Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
A fabulous quality 19th Century French plum pudding mahogany and brass bed in th
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality 19th Century French plum pudding mahogany and brass bed in the Neoclassical style, the tall headboard having a shaped and reeded top with ormolu decoration, the si...
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1880s French Antique Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Single Louis XVI Style Painted Headboard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Louis XVI style headboard for a single or twin bed. Great style -- hand painted with gold "gilt" painted accents. A wonderful addition for a guest room or single room.
Search terms: Hollywood Regency, neoclassical, baroque style bed or headboard, Italian or Venetian style bed.
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Italian Neo-Classic Style Tole King Bed
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic-style (Mid-20th Century) black tole king size bed with swag design gold decorative trim with lyre design on headboard (includes: headboard and footboard, does not...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Tôle
Four Post Byron Canopy Bed with Carved and Fluted Posts by Scott James Furniture
Located in Tiverton, RI
The Byron is a theatrical piece, as shown in our specialty honey stained maple finish with carefully hand painted ebonized detailing creating a graphic symmetry. It is shown with a C...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Antique Stained Tiger Maple Four Poster Bed, Rolltop Headboard by Scott James
Located in Tiverton, RI
This is our Watch Hill bed, named after Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The Watch Hill bed has a commanding presence. Shown here in our rare five inch premium sol...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Painted Neo-Classical Style King Size Bed
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 19th Century French painted Neo-Classical style king size bed dating from the turn of the Century.
Complete with made to measure slats to support your matress. Newly upholstered...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
French Directoire Style Bed Frame in Stained Solid Cherry
Located in Landivy, FR
This bed frame is a handmade and modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century.
This period is remarkable with its straight, classical and timeless lines.
This wooden bed frame...
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2010s French Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cherry, Oak
Antiqued White Mahogany Four Poster Bed with Reeded Posts and Carved Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
The Desiree is a masterclass in craft with ornately carved and reeded bed posts available with and without a canopy. The front rail is scalloped to mimic the...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Upholstered Bed with Rounded Covered Headboard on Carved Wood Platform and Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Cooper bed shown with plain covered headboard panel clad with wood trim - with self covered rails and sitting on wood platform and recessed wood ...
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2010s American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
American Classical Jenny Lind Bobbin Turned Painted Spool Bed
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th century American classical Jenny Lind style twin bed featuring a distressed painted finish. Named after the 19th century Swedish opera singer the bed frame has bobbin turned or spool supports with decorative finials on top. The mattress opening is 74 by 38.5 inches which should fit a 75 by 38 inch twin mattress...
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Metal
Queen Santa Fe Maple Four Poster Turned Cannonball Bed with Paneled Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
An eclectic take on a southwestern style, the Santa Fe bed features a four-square flat panel headboard and fully turned ball top posts with a dramati...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Crouch Mahogany Sleigh Bed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite and elegant French mid 19th century neo-classical st. sleigh bed in crouch Mahogany. The two sides with wonderful proportions has a lovely curved design while the front ...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
European Classic Walnut Bed, King
Located in Westwood, NJ
A European classic figured quartered walnut king-size bed, with a sloped headboard and foot board and a with molded edges and square tapered f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
$10,568 / item
Herringbone Parquetry Queen Bed, Dark Oak
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from rustic oak. This beautiful bed has a hand-carved starburst design. It has a classic silhouette with an upholstered panel headboard with a framed oak side rail and tapere...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$3,357 / item
Mahogany Four Poster Bed with Rope Twist Carving by Scott James Furniture
Located in Tiverton, RI
The Rum Cay is shown in solid mahogany, featuring dramatic deep rope carving on the four posts, rope and knot carving on the recessed panel headboard and drama...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Transitional Ebony Stained Maple Four Poster Cannonball Bed with Panel Headboard
Located in Tiverton, RI
An update of a traditional design, the Bristol Chessman bed features a four-square flat panel headboard and fully turned ball top posts with a dramat...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Herringbone Parquetry King Bed, Dark Oak
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Herringbone parquetry king bed crafted from rustic oak. This beautiful bed has a hand-carved starburst design. It has a classic silhouette with an upholstered panel headboard with a framed oak side rail and tapered finish leg.
Shown in Dusk finish
Shown in Linen-UP5409 fabric
For US King mattress...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$3,687 / item
Vintage King Size Neoclassical Style Carved Lyre Harp Wooden Bed Headboard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage King Size Neoclassical Style Carved Lyre Harp Wooden Bed Headboard. Item features (4) carved wood harps, solid wood construction, distressed finis...
