This is the most spectacular Winfield four poster all brass bed we have ever had. R.W.Winfield was founded in 1829 at Cambridge Street, Birmingham and specialised in decorative metal beds. A brass metal bedstead in the French Renaissance style by Winfield was made for the Great Exhibition in 1851, (see D.M.Wyatt, .The Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century at the Great Exhibition, Vol I, plate XLIII, reproduced in J.Meyer, Great Exhibitions 1851-1900, p.33).
The Art-Journal Crystal Palace Exhibition edition described the bed as ''one of the best objects of its kind ever brought before our notice''. Similar decorative metallic bed pillars by Winfield were described as ''good in design, and of a rich and handsome appearance''. R.W.Winfield came away from the Great Exhibition with a very coveted Council Award, only 174 of these awards were awarded in recognition of great ingenuity and innovation.
This beautiful super king size bed was made by Winfield c1880.
Please look at all the images to be able to appreciate the phenomenal craftsmanship.
This bed is suitable for a standard super king size mattress 180cm x 200cm and price includes a 2'' mini box base.
Height to top of coronet 311cm
Height to top of Rococo knob 237cm
height to top of head panel 170cm
Height to top of foot panel 127cm
Overall width 188cm
Overall length 225cm
Side rail height 57cm
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Antique Number: SA662867
Dateline of this antique is 1880
Height is 311cm (122.4inches)
Width is 188cm (74.0inches)
Depth is 225cm (88.6inches)
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