Beds
French antique beds tend to be of sizes somewhat different to our standard single, double, queen and king sizes, but Miguel tries as much as possible to source wonderful antique beds that will fit standard Australian mattresses. Failing that, we can have mattresses purpose-made to fit existing French beds. Our workshop is adept at restoring and upholstering beds, and if required, at altering lengths of bed rails and building slatted timber bases for beds. We stock upholstered beds, beds fitted with polished timber panels and beds fitted with woven rattan, in the French Louis XV, Louis XVI, Directoire, and the Empire styles.
Please note: We deliberately leave upholstered items in as-found, unrestored condition. Old fabrics may be steam-cleaned and reused but most items will need recovering, if not actual reupholstery and possibly some repairs and refinishing. We outsource fabrics and upholstery work at wholesale/trade prices. These discounted prices are passed on to our clients with no added mark-up.
We stock Single beds, Three-quarter beds, Double-beds, Queen size beds, King size beds, king size single beds, lits en bateau, corbeille beds, Louis XV beds, Louis XVI beds, canopy beds, four poster beds, brass beds.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT MOST, BUT NOT ALL OF OUR STOCK IS IN THE SHOP, SOME IS STORED IN OUR OAKLEIGH WAREHOUSE. PLEASE CONTACT US AHEAD OF YOUR VISIT TO ENSURE WE HAVE THE ITEM ON DISPLAY IN THE SHOP, OR ELSE PLEASE MAKE A TIME TO MEET US AT THE WAREHOUSE
A King Single French Louis XVI Bed
A king single-size French Louis XVI style finely carved walnut bed of Parisian quality, the bed head and footer with "chapeau de gendarme" curved top rails and with elegant "Pine Cone" finials. Fine carvings of a laurel wreath flanked by a flaming torch (an allegory for Passion) and a quiver of arrows (an allegory for Piercing Intelligence) on the rails and bed end. Both header and footer fitted w..
$980 $735
$980 $735
A Pair of Directoire Single Beds
A pair of French Directoire style Single size beds, each bed retaining the original, nicely worn painted finish. The pair of beds comprise headers, footers and side rails and are upholstered with a checked pattern fabric and edged with bronze studs, all in good condition. Area of Paris, circa 1970.Price is for the pair of beds...
$850 $637.50
$850 $637.50
