American Victorian Wicker Loveseat
By Larkin & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian natural wicker woven roll design high back loveseat with spindles and bobbins on back and apron.
Wicker
Antique Wicker Loveseat by Larkin & Co., Arts and Crafts Style, USA
By Larkin & Co.
Located in Southampton, NJ
American Victorian natural wicker woven roll design high back loveseat with spindles and bobbins on the back and apron and cane seat.
Brass
$15,565 / item
H 40.56 in W 58.27 in D 33.86 in
Arflex Hug Love Seat high back and armrest in Perla Leather by Roberto Menghi
By Arflex, Roberto Menghi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Arflex has had the audacity and the farsightedness, in the course of the years, to cooperate with some of the greatest and prize-awarded architects and designers. Some icons are sti...
Leather
$9,916 / set
H 45.28 in W 17.72 in D 15.75 in
Iconic Mid-centuryp pair High Back Chairs by SAC, Giò Ponti style, All originals
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
All Originals "Chiavarine" iconic pair high back chairs by S.A.C, Giò Ponti style, with woven Indian cane seat. With manufacturer's label. About Gio Ponti Giovanni “Gio” Ponti (b...
Mahogany
Victorian Wicker Settee/Loveseat
By Larkin & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
American victorian woven wicker high back settee/loveseat with apron. Underside has remnants of Larkin & Co.
Wicker
$44,000
H 43.5 in W 86.75 in D 40.25 in
Maison Dolt, Pierre Dariel, High Backed Upholstered Sofa, France, Circa 1938
By Pierre Dariel, Maison Dolt
Located in New York, NY
The brilliantly designed 1930s sofa curves at its front, is braced by two generous, rolling arms, and is crowned with high back which rises to a high central point from either side, ...
Upholstery, Wood
Gerard van den Berg Natural Leather High Back Loveseat with Tufting
By Gerard Van Den Berg, Montis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unusual Gerard van den Berg natural leather high back loveseat with light tufting details throughout the piece creating a subtle pattern.
Leather
Sold
H 60 in W 54 in D 32 in
Custom Made S. Harris Fabric Tufted Banquette High back Loveseat Calypso Pattern
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Harris Fabric Tufted Banquette High-Back Loveseat showcases the vibrant Calypso patterning in an eye-catching turquoise hue.
Fabric, Lucite
Gerard Van Den Berg High Back Leather Loveseat
By Gerard Van Den Berg, Montis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dark leather high back loveseat by Gerard Van Den Berg with heavy patina.
Leather
Gerard Van Den Berg High Back Leather Loveseat
By Montis, Gerard Van Den Berg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A distinctive Dutch design by Gerard van den Berg for Montis, this high-back leather loveseat combines rugged elegance with comfort.
Leather
Vintage Black Leather Scalloped High-Back De Sede Loveseat
By De Sede
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful de Sede loveseat with a scalloped back and a high back in black leather and curved arms is in great overall vintge condition.
Leather
Chocolate Leather High Back De Sede Loveseat, Switzerland, 1970s
By De Sede
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage De Sede loveseat with a tall backrest, slightly winged arms, and a firm, boxy silhouette. Upholstered in supple chocolate brown leather with visible creases, fading, and pati...
Upholstery, Leather
Small French Settee with High Back
Located in Buchanan, NY
Small French NAP III high back loveseat in muslin, circa 1900. Sold as is.
Rare Walnut High-back "Declaration Bench by Drexel
By Drexel, Kipp Stewart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Walnut High-back "Declaration" Bench by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougal for Drexel.
Walnut
Sold
H 38.98 in W 48.04 in D 35.04 in
Ligne Roset by Inga Sempé Moel Black Leather Quilted High Back Armchair
By Ligne Roset
Located in Rochester, England
Designed by Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset, the Moel loveseat is a striking piece of contemporary design. With a shell-like silhouette, the Moel loveseat sofa features a quilted seat ...
