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Italian Painted Wood Headboard

18th Century Italian Venetian Chinese Style Painted Headboard
Located in Southampton, NY
18th century Italian Venetian Chinese style painted headboard having a Chinese Pagoda style form
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Antique 18th Century Italian Regency Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th Century Italian Venetian Chinese Style Painted Headboard
18th Century Italian Venetian Chinese Style Painted Headboard
$20,000 Sale Price
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H 64 in W 64 in D 2 in
Bed Headboard Bedframe Wood Edge Trim Distressed Paint Leather or Fabric
By sicis
Located in London, GB
artisans are the core values of the production of the Maison, all made in Italy. The space takes
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Leather, Paint, Wood

17th Century Italian Baroque Carved & Polychrome Painted Putto Lintel Headboard
Located in Encinitas, CA
by a winged cherub face. Polychrome painted. Superb Italian craftsmanship. Previously refinished
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Venetian Carved and Polychrome Headboard
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century Italian Venetian Carved and Polychrome Headboard 18th century hand carved baroque
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Textile, Wood

Bed with Headboard, 1950s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Single bed with integrated folding nightstand, 1950s. Two beds available (price per piece). Bed structure with multicolored foliage pattern, bedside table with monochrome landscape. ...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Maple, Plywood, Paint

Bed with Headboard, 1950s
Bed with Headboard, 1950s
$960 / item
H 33.86 in W 48.43 in D 78.75 in
MID-18th CENTURY DOUBLE BED HEADBOARD WITH EMBROIDERY
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined double bed headboard with regular dimensions, made of carved wood and embellished with a
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Silk, Wood

MID-18th CENTURY DOUBLE BED HEADBOARD WITH EMBROIDERY
MID-18th CENTURY DOUBLE BED HEADBOARD WITH EMBROIDERY
$5,342
H 35.83 in W 74.81 in D 1.58 in

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Early 20th Century Wood Venecian Headboard
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Early 20th century wood venecian headboard for single bed.
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Bed Coronas

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Wood Venecian Headboard
Early 20th Century Wood Venecian Headboard
H 46.46 in W 35.04 in D 1.19 in
Italian Hollywood Regency Upholstered Headboard
Located in New York City, NY
Midcentury Italian Hollywood Regency-style carved wood King-size Headboard. Newly re-upholstered in
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Velvet, Wood

21st Century Cream Beige Double Bed by Modenese Gastone, Upholstered Headboard
By Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
and a wonderfully designed headboard are a statement by themselves. And it definitely needs a paired
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2010s Italian Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Wood Painted Headboard
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
#11-03 Large wood and composition headboard
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Vintage 1940s Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Wood Painted Headboard
Wood Painted Headboard
H 64 in W 80 in
Italian Rococo Style Painted Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Italian carved painted headboard newly upholstered in burlap textile.
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Vintage 1930s Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Burlap, Paint, Wood

Pair of Italian Painted Headboards
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century Italian painted twin-size headboards with swags and flowers throughout.
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Early 20th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

Pair of Italian Painted Headboards
Pair of Italian Painted Headboards
H 65.5 in W 44.5 in D 3.5 in
Italian Neoclassical Style Painted Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian painted neoclassical style headboard with center urn, garlands and acanthus leaves
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Vintage 1930s Italian Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Linen, Wood

Italian Carved Painted Headboard with Scrolls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
king-size Italian carved wood painted headboard newly upholstered in Belgium linen with nailhead
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Linen, Wood

Italian Painted Carved Headboard w/ Columns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian carved painted & parcel gilt king size headboard c. 1920's. Carving has columns & scrolled
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Early 20th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold

Italian Carved Painted & Parcel Gilt Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Italian carved painted headboard in soft blue with silver gilt details. Upholstered in
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Antique 19th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

Carved Italian Painted Headboard C. 1900's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunnning 1960's wood carved headboard painted in a soft muted yellow coloration with acanthus
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20th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

Italian Rococo Green Gold Gilt Wood Hand Painted Floral Full Queen Bed Headboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Rococo green gold gilt wood hand painted floral full queen tall headboard. Item
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Italian Hand Painted Floral Twin Headboards - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage Italian twin headboards. Beautiful carved detail with incredible hand
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Early 20th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

Lacquered Italian Headboard
Located in North Miami, FL
A modern take on a vintage Florentine headboard. Headboard has been updated with a high gloss
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Vintage 1960s Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

Italian (probably Venetian) Carved and Painted Queen Headboard
Located in Nashville, TN
A painted headboard ( Queen bed ) carved as medieval tent , the drape pulled back to show coat-of
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

