Yola Gray Antiques

Description

Here is a fine quality vintage English 18th century style oak four poster bed, which fits a standard UK king size mattress (5ft wide), circa 1985, made by Bylaws furniture makers, displaying a lovely golden oak colour, in excellent original condition.

Summary:
• Item: 18th Century Style Four Poster Bed
• Circa: 1985
• Wood: Solid oak
• Cabinetmaker: Bylaws Furniture Makers, Norfolk, England
• Designed in the style of 18th Century
• Fits a standard UK king size mattress (5ft wide x 6ft 6” long)
• Inset panels to headboard & roof
• Carved lozenge & floral central head panel
• Fitted brass curtain rails
• Reeded frame, rails & styles
• Barley twist turned posts
• Protruding block feet
• Peg construction
• Protruding canopy
• Exceptional workmanship & quality
• Very strong & sturdy construction
• Lovely original golden oak colour & patination
• Dismantles into sections and panels for easy transportation
• Free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland
• Free 14-day UK returns policy

Description:
Here is a fine quality vintage English 18th century style oak four poster bed, which fits a standard UK king size mattress (5ft wide), circa 1985, made by Bylaws furniture makers, displaying a lovely golden oak colour, in excellent original condition. The headboard to the oak four poster bed is constructed of seven inset panels within a reeded frame flanked by reeded vertical styles, secured in place by the traditional peg construction method. The central panel features a carved lozenge, incorporating a floral circular petal carving, flanked by scroll carvings. The panelled design is replicated in the design of the recesses panel roof and panel footboard. The bed has been fitted with good quality brass curtain poles in the past, which are attached to the inside of the canopy. They are attached to the side and footboard canopy sections. We can remove the brass rails if you do not require them. An elegant reeded-protruding mitred canopy unites the panel roof, supported by two sturdy barley twist front posts, that stand on block feet, united by a single panel, terminating on protruding block feet. The oak four poster bed fits a standard UK king size mattress (5ft” wide x 6ft 6” long) on a wooden slat base.

The oak four poster bed dismantles into sections to allow for easy access up narrow staircases or through doorways. By removing the bolt cap covers from the siderails, allows the steel bolts to be accessed to be un-screwed to dismantle the four-poster bed. The headboard and roof dismantle into two sections and the front posts can be unscrewed from the footboard if necessary.

This 18th century style English four poster bed is accentuated with style, romance and tradition. The impression created by this bed will without doubt be a memorable one as they are genuinely unique and recreate the ultimate in luxury of a bygone age.

The oak four poster bed boasts a rich warm red and brown oak traditional colour, having been cleaned and wax-polished by hand in our workshop. As it boasts the original polish, it has a fantastic colour and patination this can only be achieved through age and years of care and cleaning it has received.

This bed is not to be confused with other four-poster beds of lesser quality in the market place today. This bed is handmade from early English oak timbers (hence the rich warm colour). The design, build quality and superstructure (thickness of panels) are of superior and exceptional quality. It is an extremely heavy bed!

History of Bylaws Furniture:
From 1976 until it's closure in 2012, a period touching upon five decades,
Bylaw the Furniture Makers, based in Norfolk, England, stood amongst the very best of traditional country furniture makers and joiners in the United Kingdom. Period style oak or fruitwood wall panelling and substantial staircases, hand built to perfectly complement their beautiful traditional furniture, were typically destined for idyllic country homes.... quaint cottages, rambling castles or anything in between. Source:

Condition Report:
Here is a fine quality vintage English 18th century style oak four poster bed, which fits a standard UK king size mattress (5ft wide), circa 1985, made by Bylaws furniture makers, displaying a lovely golden oak colour, in excellent original condition. This bed is handmade from English oak timbers (hence the quality and lovely colour. The bed has been cleaned and wax-polished by hand to a professional standard in our workshop. There are no veneers on this bed it is constructed of solid English oak. This English bed is of superior quality compared to other beds in the market place today. It is an extremely well-constructed, heavy, solid and very stable bed.

Dimensions:
External Height = 203.5cm / 80⅛” / 6ft 8⅛”
External Width (Canopy) = 173cm / 68⅛” / 5ft 8⅛”
External Width (Headboard) = 162.5cm / 64” / 5ft 4”
External Length (Canopy) = 222.5cm / 87¼”/ 7ft 3¼”
External Length (Footboard) = 221cm / 87” / 7ft 3”
Footboard Height = 48cm / 18⅞”/ 1ft 6⅞”
Mattress Width (Slats)= 154cm / 60⅝ / 5ft 0⅝”
Mattress Length = 200cm / 78¾” / 6ft 6¾”
Rail Height (Top) = 46.5cm / 18¼” / 1ft 6¼”
Slat Height = 46.5cm / 18¼” / 1ft 6¼”
Rail Depth = 12.5cm / 5”

Price:
The price for this item is £6,450 including free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland and free 14-day returns.

