18th Century Chippendale Camelback Sofa Likely
Located in Hudson, NY
18th century Chippendale mahogany camelback sofa with scrolled arms, molded tapered legs and bowed front.
Silk, Mahogany, Pine
$21,500
H 37 in W 82 in D 30 in
18th Century American Chippendale Camelback Sofa w/ Scalamandre Silk Damask
Located in Savannah, GA
American Chippendale camelback 18th century sofa featuring a mahogany frame.
Silk, Mahogany
20th Century Georgian Style ‘Chinese Chippendale’ Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine Georgian design ‘Chinese Chippendale’ model camelback Sofa. Early 20th Century English with dense mahogany frame of a lovely colour and patination.
Fabric, Mahogany
Unavailable
H 39 in W 72 in D 23 in
Chippendale Camelback Sofa with Claw and Ball Feet, English or Irish, circa 1770
Located in Providence, RI
This sofa is a rarity as very few have survived, especially with all claw and ball feet intact. The similar American examples do not have claw and ball feet in the rear, and even amo...
Cotton Canvas
Small-Scale Chippendale Mahogany Camelback Sofa
Located in Providence, RI
This is a small-scale sofa (68 in. wide) supported on four molded legs, giving it a very stabile appearance. The lines are Classic. See the attached images of when Levy had it up hol...
Mahogany
1920s Beige Velvet Camelback Sofa with Chinese Chippendale Base
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful 1920s Camelback sofa, just reupholstered in an elegant Beige cut velvet. the sofa has wonderful curved arms and a graceful camelback shape. the base is detailed in a Clas...
Upholstery
Unavailable
H 35 in W 81 in D 36 in
Fine Chippendale, Federal Mahogany Camelback Sofa, Philadelphia, circa 1780-1800
Located in Providence, RI
In the world of Chippendale sofas in the colonies, Philadelphia was always a source of standout work and design, and closest to high style English models.
Mahogany
Fine 18th Century Mahogany Camelback Sofa in Modern Fabric
Located in Woodbury, CT
A fine camelback sofa with slightly tapered legs joined by cross stretchers in mahogany. Probably of New York origin, circa 1780. Secondary woods all white pine, oak and ash. Newly u...
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 36.5 in W 81 in D 28 in
Vintage Camelback Sofa with Tufted Back in Blue Corduroy and Velvet
Located in Munster, IN
Blue on blue on blue, this vintage sofa is looking for a new place to call home. Textured corduroy in a classic navy covers the deep seat, extravagant arms, and diamond tufted back. ...
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century American Chippendale Camelback Sofa
Located in Savannah, GA
American Chippendale camelback 18th century sofa featuring a mahogany frame.
Silk, Mahogany
18th Century Style Irish Chippendale Camelback Sofa
Located in Essex, MA
Irish Walnut Camelback Sofa in Georgian Chippendale Styling. Carved Legs, triple camelback.
Walnut
Chippendale-Style Camelback Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Chippendale-Style Velvet Upholstered Sofa with Fret Work
Chippendale Style Camelback Nailhead Sofa New Upholstery
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant chippendale style camelback sofa with carved legs and stretcher.
Brass
19th Century Chippendale Style Camelback Mahogany Sofa
Located in New York, NY
With silk damask-upholstered serpentine back, outward scrolling arms and seat; raised on square legs joined by stretchers; on casters.
Mahogany
Philadelphia Chippendale Silk Mohair and Mahogany Camelback Sofa
By William Savery
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A long camelback sofa on eight cabriole mahogany legs. The front are hand-carved acanthus leaf and scroll design terminating in claw and ball feet. Newly upholstered in a golden velv...
Chippendale Style Mahogany Camelback Sofa ca. 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chippendale Style Mahogany Camel back Sofa, originating during the late 19th century.
For many more fine antiques, including an extensive inventory of sofas and sett...
Chippendale Style Camelback Centennial Sofa with ball and claw feet
Located in Milford, NH
Chippendale style camel back Centennial sofa of excellent proportions and raised by eight legs. The front legs each end with a ball and claw, and foliate carved shells.
