$8,336
H 33.47 in W 66.54 in D 31.5 in
Fully Restored Whisky Brown Leather Drop Arm Chaise Lounge Sofa Horse Hair Fill
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored Victorian drop arm sofa chaise
Leather
$15,302
H 32 in W 90 in D 36 in
A Very Hand Dyed Leather Chesterfield Sofa - circa 1900 - Horse Hair Filled
Located in London, GB
and horse hair filled. Pieces such as this are very likely to increase in their intrinsic future
Leather
$9,738
H 30.52 in W 74.41 in D 34.26 in
Victorian Horse Hair Green Hand Dyed Leather Chesterfield Fully Button Base Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian horse hair filled hand dyed green
Leather
$2,016Sale Price|40% Off
H 24 in W 55 in D 23 in
Restored Mid-century Child Size Three-Strand "Horse Shoe Arm" Sofa
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-inspired rare child-sized rattan sectional sofa is crafted
Rattan
Vaulting Horse Bench/Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Vaulting horse bench/table. Great condition. Very rare and fun.
Leather, Wood
Swedish Grace Sofa, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
”Swedish Grace” sofa. Wood marquetry and original horse hair fabric. Swedish work, circa 1930.
Wood
Sold
H 29.93 in W 68.12 in D 37.41 in
Restored 1900s Chesterfield Buttoned Hand Dyed Brown Leather Sofa Horse Hair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather sofa with original horse hair padding and coil sprung front edge The sofa has been fully
Leather, Walnut
Sold
H 26.38 in W 92.13 in D 38.98 in
Huge Restored Victorian Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa Horse Hair Coil Sprung
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather Chesterfield sofa with original horse hair padding, coil sprung all over and mahogany turned legs
Leather
Sold
H 32.29 in W 85.83 in D 33.67 in
Rare Victorian Chesterfield Hand Dyed Brown Leather Sofa Horse Hair Coil Sprung
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather Chesterfield sofa with original horse hair padding, coil sprung all over and feather filled
Leather
A Very Good MidC Hand Dyed Leather Chesterfield Sofa - Horse Hair Filled
Located in London, GB
. Fully coil sprung in the seat, arms and back and horse hair filled. Pieces such as this are very likely
Leather
Paul Frankl Style Four-Strand "Horse Shoe" Rattan Sofa
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
NOTE: NYC Decorator Lindsey Coral Harper, has borrowed this sofa for a showcase project with
Rattan
Sold
H 39.38 in W 64.57 in D 31.5 in
Empire Sofa, Cherry Veneer, Full Columns, Horse Hair, Germany circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very elegant Empire Sofa / Settee, Cherry Veneer, Full Columns, Horse Hair, Germany around 1815
Gold Plate
Sold
H 29.34 in W 89.38 in D 36.03 in
Very Rare Victorian Horse Hair Fully Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
tobacco brown leather fully restored Chesterfield buttoned sofa This is the model that everyone wants
Leather, Walnut
Sold
H 27.76 in W 99.22 in D 39.38 in
Huge Rare Victorian Horse Hair Fully Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
tobacco brown leather fully restored Chesterfield buttoned sofa This is the model that everyone wants
Leather
A Huge Rare 19th Century Chesterfield sofa
Located in Batley, GB
A highly unusual and impressive 19th century chesterfield sofa of monumental country house
Walnut
Sold
H 23.63 in W 72.05 in L 23.63 in
Antique 19th Century Victorian Drop Arm Leather Two-Seat Sofa, circa 1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian two-seat leather sofa with "drop arm" armrest. Horse hair filled as
Leather
Sold
H 36 in W 77 in D 26 in
Antique 19th Century American Empire Flame Mahogany Claw Foot Classical Sofa 77"
Located in Dayton, OH
acanthus cornucopia, fruit and vegetable motif. The sofa showcases original horse hair stuffing and is
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique French Saw Horse Entry Table, circa 1910
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French saw horse entry table, circa 1910. Antique pine in natural medium tone brown
Limestone
Louis XV Style Settee
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Louis XV-Style carved sofa, down-filled and original horse hair upholstery, extremely
Restored Child Size Three-Strand "Horse Shoe Arm" Sofa
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Child's size rattan sectional sofa with 3-strand "Horse Shoe" arms and steam bent accents and
Rattan
Knole Drop Arm Sofa Set, Gleannloch Arabian Horse Ranch Estate
Located in Surrey, BC
Spanish cushioned sofa upholstered in blue leather, removable ties at corners secured to mounted
Leather
Sold
H 27.37 in W 85.44 in D 38.59 in
Original 1880 Brown Leather Victorian Chesterfield Club Sofa Horse Hair Filled
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original antique Victorian upholstery horse hair
Leather
Sold
H 30.32 in W 88.98 in D 35.83 in
Rare Sloped Back Victorian Chesterfield Hand Dyed Brown Leather Sofa Horse Hair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather Chesterfield sofa with original horse hair padding and coil sprung all over This sofa is
Leather
A Very Good MidC Hand Dyed Leather Chesterfield Sofa - Horse Hair Filled
Located in London, GB
sprung in the seat, arms and back and horse hair filled. Pieces such as this really are the “Holy Grail
Leather
Sold
H 32.88 in W 93.71 in D 39.38 in
Victorian Horse Hair Fully Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa Redwood Leg
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
tobacco brown leather fully restored Chesterfield buttoned sofa. This is a very rare model, it has the
Leather, Hardwood
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H 29.14 in W 78.75 in D 35.63 in
Antique Victorian Horse Hair Filled Chesterfield Cigar Brown Leather Club Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
sofa in restored condition with fully buttoned base and curved top arms This is a very good find
Leather, Walnut
Sold
H 27 in W 52 in D 36 in
Fendi Casa Modular Sofa Varenne Cognac Saddle Leather Horse Villa Borghese Italy
By Fendi, Fendi Casa, Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Double Varenne modular cognac saddle leather sofa from the iconic Italian fashion house of Fendi
Leather
Antique 19th Century Victorian Drop Arm Leather Sofa, circa 1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian two-seat leather sofa with "drop arm" armrests. Horse hair filled as
Leather
Sold
H 26.78 in W 82.09 in D 36.23 in
Fine Antique circa 1860 Jas Shoolbred Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Chesterfield, Jas Shoolbred & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
The sofa has that wonderful horse hair crunch, its hard to explain how much more comfortable original
Leather
Large Erwin Lambeth Horse Hair Upholstered Sofa
Located in Hollywood, CA
A very comfortable vintage sofa with original horse hair stuffed cushions reupholstered in a subtle
Upholstery
1920s Small Spanish Revival Sofa Love Seat with Horse Motif
Located in Pasadena, CA
Circa 1920s sofa with new velvet upholstery. Beautifully carved. Refer to photos.
