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Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

NAPOLEON III STYLE

Under Napoleon III’s rule, Paris underwent a great rebuilding overseen by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, which created grand avenues and lavish landmarks like the Paris Opera. Antique Napoleon III–style furniture was flamboyant and eclectic. It was also known as Second Empire style since it followed and referenced the Empire style of his uncle Napoleon I.

Developing from 1852–70, Napoleon III furniture was plush and ornate, matching the fashion for masked balls and socializing in salons. It borrowed freely from earlier French styles including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI as well as aesthetics from around the world, from antiquity to Asian art. As writer Gustave Claudin remarked in 1867, the country’s architects worked in “a style which one would be tempted to call neo-Greco-Gothico-Pompadour-Pompeian.”

Napoleon III chairs were completely covered with velvet and lined with tassels; pouf footstools invited people to put up their feet. Sofas were upholstered with tapestries, and beds were adorned with gilt bronze and theatrical canopies. The addition of conservatories to homes led to new indoor-outdoor furniture, while the spirit of hygiene promoted by Baron Haussmann inspired bright, floral motifs.

Although the most ostentatious designs were for the elite, as seen in the Napoleon III apartments preserved in the Louvre, where red velvet, gilding and chandeliers create a cacophony of luxury, these trends influenced homes across classes as manufacturing made design increasingly accessible. Papier-mâché furniture allowed for elaborate shapes that would have been difficult to carve in wood. The malleable material was painted with chinoiserie patterns and decorative designs. It was mass-produced by factories such as Jennens and Bettridge with varnishing and mother-of-pearl inlays creating an effect reminiscent of Asian lacquer. (Surfaces that had been “japanned” — a specialty of Jennens and Bettridge — were intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia.)

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Style: Napoleon III
French Napoleon III Black Carved Ebonized Bed with Cherubs
Located in Miami, FL
King-size bed with an impressive Renaissance-style headboard and footboard, crafted from beautiful walnut wood. The bed has a fabulous large heavily carved cherub This original Itali...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Walnut

French Napoleon III Black Carved Ebonized Bed with Cherubs
French Napoleon III Black Carved Ebonized Bed with Cherubs

French Napoleon III Black Carved Ebonized Bed with Cherubs

$19,975
French Bed Headboards in golden bronze Bed Frame
By French House & Garden
Located in Valladolid, ES
Beautiful French bed headboards in gilt bronze, Napoleon III. Measurements 140 cm tall and 134 cm the other, 7 cm wide and 95 cm wide both, they ...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Bronze

French Bed Headboards in golden bronze Bed Frame
French Bed Headboards in golden bronze Bed Frame

French Bed Headboards in golden bronze Bed Frame

$1,473 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Napoleon III bed in walnut, 19th century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This imposing Napoleon III bed in walnut was crafted in the latter half of the 19th century The bed’s gadrooned frame is adorned at the foot with a shell motif surrounded by foliage...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Walnut

Napoleon III bed in walnut, 19th century
Napoleon III bed in walnut, 19th century

Napoleon III bed in walnut, 19th century

$13,240
Pair of 3rd Quarter 19th Century Napoleon III French Tole & Iron Single Beds
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
3rd quarter 19th century pair of French tole & iron single beds. Napoleon III period. Superb faux bois walnut & satinwood paintwork on the head & foot boards inlaid with mother of pe...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal, Iron

Pair of 3rd Quarter 19th Century Napoleon III French Tole & Iron Single Beds
Pair of 3rd Quarter 19th Century Napoleon III French Tole & Iron Single Beds

Pair of 3rd Quarter 19th Century Napoleon III French Tole & Iron Single Beds

$3,400 / set
Large 19th Century Italian Giltwood Upholstered Headboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Mid 19th Century Italian hand-carved giltwood and painted wall mounted headboard from the Piedmont region. The pop-out panel is upholstered in nat...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Linen, Giltwood

