Fine Louisiana Mahogany Four Poster Bed

Fine Louisiana Mahogany Four Poster Bed, c. 1825, retains original tester, stepped baluster and ring-turned posts, headboard with backscrolled crest, bookmatched panel, baluster turned legs, bun feet, h. 104 in., l. 75 1/2 in., w. 55 in Note: This boldly turned poster bed relates closely to several examples (all with River Road provenances) including a bed at Parlange Plantation and another from the Jacques Dupre house. A related Louisiana bed is also illustrated in The Magazine Antiques, April 1991, pl. VII, p. 736, the Sebastian Louis Kleinpeter House Historical Collection, Baton Rouge, LA. Provenance: Property of Whitney Plantation Museum, Wallace, LA, sold to benefit the Big House reinterpretation fund.
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