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Empire Gilt Bronze and Steel Campaign Bed, Attributed to Marie-Jean Desouches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Empire gilt bronze and steel campaign bed with canopy, France, c1805, attributed to Marie-Jean
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19th Century French Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Crafts of Comfort and Style: Upholstery and Furniture Design in the 1760s
Located in Langweer, NL
craftsmanship of the period. In the first print, we see two types of beds with canopies, known as "Lit à
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1760s Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Paper

18th Century Rococo Chinoiserie Canvas, Camaïeu Bleu, Circle of Francois Boucher
By François Boucher
Located in Cotignac, FR
have nothing Chinese about them: a Polish-style bed, canopies supported by twisted columns similar to
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Mid-18th Century Rococo Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WAPPERS Painting Belgian 19th romantic Oil on panel wood mandoline woman player
Located in PARIS, FR
musical score to the carved bed's curtains, the canopy, the costume and the jewelries. After studying at
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Oil

19th century watercolour of a Girl at her Dressing Table
By William Henry Hunt
Located in London, GB
watercolour. Hunt has meticulously depicted the patchwork quilt on the bed, its simple canopy and hangings as
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19th Century Old Masters Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

English Edwardian Folding Games Table
Located in Hudson, NY
, desks, beds with canopies, dining tables, chairs, and even sofas and bookcases were made to close
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Canopy Bed Louis XVI
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Canopy bed from the Louis XVI period, lacquered woodwork and draped in toile de jouy. Bedding in
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Wood

Rare Iron and Brass Queen Canopy Bed
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Rare iron and brass canopy bed, queen size. Interior measurements are 59" x 80".
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Early 20th Century Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Brass, Iron

Chinese Carved and Lacquered Canopy Bed
Located in Vigevano, IT
On can see the beauty of this canopy bed at the first side. An elegant piece whose harmony is
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Elm

19th. Century Chinese Canopy Bed
Located in Gravenmoer, NL
19th century Chinese canopy bed. Qing Dynasty [1644-1912 ] in Elm Wood.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Elm

Antique Carved and Lacquered Chinese Canopy Bed, Qing Dynasty
Located in Vigevano, IT
Rare canopy bed from Fujian, China. Totally lacquered with rhus verniciflua, friezes and paintings
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Canopy Beds

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Elm

A Sheraton Carved Mahogany Canopy Bed Mcintire School Salem Mass
By Samuel Field McIntire
Located in Sharon, MA
. The center of the canopy is upholstered with pleated fabric. The posts at the foot of the bed
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19th Century American Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Mahogany

Queen-Size Federal Mahogany Canopy Bed, Mid Atlantic, circa 1820
Located in Alexandria, VA
This hand-carved and turned mahogany bed was probably made in Maryland. Like all period beds it was
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Mahogany

18th C Italian Canopy Bed with 17th C Textiles Museum Quality
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Dreamy bed from a castle with carved walnut foot rail covered in 17th C textile and other later
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Opium Canopy Bed
Located in Richmond, VA
Opt for drama with this late 19th century Chinese opium canopy bed, crafted of elmwood. The
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19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Cane, Wood, Elm, Giltwood, Lacquer

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
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Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Wood

19th Century Ornate Chinese Red Lacquered Opium Canopy Bed
Located in Richmond, VA
Opt for drama with this late 19th century Chinese opium canopy bed, crafted of elmwood. The
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Giltwood, Mother-of-Pearl, Cane, Wood, Elm

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
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19th Century Chinese Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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
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19th Century Indian Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Mahogany

French Maple Faux Bamboo Bed with Brass Canopy
Located in New York, NY
French maple faux bamboo bed with brass canopy. (Double Bed Size.)
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19th Century French Antique Canopy Beds

Magnificent All Brass Crown and Canopy Four Poster Bed M4P51
Located in Wrexham, GB
A majestic all brass four poster bed bedstead with crown and canopy. Detailed etched brass posts
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1870s British Victorian Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Brass, Iron

5ft Wide Cast Iron Four Poster Antique Bed with Arched Canopy, M4P54
Located in Wrexham, GB
ornate cast knobs and support an arched canopy. This bed accepts a British King Size or US Queen Size
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1880s Victorian Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Brass, Iron