Large 19th Century Italian Giltwood Upholstered Headboard
Large 19th Century Italian Giltwood Upholstered Headboard

Large 19th Century Italian Giltwood Upholstered Headboard

$4,206
ANTIQUE FRENCH DUCK EGG BLUE HAND PAiNTED ORNATELY DECORATED BED FRAME IN OAK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this sublime quality, antique French Duck Egg Blue hand painted Napoleon II style bed frame Please note th...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

ANTIQUE FRENCH DUCK EGG BLUE HAND PAiNTED ORNATELY DECORATED BED FRAME IN OAK
ANTIQUE FRENCH DUCK EGG BLUE HAND PAiNTED ORNATELY DECORATED BED FRAME IN OAK

ANTIQUE FRENCH DUCK EGG BLUE HAND PAiNTED ORNATELY DECORATED BED FRAME IN OAK

$3,308 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Napoleon III Child's Bed
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Napoleon III Period child's bed made of solid cherry wood, with column form supports and iron curtain rails. Beautiful book matched...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass, Iron

19th Century French Napoleon III Child's Bed
19th Century French Napoleon III Child's Bed

19th Century French Napoleon III Child's Bed

$1,600
19th Century Napoleon III Period Mahogany Wall Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Napoleon III Period mahogany wall bed is a superbly well-preserved example of French style and ingenuity from the Second Empire! Hand-crafted from exotic imported mahoga...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Mahogany

19th Century Napoleon III Period Mahogany Wall Bed
19th Century Napoleon III Period Mahogany Wall Bed

19th Century Napoleon III Period Mahogany Wall Bed

$4,980
Antique French Hand Painted Ornately Decorated Bed Frame in Oak Pine Slats
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime quality, antique French hand painted Napoleon II style bed frame This bed is of the finest quality, it has some good age to it, it is an original hand painted French piece not later reproduction model, it looks every bit of French opulence...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak, Pine

Antique French Hand Painted Ornately Decorated Bed Frame in Oak Pine Slats
Antique French Hand Painted Ornately Decorated Bed Frame in Oak Pine Slats

Antique French Hand Painted Ornately Decorated Bed Frame in Oak Pine Slats

$3,308 Sale Price
20% Off
Outstanding Napoleon style bedroom set
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Outstanding Napoleon style bedroom set. This high quality complete set is made high standards by Decoene Belgium. The beautiful details in the lion's f...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Fabric, Wood

Outstanding Napoleon style bedroom set
Outstanding Napoleon style bedroom set

Outstanding Napoleon style bedroom set

$25,000
Patinated Steel Bed, Width 140cm, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful bed in patinated steel, decorated with volutes, Greek frieze and ending with bronze spinning tops. Bears a WC mark surrounded by a circle. Good general condition, w...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Steel

Patinated Steel Bed, Width 140cm, 19th Century
Patinated Steel Bed, Width 140cm, 19th Century

Patinated Steel Bed, Width 140cm, 19th Century

$3,851
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Antique French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany 5 Piece Bedroom Suite, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare Antique French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany 5 Piece Bedroom Suite, Circa 1875-1885. Extraordinary workmanship. Bed: 58" x 76" Interior. Headboar...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Marble

Antique French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany 5 Piece Bedroom Suite, Circa 1880.
Antique French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany 5 Piece Bedroom Suite, Circa 1880.

Antique French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany 5 Piece Bedroom Suite, Circa 1880.

