Lot 828
An American Rococo Rosewood and Rosewood-Grained Half-Tester Bed, mid-19th c., possibly Prudent Mallard, New Orleans, the finialed associated tester with serpentine front, ovolo corners, shaped brackets on cluster posts, paneled headboard with ripple molding, shaped rails and foot, mosquito bars with scroll supports, height 113 1/2 in., width 55 in. Provenance: Descended in a New Orleans family. Note: The column capitals, cluster posts and mosquito bars on this bed are very similar to those on the well-known bed from Prudent Mallard at Lansdowne in Natchez. The paneled headboard with a scallop-form crest on this bed is also similar to that on the "Lansdowne" bed. Reference: The Lansdowne bed is illustrated in Otto, American Furniture of the 19th Century, pl. 289.
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