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Bespoke Tangier Tall Post Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A stunning 76 inches wide (US King) bespoke made-to-measure tall post bed with ornate brass
Category
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Steel, Brass
$6,596 / item
Bespoke Tangier Tall Post Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
A stunning 76 inches wide (US King) bespoke made-to-measure tall post bed with ornate brass
Category
2010s British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Steel, Brass
$6,596 / item
Large Size British Colonial Carved Four Post Bed
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large British Colonial mahogany four post bed, with spindle and openwork and crown carved headboard
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
CRAFTIQUE Solid Mahogany King Size Pencil Post Bed
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style king 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
NY Sheraton Carved Mahogany Four Post Bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
Exceptionally fine and rare Sheraton carved mahogany four post bed, the foot posts with elongated
Category
Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Pine
LINK-TAYLOR Solid Heirloom Mahogany Queen Size Pencil Post Bed
By Lexington Furniture 1
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style queen size pencil post bed by Link-Taylor. Solid heirloom mahogany with four
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Traditional Style White Painted Full Size Low Post Bed - A
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style full size low post bed, unbranded. Solid wood painted white, decorative carving
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Paint
Traditional Style White Painted Full Size Low Post Bed - B
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style full size low post bed, unbranded. Solid wood painted white, decorative carving
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Paint
STATTON Old Towne Cherry Chippendale Style Queen Four Post Bed
By Statton Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style queen size four post bed by Statton Furniture. Solid cherry with their Old
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Federal Hepplewhite Tiger Maple 4 Post Bed Canopy Top, NE
Located in Providence, RI
This reeded four post bed is very delicate and slender in form. It is typical to find plain rear
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Beds and Bed Frames
HENKEL HARRIS 170 29 Mahogany King Size Pencil Post Bed
By Henkel Harris
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style king size pencil post bed by Henkel Harris, of Winchester, Virginia, USA. Solid
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
HENKEL HARRIS 170 24 Wild Black Cherry Queen Size Pencil Post 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 Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
HENKEL HARRIS 170 15 Genuine Black Walnut Queen Size Pencil Post 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 Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Metal
HENKEL HARRIS 170 24 Solid Wild Black Cherry Queen Size Pencil Post 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 Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Gorgeous Walnut Spindle Four Post Bed
Located in Montecito, CA
Beautiful four post spindle bed done in a Portuguese style. Can be done in multiple sizes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
Carved Mahogany Classical 4-Post Bed, possibly Philadelphia, c.1810-20
Located in Providence, RI
This is one of the finest Classical beds we've handled. Not only are the front posts magnificently
Category
Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Custom-Made California-King Four-Post Bed
Located in Houston, TX
Very regal black painted neoclassical bed with accents of gold.
Tapered front posts are fluted
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
HICKORY WHITE Cherry King Size Four Post Bed
By Hickory White
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Transitional style king size four poster bed by Hickory White. Cherry wood with decorative ivy
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
Carved and Painted Four-Post Bed, King Size
Located in New Orleans, LA
This new bed is carved in Italy and painted in the U.S.
The faux painting is very decorative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Rare Chippendale powder blue painted low-post bed
Located in Columbus, OH
England bed were probably inspired by furniture made in the Marlborough style then popular in the nearby
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Maple
Craftique Solid Mahogany King Rice Carved Four Post Bed
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style king size poster bed by Craftique, of Mebane, North Carolina, USA. Solid
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Carved Four-Post Bed, Black Walnut, from Searles Castle
Located in Lenox, MA
This bed comes from Searles Castle in Great Barrington, MA. It is finely carved from rare American
Category
Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
A Mahogany Low-post Bed with Massive Pineapples, North Shore
Located in Providence, RI
This bed with baluster shaped posts has four wonderfully turned and carved pineapples which are
Category
Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
HENKEL HARRIS 150 29 Mahogany Chippendale Rice Queen Four Post Bed
By Henkel Harris
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional Chippendale style queen size rice bed by Henkel Harris, of Winchester, Virginia, USA
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Painted Country Low Post Bed, New England, 1st Half of 19th Century
Located in Providence, RI
We usually don't handle country beds of this form, but the untouched condition and additional
Category
Antique 19th Century American Sheraton Beds and Bed Frames
Fantastic Modern Aluminum Four Post King Bed
Located in Hudson, NY
a stunning mid-century aluminum king size 4 post bed frame. simple, modern and unique.
Category
20th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Aluminum
An English Four Poster Bed
Located in Mississauga, ON
A Late 17th Century English Stuart Period Walnut Four Post Bed
Requires a standard double mattress
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Beds and Bed Frames
$12,500
Wide Tall Post Brass Antique Bed MSK63
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb all brass tall post bed with intricate pressed-brass posts, ornate brass fittings and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Wide Tall Post Brass Antique Bed MSK63
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb all brass tall post bed with intricate pressed-brass posts, ornate brass fittings and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Tufted leather
chrome bed frame by Milo Baughman
Located in Hollywood, CA
A chrome four post bed frame with tufted pale olive green distressed leather head board.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Chrome
Solid Mahogany Anglo Indian Bed
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large British Colonial mahogany four post bed, with spindle and openwork and crown carved headboard
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Beds and Bed Frames
CRAFTIQUE Solid Mahogany Pencil Post Queen Size Bed with Canopy
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style queen size pencil post bed with canopy by Craftique. Solid mahogany with four
Category
Late 20th Century American American Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage California-King "Venetian Bed" from David Sutherland Showroom
Located in Houston, TX
outlines the headboard, tester and base of posts.
