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Beautiful Victorian King Size Half Tester Bed
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Beautiful Victorian King Size Half Tester Bed

1900 - 1920
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Beautiful Victorian king size half tester bed with good detail in the decorative castings. Brass top rails and side wings, central ring in foot, and brass knees, husks, feet, knobs and collars on posts. Original black porcelain castors. The bed has it’s original canopy rails and side supports, both of which can be removed if preferred aesthetically, the side supports are not structurally integral.

This lovely bed has been checked for well-fitting joints and rails have been adapted to support wood slats and a standard king size mattress 150cm x 200cm/ 5' x 6'6".

The bed has been professionally restored with the frame shot blasted and hand finished in Little Green paint company Hammock, with Basalt over and distressed back in places. The bed has been waxed to protect and preserve the paint finish, With the brass having had a light clean to bring out it’s natural patina.

This really is a lovely example of a classic Victorian half tester bed.

Height to top of knobs at head end 225cm

Height to top of knobs at foot end 113cm

Overall width 154cm

Overall length 210cm

Side rail height 39cm

Price includes wood slats (sorry not mattress)

As an alternative to the wood slats we can supply mini box bases for superior mattress support and to raise the get into bed height. We can also supply hand-made mattresses in all comfort choices. Please see our web site or e mail for full specifications and prices.

Bedsteads have been sourcing, restoring and retailing antique beds and bedroom furniture for over 25 years. We have our own workshops located along side our showroom in a beautiful medieval barn seven miles south of Bristol.

If you can't see what you are looking for it may well be worth e mailing to enquire as they have lots of beds awaiting restoration that have not been photographed yet.

We can arrange both national and international delivery. Please send post code for quotation.

Workshop/store open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.

Saturday 10am - 2pm

Physical Dimensions
Height
225cm (88.58")
Width
154cm (60.63")
Depth
210cm (82.68")
Declaration

Bedsteads has dated this Victorian Half Tester Bed to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1087433
Dealers Internal Reference
86/21
Dealers Notes

Workshop/store open Monday to Friday 8am-4:30pm.

Saturday by arrangement - please do get in contact to arrange a visit on a Saturday.

Description
* Reduced to reflect 20% Sale on our own Website *

Beautiful Victorian king size half tester bed with good detail in the decorative castings.

“
Brass top rails and side wings, central ring in foot, and brass knees, husks, feet, knobs and collars on posts.
Bedsteads

Original black porcelain castors. The bed has it’s original canopy rails and side supports, both of which can be removed if preferred aesthetically, the side supports are not structurally integral.

fig 1. A Victorian black iron and brass king size half tester bed featuring vertical spindles and turned brass finials.
fig 1. Beautiful Victorian King Size Half Tester Bed

This lovely bed has been checked for well-fitting joints and rails have been adapted to support wood slats and a standard king size mattress 150cm x 200cm/ 5' x 6'6".

The bed has been professionally restored with the frame shot blasted and hand finished in Little Green paint company Hammock, with Basalt over and distressed back in places. The bed has been waxed to protect and preserve the paint finish, With the brass having had a light clean to bring out it’s natural patina.

fig 2. A Victorian black iron and brass king size half tester bed featuring vertical spindles and turned brass finials.
fig 2. Beautiful Victorian King Size Half Tester Bed

This really is a lovely example of a classic Victorian half tester bed.

Height to top of knobs at head end 225cm

Height to top of knobs at foot end 113cm

Overall width 154cm

Overall length 210cm

Side rail height 39cm

fig 3. A Victorian black iron and brass king size half tester bed featuring vertical spindles and turned brass finials.
fig 3. Beautiful Victorian King Size Half Tester Bed

Price includes wood slats (sorry not mattress)

As an alternative to the wood slats we can supply mini box bases for superior mattress support and to raise the get into bed height. We can also supply hand-made mattresses in all comfort choices. Please see our web site or e mail for full specifications and prices.

fig 4. A Victorian black iron and brass king size half tester bed featuring vertical spindles and turned brass finials.
fig 4. Beautiful Victorian King Size Half Tester Bed

Bedsteads have been sourcing, restoring and retailing antique beds and bedroom furniture for over 25 years. We have our own workshops located along side our showroom in a beautiful medieval barn seven miles south of Bristol.

fig 5. A Victorian black iron and brass king size half tester bed featuring vertical spindles and turned brass finials.
fig 5. Beautiful Victorian King Size Half Tester Bed

If you can't see what you are looking for it may well be worth e mailing to enquire as they have lots of beds awaiting restoration that have not been photographed yet.

We can arrange both national and international delivery. Please send post code for quotation.

Workshop/store open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.

Saturday 10am - 2pm

Height
225cm (88.58")
Width
154cm (60.63")
Depth
210cm (82.68")
Date of Manufacture

Bedsteads has dated this Victorian Half Tester Bed to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1087433
Dealers Internal Ref
86/21
Bedsteads
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique beds

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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Bedsteads Profile Page

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Telephone 01275 464 114
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Chelvey Rd
Backwell
Bristol
BS48 4AA
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FAQs

A half tester bed is a style of bedstead developed in the 19th century featuring a partial canopy extending over the head of the bed rather than the entire frame.

These bedsteads were typically constructed using cast and wrought iron frameworks joined with poured lead dovetail joints, accented with tubular brass rails and turned brass finials.

Authentic 19th-century metal beds feature heavy cast iron joints, hand-turned brass fittings, solid brass or iron tubing, and often stamped manufacturer marks on the corner cast iron brackets.

Style a half tester bed with neutral linen bedding and tailored drapes over the canopy frame to balance the dark metal framework within modern bedroom schemes.

Clean the iron frame with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a clear microcrystalline wax to prevent rust, while gently polishing untreated brass elements with a specialised metal cleaner.
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