Custom Sofa with Wood Surround at Arms with Loose Back and Side Cushions
By LF Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Our version of the timeless St. Thomas sofa - we call the Carnot - with square notched arms, feather and down back and side cushions and a hand rolled mattress edge seat with self bu...
Mahogany
Sold
H 25.6 in W 51.97 in D 40.56 in
Large 'Settebello' Modular Sofa with Custom Wood Surround by Zanotta
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Firenze, IT
This 4-module configuration is exceptionally versatile. The wooden surround allows the sofa to sit perfectly in the center of a room as a sculptural island or against a wall.
Fabric, Plywood
Silver Leaf Surround Sofa by James Mont
Located in New York, NY
A silver leaf surround sofa by James Mont, c. 1950. A brown, silk velvet sofa surrounded by a silver leaf frame with five urn-shaped balustrades. The upholstered sofa is rectilinear ...
Silver Leaf
$5,990
H 28 in W 90 in D 40 in
Custom Made to Order Slip Covered Or Upholstered Louis Square Arm Sofa with Down
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Louis Slip Covered Sofa Custom made to order. Available in any length, can be made into a sectional, and sofa sleeper. The Louis Sofa blends modern and coastal aesthetics with clean...
Linen, Foam, Wood, Down
$7,300
H 32.5 in W 72 in D 78 in
Made to Order Custom Dining Banquette Bench or Sofa 2 piece in COM Any Size
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom made to order the Bloom 2-piece Banquette can be done in any of our linens, performance fabrics, or COM. Can be made to any length, depth, and height. Leg finishes are also av...
Cotton, Foam, Wood
George Smith Upholstered Sofa From Signature Collection
By George Smith
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic bench made George Smith Sofa with rolled English arms, turned wood legs with brass casters. Raised on five legs, all with brass toe caps and casters. The three legs at the f...
Brass
Baker Furniture Yves Sofa
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Baker Furniture Yves Sofa This sofa measures: 96.5 wide x 33 deep x 29 inches high, with a seat height of 18 and arm height of 20.75 inches We take our photos in a controlled light...
Upholstery
Custom Chaise One Arm Sofa Crypton Stain Resistant Fabric
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom one arm sofa with down wrapped cushions In stock ready for immediate shipping showroom samples, reflects discounted price, we offer custom in any fabric and any dimensions. ...
Fabric
$4,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 37 in W 98 in D 38 in
Custom Chaise One Arm Sofa Crypton Stain Resistant Fabric RAF
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Custom one arm sofa with down wrapped cushions PHOTOS SHOWN AS LAF IN STOCK READY FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPPING showroom samples, reflects discounted price, we offer custom in any fabric...
Fabric
Fine Vintage Sofa With Custom Upholstery
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Light and very well made Two cushion sofa with gentle sloping arm and tapered wood legs. Solid feeling and comfortable with plush feather wrap seat cushion. The refined raised white-...
Fabric, Wood
$6,138Sale Price|41% Off
H 29.93 in W 72.84 in D 37.01 in
Victorian Mahogany Sofa in the style of Howard and Sons, English, Circa 1870
Located in Faversham, GB
A commanding mahogany Victorian country house sofa in the manner of Howard and Sons. Featuring a wide, deep sprung seat with a stepped backrest and six large handmade duck feather c...
Brass
Modern Nancy Corzine Down Filled Linen Upholstered Renee Sofa
By Nancy Corzine
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Modern Nancy Corzine Down Filled Linen Upholstered Renee Sofa.
Feathers
$4,500
H 31.25 in W 80 in D 35 in
Antique Duncan Phyfe Style Mahogany Sofa Reupholstered in White Silk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Duncan Phyfe Style Finely Carved Mahogany Parlor Sofa Reupholstered in Elegant White Patterned Silk Blend Upholstery This exquisite antique Duncan Phyfe style parlor sofa sh...
Silk, Upholstery, Mahogany
$6,500 / item
H 31.75 in W 70 in D 35 in
Custom Upholstered Modern Art Deco Sofa with Curved Back and Tapered Wood Legs
Located in Greenwich, CT
This listing is for a custom-made sofa, offered as a made-to-order piece. The sofa is defined by a gently curved back that wraps subtly at the sides, creating a cohesive and balanced...
Fabric, Walnut, Wood, Maple
Charlton Sofa Loose Seat Cushion Pull Tufting
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Chic and sophisticated, this sofa defines Naula’s Soho collection. With a low back and elegantly tufted seat, it is the intersection of modern and traditional.
Upholstery, Wood
$1,450
H 28 in W 99 in D 35 in
Fine Arts Furniture Company White Silk Blend Upholstered Three-Seat Sofa
By Fine Arts Furniture Co.
Located in Astoria, NY
Fine Arts Furniture Company White Silk Blend Upholstered Three-Seat Sofa, with Fine Arts Furniture Co. label. 28" H x 88" W x 35" D; seat: 18" H. Provenance: From a 500 Park Avenue...
Silk, Upholstery
Custom Upholstered Sectional Sofa with Wood Base Tuxedo Style
By The Tailored Home
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sectional sofa featuring a tailored silhouette with tuxedo-style arms, loose seat and back cushions, and a wood base. The clean lines are balanced by soft cushioning, giving the piec...
Fabric, Foam, Hardwood, Down
$5,100Sale Price / item|26% Off
H 30 in W 78 in D 26 in
Channeled Back Armless Settee with Back Stretchers and Solid Seat on Wood Legs
By LF Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Elliot sofa is all hand carved with channeled back and solid channeled seat. It is shown in light tone fabric and walnut wood frame and legs. Hand carved wood frame all hair fill...