Italian Carved Painted and Parcel-Gilt Headboard, circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian carved headboard with a beautiful worn borghese finish combining soft faded paint with
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Rococo More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Painted and Parcel-Gilt Carved Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
century Italian painted and parcel-gilt carving and then newly upholstered in a neutral 100% linen fabric
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Painted Full Size Headboard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Beautifully painted Full or double Bed Headboard. If needed, we can raise the height. Please ask
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Antique 19th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Painted and Linen King Size Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Italian painted carving that has been upholstered into a Belgium linen headboard that
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Italian Painted & Parcel Gilt Headboard W/ Putti's, circa 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian 1930s blue painted headboard with raised gilt acanthus leaf design throughout. Beautiful
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Vintage 1930s Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gesso, Wood

King Size Carved Italian Silver & Painted Headboard C. 1940's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
King size carved Italian Silver gilt and painted headboard.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

Velvet Tufted King Size Headboard with Antique Italian Painted Carving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a 19th century Italian painted carving at top of the headboard. Also detailed with antique brass
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Bed Headboard in Venetian Baroque Style Lacquered and Painted Wood
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We are pleased to present this exquisite Italian headboard, crafted in the second half of the 20th
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Vintage 1970s Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Poplar

Italian Hand Painted Pastel King Size Upholstered Headboard, Bedframe
Located in Manhasset, NY
Italian Hand Painted Pastel King Size Upholstered Headboard, Bedframe An Italian hand painted
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Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

An Italian carved and painted giltwood King size headboard circa 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Italian carved and painted giltwood King size headboard with upholstered panel circa 1900. This
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Antique Early 1900s Italian French Provincial Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Italian Carved Gold Gilt King Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian carved gold gilt & painted headboard with scrolls & acanthus leaves throughout. The painted
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Vintage 1930s Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold

Italian Giltwood Carved Headboard C. 1930's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved Venetian giltwood headboard with scrolls & shells galore. Imagine this piece upholstered to
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Vintage 1930s Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold

19th Century, Italian Carved Rococo Style Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century, Italian carved Rococo carved headboard upholstered in a natural washed Belgium linen
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Linen, Wood

Pair of 18th Century Polychrome Headboards from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
This versatile and unique pair of polychrome headboards were completely carved by hand in Italy
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Italian Carved Headboard of Carved Face circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian carved headboard with distressed finish. Carved face with acanthus leaves throughout.
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

Painted and Silver Gilt Rococo Style Headboard, circa 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved wood Rococo style headboard with a center cartouche surrounded by swirling scrolls and
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20th Century Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Italian Large Size 19th Century Baroque Style Wooden Headboard
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Italian 19th century Baroque style painted and gilded wooden headboard/wall fragment with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Doors and Gates

Materials

Wood, Gesso

Carved Cherub Burlap Upholstered Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Newly upholstered. Carved painted architectural piece incorporated into a king size burlap
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Burlap, Paint, Wood

Belgium Linen Headboard with 19th Century Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom Belgium linen headboard made with 19th century Italian carved painted cherubs. The beautiful
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Linen, Wood

Velvet Tufted Headboard with Antique Architectural Carved Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
King size headboard created with a 19th century lightly painted architectural piece that has been
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Carved Wood and Painted King Size Headboard, Italian, C 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful Italian Venetian-style carved and antique green painted shaped headboard with floral
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Vintage 1950s Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Italian Venetian Painted Gilt King Headboard
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian-style (1950s) antique cream painted shaped headboard with gilt floral leaf
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Mid-20th Century Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Italian Silver Gilt Carved Wood Cherub Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
King-size Belgium linen headboard custom-made from a hand-carved silver gilt carving depicting
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20th Century Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Linen, Giltwood, Paint

Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Cherub Linen Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian carved wood painted and parcel gilt headboard newly upholstered in Belgium linen and
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20th Century Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Linen, Giltwood, Paint

Italian or Venetian painted armorial boiserie panel or headboard
Located in Nashville, TN
/ commode or part of a larger headboard grouping. Very colorful ....
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italian Carved Silver Leaf Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian carved silver leaf & painted headboard with carved scrolls throughout.
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Vintage 1930s Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

Italian Carved Silver Leaf Headboard
Italian Carved Silver Leaf Headboard
H 38 in W 83 in D 2.5 in
Carved Italian Silver Gilt Headboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved Italian silver gilt and painted headboard with elegant scrolls and acanthus leaf design.
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Vintage 1930s Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Vermeil, Silver

