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.

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Victorian Double Size Brass Bedstead

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£1,950

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19th century

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French Louis XV King Size Bedstead

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£1,395

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A Good Quality Victorian Single Brass and Iron Bed

19th century

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A Good Quality Victorian Single Brass and Iron Bed

From Elmgarden

£900

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19th century

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Antique French Kingwood Parquetry King Size Bed C.1880 – Ormolu Mounted Louis XV Style Bedstead 5ft

From Lee Hawkins Antiques & Interiors

£3,250

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Rare All Iron Winfield in Black with Makers Mark Super King Bed

19th century

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Rare All Iron Winfield in Black with Makers Mark Super King Bed

From Bedsteads

£3,250

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19th century

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Charming Small Double Irish/celtic Bedstead

From Bedsteads

£1,250

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1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Carved Oak Panelled Bedstead

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£690

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Stunning Winfield Iron and Brass King Size Bed with Tapered Posts

19th century

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Stunning Winfield Iron and Brass King Size Bed with Tapered Posts

From Bedsteads

£3,950

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Newly Upholstered Oak Louis XVI Style Double Low-end Bed

1900 - 1920

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Newly Upholstered Oak Louis XVI Style Double Low-end Bed

From Bedsteads

£1,750

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19th century

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Victorian Rw Winfield King Size Gothic Revival Brass Bedstead

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£3,650

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Dealers on Sellingantiques date their bedsteads from 1800 to 1940, though a few four posters and testers are claimed as seventeenth century or earlier.

19th century

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Victorian Single Size Brass and Iron Bedstead

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£650

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19th century

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Victorian Double Size High Button Back Upholstered Burr Walnut Bedstead

From Wessex Antique Bedsteads

£1,895

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19th century

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Very Pretty Pair of Celtic Single All Iron Beds (Can Be Lined)

From Bedsteads

£1,750

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1900 - 1920

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A Pair of Burr Walnut Single Bed C1920

From Castleforge Antiques Ltd

£595

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Antique English Edwardian Mahogany 3ft 6” Large Single Four Poster Bed by Heals of London (Circa 1910)

1900 - 1920

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Antique English Edwardian Mahogany 3ft 6” Large Single Four Poster Bed by Heals of London (Circa 1910)

From Yolanda Gray Antiques

£2,450

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Gorgeous and Uniquely Shaped Louis XIV Style Upholstered King Size Bed

19th century

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Gorgeous and Uniquely Shaped Louis XIV Style Upholstered King Size Bed

From Bedsteads

£2,950

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Antique Bedsteads

Victorian Double Size Brass Bedstead

French Louis XV King Size Bedstead

A Good Quality Victorian Single Brass and Iron Bed

Antique French Kingwood Parquetry King Size Bed C.1880 – Ormolu Mounted Louis XV Style Bedstead 5ft

Rare All Iron Winfield in Black with Makers Mark Super King Bed

Charming Small Double Irish/celtic Bedstead

Edwardian Carved Oak Panelled Bedstead

Stunning Winfield Iron and Brass King Size Bed with Tapered Posts

Newly Upholstered Oak Louis XVI Style Double Low-end Bed

Victorian Rw Winfield King Size Gothic Revival Brass Bedstead

Victorian Single Size Brass and Iron Bedstead

Victorian Double Size High Button Back Upholstered Burr Walnut Bedstead

Very Pretty Pair of Celtic Single All Iron Beds (Can Be Lined)

A Pair of Burr Walnut Single Bed C1920

Antique English Edwardian Mahogany 3ft 6” Large Single Four Poster Bed by Heals of London (Circa 1910)

Gorgeous and Uniquely Shaped Louis XIV Style Upholstered King Size Bed

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