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Antique 11 Ft Wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century

19th century

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Description

A beautiful antique Sheraton Revival hand painted satinwood, eleven foot wide, bed headboard, late 19th Century in date.

The headboard features a moulded serpentine toprail with scrolled arch cresting, above further mouldings and a recessed triple lobed panel decorated in the manner of Angelica Kauffman with winged cherubs playing with a lamb above a scrolling foliate swagged urn.

Add an elegant touch to your home with this antique English headboard.

Condition:

In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 118 x Width 333 x Depth 7

Dimensions in inches:

Height 3 foot, 10 inches x Width 10 foot, 11 inches x Depth 3 inches

Satinwood

is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.

The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies.

It has long been valued for furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

Angelica Kauffman, RA (1741 - 1807)

was a Swiss-born Austrian Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Though born as "Kauffmann", Kauffman is the preferred spelling of her name in English; it is the form she herself used most in signing her correspondence, documents and paintings.

While Kauffman produced many types of art, she identified herself primarily as a history painter, an unusual designation for a woman artist in the 18th century. History painting, was considered the most elite and lucrative category in academic painting during this time period. Under the direction of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the Royal Academy made a strong effort to promote history painting to a native audience who were more interested in commissioning and buying portraits and landscapes.

Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British society and her success as an artist, she was disappointed by the relative apathy that the British had towards history painting. Ultimately she left Britain for the continent, where history painting was better established, held in higher esteem and patronized.

The works of Angelica Kauffman have retained their reputation. By 1911, rooms decorated with her work were still to be seen in various quarters. At Hampton Court was a portrait of the duchess of Brunswick; in the National Portrait Gallery, a self-portrait. There were other pictures by her at Paris, at Dresden, in the Hermitage at St Petersburg, in the Alte Pinakothek atMunich, in Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn (Estonia).

Our reference: A2862

Physical Dimensions

Height

118cm (46.46")

Width

333cm (131.10")

Depth

7cm (2.76")

Declaration

Regent Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA937774

Dealers Internal Reference

A2862

Description

A beautiful antique Sheraton Revival hand painted satinwood, eleven foot wide, bed headboard, late 19th Century in date.

The headboard features a moulded serpentine toprail with scrolled arch cresting, above further mouldings and a recessed triple lobed panel decorated in the manner of Angelica Kauffman with winged cherubs playing with a lamb above a scrolling foliate swagged urn.

fig 1. Antique 11 ft wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century — fig 1. Antique 11 Ft Wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century

Add an elegant touch to your home with this antique English headboard.

Condition:

In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm:

Height 118 x Width 333 x Depth 7

Dimensions in inches:

Height 3 foot, 10 inches x Width 10 foot, 11 inches x Depth 3 inches

Satinwood

“

is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry.

Regent Antiques

It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of Chloroxylon swietenia.

fig 3. Antique 11 ft wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century — fig 3. Antique 11 Ft Wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century

The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies.

fig 4. Antique 11 ft wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century — fig 4. Antique 11 Ft Wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century

It has long been valued for furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Sapindales, family Rutaceae.

fig 5. Antique 11 ft wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century — fig 5. Antique 11 Ft Wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century

Angelica Kauffman, RA (1741 - 1807)

was a Swiss-born Austrian Neoclassical painter who had a successful career in London and Rome. Though born as "Kauffmann", Kauffman is the preferred spelling of her name in English; it is the form she herself used most in signing her correspondence, documents and paintings.

fig 6. Antique 11 ft wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century — fig 6. Antique 11 Ft Wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century

While Kauffman produced many types of art, she identified herself primarily as a history painter, an unusual designation for a woman artist in the 18th century. History painting, was considered the most elite and lucrative category in academic painting during this time period. Under the direction of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the Royal Academy made a strong effort to promote history painting to a native audience who were more interested in commissioning and buying portraits and landscapes.

fig 7. Antique 11 ft wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century — fig 7. Antique 11 Ft Wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century

Despite the popularity that Kauffman enjoyed in British society and her success as an artist, she was disappointed by the relative apathy that the British had towards history painting. Ultimately she left Britain for the continent, where history painting was better established, held in higher esteem and patronized.

fig 8. Antique 11 ft wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century — fig 8. Antique 11 Ft Wide Sheraton Revival Satinwood Bed Headboard 19th Century

The works of Angelica Kauffman have retained their reputation. By 1911, rooms decorated with her work were still to be seen in various quarters. At Hampton Court was a portrait of the duchess of Brunswick; in the National Portrait Gallery, a self-portrait. There were other pictures by her at Paris, at Dresden, in the Hermitage at St Petersburg, in the Alte Pinakothek atMunich, in Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn (Estonia).

Our reference: A2862