$3,560Sale Price|20% Off
Bohemian Bamboo Sofa-Bed, Curved Design, 20th Century, Excellent
Located in Antwerp, BE
The seat cushion ensures comfort, whether sitting or lying down. It's a cosy sofa-bed, in excellent original condition, that would fit well in a Bohemian chic interior.
Bamboo
$2,100Sale Price|30% Off
Rare Antique Arts & Crafts Oak "Hollins" Convertible Couch Chair Chaise Lounge
Located in Dayton, OH
An incredibly rare and ingeniously engineered piece of furniture history: The "Hollins" Convertible Couch Chair, manufactured by the renowned late 19th / early 20th-century makers Wa...
Oak
Exquisite D70 Sofa Daybed by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno, 1954
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Voorburg, NL
Sofa/ Daybed ‘D70’, designed by Osvaldo Borsani and manufactured by Tecno, Italy 1954.
Brass, Steel
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Danish Modern Beautiful Dark Brown Leather 2 Seat Sofa loveseat
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great small Danish Modern sofa has original down filled cushions. Great condition.
Leather, Birch
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Danish Modern Beautiful Dark Brown Leather 3 Seat Sofa nice patina
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid century Danish modern beautiful Dark Brown leather 3 seat sofa Dark brown birch light wood legs. Style of Børge Mogensen.
Leather, Birch
Kittinger Georgian Mahogany Gate Leg Drop Leaf Dining Table, Newly Refinished
By Kittinger
Located in South Bend, IN
With leaves down, makes an excellent sofa table or console table. By Kittinger USA, Circa 1980s Measures: 62"W x 56.25"D x 29"H.
Mahogany
Irish Georgian Mahogany Hunt Table
Located in Essex, MA
Great to have open as a dining table or behind a large sofa with leaves down.
Mahogany
Titina Ammannati and Giampiero Vitelli Six Transenna Chairs By Pozzi & Verga 70s
By Pozzi & Verga, Titina Ammannati and Giampiero Vitelli
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Since 1988 they have collaborated with the company "i 4 Mariani" for which they designed various types of upholstered furniture, in particular the electric sofa "Up & Down" in 1999. ...
Wood
Vintage Handmade Rajasthani Patchwork Tapestry, India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Vintage Rajasthani Patchwork Tapestry, handcrafted, of several small irregular embroidered “patches” heavily embroidered with gold and silver paper-wrapped threads couched down in a...
Cotton
$12,980 / item
Relaxing Configuration by Studio Yoon Seok-Hyeon
Located in Geneve, CH
There are many ways of relaxing on the sofa. We often lie down on the sofa, sit on it with legs under a blanket watching TV or sit on the floor eating food and leaning against it.
Upholstery
$12,331 / item
Relaxing Configuration by Studio Yoon Seok-Hyeon
Located in Geneve, CH
There are many ways of relaxing on the sofa. We often lie down on the sofa, sit on it with legs under a blanket watching TV or sit on the floor eating food and leaning against it.
Upholstery
Dream of flying dandelions
By Evgeniy Monahov
Located in Zofingen, AG
The posing session was difficult, Polina was tired and lay down to rest on the sofa in the studio, falling asleep and having a couple of dreams while Evgeniy Monahov was making this ...
Paper, Tempera, Permanent Marker
Framed Self-Portrait Photography by John Patrick Dugdale
By John Dugdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
The self-portrait, a toned cyanotype print dated to 1995, features the artist lying on the sofa facing down with his hand touching the floor.
Wood, Paper
Chicks - Original Watercolor Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This fine modern artwork representing the henhouse with some chickens and cicks and a big turkey couched down is realized with a fresh line. It seems the quick and sure line of an il...
Watercolor
Painter and a Couple - Original Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The artwork represents a woman lying down on a sofa a man beside him and a painter drawing them, a satiric style of Maccari creation, it is characterized by strong and confident stro...
Engraving
"Sister Ray" Three-Seat Sofa with Goose Down Cushions by Moroso for Diesel
By Moroso, Diesel Creative Team 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Featuring double needle stitching marking the denim heritage, this sofa collection comes with a few new special fabrics in the Diesel line.
Stainless Steel
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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