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Strikingly Handsome Victorian King Size Bed
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Strikingly Handsome Victorian King Size Bed

1900 - 1920
Sold by Bedsteads
Sold 18 March 2025 · Bedsteads
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Description

This striking king size bed combines sturdy functionality, with handsome attractiveness. Lovely detail in the clamps and castings, with original brass disks and collars. The aged egg-shaped finials give a unique touch to the bed, adding to its overall charm.

The frame has been shot blasted, primed and hand painted in Little Greene’s Lamp Black, waxed to give a soft sheen and to preserve.

Head height 142.5cm

Foot height 107cm

Side rail height 33.5cm

Overall width 154cm

Overall length 213cm

We have extended the side rails to fit a modern king size mattress 5’ x 6’6” / 150cm x 200cm. Siderails will support a bed base or slats.

Price includes wood slats (Sorry not mattress).

As an alternative to the wood slats we can supply a 2” or 4” deep upholstered bed base – Bed photographed on slats.

We can also supply hand-made mattresses in all comfort choices. Please ask for details and prices or look at base and mattress section of our own web site.

Bedsteads have been sourcing, restoring and retailing antique beds and bedroom furniture for over 30 years. We do have many beds awaiting restoration if you are looking for a particular style and can send images if requested.

We have our own workshops located along side our showroom in a beautiful medieval barn seven miles south of Bristol.

Local, National and International delivery can be arranged. Please let us know your location and we can arrange quotation.

Workshop/store open Monday to Friday 8am-4.30pm. Saturday by arrangement.

Date of Manufacture

Bedsteads has dated this Victorian Iron Bedstead to the 1900s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
142.5cm (56.10")
Width
154cm (60.63")
Depth
213cm (83.86")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1072059
Dealers Internal Reference
135/22
Dealers Notes

Workshop/store open Monday to Friday 8am-4:30pm.

Saturday by arrangement - please do get in contact to arrange a visit on a Saturday.

Description
This striking king size bed combines sturdy functionality, with handsome attractiveness. Lovely detail in the clamps and castings, with original brass disks and collars. The aged egg-shaped finials give a unique touch to the bed, adding to its overall charm.
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The frame has been shot blasted, primed and hand painted in Little Greene’s Lamp Black, waxed to give a soft sheen and to preserve.
Bedsteads
fig 1. An antique dark grey cast iron bed frame featuring decorative brass finials and a structured spindle headboard and footboard.
fig 1. Strikingly Handsome Victorian King Size Bed

Head height 142.5cm

Foot height 107cm

Side rail height 33.5cm

Overall width 154cm

Overall length 213cm

We have extended the side rails to fit a modern king size mattress 5’ x 6’6” / 150cm x 200cm. Siderails will support a bed base or slats.

fig 2. An antique dark grey cast iron bed frame featuring decorative brass finials and a structured spindle headboard and footboard.
fig 2. Strikingly Handsome Victorian King Size Bed

Price includes wood slats (Sorry not mattress).

As an alternative to the wood slats we can supply a 2” or 4” deep upholstered bed base – Bed photographed on slats.

We can also supply hand-made mattresses in all comfort choices. Please ask for details and prices or look at base and mattress section of our own web site.

fig 3. An antique dark grey cast iron bed frame featuring decorative brass finials and a structured spindle headboard and footboard.
fig 3. Strikingly Handsome Victorian King Size Bed

Bedsteads have been sourcing, restoring and retailing antique beds and bedroom furniture for over 30 years. We do have many beds awaiting restoration if you are looking for a particular style and can send images if requested.

fig 4. An antique dark grey cast iron bed frame featuring decorative brass finials and a structured spindle headboard and footboard.
fig 4. Strikingly Handsome Victorian King Size Bed

We have our own workshops located along side our showroom in a beautiful medieval barn seven miles south of Bristol.

Local, National and International delivery can be arranged. Please let us know your location and we can arrange quotation.

Workshop/store open Monday to Friday 8am-4.30pm. Saturday by arrangement.

Date of Manufacture

Bedsteads has dated this Victorian Iron Bedstead to the 1900s.

Height
142.5cm (56.10")
Width
154cm (60.63")
Depth
213cm (83.86")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1072059
Dealers Internal Ref
135/22
Bedsteads
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2011

Specialist in antique beds

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Telephone 01275 464 114
Location
Chelvey Court Barn
Chelvey Rd
Backwell
Bristol
BS48 4AA
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/bedsteads
Verified Since Jun 2011
Items For Sale 153
Items Sold 2,196
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An antique dark grey cast iron bed frame featuring decorative brass finials and a structured spindle headboard and footboard.
Strikingly Handsome Victorian King Size Bed
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectBeds
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian & Gothic
  • MaterialCast Iron, Brass
  • ColourDark Grey
  • MotifsSpindle rails, Brass finials, Geometric castings, Rounded knobs
  • SizeH 142.5 cm (56 in) x W 154 cm (61 in) x D 213 cm (84 in)

FAQs

Victorian iron beds emerged during the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century as mass production made metalworking more accessible, offering a hygienic and durable alternative to traditional wooden frames.

These beds typically combined cast iron for structural stability and intricate detailing, often paired with brass finials, rails, and junctions for decorative contrast.

Authentic pieces feature traditional hand-poured casting methods, visible seam lines, original brass components, and structural weight characteristic of nineteenth-century manufacturing techniques.

Such pieces anchor a bedroom scheme by pairing industrial metal textures with soft neutral linens, contrasting against contemporary minimalist walls or rustic wooden floors.

Maintenance involves dusting with a dry cloth, avoiding abrasive cleaners that damage metal finishes, and occasionally checking structural joints and fixings for stability.
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