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What is a horsehair sofa?
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A horsehair sofa is a piece of furniture large enough to sit two or three people side by side. The term horsehair refers to the fact that its upholstery is fabric made from wefts of hair from a horse's tail. On 1stDibs, shop a range of horsehair sofas.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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19th Century French Country House Double Ended Button Back Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A striking 19th century French double ended horsehair sofa in calico with a metal framed button back on turned ebonised legs.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Frits Henningsen, Sofa, Mahogany, Fabric, Denmark, 1940s
By Frits Henningsen
Located in High Point, NC
A stained mahogany and yellow horsehair fabric sofa or settee designed and produced by Frits Henningsen, Denmark, 1940s.
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Large 19th century country house sofa c1840
Located in Batley, GB
New cushions would be required which we can arrange either feather or horsehair which this sofa would have originally had.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sofas
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Sofa, Cherry Veneer, Horsehair, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier Sofa or Bench from South Germany about 1830.
Cherry veneered and solid.
Category
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Benches
Materials
Cherry, Softwood
Antique Empire Sofa or Settee Constructed in Mahogany with Horsehair Upholstery
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique Empire Sofa or Settee Constructed from Mahogany and Upholstered in Horsehair.
Category
Antique 1820s Empire Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Period Brown Leather Serpentine Front Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Upholstered in its original brown leather hide, which has been carefully cleaned, polished and traditionally hand dyed, it offers a wonderfully soft and sumptuous feel, enhanced by t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Settees
Materials
Leather
