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Antique Brass Four Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A magnificent all brass four poster bed with etched posts, ornate brass fittings, decorative brass
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Iron, Brass
Carved and Ebonised Four Poster Bed
Located in London, GB
Large carved and ebonised mahogany four poster bed.
Calcutta, India.
Late 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Cream Metal Four Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A brass and iron four poster bed adapted from an original Victorian frame, finished in cream, with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Four Poster Bed in Black, M4P26
Located in Wrexham, GB
Mid-Victorian four poster bedstead with superbly cast brass plaque decoration. Presented as a "Tall
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century Four Poster Spindle Bed
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Unusual four poster spindle bed. Takes a 3/4 ("antique size"} mattress. Could be made to fit a full
Category
Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Four Poster King Size Mahogany Bed
Located in Bedford, NY
CARVED MAHOGANY FOUR POSTER BED. TOTALLY DEMOUNTABLE. HAND CARVED COLUMNS.MATTRESS HEIGHT 29"; RAIL
Category
Vintage 1970s American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Wide Four Poster Bed - M4P12
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb cast iron four poster bed adapted from an original mid-Victorian frame dating back to 1880
Category
Antique 1880s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Extremely Elegant Alberto Pinto Four Poster Bed
Located in Sint-Kruis, BE
an extremely elegant Alberto Pinto "lady and the unicorn" four poster bed with faux narwhal tusks
Category
Vintage 1970s French Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Cast Iron Four Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb cast iron four poster bed adapted from an original mid Victorian frame dating back to 1880
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron, Steel
Cast Iron Four Poster Bed, M4P41
Located in Wrexham, GB
A 5ft wide cast iron antique four poster bed with ornate castings and original brass decoration
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Regency Mahogany Four Poster Bed, Circa 1815
Located in New York, NY
A handsome Regency mahogany four poster bed, having a molded and string inlaid cornice. The round
Category
Antique 19th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Campaign Brass Four Poster Bed - M4P20
Located in Wrexham, GB
A magnificent brass Campaign four-poster bed bed with ornate cast brass fittings and folding arched
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Cast Iron Four Poster Bed, M4P44
Located in Wrexham, GB
A 5ft wide cast iron antique four poster bed finished in black with ornate castings and original
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Unusually Large Indian Four Poster Bed
Located in London, GB
Unusually Large Mahogany 'Maharaja' four poster bed, from Calcutta, India.
The headboard
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Anglo-Indian Ebonised Four Poster Bed
Located in London, GB
Ebonised Anglo Indian 19th Century Four Poster Rosewood bed.
With spreading turned and
Category
Antique 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames
19th Century Reupholstered Four Poster Dog Bed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th century reupholstered four-poster bed dog bed.
Natural white finish
Measures: 41" W x 24.5
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Victorian Four Poster Bed - M4P11
Located in Wrexham, GB
Superb Victorian four poster bed suitable for American Queen Size or British King Size. Circa 1870
Category
Antique 1870s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
60 inches Wide Four-Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A classical style brass and iron four-poster bed finished in black with a straight canopy.
This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
All Original Four Poster Bed, English circa 1840
Located in Avington, Hampshire
Four poster bed, all original. English, circa 1840
Category
Antique Early 19th Century 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
Category
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Tommi Parzinger Four-Poster Queen Size Mahogany Bed
Located in New York, NY
Tommi Parzinger four-poster queen size mahogany bed with brass details.
Category
20th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Cast Iron Four Poster Bed, M4P42
Located in Wrexham, GB
A 5ft wide cast iron antique four poster bed, circa 1880.
The ornate bed panels have large central
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
$5,202 / item
Four-Poster Bed in Black, M4P26
Located in Wrexham, GB
A Mid-Victorian four-poster bedstead with superbly cast brass plaque decoration.
Presented as a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Tommi Parzinger Four-Poster Queen Size Mahogany Bed
Located in New York, NY
Tommi Parzinger four-poster queen size mahogany bed.
Photograph of bed by Elizabeth Field
Category
20th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Beds and Bed Frames
George III Period Mahogany and Painted Four-Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
George III period mahogany and painted four-poster bed, formerly the property of the Lord Menuhin
Category
Antique 1780s British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Reconstructed Wooden Four Poster Bed - KYLE 21213
Located in Wrexham, GB
A made-to-order reconstructed four poster bed using original antique mahogany decorative front
Category
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Bespoke Alhambra Four-Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A stunning bespoke four-poster bed finished in white with nickel plated brass decoration, copied
Category
2010s English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron, Nickel, Steel
Cast Iron Four-Poster Bed M4P24
Located in Wrexham, GB
A late Victorian cast iron four poster bed finished in black with gold lined castings.
