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Indo-Dutch Ebony Bed with Canopy, 19th C.
Located in Richmond, CA
A rare and special solid ebony Indo-Dutch four poster bed with canopy. Headboard has curved top
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
William IV Mahogany Four-Poster with Drapes - W4P5
Located in Wrexham, GB
) mattress but is shorter than standard at 74 inches. The four-poster bed is 105 inches high.
The price is
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
An exceptional four poster painted mahogany bed
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Blandford Forum, Dorset
A cream and green painted four poster bed after a design by Robert Adam. The original was made by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Oak Antique Bed WK164
Located in Wrexham, GB
later alterations in the early Twentieth century. The panels may well have been from an oak four poster
Category
Early 20th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
$4,237
Four Poster Danish Bed
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A beautiful 4 poster full-sized bed with wood stretcher extending front to back, which can be
Category
20th Century Danish Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
$8,500
Four poster white plaster bed frame
Located in Hollywood, CA
A stunning bed frame with four snaking vine-like posts culminating in a bursting leaf pattern at
Category
Vintage 1960s American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Four Poster Bone Inlay Queen Bed
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning and rare queen size bed made of bone inlay tiles with gold leaf inset boarders and canopy
Category
Vintage 1970s Colombian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Upholstery, Bone, Wood
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
Rare Colonial Four Poster Solid Ebony Bed
Located in Richmond, CA
Rare Indo-Portuguese ebony bed with spiral turned posts, legs and head boards. Carving in the all
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
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
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
HENREDON Oak Tudor Paneled Four Poster Canopy King Bed
By Henredon
Located in Charlotte, NC
An English Tudor style king size four poster paneled bed with canopy by Henredon. Solid oak with
Category
Late 20th Century American Tudor Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
CENTURY Mahogany Traditional Style Four Poster Queen Size Bed
By Century Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style queen size poster bed by Century Furniture. Mahogany and mahogany veneers with
Category
Late 20th Century American Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Anglo Carribean 19th Century Mahogany Four Poster Double Waterfall Bed
Located in Hudson, NY
This elegant Caribbean mahogany bed was hand carved in the 19th century in Jamaica. This Rare West
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Jamaican Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
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
CRAFTIQUE Mahogany Chippendale Queen Size Rice Carved Four Poster Canopy Bed
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style queen size rice carved poster bed with canopy by Craftique. Solid mahogany with
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Late 20th Century Black Distressed Transitional Queen Four Poster Canopy Bed
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Transitional style queen size four poster paneled bed with canopy, unbranded. Solid hardwood with
Category
Late 20th Century Indonesian Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood, Paint
21st Century Italian Tuscan Cherry King Size Four Poster Canopy Bed
Located in Charlotte, NC
An Italian Tuscan style king size four poster paneled bed with canopy, unbranded. Cherry wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Other Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Campaign Bed Four Poster Mahogany George III 19th Century Single
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A beautiful antique early 19th century George III Campaign bed, circa 1820, the corner posts with
Category
Antique 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Jacobean Style Carved Oak 4 Poster Bed
Located in Chelmsford, GB
Fine quality carved oak four poster king size bed in the Jacobean style circa 1920 .
The bed is
Category
Vintage 1920s English Jacobean Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Camp Topridge Federal Four-Poster Ex: Marjorie Merriweather Post
Located in Woodbury, CT
://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Topridge A fully intact and original Hepplewhite manner "rope bed" with arbor arched
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Poplar
Pair of twin beds
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of mahoganized oak four-poster twin beds. Beds feature scroll-cut headboards and reeded
Category
20th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
$1,900
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
Antique Mahogany Four Poster Bed, W4P12
Located in Wrexham, GB
An early Victorian mahogany four poster bed with fine front posts and corniced canopy with hanging
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Reconstructed Wooden Four-Poster Bed with Firm Base
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
Mahogany Four-Poster Bed - W4P3
Located in Wrexham, GB
This mahogany four poster bed has superb mid-Nineteenth posts, circa 1860. The remainder of the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Four Poster Bed, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fantastic and rare mahogany four poster bed circa 1830. Made in England, America or possibly one
Category
Antique 19th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Victorian Mahogany Antique Four Poster Bed, W4P11
Located in Wrexham, GB
A superb Victorian mahogany four poster bed from the mid Nineteenth Century. The substantial
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Anglo-Indian Mahogany Four-Poster Bed
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian four-poster mahogany bed with beautiful carved details and clean lines. The bed can
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
JAMESTOWN STERLING Cherry Chippendale Queen Size Four Poster Bed
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style queen size short poster bed by Jamestown Sterling. Cherry with carved top to
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
KINDEL Legacy Mahogany Chippendale Queen Size Four Poster Bed
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional Chippendale style queen size poster bed by Kindel Furniture, from their Legacy
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
DIXIE Sheffield Manor Pecan Chippendale Style Queen Size Four Poster Bed
By Dixie Furniture Co.
