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French Queen Art Nouveau Marquetry Bed

Offered by: Fireside Antiques

Description
Dimensions: Headboard: 61-1/4″H x 62″W x 3″D; Footboard: 31-3/4″H x 62″W x 3″D; Overall: 64-1/4″H x 62″W x 79-3/4″D

This mahogany, walnut, and exotic woods bed, c. 1900’s, is a stunning example of French Art Nouveau marquetry craftsmanship and its attention to detail. The headboard features a shaped and moulded crest centered by highly-carved shell, floral, and foliate motifs, over a central panel of intricate marquetry-inlaid ribbon, floral, foliate, musical instrument, and scrollwork decoration, raised on moulded, carved rectilinear columns resting on carved cabriole uprights terminating in French toes resting on carved pads.The footboard is of like design with three marquetry panels presenting similar motifs as the headboard. The side rails also exhibit fine floral inlays.

More Information

Origin:	France
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Marquetry.
Creation Date:	1900's
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Art Nouveau
Incollect Reference #:	353248

Dimensions

W.	62 in;	H.	64.25 in;	D.	79.75 in;
W.	157.48 cm;	H.	163.2 cm;	D.	202.57 cm;

Message from Seller:

Laura Roland and her mother Susan travel to France, England and Italy in search of one-of-a-kind 18th, 19th and 20th century antique and vintage furniture and accessories. They have built many wonderful European contacts, ship 40 ft containers and do full restoration at their 18,000 sqft showroom in Baton Rouge, LA. Fireside Antiques has been a family-owned business since 1982

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