An Australian cedar and rose mahogany four-poster double bed Circa 1860, circa 1860 the double stepped full tester with scalloped edge and central cartouche, above a pair of turned tapering rose mahogany posts with lotus leaf decoration, with arched head and foot boards with applied carved decoration, raised on turned feet and wooden castors, with later slats and two solid cedar panel, missing original curtain rods, 177 cm wide, 261 cm high, 212 cm long. Reference: Fahy,K and Simpson,A. Australian Furniture,Pictorial History and Dictionary 1788-1938, Casuarina Press, page 146, plate 8