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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
Category
19th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Brass
Highly Carved Classical Mahogany Four Poster Bed, Massachusetts, circa 1820
Located in Providence, RI
Peace.
Deaccessioned from New Bedford Whaling Museum.
This bed is composed of heavy, dense mahogany
Category
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Four Poster Beds
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
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XIII Style Queen Sized Four Poster Bed and Two Bedside Cabinets C1880
Located in London, GB
A very rare Louis XIII style four poster bed and two matching bedside cabinets in solid hand carved
Category
1880s French Louis XIII Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Walnut
Brass Four Poster Bed c.1831-1836 by R W Winfield for Prince of Ottoman Empire
By R. W. Winfield
Co.
Located in Wrexham, GB
An important museum quality brass four poster bed made by R W Winfield circa 1831 to 1836 as a
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1830s British William IV Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Brass, Iron
5ft Wide Cast Iron Four Poster with Sunburst Design Finished in Cream, M4P57
Located in Wrexham, GB
An superb iron four poster bed with sunburst design head and foot panels finished in soft cream
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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Brass, Iron
5ft Wide Cast Iron Four Poster Antique Bed with Arched Canopy, M4P54
Located in Wrexham, GB
An antique cast iron four poster bed from the late Nineteenth Century, circa 1880. This magnificent
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Four Poster 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
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Brass, Iron
Four Poster Colonial Bed from Sri Lanka
Located in Culver City, CA
Four-poster bed Colonial bed from Sri Lanka made of jackfruit wood.
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Wood
Indigo Flamme Ikat Cotton Pelmet French 19th Century
Located in London, GB
19th century French cotton flamme/ikat pelmet, originally for use round a four poster bed. On one
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Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Cotton
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
Category
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Linen, Silk
Exotic Red Bird Indienne Stylized Flowers Cotton Curtain, French, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
four poster bed it retains its gathered top edge and cord loops. A beautiful soft raspberry red color
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Cotton
St. Croix Danish West Indies Mahogany King Size Four-Poster Bed, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
A Regal St. Croix Danish West Indies Mahogany King size four-poster bed made in the first-half of
Category
Early 19th Century Virgin Islands Dutch Colonial Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Four Poster Mahogany King-Size Bed, Early 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
flanked by Acanthus S-scroll. This exceptionally carved mahogany four poster bed has been converted to a
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Poplar, Mahogany
19th Century King Size Mahogany Jamaican Double Waterfall Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
with grand scale makes it a decorative work of art. This Remarkable Jamaican mahogany four poster bed
Category
19th Century Jamaican British Colonial Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany, Poplar
George IV Four-Poster Bed
Located in London, GB
A large George IV Gothic mahogany four-poster bed, circa 1830.
Category
19th Century Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany
$30,922
Caribbean Mahogany Four Poster Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
Caribbean mahogany four poster bed with intricate carved post, scrolled headboard, and ending on
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19th Century Caribbean Antique Four Poster Beds
American Mahogany Four Poster Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany four poster bed with reeded, acanthus, and stylized barley twist post. Bed has
Category
19th Century American Antique Four Poster Beds
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
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Oak
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
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Four Poster Beds
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
Category
19th Century English Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany
George III Four Poster Bed
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A George III four poster bed with mahogany end posts finely carved with wheat sheaves and drapery
Category
1780s English George III Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany
$15,942
19th Century George IV Mahogany Four Poster Bed
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality George IV mahogany four poster bed, having a stepped canopy, on turned
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Style Mahogany King Size Four-Poster Bed
Located in Southampton, NY
American Federal style mahogany king size four-poster bed. Carved and Reeded four-poster bed with
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Circa 1890 American Four Poster Bed from a Madison, Georgia Plantation
Located in Savannah, GA
Circa 1890 American Four Poster Bed from a Madison, Georgia Plantation. Additional dimensions
Category
19th Century American Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Style Four-Poster Bed
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 20th century French walnut between Louis XV and Louis XVI style four-poster bed
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Silk, Walnut
20th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Style Four-Poster Bed
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 20th century French walnut between Louis XV and Louis XVI style four poster bed
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Silk, Walnut
20th Century French Walnut Louis XVI Style Four-Poster Bed
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful and rare 20th century French walnut between Louis XV and Louis XVI style four-poster bed
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Wide Brass Four Poster Bed with Bird Castings, Ornamental Motifs and Crown
Located in Miami, FL
19th century wide brass four poster bed with bird castings, ornamental motifs and crown
A
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Brass
American Mahogany King Size Four Poster Bed. Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
American mahogany King size four poster bed with acorn finial motif. Early 19th Century.