Linen, Walnut
$9,500 / item
H 31 in W 84 in D 37.5 in
"Elton" by Lee Stanton Upholstered Sofa in Belgium Linen or Custom Fabric
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Elton by Lee Stanton Editions is a classic English roll-arm style sofa with tapered dark wooden legs, and can be upholstered in a cream-colored Belgium linen or customer's own ma...
Upholstery
$2,708 / item
H 30 in W 29 in D 32 in
Walnut Finish Cane Back Armchair with Oatmeal Fabric Upholstery, Soho Collection
By Uultis Design
Located in Hialeah, FL
A Soho armchair designed by Sérgio Batista for Uultis, with walnut finish, natural color cane and oatmeal fabric. The Soho armchair perfectly blends vintage elegance with modern craf...
Walnut, Leather, Fabric, Cane, Wood
Leather Pendant Light in Camel, Natural Brass, Capa, Saddle Collection
By L'Aviva Home
Located in New York, NY
The lamps in this collection are inspired by Colombia’s equestrian heritage, layered with a jewel-toned color palette that takes inspiration from the works of Colombian artist Fernan...
Brass
$6,500 / item
H 27 in W 80 in D 39 in
Upholstered Walnut Buchanan Daybed Twin Size with Dovetails and Turned Legs
By Meredith Hart Furniture
Located in Durham, NC
A simple, sturdy daybed that works well as seating in a living space and as a guest bed. A mix of construction techniques both seen and hidden create a sturdy yet sleek focal point t...
Upholstery, Walnut
$75,000 / set
H 40 in W 30.5 in D 24 in
Pair French Modern Neoclassical Bronze Lounge Chairs, Style Armand Albert Rateau
By Armand Albert Rateau
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Elegant Pair of French Modern Neoclassical Style Curile form armchairs or club chairs in the style of Armand Albert Rateau. These exquisite lounge chairs are in solid bron...
Bronze
Maurizio Tempestini, Sofa, Iron, Maple, Fabric, USA, 1950s
By Maurizio Tempestini, John Salterini
Located in High Point, NC
A cast iron, dark-stained maple and white fabric sofa designed by Maurizio Tempestini and produced by Salterini, USA, c. 1950s. Seat Height (inches): 15” Arm Height (inches): 22" ...
Iron
$26,279
H 106.3 in W 236.23 in D 157.49 in
French Style Wrought Iron Greenhouse with Door and Windows in White Color
Located in Marbella, ES
French style wrought iron greenhouse with doors and windows that open outwards in white color. Ready for glass panels to be installed.
Iron
$16,800 / set
H 35 in W 30 in D 30 in
Maurizio Tempestini, Lounge Chairs, Iron, Maple, Fabric, USA, 1950s
By Maurizio Tempestini, John Salterini
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of cast iron, dark-stained maple and white fabric lounge chairs designed by Maurizio Tempestini and produced by Salterini, USA, c. 1950s. Seat Height (inches): 15” Arm Heigh...
Iron
$16,360 / set
H 31.5 in W 26.5 in D 32 in
T.H. Robjohn-Gibbings Model WMB Slipper Chairs for Widdicomb, 1950s
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of slipper lounge chairs, model WMB, timeless and elegant design by the renowned architect and furniture designer T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings. This model is perhaps the mo...
Velvet, Wood, Walnut
$52,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in Dm 13 in
French Art Nouveau Lamp by Emile Galle Cameo Cut Glass in Red Sunset Colors
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. This floral motif Galle lamp is made i...
Crystal, Bronze
Ingo Maurer Lampampe, Germany 1980s
By Ingo Maurer
Located in London, GB
Ingo Maurer’s company Design M is based in Munich and has been designing intriguing lighting for over 40 years. Ingo Maurer’s output is distinctive in form and concept. His desire to...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Two-Seater Sofa by Jens Risom, Walnut Frame, 1955
By Jens Risom
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small, vintage Mid-Century Modern American two seater sofa or settee with four pillows, designed and produced by Jens Risom Design, Model U-151, in good condition. The seat, back r...
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
$27,993
H 86.62 in W 104.34 in D 1.19 in
Very Rare Suite of 35 Brassaï Paris de Nuit Printer’s Proof Heliogravures
By George Brassaï, Brassaï
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Suite of 35 Brassaï Paris de Nuit Printer’s Proof Heliogravures — Unbound, Numbered & Rare (c. 1933) Step into Brassaï’s nocturnal Paris with an unrepeatable portfolio of thirty...
Paper
$1,890 / item
H 31.5 in W 30 in D 31.5 in
Linen Slip Covered Madison Chair with Scallop Skirt Detail and Down Cushion
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
The Madison Slipcovered Chair blends timeless tailoring with relaxed elegance. Upholstered in 100% Belgian linen ticking, the fabric features a natural flax background accented with ...
Cotton, Linen, Foam, Oak
1341 Metal Applique by Epoca Lampadari
By Epoca Lampadari
Located in Milan, IT
Hand-decorated and with gold leaf details, this little sconce light in the form of a lamp is held in place by an ivory wall piece and has a dainty metal cord with tassels tied in a b...
Metal, Gold Leaf
Unopiu' Aurora Cupboard Outdoor Collection
By Unopiù
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand forged and inspired by the Umbrian-Tuscan tradition of the late 1900s, Aurora is a classic, tra- ditional collection that, thanks to its forms, ma- nages to create a romantic, r...
Iron
Webbing Outdoor Chair
Located in Paris, FR
Chair webbing outdoor with structure in solid natural teak wood. Upholstered and covered with special outdoor fabric in light grey finish. Treated with natural pine extract wax.
Fabric, Teak
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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