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An impressive sissoo wood Anglo-Indian four poster bed
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
spindles in the foot and head boards and barley twist bed posts, with the original steel winding key
Category

1840s English Antique Bed Post

Materials

Wood

Antique Four Post Bed, 19th Century France
Located in Trensacq, FR
oak with tall turned finial posts at each corner and turned double spindle arch detailing. This bed
Category

Late 19th Century French Country Antique Bed Post

Materials

Oak

Antique Four Post Bed, 19th Century France
Antique Four Post Bed, 19th Century France
H 82.68 in W 60.24 in D 83.47 in
American Empire Mahogany 4-Post Twin Bed
Located in Queens, NY
American Empire-style (Probably 19th Century) mahogany 4 post twin size bed with pineapple finials
Category

19th Century American American Empire Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

American Federal Mahogany Child's Four-Post Bed
Located in Queens, NY
American Federal-style (19th Century) small mahogany child's four poster bed with pineapple finials
Category

19th Century American Federal Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

Sheraton Mahogany Full Size Bed with Carved Posts and Tester
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Sheraton mahogany full size bed with carved shaped posts featuring swag,tassel, & foliate
Category

Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Bed Post

Materials

Iron

Fine Sculpted Colonial Portuguese 17th C. Jacaranda Bed Torsade Posts & finials
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Fine Sculpted Colonial Portuguese 17th C. Jacaranda Bed Torsade Posts & finials . Very Rare Hand
Category

17th Century Portuguese Antique Bed Post

Materials

Metal

18th Century Four Post Mahogany Bed, Likely Charleston 'converted to queen'
Located in Charleston, SC
Great 18th century period four post mahogany bed, likely Charleston. Great quality hand carved
Category

Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

Antique 19th Century Cherry Colonial Non Traditional 3/4 Cannonball Post Bed
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century cannonball post bed. Made of cherry with traditional Colonial styling that
Category

19th Century American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Pine

Fine Sculpted Queen Bed Portuguese 17th/18th C. Jacaranda Wood torsade Posts
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Fine Sculpted Queen Bed Portuguese 17th/18th C. Jacaranda Wood torsade Posts , detailed with a
Category

Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Bed Post

Materials

Wood, Jacaranda

NYC Federal Full Tester Bed Attributable to Lannuier w Four Floral-Carved Posts
By Charles-Honoré Lannuier
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional American Federal sleigh bed with tester in fine West Indies/ Cuban mahogany with
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Bed Post

Materials

Bronze

Pair of American Mahogany Pencil Post and Head Board Twin Tester Beds, C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American mahogany pencil and bulbous post twin tester beds with original carved scrolled
Category

1810s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Brass, Iron

Fine 19th Century American Classical 4 Post Bed, we can convert to King or Queen
Located in Charleston, SC
Gorgeous and fine 19th Century American Classical 4 post mahogany bed with incredibly carved urn
Category

Mid-19th Century Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

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
Category

18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Four Poster Bed
Antique Four Poster Bed
H 98 in W 66 in D 84 in
18th Century Rosewood Tester/Canopy Bed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An 18th-century Rosewood tester/canopy bed originating from a significant palace in Goa. The bed
Category

18th Century Indian Spanish Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Rosewood

Single Victorian Gothic Style Bed WS20
Located in Wrexham, GB
A Gothic style Victorian bed with open arched panels and tall carved posts. This bed accepts a
Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bed Post

Materials

Walnut

English Gothic Revival Walnut Full Size Bed
Located in Queens, NY
English Gothic Revival-style (19th Century) walnut full size bed with carved finial posts
Category

19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Bed Post

Materials

Walnut

French Antique Bed with Ormolu Decoration, WK193
Located in Wrexham, GB
An attractive French antique bed with elegant shape, turned posts and ormolu decoration. This bed
Category

1920s French Antique Bed Post

Materials

Walnut

Great Early 19th Century American Federal Four Poster Bed and Nightstand
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Presenting a beautifully crafted early 19th-century American Federal Four Poster Bed, an exquisite
Category

