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Rare 19th Century Mahogany and Porcelain 4 Poster Bed
Debenham Antiques Ltd
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Rare 19th Century Mahogany and Porcelain 4 Poster Bed

19th century
Description

RARE 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND PORCELAIN 4 POSTER BED CIRCA 1889.

DEBENHAM ANTIQUES ARE PLEASED TO OFFER THIS STUNNING AND UNIQUE 4 POSTER BED OF GRAND PROPORTIONS.  QUITE LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY HOBBS & CO.

THIS BED USED TO BE IN THE HONEYMOON SUITE OF THE ANGEL HOTEL, BURY ST EDMUNDS IN ENGLAND, WHICH IS A LANDMARK HOTEL IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND.  STILL BARING 1930'S PAPER LABELS OF SIMKIN'S DEPOSITORY OF COLCHESTER ON ITS FRAME, PUTS THIS BED BEING IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.  DURING BEING RESTORED WE DISCOVERED WELSH AND ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS INSIDE THE PORCELAIN SECTIONS DATED FROM 1889, WHICH PROVIDES US WITH A VERY ACCURATE DATE TO WHEN IT WAS MADE.

THIS BED IS CONSTRUCTED FROM MANY SECTIONS AND ELEMENTS SO OUR DESCRIPTION WILL START WITH THE 3 SIDED ARCHITECTURAL CORNICE, WHICH IS DECORATED WITH A LOWER REEDED EDGE, SALT AND PEPPER TOOTH INLAY, CONTRASTING COLOURED MAHOGANY AND FINISHED WITH ALTERNATING CROSS AND BALL APPLIED CARVINGS.  THESE 3 SECTIONS ATTACH TO THE 1 PIECE CANOPY ROOF, WHICH HAS 4 PANELS EACH DECORATED WITH INLAID FANS AND STRINGING.  UNDERNEATH THE CANOPY ROOF ARE 3 REMOVABLE BRASS RODS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF A FABRIC OR CURTAIN.

THE BACK BOARD ECHOES THE CANOPY ROOF IN ITS DESIGN, COMPLETE WITH A PANELLED CUSHIONED HEADREST AND BLOCK BACK LEGS AND SUPPORTS, THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE BED AND WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE ARE THE FRONT POSTS, WHICH COMPRISE OF SEPERATE SECTIONS OF PORCELAIN, VERY MUCH IN THE MAJOLICA TASTE.  URN AND VASE SHAPES EACH DECORATED WITH PAINTED FLOWERS/BUTTERFLIES FURTHER DECORATED WITH GOLD LEAVES AND GILT ELEMENTS.  INTERIOR PADDED FOOTBOARD, WITH A BEAUTIFULLY INLAID BED END WITH CARVED SWAGS AND ROUNDELS.  BEAUTIFULLY HAND CARVED  FRONT LEGS, WITH APPLIED PLAQUES THAT COVER THE CONSTRUCTION HOLES, TERMINATING ON CARVED FRONT FOOT.

BOTH SIDE RAILS HAVE BEEN INLAID AND STRUNG THE SAME WAY, WITH THE SAME CARVED DESIGN AS THE FRONT END.  COMES SUPPLIED WITH A DUVAN WHICH PROBABLY DATES FROM THE 1950's.  DUVAN IS SUPPORTED BY THE RAILS, WOODEN SLATS AND A FRONT TO BACK CROSS BEAM.

THIS BED IS A MINIMUM 4 PERSON JOB FOR CONSTRUCTION.

EXPECTED MINOR SURFACE MARKS TO WOODWORK.  RESTORATION TO PORCELAIN ELEMENTS WHICH UNDERSTANDABLY HAD ACCUMALATED A FEW CHIPS AND MARKS OF THE YEARS.

PLEASE SEE PICTURES WITH ALL POSSIBLE DIMENSIONS ON.

A TRULY WONDERFUL AND UNIQUE BED, READY TO ADORN ANY HOME.

Physical Dimensions
Height
262cm (103.15")
Width
190.5cm (75.00")
Depth
288.5cm (113.58")
Declaration

Debenham Antiques Ltd has dated this Mahogany Four Poster Bed to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA909446
Dealers Internal Reference
DA4044
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Description
RARE 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND PORCELAIN 4 POSTER BED CIRCA 1889.

DEBENHAM ANTIQUES ARE PLEASED TO OFFER THIS STUNNING AND UNIQUE 4 POSTER BED OF GRAND PROPORTIONS.  QUITE LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY HOBBS & CO.

