20th Century Red Leather Chesterfield Sofa with Button Down Seat, circa 1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Superb late 20th century leather Chesterfield sofa. One of the most elegant models with button down seating, this is a fashionable evergreen capable of uplifting the interior space o...
Leather
20th Century English Chesterfield Leather Sofa with Button Down Seats, c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Superb mid 20th century leather chesterfield sofa. One of the most elegant models with button down seating, this is a fashionable item of furniture capable of uplifting the interior ...
Leather
20thC Chesterfield Three Seater Leather Sofa with Button Down Seats c.1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Superb mid 20th century green leather chesterfield sofa. One of the most elegant models with button down seating, this is a fashionable item of furniture capable of uplifting the int...
Leather
20th Century English Chesterfield Leather Sofa with Button Down Seats circa 1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A superb Mid-20th Century leather chesterfield sofa. One of the most elegant models with button down seating, this is a fashionable item of furniture capable of uplifting the interio...
Brass
Stunning Button Tufted Leather and Walnut sofa by Gunlocke, Jens Risom Design
By Gunlocke, Jens Risom
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning button tufted leather and walnut sofa by Gunlocke, Jens Risom Design.
Leather, Walnut
20th Century English Chesterfield Leather Sofa with Button Down Seats, c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Superb mid to late 20th century leather chesterfield sofa. One of the most elegant models with button down seating, this is a fashionable item of furniture capable of uplifting the i...
Leather
20th Century English Chesterfield Leather Sofa with Button Down Seats, c.1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
This is a superb example of a mid 20th century green leather chesterfield sofa. One of the most elegant models with button down seating, this is a fashionable item of furniture capab...
Leather
21st C., Custom Upholstered Jonathan Adler Button Tufted Sofa In Cut Velvet
By Jonathan Adler
Located in Morristown, NJ
., custom Jonathan Adler sofa. A nicely upholstered button tufted sofa in sculpted velvet in a geometric pattern fabric, on a solid maple wooden frame, unmarked, The upholstery fabri...
Velvet, Maple
Late 20th Century 3-Seat Chesterfield Leather Sofa with Button Down Seat
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Superb late 20th century leather Chesterfield sofa. One of the most elegant models with button down seating, this fashionable item of furniture is capable of uplifting the interior s...
Leather
Mid-Century Modern Convertible Sofa Bed Button Detail in Oatmeal Colored Mohair
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and versatile Mid-Century Modern convertible sofa bed in oatmeal colored mohair-like fabric with button detail.
Mohair, Wood
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut and Plum Button Back Velvet Sofa, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian sofa offers carved walnut frame with shaped back having foliate carved pierced crest over button back plum velvet upholstery, scroll arms and carved apron, raise...
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
Late 20th Century 3-Seat Chesterfield Leather Sofa with Button Down Seat
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Superb late 20th century leather chesterfield sofa. One of the most elegant models with button down seating, this is a fashionable item of furniture capable of uplifting the interior...
Leather
Vintage Chesterfield Sofa Brown Leather High Back Three Seats and Button Tufted
By Chesterfield
Located in Firenze, IT
This English vintage brown leather Chesterfield sofa with button trufted back and arms offers three seats and high back, striking profile thanks to slight winged back, scrolled arms ...
Leather, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Button Back Sofa with Tapered Hand Rubbed Walnut Legs
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
This refined Mid-Century Modern button back sofa was realized in the United States, circa 1960.
Velvet, Walnut
20th Century Two-Seat Tetrad Chesterfield Leather Sofa with Button Down Seats
By Tetrad
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Late 20th century two-seat leather Chesterfield sofa by Tetrad. Great quality, hand dyed leather. Measures: Height 80cm Seat height 40cm Width 175cm Depth 80cm.
Leather
Antique French Louis XV Style Button Tufted Sofa in Organic Belgian Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Beautiful Louis XV style sofa with solid wood carved frame, has been reupholstered in our 100% organic Belgian linen. The seat cushion is a new custom bench style, down wrapped cloud...
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
Harvey Probber Two Piece Button Tufted Wool Sectional Sofa
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Harvey Probber two piece sectional sofa upholstered in the original persimmon wool.