Early 19th Century North American Federal Antique Bed Post

Materials

Wood

American Federal Four Poster Mahogany King-Size Bed, Early 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
a very fine example of a Federal bed. The solid mahogany post have opposing twist feet with brass
Category

Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Bed Post

Materials

Poplar, Mahogany

Bed Tester Mahogany Chippendale Claret Red Damask Duke Hamilton Scotland Banner
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
bunchy flowers, and above all its four-post bed, whence from beneath a huge fat fluffy old-fashioned
Category

1770s British Chippendale Antique Bed Post

Materials

Damask, Mahogany

Charleston True Mahogany Rice Bed, "The Furniture of Charleston" C. 1800-1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Charleston true mahogany period four-poster rice bed with tapered head posts, removable mahogany
Category

Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Circa 1800 American Federal Hardwood Four Poster Bed Frame with Carved Pillars
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
four post bed with heavily carved and fluted columns. These beds are about as rare and collectable
Category

Early 1800s American Georgian Antique Bed Post

Materials

Hardwood

Antique 18th Century Heavily Carved Four Poster Bed Sublime Detail Must See
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
four post bed. These beds are about as rare and collectable as they come, the frame is all original
Category

1780s English Georgian Antique Bed Post

Materials

Hardwood

Rare Sculpted Colonial Portuguese 17th/18th C. Jacaranda Queen Bed Antique LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare Sculpted Colonial Portuguese 17th/18th C. Jacaranda Queen Bed Antique LA CA , detailed with a
Category

Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Bed Post

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Carved Wood Floor Lamp, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century carved wood floor lamp, English. Likely made from a much earlier bed post or
Category

Early 20th Century English Rustic Antique Bed Post

Materials

Wood

19th Century Renaissance Bedroom Set with King Size Bed
Located in Buxton, GB
wood. The bed has fabulous twisted posts at all corners with carved 3d putti cherubs, the Headboards
Category

1860s Italian Renaissance Antique Bed Post

Materials

Walnut

American Painted Folk Art Canopy Bed, Ex. Collection of Estee Lauder
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This is an extraordinary Folk Art painted post bed from the American southwest, circa 1830-1840. A
Category

Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Bed Post

Materials

Wood

Traditional Maritime Harvest: Illustrated Techniques Engraved in 1793
Located in Langweer, NL
. - **Middle Section:** Features a panoramic view of a bay with oyster beds marked by posts in the water and
Category

1790s Antique Bed Post

Materials

Paper

Squash Ball Low Post Bed in Maple circa 1820
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Squash ball low post bed in maple circa 1820. 4 posts will be built to a size of your choosing
Category

1820s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Maple

Thistle Top Low Post Bed in Tiger Maple, circa 1820
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Thistle top low post bed in tiger maple, circa 1820. 4 Posts will be built to a size of your
Category

1840s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Birch

Cannonball and Feather Carved Low Post Bed, circa 1840, New Hampshire
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Cannonball and feather carved low post bed, circa 1840. New Hampshire. 4 Posts will be built to a
Category

1840s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Maple

Cannonball and Bell Low Post Bed in Cherry circa 1840 New Hampshire
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Cannonball and bell low post bed in cherry circa 1840 new Hampshire. 4 posts will be built to a
Category

1840s American American Craftsman Antique Bed Post

Materials

Cherry

Tulip Top Low Post Bed in Tiger Maple, circa 1820, Upstate NY
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Tulip top low post bed in tiger maple, circa 1820. 4 posts will be built to a size of your choosing
Category

1820s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Maple

Cannonball and Vase Low Post Bed in Cherry circa 1820 New Hampshire
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Cannonball and vase low post bed in cherry circa 1820 New Hampshire. 4 posts will be built to a
Category

