Empire Wood Daybeds
Empire Gilded and Painted Daybed
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century Empire daybed painted black with gilded carved accents. Elegant sleigh profile gilded in leaf pattern sits atop legs adorned with leaf detail gilding. Upholstered in com...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Wood
French Empire Painted Meridienne Daybed 18Th. C.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Empire Period Mahogany Painted Meridienne, Daybed, late 18Th C.
This Meridienne can float in a room as the back is also upholstered or be against the wall.
This fabulous larg...
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Antique 18th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Chaise Lounge, Austria Circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
Empire Recamiere in ash-tree veneered with fire gilt bronze rosettes on the curved backrest and feet. Measuring 155 cm in length with a seat height of 40 cm, this recamier has underg...
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Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
1980s Empire Style Sculptural Daybed Bench Ottoman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, versatile piece you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the be...
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Vintage 1980s English Empire Daybeds
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybed
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th century French Empire daybed.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
Incredible Neoclassical French Empire Swan Neck Daybed or Single Bed
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Early 20th century French Empire daybed featuring carved swan neck ends. Crafted from rich walnut having gorgeous neoclassical motifs of rosettes and acanthus leaves. Supported by ca...
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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Empire Gold Bronze & Mahogany "Lit de Repos" Daybed.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French Empire Gold Bronze & Mahogany "Lit de Repos" Daybed.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
H 42 in W 87.5 in D 29 in
French Empire Style Mahogany Daybed with Ormolu Mounts and Velvet Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
French Empire style mahogany daybed on casters with ormolu gilt bronze mounts and chocolate velvet upholstery.
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20th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Ormolu
H 37.5 in W 41 in D 87 in
French Empire Alcove Bed
Located in Hudson, NY
Empire fruitwood alcove bed with ebonized carved wood caryatid heads, feet and two pairs of urns.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Fruitwood
Continental Austrian Mahogany Recamier
Located in New York, NY
Continental Austrian Empire-style (Circa 1835) small mahogany recamier with bronze eagle trim and green upholstery
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
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Antique French Cane Bed Louis XV Sleigh Style
Located in Buxton, GB
Immerse yourself in the luxury of a bygone era with this exquisite Antique French Cane Sleigh Bed from Rocaille.
Crafted by skilled craftsmen in France during the 19th century, this...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cane, Oak
Huge Venetian Bed Headboard Peacock Turquoise WOW Factor
Located in Buxton, GB
Add a touch of vintage elegance to your bedroom with this stunning Venetian Peacock style headboard. Crafted from wood, compressed wood and finished with a gorgeous Turquoise lacque...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Roche Bobois "Onda" King Size Bed
By Sacha Lakic, Roche Bobois
Located in Dallas, TX
The "Onda" bed was designed by Sacha Lakic as his first-ever piece for Roche-Bobois. Inspired by the mythology of a flying carpet, this king sized bed sits on an undulating platform ...
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1990s Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
19th century Embossed Bronze Inkwell
Located in Savannah, GA
Bronze inkwell intricately embossed with scroll work. Features include a pen vest and back tray and double inkwells with griffins on the back gallery. A continental piece possibly Au...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Victorian Inkwells
Materials
Bronze
Liceu de Artes e Ofícios. 19th Century Daybed
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This recamier/daybed was conceived and executed with utmost quality and expertise, showing a style that incorporates many influences from the eigtheenth and ninetheenth century. Made...
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Antique Late 19th Century Brazilian Romantic Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
Early Antique French Rococo Vernis Martin & Giltwood Half-Recamier Settee 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Rococo half recamier settee offers giltwood scroll and foliate form frame with reserve having Vernis Martin courting scene in countryside setting, carved cartouche ...
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Antique 19th Century French Rococo Daybeds
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
H 34 in W 44 in D 24 in
Antique Black Hand Painted Cane Daybed Sofa with Blue Ticking Upholstery
Located in Brea, CA
Black Painted cane daybed with hand painted details.
Cane is in good condition with an upholstered decking.