$42,000 / set
H 98 in W 43.5 in D 20.25 in
Mahogany Neoclassical Bed Frame, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
"Boat" bed in carved mahogany wood, 19th century. Head and feet of the same height, are decorated with a circular molding, while the rear, by harmony, follows the lines of the front...
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood, Mahogany

Mahogany Neoclassical Bed Frame, 19th Century
Mahogany Neoclassical Bed Frame, 19th Century

Mahogany Neoclassical Bed Frame, 19th Century

$2,587
H 59.85 in W 85.83 in D 50.4 in
French 19th Century Empire Daybed & Bed Crown
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A gorgeous French Empire mahogany alcove daybed and bed crown hand-crafted in France in the 19th Century. A rare lit de repos made of mahogany most likely from Cuba or the Antilles and fitted with brass and ormolu figurines...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass

French 19th Century Empire Daybed & Bed Crown
French 19th Century Empire Daybed & Bed Crown

French 19th Century Empire Daybed & Bed Crown

$3,750
H 41 in W 85 in D 57.88 in
Vintage Hand Painted Pine Amish Bed Frame
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Vintage charming hand painted pine full size bed frame from Pennsylvania Dutch country having headboard (height to finials 60"), side rails (17.5 h) and foot board (25 h) Inside mea...
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1940s American Vintage Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Pine

Vintage Hand Painted Pine Amish Bed Frame
Vintage Hand Painted Pine Amish Bed Frame

Vintage Hand Painted Pine Amish Bed Frame

$850
H 60 in W 56 in D 80.75 in
Antique French Provincial Bed Frame – Solid Wood, Ornate Carving, Early 1900s
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Add timeless charm to your bedroom with this stunning antique French Provincial bed frame, crafted from solid wood with rich, warm tones and beautiful patina throughout. Featuring ha...
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Early 20th Century American Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Walnut

Antique French Provincial Bed Frame – Solid Wood, Ornate Carving, Early 1900s
Antique French Provincial Bed Frame – Solid Wood, Ornate Carving, Early 1900s

Antique French Provincial Bed Frame – Solid Wood, Ornate Carving, Early 1900s

$4,318
H 51 in W 57 in D 80.25 in
Vintage Bed Frame, Queen Size, Headboard, Footboard, Transitional
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Vintage Bed Frame, Queen Size, Headboard, Footboard, Seamans, Transitional, American, Colonial, Farmhouse, Rustic, Bedroom. Measurements: 82.5" x 60...
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Late 20th Century Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

Vintage Bed Frame, Queen Size, Headboard, Footboard, Transitional
Vintage Bed Frame, Queen Size, Headboard, Footboard, Transitional

Vintage Bed Frame, Queen Size, Headboard, Footboard, Transitional

$2,000
H 58 in W 66.5 in D 92.5 in
Italian 19th Century Canopy Bed with Silver Friezes and Upholstered Purple Silk
Located in Firenze, IT
One of a kind canopy bed or day bed made up of two scrolled silver columns and upholsterd with an Italian vintage pure silk brocade. Sourced in a private residence in Venice this 19...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Silver

Italian 19th Century Canopy Bed with Silver Friezes and Upholstered Purple Silk
Italian 19th Century Canopy Bed with Silver Friezes and Upholstered Purple Silk

Italian 19th Century Canopy Bed with Silver Friezes and Upholstered Purple Silk

$11,193
H 80.71 in W 78.75 in D 58.27 in
18th Century French Hand Carved Hand Painted Wooden Baby Crib or Bed Frame
Located in Sofia, BG
18th century antique charming and colourful hand carved and hand painted wooden baby crib or bed frame made in France. It is in very good authentic condition with no restorations made so far. Could be used as a crib...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

18th Century French Hand Carved Hand Painted Wooden Baby Crib or Bed Frame
18th Century French Hand Carved Hand Painted Wooden Baby Crib or Bed Frame

18th Century French Hand Carved Hand Painted Wooden Baby Crib or Bed Frame

$1,295 Sale Price
54% Off
H 25.2 in W 16.54 in D 37.41 in
Antique French Hand Painted Ornately Decorated Bed Frame in Oak Pine Slats
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime quality, antique French hand painted Napoleon II style bed frame This bed is of the finest quality, it has some good age to it, it is an original hand painted French piece not later reproduction model, it looks every bit of French opulence...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak, Pine

