Summary:
• Circa: 1980
• Provenance: Royal Oak, England, United Kingdom
• Built in the style of the Tudor period (circa 1500 – 1530)
• Fits a standard UK super king size mattress (6ft wide x 6ft 6” long)
• External dimensions: 6ft 8⅝” Wide x 7ft 5⅜” Long
• Wood: Solid oak
• Colour: Medium nut-brown oak
• Full set of luxury cotton drapes
• Full tester roof
• Inset roof panels
• Moulded canopy
• Lunette carvings to canopy
• Sunflower carved panels to headboard
• Linenfold carved panels to headboard & footboard
• Floral carved, fluted turned footboard posts
• Moulded plinth footboard feet
• Exceptional workmanship & quality
• Very strong & sturdy construction
• Sprung divan base included
• Dismantles into sections for easy access & transportation
• Free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland*
• 14-day free UK returns policy
Description:
Here is a stunning quality English reproduction of a Tudor style solid carved super king size (6ft wide) full tester four poster bed with luxury drapes, circa 1980, showing exceptional quality and craftsmanship, in excellent condition. Handmade in England by Royal Oak, this superb quality bed is finished in a medium nut-brown oak colour, having been handmade from oak. The bed is in the style of the English Tudor period, which dates from between 1500 to 1530. This bed shows exceptional craftsmanship, displaying carvings to the canopy, headboard & posts. All panels are detachable for ease of transport, access into a house and assembly. This bed fits a standard UK super king mattress (6ft” wide x 6ft 6” long). The bed comes with a 6ft bed wide sprung divan base, which folds in two, for easy access into the bedroom – this can be seen in the photos.
The headboard can be dismantled into panels (if necessary) to allow easy access up narrow staircases or through doorways. The headboard is constructed of several carved panels, which include sunflower and linenfold carvings.
The bed boasts a full set of luxury cotton material drapes, depicting pink, yellow and blue flowers on a cream-green background, with pale blue trim and red, blue, green and cream tassels. The drapes are of very high quality (they are very heavy!)
The bed boasts an inset panel full tester roof. The roof also boasts a detailed carved, moulded canopy, which incorporates lunette carvings.
The posts at the foot of the bed are turned and fluted, boasting floral carvings. The footboard posts terminate on moulded plinth feet. The footboard features moulded inset panels, with further linenfold carvings, and is connected to the headboard via moulded side rails.
This bed is accentuated with style, romance and tradition. The impression created by this bed will without doubt be a memorable one as they are genuinely unique and recreate the ultimate in luxury of a bygone age.
This carved oak full tester four poster bed with drapes is not to be confused with other four-poster beds of lesser quality in the market place today. This bed is handmade; with hand carved panels, unlike other machine carved beds. The design, build quality and superstructure (thickness of panels) are of superior and exceptional quality. It is an extremely heavy bed!
Condition Report:
This bed is in excellent condition. It is an extremely well-constructed, heavy, solid and very stable bed. There are no veneers on this bed, either; it is made completely of solid oak. There is also no damage to the bed. The carvings are of excellent quality. The polish is also in excellent condition. The bed boasts superior quality cotton material floral drapes. The drapes are in excellent condition. This carved oak Tudor style four poster bed with drapes is of superior quality and construction, compared to other reproduction beds in the market place today. It is solid in joint and ready to use.
Dimensions:
External Height = 240.8cm or 94⅞” or 7ft 10⅞”
External Width = 204.8cm or 80⅝” or 6ft 8⅝”
External Length (Canopy) = 227.1cm or 89⅜” or 7ft 5⅜”
Footboard Height = 74.4cm or 29¼” or 2ft 5¼”
Side Rail Height (from floor to top of side rails) = 36.7cm or 14½” or 1ft 2½”
Side Rail Depth = 16.5cm or 6½”
Mattress Width = 183cm or 72” or 6ft
Slat Width = 172.9cm or 68” or 5ft 8”
Mattress Length = 200.7cm or 79” or 6ft 7”
Divan Base Height = 18cm or 7”
Height from floor to top of divan base = 54.7cm or 21½” or 1ft 9½”
Height from floor to top of wooden slats (excluding divan base) = 36.7cm or 14½” or 1ft 2½”
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