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18th Century Four Poster Beds

18th Century American Four Post Bed Salem Massachusetts
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautiful American 18th century four poster bed retaining original red finish. Likely from Salem
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Antique 1790s American Federal Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

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
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Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

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
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Four Poster Bed
Antique Four Poster Bed
$19,637
H 98 in W 66 in D 84 in
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
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Cherry, Damask

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
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Antique 1780s English Georgian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Hardwood

Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster Queen Bed
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
sense of lasting quality. This four-poster bed brings historical charm to any bedroom, fitting well in
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster Queen Bed
Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster Queen Bed
$6,960 / item
H 82.63 in W 65.5 in D 88.5 in
Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster King Bed
By Jonathan Charles
Located in Westwood, NJ
sense of lasting quality. This four-poster bed brings historical charm to any bedroom, fitting well in
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster King Bed
Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster King Bed
$7,362 / item
H 82.63 in W 81.5 in D 88.5 in
Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster California King Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
sturdy frame gives a sense of lasting quality. This four-poster bed brings historical charm to any
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster California King Bed
Colonial Turned-Post Four-Poster California King Bed
$7,734 / item
H 82.63 in W 77.5 in D 92.5 in
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
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Carved 
Limestone
 Painted Four Poster King Size Bed
Carved 
Limestone
 Painted Four Poster King Size Bed
$10,527 / item
H 90.5 in W 86 in D 88.25 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Four-Poster Bed, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany and deil four-poster bed with decorative bulbous, fluted and acanthus
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Antique 1770s English Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames

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
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Antique 1760s English George II Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

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. The bed
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21st Century and Contemporary British Adam Style Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Harewood House Bed
Harewood House Bed
$45,958
H 128.75 in W 89.38 in D 89.38 in
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
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Antique 1770s English Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Brass

Dutch 18th Century Gingerbread Wooden Mold
Located in Delft, NL
, including a crib, a four-poster bed, a fire basket, high chair for children, etc. This moud is used and
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Antique 18th Century Dutch Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Dutch 18th Century Gingerbread Wooden Mold
Dutch 18th Century Gingerbread Wooden Mold
$1,831
H 21.19 in W 4.34 in D 0.79 in

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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
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Antique 18th Century English George III Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

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
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Four Poster Bed
Antique Four Poster Bed
H 87 in W 89 in D 57 in
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
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Linen, Silk

Cherubs Toile Pelmet French, 18th Century
Cherubs Toile Pelmet French, 18th Century
H 18.51 in W 44.1 in D 0.04 in
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
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Early 20th Century English Beds and Bed Frames

Style Four-Poster Bed, 18th Century
Style Four-Poster Bed, 18th Century
H 34 in W 148 in D 217 in
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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Beds and Bed Frames

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
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Antique Late 18th Century English George IV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

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
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Early 20th Century English Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

Carved Oak Four Poster Bed
Carved Oak Four Poster Bed
H 85.04 in W 69.69 in D 91.34 in
Philadelphia Mahogany Four Poster Tester Bed. Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany four poster tester bed with carved acanthus and tassel motif. Philadelphia, Late
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Antique 1780s American American Colonial Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Gothic Carved Oak Four Poster Single/Double Beds, 16th Century Carving
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
the 17th-18th century. The beds have been constructed in the middle of the 19th century, they are
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Antique 16th Century English Gothic Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

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
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany, Pine

Gerogian, Four Poster Bed, Queen or Full, Carved Mahogany, United States, 1930s
Located in Manhasset, NY
exquisite Mahogany Four Poster Bed is a masterful 1930s reproduction inspired by a classic 18th-century
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Vintage 1930s Georgian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

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
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Vintage 1980s Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

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
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1990s Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Ormolu

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
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Late 20th Century American American Colonial Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

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
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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Daybeds