This bed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
All Brass Crown and Canopy Four-Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
Magnificent all brass four-poster bed with crown and canopy.
This bed accepts a 6ft wide (72 in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Imposing 17th Century Style Four Poster Bed
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Imposing 17th century style Four Poster Bed, the headboard with scrolls and a pair of tapering
Category
Antique 19th Century British 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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Anglo-Indian Ebony Four Poster Single Bed
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very rare solid ebony Anglo-Indian Four poster bed. The four turned posts have fluted legs and
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Ebony
Anglo-Indian Rosewood Four Poster Bed with Canopy
Located in San Francisco, CA
Anglo-Indian solid rosewood four poster bed with canopy. Headboard has gently curved top rail with
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Rosewood
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Antique Four-Poster Bed in Cream, M4P27
Located in Wrexham, GB
A mid-Victorian four-poster bedstead with attractive central brass plaque and serpentine top rail
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Anglo Indian Ebonised Four Poster Bed, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
A fine Anglo Indian ebonised and carved wood four poster bed, India c.1890. The columns partly
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Maple Federal Four Poster Bed, WD42
Located in Wrexham, GB
A fine example of an American Federal Four Poster Bed fashioned from maple and originating from the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Maple
French Louis XV Style Four Poster Queen Size Bed
Located in Glendale, CA
Beautiful Four poster bed in the French Louis XV style. Made from mahogany wood. Will fit a
Category
20th Century Unknown Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Cast Iron Four Poster Bed, M4P48
Located in Wrexham, GB
An antique cast iron four poster bed from the late Nineteenth Century, circa 1880. It was
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
$4,839 / item
Large and Impressive Anglo Indian Four Poster Bed
Located in London, GB
Anglo Indian carved four poster bed in ebonised rosewood circa 19th century from Gujurat. The head
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
Cream Victorian Four Poster Single Bed MS47
Located in Wrexham, GB
A traditional style Victorian antique bed adapted to be a four poster bed, with brass collars on
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Very Rare Heals Antique Oak Four Poster Bed
By Ambrose Heal
Located in Lancashire, GB
Very Rare Heals Antique Oak Four Poster Bed.
This is a great antique oak bed, superb quality which
Category
Early 20th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Unique Bespoke Alhambra Four Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A magnificent four poster bedstead copied from a very unusual and rare piece, which was originally
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
All Brass Four Poster Bed M4P43
Located in Wrexham, GB
A magnificent all brass four poster bed with crown and canopy, Circa 1870.
This superb example of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Ebonized Four-Poster Bed
Located in London, GB
An elegant early 20th century Anglo-Indian ebonized rosewood four-poster bed. The headboard with a
Category
20th Century Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Rosewood
Cast Iron Antique Four-Poster Bed M4P32
Located in Wrexham, GB
A 6ft wide cast iron antique four-poster bed with central brass casting in a sunflower design
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Red Painted Four Poster Single Bed Frames
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of red painted four-poster bed single canopy bed frames. The beds with four turned bed posts
Category
Late 20th Century American George III Beds and Bed Frames
William IV Mahogany Four-Poster with Drapes - W4P5
Located in Wrexham, GB
This stunning mahogany four-poster dates from William IV period circa 1835 from England. The tall
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Wide Cast Iron Four Poster Bed M4P23
Located in Wrexham, GB
A cast iron and brass four-poster bed from the mid-Victorian era with Fine cast iron work and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Antique Four-Poster Bed in Blue M4P31
Located in Wrexham, GB
A mid-Victorian four poster bedstead with scroll design panels, brass side-drops on the posts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Four-Poster Bed in Blue Verdigris, M4P30
Located in Wrexham, GB
A mid-Victorian four poster bedstead with attractive central brass plaque and serpentine top rail
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
Wide Regency Mahogany Four-Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb example of a Victorian four poster bed in mahogany with fine front turned posts, shaped
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
All Brass Crown and Canopy Four Poster Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A majestic all brass four poster bed bedstead with crown and canopy. Detailed etched brass posts
Category
Antique 1870s British Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
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Four-Poster Beds For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of four-poster beds for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct four-poster beds — often made from wood, metal and mahogany — can elevate any home. There are 222 antique and vintage four-poster beds for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 24 modern editions to choose from as well. 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. Victorian, Neoclassical and Mid-Century Modern four-poster beds are consistently popular styles. Four-poster beds have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Paul Evans and Councill are consistently popular.
Finding the Right Beds And Bed 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 Four-Poster Beds
- 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, 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, 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, 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 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.
- 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.
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