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Double French Walnut Bed - WD50
Located in Wrexham, GB
An attractive French walnut bedstead with decorative pediment, turned knobs and square fluted posts
Category
Early 20th Century French Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
Matching Pair of Beds WP26
Located in Wrexham, GB
Matching pair of oak beds with plain panels and tall spindle posts.
These beds accept 3ft wide (36
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
$2,414 / set
Double French Walnut Bed, WD53
Located in Wrexham, GB
garland of roses, carved finials and fluted posts.
This bed accepts a standard double, 4ft 6in (54 in
Category
Early 20th Century French Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
Dark Walnut Antique Bed WK171
Located in Wrexham, GB
A fabulous style bedstead in dark walnut with decoratively carved pediment and turned posts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
Renaissance Style Antique Bed WK146
Located in Wrexham, GB
A Renaissance style bedstead with decoratively carved head mount and tapered and fluted posts
Category
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Double Oak Antique Bed - WD65
Located in Wrexham, GB
An attractive oak bedstead with four panel design and flame finials on the posts.
This bed accepts
Category
Early 20th Century British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Gothic Style Antique Bed WK158
Located in Wrexham, GB
, and turned barley twist posts.
This bed accepts a British king size or American queen size, 5ft
Category
Antique 1890s French Gothic Revival Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Carved Antique Bed WK165
Located in Wrexham, GB
An impressive bedstead in walnut with decoratively carved panels, and turned barley twist posts
Category
Antique 1890s French Gothic Revival Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany Renaissance Style Bed - WK49
Located in Wrexham, GB
Mahogany Renaissance style bed with deep rich patina quarter panels and decorative posts. Circa
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
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
Cast Iron Blue Verdigris Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
. This 5 ft wide bed has tapered posts and is finished in our hand painted 'Blue Verdigris'.
This bed
Category
Antique 1880s Great Britain (UK) Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
1970, Marc Held, Prisunic, Molded Polyester Bed with Integrated Nightstands
By Marc Held
Located in Paris, FR
Marc Held, Prisunic, 1970.
Bed with integrated nightstands,
molded polyester.
Good original
Category
Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Polyester
Pair of Napoleon III Twin Beds
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Napoleon III Beds in Blonde Mahogany with Brass Decor. on posts and crossbar as well as
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Beds and Bed Frames
Reconstructed Wooden Four-Poster Bed, W4P7
Located in Wrexham, GB
A reconstructed four-poster bed using original antique mahogany decorative Victorian front posts
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Small Double Oak Antique Bed - WD57
Located in Wrexham, GB
A small double bed in oak with barley twist posts and dleicate finials.
This bed accepts a small
Category
Early 20th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
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
Antique 19th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wrought Iron, Brass
Spanish Inlaid Walnut Antique Bed WK138
Located in Wrexham, GB
An unusual Spanish antique bedstead with fruitwood inlay and colonial style posts, circa 1920
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
All Brass Antique Platform Bed MK268
Located in Wrexham, GB
castings, decorative brass fittings and etched posts.
This bed will accept a US Queen Size 60 inch wide
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Teak Four Poster Bed w/ Bamboo Crossbars
Located in New York, NY
South Indian bed w/ carved posts and headboard, in teak.
Category
Antique 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Teak
Black Brass and Iron Antique Bed MK206
Located in Wrexham, GB
Antique bed in black with brass top rail, Classic design and brass decoration on the posts.
This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Renaissance Style Ebonised Oak Antique Bed WK137
Located in Wrexham, GB
A Renaissance style ebonized oak bedstead with stunning decorative pediment and turned posts
Category
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Matching Pair of Beds (MPS33) Including Bases
Located in Wrexham, GB
" wide posts.
These beds accept 3ft wide (36 inch or 90 cm) bases and mattresses.
The length can be 75
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
$3,098 / set
Matching Pair of Twin Upholstered Beds, WP16
Located in Wrexham, GB
and blue upholstered panels.
The frames have tapered and fluted posts with urn finials.
These beds
Category
Mid-20th Century European Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
$2,462 / set
Decorative Brass and Iron Bed in Black - MK87
Located in Wrexham, GB
A decorative brass and iron bed with brass rosettes, post fittings and gallery.
This bed accepts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English 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
Camp Topridge Federal Four-Poster Ex: Marjorie Merriweather Post
Located in Woodbury, CT
From the collection of Marjorie Merriweather Post at CAMP TOPRIDGE in the Adirondacks. http
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Poplar
Matching Pair of Twin Brass and Iron Beds MPS33
Located in Wrexham, GB
" wide posts.
These beds accept 3ft wide (36 inch or 90 cm) bases and mattresses.
