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19th Century Continental Iron Tester Bed
Located in Atlanta, GA
Continental Brass-Mounted, Polychromed and Gilt-Stenciled Iron Tester bed with ebonized posts with
Category
19th Century English Antique Testers
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Blue Verdigris Half Tester Bed, M4P28
Located in Wrexham, GB
5ft wide attractive cast iron half tester bed finished in blue Verdigris.
The price includes a
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Testers
Materials
Iron
Half Tester Bed in Mahogany, WK111
Located in Wrexham, GB
Magnificent mahogany Victorian half tester bed with arched foot panel and serpentine canopy.
The
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany
Brass
Iron Half Tester Bed, M4P39
Located in Wrexham, GB
Beautifully painted Victorian half tester bedstead in our hand painted blue verdigris with
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Brass, Iron
17th Century English Joined Tester Bed
Located in Atlanta, GA
The early tester beds were just a wooden frame to hold the wonderful draperies and decorative
Category
17th Century English Elizabethan Antique Testers
Materials
Oak
Tiger Maple Federal Period Tester Bed
Located in Great Barrington, MA
are no side rails or tester frame.
Supposedly from a house in Colebrook, Conn. Make it any
Category
19th Century American Antique Testers
Gold Double Half Tester Bed - M4P22
Located in Wrexham, GB
A cast iron half tester bed from the mid-Victorian era finished in gold with decorative brass
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Carved Mahogany Tall Post Tester Bed
Located in Great Barrington, MA
and wrenches to set up and take down. The tester and rails are hinged in the middle and fold in half
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Testers
Materials
Brass
Mid-Victorian Iron Half Tester Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A fine example of a cast iron half tester bed in its original condition. The ornate iron work on
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Iron, Steel
Painted Cast Iron Half Tester Bed M4P34
Located in Wrexham, GB
This superb original mid-Victorian cast iron half tester bed has the original floral painted
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Iron
A Repousse Gilt Tester Bed with Crown
Located in New Orleans, LA
Napolean III tole and mother of pearl decorated cast iron bed with a pagoda style canopy with gilt metal crown, the headboard and footboard with scrolling vines and inset metal panel...
Category
19th Century French Antique Testers
Materials
Iron, Metal
Unusual Antique Victorian Miniature Oak Half Tester Bed
Located in Stutton, GB
Unusual antique victorian miniature oak half tester bed
All original lovely color and condition
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Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Oak
Mid-Victorian Cast Iron Half Tester Bed - MHT1
Located in Wrexham, GB
A fine example of a cast iron half tester bed finished in white. The ornate iron work on the panel
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Brass, Iron, Steel
Mid-Victorian Cast Iron Half Tester Bed - MHT2
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb and rare example of a mid-Victorian half tester bed in original condition. The tapered
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Brass, Iron, Steel
New England Carved and Inlaid Tester Field Bed
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Just a really sweet New England bed waiting for some exquisite
fabric. It was probably made in Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
fabric. It was probably made in Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
Category
19th Century American Antique Testers
Sheraton Tester Bed Mahogany Headboard, Possibly Philadelphia, circa 1810
Located in Providence, RI
. This bed retains its original tester--which is often lost--and is set up for use with a box spring
Category
19th Century American Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Eprouvette, Flint Lock Black Gun Powder Tester, London
Located in Lenox, MA
tester and igniting it, then using the built-in gauge to quantify the powder’s explosive power. This
Category
19th Century English Antique Testers
Materials
Brass, Iron
A Finely Carved Anglo-Indian Ebonized Mahogany Tester Bed
Located in Long Island City, NY
The bed carved throughout with floral and foliate motifs. The fabric/drapes is Rogers & Goffigon.
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Testers
Brass
Iron Half Tester Antique Bed in Faded Gold, M4P55
Located in Wrexham, GB
A stunning Victorian half tester antique bed finished in hand-paint faded gold with ornately
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Iron, Brass
Antique American Phoropter Vision Tester Genothalmic Refractor for Eye Exams
By General Optical Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An early 20th century American vision testing device called a phoropter, an ophthalmic instrument patented in 1917 as a Genothalmic Refractor. A phoropter is a binocular refracting i...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Testers
Materials
Metal
Cast Iron Half Tester Antique Bed finished in Blue Verdigris, M4P46
Located in Wrexham, GB
A 5ft wide cast iron antique half tester bed with half-round canopy supported by tall back posts
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Brass, Iron
CB-17 Antique Scottish
1870
Victorian Queen Size Half Tester Brass Bed
Located in Vancouver, BC
CB-17 antique Scottish Victorian queen-size half tester brass bed,
Scotland, 1870.
All
Category
1870s Scottish Antique Testers
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian beds
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charming bed with tester
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany
$2,500
A George III Satinwood Bed
Located in New York, NY
A George III tester bed, the beautifully figured satinwood frame with a molded arched cornice, and
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Testers
Materials
Satinwood
$75,000
Floor Standing Cast Iron Tiger
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is the body of an ultra rare arcade strength tester and is very cool. Premium original surface
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Testers
Materials
Iron
A George IV Mahogany Four Poster Bed
Located in New York, NY
Handsomely carved and of impressive scale. The molded rectangular tester supported on spiral
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Testers
The Heron Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
The Heron Bed, a magnificent mahogany Half Tester Bed, attributed to Blanes of Liverpool and
Category
19th Century English Antique Testers
$63,135
Antique Bed
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Antique bed, this type is often referred to as a half tester. This one is unusually large at 5 feet
Category
19th Century British Antique Testers
$4,480
NY Sheraton Carved Mahogany Four Post Bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
maple head posts and slide in arched top headboard. Together with period tester cornice with arched top
Category
19th Century American Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Pine
Antique Silver Collar Necklace circa 1880 Lovely Engraving
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
time.
