Empire style French painted bed

Antique king size Empire style French bed c1900 painted in distressed creamy/white with torch and arrow carving with garland and knobs at head end. A handsome bed that bridges masculinity and femininity to make a handsome double bed.

Finish

Bedsteads are offered in natural wood finishes, a wide range of paint effects or can be hand polished to work with your existing furniture.

Empire

The Empire period in antique French furniture embraced Greco-Roman models. Woods were primarily rosewood and mahogany with gilt accents, brass ormolu and bronze mounts.
Decorative elements of the Empire period included the human form, swans, chimeras, and sphinxes, and Greco-Roman geometric forms.