18th Century Rosewood Tester/Canopy Bed
Located in Topanga, CA
An 18th century Rosewood tester bed from an important palace in Goa.
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Antique 18th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century Canopy Bed
Pair 18th Century Antique French Four Poster Tester Canopy Cherry Twin Beds
Located in Portland, OR
A good pair of antique 18th century French Provincial cherry four post tester beds, circa 1780. This very near identical pair of antique French four poster beds, both are full teste...
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cherry, Damask
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Queen Size White Canopy Modigliani Bed
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
Our white hand-painted canopy Modigliani bed, with purple accents and raised gesso leaves decors.
Category
2010s Italian Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Large Italian Giltwood Bed Canopy 'Corona'
Located in Chireno, TX
Large Italian giltwood bed canopy, or corona (also known in France as a ciel de lit), circa 1760-1780. Hand carved giltwood with painted detail decoration. Portion of reverse side is...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Bed Coronas
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
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18th Century Canopy Bed Louis XVI
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Canopy bed from the Louis XVI period, lacquered woodwork and draped in toile de jouy. Bedding in perfect condition. The lacquer is original with imperfections. The fabric is after,...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
18th C Italian Canopy Bed with 17th C Textiles Museum Quality
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Dreamy bed from a castle with carved walnut foot rail covered in 17th C textile and other later 19th C textile over mattress and draped on back---this is tattered and needs to be rep...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th Century French silk bed canopy
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century French silk bed canopy, the simple wooden frame has recently been custom made for it with new chain added, it has been attached to the frame with strong velcro that cann...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Textiles
Materials
Textile
Antique Carved and Lacquered Chinese Canopy Bed, Qing Dynasty
Unavailable
H 84.65 in W 91.74 in D 58.67 in
Antique Carved and Lacquered Chinese Canopy Bed, Qing Dynasty
Located in Vigevano, IT
Rare canopy bed from Fujian, China. Totally lacquered with rhus verniciflua, friezes and paintings run through the piece, creating an unique bed. The legs are finely carved with flow...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Opium Bed or Wedding Daybed with Carved Wood Canopy, circa 1850
Unavailable
H 77.5 in W 77 in D 34 in
Antique Chinese Opium Bed or Wedding Daybed with Carved Wood Canopy, circa 1850
Located in Birmingham, AL
Red muted lacquer finish on this antique Chinese opium bed or wedding daybed with carved wood canopy details abound on what is an amazing piece. Delicate and exquisite gold gilded ca...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Daybeds
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Important Chippendale Mahogany Four Poster Canopy Bed
Located in Essex, MA
Rare and Important Canopy Bed. Chippendale Period. Ball and Claw Legs. Fluted Columned Posts. Photo Credit Andrew Davis
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Large Baroque Carved Wood and Yellow Fabric Canopy Bed
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H 36.23 in W 45.67 in D 33.86 in
18th Century Italian Large Baroque Carved Wood and Yellow Fabric Canopy Bed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian rare Baroque canopy bed. Large size, made entirely of wood and covered with yellow fabric. In the upper part floral decoration made of carved wood and gilded with gold leaf. ...
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Huanghuali Six Post Canopy Bed
Located in Pemberton, NJ
RARE CHINESE MING DYNASTY HUANGHUALI SIX POST CANOPY BED . THIS PIECE WAS ONCE OWNED BY MADAME CHIANG KAI SHEK AND WAS GIVEN AS GIFT TO ADMIRAL "BULL" HALSEY AND HIS WIFE. I OBTAINED...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Beds and Bed Frames
18th Century French Country Style Carved Giltwood Crown Bed Canopy Ornament
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H 10.24 in W 26.38 in D 16.93 in
18th Century French Country Style Carved Giltwood Crown Bed Canopy Ornament
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
18th Century French country carved giltwood corona bed canopy altar wall ornament.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Bed Coronas
Materials
Gold Leaf
Eighteenth Century Bed Canopy
Located in New Orleans, LA
Eighteenth century bed canopy carved and painted. Period Louis XVI.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Ornate Chinese Canopy Bed, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 18th-century example features a canopy topped with elaborate interlocking dougong brackets and panels carved with mythical immortals.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Daybeds
Materials
Elm, Chenille, Paint
Canopy Bed, French, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A rare 18th century Louis XV/ XVI transitional canopy bed, the crown supported by four upright curved iron rods mounted into the nicely carved grey painted frame, partially upholster...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Beech
18th Century Carved Wood Four Poster Canopy Bed Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare one-of-a-kind 18th century American Baroque style four poster canopy bed frame.
Category
Antique 18th Century American Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Canopy Daybed with Toile Upholstery
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
18th century French canopy daybed with toile upholstery European canopy bed hand carved in the Louis XVI style upholstered in an asian toile Background color is cream with hues of ...
Category
Antique 18th Century European Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Iron
George III Painted Tall Post Canopy Bed, circa 1790
Located in valatie, NY
George III tall post canopy bed. Front posts are turned and painted with spiral climbing pink roses, swags with tassel drops, vines, green acanthus leaves, and green banding. The dom...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
18th Century Irish Georgian Gold Leaf Curtain Pelmet/Canopy Bed Corona
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
18th century Irish Georgian gold leaf curtain pelmet.
