English Chippendale Mahogany Needlepoint Sofa, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany sofa with serpentine back, flanking scrolled arms, floral needlepoint upholstery, and terminating on carved floral legs with connecting stretchers.
Upholstery, Mahogany
$17,000 / item
Eclipse sofa, by ATRA
By Alexander Andersson Diaz, ATRA
Located in New York, NY
The Eclipse Sofa, by ATRA [Alexander Andersson Diaz] L 2550 mm / 100.4” D 1110 mm / 43.7” H 595 mm / 23.4” SH 295 mm / 11.6” All ATRA pieces are produced in-house within our four a...
Velvet, Oak
$19,872 / item
Egg Sofa by ATRA, Modern Design, Customizable
By Alexander Andersson Diaz, ATRA
Located in New York, NY
The Egg Sofa, by ATRA [Alexander Andersson Diaz] SMALL VERSION L 2500 mm / 98.4” D 955 mm / 37.6” H 625 mm / 24.6” SH 380 mm / 15.0” LARGE VERSION L 3200 mm / 126.0” D 955 mm / 37...
Brass, Stainless Steel
Rare Needlepoint Empire Salon (One Sofa and Two Armchairs)
Located in Paris, FR
Sofa and two armchairs in mahogany. The armrest is adorned with dolphins and saber-shaped legs.
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Needlepoint Sofa
Located in Sofia, BG
Victorian amazing needlepoint sofa.
Antique French Louis XV Needlepoint Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XV Needlepoint sofa features painstakingly hand-woven needlepoint tapestry which has retained its beautiful coloration and its natural durability ensures decade ...
English Victorian Style Needlepoint Sofa
Located in Stamford, CT
English Victorian style sofa, circa 1920s, beautiful walnut frame upholstered in needlepoint fabric, rolled arms, cushioned seat, raised on splayed legs ending in pad feet.
Wood, Fabric
George III Style Mahogany and Needlepoint Sofa
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine shaped back and straight seat with loose cushion, out scrolled arms, raised on square section legs with stretchers. A Classic form with colorful hand done needlepoi...
Mahogany
Antique French Needlepoint Salon Two Seater Sofa
Located in London, GB
This antique French sofa is in excellent original condition & dates from around the 1890-1910 period.
Fabric, Walnut
Louis XV Walnut Canape with Needlepoint Upholstery
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Louis XV style hand carved walnut canape with needlepoint upholstery. The figurals are in petit point.
Wood, Wool, Silk
Sold
H 43 in W 52 in D 31 in
French Louis XV Style Aubusson Upholstered Antique Sofa, Paris, circa 1880
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse yourself in the splendor of 19th-century Paris with this extraordinary French Louis XV-style antique Settee /sofa. Created during the opulent Belle Époque era, circa 1890, th...
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century French Walnut Settee with Needlepoint Upholstery
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Mid 18th Century French Walnut Settee Upholstered in Exceptional Needlework. This beautiful, shapely settee with its nine cabriole legs, camel back and delicately carved serpentin...
Upholstery
Vintage serpentine curved sofa set by Weiman
By Weiman
Located in Sayreville, NJ
MCM Serpentine Sofa Pair by Weiman furniture Gorgeous Ying Yang style sofa set in original upholstery. Purchased from Weiman furniture in the 1980s from a lovely couple in a gorgeo...
Upholstery
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style French Canape Sofa
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Louis XV style French canape sofa, serpentine form with conforming shaped back crest rail.
Beech
Sold
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 3.94 in
Vintage Floral Cushion Cover Beige Cream Sofa Armchair Scatter Pillow Case
Located in Wembley, GB
With a huge range of colours and sizes available now. 35x35cm CU226 Vintage floral cushion cover beige cream sofa armchair Scatter pillow case.
