Circa 1840, multi-part form, mahogany veneer, white pine secondary, the tall quatrefoil posts surmounted by a bold ogee and cove molded tester, the headboard featuring a relief carved and applied cartouche within a broken arched pediment, above a book-matched high grade burl veneered panel, shaped foot rail and side rails with central relief carved acanthus and stylized shell.

116.5 x 84 x 89 in.; floor to bottom of rail 11 in., interior of rail 66.25 x 77.75 in.; height to top of post 104 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

Headboard with scratching and wear at lower posts and feet; all over alligatored surface; footboard with shrinkage cracks; some minor veneer chips and losses to the cornice and rail edges.

$3,000 - 5,000