© National Trust Photographic Library/ Andreas von Einsiedel
A Queen Anne Tester Bedstead
Artist: attributed to Francis Lapierre (1653 - 1714)
Location: Beningbrough Hall
Date: 1680
Materials: wood/gilding
Dimensions: 457 x 163 x 208 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £6,132 (Total: £6,133)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 2864 (1980)
Provenance:
Graham Baron Ash, sold Christie's, Wingfield Castle sale, 1980.
Description:
Tester with waved moulded cornice and deep fringed pelmet with canopied angles, the interior with lobed domed centre and moulded pilasters the the double scrolled headboard. This bed is an exact pair to one already at Beningbrough. The modern damask hangings are copies of the original. Displayed in the Blue Bedroom at Beningbrough Hall.
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