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Sofas For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
French 19th century Empire st. patinated wood and Giltwood settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and large scale French 19th century Empire st. patinated wood and Giltwood settee. This exceptional settee is raised by seven supports, with four being circular front legs...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
ANTiQUE AMERICAN CARVED BURR WALNUT MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID CHESTERFIELD SOFA
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale very rare, American hand carved Walnut sofa with Mother of Pearl inlay and Lions Hairy paw feet
Please note...
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Satinwood, Walnut
Regency Overscale Country House Sofa
Located in London, GB
Of robust and masculine style, made up to impressive proportions. With original castors and untouched finish
Height: 99 cm, 39″
Depth: 83 cm, 32 5/8″
Width: 213 cm, 83 7/8″
Seat Hei...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
An Important Italian Neoclassical Painted & Parcel Gilt Canapé
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Important Italian Neoclassical
Painted & Parcel Gilt Canapé
First Quarter 19th Century
Lombardy, Italy
The back rest with paneled top rail decorated with swans flanking a founta...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Victorian Howard & Sons Ticking Fabric Upholstered Double Wingback Sofa Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Victorian Howard & Son’s curved front double wingback sofa full stamped with H&S ticking
A truly stunning piece, in sublime condition, these double wingback sofas almost never come up for sale, this is a mid Victorian example with original green Howard & Son’s floral ticking fabric...
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Biedermeier Loveseat
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Biedermeier loveseat in walnut, rootwood and ebony with brass fittings. Navy blue upholstery with silver floral pattern.
Category
19th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
Antique Empire Charles X Inlaid Walnut & Brass Sofa, 1910s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Important sofa in transition style between empire and Charles X. Walnut wood veneer, brass inlays and small parts.
Category
1880s Italian Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century French Canapé with Silk Upholstery
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century French canapé with silk upholstery,
circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Sofas
Materials
Textile, Wood
Unique Antique Sofa Newly Upholstered and with Cut Decor
Located in Budapest, HU
This late Gustavian-style sofa is painted with bronzed accents and decorated with carved details. Newly upholstered in beautiful green fabric, it combines classic elegance with a fre...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mahogany Set, Elisabeth II Style, Spain, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Elizabethan triplet in mahogany wood, 19th century. Tresillo with carved floral motifs, four cabriolet legs, curved and partially upholstered short arms, and "a la reine" oval uniper...
Category
19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
ANTIQUE FULLY RESTORED REGENCY 1810 CHESTERFiELD SOFA BROWN LEATHER CARVED FRAME
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare, fully restored Regency circa 1810 brown leather Chesterfield tufted sofa with hand carved Wa...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Louis Philippe Sofa
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Antique Louis Philippe Sofa.
Category
1890s Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Børge Mogensen two-person coupé sofa, Model 2192
Located in København Ø, DK
Børge Mogensen two-person coupé sofa. Newly upholstered with black leather cover. Legs in Walnut.
Model 2192, manufactured by Fredericia Furniture.
Architect: Børge Mogensen (design...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Couch
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze couch
French, late 19th century
Dimensions: Height 107cm, width 192cm, depth 72cm
This beautiful canapé style couch...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Swedish Empire Giltwood Settee
Located in London, GB
An incredibly beautiful antique Swedish Empire gilt wood settee. This was recently imported from Sweden, we would date it to around the 1880-1900 period.
The quality is outstanding,...
Category
1880s Swedish Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Victorian Walnut Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian walnut Chesterfield sofa, of typical form with rolled arms and two seat cushions, the turned front and back legs set on the original castors, reupholstered in deep-button...
Category
1870s English Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
Walnut Catalan Sofa
Located in Faversham, GB
A original walnut framed Catalan basket sofa.
The scrolling backrest and arms bear intricately hand-carved symmetrical swirling lines, with sunshine motifs to the frame. Standing on...
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Sofas
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Rare Victorian Damask Upholstery Walnut Carved Lion Paw Feet Sofa Armchair Suite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian walnut framed three piece suite with Walnut hand carved Lion hair paw feet
A very high quality and well made example, th...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Empire Style Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th century French Empire style sofa. Consists of beautiful hand carved wood details all around and patterned gold-tone upholstery.