Antique French Hand Painted Ornately Decorated Bed Frame in Oak Pine Slats
Antique French Hand Painted Ornately Decorated Bed Frame in Oak Pine Slats

Antique French Hand Painted Ornately Decorated Bed Frame in Oak Pine Slats

$3,308 Sale Price
20% Off
H 59.26 in W 48.23 in D 81.89 in
Antique Four Post Bed, 19th Century France
Located in Trensacq, FR
Antique French Four Poster Bed, Late 19th Century. An artisan-crafted bed, beautifully carved in oak with tall turned finial posts at each corne...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

Antique Four Post Bed, 19th Century France
Antique Four Post Bed, 19th Century France

Antique Four Post Bed, 19th Century France

$3,803 Sale Price
20% Off
H 82.68 in W 60.24 in D 83.47 in
19th Century Spanish Painted Bed
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century Spanish painted bed. Beautifully decorated with had painted floral decorations. One might say "Spanish Bloomsbury!" We can have wooden slats made for the bed o...
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19th Century Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

19th Century Spanish Painted Bed
19th Century Spanish Painted Bed

19th Century Spanish Painted Bed

$4,907
H 58.67 in W 50.01 in D 78.75 in
19th Century Faux Bamboo Bed
By R.J. Horner & Co.
Located in Bradenton, FL
Attributed to R.J. Horner & Co. Aesthetic Movement Faux Bamboo bed. The bed is beautifully designed utilizing various type of maple--birds-eye maple. The faux bamboo spindles are fin...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Birdseye Maple

19th Century Faux Bamboo Bed
19th Century Faux Bamboo Bed

19th Century Faux Bamboo Bed

$2,885
H 66 in W 84 in D 46 in
Previously Available Items
Amazing Napoleon III Empire bed, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Napoleon III Empire bed, 19th century France made of mahogany and ormolu decorated with "swan necks" and supported on claw feet, upholstered in green floral fabric on a beige backgro...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

Amazing Napoleon III Empire bed, 19th Century
Amazing Napoleon III Empire bed, 19th Century

Amazing Napoleon III Empire bed, 19th Century

H 37.41 in W 72.84 in D 53.15 in
Brass Inlaid French Dor'e Figural Bronze Boulle Ebonized Near Queen Bed
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb bed which is decadently adorned in dor'e gilt bronze with figures and flaming septres and inlaid in tortoise with brass. The bed is part of an entire set including a...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Bronze

Brass Inlaid French Dor'e Figural Bronze Boulle Ebonized Near Queen Bed
Brass Inlaid French Dor'e Figural Bronze Boulle Ebonized Near Queen Bed

Brass Inlaid French Dor'e Figural Bronze Boulle Ebonized Near Queen Bed

H 75 in W 62.5 in D 85.5 in
Large Headboard in Painted Iron, Genoa, Xixth Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large iron headboard (180cm) painted in burgundy-brown tones, decorated with flowers and scrolls painted in silver and gold Good condition Italian work from the 19th century, from...
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19th Century Italian Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Iron

Large Headboard in Painted Iron, Genoa, Xixth Century
Large Headboard in Painted Iron, Genoa, Xixth Century

Large Headboard in Painted Iron, Genoa, Xixth Century

H 79.14 in W 70.87 in D 1.19 in
Important French Headboard in Carved and Gilded Wood 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important French headboard in carved and gilded wood 19th century. France Dimensioni 190x150 cm Very good condition.
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19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood

Important French Headboard in Carved and Gilded Wood 19th Century
Important French Headboard in Carved and Gilded Wood 19th Century

Important French Headboard in Carved and Gilded Wood 19th Century

H 74.81 in W 59.06 in D 3.94 in
Napoleon III Bed with Hand Painted Florals and Mother of Pearl Detailing
Located in Trensacq, FR
Charming Napoleon III bed with hand-painted florals and inlaid mother of pearl. Black Lacquered four-post bed with gilded detailing and brass finials, prettily adorned with beautif...
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1880s French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Iron