18th Century Baldaquin "Four-Poster Bed"
18th Century Baldaquin "Four-Poster Bed"
H 58.25 in W 51.75 in D 81 in
William Hogarth s the Distrest Poet and Enraged Musician
By William Hogarth
Located in London, GB
burst in through the door waving a long, unpaid account. In the four poster bed in the background is a
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Antique Mid-18th Century Georgian Prints

Regal Tudor Style Antique Carved Oak Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
for a Tudor or Jacobean style four poster bed.
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Antique Early 18th Century English Jacobean Panelling

Materials

Wood, Oak

Regal Tudor Style Antique Carved Oak Panel
Regal Tudor Style Antique Carved Oak Panel
H 37.8 in W 62.6 in D 1.58 in
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. The scalloped
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Antique 18th Century American Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

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
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Antique Late 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

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
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Four Poster, Italian Bed
19th Century Four Poster, Italian Bed
H 63.78 in W 72.05 in D 86.62 in
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
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Antique 1780s English George III Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

George III mahogany four-poster bed
George III mahogany four-poster bed
H 95.75 in W 64.5 in D 81.5 in
antique early 18th century English Elizabethan Renaissance Long Carved Oak Table
Located in Casteren, NL
furniture is heavy ornamentation, especially on tables and four poster beds. Meticulously crafted from
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Antique 18th Century English Elizabethan Side Tables

Materials

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
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Antique 1750s English Chippendale Pedestals and Columns

Materials

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
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Antique Late 18th Century English Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

18th Century Gillows Four Poster Bed
18th Century Gillows Four Poster Bed
H 114 in W 76 in D 80.5 in
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
Category

Antique 18th Century English Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

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

An English Four Poster Bed
Located in Mississauga, ON
A Late 17th Century English Stuart Period Walnut Four Post Bed Requires a standard double mattress
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Beds and Bed Frames

An English  Four Poster Bed
An English  Four Poster Bed
H 79 in W 83 in D 53 in
19th Century Anglo-Indian Four-Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A 19th century Indian four-poster bed, an exceptional black wood bed, all the carved elements of
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Antique 19th Century British Beds and Bed Frames

19th Century Anglo-Indian Four-Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A 19th century Indian four-poster bed, an exceptional black wood bed, all the carved elements of
Category

Antique 19th Century British Beds and Bed Frames

Late 19th Century Mahogany Four Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Late 19th Century mahogany Four Poster Bed, the uprights reeded with anthemion leafs. The top with
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Antique 19th Century British Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Late 19th Century Mahogany Four Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Late 19th century mahogany four-poster bed, the uprights reeded with anthemion leafs. The top with
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Antique Late 19th Century English Beds and Bed Frames

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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Beds and Bed Frames

A George III Period Mahogany Four Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A George III period mahogany Four Poster Bed, the canope with a dentil border. Please note this
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

An exceptional four poster painted mahogany bed
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Blandford Forum, Dorset
A cream and green painted four poster bed after a design by Robert Adam. The original was made by
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21st Century and Contemporary British Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

An exceptional four poster painted mahogany bed
An exceptional four poster painted mahogany bed
H 98.43 in W 90.16 in D 90.16 in
George III Period Mahogany and Painted Four-Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
ornate and are made from oak. Some of the finest four-poster bed were produced in the 18th century. An
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Antique 1780s British Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Camp Topridge Federal Four-Poster Ex: Marjorie Merriweather Post
Located in Woodbury, CT
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Topridge A fully intact and original Hepplewhite manner "rope bed" with arbor arched
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Poplar

Mahogany Indian Palace Bed
Located in San Francisco, CA
A recent acquistion from a Palace in India, this Mahogany Four Poster bed is of exceptional quality
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Indian Palace Bed
Mahogany Indian Palace Bed
H 72 in W 96 in D 84 in
18th Century French Toile de Nantes Aurora s Chariot Bed Pelmet
Located in London, GB
four poster bed.Made up of two different printed versions, one that is an excellent clear printing and
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Curtains and Valances

