Carved Oak French Breton Bed

19th century

Sold by The Vintage Interiors

Description

This lovely french carved oak bed is offered in very good condition.

The bed is a very good example of the Breton style furniture, and normally referred to as a marriage bed.

The bed has a headboard with an ornately carved pediment, and a carved cherubs head.

The footboard has 3 stunning panels depicting the meeting of a couple, their wedding day and the couple in their later years.

The side rails also have ornately carved detailing with spindles and floral carving.

The bed has four turned oak columns with large finials.

The bed is very sturdy and comes with a newly fitted set of substantial bed slats.

The bed will accommodate either a standard double mattress 1400 mm wide x 1900mm long within the side rails or a bespoke mattress kingsize with 1500 mm wide x 1900 mm long on top of the side rails. We can offer bespoke mattresses at very competitive prices.

The dimensions are

Headboard 1540 mm high x 1630 mm wide

Footboard 1140 mm high x 1630 mm wide

2070 mm overall length of the bed

Physical Dimensions

Height

154cm (60.63")

Width

163cm (64.17")

Depth

207cm (81.50")

Declaration

The Vintage Interiors has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA659245

Dealers Internal Reference

VI 869

Description

This lovely french carved oak bed is offered in very good condition.

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The bed is a very good example of the Breton style furniture, and normally referred to as a marriage bed.

The Vintage Interiors

The bed has a headboard with an ornately carved pediment, and a carved cherubs head.

fig 1. CARVED OAK FRENCH BRETON BED — fig 1. Carved Oak French Breton Bed

The footboard has 3 stunning panels depicting the meeting of a couple, their wedding day and the couple in their later years.

The side rails also have ornately carved detailing with spindles and floral carving.

fig 2. CARVED OAK FRENCH BRETON BED — fig 2. Carved Oak French Breton Bed

The bed has four turned oak columns with large finials.

The bed is very sturdy and comes with a newly fitted set of substantial bed slats.

The bed will accommodate either a standard double mattress 1400 mm wide x 1900mm long within the side rails or a bespoke mattress kingsize with 1500 mm wide x 1900 mm long on top of the side rails. We can offer bespoke mattresses at very competitive prices.

The dimensions are

Headboard 1540 mm high x 1630 mm wide

Footboard 1140 mm high x 1630 mm wide

2070 mm overall length of the bed