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Antique Four Poster Oak Bed 17th Century Double Bed Tester Bed Full Tester Double Bed Elizabethan
Gerald Neville Antiques
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Antique Four Poster Oak Bed 17th Century Double Bed Tester Bed Full Tester Double Bed Elizabethan

17th century
Description

A stunning and beautiful example of an 17th century antique oak four poster bed with flamboyant elegant carving to its pillars and back.

This beautiful double sized antique oak four poster bed measures approximately as follows:

Width: 150cm (4 feet and 11 inches)

Length: 208cm

Height: 200cm

Also known as full tester bed, tester bed or half tester bed

Physical Dimensions
Height
200cm (78.74")
Width
150cm (59.06")
Depth
208cm (81.89")
Declaration

Gerald Neville Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Tester Bed to the 17th Century.

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SA1179962
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Bedeliz
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Description
A stunning and beautiful example of an 17th century antique oak four poster bed with flamboyant elegant carving to its pillars and back.

This beautiful double sized antique oak four poster bed measures approximately as follows:

Width: 150cm (4 feet and 11 inches)

Length: 208cm

Height: 200cm

Also known as full tester bed, tester bed or half tester bed

Height
200cm (78.74")
Width
150cm (59.06")
Depth
208cm (81.89")
Date of Manufacture

Gerald Neville Antiques has dated this Antique Oak Tester Bed to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1179962
Dealers Internal Ref
Bedeliz
Gerald Neville Antiques
Gerald Neville Antiques
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Antique experts in furniture and objects of art.

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An antique dark oak full tester four-poster bed featuring turned posts and a carved arcaded headboard.
Antique four poster oak bed 17th century double bed tester bed full tester double bed Elizabethan
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An antique dark oak full tester four-poster bed featuring turned posts and a carved arcaded headboard.
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Antiques are the ultimate green purchase. By choosing historical pieces over newly manufactured goods, you completely eliminate the carbon footprint of modern mass production while preserving exceptional, timeless craftsmanship.

A full tester bed, popular during the Tudor, Elizabethan, and Jacobean eras, is a four-poster bed frame featuring a full wooden canopy extending over the entire bed structure.

These bedsteads were constructed from solid English oak using mortise and tenon joinery, frequently featuring intricate hand-carved decorative motifs and heavy turned timber posts.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-hewn wood marks, wooden pegged joints rather than modern metal fasteners, deep natural patination, and traditional carved motifs such as arcading or lunettes.

A dark carved oak bedstead can be integrated into contemporary schemes by pairing it with crisp, neutral linens, minimal wall decor, and modern lighting to accentuate its structural form.

Maintain the oak surface by regular dusting with a dry microfiber cloth and applying beeswax sparingly once or twice a year, while avoiding proximity to direct heat sources to prevent timber shrinkage.
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