18th Century Painted Venetian Bed or Headboard
Located in Bradenton, FL
Stunningly beautiful 18th century Italian, Venetian, bed with with original painted headboard and
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Italian 19th C. Original Hand-Painted Fabric Headboard, Wall-Mounted Decoration
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Italian painted-fabric large wall ornament, which makes a fabulous headboard, from the 19th
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Antique 19th Century Italian Tapestries

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Louis XV Style Gilt and Painted King Headboard
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A Louis XV style gilt and French grey painted headboard. Fantastic patina and lovely deep carving
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Carved Wood King Size Post Bed Headboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency gold gilt carved wood king size post bed headboard. Item features
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Italian Gilt King Size Headboard
Located in San Angelo, TX
Beautiful Italian headboard featuring gold gilt trim and cartouche details. Perfect for a King size
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Antique 19th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

Vintage Peacock Bed Headboard
Located in Buxton, GB
headboard. Crafted from wood, compressed wood and finished with a gorgeous Turquoise lacquer, this huge
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Vintage 1970s Italian Bohemian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Vintage Peacock Bed Headboard
Vintage Peacock Bed Headboard
H 106.3 in W 96.46 in D 1.97 in
Pair of Prince of Wales Plume Feather Carved Wood Single Twin Bed Headboards
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable pair of Prince of Wales plume carved solid wood single / twin bed headboards. The
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Vintage 1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Paint, Wood

Pair of Italian C1870 Headboards
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of carved wood and cane Italian headboards, C1870. The cane is embellished with a carving
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Antique 19th Century Italian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Paint, Wood, Cane

Pair of Italian C1870 Headboards
Pair of Italian C1870 Headboards
H 58 in W 42 in D 3.5 in
19th Century Rococo Style Headboard
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rococo style pierced carved silver gilt, gesso and paint headboard ornamented with curving forms
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

19th Century Rococo Style Headboard
19th Century Rococo Style Headboard
H 94 in W 77.5 in D 2 in
18th Century Painted Venetian Bed or Headboard
Located in Round Top, TX
Stunning blue and gold painted 18th century Venetian bed. All original paint. Headboard do could be
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

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Located in Charleston, SC
Charming 19th century very carved bombe front Dutch commode in bleached oak. With original bronze hardwares. Holland circa 1860.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

19th Century Dutch Commode
19th Century Dutch Commode
$3,950
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Carved Limestone Garden Bench with Fleur-de-Lis and Griffin of Florence, Italy
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Patio and Garden Furniture

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Stone, Limestone

18th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Table Mirror
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
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Antique 18th Century French Chinoiserie Table Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

18th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Table Mirror
18th Century Chinoiserie Lacquered Table Mirror
$780
H 15.36 in W 9.06 in D 1.19 in
Monumental Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain "Peacock" Palace Vase
Located in Queens, NY
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Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Located in Pearland, TX
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I Have Your Kisses Bed
By MAJJ STUDIO
Located in Istanbul, Kağıthane
This piece is handcrafted and produced specifically for each customer. The bed, which has modern and romantic touches, is completely covered with a special fabric using a drape techn...
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I Have Your Kisses Bed
I Have Your Kisses Bed
$17,952
H 19.69 in W 102.37 in D 107.09 in
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Located in Devon, England
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Glass, Mirror, Beech

Japanese Glazed Ceramic and Silver Koro Incense Burner Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tri-pod ceramic incense burner (koro) by Japanese Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa late Meiji to the start of Taisho period (1890-1910s). A fine example of the artist...
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Silver

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Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
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Antique 1730s Dutch Table Mirrors

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Walnut

Antique Dutch Marquetry Toilet Mirror
Antique Dutch Marquetry Toilet Mirror
$3,525
H 32.75 in W 18 in D 10.25 in
Paul Evans Style MCM Brutalist Bronze Door Handle Pull Pair, 3 Sets Available
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Evans-style bronze cast door pull set with a distinct late 1960s Mid-century/Brutalist pattern across the front. This Pull set is made from solid bronze pieces, each made from a...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa
$5,475
H 46.46 in W 70.08 in D 24.81 in
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Antique German Folk Art Cabinet, circa 1850
Antique German Folk Art Cabinet, circa 1850
$2,692
H 61.42 in W 40.16 in D 18.9 in
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Steel

Locus Solus White Armchair by Gae Aulenti
Locus Solus White Armchair by Gae Aulenti
$5,430 / item
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Italian Painted Wood Headboard For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Italian painted wood headboard you’re looking for. An Italian painted wood headboard — often made from wood, paint and fabric — can elevate any home. Find 35 options for an antique or vintage Italian painted wood headboard now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Italian painted wood headboard — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An Italian painted wood headboard, designed in the Rococo, Baroque or Louis XV style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

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.

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