6ft Wide Cast Iron Four Poster Antique Bed in Gold with Serpentine Canopy, M4P56
Located in Wrexham, GB
An antique cast iron four poster bed from the late Nineteenth Century, circa 1880. This magnificent
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1880s Victorian Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Brass, Iron

19th Century French Giltwood Bed Canopy, 1890s
Located in Florence, IT
19th century French giltwood bed canopy, 1890s.
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1890s French Victorian Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Wood

Straits Chinese Bed, Mid-19th Century
Located in Portland, ME
A canopied, carved bed made in the Straits Chinese style. Settling along the major trade route that
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19th Century Malaysian Antique Canopy Beds

Anglo-Indian Ebony Queen Four-Poster Bed
Located in Richmond, CA
Solid ebony Indo-Dutch four-poster bed with canopy from Ceylon. Headboard has curved top rail with
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19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Louis XVI French Lithographs Le Garde-Meuble, Set of Ten
Located in New York, NY
lithographs from a collection "Le Garde-Meuble" depicting various decorative renderings of Louis XVI canopy
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Paper

Antique 18th Century French silk bed canopy
Located in Maidstone, GB
18th Century French silk bed canopy, the simple wooden frame has recently been custom made for it
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19th Century French Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Textile

Antique Chinese Opium Bed or Wedding Daybed with Carved Wood Canopy, circa 1850
Located in Birmingham, AL
Red muted lacquer finish on this antique Chinese opium bed or wedding daybed with carved wood
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Rattan, Wood

A Baroque Style Polychrome and Gilt Carved Wood Baldaquin
Located in San Francisco, CA
The shell form with lobed decoration and scalloped edge; used as a permanent ornamental canopy over
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19th Century Italian Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Wood

Huge Chinese Lacquered 22K Giltwood Architectural Carved Panel Lattice, 19th c.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
into a bed headboard or canopy per example shown in photos. Create into a sliding entry or closet door
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19th Century Asian Chinoiserie Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Canopy Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese canopy bed with scrolling vine lattice side rails and woven reed seat.
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19th Century Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Elm

Curly Maple Canopy Bed
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice early curly Maple canopy bed. Beautifully turned posts with carved floral finials and
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Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Maple

Early 20th Century Chinese Canopy Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful red canopy bed from Northern China. This bed is made of Chinese Northern Elm and has
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Canopy Beds

Solid Mahogany French Canopy Bed
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vintage, 20th century, solid mahogany French canopy bed, in excellent original condition. Beautiful
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Early 20th Century French Antique Canopy Beds

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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18th Century and Earlier English Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Olympic Queen Size Canopy Bed
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique olympic queen size french walnut canopy bed. Original Louis xv bed converted into an
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Early 20th Century French Antique Canopy Beds

Spectacular Antq French Directoire Style Canopy Bed
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Charming antique French painted Directoire style canopy bed that will make any little girl a
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19th Century French Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Wood

Anglo Indian Canopy Bed
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Anglo Indian ebonized mahogany 4" wider than full size bed with a classic beaded
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Huanghuali Six Post Canopy Bed
Located in Pemberton, NJ
RARE CHINESE MING DYNASTY HUANGHUALI SIX POST CANOPY BED . THIS PIECE WAS ONCE OWNED BY MADAME
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18th Century and Earlier Antique Canopy Beds

18th Century Italian Large Baroque Carved Wood and Yellow Fabric Canopy Bed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian rare Baroque canopy bed. Large size, made entirely of wood and covered with yellow fabric
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1750s Italian Baroque Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique Federal Period Mahogany Full Size Canopy Bed c. 1820
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique Federal Period Mahogany Full Size Canopy Bed, likely made in Massachusetts around 1820
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1820s American Federal Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Mahogany

Canopy Bed in Carved and Turned Walnut, France End of 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Pretty canopy bed in solid walnut paneled and carved, decorated with marmosets, palmettes and
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Walnut

Louis XVI Style Canopy Bed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very nicely designed period Louis XVI style bed with a rectangular crown supported by curving
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19th Century French Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Iron

Magnificent Antique Antebellum Mahogany Canopy Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent Antique American Antebellum Mahogany Bed from Old New Orleans Family of Creole Descent
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19th Century American Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Mahogany

Canopy Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
From the "city of gardens", Suzhou, in Northern China, this 19th century daybed features fretwork reminiscent of flowering lotus blossoms and leaves.

