French Four Poster Bed
Pair 18th Century Antique French Four Poster Tester Canopy Cherry Twin Beds
Located in Portland, OR
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This very near identical pair of antique French four poster beds, both are full tester beds, with a
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cherry, Damask
$8,995 / set
H 87 in W 48 in D 80 in
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
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Style Four-Poster Bed
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 20th century French walnut between Louis XV and Louis XVI style four poster bed
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Silk, Walnut
$2,405 Sale Price
20% Off
H 78.75 in W 59.06 in D 74.81 in
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Baldaquin Four-poster Bed
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Provence
Batte of Valmy painting
Category
Antique 19th Century French Beds and Bed Frames
Four Poster Bed and Two Bedside Cabinets
Located in London, GB
A good looking mid last century fourposter bed in the Georgian style with two matching bedside
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Mid-20th Century French Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Louis XIII Style Queen Sized Four Poster Bed and Two Bedside Cabinets C1880
Located in London, GB
A very rare Louis XIII style four poster bed and two matching bedside cabinets in solid hand carved
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Antique 1880s French Louis XIII Bedroom Sets
Materials
Walnut
20th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Style Four-Poster Bed
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 20th century French walnut between Louis XV and Louis XVI style four-poster bed
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Silk, Walnut
20th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Style Four-Poster Bed
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 20th century French walnut between Louis XV and Louis XVI style four poster bed
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Silk, Walnut
20th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Style Four-Poster Bed
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 20th century French walnut between Louis XV and Louis XVI style four-poster bed
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Louis XIII Style Château Four-poster Bed
Located in Beaune, FR
Sumptuous and rare Louis XIII style walnut four-poster castle bed, fully carved on all 4 sides
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
1800's Antique French Renaissance Revival, Carved, Oak, Four-Poster, Tester Bed!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning 1800's Antique French Renaissance Revival, Carved, Oak, Four-Poster, Tester Bed!
Gorgeous
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
H 95.5 in W 76.75 in D 48.25 in
Kingsize Four Poster Bed French Barley Twist Turned Wood
Located in Trensacq, FR
Beautiful barley twist four post bed C1960s Paris.
A specially commissioned Artisan crafted bed
Category
Mid-20th Century French Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Jean Royère Style Oak Four Poster Bed, France 1950's
By Jean Royère
Located in New York, NY
Oak bed in the manner of Jean Royere with undulation design on the headboards and posts that end in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Renaissance Four Poster Hand Carved Oak Canopy Bed
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Renaissance four-poster bed canopy bed will make you sleep like royalty! Barley twist
Category
Antique 1860s Belgian Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
French Colonial Four-Poster King Bed in West Indies Walnut, Haiti, circa 1830
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
century Caribbean four poster bed was purchased in Haiti over 30 years ago and brought to the US in its
Category
Antique Early 19th Century North American Louis Philippe Beds and Bed Fr...
Materials
Walnut
H 77 in W 86 in D 86 in
French Louis XVI Painted Four Poster bed
Located in Hudson, NY
PRICE REDUCTION
A Louis XVI four poster bed in flaky old yellow paint, with carved a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Beds and Bed Frames
French Louis XV Style Four Poster Queen Size Bed
Located in Glendale, CA
Beautiful Four poster bed in the French Louis XV style. Made from mahogany wood. Will fit a
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Extremely Elegant Alberto Pinto Four Poster Bed
Located in Sint-Kruis, BE
an extremely elegant Alberto Pinto "lady and the unicorn" four poster bed with faux narwhal tusks
Category
Vintage 1970s French Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Four poster brass & iron queen size bed
Located in Boston, MA
A 4 poster brass & iron queen size bed with custom upholstered platform.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Iron, Brass
All Brass Crown and Canopy Four-Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
Magnificent all brass four-poster bed with crown and canopy.
This bed accepts a 6ft wide (72 in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Four-Poster King-Size Bed, White, French Louis XV, Farmhouse Chic Style
Located in Glendale, CA
without box spring the bed comes complete with headboard, foot boars, two side tails, four posters and
Category
20th Century Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
French Country Four-Poster, Painted King-Size Bed
Located in Glendale, CA
Four poster bed in white antique washed finish.
Accepts standard King-size mattress.
Comes with
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Late 20th Century Country Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
William IV Mahogany Four Poster Antique Bed, W4P8
Located in Wrexham, GB
A fine William IV mahogany four poster bed with original canopy.
This bed is 60" wide, UK King
Category
Antique 1830s French William IV Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Original Art Nouveau Queen size 1890s Brass Four Poster Bed
Located in London, GB
family near Paris France since the 1890s. Beautifully proportioned, this fine bed will take a Queen size
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
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Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Materials
Linen, Velvet
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Mid-Century Modern Canopy Bed - US King
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern style canopy bed with a dramatic vertical slat back design. It has an architecturally inspired design that features Rich Walnut vertical slats, warmly contrasted...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Antique Four Post Bed, 19th Century France
Located in Trensacq, FR
Antique French Four Poster Bed, Late 19th Century.
