kazak, Karabagh, Lori Pambak, Fachralo, Bordjalou, Chelaberd, Chondzoresk, Shirvan, Kuba, Perepedil, Konagkend, Seikhour, Dagestan, Talish, Akstafa, Zakatala, Ganja, Moghan, Sumak, and dragon rugs.

ANATOLIAN AND TURKISH RUGS

Ushak, Ghiordès, Kula, Ladik, Konya, Bergama, Milas, Melas, Sivas, Smyrna, Kayseri, and Hereke rugs; prayer rugs, gallery rugs, kilims, cicims, soumaks, and Anatolian textiles.

CENTRAL ASIAN RUGS AND TRIBAL TEXTILES

Bukhara, Tekke, Yomut, Ersari, Salor, Saryk, Beshir, Kizil Ayak, Baluchi, Afghan, Turkmen, and Kyrgyz rugs; saddle rugs, tent hangings, ensis, torbas, mafrashs, chuvals, khorjins, bags, and tribal fragments.

CARPETS FROM INDIA, CHINA, AND THE FAR EAST

Mughal rugs from Agra, Jaipur, Amritsar, and Kashmir; Chinese rugs from Beijing, Ningxia, Baotou, and Tianjin; Tibetan rugs; Chinese Art Deco rugs; Japanese rugs; and embroidered textiles from the Far East.

MOROCCAN AND AFRICAN RUGS

Beni Ouarain, Azilal, Boujad, Boucherouite, Marmoucha, Taznakht, Zayan, Chichaoua, Haouz, and Rabat rugs, as well as Berber kilims; African textiles, including Kuba, Shoowa, Bogolan, and Kente, and traditional wall hangings.

ANTIQUE TEXTILES AND WOVEN OBJECTS

Embroidery, silks, velvets, damasks, lampas, table runners, bedspreads, quilts, boutis, Indian calico, cashmere shawls, Lyon shawls, Norwich shawls, Manila shawls, Ottoman embroidery, Coptic textiles, liturgical fabrics, antique clothing, embroidered panels, and trimmings.

Sought-after houses, manufacturers, and designers: Prelle, Tassinari & Chatel, Lelièvre, Braquenié, Le Manach, Maison Hamot, Bianchini-Férier, Bucol, Charles Burger, Fortuny, Rubelli, and Manufacture de Lyon.

Also sought after: signed antique rugs, collectible rugs, palace rugs, large-scale rugs, pairs of rugs, archaeological fragments, heraldic tapestries, tapestries depicting historical subjects, rare textiles, tapestry cartoons, preparatory drawings, and manufacturers’ archives.

TO INCLUDE LOTS IN OUR NEXT AUCTION, PLEASE CONTACT US.

Free and confidential estimates based on photographs. On-site visits and inventories are available for tapestries, textile collections, and significant ensembles.

Expert: Mr. Frank Kassapian

To submit lots, please contact valentinroux@alexandrelandre.com