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THIS BED USED TO BE IN THE HONEYMOON SUITE OF THE ANGEL HOTEL, BURY ST EDMUNDS IN ENGLAND, WHICH IS A LANDMARK HOTEL IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND.
Debenham Antiques Ltd

  STILL BARING 1930'S PAPER LABELS OF SIMKIN'S DEPOSITORY OF COLCHESTER ON ITS FRAME, PUTS THIS BED BEING IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.  DURING BEING RESTORED WE DISCOVERED WELSH AND ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS INSIDE THE PORCELAIN SECTIONS DATED FROM 1889, WHICH PROVIDES US WITH A VERY ACCURATE DATE TO WHEN IT WAS MADE.

fig 1. A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim.
fig 1. Rare 19th Century Mahogany and Porcelain 4 Poster Bed

THIS BED IS CONSTRUCTED FROM MANY SECTIONS AND ELEMENTS SO OUR DESCRIPTION WILL START WITH THE 3 SIDED ARCHITECTURAL CORNICE, WHICH IS DECORATED WITH A LOWER REEDED EDGE, SALT AND PEPPER TOOTH INLAY, CONTRASTING COLOURED MAHOGANY AND FINISHED WITH ALTERNATING CROSS AND BALL APPLIED CARVINGS.  THESE 3 SECTIONS ATTACH TO THE 1 PIECE CANOPY ROOF, WHICH HAS 4 PANELS EACH DECORATED WITH INLAID FANS AND STRINGING.  UNDERNEATH THE CANOPY ROOF ARE 3 REMOVABLE BRASS RODS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF A FABRIC OR CURTAIN.

fig 2. A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim.
fig 2. Rare 19th Century Mahogany and Porcelain 4 Poster Bed

THE BACK BOARD ECHOES THE CANOPY ROOF IN ITS DESIGN, COMPLETE WITH A PANELLED CUSHIONED HEADREST AND BLOCK BACK LEGS AND SUPPORTS, THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE BED AND WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM ANYTHING WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE ARE THE FRONT POSTS, WHICH COMPRISE OF SEPERATE SECTIONS OF PORCELAIN, VERY MUCH IN THE MAJOLICA TASTE.  URN AND VASE SHAPES EACH DECORATED WITH PAINTED FLOWERS/BUTTERFLIES FURTHER DECORATED WITH GOLD LEAVES AND GILT ELEMENTS.  INTERIOR PADDED FOOTBOARD, WITH A BEAUTIFULLY INLAID BED END WITH CARVED SWAGS AND ROUNDELS.  BEAUTIFULLY HAND CARVED  FRONT LEGS, WITH APPLIED PLAQUES THAT COVER THE CONSTRUCTION HOLES, TERMINATING ON CARVED FRONT FOOT.

fig 3. A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim.
fig 3. Rare 19th Century Mahogany and Porcelain 4 Poster Bed

BOTH SIDE RAILS HAVE BEEN INLAID AND STRUNG THE SAME WAY, WITH THE SAME CARVED DESIGN AS THE FRONT END.  COMES SUPPLIED WITH A DUVAN WHICH PROBABLY DATES FROM THE 1950's.  DUVAN IS SUPPORTED BY THE RAILS, WOODEN SLATS AND A FRONT TO BACK CROSS BEAM.

fig 4. A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim.
fig 4. Rare 19th Century Mahogany and Porcelain 4 Poster Bed

THIS BED IS A MINIMUM 4 PERSON JOB FOR CONSTRUCTION.

EXPECTED MINOR SURFACE MARKS TO WOODWORK.  RESTORATION TO PORCELAIN ELEMENTS WHICH UNDERSTANDABLY HAD ACCUMALATED A FEW CHIPS AND MARKS OF THE YEARS.

PLEASE SEE PICTURES WITH ALL POSSIBLE DIMENSIONS ON.

A TRULY WONDERFUL AND UNIQUE BED, READY TO ADORN ANY HOME.

Height
262cm (103.15")
Width
190.5cm (75.00")
Depth
288.5cm (113.58")
Date of Manufacture

Debenham Antiques Ltd has dated this Mahogany Four Poster Bed to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA909446
Dealers Internal Ref
DA4044
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Debenham Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2012

We are a leading antique furniture dealer in the UK with over 60 years of experience.

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Archive I A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim.

RARE 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND PORCELAIN 4 POSTER BED

Archive II A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View VII
Archive VIII A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View VIII
Archive IX A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View IX
Archive X A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View X
Archive XI A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View XI
Archive XII A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View XII
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Archive XX A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View XX
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Archive XXIII A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim. View XXIII
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Debenham Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07715 006 415
Location
73 High Street
Debenham
Suffolk
IP14 6QS
United Kingdom
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Verified Since May 2012
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A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim.
RARE 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND PORCELAIN 4 POSTER BED
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A nineteenth-century mahogany four-poster bed frame featuring carved posts with pink porcelain sections, marquetry panelling, and an ornate trefoil canopy trim.
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A Victorian four-poster bed is a bedstead featuring four vertical columns at each corner supporting an upper frame or canopy, historically known as a tester. During the nineteenth century, these beds often incorporated mahogany construction, intricate marquetry, and carved detailing.

These bedsteads were predominantly crafted from hardwoods such as mahogany, oak, or walnut, selected for structural stability and grain strength. High-status examples frequently featured decorative timber veneers, marquetry inlays, and occasionally ceramic or glazed porcelain column sections.

Authenticity can be determined by examining construction joints, such as hand-cut mortise and tenon joinery, alongside timber wear consistent with age. Original iron or steel bed bolt fixings within the rails and natural oxidisation on unpolished underside surfaces also indicate period construction.

Position the bedstead as the primary focal point along a main wall, maintaining clear pathways around the structure. Pair the dark timber frame with tailored neutral linens, muted wall colours, and minimal modern side tables to balance the substantial architectural scale of the piece.

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