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Fine Sculpted Queen Bed Portuguese 17th/18th C. Jacaranda Wood torsade Posts
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Fine Sculpted Queen Bed Portuguese 17th/18th C. Jacaranda Wood torsade Posts , detailed with a Outstanding Torsade Posts Dimensions: Height” 80” Depth 81” Width: 64” More queen , less king, Deep attention to details with various Scrolls the perfect bed for a Grand bedroom fit for a palace room. An incredible find for your interior design and to elevate your home Bedroom , master bedroom. The workmanship is impeccable and apparent in the hand carving throughout this master piece.
A unique imposing piece of Art to acquire, a conversation piece and a show piece all at the same time With A magnificent height of the bed that stands at 6Feet 8 Inches Tall. A Baroque bed richly carved with leaves foliage and plants and shell motifs. Signs of the centuries as seen in the pictures, cracks losses strong old restorations etc. ... overall good condition. Rare antique with intricate carvings throughout. with interwoven floral designs foliage and plants, crests shells motifs and flambeau with detailed long hand turned profusely mounted with spiral-twist spindles carved with spiral moldings. An incredible find Extremely fine Sculpted Colonial Portuguese 17th/18th Century Jacaranda Bed with torsade posts Evidence of old restoration in various areas, wear consistent with centuries of use, including old restoration, cracks, minor breaks and losses overall strong and steady. Bed frame includes posts and rails - does not include elements to support a mattress, we added temporarily finials, but they don’t belong to the original bed and they don’t come with the bed frame. We have many more detailed pictures of each post and 3 additional detailed videos.
Jacaranda is native to South America including Brazil that was once a Portuguese colony. You could see in the carving the transition between the Renaissance-Baroque style morphing into the Portuguese rococo elegance with the apparent curved lines, carved pilasters and the Twisting work that was done. As you might be familiar, this is typical of the period of the late 17th Century to early 18th Century, apparent and explicit on the bed frames we have in our collection.
During that period , the Portuguese colonial furniture had a distinctive style featuring rare dark wood such as Jacaranda that was loved and favored by the wood turners because they were able to mold it and turn it, since it had the medium density in combination with the fine grain, and when the wood dried out after production , it didn’t crack like the other type of woods.
The Exotic wood jacaranda one of the most valued woods in Brazil and explored since the colonial period, today I believe is listed by the IBAMA “The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources” as an endangered species. Intricate work and elaborate carving of foliate flowers and turning in Jacaranda was used in the making of luxury carpentry and music instruments and in the Brazilian baroque furniture Which period spans from the 16th to the 18th centuries. The Jacaranda's exotic nature made it a symbol of the Portuguese monarchy and their colonial wealth.
It is easier to pinpoint the Period rather that the place of inception of this glorious furniture. It is not always possible to differentiate with certainty whether this type of Antique furniture pieces were made in Portugal or in the colony (Brazil) but as a general rule, the greater the quality indicates that the more likely it was manufactured in the colony, as the superior carving skilled masters were developed there at earlier time than the 18th Century when the craftsmanship moved to Europe, to England , Portugal and France ..
If you would want to assume a later production than the late 17th to early 18th Century , As you know, you would be venturing into the jacaranda of Anglophile taste in eighteenth century, that looked much different than the furniture Portuguese colonial and took place from 1690 until 1780, including the Chippendale furniture that was produced in the 18th Century in 1750-1780
The Outstanding Bed Frames we have, we got them in a succession from a private European Estate. It was a Rare find , That’s why we as a dealer of over 55 years in this business, we don’t see merchandise of this quality on the market today. . Please Feel free to send your expert to examine in person, I can schedule a visit.
Height” 80”
Depth 81”
Width: 64” More queen , less king . You Would need a custom mattress and an interior box to mount it on, the frame would not be used to support your mattress.
- Dimensions:Height: 80 in (203.2 cm)Width: 64 in (162.56 cm)Depth: 81 in (205.74 cm)
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- Place of Origin:
- Period:Late 17th Century
- Date of Manufacture:unknown
- Condition:Replacements made. Repaired: Evidence of old restoration in various areas, we have detailed pictures of each post and of every angle, and 3 additional videos to share. Please read the detailed description. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Wear consistent with centuries of use, including old restoration, cracks, minor breaks and losses. Bed frame includes posts and rails - does not include elements to support a mattress. Please request additional images detailing condition.
- Seller Location:West Hollywood, CA
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