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Double 4'6" - French Antique Empire Style Walnut Bed
Victorian Dreams
for sale €2,165     $2,350
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Double 4'6" - French Antique Empire Style Walnut Bed

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Victorian Dreams
Description

This 4’6” double French Louis XVI Empire style bed has been very beautifully crafted in Walnut. It features gilded Ormolu mounts on the corners and crest, fruitwood banding in a Grecian key design. The foot end is gently shaped and exudes quality craftmanship and is complimented with a sunburst design in the marquetry. The bed dates around 1900 and will take a standard double mattress. The bedframe will be supplied with a firm bed base.

Head height 59” / 150cm

Foot height 30” / 76cm

Width 57” / 145 cm

Overall length 78” / 198 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
150cm (59.06")
Width
145cm (57.09")
Depth
198cm (77.95")
Declaration

Victorian Dreams has dated this French Empire Walnut Bed to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA966440
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OW037
Description
This 4’6” double French Louis XVI Empire style bed has been very beautifully crafted in Walnut.
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It features gilded Ormolu mounts on the corners and crest, fruitwood banding in a Grecian key design.
Victorian Dreams

The foot end is gently shaped and exudes quality craftmanship and is complimented with a sunburst design in the marquetry. The bed dates around 1900 and will take a standard double mattress. The bedframe will be supplied with a firm bed base.

Head height 59” / 150cm

Foot height 30” / 76cm

Width 57” / 145 cm

Overall length 78” / 198 cm

Height
150cm (59.06")
Width
145cm (57.09")
Depth
198cm (77.95")
Date of Manufacture

Victorian Dreams has dated this French Empire Walnut Bed to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA966440
Dealers Internal Ref
OW037
Victorian Dreams
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2020
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French Empire style double bed frame in walnut with decorative sunburst wood veneer and bronze mounts.
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Archive I French Empire style double bed frame in walnut with decorative sunburst wood veneer and bronze mounts.

Double 4'6" - French Antique Empire Style Walnut Bed

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Victorian Dreams
Telephone 01428 717000
Location
The Old Holme School
Crabtree Lane
Headley
Hampshire
GU35 8QH
United Kingdom
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Victorian Dreams
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Location: The Old Holme School, Crabtree Lane, Headley, Hampshire, GU35 8QH, United Kingdom
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French Empire style double bed frame in walnut with decorative sunburst wood veneer and bronze mounts.
Double 4'6" - French Antique Empire Style Walnut Bed
Ref: SA966440
French Empire style double bed frame in walnut with decorative sunburst wood veneer and bronze mounts.
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Empire style beds are rooted in early nineteenth-century French Neoclassical design, defined by architectural symmetry, prominent headboards and footboards, high-grade timber veneers, and cast brass or ormolu mounts.

These beds are typically constructed using solid walnut or mahogany frames, decorated with book-matched or sunburst timber veneers, and finished with gilt bronze or brass ornamental mountings.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-cut marquetry or veneer patterns, traditional mortise and tenon joinery, heavy Neoclassical decorative elements, and original cast metal mounts attached with historical screw threads.

Pair the bed frame with crisp neutral linens, understated modern bedside lighting, and subtle wall finishes to allow the detailed wood grain and metallic accents to remain the central focus.

Dust the surfaces regularly with a clean microfibre cloth, apply a high-quality natural beeswax polish along the grain periodically, and keep the timber away from direct heat sources to prevent veneer shrinkage.
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