Antique Camelback Sofa With Carved Hairy Paw Feet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique camelback sofa with strongly carved frame and legs in a paint decorated finish. The sofa
Antique Late 19th Century Georgian Sofas
Fabric, Hardwood
Antique Camelback Sofa With Carved Hairy Paw Feet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique camelback sofa with strongly carved frame and legs in a paint decorated finish. The sofa
Fabric, Hardwood
$4,400 / set
H 33 in W 61 in D 33 in
Pair of Camelback Loveseat Blue & White Striped & Floral Upholstery MINT!
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Camelback Loveseat Blue & White Striped & Floral Upholstery MINT!
Mahogany
A Carved Mahogany and Upholstered Camelback Sofa
Located in New York, NY
carved with shells and acanthus at the knees and ending in ball and claw feet.
Mahogany
Fine 18th Century Mahogany Camelback Sofa in Modern Fabric
Located in Woodbury, CT
A fine camelback sofa with slightly tapered legs joined by cross stretchers in mahogany. Probably
Mahogany
Chippendale Carved Mahogany Camelback Sofa Silver Damask
Located in West Hartford, CT
Classic and elegant Chinese Chippendale camelback sofa features a shapely mahogany frame with
Fabric, Textile, Mahogany
Sold
H 44.5 in W 95 in D 38 in
Grand Scale Foliate Carved Georgian Mahogany Upholstered Camelback Sofa
Located in Milford, NH
A fine grand scale Georgian mahogany camelback sofa with beautiful foliate carved arms, recently
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Carved Mahogany Velvet Camelback Camel Back Sofa Settee
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique carved sofa with magnificent color scheme with its newer raspberry bordeaux velvet
Velvet, Mahogany, Down
18th Century Style Irish Chippendale Camelback Sofa
Located in Essex, MA
Irish Walnut Camelback Sofa in Georgian Chippendale Styling. Carved Legs, triple camelback.
Walnut
Chippendale Style Camelback Nailhead Sofa New Upholstery
Located in West Hartford, CT
Elegant chippendale style camelback sofa with carved legs and stretcher. Has been recently
Brass
Sold
H 39.5 in W 90 in D 35 in
George II Style, Mahogany, Camelback, Floral Pattern, Vintage / Antique Sofa
Located in Austin, TX
, 20th century!! George II style camelback sofa, floral patterned upholstery, rolled arms, carved
Mahogany
Sofa in Embroidered Linen by Pierre Frey, England circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Sofa in Embroidered Linen by Pierre Frey England circa 1900 Low camelback sofa with carved wooden
Linen
Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Camelback Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome Chinese Chippendale style camel back or hump back sofa featuring a carved mahogany frame
Fabric, Mahogany
American Philadelphia Style Hairy Paw Foot Camelback Sofa, 19th Century
By Thomas Affleck
Located in Essex, MA
19th century camelback sofa in Affleck style - mahogany - hairy paw foot - Philadelphia.
Mahogany
19th Century French Baroque Camelback Throne Settee
Located in Sheffield, MA
The Louis XV or Baroque Thorne style sofa or settee has hand-carved oak arms, legs and stretchers
Steel
Camelback Sofa on Carved Cabriole Legs
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A mahogany camel-back sofa with rolled arms standing on acanthus leaf-carved cabriole legs.
FABULOUS CARVED CAMEL BACK SOFA
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Fabulous carved camelback sofa covered in velvet with reversible throw pillows corded and tasseled
Mahogany
Georgian Sofa
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A diminutive George III camelback sofa having carved, tapering square front legs and splayed back
Cotton
$750
H 20.5 in W 36.75 in D 1.5 in
Exciting Gino Hollander Style Abstract Oil Painting Mid-Century Modern
By Gino Hollander
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Exciting Gino Hollander style abstract oil painting. This painting is not signed but we believe it to be by the artist.
