An impressive early 19th century four poster bed with East India Company Crest. The bed made in Bengal circa 1840 and was constructed for an officer of the British East India Company. Made from the finest sissoo wood (a member of the rosewood family) the bed was made to flat pack so it could be transported on the back of an elephant during trading and military exercises. The Lion and the Unicorn confirms the East India connection. When the British left India, much of their furniture was left behind and stored in the stone catacombs. This particular bed was purchased in Bengal by Mrs Yolanda Grey, an antique dealer and bed specialist from Chester England, direct from the great grandson of the Maharajah and repatriated to England in 2002. The bed has the original wooden slates but it also takes a full Queen Size base and mattress