Is it a four-post bed or four-poster bed?

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.

What is the point of a four-poster bed?

Today, 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.

What is a tester on a four poster bed?

The 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.

What is the difference between a canopy bed and a four poster bed?

A 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.

What is the top of a four-poster bed called?

Across 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.

How do I make a four-poster bed modern?

You 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.

Teak Four Poster Bed

Anglo Indian Bed

Shell Headboard

Teak Headboard

Black Wood Queen Bed Frame

Teak Queen Size Bed Frame

Poster Headboard

British Colonial Queen Bed

Antique Bamboo Bed

Anglo-Indian Four Poster Bed

$4,471

Anglo-Indian Four Poster Bed

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Wonderful early 20th C Anglo-Indian Colonial four poster bed. Really good colour and nicely carved. 1920 Mattress area 162cm x 184cm

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Teak

Recent Sales

British Colonial Ebonized Teak Four-Poster Bed

Unavailable

H 80 in W 61 in D 88 in

British Colonial Ebonized Teak Four-Poster Bed

Located in Richmond, CA

A British Colonial four-poster recently ebonized teak bed. The headboard features a beautiful carved shell motif and the turn wood posts are accented with brass features.

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Brass

Four-Poster Queen Wooden Bed

Sold

H 96 in W 70 in D 89.5 in

Four-Poster Queen Wooden Bed

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Walnut finish wood, four-poster queen-sized bed with pineapple detail on posts. Custom organic mattress or box spring available per client specs for additional fee.

Category

20th Century Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Teak, Wood

Colonial Raj Four Poster Bed, Anglo Indian Carved Four Poster Large Double Bed

Sold

H 89 in W 73 in D 89 in

Colonial Raj Four Poster Bed, Anglo Indian Carved Four Poster Large Double Bed

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

This is a superior quality piece, the bed originates from India often know as a Raj bed, the bed is handmade, it is a four poster with carved turnings and is unusually, a light colou...

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Teak

Queen Four-Poster Bed, Cane Headboard

Sold

H 92 in W 68 in D 88 in

Queen Four-Poster Bed, Cane Headboard

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wooden Queen four-poster bed with slated canopy and turned posters, sophisticated British Colonial style great for master suite or guest room, custom organic mattress or box spring a...

Category

20th Century Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Teak, Cane

Indian Bone and Teak Four-Poster Bed

Sold

H 107.5 in W 85 in D 65.5 in

Indian Bone and Teak Four-Poster Bed

Located in Hawthorne, CA

A very rare find of an Indian bone and teak four-poster queen sized bed platform with upholstered headboard and flat board slats, flat tester.

Category

Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Furniture

Materials

Bone, Teak

Teak Four Poster Bed w/ Bamboo Crossbars

Sold

H 86.5 in W 86.5 in D 63.5 in

Teak Four Poster Bed w/ Bamboo Crossbars

Located in New York, NY

South Indian bed w/ carved posts and headboard, in teak.

Category

Antique 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Teak

Early 19th Century British Colonial Teak Four Poster Bed

Sold

H 80 in W 88 in D 61 in

Early 19th Century British Colonial Teak Four Poster Bed

Located in East Hampton, NY

A dramatic, very hard-to-find British Colonial Queen size bed with four turned posts and a beautifully carved shell motif headboard and footboard with a later-made removable wooden c...

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Teak

Anglo-Indian Carved Four Poster Bed Painted White

Sold

H 83 in W 60 in D 80 in

Anglo-Indian Carved Four Poster Bed Painted White

Located in Richmond, CA

Anglo-Indian solid teak bed that has been newly painted white. Elaborate carved details on headboard, spiral posts and canopy. Fits a full size mattress (bed measured dimensions for ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Teak, Paint

19th Century Baroque Queen Bed, Original Four Solomonic Poster Lisbon Bed

$8,775

H 62.21 in W 60.63 in D 80.71 in

19th Century Baroque Queen Bed, Original Four Solomonic Poster Lisbon Bed

Located in Miami, FL

19th century Baroque bed, original Lisbon bed This Queen size 4-poster bed is hand carved with elaborate details, spiral turned post, 3D open spiral twist spindles, and Moorish deta...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Carved Medallions Queen Size Bed, Original Four Poster Lisbon Bed

$8,490

H 64.57 in W 61.03 in D 80.71 in

Early 20th Carved Medallions Queen Size Bed, Original Four Poster Lisbon Bed

Located in Miami, FL

19th century Baroque bed, original Lisbon bed This Queen size 4-poster bed is hand carved with elaborate details, spiral turned post, 3D open spiral twist spindles, and Moorish deta...

Category

Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Baroque Queen Bed, Original Four Poster Lisbon Bed

$8,775

H 77.56 in W 60.63 in D 77.96 in

19th Century Baroque Queen Bed, Original Four Poster Lisbon Bed

Located in Miami, FL

19th century Baroque bed, original Lisbon bed This Queen size 4-poster bed is hand carved with elaborate details, spiral turned post, 3D open spiral twist spindles, and Moorish deta...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

Empire-style four-poster bed - 19th century

$17,177

H 100.79 in W 87.01 in D 61.82 in

Empire-style four-poster bed - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Empire-style four-poster bed - 19th century. Portuguese, 19th century; made of mahogany wood with gilded bronze appliqués and classical figures. Fluted columns with Corinthian capita...

Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Empire Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Antique 18th Century Heavily Carved Four Poster Bed Sublime Detail Must See

$20,462

H 79.93 in W 60.04 in D 84.26 in

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...

