British Wood Canapes
Louis XVI Style Sofa
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style canape made by La Maison London.
Hand carved in solid wood, painted in an ecru white with gold highlights.
Upholstered in a fabric of your choice
Please note: 11m of...
Category
2010s British Louis XVI Sofas
Materials
Giltwood
Two Seats "Continuous Sofa" by Faudet-Harrison
Located in Geneve, CH
Two seats "Continuous Sofa" by Faudet-Harrison
Dimensions: 166 x 89 x 75cm
Materials: European hardwood frame, zig-zag springs, jute webbing, hessian straps. Natural fiber, animal ...
Category
2010s British Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Giltwood Sofa Hand Carved in the Louis XV Style
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
An elegant and impressive large Louis XV style confidante sofa which has been hand carved and gilded using traditional methods and materials to achieve an authentic period finish. Th...
Category
2010s British Louis XVI Sofas
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Ernest Sofa by Dare Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Ernest sofa by Dare Studio
Dimensions: W 180 x D 90 x H 70 x seat H 40 cm
Materials: fabric, oak
Also available in 3-seat sofa
The Ernest sofa is a sleek and comfortable sofa...
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Vintage Iconic Large Three-seater Antique Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa, 1920s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This three-seater Chesterfield leather sofa was produced in England during the 1920s. It is one of the most recognizable pieces of furniture in the world. The sofa's frame is made of...
Category
Vintage 1920s British Chesterfield Sofas
Materials
Leather, Wood
H 29.53 in W 84.65 in D 35.44 in
19th Century Regency Mahogany Settee, England
Located in Lisboa, PT
19th Century Regency mahogany settee, England.
In good conditions.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Belle Époque Canapes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Two Seater Canape with Real Zebra Skin Upholstery
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Unique Victorian two seat canape from around 1890,
fully restored and new upholstered with real Zebra Skin,
very comfortable seating, piece of character to put in the study, librar...
Category
Antique 1890s British Canapes
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century UK Victorian Double Spoon Back Canape with New Upholstery De Ploeg
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This British Victorian double spoon back sofa has been fully restored in our upholstery atelier matching the old upholstery skills and artisan handwork that was put in the original p...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Sofas
Materials
Steel
H 31.5 in W 68.9 in D 29.53 in
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Mid-Century Modern Italian Wooden Wall Unit, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Wooden Wall Unit, 1960s
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
By Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
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2010s Italian Minimalist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
20th Century Louis XV Style Cast-Bronze Candelabra Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental highly significant candelabra in Louis XV style.
Unusual, finely engraved and cast bronze. Balustrade formed, profile-framed corpus connected with wide, ornamental relief...
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20th Century Louis XV Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Frits Henningsen Sofa
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frits Henningsen sofa.
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Huge Fully Restored Chesterfield Hand Dyed Brown Leather Hearth Footstool
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original, extra large, late Victorian, fully restored, Chesterfield cigar brown leather hearth footstool
A very good looking coll...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Footstools
Materials
Leather
H 14.77 in W 60.04 in D 34.26 in
Mid-Century Modern Canopy Bed - US King
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern style canopy bed with a dramatic vertical slat back design. It has an architecturally inspired design that features Rich Walnut vertical slats, warmly contrasted...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Heart Stool with Red or Black Fabric
Located in Paris, FR
Stool heart with polyurethane foam and upholstered with
red fabric 100% cotton. With removable upholstery. Base in
polished stainless steel.
Also available with black fabric, on requ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Spanish Silver Coffee and Tea Set
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Spanish silver coffee and tea set
Spanish, c. 1930
Tray: height 3cm, width 56cm, depth 35cm
Milk jug: height 10cm, width 13cm, depth 8cm
This fine Spanish Art Deco tea...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Art Deco Tea Sets
Materials
Silver
Cabinet 19th Century, Napoleon III Period, Style Boulle
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Warsaw, PL
This wooden cabinet is designed in the Boulle style. This style was very popular around the time of Napoleon III. The characteristic of this style is the use of small pieces of wood ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinets
Materials
Bronze
Italian Mid-19th Century Poplar Burl Bed
Located in Prato, IT
Piemonte, Italy, mid-19th century
In poplar, walnut and poplar burl.
