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Bassett Couch

Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Style Prestige Sofa
By Bassett Furniture, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is a gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern sofa, in the style of Adrian Pearsall for Bassett
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Upholstery, Wood

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Style Gondola Sofa
By Bassett Furniture, Adrian Pearsall
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall style Gondola sofa Offered is a gorgeous vintage Mid
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

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Upholstery, Wood

Mid Century Kipp Stewart Drexel Coffee Table Bench
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Baltimore, MD
extra long sofa. Features a rectangular top with a sculpted turned edge trim, that runs the length of
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Walnut

Living Room Set by Florence Knoll, USA, 1960
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Amsterdam, NL
sofa are W. 158 x D. 48 x H. 75 (SH. 38) cm The set remains in very good condition with minor wear
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

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Metal

Living Room Set by Florence Knoll, USA, 1960
Living Room Set by Florence Knoll, USA, 1960
H 30.32 in W 31.11 in D 19.69 in

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Florence Knoll 3-Seat Sofa
By Florence Knoll
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Florence Knoll 3-seat sofa. Nice original condition.
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Adrian Pearsall Style Gondola Sofa by Bassett Prestige
By Bassett Furniture
Located in New London, CT
Perhaps the closest version of Adrian Pearsall's designs for Craft Associate is this by Bassett
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By Milo Baughman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
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Midcentury Danish Modern Milo Baughman Style Sofa
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Wilmington, DE
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Florence Knoll 25 BC Sofa for Knoll International, USA, 1950
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A stunning three-seater sofa, model 25 BC, designed by Florence Knoll and manufactured by Knoll
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Loveseat Sofa
By Bassett Furniture
Located in Wilmington, DE
, no stains or tears in upholstery. It is marked by Bassett. Dimensions: 59" W x 34" D x 24" H
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Florence Knoll Parallel Bar Coffee Table, USA, 1950
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Amsterdam, NL
company. The base is typical for the series that also includes sofas and chairs. We have a living room set
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Set of Two Model 31 Easy Chairs by Florence Knoll for Knoll Int., circa 1960
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Amsterdam, NL
beautiful patina. Florence Knoll Bassett (born May 24, 1917) is an American architect and furniture
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By Knoll, Florence Knoll
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Mid-Century Modern Wool Tweed Three-Seat Sofa by Bassett
By Bassett Furniture
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By Weiman, Bassett Furniture
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By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
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Bassett Cherry Queen Anne 2 Tier Serpentine Sideboard Console Sofa Hall Table "
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Chaise Longue by Knoll
Located in London, GB
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Chaise Longue by Knoll
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Florence Knoll International Sofa Model 25 BC
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This sofa was designed by Florence Knoll Bassett for Knoll International. Model 25 BC. From the
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Florence Knoll International Sofa Model 25 BC
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H 29.14 in W 78.75 in D 31.11 in
Florence Knoll Sofa
By Florence Knoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
Newly revitalized sofa designed by Florence Knoll Bassett (1917- ), reupholstered in Knoll Fabric
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H 30 in W 90 in D 31 in
Vintage Leather Puppy Dog, 1970s
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
on their sofa, chair or bed. Based on its features, I would say the designer was thinking of a mini
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Vintage Leather Puppy Dog, 1970s
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H 7.09 in W 9.06 in D 16.93 in
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Bassett Couch For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the bassett couch you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A bassett couch — often made from fabric, upholstery and wood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect bassett couch — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right bassett couch, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one bassett couch that is appealing in its simplicity, but Bassett Furniture and Weiman produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Bassett Couch?

A bassett couch can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,648, while the lowest priced sells for $765 and the highest can go for as much as $6,800.

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 Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.