Leather
Sold
H 30 in W 55 in D 19 in
Vintage Chinoiserie Loveseat With Custom Lavender Quadrille “China Seas” Print
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic vintage custom built loveseat. Beautiful high back shape done in Quadrille “China Seas” in custom pale ice lavender.
Fabric, Down
Chesterfield Style Tufted Vegan Leather Camel Back Loveseat Sofa
By American of High Point
Located in Southampton, NJ
A beautiful teal blue tufted chesterfield style camel back sofa in vegan leather by High Point Furniture of High Point, N.C. In very good condition having no damage to the leather. S...
Faux Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Black Leather Scalloped High-Back De Sede Sofa & Loveseat
By De Sede
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful de Sede sofa and loveseat with a scalloped high back in dark brown leather that is nicely worn with curved arms.
Leather
Mid-Century Modern Deco Loveseat Sofa
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice mid century modern deco style loveseat with high back. Nice mohair like upholstery is in mint condition.
Vintage Coastal Braided Rattan Paddle Back Rattan Sofa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful braided trim with a high paddle back. Matching loveseat and chairs also available.
Rattan
Vintage Coastal Braided Rattan Paddle Back Lounge Chairs - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorgeous braided rattan with a high paddle back. Matching sofa and loveseat also available.
Rattan
Pair of 1920s French Louis XVI Maison Jansen Style Settees
By Maison Jansen
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 1920s French Louis XVI style high back settees/loveseats in the manner of Jansen.
Fabric, Wood
Edward Wormley attributed High Back Maple Settee
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Rochester, NY
Attributed to Edward Wormley for Dunbar - a high peaked back maple framed two-arm settee loveseat in beautifully aged color patina to the wood and the original plaid upholstery, circ...
Maple, Upholstery
Early 20th Century High Back Upholstered Settee
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Lovely high back Louis XV style upholstered settee, upholstery is clean, shows minimal signs of use. A champagne colored velvet, and damask compliment the dark walnut legs. A plump s...
Silk, Velvet, Walnut
Italian Upholstered Loveseat Sofa By Donghia
By Donghia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Comforatable and stylish, high-back, Italian loveseat sofa by Donghia features fine blue, aubergine and mauve, raised pinstripe upholstery that appears black.
Fabric
Sold
H 46.75 in W 60 in D 24 in
Antique American Federal Empire Carved Mahogany High Arm Back Sofa Loveseat 1815
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Federal Empire period carved flame mahogany high back / arm loveseat sofa, circa 1815, Mid Atlantic States, New York or Baltimore.
Velvet, Mahogany
Teak High Back Loveseat by Johannes Andersen for CFC Silkeborg
By Johannes Andersen, CFC Silkeborg
Located in Belmont, MA
Teak high back loveseat by Johannes Andersen for CFC Silkeborg.
Teak
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style High Back Loveseat
Located in New Jersey City, NJ
A high-backed winged settee or loveseat with a hand carved Louis XVI style gilt wood frame will add a touch of France to any traditional seating area.
Sold
H 53.55 in W 49.61 in D 33.86 in
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec Alcove High Back Loveseat, Lounge Chair, Vitra, 2006
By Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Vitra
Located in Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec Alcove high back loveseat, lounge chair, Vitra, 2006.
Steel
High Back Leather Loveseat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Leather loveseat with heavy timber frame.
Napoleon III Ebonized High-Back Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved ebonized frame, stripped down to it's original upholsters' muslin.
High Backed Sofa of Stylized Mahogany Legs
Located in New York, NY
High backed, newly upholstered sofa on stylized mahogany legs
Linen, Mahogany
Highback Tufted Leather Chesterfield Loveseat with Pleated Detail
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Caramel leather high back button tufted loveseat. Chesterfield style with two loose cushions.
Teak High Back Danish Modern Sofa by Komfort
By Komfort
Located in Fulton, CA
Unusual high-back Danish Modern sofa / loveseat by Komfort.