Very good condition
Dimensions: 115 x 207 x 110 cm
Complete with mattress (Simmons brand) and very little use...
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Antique Mid-19th Century European Louis Philippe Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Poplar
Large Japanese Embroidery Tapestry Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large and finely embroidered Japanese tapestry with brocade border, circa 1900s Meiji period. The tapestry depicts, in a rather realistic style, a forested landscape in autumn flan...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Textiles
Materials
Brocade, Silk
Elegant Custom Sofa Upholstered in French Sage Green Velvet & Buillon Fringe
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sublime luxurious custom velvet sofa upholstered in a soft sage green velvet from France and trimmed with with exquisite elaborate bullion fringe. Cushion is feather wrapped foam.
S...
Category
20th Century American Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Antique French Louis XV Canape or Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV canape or sofa represents the epitome of quality furnishings from a bygone era! With a framework sculpted from dense, old-growth hand-selected oak, it feature...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Canapes
Materials
Silk, Oak
Large Solid Mahogany Boat Bed from the Empire Period
Located in Paris, FR
Large boat bed in solid mahogany flamed, mahogany veneer, with rich decoration of finely chased and gilded bronzes, Empire period. Four baluster uprights, decorated with fleurons, ac...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Wood
Spectacular Hollywood Regency Tufted Curved Kidney Sofa
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Spectacular Hollywood Regency kidney shaped tufted sofa. This piece is a true vintage gem from the 1970s upholstered in a gorgeous emerald green velvet. The fabric is still in fabulo...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Danish Loveseat or Small Sofa with Open Elmwood Armrests, 1940's
By Alfred Christensen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful and very unique pair of Danish 1940s lounge chair with nicely carved armrest in blond lacquered elmwood. Light elegant design in the style of Alfred Christensen and Fritz H...
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Wool, Elm
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Antique Mahogany Settee Window Seat with Fine Floral and Line Inlay Detail
Located in Antrim, GB
Fantastic quality Mahogany Edwardian Period Settee of small proportions with fine Floral and line inlay , central pierced Fan back ,swept arms and Cabriole legs re-upholstered in lig...
Category
Antique 1890s British Edwardian Settees
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Double Seat Ebonized Wood Sofa with Original Fabric, 1890s
Located in Florence, IT
19th century English double seat ebonized wood sofa on brass wheels with original fabric, 1890s.
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Canapes
Materials
Brass
H 37.41 in W 44.49 in D 49.61 in
19th Century English Green Leather Capitone Asymmetric Sofa. 1890s
Located in Florence, IT
19th Century English Green Leather Capitone Asymmetric Sofa with Wooden Structure. 1890s
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Sofas
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Three-Seat Black Sofa with Brocade Fabric
Located in Florence, IT
19th century English Victorian three-seat sofa in black ebonized wood with original brocade fabric from 1890s.
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Canapes
Materials
Brocade, Wood
H 41.74 in W 74.81 in D 35.44 in
19th Century English Colonial Mahogany Sofa
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large two-seat sofa in mahogany,
completely restored and reupholstered,
British Colonial period,
circa 1880.
Category
Antique 1880s English British Colonial Canapes
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric
A George III Giltwood Sofa In The Manner Of John Cobb
By John Cobb
Located in New York, NY
The gadrooned frame with outscrolled armrerests and overupholstered serpentine seat, raised on four cabochon-carved cabriole legs ending in scrolled toes, the cabriole back legs with...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sofas
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Hepplewhite Style Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome 19th Century Hepplewhite Sofa with fluting and spade feet.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Canapes
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Early 19th Century Walnut with Blue Velvet 4 Seater Hump Back Sofa or Settee
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
An early 19th century, Regency period walnut four seater hump back or camel back sofa with original blue velvet fabric. Beautiful shaped sofa with arms and four loose cushions standi...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
H 40.56 in W 89.77 in D 32.29 in
Antique English Victorian Two-Seater, New Upholstered
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant Victorian two-seater with new green velvet upholstery
nice double bowed back, very comfortable seating,
fully restored, great green color of the velvet.
