A MAHOGANY FOUR-POST TESTER BED
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A MAHOGANY FOUR-POST TESTER BED

THE END-POSTS WILLIAM IV, CIRCA 1835

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A MAHOGANY FOUR-POST TESTER BED
THE END-POSTS WILLIAM IV, CIRCA 1835
The rectangular moulded cornice above two spirally-reeded end-posts with foliate stems, on square pedestals and reeded tapering feet, hung with Colefax & Fowler's Jubilee Rose printed glazed floral cotton valence, curtains, tester and padded headboard, the curtains with green silk rope tie-backs, with cream watered-silk hanging head-panel, the end-posts originally headposts, lacking mattress
99¼ in. (252 cm.) high; 86 in. (219 cm.) long; 67 in. (170 cm.) wide, requires a 5'6" mattress
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Lot Essay

Jubilee Rose is based on a 19th century chintz pattern, reworked by Colefax and Fowler's design studio.

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