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Antique Victorian Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Button-Back Sofa C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Victorian Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Button-Back Sofa C1880 Measures- 31"H x 72.25"W x 33...
Walnut
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.
Upholstery
19th Century English Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century reupholstered English Chesterfield button backed sofa on turned legs with castors.
Linen, Mahogany
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7' Wide Antique Country House Sofa, English, Walnut, Button Back Settee, Regency
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique country house sofa. An English, walnut and velvet button back settee, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Velvet, Walnut
Antique Buttoned Two Seater Sofa
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique button backed two seater sofa. This elegant 19th Century French two seat button back settee in the Napoleon III style with an elegant 'chapeau de gendarme' shape back, scroll...
Upholstery, Beech
Early Victorian Howard & Son Serpentine Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early Victorian walnut Howard & Son serpentine button back chesterfield sofa. The front turned legs with castors stamped 'Howard & Sons' and underneath supported by twin bowed b...
Walnut
Napoleon III buttoned high back small sofa
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very elegant Napoleon III buttoned high back sofa. Small width but generous depth making it an ideal comfy sofa for smaller spaces.
Beech
Antique French Napoleon III Button Back Sofa
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
A lovely elegant antique French sofa, mid-19th century. This has been stripped back ready for upholstery. The frames are in good sturdy condition. Measures: 46 cm H to seat.
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H 38 in W 92 in D 29 in
Superb Late Regency/William IV Mahogany Deep Buttoned Brown Leather Sofa
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb late Regency/William IV (circa 1830) mahogany scroll back deep buttoned brown leather sofa with design influences of the notable 19th century Furniture designers John Taylor...
Leather, Mahogany
Howard and Sons Button Back Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large Howard and Sons button back sofa, circa 1880. Measures: Seat height 50cm, seat depth 75cm.
Button Back Sofa in Linen Blend, England, circa 1880
Located in Culver City, CA
59 Inch long button back sofa in linen blend by House of Hackney England, circa 1880.
Cotton, Linen
Small Victorian circa 1850 Mahogany Button Back Sofa
Located in Wisbech, England
Antique quality small Victorian circa 1850 mahogany button back sofa with a drop arm. A wonderful rare quality period piece with unusually compact dimensions.
Mahogany
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H 40.75 in W 54.93 in D 30.32 in
Antique Button Back Sofa, English, Leather, 2 Seater, Club Settee, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique button back sofa. An English, leather over walnut 2-seater club lounge settee, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Leather
19th Century Victorian Button Back Sofa Settee
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality shaped back 3 seat sofa circa 1880. Richly upholstered in red velvet, this sofa features an overstuffed central back flanked either side by button back sections.
Rare pair of Napoleon III Buttoned back sofas
Located in Malton, GB
These are a very high quality pair of buttoned curved back Napoleon III sofas. To get a pair of sofas of any kind is very rare and to get a pair as neat as these is a real find.
Beech
Early Howard Button Back Sofa
Located in Tetbury, England
Raised on gilt brass cup and castor marked “Cope and Collinson”, early Howard seating used Cope castors, a firm which they later acquired, at this time not all of the factory’s outpu...
Fabric
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H 35.04 in W 47.25 in D 24.02 in
Antique Settee, Victorian Button Back Sofa, Walnut, 19th Century, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique settee, a Victorian button back sofa in walnut and finished in a rich damask cloth, 19th century, circa 1880.
Walnut
2.6m Victorian buttoned back sofa with mahogany frame
Located in Malton, GB
This is a superb quality 19th century Victorian sofa. Great scale with buttoned detail and heavy mahogany frame. The piece will sit 4-6 people comfortably and is extremely well pro...
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Button Back Sofa Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian sofa offers walnut frame in serpentine form having carved floral crest over button back upholstery, scroll form arms, raised on cabriole legs, c1890 Measures-...
Walnut, Upholstery
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H 44.5 in W 75 in D 30 in
Antique Renaissance Carved Walnut & Burl Upholstered Button-Back Sofa C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured*** Antique Renaissance Carved Walnut & Burl Upholstered Button-Back Triple Sofa with Carv...
Upholstery, Walnut, Burl
Rare 19th Century Carved Walnut and Mahogany Button Back Sofa
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb quality north German walnut and mahogany sofa, circa 1840. We are pleased to amazing quality sofa, which offers the potential for the customer to cover in their own fabric....
Walnut
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H 35 in W 67.5 in D 32 in
Pair of Scottish Georgian Style Carved Mahogany Leather Button Back Sofas
Located in Middleburg, VA
Pair of Scottish Georgian Style Carved Mahogany Leather Button Back and Seat Sofas. Labeled "T Justice & Sons, DUNDEE".
