Louis XVI Salon Bed with Pomme de Pin Finials

Period Inspiration:

This bed belongs to the refined domestic world of late eighteenth-century Paris, when furniture became an extension of architecture and classical learning replaced ornamental excess. Executed in the Louis XVI manner, the Salon Bed with Pomme de Pin Finials reflects a moment when restraint, proportion, and symbolic clarity defined taste.

The form is architectural and composed. Upholstered headboard and footboard panels are framed by clean, rectilinear rails, their gentle curvature softening an otherwise disciplined geometry. The vertical posts terminate in carved pomme de pin finials - pinecones rendered with studied symmetry. In Neoclassical iconography, the pinecone signified continuity, regeneration, and permanence, motifs drawn from Roman decorative language and widely employed in Parisian furniture after the 1770s.

Such beds were conceived not solely for rest, but for presence. In the salons and chambres de parade of Parisian hôtels particuliers, beds functioned as ceremonial furnishings - objects that anchored the room visually while expressing the owner’s cultivation and adherence to modern ideals. Upholstery, often in velvet or silk, introduced warmth and comfort, allowing classical severity to coexist with domestic intimacy.

The absence of superfluous carving is deliberate. Ornament appears only where structure demands emphasis - at the posts, the crest rails, and the finials - reflecting the Louis XVI preference for clarity over flourish. This measured approach places the bed firmly within the goût à l’antique, a design philosophy informed by archaeological discoveries and Enlightenment rationalism.

Today, the bed stands as a document of intellectual luxury: an object shaped as much by ideas as by materials.

Material – Mahogany wood and premium Velvet fabric

Dimensions in Inches:
Headboard Height: 48
Overall Width: 76 for King, 64 for Queen 
Footboard Height: 38
Length: 84

Please note that each piece is handmade. There could be a slight variation (up to 2 inches) in dimensions.

Delivery Timeline - Every piece from The Collectors is crafted to order. Production and delivery typically require 4–6 weeks, with occasional extensions reflecting the care, materials, and finishing each object demands.

Customisation – Please email us at hi@thecollectors.in or call at 9886331003, before placing the order, in case you want to customise the wood type, dimensions or polish.

The price mentioned includes all taxes and delivery.

Item code - TCB19