Lot 1045
An American Rococo Carved Mahogany Half-Tester Bed, mid-19th c., New Orleans, serpentine beaded tester, tapered chamfered posts, shaped crest centered by a feather carved cartouche, paneled headboard, shaped rails, conforming footboard, height 106 1/2 in., inside length 77 1/2 in., inside width 58 in Note: A bed at Stanton Hall, Natchez and a bed bearing multiple "C. Lee" stamps which descended in the family of Mississippi riverboat captain Tom Powell and was installed for many years at 2427 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, both feature, headboard, rails and finials nearly identical to those seen here. Reference: The Powell bed was sold by Neal Auction Company as lot 902 April 9, 2009. Another C. Lee bed related to those above was sold as lot 864 October 2, 2004. See Harrison. "C. Lee, Maker of Bedsteads for the Southern Market", Maine Antiques Digest (April 1994) p. 30, fig. 5.
Start Price: USD 4000
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