Nothing says warmth + opulence like luxurious antique Tapestries

French and Flemish tapestries are among the most luxurious works of art. From Renaissance to Regency, nothing can create warmth in a room like a tapestry. At the zenith of their popularity, these sumptuous decorative panels graced palaces and chateaus, and were in great demand from royals and the elite for whom these works of art represented great opulence and prestige. It was the economic factors of the 18th c. that inhibited production and brought the tapestry industry to a decline...also ushering in a shift in fashion for interior decoration, with more intimately arranged interiors, and smaller rooms with less space for these magnificent large wall hangings. What we see today most often are sections from tapestries that originally spanned some forty feet or more, and have been reduced in size to acommodate more modern interiors.
(See DHS Designs' offerings of these spectacular and rare works of art.)