Summary:
• Circa: 1880
• Period: Victorian
• Provenance: Bombay region, India
• Style: Bombay Four Poster Bed
• Wood: Sissoo
• Maximum mattress size: 5ft 2¾” wide by 6ft 6” long
• Four centre posts
• Carved centre post panels
• Rich dark brown colour
• Drop down canopy
• Single tier structure
• Moulded & foliate carved side rails
• Pierced fretwork urn panels to head & footboard
• Central carved urn
• Ring turned spindles
• Ring turned, gadroon & foliate carved posts
• Baluster shaped feet
• Dismantles for easy transportation
• Quality custom mattresses available
• Excellent condition
• Free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland*
• Free 14 days UK returns policy
Description:
This is a superb quality and stunning looking colonial Bombay bed of mid colour which is constructed of sissoo, circa 1880 originating from the Bombay region of India, in excellent original condition. The bed will fit a standard UK king size mattress (5ft wide x 6ft 6” long). The superstructure lends itself to being dressed with romantic fabric drapes. The four central posts hold the drop-down canopy in place, which in turn, are held in place by screws into the head and footboard. In between the turned posts on both the head and footboard is a carved floral panel, flanked by ring turned spindles, set within horizontal rails above and below. The head and footboard are mirrored in design, featuring a carved central urn, with pierced fretwork urns either side, each flanked by turned. The bed sits on a set of four ring turned baluster posts, which boast foliate carvings and gadrooning. This bed would look stunning in either a contemporary or traditional setting. It dismantles for easy transportation and access up tight stairs, or small doorways. We can provide good quality custom mattresses.
This bed retains the original polish, which is why the bed boasts a dark rich brown colour and patination; it is impossible to re-create this colour if it has been re-polished. The bed is constructed of sissoo and it has a superior structure. This bed would look stunning in either a contemporary or traditional setting. It dismantles for easy transportation.
Provenance:
The style of these beds’ dates from 1840 until 1947 (until Indian Independence). The beds were constructed for the British Raj, their families and the British Military in Colonial India. The beds were designed to collapse and be transported “flat pack” so could easily be moved whilst on military exercises and to their summerhouses in the hills. They were made when the Raj was at its height. The size, style and quality of the bed depict the status of the occupier or the military rank of the owner. They were made from the finest wood usually Mahogany, Teak or Sissoo wood (a member of the rose wood family).
External Dimensions:
External Height = 186.5cm or 73⅜” or 6ft 1⅜”
External length = 217.6cm or 85⅝” or 7ft 1⅝”
External width = 172.3cm or 67⅞” or 5ft 7⅞”
Headboard height (including canopy supports) = 184.2cm or 72½” or 6ft ½”
Headboard height (excluding canopy supports, measured from floor to finials) = 107.9cm or 42½” or 3ft 6½”
Footboard height (including canopy supports) = 183.7cm or 72⅜” or 6ft ⅜”
Footboard height (excluding canopy supports, measured from floor to finials) = 107.4cm or 42¼” or 3ft 6¼”
Height from floor to top of side rails = 49.8cm or 19⅝” or 1ft 7⅝”
Side rail depth = 10.2cm or 4”
Mattress Dimensions (slats not lowered):
Length = 198cm or 78” or 6ft 6” max
Width (slats) = 154.5cm or 60⅞” or 5ft 0⅞” max
Width (including side rails) = 159.5cm or 62¾” or 5ft 2¾” max
Mattress Dimensions (slats lowered):
Length = 198cm or 78” or 6ft 6” max
Width = 152.5cm or 60” or 5ft max
Condition Report:
This Anglo-India Raj king size four poster Bombay bed is in excellent original condition, which is commensurate with its age. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges and bed frame but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The bed structure has been tightened and the frame has been French polished by hand in our workshop to a professional standard, to revive the wonderful original colour and patination. The bed is solid in joint and is ready to use.
Terms & Conditions:
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