Lot 441
A Fine American Rococo Carved Walnut Tester Bed, mid-19th c., probably New Orleans, having a flared ogee molded tester, tapering clustered column posts with blocked waist, the arched scrolled and paneled headboard centering a floral crest, scalloped rails and conforming footboard, in estate condition, height 114 in., width 55 in , length 74 in. E15000/20000 Note: The origin of antebellum bedsteads found in Louisiana has long been cause for speculation as New Orleans was a center for retailing furnishings and manufacturing 1840-1860. This bed shares stylistic similarities to documented examples from Prudent Mallard's shop, which was the most fashionable of the numerous cabinetmakers and retailers that existed in New Orleans at the time. For further information see the Magazine Antiques, May 1997, "The 19th Century Furniture Trade in New Orleans" by Stephen G. Harrison, pages 748-759. Provenance: Descended to the present owner through the family of Captain Joseph Alcide Bouanchaud, C.S.A. (1838-1886) of Pointe Coupee, Louisiana. Capt. Bouanchaud was a Confederate hero and later a Judge. There is a monument in the Confederate Memorial Park, Vicksburg Miss., dedicated to the courageous soldiers of the Pointe Coupee Artillary and Capt. Bouanchaud.
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