About Aubusson rugs

Perhaps some refinements in quality and technique were made in the thir­teenth century when a few skilled designers were brought from Flanders.

Tapestry rug weaving centers developed in other parts of France, but there were no regional differences in color, design or weave, and all of their products have always been called "Aubusson" rugs.

Design
Designs changed with the changing times. For several hundred years the French court set the fashion in dress, architecture and decoration not only in France, but all through the civilized world.

From St. Petersburg to New York, people aped the Louis' and their ladies, the Directorate and the Empire of Napoleon.