Louis XVI-style Fruitwood Lit du Jour, the cushioned and bolstered seat flanked to either side by a padded and domed end, each end with a floral-carved crest and flanked to each side by a freestanding fluted circular upright, the whole raised on fluted, tapering circular legs ending in peg feet, h. 39", inside w. 32-1/2", l. 74-1/2", outside w. 36", l. 77".
Louis XVI-style Fruitwood Lit du Jour, the cushioned bolstered seat flanked to either side by high padded ends, each end with a stop-fluted crest and flanked to either side by a freestanding stop-fluted pilaster, headed by a pineapple finial, the ends joined by a fluted rail, the whole raised on fluted, tapering circular legs, h. 55-1/2", inside w. 39", l. 77", outside w. 42", l. 79".
Both of these day beds are up for auction this weekend, and I assume by "Louis XVI-style" they are copies, and possibly by the same furniture maker, but I can't help feeling that the top piece is much more in proportion than the lower one. "Louis XVI-style" is perhaps a bit of poetic licence too, as furniture of that period was more elaborate.
Using a daybed as a room dividing device is quite useful, but you would be hard pressed in the case of the latter.
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