Tight Back Sofa by Ole Wanscher for A.J. Iversen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A tight back sofa with sloping arms, retaining the original blue upholstery on Cuban mahogany legs.
Category
20th Century Danish Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Tight Back Sofa
Curved Mid-Century Style Tight Seat Tight Back Sofa
$13,140 / item
Curved Mid-Century Style Tight Seat Tight Back Sofa
By Jhon Ortiz, The Tailored Home
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mid-century modern style, Kagan-inspired curved sofa. Made with solid hard maple frame, eight-way hand-tied springs and high-density foam. Heavy, firm and reliable construction and u...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Tight Back Sofa by Ole Wanscher for A.J. Iversen
By Ole Wanscher, A. J. Iversen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sofa with a raised, tight back and sloping arms, retaining the original upholstery, on Cuban mahogany legs.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Wool
Elegant English Rolled Arm Sofa in a Bold Striped Tone-on-Tone Fabric
Located in Bronx, NY
The loose seat, tight back sofa offers excellent comfort and look at the same time.
Category
Vintage 1960s English Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Colette Sofa
$10,700 / item
Colette Sofa
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
The vibe is flirty, a little delicate and ever so slightly vintage. Fully upholstered tight back sofa with a lacquered wood base. Materials & Finishes: Upholstery: Lux Velvet B...
Category
2010s Portuguese Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Lacquer
Colette Floral Metal Base Sofa
$30,300 / item
Colette Floral Metal Base Sofa
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
The vibe is flirty, a little delicate and ever so slightly vintage. Fully upholstered tight back sofa with a metal base wrapped in a veil of organic lace.
Category
2010s Portuguese Sofas
Materials
Brass
Gold and Brown Velvet Sofa
$17,370 / item
Gold and Brown Velvet Sofa
By Jhon Ortiz
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sleek tight back sofa with sinuous curves. Silky tiger eye velvet covers a solid maple frame with a firm seat made with 8-way hand tied springs.
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Maple
Geisha Sofa
$11,700 / item
Geisha Sofa
By Koket, Koeke
Located in Manassas, VA
This fully upholstered tight back sofa is wrapped with a chic metal band leading to modern and sleek metal legs.
Category
2010s Portuguese Sofas
Materials
Brass
Rolled Arm Sofa with Curved Tight Back
Located in Ballard, CA
Elegant curved sofa comes with tight back over two loose poly/down seat cushions, with exposed wood frame and tapered legs.
Category
2010s American Sofas
Materials
Polyester, Maple, Down
Elegant Tight Back Loose Down Seat Sofa
Located in Bronx, NY
Elegant tight back loose down seat sofa - 24 D seat depth
Category
1990s North American Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
M C Home Maxfield Contemporary Tight Back Three-Seat Custom Sofa
$13,332Sale Price|20% Off
M C Home Maxfield Contemporary Tight Back Three-Seat Custom Sofa
By Foley & Cox
Located in New York, NY
Shown here in a Kravet lichen-colored ultra-suede, the curved arm sofa features a tight back with vertical top stitching and pewter nailhead.
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Late 20th Camelback Sofa w/Multicolored Patchwork Fabric & Tight Back by Rowe
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage camelback sofa with multicolored patchwork fabric and tight back by Rowe Furniture composed of rolled arms, two loose, zippered foam filled seat cushions, two accent...
Category
Late 20th Century American Bohemian Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood
Ann Sofa Modern Curved Tight Back and Seat by Martin and Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin & Brockett’s Ann Sofa 72” pairs the Ann Collection’s signature streamlined design and tight, eight-way hand-tied seat with a 6 foot length. Standard: H 32 in. x W 72 in. x D ...
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Late 20t Century Bridgewater Style Sofa Tight Back Taupe Gray Vinyl Faux Leather
By Restoration Hardware
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage taupe gray faux leather upholstered Bridgewater style sofa with tight back, two loose seat cushions & square tapered wood feet.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Sofas
Materials
Faux Leather, Foam, Wood
Modern Velvet Tuxedo Sofa Settee Tight Back w/Button Detail & Black Wood Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Modern tuxedo style sofa with champagne velvet fabric, tight back with button detail, & a black painted wood base with straight tapered square legs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Paint
Stiletto Sectional Contemporary Channeling Seat Back Base Tight Seat Back Wengé
Located in Ridgewood, NY
The Stiletto sectional is sophisticated and plush. Its sleek wengé frame and rich upholstery make this piece a perfect balance of comfort and luxury.
