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a bed with a canopy in the middle of a rooma chandelier hanging from the ceiling in a rooma wooden table with a bowl on top of ita small vase sitting on top of a wooden pillara close up view of a gold and black saria yellow umbrella hanging on a wall next to a green walla close up of a curtain with bells hanging from ita vase that is sitting on top of a curtain
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366 - A pulpit-style bed in solid mahogany and veneer, with a base…
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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A pulpit-style bed in solid mahogany and veneer, with a base featuring bronze urns on square pilasters, and fronts with bronze mouldings on freestanding columns banded with brass. Empire period. H.: 162 cm – L.: 202 cm – W.: 150 cm (Chips, missing sections). This bed has accommodated several distinguished guests. In 1808, when Napoleon I came to install his brother Joseph on the Spanish throne, he took up residence at the Château de Marracq in Bayonne. At the time, the château was completely unfurnished. To accommodate Napoleon, furniture was requisitioned from homes in the region, and the bed we are presenting is said to have been requisitioned for the Emperor’s nights there. In 1813, the Duke of Wellington established his headquarters at the Château d’Arcangues. It is said that the Duke spent his nights in this very bed. Included is a round canopy made of mahogany veneer and bronze, with curtains adorned with trimmings 19th century. Dismantling and handling are the responsibility of, and at the expense of, the buyer. This lot comes from the Empire-style bedroom at the Château d’Arcangues
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About the sale Arcangues: A castle in the Basque Country
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Auction time 09/10/2026 at 10:00 AM
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