Blue ticking is in good condition, there are some spots of wear, no stains...
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20th Century French Sofas
Materials
Chenille, Cane, Wood, Down
18th-19th Century White Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Daybed, Antique Sofa Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian daybed made of hand crafted painted Pinewood with two round pillows, in good condition. The sides of the Scandinavian wood sofa are spindled, ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Daybeds
Materials
Cotton, Pine, Linen, Damask
H 30 in W 78.5 in D 31 in
Austrian Bronze Sculpture by Franz Bergman, Signed
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cold painted Austrian bronze sculpture by Franz Bergman depicting a carpet trader.
Bears Franz Bergman foundry stamp impressed to underside, with additional impressed signature...
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Vintage 1950s Austrian Moorish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Wow" Three-Seat Sectional Sofa in Goose Feather by Philippe Starck for Driade
By Philippe Starck, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Wow" is a three-seat sectional sofa, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, featuring a solid wooden structure and plywood panels, covered in a vast sampler of upho...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood, Plywood, Feathers
H 38.5 in W 102 in D 43.5 in
"Wow" Left or Right Daybed/Chaise Longue with Goose Feather by P. Starck, Driade
By Philippe Starck, Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Wow" is a left or right chaise daybed/chaise longue, designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Driade, featuring a solid wooden structure and plywood panels, covered in a vast...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Daybeds
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Foam, Wood, Plywood, Feathers
H 31.5 in W 55 in D 75 in
X-Design Bed, 20th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
An Empire bed in queen-size, (king also available) headboard and footboard with a crisscross pattern, four tapered posts ending in bracket feet and finials.
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21st Century and Contemporary Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Black French Antique Empire Ebonized Mahogany Sofa Bench, Recamier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique French sofa bench-recamier made of hand crafted ebonized Mahogany, in good condition. The canapé is particularized by two side backrests, standing on four arched woo...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Benches
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric, Ebony, Upholstery, Cotton
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H 32.5 in W 77.5 in D 25.25 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Mahogany Daybed Chaise Lounge Fainting Couch Recamier
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian parlor day bed / fainting couch / chaise lounge. Made of mahogany featuring traditional Eastlake styling with pierced / reticulated frame and Neoclassical striped ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 26.5 in W 66.5 in D 27 in
1950s Regency Style Recamier
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Regency style recamier. Needs reupholstering.
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Vintage 1950s Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
Victorian Art Nouveau Upholstered Chaise Longue
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Art Nouveau upholstered chaise longue.
This is a very attractive sofa it has been newly upholstered with an extra thick Heavyweight Jacquard Fabric, a superb Art nouveau...
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Antique Mid-19th Century High Victorian Chaise Longues
Materials
Damask
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Daybed / Day Lounge Bed / Empire / Retour De Egypt / North German, Around 1810
Located in Volkach, BY
This representative piece of furniture was created in northern Germany around 1810 for a gentleman's seat or a castle.
It shows the visitor that the owners enjoy the privilege of be...
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Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Daybeds
Materials
Wood
H 36.23 in W 71.66 in D 30.32 in
French Empire Daybed
Located in Charleston, SC
Very elegant rest bed (Recamier in French) made at the end of Empire with a mahogany frame resting on four short feet. Recently entirely reupholstered (in Paris) with all sides and s...
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Antique 1810s French Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Italian Walnut Sofa with White Upholstery from 1920s
Located in Florence, IT
Italian walnut sofa with white upholstery from 1920s.
This sofa has already been completely restored.
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Empire Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
French Couple of Corner Sofas with Walnut Wood Frame and Medal from 1890s
Located in Florence, IT
French couple of corner upholstered sofas with walnut wood frame and medal from 1890s.
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Antique 1890s French Empire Sofas
Materials
Walnut
H 56.3 in W 60.63 in D 60.63 in
Early 19th Century French Empire Bed
By Georges Jacob
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A superb early 19th century French Empire single bed, retaining the original paint, that could be used as a daybed.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Wood
French Early 19th Century Mahogany Daybed
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant antique daybed (called Meridienne in French) from Empire period with a mahogany frame. Offers three backrests and two bedheads cambered toward the outside and four short feet...