Natural Fiber, Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
Sold
H 41.5 in W 74.5 in D 30 in
Fantastic Needlepoint Upholstered Venetian or Italian Louis XV Style Settee
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Measures 74.5 wide x 41.5 tall x 30 deep and seat height is 18.75 Italian needlepoint settee, Venetian tapestry sofa, 19th-century Italian settee, figural needlepoint upholstery, an...
Walnut
English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Needlepoint Sofa, Circa 1750
By Joseph Aronson
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chinese Chippendale mahogany sofa with carved corner fret works, serpentine back, scrolled arms, and terminating on squared legs with connecting stretchers. Mid-18th century....
Antique 19th Century French Needlepoint and Petit Point Sofa Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th Century Needlepoint and Petit Point sofa. Sofa is in excellent condition.
Wool, Silk, Wood
Sold
H 45 in W 74 in D 29.5 in
French Louis XV Style Aubusson Upholstered Antique Sofa, Paris, circa 1890
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A very high quality Parisian settee from the turn of the century during the height of the Belle Époque, this exceptional seating piece features an early Aubusson handstitched coverin...
Giltwood, Upholstery
Sold
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 3.94 in
Vintage Cushion Cover Deep Blue Floral Pillow Case Sofa Armchair Scatter
Located in Wembley, GB
CU225 39x39cm Vintage cushion covers deep blue floral pillow case sofa armchair Scatter.
Cotton, Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Wool
Painted Louis XV-style floral needlepoint sofa
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century Louis XV-style floral needlepoint sofa with loose cushion. Moss green paint to woodwork
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of Mid-Century Needlepoint Upholstered Sofas
Located in San Francisco, CA
fully upholstered and eclectically tufted rolled arm sofas
in crimson Garberdeen wool trim
accented with six pillows
terminating to Baroque paint and parcel gilt...
A Chippendale Camelback Settee
Located in Woodbury, CT
A George II needlepoint covered small scaled Chippendale camelback settee with marlborough legs in mahogany. The period needlepoint with floral decoration is on a traditional camel b...
Mahogany
Sold
H 39 in W 72 in D 34 in
Antique French Needlepoint Sofa with Exquisite Detail and Hand-Carved Legs
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
One of a kind French antique needlepoint sofa, circa 1900 with exquisite detail and excellent workmanship.
Velvet, Wool
$8,177 / item
H 26.78 in W 70.87 in D 36.23 in
Gervasoni Sofa Upholstered Saia 10 by David Lopez Quincoces
By Gervasoni, David Lopez Quincoces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With balanced lines, the Saia upholstered collection is created from a classic ideal reinterpreted in a contemporary key. The name, meaning "skirt" in Portuguese, illustrates its dis...
Upholstery
French 1950s Knole-Style Sofa in Brocade Fabric
Located in Zhongzheng Dist., TW
This sofa, crafted in France around the 1950s, is a Knole-style piece distinguished by its classical proportions and refined structure. The high back and tall arms are connected by c...
Fabric, Brocade
Early 20th Century Walnut Wood Louis XV Upholstery Sofa
Located in High Point, NC
Here is a chair, its medium walnut, cabriole scroll form the first thing to catch the eye. It was made in France during Early 20th Century, a lineage that shows clearly in its detail...
Fabric, Walnut
Period English 1790-1820s era Mahogany Regency Settee
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Period English Regency Mahogany Settee, Circa 1790–1820 This exceptional English Regency period mahogany settee dates from the late 18th to early 19th century (circa 1790–1820) and ...
Mahogany
$3,500
H 39.5 in W 55 in D 28 in
19th C. French Louis XV Style Mahogany and Needlepoint Tapestry Settee
Located in Germantown, MD
A French Louis XV style Settee features walnut frame with carved foliate, floral and scroll decoration; upholstered in pictorial needlepoint tapestry depicting courting scene in gard...
