SOLD Early Four Poster Canopy Bed

We are pleased to be offering today this wonderful four poster canopy bed that I am having a really hard time dating.  I am pretty sure the four posters and shield are from the 1850s era.  Somewhere along the line, like they did back in the 1960s and 1970s, they did the rails over and lengthened it out to take a full size modern size box spring and mattress.  This one has the crown on top and I think the wood is tulip wood, but it came out of the Midwest and I am not as familiar with the Midwest woods as I am the east coast woods.  The pictures will show you what you are buying.  It is an early canopy poster bed that has been adapted for a modern day box spring and mattress. It comes with a crown molded top, four extra tall multi turn posts, headboard shield and adapted side rails to give you the right length for a modern day mattress.  The finish is a cherry brown.  It used to be a rope bed, but it has been adapted to a modern day box spring and mattress.  It comes with a canopy linen on the top and underneath the rails and the front.  The overall size is 58 inches wide and 93 inches high.  The size of the crown on top is approximately 8.5 inches.  The inside dimensions for mattress purposes is 55 inches wide by 75 inches tall.  The more I look at this bed, the more I believe the headboard and posts could be cherry wood.  It is a light amber color and is definitely set up for a modern day box spring and mattress.  It comes with a full canopy which is really neat.  It will cost $385 to have this bed shipped anywhere within our normal shipping area.  Please contact us prior to purchase to confirm that you are within our normal shipping area.  We also ship to all points of Canada, but please contact us prior to purchase to obtain a quote for your specific locale.