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Austrian 19th Century Single Size Toleware Bedstead
Wessex Antique Bedsteads
for sale €1,047     $1,137
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Austrian 19th Century Single Size Toleware Bedstead

19th century
Description

Delightfully hand painted Austrian 19th century Toleware bedstead with brass embellishments the bed has been very gently cleaned and waxed to preserve the lovely original hand painted decoration and patina.

Head Height: 57" - Foot Height: 43"

Please note that the price includes a high quality 2” platform base.

This bed will accept a 3ft x 6ft (90 cm x 182 cm) mattress.

We also stock a good range of quality pocket sprung mattresses.

Physical Dimensions
Height
144cm (56.69")
Width
90cm (35.43")
Depth
193cm (75.98")
Declaration

Wessex Antique Bedsteads has dated this Austrian Toleware Single Bedstead to the 19th Century.

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SA1225420
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15138
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Delightfully hand painted Austrian 19th century Toleware bedstead with brass embellishments the bed has been very gently cleaned and waxed to preserve the lovely original hand painted decoration and patina.
fig 1. An Austrian 19th-century single toleware bedstead featuring green painted panels with floral motifs, brass top rails, and spherical finials.
fig 1. Austrian 19th Century Single Size Toleware Bedstead

Head Height: 57" - Foot Height: 43"

Please note that the price includes a high quality 2” platform base.

This bed will accept a 3ft x 6ft (90 cm x 182 cm) mattress.

We also stock a good range of quality pocket sprung mattresses.

Height
144cm (56.69")
Width
90cm (35.43")
Depth
193cm (75.98")
Date of Manufacture

Wessex Antique Bedsteads has dated this Austrian Toleware Single Bedstead to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1225420
Dealers Internal Ref
15138
Wessex Antique Bedsteads
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2017
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Archive I An Austrian 19th-century single toleware bedstead featuring green painted panels with floral motifs, brass top rails, and spherical finials.

Austrian 19th Century Single Size Toleware Bedstead

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Wessex Antique Bedsteads
Telephone 01935 829147
Location
The Old Glove Works
Percombe
Stoke Sub Hamdon
Somerset
TA14 6RD
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/wessexbeds
Verified Since May 2017
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An Austrian 19th-century single toleware bedstead featuring green painted panels with floral motifs, brass top rails, and spherical finials.
Austrian 19th Century Single Size Toleware Bedstead
Ref: SA1225420
An Austrian 19th-century single toleware bedstead featuring green painted panels with floral motifs, brass top rails, and spherical finials.
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A toleware bedstead is a bed frame constructed from painted, lacquered, or enamelled sheet metal, often embellished with brass fittings and decorative artwork produced during the 19th century.

These pieces are predominantly crafted from rolled sheet iron or tin plate, supported by iron tubing, embellished with brass rails and finials, and finished with oil-based paints.

Authentic period toleware displays age-appropriate surface craquelure, natural paint loss around edges, oxidisation on brass components, and hand-painted polychrome decoration rather than modern stencilling.

Pair the detailed painted metal panels with crisp, neutral linen bedding and simple timber side tables to allow the decorative paintwork and brass detailing to serve as the focal point.

Dust the surface lightly with a dry microfibre cloth, avoid water and chemical detergents, and ensure the piece is kept in a climate-controlled room to prevent rust formation under the paint layer.
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