Category
Antique 1890s British Sofas
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century George III Period French Hepplewhite Giltwood Sofa
Located in London, GB
A late eighteenth century George III Period French Hepplewhite rococo giltwood canapé sofa, the scrolling back with floral and foliate carving, the seat rail of the same, all raised ...
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Sofas
Materials
Beech, Giltwood
Large Camelback Sofa in the Chippendale Style from the 1940s
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Paris, FR
Large camelback sofa in the Chippendale style from the 1940s. Mahogany molded legs.
This sofa has been fully restored and newly upholstered in the traditional way by the best Fren...
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Mid-20th Century British Chippendale Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
English George III Period Antique Canapé Sofa in Early Paint, circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A simply exquisite canapé from the last quarter of the 18th century during the height of the George III period, the piece remains in very fine original condition throughout. Retainin...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Canapes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Leather Chesterfield Sofa circa 1970 from "KENRICK made in England"
Located in Roubaix, FR
Brown leather Chesterfield sofa printed "KENRICK made in England" on each wheels circa 1970 all in very good condition.
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Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Triple Back Settee, 19th Century, England
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Austin, TX
A carved mahogany Georgian Chippendale style triple back settee with ribbon back design, based on a design by Thomas Chippendale, late 19th century, England.
The triple back sett...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Settees
Materials
Brocade, Mahogany
H 42.75 in W 66 in D 25 in
English Edwardian Country Home Walnut and Leather Love Conversation Seat
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Edwardian walnut loveseat
This walnut love seat was made, circa 1910. The solid walnut frame is beautifully carved, the carving being very crisp.
It has a carved cabriole leg at the ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Loveseats
Materials
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Mahogany Leather Upholstered Hall Porters Chair
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderful and rare 19th century mahogany hall porters chair upholstered in leather.
English, circa 1870.
Always a rare item to find and especially of this unique design. Eleg...
Category
Antique 1870s English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Sofa
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style Canape made by La Maison London.
Hand carved in solid wood, painted in an ecru white with gold highlights.
Upholstered in a fabric of your choice(9 m required) . We H...
Category
2010s British Louis XVI Sofas
Materials
Giltwood
Giltwood Sofa Hand Carved in the Louis XV Style
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
An elegant and impressive large Louis XV style confidante sofa which has been hand carved and gilded using traditional methods and materials to achieve an authentic period finish. Th...
Category
2010s British Louis XVI Sofas
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Oak Settle Bench Heavily Carved 19th Century Victorian, circa 1870
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique heavily carved oak settle bench 19th century Victorian circa 1870
Magnificent 19th century profusely carved oak settle with box seat circa 1870, the high back featuring a ...
Category
Antique 1870s British Baroque Benches
Materials
Oak
Antique Oak Settle Bench Heavily Carved 19th Century Victorian, circa 1870
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique heavily carved oak settle bench 19th century Victorian, circa 1870
Magnificent 19th century profusely carved oak settle with box seat, circa 1870, the high back featuring ...
Category
Antique 1870s British Baroque Benches
Materials
Oak
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Chaise Lounge
Located in Tricase, Italia
1880s Victorian chaise lounge carved in mahogany, upholstered in red velvet fabric.
Fabric never used.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Chaise Longues
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Scroll Arm Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
Regency scroll arm sofa constructed, circa 1820 for an English country estate. Stands upon out swept legs (supported by original gilt brass castors). Sofa is dry-scraped back to its ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Sofas
Materials
Brass
18th Century Continental Canape Sofa
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive 18th century beechwood English canapé in the French style, with a carved serpentine back and fluted neoclassical legs. Newly re-upholstered with down seat.
Pro...
