Louis XVI Ivory Painted Nightstand with Marble Top & Gilt Floral Door Panel

Design & Inspiration

There is a particular quality that a bedside cabinet of this order brings to a bedroom: it does not merely occupy space beside the bed — it elevates everything around it. This nightstand, faithfully reproduced in the tradition of Louis XVI Neoclassical French furniture, combines three distinct pleasures in a single piece: the warmth of hand-painted ivory woodwork, the precision of cast antique-gold bronze ornament, and the cool weight of a genuine emperador marble top. The proportions are assertive — at 120 cm tall, this is not a modest shelf but a genuine cabinet, closer in spirit to the period's bonheur-du-jour than to a simple bedside table.

Materials & Craftsmanship

The carcass is built from solid pine dried to below 10% humidity — a standard that prevents the warping and cracking that plague lesser reproductions. The exterior is finished in a layered ivory-cream paint, lightly aged at the molding edges to reveal the warm wood beneath, giving the piece an honest depth rather than a flat factory coat. The door panel carries a hand-painted composition: a silk ribbon bow suspending a trailing garland of roses and foliage in soft pinks, creams, and sage — a motif drawn directly from the decorative vocabulary of Marie Antoinette's private apartments at Versailles. Above the door, a cast antique-gold bronze swag mount — modeled on the festooned drapery mounts common in Louis XVI cabinetry — anchors the ornament and adds sculptural relief. The top is a slab of genuine dark emperador marble, its warm brown ground veined in cream and rust, providing both practical durability and visual contrast against the ivory ground below. Inside, three solid wood shelves provide organized, enclosed storage.

Dimensions & Details

Width: 100 cm / Depth: 50 cm / Height: 120 cm
Weight: 15.0 kg
Interior: three fixed shelves behind a single hinged door with brass lever handle
Top: genuine emperador marble slab
Mount: cast antique-gold brass swag ornament above door
Door panel: hand-painted floral and ribbon composition
Finish: ivory-cream painted solid wood with distressed molding edges
SKU: BEDSHO001

Handcrafted in Egypt

Every piece bearing the Brass & Wood mark is crafted in Egypt by artisans trained in the European cabinetmaking tradition. The painted door panel is executed by hand — not printed, not transferred — by a decorator working from period source material. The bronze mount is individually cast and hand-finished to its antique-gold tone. This is not production-line furniture: each cabinet carries the particular character of the hands that made it, which means no two are precisely identical. That is not a flaw. It is the definition of handcrafted work.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this nightstand made from?

The structure is solid pine (less than 10% humidity), finished in layered ivory-cream paint. The top is genuine emperor marble. The decorative mount above the door is cast brass with an antique gold finish. The door panel decoration is hand-painted by artisan decorators.

Is the marble top real?

Yes. The top is a genuine cut slab of emperador marble — not a printed laminate or resin substitute. Each slab varies slightly in its veining pattern, which is a natural characteristic of the stone.

Can this piece be customized?

Yes. Brass & Wood offers customization of paint color, marble variety, and bronze mount finish. Contact our team to discuss bespoke options for your bedroom project.