Lot 26
26
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A SWEDISH SATIN-BIRCH AND PARCEL-GILT EXTENDING BED

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A SWEDISH SATIN-BIRCH AND PARCEL-GILT EXTENDING BED
Early 19th Century
The waved scrolled toprail flanked by ebonised ball finials and with central triangular pediment, the rounded arms with patera supported by entasised columns, the dished sliding front-rail with pine sides, on block feet, lacking boxspring and mattress, two ball finials lacking
78½ in. (119.5 cm.) wide; 51 in. (130 cm.) high; 31 in. (79 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This pull-out bed, also known as a 'Gustavian' bed, is closely related to an example from Falun, Darlana, which is illustrated in S. Erixon, Möbler Och Heminzedning i Svenska Bygder, Stockholm, 1925, vol. I, p. 86, fig. 129.

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