Wood, Wool, Upholstery
Contemporary Deep Buttoned Tux Sofa in Imperial Velvet with Solid Walnut Legs
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Tux is our contemporary interpretation of the classic chesterfield. The stunning deep buttoning and tailored detailing make this piece a personal favourite, especially when uphol...
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-Century Italian Rose Pink Velvet Buttoned Two-Seat Sofa on Wooden Feet
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous midcentury Italian rose pink newly upholstered buttoned 2-seat kidney shaped sofa with mahogany legs.
Velvet, Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Button Back Tufted Sofa in Textural Sapphire Velvet by Knoll
By Knoll
Located in New York, NY
This refined and understated Mid-Century Modern sofa was realized in the United States circa 1970 by Knoll.
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid Century Modern Sectional Sofa Off White Fabric Button Back
By Harvey Probber, Milo Baughman
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern sectional sofa comprised of 3 pieces wearing off white textured raw silk fabric with button back detail, 4 loose seat cushions, and round tapered...
Fabric, Wood
Milo Baughman Button Tufted Chrome Sofa in a Navy Blue Velvet from France
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Dallas, TX
We have redone this sofa in a luxurious cotton blue velvet of excellent quality from France. The chrome has been replaced so no pitting and shiny.
Chrome
Black and Chrome Modular Seating, Button Tufted Sofa, Mies Tugenhat
By Lilly Reich, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Modernist three-piece modular set, manufactured by Patrician Furniture Company, stunning lines reminiscent of the iconic Tugenhat chair designed by Mies Van der Rohe and Lill...
Chrome
Sold|$4,106
Victorian Buttoned Back Chesterfield
Located in Malton, GB
This is a superb quality 19th century English chesterfield sofa. It is a great size and very comfy. It has a fabulous buttoned back which will look very inviting when upholstered.
Oak
Sold|$2,900
Dunbar Sofa
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Mid Century modern Dunbar two cushion sofa with button back and buttoned cushions and dark mahogany legs and stretchers in original vinyl,ready for you to reupholster in any fabric.
Mahogany
Sold|$2,735
Victorian Deep Buttoned Chesterfield
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A walnut Victorian deep buttoned Chesterfield circa 1880 reupholstered in grey linen.
Fabric
Sold|$2,900
Dunbar Curved Sofa
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Mid century Dunbar three cushioned curved sofa with button back and buttoned cushions with mahogany legs and stretchers.In original vinyl ready for you to reupholster in any fabric.
Mahogany
blue leather sofa
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A blue button tufted leather sofa on blonde dowel legs.
Leather, Oak
Sold|$1,028
Victorian Walnut Sofa
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Carved Walnut Sofa with Button-Back Upholstery Item Code: S27-68 A stylish Victorian walnut sofa featuring an elegant serpentine front rail, finely carved floral detailing ...
Walnut
Sold|$4,800
Robsjohn-Gibbings Couch
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century modern button tufted Robsjohn-Gibbings couch with wood base.
Wood, Upholstery
sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A tight back even armed sofa on dark walnut legs with a button tufted back.
Walnut
Sold|$11,655
Victorian Red Leather Sofa
Located in London, GB
A fine Victorian walnut sofa with original buttoned red Morocco leather upholstery, circa 1880.
Sold|$1,645
19th Century Walnut Sofa
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century walnut sofa in the art’s and craft style, the tub shaped sofa with buttoned brown leather upholstery with stud work decoration, the walnut frame comprising of various ca...
Walnut
Rare - Milo Baughman Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare - Early Button Tufted Milo Baughman designed sofa manufactured by Thayer Coggin.
Walnut
Sold|$3,800
1970s Orange Gondola Sofa
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This button-tufted orange gondola sofa from the 1970s has been newly reupholstered and is sure to brighten and punctuate any room.
Upholstery
Sold|$8,500
Swedish Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Kaare Klint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Swedish leather Chesterfield sofa with deep button tufted back and arms, sitting on raised, lithe solid rosewood legs.
Rosewood
Sold|$3,200
Classic English Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Classic button tufted Chesterfield sofa with nailhead trim.