Customer Service:
We offer customer satisfaction through the following services:
• Free delivery to England, Wales & Southern Scotland
• Free 14 Day Returns
• Full money back assurance
• Worldwide shipping
• Full insurance of items in transit

Further Information:
For more information or photographs please email or call us.

Office: 01829 458 070
Julian: 07960 738 212
Yolanda: 07971 882 567

Customers outside the UK should call:

Office: 00 44 1829 458 070
Julian: 00 44 7960 738 212
Yolanda: 00 44 7971 882 567

Email: info@yolagray.com

Free UK Delivery:
We offer free delivery to mainland England, Wales, and Southern Scotland (anywhere south of Stirling). We do not offer free delivery to locations north of Stirling in Scotland, Northern Ireland, or any British Islands off the mainland for example, the Isle of Man, Isle of White and Channel Islands. If you live in one of the areas where we do not offer free delivery, please contact us for a delivery quote before purchasing the item. Delivery will be made by our specialized antique furniture delivery service, or in some cases we will use a courier service for distant deliveries.

Delivery times are usually 1-4 weeks depending on location we aim to deliver the majority of items within 2 weeks. All items are professionally packaged and fully insured in transit, therefore, we can assure you, your items will be securely protected in transit and arrive safely with you.

Once you have purchased an item, we will contact you by email and/or telephone and provide you with a provisional delivery date, in order for you to confirm if it is suitable for you. Once you have confirmed you can accept delivery on the provisional delivery date, we will book the delivery in with our shippers and it then becomes a confirmed delivery date.

We will also provide you with our shippers' contact details, in case you need to contact the driver on the day of delivery. It's helpful if you can provide us with both the landline and mobile telephone number, in case the driver cannot reach you on one of the numbers on the day of delivery, they can contact you on your alternative number.

In order to be able to offer you free delivery, it is based on a 1-man delivery only. For any large items that require 2 people to lift the item, we ask that you are available at the time of delivery to be able to give our shipper a lift off the van and into your house with the item. If you are not able to lift items yourself, we ask that you have someone on hand at the time of delivery to assist our shipper with lifting the item.

Free 14 Days UK Returns & Refunds:
A free 14-day “no quibble” returns policy (from the date you receive the item) is available if you are not happy with this item. We will collect the item free of charge from you (we do not charge a return fee / collection fee). You will be given a full refund as long as the item is returned in the same condition. We will collect returns using our own specialist furniture delivery company. We will not accept returns via a courier service (due to experience of damaged items in transit). This refund policy only applies to deliveries to the UK.

UK Buyer Payment:
For UK buyers, we accept cash on collection or delivery cheque, credit card, BACS (free bank to bank transfer) or PayPal. Payment is requested within 5 days of the sale. Payment must be cleared before the items are collected or delivered.

International Buyers:
If you live outside the UK and you would like to purchase this item, please contact us before purchasing it, so that we can obtain an accurate shipping quote and delivery lead-time. The shipping quote provided is a global estimate only. The actual shipping cost will vary by country and postcode. Due to the distances and costs involved with shipping outside the UK, a returns policy is therefore not available for international buyers. Before placing your order(s) please make sure this is the item for you. We request payment by bank transfer (we do not accept payment via PayPal, credit or debit cards for international purchases). Payment is requested within 10 days of the purchase. Payment must be cleared before the items are collected or delivered to our shippers. The advertised price of the item does not include the shipping cost, sales tax, import duty or custom fees.

Important information regarding PayPal payment:
We only accept payment from fully verified PayPal account holders with confirmed addresses only. Items will only be sent to the confirmed address registered in PayPal. If you purchase an item and your address is not confirmed, your payment will be refunded and the purchase cancelled. It only takes a few moments to verify and confirm your PayPal details.

About the Seller:
This item is being sold by Yola Gray Antiques who is an accredited member of LAPADA (the UK’s largest Trade Association of Professional Art and Antique Dealers) and CINOA. CINOA is the world association of Art & Antique dealer associations. All LAPADA & CINOA members abide by their strict code of practice by adhering to reputable standards of quality, expertise and integrity.

Yola Gray has dealt in fine art and antique furniture for over 40 years. Yolanda Gray has a special interest in colonial furniture, specifically Colonial Four Poster Beds. Yolanda Gray also provides a variety of fine English Antique Furniture, Art and Fabrics to clients in the UK, Europe and further afield.

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