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Banana Shape Loveseat

Curved Banana Shape Loveseat or Sofa in Floral Wool, Denmark 1940s
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930s or early
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Wool, Beech

Curved Banana Shape Loveseat or Sofa in Two-Tone Wool, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930s or early
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Wool, Beech

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Curved Banana Shape Loveseat or Sofa Denmark, 1940s in Blue Wool
By Jean Royère
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930s or early
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Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Loveseats

Materials

Wool, Beech

Danish 1950s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat with Green Floral Wool Fabric
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Banana shaped or curved loveseat made in Denmark, around early 1950s. This small sofa will make a
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Loveseats

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Mohair, Beech

Curved Banana Shape Loveseat or Sofa in Two-Tone Wool, Denmark, 1940s
By Jean Royère
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930s or early
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Wool, Beech

Danish Mid-Century Curved Banana Shape Loveseat, 1940's
By Viggo Boesen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, circa 1940. This small sofa
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat in Yellow Mohair
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930's or early
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Mohair, Beech

Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat in Green Mohair
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930's or early
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Mohair, Beech

Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat in Green Mohair
By Viggo Boesen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style curved loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930's or early 1940's. This small
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Mohair, Beech

Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat in Green Mohair
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1940's or early 1950's. This small
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Mohair, Beech

Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat and Chaise Lounge in Floral Fabric
By Viggo Boesen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very rare Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat and chaise lounge made in Denmark
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Beech, Cotton

Viggo Boesen Style Banana Shape Loveseat by Slagelse Møbelværk
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Banana shaped loveseat sofa reupholstered in faux lambs fur with cognac brown leather buttons, made
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Beech

Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat with Two-tone Wool Fabric
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Banana shaped or curved loveseat made in Denmark sometime during the 1940's. This loveseat will
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Loveseats

Materials

Mohair, Beech, Wool

Curved Banana Shape Loveseat or Sofa in Two-Tone Wool, Denmark, 1940s
By Jean Royère
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930s or early
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

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Wool, Beech

Danish 1950s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat with Channeled Back in Brown Mohair
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Banana shaped or curved loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1940s or early 1950s. This small sofa
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Loveseats

Materials

Mohair, Beech

Danish 1950s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat with Smooth Back in Green Mohair
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Banana shaped or curved loveseat made in Denmark, around early 1950s. This small sofa will make a
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Loveseats

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Mohair, Beech

Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat in Yellow Mohair
By Viggo Boesen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, circa 1940. This small sofa
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat in Yellow Mohair
By Viggo Boesen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, circa 1940. This small sofa
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Beech, Mohair

Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat in Yellow Mohair
By Viggo Boesen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930's or early
Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Mohair, Beech

Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat in Green Mohair
By Viggo Boesen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, around late 1930's or early
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Mohair, Beech

Danish 1940s Curved Banana Shape Loveseat in White Wool with Channel in Backrest
By Viggo Boesen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Viggo Boesen style banana shaped or curved Loveseat made in Denmark, circa 1940. This small sofa
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Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Beech, Wool

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Banana Shape Loveseat For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic banana shape loveseat available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of beech, fabric and hardwood, every banana shape loveseat was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the banana shape loveseat you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right banana shape loveseat, those designed in mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Banana Shape Loveseat?

A banana shape loveseat can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,350, while the lowest priced sells for $4,800 and the highest can go for as much as $6,000.

A Close Look at Mid-century-modern Furniture

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

Finding the Right Loveseats for You

Antique and vintage loveseats are functional and totally charming furniture in homes large and small these days. They first appeared in the 17th and 18th centuries, though they were not yet known by this endearing term.

These petite, two-seat sofas were originally intended to comfortably sit a woman clad in what were the era’s large and elaborate dresses — ornate hooped garments with copious folds of fabric, embroidery and lace. However, because the original seats featured just enough space for two, they quickly became popular for couples that were courting. Loveseats meant that the couples could engage in close conversation, but furniture makers ensured that there was enough space between sitters to prioritize modesty.

In the early days of loveseats, the furnishings were minimalist in appearance and could often be found in an s-shape, with the two sides facing each other. The spare seating was initially little more than a wooden bench, as loveseats weren’t yet upholstered or cushioned. Design of the seating evolved over time, and this wide chair was eventually padded and tufted for comfort. During the 1800s, loveseats were a luxurious addition to the homes of the wealthy, and even today, antique 19th-century loveseats are still quite alluring. In any lavishly decorated parlor of the Victorian era, you might find a pair of partygoers tucked into a particularly plush iteration of these cozy perches, one boasting arched crests of carved mahogany over its sculpted seats, with front cabriole legs resolving in paw feet.

In modern homes, loveseats — even antique Victorian loveseats — pair well with oversize sofas or are ideal replacements for sofas, particularly if you’re working on organizing and furnishing a smaller space. A loveseat is a stylish addition to a home library or a reading nook and can easily be situated at the foot of the bed in your bedroom. In the living room, you may wish to position your vintage loveseat and couch around a central focal point, such as a distinguishing architectural feature or a fireplace. But be sure to leave some walking room between your seating and any nearby coffee tables or side tables. Allow for around two feet for guests to pass between a couch and chair or loveseat and at least a foot between a loveseat and coffee table.

Find a wide variety of antique, new and vintage loveseats today on 1stDibs.