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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Large Italian Giltwood Bed Canopy 'Corona'
Located in Houston, TX
Large Italian giltwood bed canopy, or corona (also known in France as a ciel de lit), circa 1760-1780. Hand carved giltwood with painted detail decoration. ...
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Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Bed Coronas

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Wood, Giltwood

Alcove (bed) in walnut with sliding doors, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient Alcove in solid walnut with sliding and carved doors, it was a bed built into a niche to create a "den" and make the bed private in very large rooms, built in the 18th centur...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Bed Coronas

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Walnut

18th Century Italian Walnut Wood Pulpit Canopy
Located in Dallas, TX
This large and attractive architectural piece is known as a pulpit canopy. Before the advent of microphones and speakers, orators would often address assemblies from elevated platforms known as “wine glass pulpits”. These podiums featured domed roofs called abat-voix, sometimes known as sounding boards, that would project sound outwards. Our walnut wood pulpit canopy is a fine example of such a device. Hand-carved and hand-painted in Italy in the 1700’s, our abat-voix is roughly octagonal in shape. Each of the sides have edges with luxuriously thick step molding, alternating between stained and gilded wood. Each of the corner cornices are adorned with gilded flower carvings, although some are missing. The interior of the canopy features a gilded open sun with sinuous rays emanating all around. Each of the sides are adorned with foliate margents surrounded by scrolls, again with some losses. All the edges are bordered with a thin layer of gilding. Although our fascinating 18th century Italian walnut pulpit canopy was designed for a church pulpit...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Bed Coronas

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Iron

Ciel de Lit, 18th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Also known as a baldacchino, baldaquin, or baldachin. Very large 18th Century architectural piece that would have been suspended from the ceiling over an altar but would be a stunnin...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Bed Coronas

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Wood

Spanish Rustic Door with Original Hand Forged Iron Pull
Located in Barcelona, ES
18th century Spanish solid oak antique rustic door with carved panels and hang forged iron pull adorned with a scallop shell. This door comes from Galicia, the Northern part of Spain. The handle is adorned by the an iron scallop shell, this shell is part of a primitive system to open the door and symbol of the 'Camino de Santiago' from centuries. This door can be displayed as a wall decoration but also interesting to be used as headboard...
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Spanish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Bed Coronas

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Iron

English Mahogany Four-Poster Gadrooned Tester Bed with Marlboro Feet, Circa 1760
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany four-poster bed with gadrooned serpentine tester, carved reeded and floral post and terminating on Marlboro feet with original brass casters. Bed is queen-size. Cust...
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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Bed Coronas

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Mahogany

Pair of 18th Century Irish Georgian Water Gilt Curtain Pelmets
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Irish Georgian water-gilt gold leaf curtain pelmets. They are from a stately home in Ireland and they have intricate and detailed ...
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Irish Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Bed Coronas

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Gold Leaf

English Chippendale Mahogany Four-Poster Bed, Circa 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany and deil four-poster bed with decorative bulbous, fluted and acanthus carved post, terminating on squared plinths with Marlboro feet. Bed is queen-size w...
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English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Bed Coronas

English Chippendale Painted & Gilt Stenciling Marriage Bed with Orig. Silk, 1770
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale hand painted and gilded marriage bed with original silk and bell flower coverings, central gilt carved shell cornice, flanking gilt ca...
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English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Bed Coronas

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Gesso, Silk, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

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19th Century Moroccan Rustic Door On Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan smaller-sized carved wood door from the late 19th century on custom stand. This antique door from Morocco has a wonderfully rustic appearance, with hand-carved accents and...
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French Louis XV Style Ciel de Lit or Bed Canopy, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
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Mahogany Brazier Box, Spain, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
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Mahogany Brazier Box, Spain, 18th Century
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H 7.88 in W 34.26 in D 34.26 in
Chinese Woven Top Canopy Bed, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
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Located in Charlotte, NC
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Art Deco Walnut French Double Bed, Circa 1935
Located in Devon, England
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Italian Throne Corona Early 18th Century Louis XIV Gilt Wood Crown Bed Canape
Located in Milan, IT
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Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Canopy
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Baroque Walnut Doors, Suitable for Pair of Head Boards or Cupboard
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Baldacchino Wall Mount Bed Crown, Circa 1790
Located in Encinitas, CA
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