Lot 199
A Fine Monumental Louis Philippe Rosewood Full Tester Bed mid-19th Century by Prosper-Guillaume Durand Fils bearing a brass plaque on the inside left rail Durand Fils-R du Harley no 5 Paris-Ebeniste du Roi having an elaborate tester with crests centering rosettes on each side lobed finials square projecting corners with bead molding and an elaborate pendant reticulated Gothic fretwork barley twist posts the arched headboard with pierced scrolling crest centering a cabochon cartouche the sleigh form rails with scrolled molded corners centered with a strapwork cartouche on a stepped plinth over large toupie feet exterior height 138 in width 65 in length 87 in interior width 58 in length 77 in E20000-30000 Provenance: This monumental bed descended in a well-known New Orleans family and was for many years the centerpiece of a celebrated collection found on Second Street near St Charles Avenue in the Garden District Note: Prosper-Guillaume Durand was a part of a family of celebrated Parisian cabinetmakers which gained recognition with Louis Durand who began the firm in the regime ancien and ascended to notoriety in the Restauration period Prosper-Guillaume Durand succeeded his father and guided the firm through the 19th Century
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