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Sofas
Materials
Beech, Down
19th Century Sheraton Settee
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Sheraton two-seat settee with an upholstered back and drop in seat. The frame, visible to the eye, is painted with flowers on square tapering legs.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Settees
Materials
Wood
19th Century Ebonized and Brass Inlaid Sofa
Located in Bournemouth, GB
A superb quality ebonized and brass inlaid late 19th century sofa recently reupholstered in a beautiful chenille fabric.
Category
Antique 1890s English Aesthetic Movement Canapes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Green Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage English Chesterfield sofa in original olive green leather with brass upholstery tacks and ebonized bun feet. A stately piece with impeccable tufted upholstery. So comfortable...
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Vintage 1940s English Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Giltwood Canape
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Late 19th century French giltwood canope on writhen supports with finely carved scrolls and leaf edges.
RR.
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Antique 19th Century British Canapes
Materials
Giltwood
English Victorian Carved Mahogany Rope Twist Settee, Circa 1850
Located in Hinsdale, IL
English Victorian Carved Mahogany Rope Twist Petite Settee, Circa 1850;
with hand carved rope decoration throughout ending in tassel feet.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Canapes
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Walnut Cameo Back Settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Victorian carved walnut cameo back settee the show framed back, with deep buttoned caramel velvet upholstery, the shaped arms above cabriole front supports terminating in brass ceram...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Settees
Materials
Walnut
Camelback Settee with Serpentine Front
Located in New York, NY
English, carved mahogany serpentine front camelback settee with rolled arms.
Damask upholstery.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Settees
Materials
Mahogany
George II Style Mahogany Sofa
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant and well-proportioned English George II style mahogany sofa with scrolled arms raised on well-carved acanthus leaf carved cabriole legs ending in upturned scroll feet. Cir...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Beautiful Oval Ball & Claw Foot Chippendale Style Mahogany Bench, Beautiful Mellow Color
Located in Atlanta, GA
Oval Bench with Beautiful carved legs ending with Ball & Claw Feet in Faded, Mellow Mahogany.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Chippendale Canapes
Materials
Mahogany
H 22 in W 26 in D 17.75 in
A Regency Period White Painted Grecian Revival Sofa
Located in London, GB
The frame decorated with Ormolu mounts. Standing on square caped casters with Acanthus decoration
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Canapes
Materials
Wood
Queen Ann Couch
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Weathered leather Queen Ann couch
Category
Antique 19th Century English Canapes
Materials
Leather, Wood
An 18th C. English Carved Mahogany Window Bench
Located in Woodbury, CT
A mahogany window seat with shield shaped ends, bowed front rail and supported on four square tapered legs ending in spade feet. The delicate treatment of each of the carved and mold...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Hepplewhite Benches
Materials
Mahogany
A Renaissance Revival Canape or Sofa
Located in Savannah, GA
Renaissance Revival Canape or Sofa, having a pierce carved arched crest over the upholstered back, arms and seat above the pierce carved frieze raised on scrolling legs
Category
Antique 19th Century English Canapes
Materials
Wood
Large English Sofa , C. 1910
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a massive english sofa stripped to it's original upholstery fabric. the scale is fantastic .
Category
Early 20th Century British Sofas
Materials
Wood
19th Century Antique Pierced Carved Walnut Sofa
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautifully carved English mid-19th century sofa, carved all over and in excellent condition. Upholstery is superb.
Height: 37 1/2"
LENGTH: 73"
DEPTH: 33"
SEAT HEIGHT: 1...
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Antique 19th Century English Canapes
Materials
Walnut
Collapsible and Portable Campaign Bench and Lounge
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is one of the most exceptional designs I have come across. I have to applaud the eye of the person from who I acquired it. It has an adjustable feature that allows a person to l...
Category
Early 20th Century English Benches
Materials
Oak, Fir, Cane
Antique English Regency Country House Mahogany Sofa
Located in Port Chester, NY
Gorgeous, elegant, important. Ready for reupholstery, as the insides have been resprung and rewebbed, currently in new clean hessian. Very fine workmanship on the carved arms and l...