Tapestry, Upholstery, Walnut
$24,840
H 25.99 in W 98.43 in D 42.92 in
Beluga Curvo Sofa by ATRA Modern Fabric Upholstery with Brass Base
By Alexander Andersson Diaz, ATRA
Located in New York, NY
Beluga Curvo Sofa by ATRA design Alexander Andersson Diaz This piece comes in 4 standard sizes: 250 W 2500 mm / 98.4...
Brass
$6,115 / item
H 32.68 in W 94.49 in D 37.41 in
Minimalist style "Lina" sofa, upholstered fabric, natural wood sides
By Alessandra Delgado
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
Alessandra Delgado is passionate about Lina Bo Bardi architectural work, including the project for the Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo - MASP and its structural pillars that seems to hold...
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century Venetian Baroque Sofa, Settee, Hand-Carved walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FH59 Venetian 19th century Baroque settee, sofa with upholstery in good condition, hand-carved walnut frame . For new custom upholstery 1200 euros
Walnut
$1,650 / set
H 37 in W 21 in D 17.75 in
Pair of Antique Louis XIV Style Needlepoint-upholstered Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
This exquisite pair of antique French side chairs is executed in the majestic Louis XIV Style, blending grand Baroque structure with rich, almost abstract tapestry upholstery. Given ...
Brass
$8,024Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.41 in W 95.67 in D 24.41 in
Sofa Louis XV, Covered with Authentic Perfect Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
1910/M, I hope You can understand what it is from some photos only. Museum quality antique sofa, coating with an authentic Aubusson old tapestry: everything perfectly restored.. Uni...
Wood
French 18th century Louis XV Period Walnut settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative French 18th century Louis XV Period Walnut settee. This stunning winged settee is raised on eight richly carved cabriole legs with bottom acanthus l...
Walnut
19th Century Country House Sofa By Morison & Co - Edinburgh
Located in Batley, GB
A 19th century country house sofa by renowned cabinet makers and upholsterers Morison & Co of Edinburgh Scotland Structurally in good solid order with tight joints. The upholstery ...
Mahogany
$2,800
H 34.5 in W 81 in D 28 in
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
19thc Louis XVI Carved Fruitwood Settee with Needlepoint Upholstery
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely 19th century French Louis XVI style carved fruitwood settee features a floral cartouche at the crest and at the bottom front corners. The back and bottom of the settee ar...
Upholstery, Fruitwood
$4,600
H 35.5 in W 52 in D 20.5 in
French Empire Settee, Hand-Carved Fruitwood, Velvet Upholstery, 1810
Located in Johns Island, SC
French Empire Settee. This french empire period settee is hand carved of lemon fruitwood or Ash wood and has a lattice velvet uphulstry in an olive green and gold color. The settee h...
Velvet, Fruitwood
Mid-Century Sofa by Arthur Elrod
By Arthur Elrod
Located in Pasadena, CA
Elegant and glamorous sofa designed by Arthur Elrod for the Cody House in Palm Springs, circa 1960s. Re-imagined in a chic metallic gray linen. A pair of club chairs that is part of ...
Fabric
$2,850Sale Price|25% Off
H 6 in W 4 in D 0.4 in
18th 1st Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish by Juan Altamiras
Located in Miami, FL
18th First Edition of "New Art of Cooking" in Spanish with skin flap. Traditional recipes of Spanish gastronomy
Animal Skin, Paper
Waverley Novels in 50 Volumes by Sir Walter Scott, Boston, 1857
By Sir Walter Scott
Located in Southampton, NY
Excellent and complete set of 50 Volumes of The Waverley Novels by Sir Walter Scott. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1857; The Household Edition. Finely bound in half leather with mar...
Leather, Paper
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 33 in W 33 in D 80 in
Mid Century Norwegian Post Modern Ekornes Red Leather Amigo Sofa
By Ekornes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Norwegian Post Modern Ekornes 'Amigo' Redish burnt orange leather 3 seat sofa. Great vibrant Red soft leather tufted cushions and arm rests with solid Stained birch wood ...
