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Bed, animal paws, Empire (style), bedrooms, Empire bed, mahogany, with S-shaped outward-curving pediments of equal height and straight side boards, supported by four carved, gilded legs in the form of furry animal paws. Frame pediments with single panels, with strong upturns at the top, simple at the bottom, connected to the sides with screws and hooks. The sides at the upper corners arch into the pediment frames; on the inner side, at the bottom with glued-on toothed strips supporting the cross slats under the mattress. One of the pediments veneered on the outside with ash stained mahogany. 1815–1830. Warsaw, Central Europe. Furniture; bed. Height 103 cm; width 192 cm; depth 94.5 cm.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A40_397

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (3.7Mb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bed animal paws Empire style bedrooms Empire bed mahogany S-shaped outward-curving pediments equal height straight side boards supported four carved gilded legs form furry animal paws Frame pediments single panels strong upturns top simple bottom connected sides screws hooks upper corners arch pediment frames inner side glued-on toothed strips supporting cross slats under mattress pediments veneered outside ash stained 1815–1830 Warsaw Central Europe Furniture bed Height 103 cm width 192 cm depth 94.5 cm wooden sleigh-shaped frame rich brown finish curved head foot ends showing grain darker wood tones interior surfaces display worn slightly darker wood frame rests group gilded claw- -paw feet bright gold color background floor pale gray.