20TH CENTURY CHIPPENDALE ANTIQUE STYLE KING SIZE RICE CARVED PLANTATION BED BY COUNCILL CRAFTSMEN
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We're pleased to offer for sale this wonderful 20th century four post mahogany king size plantation bed by Councill Craftsmen in the Chippendale style. Founded in 1973 Fred & Hope Councill started a furniture company in North Carolina named " Councill Craftsmen". Using the most select materials the company focused on recreating timeless American furniture designs.
A traditional 18th century design, a rice carved bed is a highly sought after American staple. The earliest known examples were made in the Carolinas in the second half of the 18th century. The original gentleman to commission the design wanted the plants that gave him his immense wealth carved into the post. Rice and tobacco we're the most prevalent cash crops in the area at the time. Commonly referred to as simply plantation beds this example stands on block collared feet with decorative brass bed bolt covers. The posts are finely carved with tobacco leaves at the lower turning & rice carvings above. The posts then transition wonderfully to tapired reed carvings and a series of ringlets topped with carved urn finials. We continue to offer some of the finest period & 20th century beds on the market and have had trouble keeping stock. It seems as quick as we can get them listed they turn over. We're very excited to offer this king size mahogany Councill Craftsmen plantation bed. This came to us from a fine Short Hills estate and was greatly cared for in wonderful condition. We have iron L brackets that came with this to support the box spring but didn't attach them for the photos. This bed can be easily disassembled into parts for easy transport, freight shipping, & delivery. This bed accepts standard king bedding and measures 87" long x 82" wide x 87" tall.
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We are a wholly owned family business in our third decade of continuous operation. We have a large inventory of fine antiques ranging from Early American, Federal, Chippendale, Empire, Centennial, Victorian, 20th Century custom mahogany, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern antique furniture along with decorative arts from across the globe. All the items we offer to the general public are high quality estate pieces. We do not offer goods with significant flaws or defects. We completely avoid items with issues. You can expect the items we sell to have reasonable wear and tear. Due to the large volume of goods we deal in we cannot describe items in minutia. We do our best to give you an accurate condition report in our description of the items. We have expert woodworkers and re-finishers on staff to service any piece of furniture we offer. We represent all merchandise in absolute good faith and to the very best of our ability. Please ask all questions, including, but not limited to, shipping costs prior to purchase. All items are sold as is and from their location. If you would like to find out about any number of our services, including appraisals and restoration, please ask us about our website for more information.
