Casa de Lisboa Baroque Four Poster Bed

Period Inspiration:

The Casa de Lisboa Baroque Four Poster Bed draws from the domestic bedstead forms produced in Lisbon and across the Portuguese Empire during the late 17th and 18th centuries, a period when Baroque aesthetics shaped both metropolitan and colonial interiors. Beds of this type were architectural objects - defined by vertical rhythm, turned balusters, and crowned crest rails - intended to anchor principal chambers in merchant houses and noble residences from Lisbon to Goa and Macao. The dense spindle galleries and finial-topped crest seen here reflect the Portuguese Baroque preference for repetition, verticality, and sculptural silhouette, a vocabulary transmitted through maritime trade networks and adapted in hardwoods suited to warmer climates.

The turned baluster railings and spindle fields derive from Iberian Baroque furniture traditions that blended Moorish ornamental memory with Renaissance structural logic. Surviving examples in museums and ecclesiastical inventories show similar cresting finials, pierced scroll ends, and closely spaced turned elements that created both enclosure and ornament. Such beds were not merely functional but ceremonial domestic structures, often supporting lightweight canopies or mosquito netting in colonial environments while maintaining formal dignity in urban Lisbon houses.

This interpretation follows those historical precedents with disciplined fidelity: a high spindle headboard crowned with finials, a balustered foot rail, and robust four-poster construction recalling Luso-Baroque domestic architecture. It reflects the enduring bedstead type that circulated between Portugal and its overseas territories during the Baroque era and remained influential in later revival furniture. The result is a historically grounded continuation of the Casa de Lisboa bedstead - structural, rhythmic, and unmistakably Baroque in spirit.

Material – Pure Teak Wood

Dimensions in Inches:

Overall Length: 82
Overall Width: 78 for King, 66 for Queen
Headboard Height: 60
Footboard Height: 36
Post Height: 53

Please note that each piece is handmade. There could be a slight variation (up to 2 inches) in dimensions.

Delivery Timeline - Every piece from The Collectors is crafted to order. Production and delivery typically require 4–6 weeks, with occasional extensions reflecting the care, materials, and finishing each object demands.

Customisation – Please email us at hi@thecollectors.in or call at 9886331003, before placing the order, in case you want to customise the wood type, dimensions or polish.

The price mentioned includes all taxes and delivery.

Item code - TCB26