Louis XV Style Walnut King Size Bed
An impressive walnut Louis XV style King size bed, 19th century, the bed converts to two single beds, the high back of curvaceous form with channel grooved frames and fine foliate carving in high relief, raised on shell hipped cabriole legs with whorl feet, the end board of conforming design, with rails, height 68.50 in., (bedhead) width 97.24 in., height 42.52 in., (bed end)
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- Cabriole Leg - The cabriole leg evolved from an elongated scroll, curving out at the knee which may or may not be carved, and forming a serpentine shape as it descends to the foot.
First introduced into English furniture in the late 17th century, cabriole legs were widely used during the Queen Anne and early Georgian periods, where they frequently terminated in a pad foot or ball and claw foot. The style has had many imitators since then. The cabriole leg was re-introduced in the mid-19th century, and is commonly associated with the balloon-back dining or drawing-room chairs made in walnut, mahogany or, in Australia, cedar. The Victorian cabriole leg, on the whole, was rather more slender than the earlier form, following the French style, which emphasized the delicacy and daintiness of the chairs they were designed to support. Cabriole legs are sometimes found on windsor chairs, especially those made during the 18th century. - Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
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- beds, period or style - French Louis and Napoleon style 84