Dimension...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Sofa Bench with Nicely Arched Back on Bracket Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish sofa bench from the early 19th century. This antique Swedish wood sofa bench features a nicely arched back with decorative cut-out at each far corner, high arms, and clean linear lines across the front skirt . This bench is raised on squared and slightly tapered legs with bracket sides, which gives ornamentation to the side profile of this piece. There is a new custom seat cushion...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Sofas
Materials
Linen, Wood
Antique Victorian Sofa & Armchair Club Suite Damask Upholstery Turned Bun Feet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Victorian hand made in England, Mahogany framed with Damask upholstery three piece suite
A very good looking and well made suite, the frame has hand turned mahogany bun feet, the fabric is French Damask...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Hardwood, Upholstery
Sofa Bench Swedish Baroque Period 1650-1750 Brown Black, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Sofa bench Swedish Baroque Period 1650-1750 brown black, Sweden. A sofa bench made during the Baroque Period 1650-1750 in Sweden / Northern Europe. The seat has been reupholstered in...
Category
Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Wood
George iv Goncalo Alves Hopian Sofa
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, GB
An Indian late George IV mahogany sofa, with shaped back and arms of scrolling acanthus leaves and standing on four lively lion paw feet.
Price includes upholstery ex fabric.
Category
Early 19th Century British George IV Antique Sofas
Materials
Calico
Sublime Fully Restored Regency 1810 Sofa Brown Leather Carved Herms Statue Frame
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this very rare fully restored Regency circa 1810 brown leather sofa with hand carved mahogany herms statues
A one of kind piece, thi...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
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.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Swedish Neoclassical Style Carved Gilt-Wood & Upholstered Sofa Bench, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Neoclassic style gilt-wood and upholstered sofa bench from the 19th century. This antique sofa from Sweden, approximately 5.75 feet in...
Category
19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Carved Walnut Sofa
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C French carved walnut sofa. 1890.
Seat height is 17".
Dimensions
57 inches (145 cms) Wide
30 inches (76 cms) Deep
38 inches (97 cms) H...
Category
19th Century French Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century Gustavian Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fantastic late 18th century Gustavian sofa.
This lovely sofa has a great carved form which has been newly upholstered with simple ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Important Antique Victorian Claw & Ball Feet Brown Leather Walnut Club Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Antique Victorian circa 1880 hand made in England sofa with hand carved Walnut Claw & Ball feet feather filled cushions
A good loo...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Bench in Birch Veneer, Russia, Early 19th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Bench in Birch Veneer, Russia, early 19th century
Category
19th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Regency Sofa With Striped Upholstery
Located in Charlottesville, VA
19th century English Regency-style sofa with a gracefully curved frame and scrolled arms, finished in dark wood. Upholstered in striped fabric with soft blue, cream, and floral bands...
Category
19th Century British Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Restored Hand Dyed Brown Leather Antique Victorian 3-4 Seat Sofa Feather Seats
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to this stunning three to four seat antique hand dyed Victorian brown leather sofa...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
Rosewood settee
Located in London, England
Reupholstered French rosewood rococo style two seat settee on cabriole legs. Circa 1890.
H 89cm (SH 47cm) x W 125cm x D 72cm
Category
1890s French Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Rosewood
George IV Leather Club Sofa, Early 19th Century
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A George IV leather club sofa, early 19th century with straight back and arms, turned wood legs, upholstered in dark brown leather, button and stud detail.
Category
Early 19th Century George IV Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Satinwood Box Sofa
Located in Long Island City, NY
19th century satinwood box sofa. On six tapering legs.
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Satinwood
Antique Drawing Room Sofa, English, Large 2 Seat Settee, Show Frame, William IV
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large drawing room sofa. An English, mahogany two seat settee with show frame, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835.
Exquisite upholstery complements the striking ...
Category
Early 19th Century British William IV Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Chinese Carved / Lacquered Sofa circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very decorative late 19th century Chinese sofa with hand carved decoration to the back rest, a slated foot rest and drawers beneath the seat. Having a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Empire Revival Loveseat
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Empire Revival Loveseat in walnut, rootwood and ebonized wood with gilt bronze fittings. Navy upholstery with silver floral pattern.
