RARE PAIR OF ITALIAN ART NOUVEAU PAINT DECORATED TWIN MATRIMONIAL BEDS CA 1885 - $2,250 - (Northport, AL)
A VERY RARE PAIR OF PAINT DECORATED ITALIAN ART NOUVEAU TWIN BEDS, ALSO CALLED A MATRIMONIAL BED. THIS IS SIGNIFIED BY THE MALE AND FEMALE CAST IRON FIGURES ON EACH BED. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY EUROPEAN ANTIQUE DEALER FRIENDS THAT THE TWO BEDS ARE JOINED TOGETHER EARLY IN MARRIAGE AND SEPARATED LATER IN LIFE. THIS WAS FABRICATED IN TURIN (TORINO), ITALY ABOUT CIRCA 1885 IN THE ART NOUVEAU STYLE. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE I HAD A FULL SIZE BED LIKE THIS 20 YEARS AGO THAT WAS MARKED WITH THE FABRICATORS MARK OF THE COMPANIES NAME AND CITY. THEY MADE SOME BEAUTIFUL BEDS IN MANY DIFFERENT STYLES AND SIZES WITH GREAT PAINTED SURFACES AND SOME WITH MOTHER OF PEARL. I'VE OWNED A NUMBER OF THEM OVER MY 40 YEARS OF BUSINESS AND OVER 100 ANTIQUE BUYING TRIPS TO EUROPE. THE RARITY OF THIS BED IS THE WONDERFUL CASTINGS OF THE CLASSICAL FIGURES. 4 ON EACH BED. IN THE MOVIE "THE ENGLISH PATIENT" FILMED IN 1996, WHERE A SOLDIER IS RECOVERING IN AN ITALIAN MONASTERY, HE RECOVERS IN ONE OF THE TOLE DECORATED BEDS MADE IN TORINO. MEASUREMENTS ARE: HEADBOARD H. 63 INCHES, FOOT BOARD H. 49 INCHES, INTERIOR DIMS. EACH BED W. 34 INCHES L. 77 1/2. PICK UP OR DELIVERY SERVICE. I HAVE NAMES OF MANY ANTIQUE DELIVERY SERVICES THAT I CAN PROVIDE. BUYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTACTING THE SERVICE AND ARRANGING PICK UP.
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