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Description
This is one of the most spectacular four poster king size all brass beds made by Winfield. We could extend to super king size (Poa) R.W.Winfield was founded in 1829 at Cambridge Street, Birmingham and specialised in decorative metal beds. A brass metal bedstead in the French Renaissance style by Winfield was made for the Great Exhibition in 1851, (see D.M.Wyatt, The Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century at the Great Exhibition, Vol I, plate XlIII, reproduced in J.Meyer, Great Exhibitions 1851-1900, p.33).
The Art-Journal Crystal Palace Exhibition edition described the bed as 'one of the best objects of its kind ever brought before our notice'. Similar decorative metallic bed pillars by Winfield were described as 'good in design, and of a rich and handsome appearance'. R.W.Winfield came away from the Great Exhibition with a very coveted Council Award, only 174 of these awards were awarded in recognition of great ingenuity and innovation.
Please look at all the images to be able to appreciate the phenomenal craftsmanship.
This bed is suitable for a standard king size mattress 150cm x 200cm and price includes a 2" mini box base.
We can supply hand made mattress in a variety of comfort choices if required. Please contact us for specifications and prices.
measurements
Width:
158 cm
Length:
222 cm
Height to top of coronet 290cm
Height to top of Rococo knob 237cm
height to top of head panel 199cm
Height to top of foot panel 152.5cm
Side rail height 52cm
measurements
declaration
Bedsteads has clarified that the Spectacular Winfield Four Poster King Size All Brass Bed (LA480513) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1880