Mahogany
Transitional Chippendale / Hepplewhite Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
a transitional Chippendale / Hepplewhite "camelback" sofa with square moulded tappering legs, quite possibly American
Wood
Antique Chippendale Settee Sofa with Fortuny Red Velvet Upholstery
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent chippendale style camelback antique sofa settee has scrolled arms and has been recently upholstered in a luxurious Fortuny embossed red velvet.
Textile, Velvet, Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Camelback Sofa with Scroll Arms, Blue, C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Ask About Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Reliable Professional Service & Fully Insured*** Antique Chippendale Camelback Sofa with Scroll Arms, Blue, C1930 Measures - 35.5"H x ...
Upholstery
Antique Camelback Chippendale Style Sofa
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Antique Camelback sofa in the Chippendale style with Marlborough fluted front legs, scrolled arms with brass studded trim and down filled cushions all beautifully re-upholstered in a...
Chinese Chippendale Style Camelback Sofa
Located in Sheffield, MA
Classic English Georgian camelback mahogany Chinese chippendale style sofa with nicely shaped camelback, clean elegant lines.
Fabric, Mahogany
Camelback Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Style Sofa
Located in Asheville, NC
Nicely shaped Chippendale style camelback sofa, scooped back scrolled arms, mahogany base with straight legs and stretchers, Chinese fretwork brackets top the front legs, covered in ...
Mahogany, Fabric, Upholstery
Antique Camelback Chippendale Style Sofa
Located in East Hampton, NY
Beautiful antique camelback sofa with Chippendale style legs. Newly upholstered in white linen.
Wood
Pair of Chippendale Style Mahogany Camelback Sofas
Located in New York, NY
The serpentine back and outscrolled arms are particularly graceful as is the overall incurved form. On straight legs with H-form stretchers. Each newly upholstered in Bakers Ferns li...
Linen, Mahogany
Sold
H 33.5 in W 34.5 in D 81 in
Antique Chippendale Mahogany Down Fill Camelback Parlor Sofa Couch Robert Allen
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique three seat camelback sofa or couch. Made of mahogany with carved accents, scrolled arms, and downfilled cushions. The Robert Allen Wavecrest fabric features a black embroid...
Fabric, Mahogany
American Philadelphia Style Hairy Paw Foot Camelback Sofa, 19th Century
By Thomas Affleck
Located in Essex, MA
19th century camelback sofa in Affleck style - mahogany - hairy paw foot - Philadelphia.
Mahogany
Sold
H 39 in W 89 in D 31 in
Large Georgian Style Chippendale Camelback Sofa, England or Ireland, circa 1890
Located in Alexandria, VA
Bold Irish Chippendale George III design bench made with beautiful hand carving on feet and knees French polished mahogany skirt and legs, excellent exaggerated roll to the arms and ...
Sold
H 36.5 in W 72 in D 28 in
English Georgian Period Chippendale Camel Back Sofa Mahogany with Molded Legs
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian Period Chippendale camelback sofa with six mahogany molded legs and five stretchers.
Mahogany
Chippendale Design Camelback Sofa
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Mahogany framed camelback sofa of early 20th century Chippendale design on chamfered square supports the tops with scroll carvings with cross stretchers.
A Chippendale Camelback Settee
Located in Woodbury, CT
A George II needlepoint covered small scaled Chippendale camelback settee with marlborough legs in mahogany. The period needlepoint with floral decoration is on a traditional camel b...
Mahogany
A Rare and Fine 18th C. English Chippendale Mahogany Sofa
Located in Woodbury, CT
A rare large size mahogany Chippendale period camelback sofa in the "Chinese" taste.
Mahogany, Faux Bamboo
Chippendale Camelback Sofa, Circa 1770
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Lincoln, GB
Behold this extraordinary Chippendale Camelback Sofa, a true masterpiece of timeless elegance!
