Circa 1850 half tester BED,
- Rococo Victorian,
- NYC manufacture,
- 8' 10" tall (including 8" tall carving which has holes to be reversed to hang below tester),
- RARE unadapted / original size for modern queen size mattress (60x80),
- 64x81 inside rail measurement,
- rosewood (highly figured Brazilian) (bookmatched on headboard and around rails),
- arched double panel headboard,
- carved crest along tops,
- square/octagon stepped headboard post with urn tops,
- scroll carved and finials on tester brackets,
- inset upholstered pleated, sunburst silk panel,
- 8" tall open scroll carving on serpentine tester/canopy,
- octagon footboard posts with turned ribbed finials,
- scroll carving on footboard and each rail return,
- original full length mattress slats.

106” tall (8' 10"), 71” wide, 88” long.
inside rails- 63” wide, 81” long (Modern Queen size is 60x80).
Condition - excellent old refinish, nominal usage marks. LB55

- This is a Best quality item using top quality woods and construction of the mid 19th century time period.
- Provenance - A very fine estate near Cincinnati, OH since the 1990s. A top quality JH Belter collector in the 1970s-1990s.

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- Local pickup available.

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Selection of items from local estates.
- I am located on the Alabama/Florida state line (near Pensacola in Northwest Florida). You may arrange for personal pickup. I am 250 miles from/between Atlanta, GA and New Orleans, LA, 180 miles south of Birmingham, AL

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