An early 17th Century and later oak tester bed
With sixteen panelled tester, the headboard with a pair of panels, each centred with a polychrome decorated shield within scroll parchment and floral carving, all within an egg-and-dart and gadroon carved frame, centred by a ionic capital pilaster, surmounted by frieze rails carved with squatting figures resting upon mythical beasts, the beasts 'forked tongue' entwined around their outstretched arms, centred by a contorted serpent and bearing the initials 'JP' 'DP', the end posts of fluted and punch decorated baluster form, joined by channel moulded rails, 197cm wide x 217cm deep x 215cm high, (77.5" wide x 85" deep x 84.5" high)
Sold for
£5,625
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The shield on the viewer's right, with two gold crosses on a red ground between two chequered flaunches is recorded for SHERINGTON of Sheringham, Norfolk, and of Medbourne and Lacocke, Wiltshire, and also of Worcestershire.
The shield on the left, incorrectly re-painted, appears to represent the HOUND or HOWND family of Cambridgeshire and Herefordshire, whose shield is recorded as silver with a red chevron charged with gold coins, between three black running hounds wearing collars.
Both these family arms are in their male format.
Category: Furniture / Oak Furniture
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