An artisan-crafted bed, beautifully carved in oak with tall turned finial posts at each corner and turned double spindle arch detai...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Country Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Handblown Murano Glass Candelabra Multicolored, circa 1940
By Murano 5
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Handblown Murano glass candelabra, multicolored, circa 1940, Baroque style, five-arm candelabra with multicolored applied decoration, materials: glass and wood, wired for electricity...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
Blue and White Dutch Delft Five Piece Garniture Hand Painted 18th Century C-1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This splendid five-piece Delft garniture, made in Holland in the mid-18th century, circa 1760, captures the harmony and refinement of 18th-century Dutch faience at its height.
...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Jars
Materials
Delft
$7,800
H 14.5 in W 6 in D 5.5 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
$4,200
H 36 in W 37 in D 21 in
English Scenic Porcelain Dessert Service, Mid-19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
English Scenic porcelain Dessert service, mid-19th century, polychrome hand-painted with three various romantic landscape scenes in a round cartouches on a pink border, decorated wit...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Serving Pieces
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of 19 Century Cast Iron Urns
Located in London, Park Royal
19th French century cast iron urns. Scrolled decorative handles.
Very nice patina.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Urns
Materials
Iron
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Day Bed Sofa
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Swedish sofa day bed from the Gustavian period hand scraped to original paint with a nicely upholstered seat. The frame features a guilloché pattern and the tapered and fluted legs...
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Settees
Materials
Textile, Wood
Wagen Bed in Fiberglass and Palisander Wood Veneer
Located in Paris, FR
Bed Wagen for children room.
Made with fiberglass with outside with chrome-plated finishes.
With palisander wood veneer inside and withseveral storage
compartments for a bed, a tv, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Chrome
$105,843 Sale Price
20% Off
H 86.62 in W 157.49 in D 72.84 in
Moulton by Old Newbury Crafters Sterling Silver Flatware 12 Set 62 Pieces Dinner
By Old Newbury Crafters
Located in Big Bend, WI
Old Newbury Crafters silver is genuinely handmade and wonderfully heavy, the machine cannot match the quality, durability, look and feel of handmade silver. The subtle hammered finis...
Category
Vintage 1930s Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
$9,909 / set
H 12 in W 18 in D 18 in
Pedro Friedeberg Iconic Wood Hand Chair, 1960s
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Uccle, BE
This beautiful golden brown Pedro Friedeberg hand chair was commissioned in the 1960s and is crafted of solid Honduran Mahogany. In 1961 when Pedro was working with artist Mathias Go...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved Giltwood Twin Beds, C. 1920.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A graceful pair of French twin beds each with a finely carved giltwood frame with classical detailing, including central floral crests, fluted posts, beaded moldings, and rosettes. T...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
$2,450 / set
H 48.5 in W 40.25 in D 80 in
Swedish 18th Century Gustavian Painted Banquette
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Swedish 18th century Gustavian banquette with its original hand-scraped, painted finish. The solidly constructed frame makes for a sheltering sofa as well, with a removable bench s...
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pia Manu Unique Handcrafted Queen Bed in Wrought Iron
By Pia Manu
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pia Manu, double bed, wrought iron, Belgium, 1960s
This one of a kind bed designed in the workshop of Pia Manu is truly spectacular. The most prominent feature is the sizeable head...
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Bedroom Furniture
Materials
Iron
Dutch Delft Blue and White Lamp
By Delft
Located in New York, NY
Dutch Delft blue and white lamp. Beautiful large Delft faience vase mounted as a lamp with bold floral decoration and borders with spectacular later Calder gilt bronze four-light mou...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Table Lamps
Materials
Ormolu
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French Four Poster Bed For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French four poster bed you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A French four poster bed — often made from wood, fabric and walnut — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the French four poster bed you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A French four poster bed made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — is very popular.
Finding the Right Beds-frames for You
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.
Questions About French Four Poster Bed
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022References show that in the 14th and 15th centuries, “four-post” was the correct terminology. However, today it is considered correct to say “four-poster”. You can find a range of vintage and antique four-poster beds from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Today, the point of a four-poster bed is largely stylistic. People place them in bedrooms due to their elegant decorative appearance. Historically, four-poster beds featured heavy curtains that blocked light, preserved privacy and provided warmth in the winter. You'll find a selection of four-poster beds on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The tester on a four poster bed is the canopy over the bed. It was usually made of wood and could be covered with cloth. It provided privacy and helped enclose the bed, making it easier to heat the bed area. On 1stDibs, find an array of vintage and contemporary four-poster beds.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A four poster bed features four posts, one at each corner. A canopy bed also has four posts, one at each corner, but a canopy bed is covered with a cloth of some sort. They can look similar except for the canopy on top. However, canopy posts are often built differently than four poster beds so they can accommodate the fabric. Shop a collection of four poster and canopy beds from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Across the top of older four-poster beds was a wooden rail that was called the tester. The tester often held a rail where curtains were attached that could be pulled closed. Shop a collection of four-poster beds from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022You can make a four-poster bed modern in a number of ways. Try refinishing it with matte spray paint or covering the headboard with fabric or wallpaper. You can also hang fabric in contemporary prints from the frame as a canopy. You'll find a collection of four-poster beds on 1stDibs.
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