Wide Arm Sofa, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A custom wide arm sofa with grid stitch upholstery and fixed side cushions. Lead time 8-10 weeks.
Category
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Materials
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Wide Arm Sofa
Wide Arm Sofa, Made to Order
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A custom wide arm sofa with grid stitch upholstery and fixed side cushions. Lead time 8-10 weeks
Category
2010s American Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Vintage Postmodern Italian Black Lacquer Wide Arm Sofa With White Leather
$5,500
H 32 in W 93 in D 25 in
Vintage Postmodern Italian Black Lacquer Wide Arm Sofa With White Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Postmodern Italian Black Lacquer Wide Arm Sofa with White Leather Your living room needs
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By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Sagaponack, NY
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Steve Chase Sofa for Martin Brattrud, 1994
By Steve Chase
Located in Chicago, IL
Wide arm sofa designed by Steve Chase for Martin Brattrud in 1994. Original white chenille
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Materials
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By Steve Chase, Martin Brattrud
Located in Chicago, IL
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SOLD Beautifully tapered legs and shaped wide oak arms highlight this Danish three seat sofa
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Located in Bainbridge, NY
1950's wide arm 3 seat sofa with taper capped dowel legs (removable)
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vintage sofa from France
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Located in Sagaponack, NY
A wide arm down filled sofa in cream wool boucle with block feet. Arms measure 10"W and 26"H
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H 33 in W 86 in D 40 in
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By Roche Bobois
Located in Chicago, IL
Rich Soft Draping French Leather, Wide Arm 3 Seat Sofa by Roche-Bobois in a Peachy-Cream leather
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Midcentury Two-Piece Sectional in the Style of Milo Baughman
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
measures: 85" wide plus 32" of right arm sofa = 117" total Right arm measures: 92" wide Height measures
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Wide Arm Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic wide arm sofa available at 1stDibs. Each wide arm sofa for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and metal. If you’re shopping for a wide arm sofa, we have 147 options in-stock, while there are 58 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer wide arm sofa, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right wide arm sofa, those designed in mid-century modern, modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one wide arm sofa that is appealing in its simplicity, but Pieter Compernol, Stephanie Grusenmeyer & Jerôme Barrier, Adrian Pearsall and Craft Associates produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Wide Arm Sofa?
Prices for a wide arm sofa start at $725 and top out at $42,000 with the average selling for $6,495.
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.
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