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A FINE 17TH CENTURY OAK FOUR POSTER BED. CIRCA 1680.

THIS FINE FOUR POSTER BED HAS A LOVELY RICH COLOUR AND PATINA. ALTHOUGH THE MAIN BODY OF THE BED AND RAILS IS ORIGINAL, IT HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY WIDENED PROBABLY IN THE 19TH CENTURY TO MAKE IT A 6FT 5" WIDE BED. THE HEADBOARD CARVED WITH LUNETTES AND GEOMETRIC ROUNDELS, THE TWENTY PANELLED CHANNEL MOULDED CANOPY SUPPORTED BY WONDERFUL TURNED POSTS WITH A TURNED SPINDLE BASE BOARD.

AN OLD PAPER LABEL TO THE REVERSE OF THE HEADBOARD READS LIMERICK FOUR POSTER BED, REPUTEDLY FROM A MANOR HOUSE NEAR LIMERICK. IRELAND.

6FT 5" WIDE X 88.5" LONG X 81.5" HIGH.

STOCK NO 1682.