Old king bed mahogany

View attachment 146410 View attachment 146411 I'd like to identify maker and age of this king size bed. We believe it came from New York. Is it John Henry Belter?

 

King size bed frames and mattresses aren't that old. Is it the headboard you want to identify? Pictures?

 

This John Henry Belter?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Belter

Note that he died in 1863, so perhaps your calling it a "king bed" refers to style and not what we call a kingsize bed?

 

Fit for a...?

Debora

 

Having trouble with pics

 

Looks like you got them uploaded and then deleted?

 

Ummm + if you believe your bed is by Belter, well, I'd definitely love to see it. The workmanship {4 - 6 layers of lamination) and methods were way out there for his time. It'd be a total sleeper...

This bed was attributed to Belter and sold for over 22,000 in 2008 - 10 years ago. Worthpoint

 

Don't know if size is the problem, but they need to each be UNDER 1 MB......here's a brief tutorial......OH, and WELCOME to the site!!!!!.....

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/posting-a-thread-and-uploading-pictures.15990/

 

Belter was the MAN no doubt, once upon a time in NYC. If bed had been labeled/marked instead of attributed, bed would have sold for MUCH more.

 

Right, @James Conrad, why I used the italics - thanks for the clarification

 

Figured out the pics, they were too large. The bed frame holds a king sized mattress. It has only one metal component, the irons that hold the four corner posts, and the iron is old. The mattress is held up by carved boards that are knotched to fit in the sideboards. The sideboards and footboard are curved. The footboard is carved laminate and the wood appears to be mahogany or rosewood. We found it at a retired couples home in Florida, they were from NY and their son who was selling their estate items said that it came from New York. If a King most likely not Belter, but a very similar style and design to some Belter pieces I have seen.

 

Very nice!

 

Alexander Roux?

 

It could be or another high end maker, Roux worked out of Philly i think? If it's laminated, by definition it's high end, if selling, you need a professional to look at this in person in my view.

 

Roux-style, maybe, but a standard king size mattress wouldn't be from the 1800's. A picture of the iron/steel work would be the best was to judge age.

 

there was no mattress with it.
There are wooden bars to hold a mattress.

 

Pics of the hardware, the wood slat posts, the back of the headboard, and a closeup of the method of holding the carved headboard front to the frame.

 

There is a dresser we purchased with the bed headboard and frame. It is similar in style a little, but appears to be made much later than the bed. The dresser is finished inside and out, front and back like the bed set. The mirror and dresser together are 8 feet high and it has 9 drawers that are numbered similar style to the bed pieces.

 

that reminds me of Moms low boy dresser.... Different though.....but I believe 1950's...