Circa 1850 French Aubusson Tulip & Blossom Pillow

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This elegant French Aubusson tapestry pillow, dating to circa 1850, features a beautifully restrained floral composition centered around a large … Read more This elegant French Aubusson tapestry pillow, dating to circa 1850, features a beautifully restrained floral composition centered around a large stylized tulip. The flower rises gracefully from sweeping leaves, accompanied by a smaller suspended blossom that gives the composition an unusually delicate and spacious character. The simplicity of the design allows the individual botanical forms to stand out against the expansive woven ground.

The palette is especially sophisticated, combining a warm mustard gold and ochre background with soft ivory, cream, muted rose, raspberry red, deep green, olive, and touches of dark plum. Fine variations in the woven colors give the tulip depth while maintaining the subtle tonal quality characteristic of antique Aubusson textiles.

The long rectangular proportions make this piece particularly suitable as a lumbar or bolster-style decorative pillow, while its understated floral imagery works beautifully in traditional, French-inspired, collected, or contemporary interiors. See less