Lot Essay
Similar examples of the carving on the upper sections of these posts is illustrated in Charles Tracy, English Medieval Furniture and Woodwork, London, 1989, pl. 130 and 131.
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CIRCA 1520
Details
A PAIR OF HENRY VIII CARVED OAK BED POSTS
CIRCA 1520
Carved with flowerheads in diamonds above fluted sections
75 in. (191 cm.) (2)
CIRCA 1520
Carved with flowerheads in diamonds above fluted sections
75 in. (191 cm.) (2)
Provenance
By repute, the choirstalls, Furness Abbey, Lancashire.
Purchased by Roger Warner in 1948.
Purchased by Roger Warner in 1948.
Special notice
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