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What is the highest-grade leather for a sofa?

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What is the highest-grade leather for a sofa?
The highest-grade leather for a sofa is full-grain leather. It comes from the topmost layer of the animal hide and does not undergo any buffing or sanding. As a result, it is highly durable, has a luxurious, supple feel and shows off the beautiful natural grain pattern of genuine leather. Explore a variety of leather sofas on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertJune 6, 2024
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Gerard van den Berg "Moby Dick" Leather Sofa for Label Vandenberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully comfortable and inviting "Moby Dick" soft form grey leather 3-seater sofa, designed by the highly respected Dutch designer, Gerard Van den Berg for Label Vandenberg. Th...
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1990s Dutch Modern Sofas

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Metal

De Sede 'DS-2011' Chocolate Leather Sofas, Swiss 1983
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking vintage De Sede 'DS-2011' sofa, designed in Switzerland in 1983. This iconic piece features a captivating low-slung, curvilinear profile, upholstered in thick, high-qualit...
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Vintage 1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Leather

Vintage Sherrill Chippendale Style Mahogany & Leather Floral Upholstered Sofa
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Sherrill Furniture Traditional Camelback Sofa. Features a mahogany frame wrapped in brown leather and floral upholstery with brass nailhead trim. The sofa body is...
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Late 20th Century American Chippendale Sofas

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Leather, Mahogany

MOD Grey Leather Sofa by Molinari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century gray leather two-seater sofa by Italian manufacturer Molinari, styled in the spirit of Dutch designer Gerard van den Berg. This piece embodies the relaxed, low-slung eleg...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Metal

Restoration Hardware Cloud sofa in Luce width black leather
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Extremely supple black leather, thick, durable, will wear like a baseball mitt. This couch has been vital and at the top of decorators lists for a decade, because of how comfortable ...
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2010s Chinese Modern Sofas

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Leather

Eileen Gray “Monte Carlo” Red Leather and Chrome Sofa for ClassiCon
Located in Miami, FL
The Monte Carlo sofa was originally designed by Eileen Gray in 1929 during the Bauhaus movement and was later licensed and produced by ClassiCon. This example is from circa 1990s an...
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Late 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Sofas

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Chrome

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