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  • The history of the fabric which is woven with a pile like that of heavy wool velvet, and which is called Savonnerie, runs parallel to the long story of tapestry proper, but to make its scant details one short concrete chronicle it is best to put them all together.

    The Tapestry Book Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee 1905

  • The First Consul sent him frequently during his stay, magnificent presents, such as Savonnerie carpets, Lyons cloths, and Sevres porcelain; and on such occasions his

    Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

  • The First Consul sent him frequently during his stay, magnificent presents, such as Savonnerie carpets, Lyons cloths, and Sevres porcelain; and on such occasions his Majesty would give some small gratuity to the bearers of these precious articles.

    Recollections of the private life of Napoleon Wairy, Louis Constant, 1778-1845 1895

  • The First Consul sent him frequently during his stay, magnificent presents, such as Savonnerie carpets, Lyons cloths, and Sevres porcelain; and on such occasions his

    Recollections of the Private Life of Napoleon — Complete Louis Constant Wairy 1811

  • Among the treasures: a magnificent oval Savonnerie carpet, a rare clock by Osmond, a mahogany cabinet that once belonged to the empress of Russia, a globe chandelier by Galle, and a large desk for the future king, Louis XVI, by Pierre Garnier.

    Joan Z. Shore: A French Oval Office: Fit for a King Joan Z. Shore 2010

  • Among the treasures: a magnificent oval Savonnerie carpet, a rare clock by Osmond, a mahogany cabinet that once belonged to the empress of Russia, a globe chandelier by Galle, and a large desk for the future king, Louis XVI, by Pierre Garnier.

    Joan Z. Shore: A French Oval Office: Fit for a King Joan Z. Shore 2010

  • Among the treasures: a magnificent oval Savonnerie carpet, a rare clock by Osmond, a mahogany cabinet that once belonged to the empress of Russia, a globe chandelier by Galle, and a large desk for the future king, Louis XVI, by Pierre Garnier.

    Joan Z. Shore: A French Oval Office: Fit for a King Joan Z. Shore 2010

  • Among the treasures: a magnificent oval Savonnerie carpet, a rare clock by Osmond, a mahogany cabinet that once belonged to the empress of Russia, a globe chandelier by Galle, and a large desk for the future king, Louis XVI, by Pierre Garnier.

    Joan Z. Shore: A French Oval Office: Fit for a King Joan Z. Shore 2010

  • Among the treasures: a magnificent oval Savonnerie carpet, a rare clock by Osmond, a mahogany cabinet that once belonged to the empress of Russia, a globe chandelier by Galle, and a large desk for the future king, Louis XVI, by Pierre Garnier.

    Joan Z. Shore: A French Oval Office: Fit for a King Joan Z. Shore 2010

  • Among the treasures: a magnificent oval Savonnerie carpet, a rare clock by Osmond, a mahogany cabinet that once belonged to the empress of Russia, a globe chandelier by Galle, and a large desk for the future king, Louis XVI, by Pierre Garnier.

    Joan Z. Shore: A French Oval Office: Fit for a King Joan Z. Shore 2010

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