Bed is finished with four large finials.
It was
Category
Late 20th Century American Rancho Monterey Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Classical Mahogany Tall Post Wide Custom Queen-Size Bed, circa 1840
Located in Providence, RI
This is a striking classical bed that makes a bold statement with it’s linear spiral posts and
Category
Antique 1840s American Classical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Cast Iron Antique Four Poster Bed M4P38
Located in Wrexham, GB
create a tall post bed. Please enquire for details.
The ornate brass fittings on the posts have been
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Mahogany Chippendale Style Gothic Beds, England ca. 1840
Located in Providence, RI
This extraordinary pair of beds has classic cluster column posts and carved embellishments which
Category
Antique 19th Century English Gothic Beds and Bed Frames
Tall Post Antique Bed M4P33
Located in Wrexham, GB
A mid-Victorian four poster bed shown here without the canopy as a tall-post or colonial style bed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Iron, Brass, Steel
Carved Mahogany Tall Post Tester Bed
Located in Great Barrington, MA
. Each post and leg unscrew from the corners. As this bed was made for all climates and conditions it is
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Oak Bed with Barley Twist Posts, WD30
Located in Wrexham, GB
This bed has yet to be fully restored. Oak bed with barley twist posts and heraldic pediments
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Marcello Mioni King-Size Four-Post Lucite Bed
By Marcello Mioni
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An extraordinary custom manufactured four post Lucite and nickel-plated metal bed by Italian
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
Four Post Ebonized Double Bed by Wallace Nutting
By Wallace Nutting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1940s vintage Federal-style four post double bed is made by Wallace Nutting. The turned wood
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Parrish Hadley 4 Post Queen Bed with Canopy
Located in Hudson, NY
a unique custom 1950's tall post queen bed with canopy in the neoclassical style, designed for a
Category
American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
FERGUSON COPELAND Highlands King Four Post Leather Bed
By Ferguson Copeland
Located in Charlotte, NC
A monumental Transitional style king size four poster bed by Ferguson Copeland, from their
Category
Late 20th Century American Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Excellent 18th Century Iron Four Post Spanish Bed
Located in Montecito, CA
Excellent 18th Century Spanish wrought iron bed. Can be used as a canopy or not. Extremely rare to
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Iron
Italian Post Modern Bed by Riva Cantù, 1980s
By Riva di Cantù
Located in Savona, IT
Bed produced in the 1980s by Riva Cantù.
Black painted metal structure with steel details.
Bent
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
Tapered Post Iron Four Poster in Blue and Brass Bed
Located in Wrexham, GB
This tapered post iron and steel four-poster bed bed has been hand-painted in textured blue. The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
CRAFTIQUE Solid Mahogany Traditional King Size Bed with Barley Twist Posts
Located in Charlotte, NC
crafted for an adaptation to their four poster barley twist king bed with just two barley twist posts with
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Vintage Maple King Panel Bed with Barley Twist Posts
Located in Charlotte, NC
A king size panel bed in the Victorian style, unbranded. Maple with veneers, an arced top with
Category
Late 20th Century American Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Maple
Solid-Wood, Turned-Post, Bohemian-Modern King "Flora" Bed in Walnut, Oak or Ash
By Jacob May
Located in Oakland, CA
The "Flora Bed" is the original piece in Jacob May design's flora collection. This bed is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Bohemian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Hardwood
Rosewood Bed
Located in New York, NY
Four post teak bed.
Category
Antique 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Rosewood
$1,500
Oak Country Bed WD31
Located in Wrexham, GB
A light oak country style bed with carved posts and pediments.
This bed accepts a double size
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
$2,676
Walnut Chateau Bed, WK101
Located in Wrexham, GB
A French walnut Chateau style bed with barley twist posts and carved panels.
This bed accepts a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
King Four Poster Bed
By Rose Tarlow
Located in Sarasota, FL
finished with finals to the top of each post. This Bed's headboard is finished with pale greyish aqua
Category
20th Century American Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Hardwood
$17,374
Oak Antique Bed WK164
Located in Wrexham, GB
bed, with tall posts. In the early part of the last century the bed has been widened and lengthened
Category
Early 20th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
$4,248
21st Century Custom Bentwood King Bed Frame
Located in Miami, FL
21st century custom bentwood king bed frame handcrafted in Jupiter Florida. Beautiful layered pine
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Pine
Vintage King Chrome Bed Frame "Kromvik" by Ikea
By IKEA
Located in Zagreb, HR
Chrome king-size bed with original SULTAN mattress, designed by Knut Hagberg, c.1982. The modernist
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Post-Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Blue Verdigris Antique Bed MK193
Located in Wrexham, GB
Antique bed in blue Verdigris with scroll design, tapered posts and decorative brass.
This bed
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass, Iron
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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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