WALNUT BIRD'S EYE VENEER BOAT BED, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

IMPORTANT AND IMPRESSIVE SOLID WALNUT WOOD BOAT BED. THE FRONT SIDE IS VENEERED WITH WALNUT BIRD'S EYE, THE HEADBOARDS FEATURE SOLID WALNUT BIRD'S EYE VENEER, THE OTHER SIDE IS SOLID WALNUT. THE FOUR SUPPORTS ARE AMPHORA-SHAPED, WHILE THE UPPER PART OF THE SIDES CURVES OUTWARDS. THE SHAPE OF THE SIDES IS PARTICULARLY CURVED AND HIGH, STARTING FROM THE HEADBOARDS AND LOWERING TOWARDS THE CENTER. AN EBONIZED WOOD DECORATION RUNS AROUND THE BED, STILL RECALLING THE EMPIRE STYLE BUT WITH SOFTER LINES. LATE EMPIRE STYLE, SECOND DECADE OF THE 19TH CENTURY, PIEDMONTESE ORIGIN. EXCELLENT CONDITION. MEASUREMENTS: EXTERNAL 220 X 166 CM WIDTH, INTERNAL 202 X 154 CM WIDTH, HEIGHT 117 CM.