Materials

Linen, Cotton

George III Period Four-Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A magnificent late 18th century four-poster bed. With finely executed and largely original
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Beds and Bed Frames

George III Period Four-Poster Bed
George III Period Four-Poster Bed
H 118 in W 74.5 in D 80.5 in
Milo Baughman Style Polished Chrome and Lucite Queen Size Four-Poster Bed
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish queen-size four-poster bed is very much in the style of pieces created by Milo
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Chrome

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
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Antique Mid-18th Century Irish Queen Anne Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

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Savana Armchair in Natural Wicker, Brazilian Contemporary Style
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This armchair is made of wicker in the Brazilian contemporary style. A clump of grass, a bush, which moves in the wind and envelops its inhabitant was the inspiration for creating t...
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2010s Brazilian Organic Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wicker

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

Mid-Century Modern Canopy Bed - US King
Mid-Century Modern Canopy Bed - US King
$10,080 / item
H 88 in W 83 in D 87 in
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. Shown in...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas

Materials

Linen, Velvet

Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern End Tables

Materials

Wood

Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
$4,554 / set
H 28.5 in W 26 in D 26 in
Larger-than-King Size French Folding Antique Carved Louis XV Bed Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This extraordinary larger-than-king size French Louis XV bed, circa 1920, is a rare and highly desirable antique that captures the romance and artistry of early 20th-century France. ...
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

Larger-than-King Size French Folding Antique Carved Louis XV Bed Circa 1920
Larger-than-King Size French Folding Antique Carved Louis XV Bed Circa 1920
$1,996 Sale Price
33% Off
H 46 in W 92 in D 86.25 in
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...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Country Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Oak

Antique Four Post Bed, 19th Century France
Antique Four Post Bed, 19th Century France
On Hold
$2,943
H 82.68 in W 60.24 in D 83.47 in
King Size Mahogany Rice Carved Poster Bed by Leighton Hall
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a new traditional king size mahogany rice carved poster bed by Leighton Hall Furniture. It’s design was inspired by poster beds from the Regency period and features handmade ...
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2010s American Regency Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Mahogany

Plissé White Edition Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Textile

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...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

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

Pair of Interlocked French Antique Wooden Beds, WK183
Located in Wrexham, GB
A pair of French Louis XVI style beds from the early Twentieth Century, which interlock to form a wide bedstead. The beds normally stand together to form an 84 inch wide bed, but can...
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Early 20th Century French Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

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. ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Jars

Materials

Delft

Paul Evans for Paul Evans Studio Early and Rare Loop Cabinet in Copper
By Paul Evans
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Paul Evans for Paul Evans Studio, ‘Loop’ wall-mounted cabinet, welded copper with applied verdigris patina, steel, brass, painted wood, United States, circa 1968 Made around 1968, t...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

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Brass, Copper, Steel

Distinctive Steel Chaise Longue
Located in Houston, TX
Distinctive steel chaise longue, finished as forged iron and adorned in brass detail. Sold with newly-made tie-on upholstered cushion in antique hand-loomed French thistle and natura...
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Early 2000s French French Provincial Chaise Longues

Materials

Brass, Steel

Distinctive Steel Chaise Longue
Distinctive Steel Chaise Longue
$3,600
H 29 in W 25 in D 76 in
Mark Bankowsky, Pieds de Bouc, Stool, France
By Marc Bankowsky
Located in New York, NY
This surrealistic stool, which rests on silver or bronze legs modeled after a goat's, and is upholstered in lamb's wool, is a successful new take on a centuries-old tradition: transf...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Stools

Materials

Bronze

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...
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Swedish 18th Century Gustavian Painted Banquette
Swedish 18th Century Gustavian Painted Banquette
$12,500
H 36.5 in W 70.88 in D 22.25 in
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18th Century Four Poster Beds For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of 18th century four poster beds is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique 18th century four poster beds was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and oak. 18th century four poster beds have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of 18th century four poster beds to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Georgian and Baroque 18th century four poster beds 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.

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