Category
Antique 18th Century Irish Georgian Bed Coronas
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Giltwood Canopy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and most decorative Italian 18th century Baroque st. giltwood canopy. The beautiful canopy displays richly carved giltwood acanthus leaf pendants below a draped fabric like ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Bed Coronas
Materials
Giltwood
Fabulous Pair of Italian Renaissance 18th Century Canopy Bed or Daybed
Sold
H 15.75 in W 36.23 in D 82.68 in
Fabulous Pair of Italian Renaissance 18th Century Canopy Bed or Daybed
Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH
Stunning pair with different decorations that indicate that one is for man and the other for woman. Carved wood, hand-painted, metal. Total HT. 170 cm.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
Georgian Canopy Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
Georgian canopy bed Ca. 18th Century. From Astor family heirs.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany, Oak, Wood
Dirrectoire Canopy Bed
Located in Atlanta, GA
Warm rich honey toned walnut frame with well defined carving.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Beds and Bed Frames
Louis XVI Period Four-Poster Canopy Bed
Located in Hudson, NY
An 18th century Louis XVI period four-poster canopy bed in excellent condition with early flaky French yellow paint with carved and decorated posts, head and foot boards, and side r...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Hand Painted Folk Art Teal Single Canopy Bed
Located in New York, NY
Hand Painted Folk Art Teal Single Canopy Bed Frame and turned posts in teal Headboard and footboards featuring framed hand-painted landscapes and bouquets of red and white flowers ...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century, Italian Giltwood Carved Swan Baldacchino Bed Canopy
Located in Charleston, SC
An 18th century dramatic Italian baldacchino, or bed canopy, with a gilded floral and beaded canopy resting beneath a swan with outstretched wings.
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Bed Coronas
Materials
Giltwood
Federal Hepplewhite Tiger Maple 4 Post Bed Canopy Top, NE
Located in Providence, RI
This reeded four post bed is very delicate and slender in form. It is typical to find plain rear posts and pine headboard, as these elements were meant to be covered with fabric, thu...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Beds and Bed Frames
18TH C. GOLD DORE' CANOPY
Located in San Francisco, CA
18TH CENTURY FRENCH GOLD DORE' CANOPY 27'' X 27''X 8''H
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Bed Coronas
Grand mid 18th Century French Gold Gilt Carved Wood Canopy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Grand mid 18th century French gold gilt carved wood canopy (also corona).
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Bed Coronas
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18th Century Canopy Bed For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 18th century canopy bed you’re looking for. Each 18th century canopy bed for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, giltwood and metal. A 18th century canopy bed made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one 18th century canopy bed that is appealing in its simplicity, but Interi produced versions that are worth a look.
Finding the Right Bedroom-furniture for You
No matter what kind of bedroom furniture you prefer — be it lavish, low-key or minimalist — your bedroom will always be your own personal sanctuary. But it didn’t start that way. It wasn’t until around the 19th century that the bedroom became a realm of privacy. For many Europeans in the medieval era, eating, congregating and sleeping all took place in a single room, and later, royalty such as Louis XIV of France worked on legal orders while sitting in his bed, surrounded by members of his court.
Now, we return to our bedrooms for solace, private space and intimacy. We’ve certainly come a long way, and so has our bedroom furniture.
Whether you’re seeking bright or moody, Baroque or mid-century modern, consider the amount of time that will be spent in this space. Don’t choose furnishings you won’t enjoy looking at every day.
The most important piece of bedroom furniture is, not surprisingly, the bed. When shopping for a bed and bed frame, keep the size of your bedroom in mind — you’ll need to navigate your way around the bed during your daily routine. Bed sizes range from twin to king, and there is also the California king. At 76 inches wide and 80 inches long, a king-size bed is approximately 16 inches wider than a queen-size mattress, and your bed frame will probably add two to five inches to each side. (The California king bed is 84 inches long.)
If you’re putting together design ideas for a large bedroom, why not go all out? A king platform bed is low-profile and minimalist — a mattress is placed directly on a simple and solid frame, which offers support without a box spring. A traditional bed sees a mattress rest on a box spring or foundation.
Smaller bedrooms or guest rooms could benefit from something more streamlined, such as a vintage daybed. The important thing is not to choose a bed that is too big for your space. After all, you still need to squeeze in an Italian nightstand and an elegant American of Martinsville dresser.
Headboards can make or break the style of a bedroom. If you are going for a clean and contemporary look, maybe a headboard isn’t the best fit, but if not having a headboard will keep you up at night, there are plenty of options. Rattan headboards are a great choice to top off a casual country theme. Alternately, you can think of the headboard as a statement piece. With maximalism riding high in the design world, bedrooms are getting on board with vibrant upholstered headboards, and an upholstered bed may very well be the one thing you need to pull the entire look of your bedroom furniture together.
Once your bedding is situated, shift your focus to other pieces for the room.
The size of your closet will have an impact on the size and amount of furniture you need. If you have a small closet, for example, a larger dresser is going to come in handy. If you are lucky enough to have a large walk-in closet, you can utilize the extra bedroom space for other pieces, such as an antique or vintage nightstand.
Turn your humdrum bedroom into a dramatic hideaway that you never want to leave — find vintage, new and antique bedroom furniture today on 1stDibs.
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