Vintage Chinese Chippendale Camel Back Rattan Sofa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Defined by its sculptural camel-back silhouette and intricate geometric fretwork, this sofa captures the playful yet refined essence of 1970s Hollywood Regency design.
Wicker, Rattan
Antique Upholstered Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Camel Back Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
On carved mahogany legs with camelback form and rolled arms with exposed carved mahogany through the arms. Single loose upholstered seat cushion with decorative repeating geometric p...
Fabric, Mahogany
Classical Federal Carved Camel Back Boucle Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
NEWLY UPHOLSTERED WITH BOUCLE FABRIC! This Federal style camel back sofa has an amazing wooden frame with fluted legs and carved rosettes. There are 3 feather down seat cushions. Th...
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery
Henredon Camel Back Carved Mahogany Stretcher Base Sofa
By Henredon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Henredon Camel Back Carved Mahogany Stretcher Base Sofa
Mahogany
Chippendale Design Camel Back Sofa
Located in Baltimore, MD
Camel back Chippendale style sofa with mahogany frame from first half of the 20th Century.
Mahogany, Down, Fabric
Camel Back Chippendale Style Sofa
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Camel back Chippendale style sofa with rolled arms, newly upholstered in a burned velvet coral and cream designer fabric with a down covered cushion.
Fabric, Wood
English Chippendale Style Camel Back Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 20th century Chippendale style camel back sofa upholstered in red wool damask with nail-head trim.
Fabric, Mahogany, Wood
Late 19th Century Mahogany Camel Back Sofa
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
Late 19th century mahogany camel back sofa with 4 Chippendale style ball and claw feet.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Period Mahogany Chippendale Camel Back Sofa, circa 1780
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Stamford, CT
A newly upholstered Chippendale camel back sofa / settee. Mahogany with pine sub straight material, circa 1780.
Mahogany
American Chippendale Style Mahogany Camel-Back Sofa
Located in Shippensburg, PA
American Chippendale style camel-back sofa over marlborough feet.
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Kittinger Camel Back Sofa Circa 1950
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Chippendale style sofa by Kittinger offers camel back form with scroll arms and raised on eight mahogany legs, maker label as photographed, c1950 Measures - 39.5'' H x 96.5'' W ...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Chinese Chippendale Style Citron Velvet Camel Back Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic citron yellow velvet curvaceous camel back sofa settee made in the Chinese Chippendale taste.
Velvet, Mahogany
Philadelphia Chippendale Style Marlborough Mahogany Camel Back Sofa
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Clearly influenced by the Thomas Affleck sofa currently held in the collection of the Department of State in the Diplomatic Reception rooms, this fine reproduction is powerful and im...
Fabric, Mahogany
Large 20th Century Regency Style Camel Backed Sofa
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very elegant 20th century Georgian style camel backed sofa of huge proportions. It has strong Chippendale influence with the very finely carved legs. 8 in total meaning thi...
Beech, Mahogany
20th Century Chippendale Style Camel Back Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th century Edwardian Chippendale style camel back sofa on mahogany Chamfered legs.
Mahogany
1920s Chippendale Revival Camel-Back Sofa in Cut Velvet
Located in Surrey, BC
Chippendale Revival sofa with characteristic camel-shaped back and cabriole legs.
Vintage Chippendale Ball and Claw Down-Filled Camel Back Sofa
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage Chippendale ball and claw down-filled camel back sofa What a find.
Upholstery
Sold
H 33.47 in W 88.98 in D 36.23 in
Regency Chippendale Style Camel Back Humpback Floral Upholstery Large Sofa
By Georgian House 1
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand made in England Chippendale regency styled Camel / humpback large silk velvet upholstered sofa A very good looking and well m...
Fabric
Sold
H 38.75 in W 81.5 in D 31 in
Antique Chippendale Camel Back Walnut Sofa with Down Cushion, circa 1810
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chippendale sofa offers upholstered camel back form with scroll arms and down cushion on walnut frame having eight square and straight legs, c1810 Measures - 38.75'' H ...
Walnut, Upholstery
18th Century Camel Back Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th century Chippendale period camel back sofa with ogee shaped mahogany legs.
Sold
H 39.25 in W 79.25 in D 31 in
American Chippendale Style Camel Back Sofa with Marlborough Feet, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
Clearly influenced by the Thomas Affleck sofa currently held in the collection of the Department of State in the Diplomatic Reception rooms, this fine reproduction is powerful and im...
Fabric, Mahogany
Striped Chippendale Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striped camel-back Chippendale revival sofa by Kittenger.
Wood, Lacquer
Chippendale Style Mahogany Camelback Sofa ca. 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chippendale Style Mahogany Camel back Sofa, originating during the late 19th century.
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.
Mahogany
Sold
H 36.23 in W 72.25 in D 35.24 in
Rare Restored Camel Back Chippendale Buttoned Chesterfield Sofa Brown Leather
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
The legs are a traditional Georgian camel back formation, three overall joined by stretchers.
Leather
Pair of Camel Back, Chinese Chippendale Sofa Loveseats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Small, comfy and elegant Chinese Chippendale loveseats, newly reupholstered in white duck. Beautiful carved wood legs.
Upholstery, Wood
English Chippendale Style Camel Back Gold Damask Upholstered Sofa
Located in Queens, NY
English Chippendale-style (20th century) 3-seat camel back sofa with gold damask upholstery with a diamond pattern and mahogany legs with stretcher.
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Edwardian Chippendale Style Loveseat Sofa by Hancock & Moore
By Hancock & Moore
Located in Southampton, NJ
Edwardian camel back Chippendale style loveseat sofa in original English Crewel embroidered upholstery.
Upholstery, Mahogany
18th Century Chippendale Camel Back Sofa
Located in Nashville, TN
Featured is a well built and preserved 18th century camel back sofa in the Chippendale style. Carved legs, solid leg stretcher and sweeping rear legs.
Silk, Mahogany
Antique Chippendale Camel Back Sofa With Ball and Claw Feet
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique chippendale sofa features solid mahogany wood, camel back and ball and claw feet.
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Chippendale Style Camel Back Sofa
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous early 19th century Chippendale style camel back sofa possibly made in Louisiana.
Walnut
Chippendale Style Camel Back Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A well made and very comfortable single cushion Camel Back Sofa in traditional style. Chippendale style camel back sofa with cranberry and ivory linen-type fabric custom upholstery h...
Fabric, Wood, Feathers
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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