Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet
Top 6 in Top 10 Most Expensive Carpets
This 18th-century French masterpiece may be found just a few steps away from the East. This lovely Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet, created by Pierre-Josse Perrot and woven between 1740 and 1750, is richly detailed. It's a work that awes you with its intricate, almost three-dimensional design, which depicts the 18th century royal arms of France, war trophies, flowers, and decorations in bright color.
The Savonnerie factory was established in the early 1600s to produce French replicas of oriental carpets using Turkish technology, as the import of these carpets had become a strain on the French economy.
Cost: $4.4 million
