Divan bed in mahogany veneer and gilded bronze, catering period, 19th century

A Restoration period mahogany veneer boat-shaped daybed with a slightly angled headboard. The front is simply adorned with a gilt-bronze plaque featuring scrolling foliage and floral motifs framing a finely chased female face with an antique-style headdress within a laurel wreath. Two pairs of detached columns, each decorated with gilt-bronze rings, support the side posts of this boat bed, forming its legs. This bed is adaptable to your needs and can be placed against a wall, offering all the comfort of a divan. It is furnished with a mattress (180 x 85 cm), six cushions, and four small cushions, upholstered in a gold striped jacquard fabric. Circa 1820.

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The history of the alcove bed

The alcove bed, with its characteristic curve and identical headboards, is a French invention that appeared during the Directory period and was very fashionable during the Empire and Restoration periods. It could be placed in an alcove. The finest Restoration-era beds are characterized by the quality of the wood used, the original shapes of their structure, and their unusual upholstery. During the first half of the 19th century, inspired by the Empire style, "boat" beds still featured built-in or detached columns adorned with decorative bronzes such as gilded metal rings. The boat shape of the alcove bed allows it to be easily transformed into a sofa, for example, in a living room. A bed similar to ours appears in "The Perfection of Disorder" , 1821, Plate 114, taken from Observations on the Fashions and Usages of Paris to serve as explanations for the 115 caricatures published under the title "Good Genre since the beginning of the nineteenth century" , 1827.

Condition report: Very good condition.