I have a Chinese wedding bed which is similar and was appraised at $4,000. The intricacy of the carvings will affect the price and the charm factor is another part of it. People who buy these kinds of beds like to see figural characters, dragons, flowers, etc. The more you know about the carvings the better equipped you will be to sell it. If it is simply geometric designs, it will be harder to sell.
Yes, these beds are generally a couple thousand, but finding a buyer with the eccentric personality (like me!) that it takes to sleep in a bed like this can take time. If you need to sell it fast I would go to higher end antique galleries. If you have time and can make the price competitive with shipping costs, Ebay. You can also try Craigslist for a local sale, which is how I got mine. Although it appraised at $4,000 I only paid $1,000 and I was the only person who responded to the ad, which was in San Francisco near Chinatown. I hope this is helpful.