Category
2010s American Other Sectional Sofas
Materials
Wenge
Lizo Sectional-Tight Seat & Back, Lacquer Base, Pull Tufting, Storage, Upholster
Located in Ridgewood, NY
This sleek minimal L-shape sectional is the perfect combination of glossy lacquer and rich textured fabric. The Lizo Sectional strikes just the right balance between minimalism and c...
Category
2010s Sectional Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Orla Sofa by Cappellini, Upholstered in Schumacher's Orley Jacquard Fabric
Located in New York, NY
With its rounded silhouette and swirling, floral upholstery fabric, this tight-back, 2-seat sofa makes a fabulously stylish and inviting statement.
Category
20th Century French Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Sofa by Ejner Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen for Willy Beck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An tight back and seat sofa with dowel legs newly upholstered in a flecked oatmeal grey fabric.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Recent Sales
English Tight Back Sofa
Located in Geneva, IL
Originally purchased at Mike Bell Antiques at the Chicago merchandise mart. Traditional high end comfortable sofa.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Sofas
The Italian Wingback Sofa
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
This tight back sofa with solid hardwood frame and sprung back with nailhead trim has rather large seat depth for its overall dimension.
Category
20th Century American Sofas
Hubert Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Arched, tight back sofa with wide, curved top arms and bench seat cushion.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sofas
Materials
Wood
Tight Back Sofa with Pin Tucking
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant French walnut frame sofa in art nouveau form, upholstered in wool mohair, fully attached back and seat cushion with simple pin tucking and brass nail head trim around the legs.
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Blue Khaki Maroon & Black Plaid Lawson Style Tight Back Sofa
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage blue, khaki, maroon, and black plaid Lawson style tight back sofa with square tapered black painted legs.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
custom "step sitting" sofa
Located in Bronx, NY
tight seat, tight back sofa in red ultra suede, made to sit on step for back legs (legs can easily be added) (throw pillows not included)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Danish Modern Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lovely teal-blue fabric covers this impeccably styled tight-back sofa. Tapered teak legs. Fabric has very subtle houndstooth effect.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Teak, Upholstery
Leather "Square" Sofa by Marco Zanuso for Arflex, Italy, 1962
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Austin, TX
Black leather "Square" sofa by Marco Zanuso for Arflex. Three loose seat cushions meet with button tufted tight-back sofa frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Brunschwig and Fils Cavendish Tight Back Raspberry Pink Red Velvet Sofa
By Brunschwig & Fils
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cavendish tight back sofa BR-2102. Sofa. Down-filled luxury.
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Late 19th Century Jacobean Style Hand Carved Walnut Sofa
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stately antique tight back sofa with hand carved walnut base. The clean back with shapely arms and a scalloped apron resting on carved English Jacobean style legs with stretchers.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Jacobean Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Brunschwig & Fils Peach Velvet Cavendish down-filled 3-Seat Sofa
By Brunschwig & Fils
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cavendish tight back sofa BR2004. Down-filled luxury. Solid, handmade piece.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Large, tight back, tight seat sofa, fully refurbished
Located in Bronx, NY
Very well made sofa, fully refurbished on recessed platform Arm Height:25"
Category
Vintage 1960s French Sofas
Tight back, loose seat sofa, totally refurbished, in muslin
Located in Bronx, NY
very well made sofa, totally refurbished. 8-way hand tied spring construction, foam core down wrap seat cushions w/down/feather
Category
20th Century American Sofas
Red Smaller Size Lawson Sofa with Rolled Arms Down Bench Seat and Tight Back
Sold
H 32 in W 74 in D 36 in
Red Smaller Size Lawson Sofa with Rolled Arms Down Bench Seat and Tight Back
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible cranberry red sofa in a smaller size Lawson style with rolled arms, a down wrapped bench style seat, and a tight back with button detail.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
George II Style Camel Back Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
A George II style finely upholstered camel back sofa, the tightly upholstered back above three loose seat cushions with four throw pillows enclosed by out scrolled arms, on a hand-le...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European George II Sofas
Materials
Wood
oversized sofas w/loos back, down filled pillows
Located in Bronx, NY
tight seat, loose back sofa's, seat upholstered in rich "pleather" with fabric back and loose down filled pillows.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Sofa
Located in Bronx, NY
Mohair sofa, tight back, loose seat with leather welt and silk pillows
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Materials
Mohair, Leather, Silk
White Vinyl Sofa
Located in Stamford, CT
Three cushion, tight back white vinyl lawson sofa
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sofas
Custom Made Sofa
Located in Pasadena, CA
Custom made sofa with tight back and two down wrapped seat cushions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Materials
Wood, Fabric
sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A tight back even armed sofa on dark walnut legs with a button tufted back.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Streamlined 1940's Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Incredibly comfortable streamlined 1940's winged back sofa with tight back and seat. Newly upholstered in a taupe basket weave fabric.