Paint
$1,225Sale Price|50% Off
H 25 in Dm 29 in
Rustic Five Arm Chandelier, Patinated Iron & Wood, Italian, 1940s
Located in Malibu, CA
Five Arm Greige Metal Chandelier with Fluted Wood Cups. Vintage Italian rustic five arm wood & metal chandelier. Metal Floral arms with walnut tone wood base & candle holders...
Iron, Sheet Metal
Forged Steel Chaise Longue
Located in Chireno, TX
Forged steel chaise longue, adorned in brass detail. Sold with newly-made tie-on upholstered cushion in antique hand-loomed French thistle and natural canvas. All listed measurements...
Brass, Steel
$8,950 / set
H 34.75 in W 23 in D 17 in
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier 1840s, Armchairs with Pierced Backs and Cane Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Austrian Biedermeier armchairs from the mid-19th century with pierced back, cane seats and seat cushion. Each chair features a pierced design on the back, reminiscent of Go...
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Sold|$4,500
H 34 in W 51.5 in D 22.25 in
Venetian Scenic Bombe Chinoiserie Painted Commode with a Faux Marble Top
Located in Manhasset, NY
An antique Venetian scenic chinoiserie bombe painted commode with a faux marble top. This finely detailed commode is done in an off white paint background with a brownish beige paint...
Wood
19th Century French Ormolu and Crystal Drinks Set
Located in London, GB
A drinks set of the Napoleon III Period The ormolu rectangular frame, rising from swept feet, with a running arcaded gallery, fitted with a mirror plate base houses a suite of fou...
Crystal, Ormolu
$2,800 / item
H 20 in Dm 9 in
19th Century British Ceylonese Handblown Etched ‘Glow Lamp’ Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century British Ceylonese handblown etched ‘Glow Lamp’ bell jar lantern. These lanterns were handblown in Sri Lanka for the British expats. They were referred to as 'glow lamps'...
Brass
$2,500 / item
H 18 in Dm 8 in
19th Century British Ceylonese Handblown Etched ‘Glow Lamp’ Bell Jar Lantern
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century British Ceylonese handblown etched ‘Glow Lamp’ bell jar lantern. These lanterns were handblown in Sri Lanka for the British expats. They were referred to as 'glow lamps'...
Brass
Unavailable|$8,439
H 30.71 in W 46.46 in D 30.71 in
Fine 19th French Century Ivory Painted Center Table with a Marble Top
Located in Rome, IT
A fine French 19th century finely carved and ivory painted centre table with breche marble top.
Wood
Portuguese Library Table
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Martyn Lawrence Bullard's custom Portuguese library table. The design taken from a table found in a quinta in Lisbon, the intricate turning and carved details make this piece highly...
Ebony, Oak, Walnut
$118,750
H 43 in W 37 in D 12 in
Monumental Han Dynasty Terracotta Horse - TL Tested - China, '206 BC–220 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A massive pottery horse with separately made head and tail, standing on all fours and striding with its right hoof forward. Extended snout ends in parted lips showing teeth beneath i...
Terracotta
Mid-Century Vintage Child's Scooter
Located in San Francisco, CA
Steel child's size scooter. In excellent vintage condition, over painted in the original red color. Scooter appears to not have any makers marks, American, 1940s.
Steel
Continental (possibly French) 19th Century Empire Desk
Located in Troy, NY
Elegant Continental (possibly French) Empire bureau-plat or partners desk. The pearwood top, inlaid with a center-star-motive and small decorations on each corner, made of a light co...
Pearwood
Spanish Colonial Screen
Located in Mexico, DF
Fantastic Spanish Colonial school screen. Probably from Peru. This screen, with a kind of European landscape, give us an idea of the influence of Europe, especially Spain, in the Col...
18th Century Naive Landscape
Located in Montreal, QC
An 18th century naive landscape, in the middle ground is a neoclassical structure and round tower, the forerground with an extensive landscape depicting cows grazing, an angler, and ...
Paint
Crystal Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French bronze and crystal chandelier with eight lights on double-scrolled arms ornamented with flat, angular cut crystal drops and twelve-point stars. Interior features a faceted cry...
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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