The length can be 75
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
$3,098 / set
Midcentury Teak Bed with Woven Cane Head and Footboard
Located in Vordingborg, DK
frame in 1957. Unlike the usual post-war bed designs with wire mesh and steel springs, the two invoked a
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cane, Teak
5ft Wide Black Antique Bed with Decorative Brass Features MK317
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb cast iron antique bed finished in black with decorative castings, substantial bed posts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
5ft Wide Black Antique Bed with Decorative Brass Features MK317
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb cast iron antique bed finished in black with decorative castings, substantial bed posts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
5ft Wide Black Antique Bed with Decorative Brass Features MK317
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb cast iron antique bed finished in black with decorative castings, substantial bed posts
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
The
Sea Cloud
Four-Poster PAIR Ex: Marjorie Merriweather Post
Located in Woodbury, CT
PAIR of American Eagle hand carved Sheraton manner mahogany four-poster canopied beds: outstanding
Category
Antique 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames
English Victorian Brass and Iron Metal Bed Frame in Black
Located in Headley, GB
King size, 5' wide, English Victorian bedstead with chunky 2” corner posts and large brass bed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Wide Antique Brass Four Poster Bed with Song Birds M4P36
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
WELLINGTON HALL Solid Mahogany Queen Size Four Poster Rice Bed
By Wellington Hall Ltd
Located in Charlotte, NC
A traditional style queen size four post rice bed by Wellington Hall. Solid mahogany with four rice
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century Brass and Iron Bed with Peacock Decoration
Located in Wrexham, GB
central brass plaque on both the head and foot depicts a peacock. The foot of the bed has a serpentine
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron, Steel
Double (4
6") English Edwardian Brass
Iron Metal Bedstead with Square Posts
Located in Headley, GB
Double (4'6" wide) Edwardian brass and iron bedstead with the traditional square posts, brass post
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Iron, Brass
King-Sized Dark Burl Headboard with Brass Posts and Inlay
By Mastercraft
Located in New York, NY
Four brass-inlaid, burl-veneered arches supported by brass posts with finials, designed and made by
Category
Vintage 1970s American Beds and Bed Frames
All Brass Wide Four Poster Bed with Song Bird Castings, M4P21
Located in Wrexham, GB
A magnificent all brass four-poster bed bed with etched posts, ornate brass fittings, decorative
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
All Brass Wide Four Poster Bed with Song Bird Castings, M4P21
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
Brass
A Finely Carved 19th Century Anglo-Indian Mahogany Bed with Metal Canopy
Located in Long Island City, NY
foliage and scrolling ferns. The carved spiral-twisted bed-posts carved with rosettes and foliage have
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
HARDEN Mid 20th Century Mahogany Traditional Two Post Queen Size Headboard
By Harden Furniture 1
Located in Charlotte, NC
, arched back, two fluted upper posts, decorative finials, and square lower posts. Made in McConnellsville
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Wide Brass Four Poster Bed with Song Bird Castings and Crown, M4P25
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
Tulip Top Empire Bed in Tiger Maple Refitted to a Standard King, circa 1820
Located in Billerica, MA
extended from the original bed. 68” head post, 58” foot post.
This bed was resized from its original
Category
Antique 1820s American American Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Maple
1980 Blush Pink Laminated King Size Headboard Floating Platform
Located in Staten Island, NY
1980 Mauve Pink King Headboard With Floating Platform
Bottom platform is covered with brass laminate
Headboard
120.5 wide 3 deep 46 tall
Platform
81 long 79 wide 15.5 tall
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Laminate
CENTURY Cardella Collection Cherry Caned Italian Provincial King Size Headboard
By Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
of posts for attaching a bed frame. Made in North Carolina, USA, circa 1980's.
Measures: 78w 2.75d
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cane, Cherry
American Faux Bamboo Maple Bed
Located in New York, NY
#X055
American Aesthetic period, maple and faux bamboo bed having turned posts connecting a bamboo
Category
Antique 19th Century American Bedroom Sets
CRAFTIQUE Solid Mahogany Full Size Pencil Post Bed
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style full size pencil post bed by Craftique. Solid mahogany with four pencil shaped
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Acorn Top Low Post Bed in Bird
s-Eye Maple circa 1820 Refitted to Standard King
Located in Billerica, MA
Acorn top low post bed in extraordinary bird's-eye maple circa1820 refitted to Standard King with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Cannonball and Feather Carved Reproduction King Four-Post Bed in Maple
Located in Billerica, MA
Reproduction king-size cannonball and feather carved bed in maple with roll top repeat end
Category
2010s American American Craftsman Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Maple
HENKEL HARRIS 170 Mahogany Pencil Post Queen Bed
By Henkel Harris
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style queen size pencil post bed by Henkel Harris, of Winchester, Virginia, USA
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Four Post Mahogany Canopy Bed from British India
Located in Heath, MA
Hand-carved mahogany four post bed from British India, circa 1920. This queen-sized bed, which was
Category
Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
HENKEL HARRIS 170 29 Mahogany Pencil Post Queen Bed
By Henkel Harris
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style queen size pencil post bed by Henkel Harris, of Winchester, Virginia, USA
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
17th Century Italian Bed in Elm
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful four-posted bed in elm with a gilded escutcheon presenting a crown supported by two lions
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Jumu Six-Post Canopy Bed
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A hand carved Jumu six-post canopy bed. Produced in 1820, early Qing dynasty. From the Jiangsu
Category
Antique 1820s Chinese Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Rosewood
$14,000
Julia Gray 4-Post Queen Bed
Located in Houston, TX
Julia Gray Sheraton-style Queen bed in a Mahogany finish with decorative paint.
Headboard is
Category
Early 20th Century American Sheraton Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Reproduction Pencil Post King Bed in Tiger Maple
Located in Billerica, MA
Reproduction pencil post king bed in tiger maple with acorn finials.
Measures: 82" W x 86" L x 84
Category
2010s American Shaker Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Maple
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Post Beds For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of post beds is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique post beds was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and metal. We have 74 antique and vintage post beds in-stock, while there are 22 modern editions to choose from as well. Post beds have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of post beds to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Georgian, Neoclassical and Hollywood Regency post beds are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made post beds over the years, but those made by David Smith, Cassina and Leighton Hall Furniture 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 Post 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, 2022The knobs on a bedpost are called finials or hip-knobs. They are made of many materials, including metals, glass or wood. You’ll find a wide collection of vintage and contemporary finials 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.
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