Late 20th Century Coromandel Panel Style King Headboard

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A stunning coromandel style king sized panel headboard - 77" wide x 60.5" high x 2.5" deep -- with a … Read more A stunning coromandel style king sized panel headboard - 77" wide x 60.5" high x 2.5" deep -- with a detailed palace scene similar to those found in traditional Chinese decorative art, including on lacquered floor screens and wall panels. The palace court scene depicted is incised into the wood and the whole colored and lacquered; it depicts a high-ranking court personage on his chair of honor enjoying a dance performance while other functionaries orbit around him, including two figures who are fanning him with large palm fronds. The entire scene is enclosed within an intricate painted foliate border. The coloring of this headboard is predominately in the gold/bronze family on a tan/champagne ground with dark brown, grey green and reddish ochre details and highlights. This unusual headboard is sure to be a dynamic center piece of any bedroom.
This is an early Maitland-Smith piece, although there is no label. It was purchased in the early 1990s for display in our high-end interior design furniture showroom. It never sold and was in our showroom since its purchase from Maitland-Smith. Any surface scratches or imperfections are consistent with age and its use as a display piece in a high-end furniture showroom.
The size of the legs of this headboard are 12" wide; the legs are NOT pre-drilled..
Overall Dimensions: 77" wide x 60.5" high x 2.5" deep; the negative space between the legs is: 53" wide x 24.25" high. See less