18th Century American Four Post Bed Salem Massachusetts
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful American 18th century four poster bed retaining original red finish.
Antique 1790s American Federal Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Paint
18th Century American Four Post Bed Salem Massachusetts
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful American 18th century four poster bed retaining original red finish.
Wood, Paint
French Directoire Period Four Poster Bed, France 18th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very rare Directoire period four poster bed. Headboard and footboard are original - including paint. The tops curve gracefully outward. The friezes at either end feature beaut...
Wood
$19,596
Antique Four Poster Bed
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A fine late 18th Century large Dutch four-poster bed with exceptional posts and ealy 19th century Italian carved giltwood swans.
Mahogany
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.
Cherry, Damask
$14,439Sale Price|30% Off
Antique 18th Century Heavily Carved Four Poster Bed Sublime Detail Must See
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original circa 1780 English hand carved Mahogany four post bed. These beds are about as rare and collectable as they come, the fr...
Hardwood
$7,325 / item
Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster Queen Bed
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The turned details show off traditional woodworking skills, and the sturdy frame gives a sense of lasting quality. This four-poster bed brings historical charm to any bedroom, fittin...
Wood
$7,731 / item
Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster King Bed
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
The turned details show off traditional woodworking skills, and the sturdy frame gives a sense of lasting quality. This four-poster bed brings historical charm to any bedroom, fittin...
Wood
Eldred Wheeler Tiger Maple Queen Four-Poster Bed
By Eldred Wheeler
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Meticulous attention to detailed craftsmanship distinguish this Eldred Wheeler Tiger Maple Bed. Eldred Wheeler four-poster bed hand-crafted tiger maple in the traditional New England...
Brass, Iron
$8,136 / item
Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster California King Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
The turned details show off traditional woodworking skills, and the sturdy frame gives a sense of lasting quality. This four-poster bed brings historical charm to any bedroom, fittin...
Wood
$10,527 / item
Carved 'Limestone' Painted Four Poster King Size Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
A finely carved mahogany and 'limestone' painted four-poster king-size bed, the serpentine arched and molded edge headboard flanked by acanthus leaf and rice carved baluster turned p...
Wood
English Chippendale Mahogany Four-Poster Bed, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Bed is queen-size with a mahogany carved tester, Late 18th Century.
Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Four Poster Bed with Marquetry and Inlaid Headboard
By Maitland Smith, Theodore Alexander
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
A beautifully crafted Hepplewhite-style four-poster bed executed in richly figured mahogany with exceptional satinwood crossbanding and fine string inlay throughout.
Mahogany
English Mahogany Four-Poster Gadrooned Tester Bed with Marlboro Feet, Circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany four-poster bed with gadrooned serpentine tester, carved reeded and floral post and terminating on Marlboro feet with original brass casters.
Mahogany
$45,863
Harewood House Bed
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A resplendent four poster bed with exquisite hand-carvings and flutings and domed canopy.
Mahogany
English Chippendale Cuban Mahogany Foliage Tester Bed with Marlboro Feet, C 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale Cuban Mahogany four poster bed with carved foliage acanthus reeded foot post, tapered head post, serpentine headboard, gadrooned molded edge tester, and resting ...
Brass
Dutch 18th Century Gingerbread Wooden Mold
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch 18th century gingerbread wooden mold The mold is double-sided with 8 hand carved figures, including a crib, a four-poster bed, a fire basket, high chair for children, etc.
Wood
17th Century Jacobean Style Carved Oak Wall Panel or Headboard
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Likely once part of a grand four poster bedframe or a period furniture piece, this beautiful oak panel is ornately carved with arched, geometric and floral details, telling the story...
Oak
18th Century George III Period Mahogany Four-Poster Bed
Located in London, GB
A magnificent George III period mahogany four-poster bed. The new dressings made of Mulberry Silk and Linen; the mattress was custom made with reentrant corners. Literature: Iden...
Linen, Silk, Mahogany
Antique Four Poster Bed
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Antique four poster bed, the front posts being George III period which are turned with reeding, acanthus decoration and finishing in square sections at the base. The frame is later. ...
Mahogany
Cherubs Toile Pelmet French, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
French Toile d'Orange pelmet originally part of a four-poster bed's hangings. Block printed on siamoise, a cotton and linen textile with swagged garlands of flowers and tassels, surr...
Linen, Silk
Style Four-Poster Bed, 18th Century
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A highly decorative four-poster bed with original decorated finish, England, circa 1900s, in the English 18th century style.
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
Mahogany
Charleston Four Poster Mahogany Rice Bed
By Charleston
Located in Charleston, SC
Charleston four poster mahogany rice bed with original inlaid fitted head board and original carved head and foot posts. 18th Century Dealers please call for trade price.
Antique Four Poster Bed, circa 1800
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Georgian solid Mahogany four poster English bed with a Queen Sized width but slightly shorter than a North American Bed. Comes with a custom made barely used mattress and all the uph...
Mahogany
Carved Oak Four Poster Bed
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a part 18th century carved oak four poster bed, having a paneled canopy surrounded by ornate carvings, above the paneled headboard.
Oak
Philadelphia Mahogany Four Poster Tester Bed. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany four poster tester bed with carved acanthus and tassel motif.
Mahogany
Sold
H 80 in W 48 in D 84 in
Pair of Gothic Carved Oak Four Poster Single/Double Beds, 16th Century Carving
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This is an interesting pair of beds, they have been made from wood dating back to the 16th century, the caps of the carved carved posts and the posts are hand-carved some pieces have...
Oak
Sold
H 99.02 in W 63.19 in D 79.73 in
George III Mahogany Four-Poster Bed, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Glasgow, GB
A handsome George III mahogany four-poster bed dating to circa 1790 and attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. It is rare to find beds from this period in this large 5ft width and this ...
