A Fine American Rococo Carved Rosewood Bedroom Set, mid-19th c., Baltimore, consisting of a bedstead, a dresser, and a washstand, the bed with flamboyant arched rocaille carved headboard, massive turned posts with foliate and conforming footboard; the white marble top dresser with carved mirror and scroll supports; the washstand with marble superstructure, frieze drawer, and side cupboards each raised on bracket feet, bed height 98 in., width 87 in., length 96 in., washstand height 32 in., width 36 in., depth 20 in., dresser height 95 in., width 54 in., depth 27 in. E18000/25000 Note: Baltimore Rococo Revival furniture is best described as exuberant and robust. Incorporating highly elaborate carvings, large asymmetric foliate cartouches, applied and integral turnings, scrolls and other architectural features, it stands apart from the conventional Rococo interpretations. A wardrobe illustrated in Furniture in Maryland 1740- 1940 by Gregory Weidman, plate 256, page 260, has a strikingly similar and distinctive crest relating strongly to that of the bed offered in this lot. Interestingly, it also bears a provenance of historical importance: it was owned by Jerome Napoleon (Bon-Bon) Bonaparte, who married Elizabeth Patterson and resided in Baltimore. The influential cabinetmaker Robert Renwick is suggested in attribution to this winged armoire. However, Henry W. Jenkins (1814-1878) should not be overlooked as a possible maker. His work includes desks for the delegate chambers at the State House in Annapolis. Provenance: This suite of rosewood furniture was purchased in 1932 at the Bankruptcy liquidation sale of the Washingtonian Hotel by John W. Staggers, a prominent Supreme Court Attorney, and until recently remained in "Oaklands", his family's estate located outside Baltimore. This distinctive bedroom suite was part of the furnishings of the Presidential suite in the Washingtonian Hotel located across from the White House. President Abraham Lincoln is said to have lodged in the Presidential suite during the Civil War from time to time for security reasons. Thus this suite has become known as Lincoln's "other bedroom suite". References: Washington Times and The Washington Post.