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Antique 1810s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Mahogany, Silk
Fine Empire Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Bed
By G. None
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine Empire ormolu and bronze-mounted mahogany bed, with tapestry upholstery.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Ormolu
Portuguese Empire Recamier/Daybed of Aristocratic Property
Located in Long Island City, NY
Magnificently designed and detailed Portuguese Empire recamier/daybed in mahogany on pine. Voluted sides ending in giltwood swan heads. Matching veneered rail on giltwood paw feet wi...
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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Pine, Giltwood, Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century Walnut Shaped Chairs "Gondola"
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of 19th century walnut shaped chairs "Gondola",with black fabric upholstery.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
First Empire Period "Lit Bateau" Daybed
Located in Charleston, SC
Beautiful Napoleon period "Lit Bateau" in mahogany with a French polish finish. This bed was made to be viewed from only one side (the other side was against a wall) and therefore on...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
19th Century, French Empire Daybed with Ebonized Urn Finials
Located in Boston, MA
French Empire daybed with ebonized accents, finials and decorative columns with block feet. First quarter of the 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Fruitwood
French Empire Mahogany Daybed
Located in Kirkland, WA
French Empire Mahogany Daybed
This is a First Empire bed with original bronzes. It is a nice medium color with a good French polish finish.
It is made with beautiful woods. ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Daybed
Located in Pewsey, GB
A French Empire (Second French Empire, Napoleon 111 1852-1870) Daybed decorated with gilt leaves, carved swans to arms and turned reeded legs, upholstered in red and gold patterned B...
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Antique 1870s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Giltwood
Blue Sofa Recamier, France, around 1830. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Sofa (recamier, daybed) produced in France in circa 1830s.
Sofa in very good condition, after professional renovation. The furniture has been covered with a new ble velvet fabric.
...
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Antique 1830s French Empire Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
French Empire Period Walnut Window Seat Banquette After Jacob
Located in Benington, Herts
An unusual and well drawn early 19th Century French Empire walnut window seat / banquette after the celebrated Jacob family.
French circa 1810.
The padded over-scrolled ends with o...
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Antique 1810s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Walnut
Empire Style Chaise Lounge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant late vintage chaise lounge beautifully crafted out of mahogany wood professionally restored by our craftsmen team in-house. This fabulous piece features a beautiful eboniz...
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Vintage 1970s European Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Brass
French, Circa 1850s, Empire Directoire Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary mid-19th century Empire daybed hand-crafted out of walnut wood and been professionally restored by our team of in-house craftsmen. This elegant daybed features strai...
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Antique 1840s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical French Empire Swan Neck Chaise Longue Recamier
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early 19th century French empire Recamier, chaise longue, or daybed featuring carved swan neck ends. Crafted from rich fruitwood with neoclassical motifs of rosettes and acanthus. Th...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
French 19th Century Empire Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary antique empire daybed is hand-crafted out of walnut and newly restored finished and upholstered by our professional craftsman team. This comfortable daybed has been ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Fabric, Mohair, Upholstery, Velvet, Foam, Polyester, Wood, Paint
French Empire Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary late 19th-century Empire daybed handcrafted out of walnut wood and been professionally restored by our craftsmen team in-house. This elegant daybed features a straig...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery, Velvet, Foam, Polyester, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
French Empire Directoire Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary late 19th-century Empire daybed handcrafted out of walnut wood and been professionally restored by our team of in-house craftsmen. This elegant daybed features strai...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Empire Wood Bed / Daybed
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century French Empire wood bed / daybed
Measures: Interior:76.5" W x 37.25" D, Skirt:8.75" T.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
French Period Empire Directoire Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary late 18th-century empire daybed handcrafted out of walnut wood and been professionally restored by our team of in-house craftsmen. This elegant daybed features a str...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Versatile Antique French Empire Mahogany Daybed Sofa
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning French Empire mahogany daybed of sofa having classic column accents and bronze pediments, newly upholstered in neutral quality linen cotton blend fabric from England includi...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
French 19th Empire Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Circa 1830s French Empire daybed has been professionally restored, is hand-crafted out of mahogany wood, and features a solid frame finished in its original rich mahogany color ...
