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17th Century Oak Four Poster Tester Bed
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17th Century Oak Four Poster Tester Bed

17th century
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A superb 17th-century English farmhouse oak four-poster heavily carved tester bed.

Sadly, I was unable to put the hood on it as our only employee is on holiday for the next 2 weeks.

If you would really like to see it fully erected, please let me know and I will get help to get the lid on it!

It comes with new slats and a mattress if required.

Condition is excellent. Very deep patina and shine. Lovely bed.

Size. 6.6ft tall

4.6ft wide

6.6ft deep.

Physical Dimensions
Height
198cm (77.95")
Width
138cm (54.33")
Depth
198cm (77.95")
Declaration

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this Carved Oak Tester Bed to the 17th Century.

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SA1238901
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500 pieces of quality antique furniture at Country Homes Antiques Stirling Scotland. View website. Trade welcome

Plus BenView garden centre authentic general antiques shop, carrying around 400 select and rare antique items. Selected by Andrew Christie former Fine Arts Auctioneer.

Description
A superb 17th-century English farmhouse oak four-poster heavily carved tester bed.

Sadly, I was unable to put the hood on it as our only employee is on holiday for the next 2 weeks.

“
If you would really like to see it fully erected, please let me know and I will get help to get the lid on it!.
Country Homes Antiques Stirling

It comes with new slats and a mattress if required.

Condition is excellent. Very deep patina and shine. Lovely bed.

Size. 6.6ft tall

4.6ft wide

6.6ft deep.

Height
198cm (77.95")
Width
138cm (54.33")
Depth
198cm (77.95")
Date of Manufacture

Country Homes Antiques Stirling has dated this Carved Oak Tester Bed to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1238901
Country Homes Antiques Stirling
Country Homes Antiques Stirling
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2016

Fine period furniturnishings-timeless design

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A 17th-century carved dark oak four-poster tester bed featuring carved face motifs atop turned posts alongside panelled headboard and footboard.
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Archive I A 17th-century carved dark oak four-poster tester bed featuring carved face motifs atop turned posts alongside panelled headboard and footboard.

17th Century Oak Four Poster Tester Bed

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A 17th-century carved dark oak four-poster tester bed featuring carved face motifs atop turned posts alongside panelled headboard and footboard.
17th century Oak four poster tester bed
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A 17th-century carved dark oak four-poster tester bed featuring carved face motifs atop turned posts alongside panelled headboard and footboard.
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  • ObjectBeds
  • Period17th century
  • StyleJacobean
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsCarved face masks, Turned posts, Panelled headboard, Geometric carvings
  • SizeH 198 cm (78 in) x W 138 cm (54 in) x D 198 cm (78 in)

This seventeenth-century Jacobean oak four-poster bed arrives in a dark brown finish with a very deep patina and shine. The dark timber construction exhibits extensive relief carving, including geometric carved panels on the headboard, carved face masks atop the tall turned corner posts, and mouldings along the panelled footboard and headboard. The structure stands on straight upright posts supporting the footboard and high headboard. New slats and an optional mattress accompany the frame. Measuring 198 cm high, 138 cm wide, and 198 cm deep, this sleeping furniture functions as a central bedroom centrepiece for a domestic principal bedroom. The bed provides a traditional focal point in spaces styled with period or gothic revival aesthetics.

FAQs

A tester bed, commonly developed in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, features a high wooden framework or posts designed to support a fabric canopy or solid wooden top. Originally created to retain heat and offer privacy in drafty chambers, these bedsteads served as central feature pieces in period bedchambers.

Bedsteads from this era were primarily constructed from native English oak using mortise and tenon joinery secured with wooden pegs. Carvings were executed by hand directly into solid timber panels, featuring turned posts, geometric mouldings, and sculpted figurative motifs.

Authentic period pieces exhibit hand-hewn wood surfaces, irregular tool marks, and wooden dowels or pegs rather than modern screws. Look for natural shrinkage across wide timber panels, dark patination in recesses, and signs of historic alterations where frame dimensions were adjusted over time.

Balance the visual weight and dark tones of heavy oak by pairing the bed with neutral crisp linen bedding and plain light walls. Incorporate modern bedside lighting and simple minimalist rugs to highlight the detailed woodwork without cluttering the room.

Dust the wood regularly using a soft, dry cloth to prevent build-up in deep carvings. Apply a high-grade beeswax polish once or twice a year to preserve the moisture content of the oak, avoiding chemical sprays, direct sunlight, and placement near central heating radiators.
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