Charleston, South Carolina, 1800-1815, made of rich, dense mahogany, boldly carved, turned and reeded posts with "rice" motifs interspersed with leafy stems, drapery, leaves and fluted details, set on reeded urns, on tapered front legs with spade feet, tapered head posts, molded canopy frame, figured mahogany headboard, mahogany rails, 97-3/4 x 89-1/2 x 85 in.Note:ÿIllustrated in Rauschenberg and Bivins, Jr.,ÿThe Furniture of Charleston, 1680-1820, Volume II, figure NB-27. Accompanied by copies of correspondence from Brad Rauschenberg to consignor discussing the bed and asking for permission to illustrate it in the book. Provenance: Private Collection generally good, headposts are spliced at top, footposts possibly reduced by 2-3 inches, modern canopy frame, rails fitted with later metal brackets for mattress support, typical minor checking to dense mahogany, some scuffs at back of headposts, one minor molding loss, other very minor flaws