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Antique 19th Century English Settees
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Rococo Revival Carved Ebonized Oak Settee or Sofa
Located in Milford, NH
19th century Rococo Revival carved ebonized oak settee or sofa with abstract square pattern, cut velvet upholstery, circa 1860. Fabric by Clarence House. Measures: Seat height is 18".
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Antique 19th Century English Settees
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Elsie de Wolf Provenance 18th c. English George II Walnut Sofa
Located in San Francisco, CA
An 18th c. English George II Walnut Sofa, in later damask upholstery, the serpentine back terminating in padded scrolled arms, with the whole raised on eight acanthus carved cabriole...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sofas
Materials
Walnut
A Fine George III Mahogany Sofa / Canape in the French Manner
Located in Woodbury, CT
A rare George III mahogany sofa or canape in the "French" manner, having a carved crest rail, curved back with downswept arms over a "Tight" upholstered seat with mahogany finished s...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Canapes
Materials
Mahogany
Caned Back Sofa with Lion Claw Feet
Located in Culver City, CA
Caned back large size sofa with rolled arm lion claw feet
Category
Early 20th Century English Sofas
Materials
Wood, Fabric
A George III Black and White Upholstered Canape Sofa
Located in Austin, TX
A striking 18th century George III canape on metal casters. Grey painted and parcel gilt frame, with black and white striped cotton upholstery, along with two matching pillows.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Canapes
Materials
Giltwood, Cotton, Upholstery
A PAIR OF WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD LARGE SOFAS
Located in New York, NY
Each with a shaped backrest and scrolled arm terminals, raised on cabriole legs ending in feet of later date; boldly carved throughout with ruffles and scrolls. Designed in the 'Eli...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sofas
Materials
Rosewood
18th Century English Brown Velvet Settee
Located in New York, NY
Brown velvet settee with eight carved wooden legs and curved back
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Settees
Materials
Velvet, Wood
George III Style Sofa
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautiful ebonized mahogany George III style sofa upholstered in red silk Corraggio fabric.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Canapes
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
SB28 - Hepplewhite Settee
Located in New York, NY
A Hepplewhite well proportioned six legged settee in the French style with a curvilinear back upholstered and terminating with show-wood arm supports on tapered legs. The legs have ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Canapes
Materials
Mahogany, Silk
A FINE PAINTED SETTEE
Located in New York, NY
A fine painted settee with carved ribbon and stick show rail, the arms carved with acanthus and ribbon and stick. The painting is mostly original with some refreshing. A carved seat ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Canapes
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
An English Adam Period Mahogany Sofa
Located in Woodbury, CT
An English mahogany Adam period sofa with bowed crest rail, carved acanthus leaf and channel molded arm supports on square tapered and fluted legs ending in guttae feet on original b...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
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British Wood Canapes For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of british wood canapes is available at 1stDibs. Find 22 antique and vintage british wood canapes at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. British wood canapes have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. British wood canapes are generally popular furniture pieces, but Georgian, Louis XVI and Modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Large british wood canapes can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller british wood canapes available at 1stDibs — each spanning 31.5 inches in width — may make for a better choice. British wood canapes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by La Maison London and Philippe Malouin are consistently popular.
How Much are British Wood Canapes?
British wood canapes can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $7,442, while the lowest priced sells for $995 and the highest can go for as much as $18,500.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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Sheraton Mahogany Chair
Antique Style Lighter
Fully Restored Victorian Circa
Chairs Chippendale Two
Mahogany Chippendale Carved Side Chair
Carved Shell Side Chair
Antique English Chair 18th Century
English Mahogany Chippendale Chairs
Small Antique Fan
Antique Small Fan
Four Lights Table
Carved Grotesque
Gothic Style Chair
English Style Sofa Table
Thomas Chippendale Chair
Antique Green Velvet Chairs
Antique Green Velvet Chair
Table Kvadrat