A George III Painted Four Poster Bed, attributed to Ince and Mayhew

The arched cornice and four fluted posts painted with polychrome floral vines (decoration mostly original with some refreshments), a with a soft, lustre to the decorative paintwork. Incorporating hues of chalky white, soft green, teal blue, and raspberry pink. English, c.1780. Attributed to Ince & Mayhew.
To fit a UK super king mattress.

Provenance:
Supplied to the 4th Duke of Manchester (1737-1788), for Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire.
By descent to the 10th Duke; sold Messrs. Knight, Frank & Rutley, 18-21 July 1949, lot 721.
The Collection of Nancy and Ronald Tree, Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire. (Nancy Lancaster)
With Mallett, London.
Supplied by Parish-Hadley, New York, to Ann and Gordon Getty in 1976

Height: 289.5cm, 115″
Width: 194cm, 76 1/2″
Length: 220cm, 86 3/4″

£POA