Swedish Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
White Washed Wooden Sofa with Original Springs and Horse Hair under Muslin
Wood
Frits Henningsen Sofa
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frits Henningsen sofa upholstered in black horse hair.
Mahogany
Red Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Llandudno, Conwy
A three seater red leather Chesterfeild sofa. Good deep colour, horse hair stuffed , feather
Victorian Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Detling, GB
and good quality sofa with original horse hair and grass stuffing.
Sold
H 28.75 in W 86.62 in D 37.41 in
Mid-C Fully Buttoned Tan Patinated Leather Chesterfield Horse Hair Filling #268
Located in Lewes, GB
Antique fully buttoned patinated light tan leather chesterfield with horse hair filling. A most
Leather
Antique Persian Bakshaish Carpet
Located in Closter, NJ
The town of Bakshaish is located in the mountainous Heriz region of Northwest Persia, and is generally accepted to be the oldest weaving village in this district. It is noted for pro...
Wool, Cotton
20th Century Brown Leather 2-Seater Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A good quality 20th-century two seater brown leather chesterfield with two loose cushions, raised on turned legs terminating on castors. With individually hand tacked brass studded t...
Leather
French Louis XVI Neoclssical Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant French oval center table featuring a marble top. Made in the grand Louis XVI neoclassical taste with a desirable aged patina on the gilt wood finish. The marble has a lovely ...
Marble
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
$5,007
H 31 in W 90 in D 35 in
A Very Smart Late 20thC Leather Chesterfield 4 Seater Sofa - Dark Chestnut Brown
Located in London, GB
As a furniture maker and LAPADA dealer we have not only pieces that we craft from our own collection but in addition, around 350 pieces of leather chesterfield furniture dating throu...
Leather
$14,023
H 27.96 in W 102.37 in D 41.93 in
George Smith "Early Victorian Chesterfield " Sofa - In Brown Leather
Located in Barrowford, GB
On offer on this occasion is the most spectacular, huge George Smith "Early Victorian Chesterfield" Buttoned Sofa dressed in their breathtaking, peerless top-grade antiqued-leather i...
Leather
Handsome Chesterfield Style Button Tufted Leather Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome sofa with classic Chesterfield elegance, designed with a gently arched back and rolled arms lavishly button tufted and upholstered in rich, red-brown leather. Arms and apr...
Leather, Wood
Venetian Chandelier In Colorless Murano Glass Circa 1940
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Venetian chandelier in Murano glass, 3 arms of light, new electrification
Glass
18th Century Spanish Walnut Table
Located in Faversham, GB
A superb 18th-century rustic walnut table from Catalonia. The generous weathered three-plank top is supported by an X-frame support to one side of the table and a central stretcher ...
Walnut
Italian Art Deco Daybed in Walnut
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Daybed or bed, walnut, sheepskin, Italy, 1940s This daybed evokes the stylistic hallmarks of the Art Deco movement of the 1940s. Its design embraces a sense of unity and purity thro...
Sheepskin, Walnut
$5,356
H 28.75 in W 64.18 in D 35.44 in
LOVELY ViNTAGE OXBLOOD BORDEAUX LEATHER CHESTERFIELD CLUB SOFA PART OF SUITE
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning very rare hand made in England lightly restored Bordeaux leather Gentleman's club sofa which i...
Leather
Skirted Chaise, Linen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Karesan Linen Chaise with down wrap fill.
Linen
$5,495
H 48.04 in W 33.08 in D 34.65 in
MUSEUM QUALITY RESTORED VICTORIAN BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD WINGBACK ARMCHAiR
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime, Museum quality, fully restored, extra large Wingback armchair with ornately hand carved base frame and Th...
Leather, Hardwood
$6,500
H 41.5 in W 88.75 in D 21.5 in
French Provincial Louis XV Grand Regence Style Breakfront Sideboard
Located in Forney, TX
A vintage French Provincial Louis XV style carved walnut sideboard. Hand-crafted in France in the mid-20th century, excellent quality, exceptionally executed in timeless 18th cent...
Marble
Vintage Concrete Flower Petal Birdbath on Fluted Pedestal
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A charming vintage molded concrete birdbath featuring a scalloped, flower-petal shaped basin supported by a classical, fluted pedestal base. The piece exhibits attractive weathering ...
Concrete
$3,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 19 in W 78 in D 12.5 in
Bench Swedish 18th Rustic Century Original Paint, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Bench Sweden 18th rustic century original paint, Sweden. A bench made during the 18th century in Sweden. Original dark red paint.
Wood
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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