Chippendale Carved Mahogany Upholstered Camelback Sofa
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Chippendale or Georgian style camelback sofa USA, Circa Late 20th Century Mahogany, with carved ball and claw feet, and cream Damask upholstery.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Thomasville Regency Style Carved Mahogany Camelback Sofa
Located in Oakwood, GA
Thomasville Regency Style Carved Mahogany Camelback Sofa, 87"W Thomasville quality craftsmanship Regency style design Solid carved mahogany exposed frame Dramatic camelback crest rai...
Fabric, Mahogany
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.
Fabric, Hardwood
A Carved Mahogany and Upholstered Camelback Sofa
Located in New York, NY
In George III taste, the serpentine backrest flanked by outscrolled arms, raised on cabriole legs 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 of New York origin, circa 1780. Secondary woods all white pine, oak and ash. Newly u...
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 scrolled arms and single thick cushion. Supported by six elegant tapered legs conjoined ...
Fabric, Textile, Mahogany
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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 upholstered in a muted salmon color, supported by eight legs, the front with molded s...
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 upholstery. Down cushions. Frame and all five legs are intricately carved. Very comforta...
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 upholstered in Crypton performance stain resistant fabric and finished with brass nailhead ...
Brass
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H 39.5 in W 90 in D 35 in
George II Style, Mahogany, Camelback, Floral Pattern, Vintage / Antique Sofa
Located in Austin, TX
George II style camelback sofa, floral patterned upholstery, rolled arms, carved mahogany frame, rising on cabriole legs, ending in paw feet, approximately 39.5" h, 90" l, 35" w.
Mahogany
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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
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 frame.
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. Beautifully decorated with scrolls and quatrefoils on the cross stretchers. Support...
Fabric, Mahogany
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H 45 in W 104 in D 45 in
Ralph Lauren Home "Belmont" Hand-Carved Leather Camelback Sofa With Scroll Arms
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Masterful details elevate this piece to collectible status: hand-carved mahogany scroll arms with acanthus leaf motifs, antique brass nailhead trim meticulously applied by hand, and ...
Iron
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 decorated with leaves and curling volutes. The newly applied upholstery is light bro...
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 legs newly upholstered in a paisley shawl fabric
Cotton
American 1940's Tufted Curved Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful super stylish curved sofa. Made in the US probably in the 1940's maybe early 1950's. Designer and maker unknown. Tufted and with loose cushion. Has a bit of Hollywood pana...
Wool, Wood
$42,500 / set
H 34.25 in W 24 in D 23 in
Four Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Chinoiserie Bergères, Jansen Attr., 1890
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine and Rare Assembled Set of Four French Louis XV Style Gilt-Wood Carved and Japanned-Chinoiserie Lacquer Decorated Bergers Armchairs, attributed to Maison Jansen (House of Janse...
Velvet, Giltwood, Lacquer
Period English Regency Hardwood Recamier in Manner of Marsh and Tatham
By Marsh and Tatham
Located in Essex, MA
Period English Regency Recamier in Manner of Marsh and Tatham Neoclassical Form with wonderful modern length. Egyptian Revival Palmette at foot and Scrolled backrest Four fluted le...
Hardwood
$34,126
H 33.67 in W 77.17 in D 42.52 in
Huge Restored Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard Chairs Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored Howard & Son’s Berners Street London, large Baring sofa upholstered with vintage brown leather that has Thomas Chipp...
Leather
Elegant French Style Carved Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and deep French Style sofa with elaborately carved and shaped frame with a floral basket crest. The arm ends with carved acanthus leaves and bell flowers along the front fram...
Wood
$19,450Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 39.25 in W 29.5 in D 29.5 in
Rare Pair of French Louis XVI Style Belle Époque Bergère Attributed to Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of French 19th-20th century "Belle Époque" Louis XVI style mahogany and ormolu-mounted bergéres armchairs, each with an arched-back gilt bronze-mounted fram...
Ormolu
$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
$12,900 / set
H 49 in W 26 in D 26 in
Antique Swedish Gustavian Pedestals, Light-Grey Pinewood, Circa 1790
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white-grey, antique pair of Swedish Gustavian pedestals, cabinets made of light-grey painted Pinewood with carved garlands. The hand carved Scandinavian commodes are in good condit...
Pine
French Louis XVI Provençal Settee, 18th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI Provençal settee, 18th century Painted and patinated wood frame, recent Provençal upholstery in vintage pattern. A very beautiful, perfectly proportionned model in ...
Upholstery, Wood
$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
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Gold Leaf & Alpaca Mohair Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Gold Leaf & Alpaca Mohair Sofa Country: France Materials: Carved Gold-Leaf Wood, New Alpaca Mohair Condition: Newly Reupholstered, New Alpaca Moha...
Alpaca, Wood
Intricately Carved Louis XV Style Cane Settee With Custom Cushion
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly fine Louis XV style settee with an intricately and detailed carved frame comprised of masks, vines, flowers and acanthus leaves with a carved shell crest. The settee w...
Fabric, Cane, Hardwood
18th Century Venetian Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Elegant 18th Century walnut Venetian sofa in the rococo manner. With outswept arms and raised on cabriole legs recently reupholstered in grey woollen cloth.
Walnut
Andre Arbus Style Robert Couturier Peach Velvet Post Modern Sofa
By Robert Couturier
Located in Sharon, CT
Custom made by Robert Couturier, peach velvet with classic ionic volute referenced arm treatments. Incredibly comfortable down pillow seat. White painted Louis XVI inspired structur...
Velvet
Large French Neo-Baroque Style Sofa
Located in Buchanan, NY
An impressive French 19th century Neo-Baroque style sofa measuring 98" in length. The sofa is upholstered in a striking coral colored damask featuring captivating floral and plant mo...
Fabric
$20,476
H 27.17 in W 86.62 in D 36.42 in
Important Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Chesterfield Sofa Inc Ticking Fabric
By Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard Chairs Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale very rare, original Victorian circa 1860 Howard & Son’s Chesterfield sofa with the original ticking fabric and long, elegant Walnut turned legs ...
Walnut
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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