1840s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Cherry

Cannonball Low Post Bed in Light Tiger Maple with Blanket Rail, Delaware
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Cannonball low post bed in light tiger maple with blanket rail, circa 1820 Delaware 4 posts will be
Category

1820s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Maple

Pineapple, Buttermold and Feather Carved Low Post Bed in Birch Newport RI
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Pineapple, buttermold and feather carved low post bed in birch circa 1820 Newport, RI. This bed
Category

1820s American American Craftsman Antique Bed Post

Materials

Birch

Cannonball and Feather Cared Low Post Bed in Mahogany circa 1820, New Hampshire
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Cannonball and feather cared low post bed in Mahogany, circa 1820. New Hampshire. 3.75" W at the
Category

1820s American American Empire Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

Bell and Feather Carved Low Post circa 1820 in Cherry
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Bell and feather carved low post circa 1820 in Cherry. 4 posts will be built to a size of your
Category

1820s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Cherry

Heavy Stock Tiger Maple Tulip Top Low Post, Connecticut, circa 1820
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Heavy stock tiger maple tulip top low post, circa 1820 Connecticut. 4 posts will be built to a size
Category

1840s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Birch

Cannonball and Feather Carved Low Post circa 1840 Refit to Any Size
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Cannonball and Feather Carved low post in Birch, circa 1840. 4 Post will be built to a size of your
Category

1840s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Birch

Tulip Top Low Post in Highly Figured Bird's-Eye Maple, circa 1840
By American Beds Co
Located in Billerica, MA
Tulip top low post in highly figured bird's-eye maple, circa 1840. Reading, Ma Estate Refit to
Category

1840s American American Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Birch

Carved Mahogany Sheraton Tall Post Bed
By Thomas Whedman
Located in Providence, RI
This is one of the finest tall post beds we have owned. The front posts have sharply carved wheat
Category

Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

Federal Sheraton Tall-Post Bed with Acanthus Leafed Foot Posts
Located in Providence, RI
We took this bed literally out of a house where it had always been in Woodstock, VT. The form of
Category

19th Century American Sheraton Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

Figured Tiger Maple Tall Post Bed, Probably Pennsylvania, Early 19th Century
Located in Providence, RI
This bed is composed throughout of some of the finest tiger maple that we have handled. (Please see
Category

Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Bed Post

Materials

Maple

Cannonball and Vase Low Post Bed, circa 1840 Refitted to Standard Queen
Located in Billerica, MA
Cannonball and Vase low post bed, circa 1840 Refitted to Standard Queen with Rams ear headboard. 3
Category

1840s American American Craftsman Antique Bed Post

Materials

Maple

18th Century American Southern Tall Post Walnut Bed, Resized to Queen-Size
Located in New York, NY
Walnut tall post bed with simple arched headboard and slender round tapering posts terminating in
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18th Century and Earlier American Antique Bed Post

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Acanthus Carved Cannon Ball Low Post Bed in Tiger Maple, circa 1820
Located in Billerica, MA
Exquisite acanthus carved cannon ball low post bed in tiger maple circa 1820 Refitted to a Standard
Category

1840s American American Empire Antique Bed Post

Materials

Maple, Birdseye Maple

Empire Tall Post Bed in Tiger Maple, circa 1840 Refitted to a King
Located in Billerica, MA
Outstanding Empire tall post bed in tiger maple, circa 1840 refitted to a standard king with two
Category

1840s American American Empire Antique Bed Post

Materials

Maple

Anglo/Indian Mahogany Bed
Located in Wells, ME
/> This mahogany four post canopy bed is outstanding in its execution and form. The bed has Barley Sugar
Category

19th Century Indian Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

Anglo/Indian Mahogany Bed
Anglo/Indian Mahogany Bed
H 87 in W 90 in D 72 in
Antique Four Poster Bed
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Antique four poster bed, the front posts being George III period which are turned with reeding
Category

