A Federal, Classical, Carved Mahogany and Pine Four-post Bedstead, New York, c.1815

Rarely does one find a truly Classical four post bed. This bed has the seldom seen New York Phyfe style paw foot. It is the form used by Phyfe and his contemporaries that is much desired in New York Classical furniture. See the detail attached with the slender ankle and the acanthus carving above the foot. There is carving, of course, on the upper front posts, where, at one time, the upper post was cut and later reattached.