#938

An Early High Tester Bed with Original Wooden Doll
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$2,200
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15"h. 14"l. 7"d. A beautifully modeled wooden high tester bed with richly burled wood grain features shaped head and foot boards, and unusually high tapered posters with shaped sides, the high side boards are also arched at each end. The bed is fitted with antique linens and quilt, and seated in the bed is its original occupant, viz, wooden shoulder head doll with black painted hair, muslin body, porcelain limbs, early costume and bonnet. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: circa 1840.