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Antique 1840s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Upholstery, Polyester, Lacquer, Fabric, Mohair, Velvet, Foam, Wood, Maho...
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This circa 1830s French Empire daybed has been professionally restored, is crafted out of mahogany wood, and features a solid frame finished in its original rich mahogany finish with...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery, Foam, Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer
Early 19th Century French Empire Cleopatra Daybed
Located in Antwerp, BE
A period French Empire mahogany Cleopatra daybed in original glory.
Inside measurements are:
Width 192 cm, 75.59 inch.
Depth 93 cm, 36.61 inch.
The slatted base is included....
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany, Oak, Wood
French Antique Empire Painted Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An antique french daybed handcrafted out of walnut wood and is newly painted in a blue oyster and navy blue color combination with a unique distressed finish. This fabulous bed featu...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Upholstery, Polyester, Fabric, Linen, Foam, Wood, Walnut
Antique French Empire Painted Day Bed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Antique French Empire Daybed handcrafted out of mahogany wood featuring a beautiful scrolled design footboard &headboard with intricate hand-carved details throughout. The day bed...
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Antique Early 1900s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Foam, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany, Paint
French 19th Century Empire Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This extraordinary Antique Empire Daybed is beautifully handcrafted out of mahogany wood featuring a scroll design on the head & footboard and has been completely restored. The daybe...
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Antique 1850s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Brass
Daybed Bench Swedish 19th Century Empire Black Beige Linen, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Daybed bench Swedish 19th century Empire black beige linen, Sweden. A daybed made during the 19th century and Empire period in Sweden. Refinished in a matte black paint. Upholstered ...
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Benches
Materials
Wood
Danish Early 19th Century Empire Bench / Daybed, Black Painted Wood
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Danish empire bench.
Frame in black painted wood and an upholstered seat with fabric from "Designers Guild". The upholstery is not new, but in fair condition,
Denmark, circ...
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Antique Early 19th Century European Empire Benches
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Empire Painted Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary antique French Empire daybed crafted in mahogany wood features carved scroll headboards, flat molding details, and original wooden rails resting on four carved legs....
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Antique 1880s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Velvet, Foam, Fabric, Wood, Upholstery, Mahogany, Polyester
Antique 19th Century French Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19th century French Empire daybed is made out of solid mahogany wood that has been newly painted in a pale grey-blue color with gilt accents and is newly restored. The antique b...
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Antique 1880s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood, Plywood, Fabric, Linen, Foam, Polyester
Fine 19th Century Swedish Empire Chaise Lounge
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine 19th century Swedish mahogany Empire chaise lounge, unupholstered in its original padding, circa 1830.
Good original condition with wear consistent with age and use. Structu...
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Chaise Lounge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Late 19th Century Empire Daybed/Chaise Lounge has been professionally restored, newly finished in a deep black lacquered finish with gilt molding and brass accents. This elegant...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Foam, Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer, Upholstery
Early 19th Century French Empire Burled Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Circa 1820s French Empire Daybed Frame has been professionally restored, features a solid wood frame covered in Carpathian Elm burlwood veneers finished in its original rich cle...
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Antique 1820s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Brass
Empire Bed with Caryatides, Walnut Veneer, Austria, circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very beautiful Empire bed with splendid caryatides from Vienna, Austria.
2 big original caryatides in gold-plated, partly ebonized and brown colored glazing (16.7 in/42.5 cm high)...
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Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Daybeds
Materials
Paint, Walnut
Period French Empire Bed or "Lit en Bateau" Attributed to Jacob Desmalter
Located in Essex, MA
Period French mahogany bed or Lit en Bateau
Will require a custom mattress set. Top top mattress would have a sleeping area of 78" x 51"
--Large scale palace bed attributed to Ja...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
19th century empire mahogany day bed
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Elegant mahogany day bed rich in the empire taste circa 1830.