Leather, Wood
Sold|$3,200
Leather Camel Back Sofa
By Classic
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1970's example of classic English Camel Back form sofa. Fully button tufted back, arms, and seat, brass stud trim, solid mahogany stretcher base.
Sold|$8,070 / item
Modern Classic Tufted Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Mid-Century Modern style triple loose button detailed boxed cushion back sofa, with a boxed and button-tufted bench cushion seat with two throw pillows, with a recessed track arm o...
Upholstery, Wood
Sold|$8,750
Tufted Velvet Tuxedo Sofa
Located in Danville, CA
Fabulous 1950's button tufted velvet Tuxedo sofa sold through S. Christian, San Francisco's premier purveyor of high end designer Modern furniture in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sold|$4,456
Antique Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in London, GB
Antique deep buttoned leather Chesterfield three-seat sofa in excellent original condition and very comfortable too.
Leather
Vintage Roll Arm Tufted Hollywood Regency Sofa
By Bernhardt
Located in Lutz, FL
Vintage Hollywood Regency style sofa with button tufted back and rolled arms, comes with matching tailored arm rest covers.
Fabric, Wood
Sold|$6,334
19th Century Chesterfield Style Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fabulous 19th century English style Chesterfield sofa. With a button back and convex seat on turned legs and castors.
Fabric
Sold|$5,800
Handsome Tufted Leather & Steel Sofa
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Supple ox blood colored leather sofa circa early 1970's. This example is done with a tight seat and tight back with extensive button tufting over the entire sofa.
Steel
Chesterfied Sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A generously proportioned and highly comfortable Chesterfield sofa with full button tufted upholstery in a rich charcoal Savak wool.
Wool
Chesterfield Sofa By Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A generously proportioned and highly comfortable Chesterfield sofa with full button tufted upholstery in its excellent original black leather.
Leather
Sold|$2,049
French Gilt Two Seat Sofa
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A lovely French Louis Phillipe two seater gilt couch with deep buttoned cameo back and sides,in very nice condition.
Beech
English 19th c. Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Greenwich, CT
An English 19th century button back chesterfield sofa with rolled arms and back on turned mahogany legs ending in castors.
Upholstery
Sold|$4,500
Mid-Century Knoll Style Sofa
By Knoll
Located in Wilton, CT
Early 1960's Knoll Style Walnut trimmed, button-tufted two seat sofa custom upholstered in a light, natural linen.
Sold|$3,900
Jens Risom Sofa for Knoll
By Jens Risom
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A Risom designed sofa with button back detail, flared arms and angular hard maple legs, manufactured by Knoll an early design.
Metal
Sold|$2,000
Fabulous PInk Velvet Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Amarillo, TX
Classic chesterfield two seat sofa, extensively button tufted, in original pink cotton/rayon blend velvet in imitation of linen velvet.
Cotton
Sold|$3,359
Quality Antique Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Benington, Herts
A very good quality deep buttoned leather upholstered Chesterfield sofa. This Chesterfield has a beautifully deep buttoned back with scrolling arms which fall down to a deep buttoned...
Leather
Sold|$2,975
Swedish Art Moderne Tufted Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
-Channel-back and button tufted vintage sofa - restored and newly upholstered.
Upholstery
Sold|$7,404
19th Century Red Velvet Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Stunning 19th Century drop-end buttoned red Chesterfield sofa. Still retaining its original Victorian red velvet fabric which is in remarkable condition for its age.
Velvet
Sold|$1,700
Edward Wormley Sofa by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in Highland, IN
The four loose back cushions are down-filled for deep comfort, but if a more tailored look and greater seat depth is desired, it can be used without the cushions as the back has a ni...
Wood, Upholstery
Sold|$13,986
Victorian Carved Walnut Leathered Sofa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian carved walnut leathered sofa, the buttoned rolled-over back sweeping round to form scrolling arms with carved walnut frames, serpentine seat rail, and turned front legs, ...
Walnut, Leather
Sold|$4,387
Antique Swedish Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in London, GB
Fabulous antique Swedish deep buttoned leather Chesterfield sofa still in the original leather, full of character, extremely comfortable & dating to circa 1890s period.
Leather
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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