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7434 Monumental Heavily Carved Antique Bed Executed in Walnut
| Height: |
90 in. (228.60 cm) |
| Width: |
85.5 in. (217.17 cm) |
| Depth: |
99 in. (251.46 cm) |
| Country of Origin: |
USA |
| Style: |
Victorian |
| Condition: |
Restored |
| Year: |
c. 1890 |
| Description: |
Monumental antique king-size bed executed walnut featuring heavy magnificent carvings. This bed once belonged to O.J. and Nicole Simpson and more recently, Steven Seagal. See provenance below.
Provenance
It was the late seventies in Beverly Hills, California, my home town. I first met O.J. Simpson and Kareem Abdul Jabbar at an open house of a residential property I owned in Bel Air. At that time, the Peter Frampton was renting the home. I didn’t become close to O.J. until we happened to reconnect at a party for the Los Angeles Clippers hosted by Donald Sterling. We exchanged phone numbers and arranged to play tennis at his home.
O.J. had informal gatherings that took place at his home practically every weekend. It would be a veritable who’s who of movie stars and sports celebrities. It would draw huge crowds but the atmosphere was very friendly and easy going. The smell of BBQ would waft through the air while we would play tennis with O.J. Ahmad Rashad and Lynn Swann would be waiting their turn to dethrone the winner along with a host of memorable others.
As you would think, bikini clad beauties roamed around the pool while everyone laughed and had a great time. Nicole Simpson was a gracious hostess that always kept the good times rolling. My wife to be and Nicole soon became the best of friends. At that time O.J. was a cool, affable guy who always owned the room. He really was larger than life.
In 1980 O.J. and Nicole decided to move their home on Rockingham, I sent a crew to redo his floors. He and Nicole wanted an extravagant bed set for their boudoir. I knew exactly which bed he had to have. I had just acquired a beautiful antique massive heavily carved canopy bed from an 18th C. manor in England. I showed them the set and they instantly fell in love with it. This set belonged to them for over a decade until Nicole decided to redecorate and traded the set back to Antiquarian Traders.
The bed was sold to actor Steven Segal who used it for another 15 years in several houses. He recently asked us to resell it for him. |
Dimensions:
90"H x 85.5"W x 99"D
Price: $40,000.00
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