Sycamore, Fabric, Teak
18th Century Heavily Carved French Gilded Loveseat
Located in Pasadena, CA
18th century finely hand-carved and gilded high back settee/loveseat. The cabriolet legs extend upward to the armrest. the upholstery is not original to this settee.
Velvet, Giltwood
$2,774 / item
H 27.56 in Dm 25.6 in
Classic Chandelier, 5 Arms Green Murano Glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Classic chandelier, 5 arms green Murano glass Simplicissimus by Multiforme This collection in Murano glass is characterized by superb simplicity. It is the result of a research which...
Blown Glass
$2,750 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amber by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$500 / item
H 18.7 in W 13.2 in D 3 in
Manly P Hall, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, Facsimile XL book with 4 Prints
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The classic encyclopedia of the arcane in an expanded edition. Renowned philosopher and lecturer Manly P. Hall’s masterful encyclopedia of ancient symbols, hidden rituals, and arcan...
Foil
$4,825Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 23.63 in Dm 27.56 in
Rezzonico chandelier 5 arms clear Murano glass, multicolor details by Multiforme
By Multiforme
Located in Trebaseleghe, IT
Kia Ora chandelier 5 lights clear Murano glass with blue and ruby trims, multicolour vitreous paste details. Kia Ora is the combination of the traditional Venetian structure with g...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Martini Side Table in Wrought Iron, Art Deco style, in stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Martini Side Table in Wrought Iron, Art Deco style, in stock Hammered and forged iron Hand Made in France Warm black patina that gives it a timeless aesthetic. Available indi...
Wrought Iron
$116,255
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood Denmark - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood, Denmark - 1960s.
Wood
Mid-Century Armchair, Paolo Buffa Style, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Argelato, BO
This mid-century Italian armchair, attributed to Paolo Buffa, exemplifies the understated, sculptural elegance typical of the Milanese designer. The finely polished solid wood frame ...
Fabric, Wood
Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922
By La Maitrise, Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Paris, IDF
Maurice Dufrene designed this tapestry for the studio La Maitrise, Les Galeries Lafayette, in Paris in 1922, just as he became the director of the studio. Crafted from handspun wool,...
Wool
$5,400 / set
H 43 in W 33.25 in D 15 in
Pair of Chinese Laquer and Hardstone Cabinets, Late 19th - Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Excellent pair of Chinese lacquered cabinets or nightstands decorated with hard stone and mother of pearl carvings of flora and fauna. These dark brown chests are matching in size...
Stone
$7,673 / item
H 47.25 in Dm 39.38 in
Midcentury Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier, 2000
Located in Roma, Lazio
A fantastic sputnik of green color, amazing design due to its very particular shape of these green glass spheres and for the fantastic brass rods. Very elegant, will furnish and deco...
Brass
Beautiful Modern Ottoman in the Style of Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Modern Ottoman in the style of Josef Frank, ottoman has four solid wood bun feet, fabric is by Robert Allen. Ready for a new home, excellent condition.One ottoman ready to ...
Cotton, Wood
$2,355
H 61.42 in W 26.38 in D 14.97 in
Vintage Dutch Oak Haberdashery Shop Cabinet / Vitrine Drop Down Doors, 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This haberdashery cabinet was produced during the 1930s in the Netherlands. It features 14 drop down doors in oak with glass fronts and oak handles. It was originally used in a wareh...
Oak
Venetian Chinoiserie Gilt and Lacquered Mirror
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning Italian Venetian style mirror decorated in the chinoiserie taste featuring a hand-carved frame finished with an ivory lacquer ground. Decorated with carved scrolls and surmo...
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Vintage French Bamboo and Rattan Bistro Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting French table crafted with a rectangular top featuring woven reed paint decorated in blue and black over a bamboo base with decorated rattan skirts, cross stretchers and ...
Bamboo, Reed, Paint
$40,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 20.08 in Dm 10.24 in
Émile Gallé Antique Cameo Glass Table Lamp, Art Nouveau, France, 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in CABA, AR
Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. The lamp features a masterful design with a vibrant palet...
Bronze
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