Category

Antique 1780s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Hardwood

Romantic bed - 19th century

$687

H 51.97 in W 59.06 in D 72.25 in

Romantic bed - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Romantic bed - 19th century. Portuguese; from the late 19th century, made of mahogany and mahogany root wood. Small. Dimensions: 132x150x183.5 cm.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Antique Four Poster Bed

$19,439

H 98 in W 66 in D 84 in

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. The posts with well carved elements: neoclassical ur...

Category

Antique 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

An impressive sissoo wood Anglo-Indian four poster bed

$37,856

H 100 in W 91.5 in D 72 in

An impressive sissoo wood Anglo-Indian four poster bed

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

An impressive sissoo wood Anglo-Indian four poster bed, of rectangular form with a central openwork cresting, and splat, showing a naïve carving of the Coat of Arms of Great Britain,...

Category

Antique 1840s English Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Queen Maria style bed in vine wood - 19th century

$1,717

H 63 in W 44.49 in D 68.12 in

Queen Maria style bed in vine wood - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Queen Maria style bed in vine wood - 19th century. Portuguese; 19th century, made of vine wood wood. Carved decoration representing vegetal and floral scrolls. Dimensions: 160x113x17...

Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Four Poster Byron Bed with Carved Posts, Panel Headboard and Flame Finials

$11,550 / item

H 94 in W 65 in D 88 in

Four Poster Byron Bed with Carved Posts, Panel Headboard and Flame Finials

Located in Tiverton, RI

The Byron is a theatrical piece, as shown it is carefully hand ebonized creating a graphic symmetry. It is shown in our specialty honey stained maple finish with hand painted ebony d...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Beds and Bed F...

Materials

Wood

King Jose style bed in Noble Wood - 18th century

$2,061

H 63 in W 41.74 in D 65.75 in

King Jose style bed in Noble Wood - 18th century

Located in Porto, PT

King Jose style bed in Noble Wood - 18th century. Portuguese bed from the 18th century; made of carved Noble Wood. Headboard with shell and vegetal motifs. Dimensions: 160x106x167 cm.

Category

Antique 18th Century Portuguese Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Portuguese Canopy Bed

$45,806

H 110.24 in W 59.45 in D 80.71 in

Portuguese Canopy Bed

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Rare Canopy bed in mahogany, richly carved with palm leaves, foliage and plants. The headboard is decorated with a nice painting representing the Virgin surrounded by putti. The four...

Category

Antique 18th Century Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

American Empire Mahogany Four-Poster Twin Bed, 19th Century, USA

$5,500

H 54 in W 76 in D 43 in

American Empire Mahogany Four-Poster Twin Bed, 19th Century, USA

Located in Queens, NY

American Empire-style (possibly 19th Century) mahogany four poster twin size bed with acorn finials, spiral reeded uprights and paw footed footboard. (includes: headboard, footboard,...

Category

Antique 19th Century American American Empire Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Queen Maria style Bed - 19th Century

$549

H 57.88 in W 40.16 in D 72.45 in

Queen Maria style Bed - 19th Century

Located in Porto, PT

Queen Maria style Bed - 19th Century. Portuguese; 19th century, made of painted and gilded wood; decorated with floral motifs. Dimensions: 147x102x184 cm.

Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

A Hand-Carved Anglo-Indian Bed

$15,000

H 103 in W 71 in D 50 in

A Hand-Carved Anglo-Indian Bed

Located in New York, NY

A queen-sized Anglo-Indian poster bed stands as a monument to forgotten stories, its dark rosewood bearing the weight of a century. The headboard, adorned with a double-paned mirror,...

Category

Antique Early 1900s Anglo-Indian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mirror, Rosewood

Queen Maria style bed in Noble Wood - 19th century

$6,870

H 66.34 in W 59.06 in D 71.66 in

Queen Maria style bed in Noble Wood - 19th century

Located in Porto, PT

Queen Maria style bed in Noble Wood - 19th century. Portuguese; 19th century; in Noble Wood with Noble Wood inlays; 'urn with flowers'. Dimensions: 168.5x150x182 cm

Category

Antique 19th Century Portuguese Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Get Updated with New Arrivals

Save "Teak Four Poster Bed", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Teak Four Poster Bed For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the teak four poster bed you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A teak four poster bed — often made from hardwood, teak and wood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect teak four poster bed — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right teak four poster bed, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.

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 Teak Four Poster Bed

Is it a four-post bed or four-poster bed?
1 Answer
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.
What is the point of a four-poster bed?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
Today, 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.
What is a tester on a four poster bed?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
The 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.
What is the difference between a canopy bed and a four poster bed?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
A 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.
What is the top of a four-poster bed called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Across 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.
How do I make a four-poster bed modern?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
You 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.

47 Inspiring Swimming Pools by Top Designers

It's hard to resist the allure of a beautiful pool. So, go ahead and daydream about whiling away your summer in paradise.

28 Kids’ Rooms That Are Too Cool for School

It’s never too early for good design. These interiors combine elevated furnishings and a youthful spirit, resulting in spaces that are at once elegant and whimsical.

Dickens Fan on Your List? This First Edition of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Is a Treasure

Produced in 1843, the well-preserved volume is evidence of the author's exacting specifications.

Patchwork Quilts Are the Latest Nostalgic Design Trend

New or old, the coverlets add old-time charm to any space.

Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games

Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.

Ahoy! You’ve Never Seen a Collection of Sailor Art and Kitsch Quite Like This

French trendsetter and serial collector Daniel Rozensztroch tells us about his obsession with objects related to seafaring men.

Pamela Shamshiri Shares the Secrets behind Her First-Ever Book and Its Effortlessly Cool Interiors

The sought-after designer worked with the team at Hoffman Creative to produce a monograph that beautifully showcases some of Studio Shamshiri's most inspiring projects.