Lot 74
An Important American Rococo Carved Rosewood Half Tester Bed, mid-19th c., New Orleans, related to the bed at Lansdowne in Natchez, MS, purchased from Prudent Mallard; having a serpentine tester with beaded molding and finials, tapered cluster column posts, foliate-carved scalloped paneled headboard with ripple molding; highly carved foliate and flower-carved scalloped rails, arched footboard with rounded ribbon-carved corners, carved and fluted low posts fitted with mosquito bars, height 125 in., length 86 in., interior width 68 1/2 in. Provenance: Descended in the Villere-Clark-Atkinson family of New Orleans. Note: The distinctive tester, urn-carved crest, cluster posts, paneled headboard, and serpentine rails of this bed relate closely to the well-known rosewood bed from purveyor Prudent Mallard (Sevres/New Orleans 1809-1879) at Lansdowne in Natchez, Mississippi, and to a number of New Orleans beds offered in these rooms including a bed from a White Castle, Louisiana Plantation sold as lot 294, October 11, 2008 The carved foot rail on this bed departs from the Lansdowne model with continuous incurvate form with mosquito net bars concealed in elaborate melon and fluted posts. The sophisticated carved strapwork details on the foot rail are a foray into the Renaissance Revival style, soon to eclipse Rococo fashion in the mid-19th century. Reference: The Lansdowne bed is illustrated in Otto, American Furniture of the 19th Century, pl. 289.
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