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18th C Chippendale 4 Poster Bed - King Size
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18th C Chippendale 4 Poster Bed - King Size

18th century
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An 18th century Chippendale period 4 poster bed in mahogany. Having reeded posts with moulded block feet and brass bolt covers. The shaped cornice beautifully hand painted with foliate. Circa 1750. To take a mattress size of 60 inches wide x 75" deep.

Physical Dimensions
Height
217.2cm (85.51")
Width
157cm (61.81")
Depth
199.5cm (78.54")
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Blank Canvas Antiques has dated this Chippendale Four Poster Bed to the 18th Century.

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SA1099709
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An 18th century Chippendale period 4 poster bed in mahogany. Having reeded posts with moulded block feet and brass bolt covers. The shaped cornice beautifully hand painted with foliate. Circa 1750. To take a mattress size of 60 inches wide x 75" deep.
Height
217.2cm (85.51")
Width
157cm (61.81")
Depth
199.5cm (78.54")
Date of Manufacture

Blank Canvas Antiques has dated this Chippendale Four Poster Bed to the 18th Century.

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An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice.
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Archive I An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice.

18th C Chippendale 4 Poster Bed - King Size

Archive II An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice. View II
Archive III An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice.
Archive V An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice. View VIII
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An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice.
18th C Chippendale 4 Poster Bed - King Size
Ref: SA1099709
An 18th-century Chippendale style mahogany four-poster king-size bed frame featuring reeded front posts, a wooden slatted base, and a scalloped blue and white painted top cornice.
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Chippendale style bed frames from the 18th century typically feature mahogany construction, finely turned and reeded front posts, classical architectural proportions, and ornate cornices or tester bands.

These beds were primarily crafted from solid mahogany for the visible posts, with secondary timbers such as pine or oak used for the slatted base, bed rails, and upper canopy structure.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-carved detailing on the front posts, mortise and tenon joinery secured with iron bed bolts, irregular hand-sawn timber marks, and natural age-related patination.

Pair the dark mahogany timber with modern neutral linen bedding, minimal drapery on the tester rails, and crisp contemporary wall tones to create contrast while highlighting the carved structural posts.

Apply high-grade beeswax polish along the grain once or twice a year to nourish the mahogany, avoid direct exposure to heat sources to prevent timber shrinkage, and ensure structural joints remain securely bolted.
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