Leather, Birch, Foam
$4,130Sale Price|30% Off
H 41.74 in W 122.05 in D 78.75 in
Large Seventies curved bouclé sofa, Italy, 1970s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FREE LOCAL DELIVERY WITHIN NEW YORK CITY Curved sofa from the late 20th century, featuring an organic, bean-like shape. The backrest slopes asymmetrically to provide better support ...
Bouclé
$4,800
H 24.75 in W 64 in D 32.35 in
Italian Modern Two-Seat "Confidential" Sofa by Alberto Rosselli for Saporiti
By Alberto Rosselli Saporiti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Note that this listing is for the 2-seater sofa/loveseat alone (matching 3-seat sofa and lounge chair are available separately). Two-piece "Confidential" Sofa/Loveseat designed in 19...
Metal
English Victorian Period Vitrine Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This antique display cabinet, or vitrine, is an exquisite piece of furniture: dating from the late Victorian period in England, the cabinet is beautifully built from the finest mahog...
Glass, Mahogany, Wood
Four Meissen Porcelain Plaques Depicting the Four Seasons
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This delicately detailed set of four allegorical porcelain plaques portrays family scenes within the theme of the four seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Spring can be ide...
Metal
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 73 in D 32 in
Scandinavian Modern Cognac Brown Leather 3 seat sofa by Søda Galvano Norway
By Soda Galvano
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful Scandinavian Modern Tan Leather 3 seat sofa by Søda Galvano Norway for Lied Mobler. Beech frame with dark stain with beautiful cognac brown leather upholstery. Made in Norw...
Leather, Birch
$55,000
H 30 in W 82 in D 80 in
Brazilian Modern Sofa with Caviúna Bookshelf & Mohair, Martin Eisler , 1950s
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional and highly sculptural Brazilian Modern sofa with an integrated Caviúna bookshelf, produced in Brazil during the 1950s and attributed to the early creative language of ...
Mohair, Rosewood, Caviuna
$21,300Sale Price|25% Off
H 35 in W 59 in D 34 in
Vintage Eames Vitra La Chaise Chair, Original, Fiberglass First Generation, 1992
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charles and Ray designed the iconic "La Chaise" lounge chair for The Museum of Modern Art’s 1948 International Competition for Furniture Design. Its name references both its functio...
Stainless Steel
$14,850Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 32 in W 15.5 in D 11.5 in L 32 in
Pair of French 19th-20th Century Regency Style Gilt-Bronze Sconces after Feuchèr
By Pierre-François Feuchère
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive pair of French 19th-20th century Regence style gilt bronze five-light figural wall lights, each with a ribbon-tied back-plate suspending a plumed helmet and centred by ...
Bronze
$9,575Sale Price|30% Off
H 70.87 in W 52.76 in D 29.14 in
Vintage 1980s Playmatic Pinball Trailer, Folk Art Design, 134x74 cm
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Recreational machine model pinball trailer playmatic.
Iron
Striped Wave Sofa c. 1960
Located in Long Island City, NY
Striped wave sofa c. 1960 newly reupholstered in Dedar Milano Belmondo #12 fabric.
Cotton, Linen, Wood
$9,730 / set
H 20.48 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Glustin Luminaires Creation Pair of Brass and Alabaster Bricks Table Lamps
By Glustin Creation
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Elegant pair of table lamps made stacked alabaster bricks, slightly off centred, with brass inserts in between the stones.
Alabaster, Brass
"Austrian Applied Arts" Book
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in New York, NY
One-volume survey of "Austrian Applied Arts", primarily Secession, with an introduction by Josef Hoffmann. Published in 1930 by Heinz & Co. Organized by type-ceramics, metal, tex...
Paper
Limited Edition Beluga Sofa in Chrome Leather by ATRA
Located in New York, NY
The Beluga collection takes its design cues from the gentle, organic curves and rounded contours of the beluga whale. Its look suggests formal living but with its generous depth the ...
Stainless Steel
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