Fabric, Mahogany, Pine
Sold
H 88 in W 64 in D 90 in
Gerogian, Four Poster Bed, Queen or Full, Carved Mahogany, United States, 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Gerogian Style Mahogany Four Poster Bed, Queen or Full Size, with Slats, Carved, 1930s This exquisite Mahogany Four Poster Bed is a masterful 1930s reproduction inspired by a classi...
Mahogany
Sold
H 92.52 in W 88.98 in D 84.26 in
Vintage Super King Mahogany Four Poster Bed with Silk Canopy, 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite vintage four poster bed with silk canopy dating from the late 20th century.
Mahogany
Sold
H 92.52 in W 88.98 in D 84.26 in
Vintage Super King Mahogany Four Poster Bed with Silk Canopy 20th C
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite vintage Four Poster Bed with silk canopy dating from the late 20th Century.
Ormolu
Sold
H 82 in W 66.5 in D 86.5 in
David T Smith Early American Style Curly Maple 4 Poster Queen Bed Frame
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage David T Smith early American style four post queen bed frame. Made of curly maple featuring traditional form with tapered and chamfered posts and high rails. Signed in 1995...
Maple
18th Century Baldaquin "Four-Poster Bed"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Stunning four post wood bed with oatmeal color linen upholstered head and foot boards and rail. Painted curved iron elongated risers are attach to wood post to hold the oval ceil de ...
Pair of Louis XV style armchairs, Rococo, 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
- A rococo bedroom, with a four-poster bed, silk draperies and curved chests of drawers
Velvet, Wood
William Hogarth's 'the Distrest Poet and Enraged Musician'
By William Hogarth
Located in London, GB
He ignores the angry landlady who had burst in through the door waving a long, unpaid account. In the four poster bed in the background is a squalling baby, a cat feeds her kittens o...
Regal Tudor Style Antique Carved Oak Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Dating from circa 1700, this large antique oak panel is intricately carved with ten regal characters. This includes a King and Queen to the centre, soldiers, and various infants. It ...
Wood, Oak
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.
Walnut
18th Century Four Poster Baroque Queen Bed, Original Lisbon Bed
Located in Miami, FL
18th century Baroque bed, original Lisbon bed A Portuguese bed of carved and turned walnut with 17th century elements, the headboard profusely mounted with spiral-twist spindles and ...
Walnut
19th Century Four Poster, Italian Bed
Located in London, Park Royal
Solid Walnut Italian four poster bed. The columns seems to be of an earlier period (18th century).
Walnut
George III mahogany four-poster bed
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
George III mahogany four-poster bed A George III four poster bed with mahogany end posts particularly finely carved with acanthus leaves, drapery, rope twists, a complete daisy and e...
Mahogany
Sold
H 30.32 in W 92.13 in D 32.29 in
antique early 18th century English Elizabethan Renaissance Long Carved Oak Table
Located in Casteren, NL
One key characteristic of the furniture is heavy ornamentation, especially on tables and four poster beds. Meticulously crafted from European summer oak, the piece features a rich br...
Oak
18th Century Mahogany Chippendale Column Plant Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
This piece started life in the 1700s as a column to a four tall poster bed. In the 1800s one of the post columns was converted into this plant stand by adding a tripod base and circu...
Mahogany
18th Century Gillows Four Poster Bed
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
An important 18th century four-poster bed by Gillows of Lancaster originating from the home of the Duke of Norfolk: Greystoke Castle, Cumbria.
Mahogany, Oak
An 18th Century Chippendale Period Four Poster Bed
Located in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
An 18th century Chippendale period four poster bed, the front carved stop fluted tapering mahogany posts standing on block feet, the shaped softwood cornice still showing remnants of...
Mahogany, Pine
18th Century Irish Mahogany King Size Four Poster Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
This mahogany bed was crafted in the mid to late 18th century during the Queen Anne/Chippendale period. It was originally constructed as a full but then later converted to a king-siz...
Mahogany
We find relaxation and solace in our bedrooms, which are often the most cherished rooms of a home. Your antique, new or vintage bed and bed frame are integral to this oasis of personal comfort.
Beds and bed frames have long been an important part of the sanctuary that is the bedroom. For the upper class in countries such as England, the massive, costly beds of the 16th and 17th centuries were decorative and of the poster variety. Some were characterized by large painted wooden headboards, often made of oak, that featured ornate carvings and richly colored curtains affixed to each of the two or four posts — think of today’s sumptuous upholstered headboards as a distant cousin to these luxurious furnishings. The heavy fabric curtains were drawn across a fringed canopy to close out the sunlight that might’ve warmed your grandiose and opulent bedchambers. This feature could also offer privacy as desired, because, as we all know, a bedroom is for more than just sleeping.
Coiled springs didn’t make their way into mattresses until the 1800s, which likely made for a far more comfortable night’s sleep for many. Bed frames of cast iron and brass were introduced during the mid- to late-19th century. Later, the 20th century brought with it marvelous innovations for slumberland, among them daybeds from the likes of George Nelson and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich as well as convertible sofa beds.
Today, you will find a range of beds geared toward your individual personality and preferred style of decor. When shopping for a bed and bed frame, keep in mind that you’ve got options. Sizes range from twin to California king. At 76 inches wide and 80 inches long, a king-size bed is roughly 16 inches wider than a queen-size mattress, and your bed frame will likely add two to five inches to each side. (The California king bed is 84 inches long.)
From dramatic bedroom designs to uncomplicated, minimalist approaches, the bedroom has evolved into the haven that it should be: a peaceful place of respite, where we begin and end every day. Take the time to create your very own oasis — you deserve it. Rest easy with an expansive collection of antique, new and vintage beds and bed frames available on 1stDibs.
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