Sold for:
$551
$551
Classical Wavy Birch and Pine Turned Tall Post Tester Bed, Burlington, Vermont, area, c. 1825-35, the four vase and ring-turned posts topped by acorns and continuing to vase- and ring-turned legs joining scrolled head- and footboards, old refinish, (imperfections), ht. 95, wd. 50, lg. 72 in. Provenance: This bed reportedly belonged to Peter Washburn, a Dartmouth College graduate of 1835 and resident of Woodstock, who was selected Adjutant and Inspector-General of Vermont, with the rank of Brigadier-General, until the end of the Civil War, after which he was elected Governor of Vermont. repairs to scrolls.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2012-07-18