The bed
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1810s American American Colonial Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Brass, Iron
20th Century English Carved Oak Jacobean Style Four Poster Bed
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Jacobean style oak four poster bed, having a carved top, supported by
Category
Early 20th Century English Jacobean Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Oak
American Federal California King-Size, Four-Poster Bed, circa 1810
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A stunning southern four-poster bed in very fine mahogany with carved tobacco & acanthus leaf
Category
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Victorian Arts
Crafts Oak Four Poster Bed
Located in Glasgow, GB
A rare Victorian oak four poster bed with barley twist columns to the head and foot. Chamfered
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Oak
Victorian Mahogany Four-Poster Bed, Large Size with Sunburst Canopy
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
This a wonderful large Victorian mahogany four-poster bed, it has a fabric sun burst canopy
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany, Muslin
Fine George III Chinoiserie Four-Poster Bed Firmly Attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine George III chinoiserie four poster bed firmly attributed to Gillows, the faux rosewood front
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Wood
17th Century Style Carved Oak Four-Poster Bed
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a superb quality Elizabethan style carved oak four-poster bed. The paneled canopy above
Category
Early 20th Century English Elizabethan Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Oak
English 1870s Walnut Barley Twist Four-Poster Bed with Carved Toupie Finials
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English walnut barley twist four-poster bed from the late 19th century with carved finials
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Walnut
Massive 19th Century Ornately Carved Solid Rosewood Four Poster Bed
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Massive 19th century ornately carved solid rosewood four-poster bed
This is sold as being from
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Padouk
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
Category
Late 18th Century English George IV Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany
Circa Mid 1800
s Italian Baroque Style Four Poster Bed In Carved Walnut
Located in London, Park Royal
Circa mid 1800's, An impressive four poster bed from Northern Italy in the Baroque style. The
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Elizabethan Style Carved Oak Four-Poster Bed
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine example of an early 19th century Elizabethan style four-poster bed. Having a
Category
Early 19th Century English Elizabethan Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Oak
Louis XIII Style Château Four-poster Bed
Located in Beaune, FR
Sumptuous and rare Louis XIII style walnut four-poster castle bed, fully carved on all 4 sides
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Oak
Four Poster Bed Oak Barley Twist, C1920
Located in Trensacq, FR
Beautiful oak barley twist four post bed C1920s Spain.
Artisan-crafted turned wood bed with carved
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Antique Four Poster Beds
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
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany, Pine
17TH CENTURY JACOBEAN WILLIAM III CIRCA 1650 ENGLiSH OAK TESTER FOUR POSTER BED
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1650 William III hand carved Jacobean Tester four poster bed frame with exquisite carvings to the
Category
1650s English Jacobean Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Oak
American Sheraton Mahogany and Painted Four-Poster Bed, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
American Sheraton mahogany four-poster rope bed with painted recessed panels on headboard, floral
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1830s American Sheraton Antique Four Poster Beds
Colonial Raj Four Poster Bed, Anglo Indian Carved Four Poster Large Double Bed
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
handmade, it is a four poster with carved turnings and is unusually, a light colour polished wood
The
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Teak
Early 19th Century English Mahogany Wood Hepplewhite Campaign Four Poster Bed
By George Hepplewhite
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th century mahogany Campaign bed with turned wooden posts surmounted by urn finials
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany
American Federal Mahogany Barley Twist
Foliage Four Poster Bed NY, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
American Federal mahogany four poster tester / finial bed with a carved book matched headboard
Category
1810s American Federal Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Brass
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
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Four Poster Beds
RARE ORIGINAL BLUE 19THC CHILDS POSTER BED
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RARE EARLY 19THC ORIGINAL BLUE PAINTED CHILDS FOUR POSTER BED FROM NEW ENGLAND-WONDERFUL PATINA AND
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19th Century American Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Wood, Linen, Down
Pennsylvania Four-Poster Queen-Size Bed with Acanthus Carvings, circa 1815
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
This beautiful four-poster bed from Pennsylvania, circa 1815, with twist-turned posts embellished
Category
Early 19th Century American Sheraton Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
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
Category
16th Century British Jacobean Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Wood, Oak
Regency Four-Poster Chinoiserie Daybed
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Regency four-poster bed chinoiserie daybed. Painted and lacquered mahogany, gilded wood carvings
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Four Poster Beds
Mahogany Four Poster Single Bed
By Heal
s
Located in Culver City, CA
Original divan base, with turned column bed ends. Made by Heals of London.
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1920s English Edwardian Antique Four Poster Beds
Materials
Wood
New York Four Poster Mahogany Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
American Queen sized mahogany four poster tester bed with carved acanthus leaf and reeded post. New
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19th Century Antique Four Poster Beds
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
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Four Poster Beds
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Antique Four Poster Beds For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique four poster beds is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, all antique four poster beds available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique four poster beds available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Georgian and Baroque antique four poster beds are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made antique four poster beds over the years, but those made by Ambrose Heal, Charleston and Gillows of Lancaster
London are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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 Antique Four Poster Beds
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A 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, 2022Across 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Today, 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022References 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, 2022The 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A 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, 2022You 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.
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