American Rococo Revival Rosewood Half-Tester Bed

mid-19th century, attributed to the Warerooms of Prudent Mallard, New Orleans, referred to as the "Lansdowne" form, as it relates to the half-tester bed at Lansdowne in Natchez, Mississippi, the large serpentine tester supported by cluster-column posts and carved capitals, the headboard with a classic flower-basket crest, the footboard joined by heavily carved rails and the foot posts fitted with pull-up mosquito bars.

Estimate:$5,000

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