Large in size this day bed would have been placed against a wall with seperate cushions.
Upholstery in very good condi...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Mahogany
Rare 19th Century Burr Walnut & Bronze Ormolu Carved Empire Swan Chaise Lounge
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original 19th century burr walnut Ormolu mounted chaise lounge with hand carved swans in the 1st Empire style
A very good looking ...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Burl
H 32.09 in W 27.96 in D 65.36 in
19th Century Swedish Empire Daybed
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Elegant early 19th century Empire centre sofa / bench / daybed with Fine carvings and shape. Carved on both the back and front and works equally well against a wall or standing freel...
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Daybeds
Materials
Pine
Pair of Newly Painted French Empire-Style Bed Frames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of 1950s Empire-style bed frames feature a carved wood frame that has been painted in a pale grey and off white color combination with a distressed finish. The carved frame...
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Vintage 1950s French Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Maple, Wood, Paint
French Empire Walnut Egyptian Revival Daybed with Demilune Canopy, circa 1815
Located in Berlin, DE
French Empire Egyptian Revival Daybed with Demilune Canopy, circa 1815
A rare Empire daybed à 'l'Égyptienne" with a demilune canopy from circa 1815. Made of walnut with intricate ca...
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Antique 1810s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Linen, Walnut, Wood
H 110.24 in W 77.17 in D 27.96 in
Empire Period Gray Painted and Parcel-Gilt Daybed or Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Empire period gray painted and parcel-gilt daybed or sofa
Early 19th century
What could be smarter and better say rest peacefully than the elegant swans adorning this stylish daybe...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Wood
Empire Style Daybed, End of 19th Century, France
Located in Brussels, BE
Empire style daybed, end of 19th century, France.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Style Walnut Daybed
Located in Nashville, TN
This Empire style daybed features a beautiful walnut frame with carved column legs. Each column has bronze ornamentation at the top and bottom.
The daybed comes with the seat cush...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Daybed
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A 19th century walnut French Empire or Biedermeier style daybed, finished both sides so it may stand in the middle of a room, recently-upholstered in a mid-dark neutral grey, circa 1...
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Antique 1880s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Empire-Style Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1840s French Empire-style daybed features a walnut wood frame with a black and walnut stained finish. The rectangular head-board and foot-board have a rounded upper bar and carv...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1840s French Empire-style daybed features a mahogany wood frame stained a rich walnut color with black and gilded accents and a newly lacquered finish. The daybed has a scrolled...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Foam, Polyester, Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Italian Empire Mahogany Lit en Bateau
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An outstanding, early 19th century Italian day-bed in mahogany with inlaid ebonised detail at the front, in the neoclassical taste, with a new mattress and a bespoke Toile de Jouy fa...
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
19th Century Empire Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Stunning 1840's French Empire-style Daybed has been completely restored, the frame is made out of mahogany wood and is stained a rich mahogany color with black column accents an...
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Antique 1840s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire-Style Painted Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1840s French Empire-style daybed has been completely restored and painted in a pale grey and off-white color combination with a distressed finish. The wood frame is adorned with...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Linen, Foam, Wood
19th Century French Walnut Empire-style Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1830's French Empire-style daybed features a completely restored walnut wood frame stained a rich walnut color with black and gilt accents. The comfortable new mattress cushion ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Mohair, Velvet, Walnut
Daybed Swedish 19th Century Mahogany White Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Daybed Swedish 19th Century Mahogany White Sweden. A daybed made during 19th Century in Sweden. Frame made from mahogany and an upholstered seat and loose cushion with zipper in whit...