Mahogany
George Smith Kilim Lounge Chair English Country Style Boho Tribal Rug
By George Smith
Located in Atlanta, GA
Classic Kilim Rug Upholstered Lounge Chair, designed by George Smith Ltd., England, circa 1990s. Signed with George Smith label underneath cushion. Please see our other 1stdibs listi...
Brass
$2,000 / item
H 8.5 in Dm 17.5 in
Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
Brass
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$5,288 / set
H 0.79 in W 0.79 in D 0.79 in
68-Piece Dinner Set - Wedgwood - Columbia Gold - Complete for 12
By Wedgwood
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful porcelain dinner set, made by the English brand Wedgwood, from the Columbia Gold series. This service was produced by Wedgwood from 1964 to 1979. This complete set serves...
Porcelain
$8,800
H 50.4 in W 31.89 in D 17.72 in
Swedish Modern 1940s Cabinet from Walfrid Svensson & Co in Karlstad
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the Swedish Modern 1940s cabinet from the furniture factory AB Walfrid Svensson & Co in Karlstad. It comes with stained oak burl veneered double doors, decorated with a ...
Oak, Burl
$1,800 / item
H 26 in W 18 in D 18 in
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stool, Cicely Modern Sheepskin Counter Stool, White Oak This Modern Cicely Counter Stool with Sheepskin Seat is beautifully constructed from solid white oak in Ohio, ...
Sheepskin, Wood, Oak
Fine Antique English Style Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A camel back long sofa, with serpentine seat rail raised on dark stained four cabriole front legs and four curved swept back legs. Tub form sides with sloping wood arms. Upholstered ...
Fabric, Wood
$2,813Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.23 in W 77.96 in D 25.6 in
Swedish 19th Century Original Painted Louis XV / Gustavian Cabriole Sofa, Settee
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
An elegant Swedish Louis XV–inspired cabriole sofa dating to the 19th century, showcasing refined Gustavian aesthetics and original painted surfaces. Crafted from solid pine, this se...
Wool, Pine
$2,950
H 35 in W 85 in D 31 in
Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Cornucopia Arm Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Classical Carved Mahogany Paw Foot Cornucopia Arm Sofa. Item features carved paw feet with leafy cornucopia carvings, carved top rail, great antique sofa. Cir...
Mahogany
$35,000
H 101 in W 60.5 in D 78.5 in
English Mahogany Four-Poster Gadrooned Tester Bed with Marlboro Feet, Circa 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany four-poster bed with gadrooned serpentine tester, carved reeded and floral post and terminating on Marlboro feet with original brass casters. Bed is queen-size. Cust...
Mahogany
$13,309
H 33.47 in W 78.75 in D 27.56 in
French Louis XVI Period Style Sofa with Scroll Arms Made by La Maison london
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
French, Louis XVI Style sofa with scroll arms, hand carved by La Maison London. This piece has been finished in house, in an ecru white with hand gilded highlights. The seating, bols...
Wood
$4,800
H 16 in W 38 in D 38 in
Japanese 18th Century Style Lacquered Coffee Table With Scenes of Horses
Located in Stamford, CT
Japanese style equestrian themed lacquered square coffee table with a lift top that opens to a large storage area. The top and sides decorated with decoupage equestrian scenes of ind...
Wood
$4,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 71.25 in W 80.25 in D 3 in
Antique Polychrome Baroque Gilt Venetian-Style Carved Wood King Headboard
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
This exquisite antique Venetian-style king bed is a true showstopper, featuring an intricately hand-carved and gilded frame with a soft, distressed celadon green finish. The elaborat...
Wood
French 19th Century Cabinet Confiturier
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This buffet confiturier is in the style of Henri II, rich in carvings. Buffet confiturier means a cabinet with 1 door that was in the 19th century generally used in the kitchen.
Oak
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Empire Sofa Schumacher Sabi Tiger Velvet
Located in Houston, TX
Early 19th Century Empire sofa. This handsome burl veneer sofa features ebonized and gilt columns, urn finials, with two hidden drawers, all newly upholstered in Schumacher abstract ...
Wood, Burl
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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