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Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed

  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed
  • Late 19th Century Chinese Wedding/Opium Canopy Bed

$2,800.00 USD


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Extremely beautiful, late 19th century Chinese wedding canopy bed in excellent condition. Very unusual and rare piece. Constructed using joinery and doweling. Needs 2 people to assemble. Very sturdy piece.

  • Beautiful soft brown patina with traces of original red/gold.
  • 8'2" wide, 8'2 1/2" high. 6' deep. Mattress area: 69" x 80".

Item is available for pick-up or shipping can be arranged.  Call ahead (830) 995-3133

  • Not eligible for free shipping

    History on Chinese Wedding Beds.: The Wedding Bed is one of the most important dowry items as it is a typical representation of the bride's family's social and economic status. Therefore, the bride's family pays great attention to the wedding bed. Some parents even start preparing the bed from the birth of their daughters. It takes years and a large amount of money to make an exquisite bed. It is always made of fine wood and has floral and foliate carvings on it. Each carving has important meaning such as long-life and many children. There are shelves, mirrors, sometimes drawers inside the beds. On the wedding day, the bride's and groom's families' will place children on the bed to bring blessings and good luck for many children.


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