Headboard for a double bed from the 20th century

Painted wooden double bed headboard with shell and scrolls, from the 1950s. This antique double headboard, handcrafted from spruce wood, features a soft-line panel with a height of 170 cm and a width of 180 cm, ideal for a double bed, with two side posts and perforated carving that highlights the polychrome decoration. This vintage Italian bed headboard is richly hand-painted with botanical elements, scrolls following the openwork carving, and acanthus leaves that crown and surround the central shell. It is a work by a decorator from the mid-1950s, who painted this headboard in very warm tones. The palette includes the blue of the central shell, ochre, Neapolitan red, light green, and delicate pastel nuances.

The item comes from a private collection in Lombardy and is in good condition, with no missing parts and visible signs of use. At the back, at a height of 95 cm, there are holes with hooks allowing the headboard to be hung on the wall.

In Greek and Roman mythology, shells were symbols of prosperity, rebirth, and indicated sources of fertility. As a decorative motif, shells appeared during Mannerism, an evolution of ornamentation linked to grotesque styles, later expanded by Baroque, especially in France, where this decorative motif is associated with roccaille.

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