Lot Essay
This four-post bed was restored and upholstered by Colefax and Fowler in the 1960s.
Details
A LATE GEORGE III POLYCHROME-PAINTED FOUR-POST BED
With baluster front posts joined by a square stretcher to the front and a three piece cornice painted in yellow, orange, green and brown floral designs, comprising a pair of pale-blue lined curtains; pelmet; bed-cover and padded bedstead; one box-spring and one mattress both in two parts; a sunburst canopy; a silk end-curtain; two silk-covered supports; eight plain supports and eight bolts, extended in width and height, largely redecorated
8 ft 1½ in. (248 cm.) high;
6 ft 2½ in. (189 cm.) wide;
7 ft. (213.5 cm.) long
The box-spring mattress 6 ft 6 in. (198 cm.) long
6 ft (183 cm.) wide
With baluster front posts joined by a square stretcher to the front and a three piece cornice painted in yellow, orange, green and brown floral designs, comprising a pair of pale-blue lined curtains; pelmet; bed-cover and padded bedstead; one box-spring and one mattress both in two parts; a sunburst canopy; a silk end-curtain; two silk-covered supports; eight plain supports and eight bolts, extended in width and height, largely redecorated
8 ft 1½ in. (248 cm.) high;
6 ft 2½ in. (189 cm.) wide;
7 ft. (213.5 cm.) long
The box-spring mattress 6 ft 6 in. (198 cm.) long
6 ft (183 cm.) wide
Sale room notice
The estimate for this lot is £8,000-12,000 and not as stated in the catalogue.