Leather, Mahogany
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H 37.8 in W 66.54 in D 29.93 in
Victorian Ebonised & Gilt Bronze Mounted Velvet Button Backed Sofa Circa 1860
Located in Norwich, England
A fabulous English mid-19th century ebonised and gilt bronzed mounted, button backed velvet sofa. Circa 1860. The sofa has been fully re-sprung, reupholstered and covered in Designe...
Bronze
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H 25.99 in W 79.14 in D 32.29 in
Antique Victorian Brown/Gold Velvet Button Backed Three Seater Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE THEE SEATER SETTEE, LATE 19TH CENTURY Sumptuous, button-backed sofa with brown/gold velvet upholstery with geometric pattern design and fringed details.
Brass
Napoleon III buttoned curved back sofa
Located in Malton, GB
This is a superb quality Napoleon III buttoned back sofa. Very elegant and inviting. The cabriole legs on the from really add to the shape and the 3 at the back provide plenty of sup...
Beech
Early 20th Century Button Back 3-Piece Suite
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful button back sofa and 2 armchairs, circa 1900. We have just undertaken a full re-upholstery project on this suite and covering it in grey moleskin to suite the modern and...
Fabric
Early 20th Century Buttonback 3-Piece Suite Sofa and 2 Chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Beautiful button back sofa and 2 armchairs, circa 1900. We have just undertaken a full re-upholstery project on this suite and covering it in grey moleskin to suite the modern and...
Oak
Button Back Leatherette Sofa
Located in Culver City, CA
Original upholstery, on turned walnut legs with original brass castors.
Leather, Walnut
Napoleon III buttoned curved back sofa
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very elegant French buttoned curved back sofa. Neat sizes and ideal for a bedroom or small living space.
Upholstery
Button back Wing Sofa England, 19th Century
Located in Culver City, CA
Button back wing sofa, England, 19th Century. Victorian sofa stripped down to its original ticking on turned legs with original brass castors.
Linen
English 19th c. button-back chesterfield sofa
Located in Greenwich, CT
English 19th c. country-house button-back chesterfield sofa having a deep seat with rolled arms on original turned legs with original brass castors.
Antique Deep Buttoned Leather Wing Back Sofa
Located in London, GB
This wing sofa has a gentle hump back, shaped wings, a deep buttoned back, newly filled feather cushions and the leather is hand tacked onto the frame.
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Deep Buttoned Leather Hump Back Sofa
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in London, GB
This antique sofa still has the original deep buttoned leather upholstery, which is in very good original condition.
Leather
Antique Victorian Blue Velvet Button Back Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique two-seater settee, late 19th century Sumptuous, deep, button-backed blue velvet upholstery. Raised on turned mahogany legs.
Velvet, Wood, Mahogany
19th c. English Roll Arm Button-back Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Greenwich, CT
An English 19th century over-scale country house button back Chesterfield sofa in red velvet on turned mahogany legs.
Upholstery, Wood
Black leather, silk velvet cushions, breathable bouclé fabric — when shopping for antique or vintage sofas, today’s couch connoisseurs have much to choose from in terms of style and shape. But it wasn’t always thus.
The sofa is typically defined as a long upholstered seat that features a back and arms and is intended for two or more people. While the term “couch” comes from the Old French couche, meaning to lie down, and sofa has Eastern origins, both are forms of divan, a Turkish word that means an elongated cushioned seat. Bench-like seating in Ancient Greece, which was padded with soft blankets, was called klinai. No matter how you spell it, sofa just means comfort, at least it does today.
In the early days of sofa design, upholstery consisted of horsehair or dried moss. Sofas that originated in countries such as France during the 17th century were more integral to decor than they were to comfort. Like most Baroque furnishings from the region, they frequently comprised heavy, gilded mahogany frames and were upholstered in floral Beauvais tapestry. Today, options abound when it comes to style and material, with authentic leather offerings and classy steel settees. Plush, velvet chesterfields represent the platonic ideal of coziness.
Vladimir Kagan’s iconic sofa designs, such as the Crescent and the Serpentine — which, like the sectional sofas of the 1960s created by furniture makers such as Harvey Probber, are quite popular among mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts — showcase the spectrum of style available to modern consumers. Those looking to make a statement can turn to Studio 65’s lip-shaped Bocca sofa, which was inspired by the work of Salvador Dalí. Elsewhere, the furniture of the 1970s evokes an era when experimentation ruled, or at least provided a reason to break the rules. Just about every area of society felt a sudden urge to be wayward, to push boundaries — and buttons. Vintage leather sofas of that decade are characterized by a rare blending of the showy and organic.
With so many options, it’s important to explore and find the perfect furniture for your space. Paying attention to the lines of the cushions as well as the flow from the backrest into the arms is crucial to identifying a cohesive new piece for your home or office.
Fortunately, with styles from every era — and even round sofas — there’s a luxurious piece for every space. Deck out your living room with an Art Deco lounge or go retro with a nostalgic '80s design. No matter your sitting vision, the right piece is waiting for you in the expansive collection of unique sofas on 1stDibs.
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