SALES ARCHIVE

A LARGE AND HANDSOME MID 17TH CENTURY ENGLISH OAK FOUR POSTER BED. CIRCA 1650.

THIS MAGNIFICENT FOUR POSTER BED HAS A HEADBOARD CARVED WITH LUNETTES ABOVE TWO RECESSED PANELS CARVED WITH LEAF AND BUD DECORATION, FLANKED ON EITHER SIDE BY A PAIR OF MALE ATLANTIS FIGURES, THE OUTER EDGE WITH CARVED SCROLLED EARS. BELOW THE RECESSED PANELS ARE CARVED LUNETTES AND THREE CARVED LEAF PANELS. THE PANELLED CANOPY WITH DEEP CENTRAL PANEL, THE BED END HAS TWO LARGE TURNED CUP AND COVER POSTS WITH CARVED BASES.

THE WHOLE HAS A WONDERFUL COLOUR AND PATINATION.

MOST PROBABLY WEST COUNTRY. CIRCA 1650 WITH LATER RESTORATIONS.

PRIVATE WEST SUSSEX COLLECTION.

STOCK NO 1861.


Dimensions:
Height: 90 inches (228.6 cms)
Width: 65 inches (165.1 cms)
Length: 95 inches (241.3 cms)

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