Category
20th Century American Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Tailored Sofa by Larsen and Madsen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An upholstered tight back danish sofa with a cushioned lumbar support and channel for shoulders.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Dara Sectional Sofa by Vicente Wolf
Located in New York, NY
The Vicente Wolf Designed, Curved high rolled arm sectional sofa with tight back and three loose seat cushions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Large comfortable rolled arm sofa, fully refurbished
Located in Bronx, NY
tight back, loose seat sofa, fully refurbished, upholsterde in muslin.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sofas
Long and Lovely Fully Refurbished Sofa in Muslin
Located in Bronx, NY
This fully refurbished tight-back, loose seat sofa is 102” x 40” x 30”.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Sofas
Carved and Painted Louis XVI Style Green Velvet Sofa
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Adorned in a resplendent green velvet fabric, the sofa's tight back design exudes a sense of tailored luxury, creating a seamless and polished appearance.
Category
20th Century Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Belgium Linen Upholstered Sofas with Carved Silvered Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Belgium linen upholstered sofas with spaced nailhead trim detail. Loose seat cushions, tight backs.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Other Sofas
Materials
Linen, Wood
1950s Two-Piece Velvet Sofa in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A two-piece tight backed crushed blue velvet sofa retaining original upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Tight Back Sofa", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Tight Back Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tight back sofa for your home. Each tight back sofa for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and hardwood. If you’re shopping for a tight back sofa, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tight back sofa — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A tight back sofa is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. A.J. Iversen, Brunschwig & Fils and Ole Wanscher each produced at least one beautiful tight back sofa that is worth considering.
How Much is a Tight Back Sofa?
The average selling price for a tight back sofa at 1stDibs is $3,500, while they’re typically $2,275 on the low end and $16,200 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Sofas for You
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.
Read More
How Top Designers Are Using Mid-Century Chairs in Today’s Interiors
Modern icons are showing up in gracefully layered dining nooks, living rooms and lounges — proof that great design only gets better with context.
All the Furniture in This Organic Modern Soho Loft Can Be Yours
Andrianna Shamaris has filled her epic new home with pieces of her own design.
20 Inviting Dining Rooms Perfectly Arranged for Entertaining
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Nobody Puts This Sunny Sofa in a Corner
With its plush cushions, cane details and dazzlingly colorful back, it’s inviting from every angle.
The 21 Most Popular Mid-Century Modern Chairs
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Fred Rigby’s Modular Seating Can Be Configured in So Many Handy Ways
The plush Cove Slipper 2.5 Seater sofa is just one of many convenient combinations from the London-based maker.
This Chubby-Chic Quilted Stool Stands on Its Own Two Feet
Sam Klemick's cool stool is edgy, cozy and environmentally sustainable all at once.
Is Lionel Jadot the Willy Wonka of Upcycled Belgian Design?
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
More Ways To Browse
Lauren Ralph Lauren Plaid Coat
White Vinyl Couch
Brunschwig And Fils Sofas
Cavendish Sofa
Wood Bench Arms Back
Kehoe Sofa
Nickey Kehoe Curved Sofa
Os De Mouton Sofa
Randolph And Hein
Oriolo Sofa
Pacific Green On Sale
Paola Navone Baxter
Paolo Piva Arca
Parker Knoll Sofa
Paulo Antunes Furniture
Paulo Antunes
Pearson Couch
Pebbled Leather Couch