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19th Century Antique Canopy Beds

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Ornate Chinese Canopy Bed, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed, or marriage bed, was the most important part of a bride's dowry and was the
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Elm, Chenille, Paint

Early 19th Century Cracked Ice Chinese Canopy Bed
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese canopy bed from c.1900 with cracked ice pattern made a Chinese Southern Elmwood and a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Canopy Beds

Antique Bed 17th Century Jacobean Four Poster Canopy Bed
Located in Buxton, GB
A 17th century carved oak four poster bed, with later elements, the headboard depicting the legend
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16th Century British Jacobean Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Wood, Oak

Circa 1880 French Hand Forged Iron Canopy Bed with Twists and Brass Finials
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Narbonne, France. Filled with possibilities, this beds quality craftsmanship shows a skilled hand and a
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19th Century French Revival Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Brass, Iron

Exquisite Louis XV Style Canopy Bed in Lacquered and Painted Wood -1X26
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Indulge in the timeless elegance of the Louis XV era with this exquisite canopy bed, crafted from
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Early 1900s Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Wood

END OF THE 18th CENTURY NEOCLASSIC PAINTED BED
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful and refined canopy bed in painted wood, double size. Featuring linear and floral painted
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Large Red Lacquered Chinese Bed with Canopy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Probably elm construction; doweled and jointed throughout; rectangular shape; canopy with flat dust
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19th Century Chinese Antique Canopy Beds

Exceptional Chinese Carved Polychrome Elmwood Canopy Wedding Bed
Located in Milford, NH
An impressive Chinese canopy wedding bed with pierce carved polychrome and gilt panels and supports
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Elm

Louis Phillippe Queen Bed Frame and Support Boards, Mercier Freres, Paris
By François Linke, Mercier Freres
Located in Manhasset, NY
canopy bed as well as an ebony table. At the Exposition of the Union Centrale des Beaux-Arts, the Mercier
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Bronze

Carved Mahogany Four-Poster Bed with Canopy, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Carved mahogany four-poster bed with canopy, 19th century. Custom mattress. Bedding not included
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19th Century English Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century American Primitive Double Bed Pair with Canopies
Located in Savannah, GA
This interesting pair of American primitive cedar wood beds feature turned posts with fruitwood
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1830s American Primitive Antique Canopy Beds

Materials

Fruitwood, Cedar, Pine

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Antique Canopy Beds For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique canopy beds available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique canopy beds — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. Antique canopy beds have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Louis XV and Baroque antique canopy beds are consistently popular styles. Antique canopy beds have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Coduri of Lyon, France, Gabriel Viardot and Interi are consistently popular.

How Much are Antique Canopy Beds?

Antique canopy beds can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $6,800, while the lowest priced sells for $575 and the highest can go for as much as $44,900.
Questions About Antique Canopy Beds
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Canopy beds were traditionally used to retain warmth at bedtime and create a sense of privacy within the bed, though now are popular for their luxurious design. Canopy beds usually have four posters and draped fabric over the top and sides.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The canopy above a bed is called a tester. Antique testers were most often made of wood. Contemporary testers may also be made of metal, or simply draped cloth. There are also half-size testers that cover the upper half of the bed. On 1stDibs, find an array of canopy beds featuring testers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A canopy over a bed is called a canopy bed. This type of bed is very similar to a 4-poster bed. Decorative fabric is draped upon the upper spaced between the posts.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    To make a canopy for your bed, extend the four posts of your frame using metal or wood. You can then use drapes or fabric to create the canopy. Alternatively, buy your own by shopping a collection of canopy beds from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Canopy beds were initially designed to conserve warmth and to offer privacy. Now, the four-poster frame offers plentiful design opportunities, from classic drapes to dramatic tassels. Shop a collection of canopy beds from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, canopy beds are still made. A canopy bed features four posts, one at each corner, and affixed to the top of the post is a canopy. The canopy is frequently made of fabric, but it can be made of wood or another solid object and carved to look like fabric. Shop a collection of antique and contemporary canopy beds from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 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.
  • 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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