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A Napoleon III period daybed, made of iron and cast iron with a black patina, featuring a structure with two curved ends and extensive molded and openwork decoration.
The side posts, terminating in scrolls at their upper sections, are adorned with foliate tendrils, flowers, and volutes. These extend to the feet, which are themselves decorated with scrolls and plant motifs.
The lower rail of the front features an openwork frieze of scrolls, flowers, and foliage, centered by a female mascaron framed by volutes and acanthus leaves.
The ends are joined by curved metal bars, forming a light structure that contrasts with the richness of the cast iron decoration.
This piece of furniture illustrates the taste for ornamental cast ironwork that developed in the mid-19th century, particularly during the Second Empire. Its decorative repertoire, drawing particularly on the Renaissance and 17th- and 18th-century styles, reflects the historicist movement of that period.
The bed is now presented as a daybed or chaise longue, upholstered in floral velvet in shades of orange, and accompanied by matching bolsters and cushions.
French work from the second half of the 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Dimensions:
Total length: 192 cm
Height to the top of the backrest: 104 cm
Seat height: 51 cm
Total depth: 75 cm
Seat depth: 54 cm
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