Tested silver with acid tester.
The collar has a lovely smooth feel which has developed with
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Silver
Important Carved Mahogany Classical Bed, with Elaborate Eagle, Standing on a Globe with Cornstalk Columns, c.1830/40
Located in Providence, RI
finials. The tester is original. It is a tour de force and absolutely one of the best of this period
Category
19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Silver Collar Necklace, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
time.
Tested silver with acid tester this confirms it is silver.
The collar has a lovely smooth feel
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Amethyst Diamond Long Earrings Circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
has been tested as 18ct yellow gold with jewellery acid tester.
The Purple Amethyst has been highly
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Anglo-Indian Four-Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
four vertical columns, one in each corner, that support a tester, or upper (usually rectangular) panel
Category
19th Century British Antique Testers
Antique Victorian Almandine Garnet Bracelet 18 Carat Gold, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
security level and spiritual awareness.
This has been tested with jewellery acid testers to confirm it is
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Garnet, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Anglo-Indian Four-Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
four vertical columns, one in each corner, that support a tester, or upper (usually rectangular) panel
Category
19th Century British Antique Testers
George III Period Mahogany and Painted Four-Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
each corner, that support a tester, or upper (usually rectangular) panel. There are a number of antique
Category
1780s British Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Silver Locket Collar Dated 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
workmanship of its time.
All set in Sterling Silver which has been tested with jewellery acid testers
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Silver Locket Collar Dated 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
has been tested with jewellery acid testers.
Purchased in London and steeped in English history
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Georgian Gold Scottish Agate Necklace, circa 1800
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
with jewellery acid testers in house.
Purchased in London and steeped in Georgian history.
Looks
Category
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Testers
Materials
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Carved Mahogany Classical 4-Post Bed, possibly Philadelphia, c.1810-20
Located in Providence, RI
in perfect condition. The testers are later replacements, which is common for these beds. The bed has
Category
19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Diamond Star Pendant Brooch Original Box, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
acid testers with a black Enamel border decorating the star.
The pendant brooch sits beautifully in
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Suffragette Ring 18 Carat Gold, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
beautifully captivating the allure of natures beauty.
Tests as 18ct Yellow Gold with jewellers acid testers
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Amethyst, Diamond, Peridot, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French Enamel Paste Gem Gold Vermeil Bracelet c1840
Located in San Marcos, CA
diamond testers on them to be certain, but we have tested and these are not diamonds. Still, the look is
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Sterling Silver
Oak Court Cupboard Carved Oak Sideboard, Scotland, 1910 REDUCED!!!
Located in Vancouver, BC
three most important pieces of furniture (the others were the tester bed and the great chair.) They were
Category
1910s Antique Testers
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian tester bed in painted and gilded wood with foliate finials; turned posts with gilt details
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Testers
Materials
Wood
Gothic Mahogany Half Tester Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
This magnificent Gothic half tester bed has linenfold carved decoration on the back panels, the
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Gothic Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany
All Brass Half Tester Bed, MHT3
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb example of a late Victorian half tester bed with ornate cast brass fittings, barley twist
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Half Tester Bed in Mahogany, WHT2
Located in Wrexham, GB
A magnificent mahogany Victorian half tester bed with flame veneer in the shaped foot panel
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany
Anglo Indian Satinwood Inlaid Rosewood Tester Bed
Located in Denver, CO
This large, Anglo Indian bed will be magnificent in a large room. It features beautifully carved foliate fretwork on the shaped headboard with an oval opening; above a satinwood inla...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Testers
English Four-Poster Painted Tester Bed, circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This late 19th century painted English tester bed with distressed finish features four carved
Category
1880s American Empire Antique Testers
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
Mahogany Four Post Tester or Canopy Bed from British India
Located in Heath, MA
Mahogany four-poster tester bed from British India, circa 1920, with elaborate hand carvings of two
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Testers
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Mahogany Canopy or Tester Bed from British India
Located in Heath, MA
This circa 1900 hand-carved mahogany tester bed is a treasure from Kolkata, once the capital of
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Gold Heart Earrings, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
testers.
Purchased in London and steeped in English history.
Look fabulous when worn, a unique find
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Testers
Materials
9k Gold, Rose Gold
Four Post Mahogany Canopy Bed from British India
Located in Heath, MA
restored at some point, has both beautiful wood tone and luster. Its complete tester, or canopy, would have
Category
Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Antique Testers
Materials
Mahogany
George III Period Four-Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
, that support a tester, or upper (usually rectangular) panel. There are a number of antique four-poster
Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Testers
Beautiful 18th Century Silver Wine Taster (Tasse du Vin) 1741
Located in Heathfield, GB
century Minoan periods. The shape allows the wine tester to accurately judge clarity and colour of the
Category
18th Century Antique Testers
Materials
Silver
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Antique Testers For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of antique testers is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique testers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. Antique testers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique testers bearing Victorian or Neoclassical hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs.
How Much are Antique Testers?
Prices for antique testers can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique testers begin at $547 and can go as high as $85,000, while the average can fetch as much as $6,000.
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