Napoleon III Bed with Hand Painted Florals and Mother of Pearl Detailing
Napoleon III Bed with Hand Painted Florals and Mother of Pearl Detailing

Napoleon III Bed with Hand Painted Florals and Mother of Pearl Detailing

H 55.71 in W 57.88 in D 79.53 in
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Ciel de Lit or Bed Canopy
Located in Dallas, TX
Dress a master bedroom with this elegant antique canopy. Crafted in France circa 1870 and curved in shape, the "Ciel de Lit" is decorated with a cherub ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Giltwood

19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Ciel de Lit or Bed Canopy
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Ciel de Lit or Bed Canopy

19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Giltwood Ciel de Lit or Bed Canopy

H 10 in W 55 in D 32 in
Napoleonic Style Solid Walnut and Iron Queen Width Bed Circa 1820s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Wood. Iron. With headboard, footboard and rails. 50 1/2" h x 60 1/4" w x 2 1/8" d. Condition Missing pieces of wood. Scratches.
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1820s French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Wrought Iron

Napoleonic Style Solid Walnut and Iron Queen Width Bed Circa 1820s
Napoleonic Style Solid Walnut and Iron Queen Width Bed Circa 1820s

Napoleonic Style Solid Walnut and Iron Queen Width Bed Circa 1820s

H 51 in W 61 in D 69 in
Antique Napoleon III Empire Mahogany & Ormolu Sleigh Bed, Full Size, c1870
By Empire Furniture
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Napoleon III French Empire sleigh full size bed frame offers mahogany construction with scroll form head and foot boards raised on scroll ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Ormolu

Antique Napoleon III Empire Mahogany & Ormolu Sleigh Bed, Full Size, c1870
Antique Napoleon III Empire Mahogany & Ormolu Sleigh Bed, Full Size, c1870

Antique Napoleon III Empire Mahogany & Ormolu Sleigh Bed, Full Size, c1870

H 102.25 in W 61 in D 2.75 in
19th Century Austrian Hand Painted Iron Pair of Bed Frames, 1890s
By Joz. & Leop. Quittner
Located in LEGNY, FR
Iron bed, child’s bed frame includes factory symbol from Jos & Leop Quittner Factory in Vienna, ca. 1889 The two bed frame are made of iron, and the decorations are finely hand pain...
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1890s Austrian Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Iron

19th Century Austrian Hand Painted Iron Pair of Bed Frames, 1890s
19th Century Austrian Hand Painted Iron Pair of Bed Frames, 1890s

19th Century Austrian Hand Painted Iron Pair of Bed Frames, 1890s

H 51.19 in W 27.56 in D 1.58 in
Napoleon III Style Brass and Iron Decorated King Headboard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Napoleon III style king bed headboard is constructed of iron and bronze painted black with elaborate solid brass detailing, including filigree rosettes and pediments. The outer posts...
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20th Century French Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Brass, Iron

Napoleon III Style Brass and Iron Decorated King Headboard
Napoleon III Style Brass and Iron Decorated King Headboard

Napoleon III Style Brass and Iron Decorated King Headboard

H 52.75 in W 76.25 in D 4.25 in
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Queen Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Napoleon III period queen bed represents the epitome of the Revival of the Late Renaissance in France during the waning years of the Epoch. Handcrafted using time...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Queen Bed
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Queen Bed

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Queen Bed

H 66 in W 64 in D 90 in
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Rolling Black Metal Single Bed
Located in LEGNY, FR
Exceptional and rare French Napoleon III rolling black metal single bed. Beautiful metal and details work. Four wheels. Entirely removable. The two sides and two jambs. Mattress in...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames

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Metal

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Rolling Black Metal Single Bed
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Rolling Black Metal Single Bed

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Rolling Black Metal Single Bed

H 34.65 in W 78.75 in D 35.83 in

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