Do antique bedsteads take modern mattresses?

Size language dominates these listings. "Size" appears in a third of titles and "king" in nearly as many, with double, single and super king close behind. Widths quoted run from 3ft singles through 4ft 6in and 5ft up to 6ft super kings, and one sampled bed is described as emperor size. Frames are presented in the size the buyer will shop for.

What does a brass and iron bedstead mean?

It means the frame combines both metals, commonly brass for the rails, knobs and finials with iron uprights and castings. All-iron and all-brass frames appear separately. This combination is the backbone of the category. Brass turns up in a quarter of titles, iron in a fifth, and Victorian in a quarter, with the three often meeting in the same heading.

Are four poster beds common in this category?

No. Four posters, full testers and half testers together account for well under a tenth of the titles on Sellingantiques. They are, though, where the money sits. Canopy beds take up almost the entire upper reach of the range, and the sampled pieces claimed as seventeenth and eighteenth century are all posters or testers.

Why are pairs of single beds listed together?

Because they were made as pairs, and many will push together to make one wider bed. "Pair" appears in around fifty titles and "matching" in a dozen more. Some arrive with more than the beds: ensuite bedside cabinets, a marble-top nightstand, a bedroom chair, or a four-piece suite.

How old are most antique bedsteads for sale?

The dealer date field spans 1800 to 1940, with 246 listings carrying a clean year. Decade labels are commoner than exact dates. The 1900s is the most frequent single label. The 1920s, 1910s and 1930s together outnumber everything explicitly marked Victorian, and a large block of titles carry no date at all.

What sorts of French beds appear?

Carved, painted and upholstered frames make up about a fifth of the category. Louis-style walnut beds and newly upholstered king size French beds both recur. The corbeille, with its bowed basket end, surfaces occasionally within this group.

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An antique bedstead is a complete frame - head end, foot end and side rails - made to carry a separate mattress, and on this market it is nearly always offered in a modern bed size.

Quality Handsome Louis Xv1 Mahogany Bedroom Suite King Size

1900 - 1920

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Quality Handsome Louis Xv1 Mahogany Bedroom Suite King Size

From Bedsteads

£4,850

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Antique Four Poster Bed Double Size That Can Fit a 5 Foot Mattress Oak Circa 1690

17th century

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Antique Four Poster Bed Double Size That Can Fit a 5 Foot Mattress Oak Circa 1690

From Gerald Neville Antiques

£5,950

3+ MONTHS AGO

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1900 - 1920

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Antique King Sized Bed

From Simon Charles Antiques

£1,895

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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A Pair of Satinwood Shapland and Petter Single Beds C1890

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£575

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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Victorian Large Single Size Iron Bedstead

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£645

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Lovely and Sturdy Victorian Iron and Brass King Size Bed

19th century

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Lovely and Sturdy Victorian Iron and Brass King Size Bed

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£1,850

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19th century

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Victorian Double Size Brass and Iron Bedstead

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£1,395

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Stunning Detailed King Size Portuguese Bed

1900 - 1920

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Stunning Detailed King Size Portuguese Bed

From Bedsteads

£2,150

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Very Large French Painted Double Bed C.1920

1900 - 1920

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Very Large French Painted Double Bed C.1920

From Collinge Antiques

£895

3+ MONTHS AGO

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19th century

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19th-century Chinese Hardwood Four-poster Bed.

From Country Homes Antiques Stirling

£3,600

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Beyond England and France, bedsteads on Sellingantiques have come from Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Austria, Hungary, China and America, most of them only once or twice.

19th century

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French Upholstered Double Bed

From Elmgarden

£1,000

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Decorative French Hand-painted Bed - Floral Panels, C.1900

1900 - 1920

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Decorative French Hand-painted Bed - Floral Panels, C.1900

From Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

£950

3+ MONTHS AGO

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French Exceptional Quality Mahogany and Fruitwood Parquetry King Size Bed

19th century

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French Exceptional Quality Mahogany and Fruitwood Parquetry King Size Bed

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£4,950

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Victorian Iron and Brass King Size No End Bed Lovely Spindles and Finials

19th century

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Victorian Iron and Brass King Size No End Bed Lovely Spindles and Finials

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£1,650

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Spectacular Art Deco Satinwood Double Bed, Circa 1935

1920 - 1940

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Spectacular Art Deco Satinwood Double Bed, Circa 1935

From Art Deco World

£2,450

3+ MONTHS AGO

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1900 - 1920

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Antique King Sized Bed

From Simon Charles Antiques

£1,995

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Bedsteads

Quality Handsome Louis Xv1 Mahogany Bedroom Suite King Size

Antique Four Poster Bed Double Size That Can Fit a 5 Foot Mattress Oak Circa 1690

Antique King Sized Bed

A Pair of Satinwood Shapland and Petter Single Beds C1890

Victorian Large Single Size Iron Bedstead

Lovely and Sturdy Victorian Iron and Brass King Size Bed

Victorian Double Size Brass and Iron Bedstead

Stunning Detailed King Size Portuguese Bed

Very Large French Painted Double Bed C.1920

19th-century Chinese Hardwood Four-poster Bed.

French Upholstered Double Bed

Decorative French Hand-painted Bed - Floral Panels, C.1900

French Exceptional Quality Mahogany and Fruitwood Parquetry King Size Bed

Victorian Iron and Brass King Size No End Bed Lovely Spindles and Finials

Spectacular Art Deco Satinwood Double Bed, Circa 1935

Antique King Sized Bed

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