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MONUMENTAL 3 METER EMPEROR ANTIQUE CiRCA 1880 CARVED ENGLISH BURR OAK TESTER BED

About the Item

Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely enormous 9 feet 9 inch tall Antique circa 1880-1900 hand carved English Burr Oak Emperor size Tester bed frame which is the largest I have ever seen Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price Where to begin, this bed is an absolute work of art, it is very large indeed, just under 10 feet tall, it is ornately carved from every single angle and tells a story no matter where you look of how proficient the craftsman was This bed would have been commission for some great castle or other where the ceilings were so high they needed enormous furniture to bring the room in to perspective. It is wonderfully carved, the base pillars are truly sublime, the headboard depicts hearts and the roof is paneled in the Jacobean style with a crown to to the middle. The bed has sections of timber with burrs or as the Americans call them burls, they are sporadically placed in different locations around the frame The piece breaks down in to approximately 20 easy to install pieces, it takes around 1 hour for 2 people to build, you only need extra bodies when you fit the flat top roof. Condition wise, we have deep cleaned hand condition waxed and hand polished it, all the bolts were lost so I have ordered all new examples, they are currently silver however I can have the tops of the base bolts painted should the new owner wish so they blend in with the frame colour Size wise there are four variations of Emperor, this is the third largest taking a 215cm square mattress. The bed has had later divan base holders made in timber which are smaller than this maximum size, these are being included for free should the new owner wish, you can see them in the last picture Dimensions Height:- 301cm Width:- top of the bed 262cm, bottom of the bed 233.5cm Depth:- top of the bed 261cm, bottom of the bed 246cm Side rail height:- 60cm Internal width:- 214cm Internal depth:- 215.5cm Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point, if you would like any additional or specific measurements please ask Any questions please feel free to ask before you bid

Dimensions:
Height: 118.51 in (301 cm)Width: 103.15 in (262 cm)Depth: 102.76 in (261 cm)
Style:
High Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Oak,Carved
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Late 19th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1880
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
Seller Location:
West Sussex, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2823340459412