Customizable Fringes Loveseat By Munna In Mustard Cotton Velvet
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
The handmade sofa draws on the signature Franjas fashion theme, ruffling the scene and inviting guests with its fun and flirtatious feel. Featuring three layers of fringes that run a...
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Trimming
Customizable Fringes Loveseat By Munna In Sage Green Cotton Velvet
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
The handmade sofa draws on the signature Franjas fashion theme, ruffling the scene and inviting guests with its fun and flirtatious feel. Featuring three layers of fringes that run a...
Silk, Velvet, Wood, Trimming
$2,848Sale Price|30% Off
Rare 19th Century Napoleon III Silk Satin Sofa
Located in Puglia, Puglia
French sofa from the 19th century, Napoleon III period. The sofa has the original silk satin covering and two bands embroidered in half stitch and applied to the fabric, the backrest...
Satin, Silk, Beech
Vintage French Knole Style Silk Down Filled High Arm Loveseat Settee Sofa Couch
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage silk down filled loveseat / settee / sofa or couch featuring a formal tapered chaise lounge design with high rolled arms and arched back over skirted base. Includes bolster ...
Upholstery, Hardwood, Down
18th C. Louis XV Sofa Set with Armchairs, Hand-Carved Giltwood, Original Silk
Located in Madrid, ES
Three piece set, late 18th century French Louis XV canapé / sofa / settee with two matching armchairs. The sofa is able to accommodate three sitters. Unique and noteworthy, all three...
Silk, Giltwood
DOOQ Sofa Settee with Soft Kiwi Velvet and Silk Fringes La Folie 180cm
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
With voluptuous curves and perfect poise, La Folie exalts passion and fantasy as if you were in a burlesque show at Moulin Rouge. Let yourself be drawn by this flirtatious feeling of...
Silk, Velvet
DOOQ Sofa Settee with Soft Dijon Velvet and Silk Fringes La Folie 140cm
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
With voluptuous curves and perfect poise, La Folie exalts passion and fantasy as if you were in a burlesque show at Moulin Rouge. Let yourself be drawn by this flirtatious feeling of...
Silk, Velvet
DOOQ Sofa Settee with Soft Terracotta Velvet and Silk Fringes La Folie 140cm
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
With voluptuous curves and perfect poise, La Folie exalts passion and fantasy as if you were in a burlesque show at Moulin Rouge. Let yourself be drawn by this flirtatious feeling of...
Silk, Velvet
DOOQ Sofa Settee with Soft Terracotta Velvet and Silk Fringes La Folie 180cm
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
With voluptuous curves and perfect poise, La Folie exalts passion and fantasy as if you were in a burlesque show at Moulin Rouge. Let yourself be drawn by this flirtatious feeling of...
Silk, Velvet
DOOQ Sofa Settee with Soft Kiwi Velvet and Silk Fringes La Folie 140cm
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
With voluptuous curves and perfect poise, La Folie exalts passion and fantasy as if you were in a burlesque show at Moulin Rouge. Let yourself be drawn by this flirtatious feeling of...
Silk, Velvet
DOOQ Sofa Settee with Soft Dijon Velvet and Silk Fringes La Folie 180cm
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
With voluptuous curves and perfect poise, La Folie exalts passion and fantasy as if you were in a burlesque show at Moulin Rouge. Let yourself be drawn by this flirtatious feeling of...
Silk, Velvet
Louis XV Mahogany Carved Settee, Canape / Sofa, Floral Silk Upholstery
Located in Stamford, CT
Small Louis XV Mahogany Carved Settee / Sofa, Floral Silk Upholstery A simply stunning Louis XV Style Canape or Settee having a walnut solid wood frame circa 1940 recently recovered...
Wood
Versace Silk Velvet Upholstered Giltwood Italian Sofa & Pair of Armchairs Suite
By Gianni Versace
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this extremely well made, vintage Versace Upholstered Italian with silk velvet, Giltwood framed sofa and pair of armchairs suite. A truly stunni...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Brand New Mulberry Silk Velvet Sporting Life Howard Style Claw & Ball Feet Sofa
By Howard and Sons, Mulberry, Howard Chairs Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this brand new, Full Scroll Arm, Howard & Son's style, upholstered in brand new Mulberry Sporting Life silk velvet upholstery, with claw & ball leg...
Velvet, Hardwood
nice 19th Century Aubusson Tapestry Sofa Cover
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Fine antique Aubusson tapestry, with a beautiful floral design and beautiful colors with red, pink, purple, green and yellow, entirely handwoven, with wool and silk on cotton foundat...
Wool, Silk
Chinoiserie Living Room with Sofa and Armchairs, France, 1890
By Another Human
Located in Napoli, IT
Chinoiserie living room with sofa and two armchairs, France, 1890. The sofa and armchairs are upholstered with the original silk, the decorations have been made by hand. Measures: ...
Silk, Wood
Italy Venezia Mid-18th Century Baroque Wooden Sofa
Located in Brescia, IT
Mid-18th Century hand-carved 1750 Venetian Baroque walnut sofa, three-seat with armrests. Remarkable work by Venetian cabinetmakers. The 18th Century was in Venice the Golden Age. Ar...
Walnut, Silk
Classic French Empire Curved Walnut Sofa With Dolphin Arms
Located in Southampton, NJ
A classic French Empire Style curved back settee with distinct Neoclassical design elements in the carved gold dolphin arms & carved Klismos legs. Newly upholstered in gorgeous Medi...
Silk, Walnut
Bobyrug’s nice 19th Century Aubusson Tapestry Sofa Cover
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Fine antique Aubusson tapestry, with a beautiful floral design and beautiful colors with red, pink, purple, green and yellow, entirely handwoven, with wool and silk on cotton foundat...
Wool, Silk
French Louis XV Painted Sofa and Two Fauteuils Parlor Set
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An elegant French Louis XV bergère painted carved three-piece salon or parlor set, comprising of a lovely sofa settee and two armchairs, all upholstered in a neutral pale yellow silk...
Silk, Wood
$4,185Sale Price|20% Off
Small Italian Art Decò Purple Satin Sofa with Roll Cushion
Located in Milano, IT
Introducing an elegant 20th-century Italian bench or settee, entirely crafted with purple satin fabric. This exquisite piece exudes elegance and is ideal for furnishing quirky living...
Silk, Wood
Salon Set Comprising One Sofa and 4 Armchairs Giltwood Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the very high end for quality for salon set comprising a sofa and 4 armchairs in the style of louis XVI ,This salon set was upholstery in exactlty in the same maner what they...
Fabric, Silk, Giltwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Sofa ~ Canape
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Sofa ~ Canape with cut silk velvet recalls the glory days of Napoleon and Josephine creating what many experts consider t...
Silk, Walnut, Paint
19th Century Louis XVI Gustavian style Salon Suite 1 Sofà 6 Chairs 2 Armchairs
Located in Vigonza, Padua
They can be sold separately. -Sofa: measures cm. W 140, D 70, H 115/45 cm PRICE US$ 6,500.00 -2 Armchairs : measures cm. W 60 , D 60 , H 95/45 PRICE US$ ...
Silk, Walnut
18th Century French Rococo Sofa
Located in New York, NY
The walnut frame of this large, Louis XV-period sofa is unusual for its highly animated form. It is finely carved with flowers, leaves, bound reeds and scrolling vegetal forms. We ha...
Satin, Silk, Walnut
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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