A BED THAT COST A FORTUNE.
One of the most magnificent beds ever owned by a person not Royal was recently purchased by Anna,' Countess of Castellano who now nightly reposes upon it, at her beautiful chateau. This superb couch, which was originally the property of the brilliant genms Mme. .de Sevigno, is such as would befit the slumbers of any sovereign, and is one of the most finished examples of the cabinetmakers art of the seventeenth century. The framework is of cedar, heavily gilded, the surface of the wood being completely covered over so as to give it the appearance of having been hewn out of solid gold. The head-board is decorated with mosaics in enamels and precious stones set in' a conventional Florentine pattern. The side and foot-boards are also decorated in this manner, and the panels bear masterpieces from some of the most famous artists of the period. Four slender posts, beautifully carved, support the canopy. The coverlet of this wonderful bed is of priceless Venetian lace over heavy satin in two shades of royal blue, and the curtains are of the same stretched over blue satin. As for the sheets and pillow-cases, they are of embroidered linen, and worth £2O a (piece, and the accessories are on a scale of equal splendor. The purchaser of this bed, the Countess of Castellano, is a daughter of the late Jay Gould, the railway multi-millionaire of the United States.
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Evening Star, Issue 11890, 19 May 1903, Page 8
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240A BED THAT COST A FORTUNE. Evening Star, Issue 11890, 19 May 1903, Page 8
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