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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 138254, member: 37&quot;]Circa 1880 late Renaissance Revival &quot;cottage&quot; style bed.&nbsp; Looks like cherry or birch stained to mimic mahogany.&nbsp; The cottage style is a vernacular Victorian style that doesn&#039;t get much written about it.&nbsp; It was not the high style for the day but, rather, furniture made for the masses of lesser woods in smaller shops.&nbsp; It incorporated some of the style aspects of its pricier cousins but is generally simpler and often came painted originally.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think your piece was ever painted and it is a bit fancier than some. </p><p><br /></p><p>In searching <i>antique cottage style bed</i>, I find very little that is of the style.&nbsp; Cottage has become such a decorating buzz-word that the search is inundated with modern furniture and painted stuff to fit a look.&nbsp; Many wouldn&#039;t know cottage furniture if it was standing before them.&nbsp; That said, searching <i>antique spindle bed</i> did produce some examples.....&nbsp; Many do not have descriptions that really fit so you might also search <i>Jenny Lind</i> or <i>spool beds</i> which are different but maybe related styles.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]36230[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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