Tapestries Australia
We offer an extensive range of wall hanging tapestries in Australia. From the 11th century right through to today’s modern contemporary designs. Buy a tapestry online today! Retailers of Magnificent French Woven & Silkscreen Tapestries using traditional Jacquard looms, fully woven, numbered & signed by master weavers
Tapestries Australia
Skilled craftsmen create these exquisite tapestries in many attractive textures, capturing the atmosphere of the originals. The designs cover a period from the 11th Century to the 19th Century, ranging from the historical Bayeux Tapestry of Norman times to the decorative ‘Arts and Craft’ style of the Victorian era. Each tapestry is bordered and lined using fine quality material and is ready for hanging.
Magnificent works of art, these tapestries are ideal for entrance halls, dining areas, lounge rooms, and other areas of your home where an object d’art can be appreciated.
You can choose from woven or silkscreen tapestries.
Loom-woven tapestries, based on a weaving method invented in 1804, are produced on Jacquard looms, with warp and weft yarns of different colors interweaved to create the design. The loom’s setup and control require a high level of skill and attention to detail.
Silkscreen Tapestries are reproductions of the original works hanging in places such as the Louvre, Chateaux in the Loire Valley, and private homes in Europe. These tapestries are of high quality, with emphasis on recreating the atmosphere and visual impact of the classic masterpieces.
Both types are ideal investment and heirloom pieces, major talking points in any house or office. Throughout history, nobility and scholars have collected and preserved these works of art due to the nature of tapestry fabric. Now, you can see these works of art in palaces and museums worldwide or own a piece of history and culture to savour and preserve for yourself.
Tapestries Australia offers the finest works of art made in the world. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
Chivalry & Heraldry Coats of arms and heraldic devices have appeared in tapestry from medieval times. Whether as badges nestling in fields of millefleurs or as elaborate schematics dominating an entire tapestry, these fascinating weavings still inspire our interest in their original owners and continue to serve their intended purpose to impress.
Norman & Medieval In Norman times, tapestries were usually commissioned by royalty or nobility and depicted important events or activities, being used often as much for practical purposes as for decoration.
Medieval ‘Mille-Fleur’ Tapestries In the 15th Century, tapestries usually depicted a theme and often illustrated scenes from everyday life. The distinctive ‘Mille-Fleurs’ (‘thousand flowers’) style which originated during this period, is thought to be inspired from the custom of strewing cut flowers on fête days in Medieval times. Perhaps the finest surviving examples are the series of ‘The Lady with the Unicorn’ tapestries, which were woven circa 1490.
Renaissance The Renaissance brought new impetus to tapestry design during the 16th and 17th Centuries with vibrant colours, richly-decorated borders and depth of perspective. Royalty and nobility often commissioned sets of tapestries to be woven, with themes such as the seasons or months of the year.
Verdures Many ‘Verdure’ (foliage) tapestries were woven throughout the 17th and 18th Centuries, featuring wooded landscapes, reflecting the interest in botanical themes during this period. The Renaissance also influenced the ‘Aristolochia’ (or ‘large leaves’) style, depicting birds and animals amidst prolific foliage.
Landscapes Pastorals & Maritimes In the 18th Century many tapestry designs were produced that resembled the style of paintings from this period. The subjects which were commissioned were often landscapes or pastoral scenes, usually with more realistic perspective than the traditional verdures of an earlier period. Maritime scenes were popular subjects with the Flemish weavers, fishing and trading being the main activities of the northern ports. The themes of tapestries produced in Flanders often portrayed scenes from daily life, and represented an attempt to compete with the French pastoral scenes.