Thanks for the info. I am trying to figure out why it was so expensive...it was bought for $20,000 so I am guessing it was made by some well known designer? Or maybe because it was imported? I didn't think it looked like an antique but maybe a reproduction? The wood goes all the way around the bed, not just in the head and foot boards...the pictures don't do it justice. Whatever the value I LOVe it and am keeping it in my family for a long time.