Late 18th Century British George III Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Four Poster Bed
Antique Four Poster Bed
H 87 in W 89 in D 57 in
A Sheraton Carved Mahogany Canopy Bed Mcintire School Salem Mass
By Samuel Field McIntire
Located in Sharon, MA
. McIntire, Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1815. This important four post bed is richly decorated in a manner
Category

19th Century American Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

Grand Federal/Sheraton Mahogany Four-Poster Bed, Salem, Ma, circa 1820-1830
Located in Providence, RI
This is a grand mahogany tall post bed with a fully developed canopy framed in mahogany. Many of
Category

Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Bed Post

Materials

Mahogany

Four Poster Bed, 19th Century William IV Period Mahogany Attributable to Gillows
Located in London, GB
A fine 19th century mahogany four-poster bed. The front posts of square form to the lower part with
Category

1830s English William IV Antique Bed Post

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

American Antique Doll’s Bed, 19th Century
Located in Free Union, VA
turnings on the four bed posts. The bottom is "roped" with natural twine. Would be good for a medium to
Category

Mid-19th Century American Rustic Antique Bed Post

Materials

Twine, Maple, Pine

Folk Art, Set of Three 17th Century Painted and Carved Figural Fragments
Located in New York, NY
A delightful set of three figures, probably carved from either table legs or bed posts, and dating
Category

18th Century and Earlier English Folk Art Antique Bed Post

Materials

Oak

Six Posted Canopy Bed with Carved Fretwork Railings circa 1800 Suzhou Double Bed
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
Fine six-posted canopy bed. The bed base with a rounded-front edged frame and a caned top
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Bed Post

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Six Post Canopy Bed in Solid Ju Mu, Chinoserie, Suzhou
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The bed bse frame enclosing a cane top and decorated with wrapped-around lipped molded edges and
Category

19th Century Chinese Antique Bed Post

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pineapple and Carved Low Post Bed, circa 1820, Refitted to Standard Queen
Located in Billerica, MA
Pineapple and Feather carved low post bed, circa 1820 in Birch refitted to standard queen with rams
Category

1820s American American Craftsman Antique Bed Post

Materials

Birch

Pineapple and Carved Low Post Bed, circa 1820, Refitted to Standard Queen
Located in Billerica, MA
Pineapple and Feather carved low post bed, circa 1820 in Birch refitted to standard queen with rams
Category

1820s American American Craftsman Antique Bed Post

Materials

Birch

Pair of Antique Indian Carved and Painted Table Lamps from Antique Bed Posts
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique bed posts now table lamps carved and polychromed wood with two tiers of maidens in
Category

19th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Bed Post

Materials

Softwood

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Antique Bed Post For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique bed post available at 1stDibs. An antique bed post — often made from wood, mahogany and maple — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique bed post — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each antique bed post bearing Neoclassical, Victorian or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. American Beds Co each produced at least one beautiful antique bed post that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Bed Post?

An antique bed post can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $6,800, while the lowest priced sells for $1,100 and the highest can go for as much as $45,000.
Questions About Antique Bed Post
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A bed with four posts is called a four-poster bed. Many attach to awnings called canopies. Historical records trace the beds back to the 3rd century, but they became especially popular during the Middle Ages. Find a selection of antique and vintage four-poster beds on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The knobs on a bedpost are called finials or hip-knobs. They are made of many materials, including metals, glass or wood. You’ll find a wide collection of vintage and contemporary finials from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    References 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Popularized in the early to mid 1900s, antique ¾ beds are ones that measure approximately 48” wide by 75” long. They are a size in between a single and a double, perfect if you need that tiny bit of extra space. You can also find a variety of antique beds from some of the top sellers around the world on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A 3/4 bed is any bed that measures around 48 inches wide by 75 inches long. They were popular during the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. On 1stDibs, shop a wide collection of antique beds from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    The price of an antique brass bed depends on the period it belongs to. For example, if your brass bed is from the 1970s and has the least amount of ornamentation, it can cost between $300 to $500. Find antique and vintage brass beds on 1stDibs.

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