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
20th Century Italian Neo-Classic Style Tole King Bed
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic-style (Mid-20th Century) black tole king size bed with swag design gold decorative trim with lyre design on headboard (includes: headboard and footboard, does not...
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20th Century Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Gold
Dramatic Architectural Bed in Honey Maple Stain with a Half Cornice Valence
Located in Tiverton, RI
The Byron is a theatrical piece, shown in honey stained maple, it is carefully hand ebonized creating a graphic symmetry. Valence height can be customized to fit your space.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
American Neoclassical Solid Cherry Semi-Poster Full Size Bed Frame
Located in Germantown, MD
20th Century American Classical Solid Cherry Semi-Poster Full Size Bed Frame
Measure 57" in width, depth is 81", height is 66".
Frame holes 55". Headboard height is 40".
Under bed ...
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cherry
Mid-Century Dixie Furniture Mahogany Low Foot Full Size Bed
By Dixie
Located in Germantown, MD
1940s Dixie Furniture American Classical Style Mahogany Low Foot Full Size Bed. Measures 56.5" in width, 79" in depth and 38" in height at the headboard, 13.5" in height at the foot...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century American Classical Yellow Painted Maple Twin Poster Bedframe
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid-Century American Classical light Yellow Painted Maple Twin Poster Bedframe.
Measures 41.5" in width, 81" in depth and 74.5" in heightbto the tip of the posters. 37" Height foot...
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Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Maple, Paint
19th Century Neoclassical Double Bed, Solid Walnut, Restored and Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian circa 1850 neoclassical double bed in solid walnut and burl, restored and polished to wax
Measures cm: H 160\102, W 156, D 206.
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Dos Gallos Custom Painted Wood King-Size Bobbin Bed with Spindle Footboard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom king-size bobbin bed with solid headboard and a painted finish. Can be finished in a variety of colors and in different sizes. Made by Dos Gallos Stu...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Paint, Wood
Custom Painted Bobbin Spindle Bed by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom Bobbin spindle bed, queen-size with white painted finish. Custom finish. Can be made in any size with some design variations, in wooden or pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Paint
$14,770 / item
French Directoire Style Bed Frame, Pearl Grey Lacquered and Full of Charm
Located in Landivy, FR
This bed frame is a handmade and modernized interpretation of the French Directoire style at the end of the 18th century.
This period is remarkable with its straight, classical and timeless lines.
This wooden bed frame...
Category
2010s French Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cherry, Oak
Italian Neo-Classic Style Tole King Bed
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic-style (Mid-20th Century) black tole king size bed with swag design gold decorative trim with lyre design on headboard (includes: headboard and footboard, does not...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Bronze
Queensize Bed with Carved Headboard with Nailheads and Covered Base on Wood Legs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Alton bed by LF Upholstery is a beautifully designed headboard ornately trimmed with nailheads outlining the intricate shape - the side and footrails...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Mahogany, Trimming
$6,000 Sale Price / item
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Tufted Bed Shown with Split Headboard on Wood Legs and Covered Rails
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Lawrence bed to our Bristol bed has a split headboard shown tufted with self covered buttons. All hand carved in our shop in Brooklyn, NY. The tufting ...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Tufted Bed with Split Headboard with Wood Legs and Trim
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimensions 50” H (Sizes twin, full, queen, king)
Custom sizes and finishes available upon request.
*PRICE IS AN ESTIMATE ONLY AND SUBJECT TO INCREASE BASED ON WOOD, FINISH AND SIZE.
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Taupe Painted Maple Elegant Spool Turned Bed with Spool Turned Blanket Rail
Located in Tiverton, RI
The Lacey Spool celebrates symmetry and repetition combined with a dramatic scale and verticality making for a truly unique piece. Also available with a canopy as the Gazebo spool bed...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Bamboo Mahogany Upholstered Bed by Scott James Furniture
Located in Tiverton, RI
The Bamboo upholstered bed is a beautiful hybrid of a traditional bamboo style bed with the comfort of an uhpolstered headboard, footboard and siderai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Neoclassical beds and bed frames for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical beds and bed frames for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage beds and bed frames created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical beds and bed frames made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original beds and bed frames, popular names associated with this style include Carpanese Home Italia, Dos Gallos Studio, Modenese Gastone, and Ralph Lauren. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for beds and bed frames differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $995 and tops out at $135,000 while the average work can sell for $7,762.
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