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Daybeds
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Period Daybed Sofa
Located in Wichita, KS
An early 19th century, richly carved, French daybed or settee from the Empire period with a beautiful painted white patina. This sofa sits comfortably, with a soft, yet firm seat. It...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Sofas
Materials
Linen, Wood
19th Century French Empire Sleigh Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1850s French Empire-style daybed features a wood frame stained in a fruitwood color with a lacquered finish. The sleigh-style frame features intricate inlaid details on the head...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Velvet, Foam
Antique French Empire Style Daybed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1850s antique French Empire-style daybed is made of mahogany wood that is stained in its original walnut finish with black column accents. The carved columns on the side and the...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
French Empire Daybed in Mahogany, circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome Empire daybed in fine West Indies mahogany. Paneled head and footboard have a rounded top molding with turned and applied end caps, and rest on square feet, with both the ...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Mahogany
Méridienne/Récamier Daybed with Carved Mahogany
By Empire Furniture
Located in Sofia, BG
The word "couch" comes from the French coucher, which means "to lie down." Whether used for lying down or sitting upright, the couch - and its cousins, the sofa, the settee and the d...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Daybeds
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Textile, Mahogany
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Empire Wood Daybeds For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of empire wood daybeds is available at 1stDibs. Empire wood daybeds have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Not every interior allows for large empire wood daybeds, so small empire wood daybeds measuring 27 inches across are available at 1stDibs.
How Much are Empire Wood Daybeds?
Prices for empire wood daybeds start at $1,200 and top out at $28,500 with the average selling for $5,500.
A Close Look at Empire Furniture
From 1804–15, Napoléon I reigned as the emperor of France, bringing the country into a new era of opulence after the fall of the monarchy and the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. He declared, “We must have very solid things, made to last 100 years.” Empire-style furniture followed suit, with imposing pieces constructed from mahogany and adorned with gilded ornaments. Expanding on the neoclassicism popularized in the previous century — such as in Louis XVI style — Empire style borrowed from the great civilizations of antiquity, from Egypt to Greece and Rome, to connect this nascent empire to the power of the past.
Napoléon I believed the production of fine furniture would reflect the stature of the republic, with his official architects Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine leading the way with their work on his residences.
Luxurious materials, symmetrical shapes and bold colors characterize antique Empire-style bedroom furniture, armchairs, cabinets and other structures, with frequent motifs including mythological creatures, geometric designs, acanthus leaves, eagles, bees (the imperial emblem) and swans, a favorite of Empress Joséphine.
Flat surfaces, like marble tabletops, were accented with decadent details, such as the bronze furniture mounts made by sculptor Pierre-Philippe Thomire for the French palaces. Martin-Guillaume Biennais, who worked as the imperial goldsmith, crafted intricate luxury objects that mixed wood, fine metal, mother-of-pearl and ivory. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
The style became popular abroad, influencing the American Empire style. Stately pieces carved with sprigs of olives by cabinetmaker Pierre-Antoine Bellange were acquired by American President James Monroe for the White House in 1817.
Find a collection of antique Empire tables, lighting, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right Daybeds for You
An antique or vintage daybed is a practical solution for furnishing any modest-sized bedroom or guest room and can even be a versatile option for the reading nook in your living room.
Daybeds, which traditionally comprise a simple three-sided frame and twin-size mattress or boxy foam cushion, have a long history that dates back at least to the early Greeks and Romans. The spare construction and multipurpose nature of these multifunctional marvels — they’re not loveseats, sofas or chaise longues, but each share some commonalities — have over time rendered them an easy and often essential piece of seating.
All manner of daybeds have materialized over the years. There are ornate, unconventional versions created in the Louis XV, Art Deco and Empire styles, while popular mid-century modern iterations include the Barcelona daybed, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, as well as the Nelson daybed, which architect George Nelson created for Herman Miller in the 1940s. But you don’t have to limit yourself to one of the classics.
Variations on the daybed have been developed all over the world, and contemporary examples come in all shapes, upholstery options and sizes. (They’re no longer limited to twin size.) No matter what style you choose, this luxury furnishing ensures that you don’t have to wait until nighttime to start dreaming.
On 1stDibs, find a cozy collection of antique, new and vintage daybeds today.
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