sold
Beautiful Victorian white and brass half tester
Price | SOLD |
reference | #1696 |
manufactured | 1900 |
size | kingsize |
Overall length | 210cm |
Overall width | 154cm |
Head height | 225cm |
Foot height | 113cm |
Side rail height | 39cm |
Beautiful Victorian king size half tester bed with delightful mother of pearl decoration within the spindles and pretty little brass discs in the decorative castings. Brass top rails and side wings, central ring in foot and brass knees, husks, feet, knobs and collars on posts. Original black porcelain castors. This lovely bed has been checked for well fitting joints and rails have been adapted to support wood slats and a standard king size mattress 150cm x 200cm/ 5' x 6'6" . The bed has been professionally restored with the frame shot blasted and hand finished in Little Green paint company Hammock waxed to preserve with aged brass. This really is a lovely example of a classic Victorian half tester bed
Height to top of knobs at head end 225cm
Height to top of knobs at foot end 113cm
Overall width 154cm
Overall length 210cm
Side rail height 39cm
Price includes wood slats (sorry not mattress)
As an alternative to the wood slats we can supply mini box bases for superior mattress support and to raise the get into bed height. We can also supply hand made mattresses in all comfort choices. Please see our web site or e-mail for full specifications and prices.
Bedsteads have been sourcing, restoring and retailing antique beds and bedroom furniture for over 30 years. We have our own workshops located along side our showroom in a beautiful medieval barn seven miles south of Bristol.
If you can't see what you are looking for it may well be worth e-mailing to enquire as they have lots of beds awaiting restoration that have not been photographed yet.
We can arrange both national and international delivery. Please send post code for quotation.
Workshop/store open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.
Saturday 10am - 2pm