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style queen size poster bed by Dixie Furniture, from their Sheffield Manor Collection
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
French Country Four-Poster, Painted King-Size Bed
Located in Glendale, CA
Four poster bed in white antique washed finish.
Accepts standard King-size mattress.
Comes with
Category
Late 20th Century Country Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
William IV Mahogany Four Poster Antique Bed, W4P8
Located in Wrexham, GB
A fine William IV mahogany four poster bed with original canopy.
This bed is 60" wide, UK King
Category
Antique 1830s French William IV Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Anglo-Indian Four-Poster Ebony Daybed or Single Bed
Located in Richmond, CA
A very rare solid ebony Anglo-Indian four-poster bed. The four turned posts have fluted legs and
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Julia Gray Queen Painted Bed
By Julia Gray
Located in Houston, TX
Four-poster bed frame is painted in an off-white background with pastel decoration.
Corona is
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
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
Antique 1880s American Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
Grand Portuguese Four Poster Barley Twist Double Bed, 1890
Located in London, GB
An outstanding grand Portuguese Four Poster double bed in original condition circa 1890 in solid
Category
Antique 1890s Portuguese Romantic Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
Pennsylvania House Mahogany Four Poster Rice Carved King Bed
Located in Sparks Glencoe, MD
A king size rice bed in solid Mahogany by Pennsylvania House.
The Bedframe measures 82" Inches
Category
Late 20th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Cherry Four Poster Rice King Size Bed by Universal Furniture
By Universal Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Traditional style king size poster bed by Universal Furniture. Cherry wood with four rice carved
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
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 Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Late 19th Century King Size American Mahogany Four Poster Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
This wonderful New York Four Poster bed has a simple poplar headboard and tester for draping. The
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany, Poplar
Early 19th Century Charleston Mahogany Four-Poster Bed with Tester
Located in Charleston, SC
This classical four-poster bed was made in Charleston, South Carolina, in the first quarter of the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Irish Mahogany King Size Four Poster Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
This mahogany bed was crafted in the mid to late 18th century during the Queen Anne/Chippendale
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Irish Queen Anne Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
19th c. St. Croix Mahogany with Blonde Finish Four Poster Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
This wonderful bed is made of solid mahogany with a light blonde finish and hand turned detail on
Category
Antique 19th Century Virgin Islands Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Regency Salesmen Sample Four Poster Bed with Canopy
Located in Charleston, SC
reeded columns on top of rectangular plinths. The plinths have Gothic faux bed bolt covers and the posts
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Antique New York Bed Converted To King
Located in Charleston, SC
A heavily hand carved mahogany four poster bed. Each post exhibits acorn style finials, carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century West Indies Mahogany Jamaican Waterfall Bed
Located in Charleston, SC
exceptionally carved antique four poster bed has been converted to a king-size bed for modern use by David
Category
Antique 1820s Jamaican British Colonial Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany, Poplar
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Find a variety of wood four poster beds available on 1stDibs. Find 135 antique and vintage wood four poster beds at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 16 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Wood four poster beds have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Wood four poster beds bearing Neoclassical or Georgian hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made wood four poster beds over the years, but those made by Baker Furniture Company, Councill and Heal's 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 Wood 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, 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, 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.
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