David Urquart, from Posterity, said there are very few beds of this nature still in existence and in such fine condition
THE final few days are approaching to view a truly remarkable piece of historical English furniture in Ledbury.
The 16th century four poster bed is to feature in a specialist sale at Christies in London in July.
Dating from 1565, and originally in Yorkshire, the bed is a riot of early English oak carving.
By 1781 the bed was at `Pyes Nest Manor` in the `haunted chamber` of that house and the property of Sir Henry Edwards who commissioned its “modernisation”.
The bed can be seen during hours of business at Posterity on the Old Wharf Trading Estate before it shortly leaves for the capital.
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