18th Century Carved Giltwood Bed Crown Canopy

An 18th century Rosewood tester bed from an important palace in Goa. The posts are beautifully carved and the solid wood headboard adds a touch of simplicity and sturdy elegance. Cro...

Large Italian giltwood bed canopy, or corona (also known in France as a ciel de lit), circa 1760-1780. Hand carved giltwood with painted detail decoration. ...

An Italian carved and gilt wall-mounted headboard, with upholstered center, from the early 20th century. This antique wall-plaque from Italy has a trapezium shaped hand carved wood f...

Our white hand-painted canopy Modigliani bed, with purple accents and raised gesso leaves decors. From our Hand-Painted Furniture Collection, our white Modigliani bed with purple accents and raised gesso details is surely one of our Best-Seller Pieces. Its high Headboard...

A good pair of antique 18th century French Provincial cherry four post tester beds, circa 1780. This very near identical pair of antique French four poster beds, both are full tester beds...

An Italian mid-19th century painted and giltwood bed corona (bed crown). This Italian bed corona has a nicely carved pattern wrapping around its front, reminiscent of a regal crown, ...

This large and attractive architectural piece is known as a pulpit canopy. Before the advent of microphones and speakers, orators would often address assemblies from elevated platforms known as “wine glass pulpits”. These podiums featured domed roofs called abat-voix, sometimes known as sounding boards, that would project sound outwards. Our walnut wood pulpit canopy is a fine example of such a device. Hand-carved and hand-painted in Italy in the 1700’s, our abat-voix is roughly octagonal in shape. Each of the sides have edges with luxuriously thick step molding, alternating between stained and gilded wood. Each of the corner cornices are adorned with gilded flower carvings, although some are missing. The interior of the canopy features a gilded open sun with sinuous rays emanating all around. Each of the sides are adorned with foliate margents surrounded by scrolls, again with some losses. All the edges are bordered with a thin layer of gilding. Although our fascinating 18th century Italian walnut pulpit canopy was designed for a church pulpit...

This is a wonderful example of a canopy bed from Shanghai Province, China. Made of Chinese Northern Elm, this bed features hoofed feet and multiple floral carvings. The exterior ...

PORTUGUESE BED D. JOSÉ 18th Century in rosewood wood with carvings. Backrest with central medallion upholstered in damask fabric. Small defects. Dim.: 194 x 120 x 197 cm. good con...

French 18th century Directoire bed.