Category
19th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Wood
19th Century Gustavian Stick Back Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century Gustavian stick back sofa is a stunning example of Swedish neoclassical design, offering both elegance and functionality. Characterized by its clean, architectural ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Pine, Paint
Antique French Double Spoon Sofa
Located in Buxton, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale, this exquisite French Sofa, this piece of antique furniture will add elegance and charm to any room. The sofa has dusky pink draylon upholstery wi...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Architectural Empire Salon-Sofa Superstructure, circa 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid wood. Architecturally designed body flanked by solid columns.
Facet-ground mirror and glass panes. Gilded bronze fittings.
In the middle a two-seat sofa.
(O-...
Category
1890s French Empire Revival Antique Sofas
Materials
Bronze
Hepplewhite Style Wood & Hogan Mahogany Sofa with Molded Arms; In Stock
Located in North Salem, NY
Quidenham Park, the seat of the Earl of Albemarle, is a magnificent estate belonging to one of the great houses of England. Within the grand halls of this historic residence, you wil...
Category
18th Century American Sheraton Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric, Upholstery
Victorian Deep Buttoned Chesterfield Settee
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian deep buttoned Chesterfield settee, with an upright back and scroll arms, set on four turned walnut legs with brass castors, reupholstered in di...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
Italian 18th Century Sofa in Walnut
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful Italian sofa, three seats in a bleached walnut with a great patina,
new upholstery Italian Velvet of Decortex.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Restored Victorian Hand Dyed Brown Leather Sofa Claw & Ball Feet Feather Cushion
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this stunning fully restored late Victorian club sofa with Thomas Chippendale style claw & ball feet
A truly remarkable find, I have only ever seen one or two ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
A Regence Carved Stained Beechwood Canapé, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Regence Carved
Stained Beechwood Canapé
18th Century
With a serpentine rocaille-carved crestrail, with winged sides and scrolling arm supports, with a similarly carved serpent...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Régence Antique Sofas
George II Carved Walnut Love Seat
Located in London, GB
With rectangular back and outscrolled arms, supported on very unusual animalier carved cabriole legs, terminating in ball and claw feet.
Now with preparatory upholstery, covered in ...
Category
Mid-18th Century British George II Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Carved "Trag Roccoco" Sofa
Located in Washington, DC
A painted and beautifully carved "Trag Rococo" sofa, with original upholstery.
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Paint, Upholstery, Wood
French Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Canape
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This is a sofa Corbeille which means Basket because it wrapped you inside the sofa. Beautiful Louis XVI line with little pineapples on the frame. The fabric is in good condition. Won...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Empire Pear-Wood Sofa, Restored, Made in Austria
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Austrian Empire inlaid sofa
Made of pear-wood. (Inlaid)
Completely restored.
Surface was done by shellac polish.
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Pearwood, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Italian Gilded Sofa
Located in London, GB
Italian gilded sofa with original paint from circa 18th Century.
H 91 x D 181 x D 60cm
Seat H 43cm
Seat D 47cm
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Linen, Wood
19th Century French Empire Ormolu Sphinx Egyptian Hardwood Suite Sofa Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this very decorative collectable suite of mahogany with ornate Sphinx & Griffon ormolu mounted French Empire Egyptian reviva...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Sofas
Materials
Ormolu
French 19 C Limed Wood Sofa
Located in Pewsey, GB
A very attractive limed wood sofa reupholstered in Sanderson clementine linen fabric.
Measures: height back 98 cm, width 125, seat depth 53 cm and seat he...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Baroque Bench with Green Velvet Upholstery, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A large Baroque bench from the 18th century, supported by six elegantly curved cabriole legs. The carved apron is intricately detailed and highlighted by central shell motifs.
The a...
Category
18th Century European Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Softwood
19th Century French Régence Style Giltwood Loveseat or Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Régence style giltwood loveseat or sofa. This stunning most unusual antique French Regence style or Napoleon III gilt wood loveseat, canape or sofa has been profe...
Category
1850s French Régence Antique Sofas
Materials
Giltwood, Velvet
1 of 2 Restored Victorian Club Chesterfield Hand Dyed Leather Sofas Kilim Seat
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale one of two fully restored hand dyed whisky brown leather Chesterfield sofas with kilim upholstered cushions
...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Five Piece 19th Century Isabelina Sofa and Chair Set
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century Spanish Isabelina style "Quintetto" or five-piece sofa and chair set. With carved mahogany wood frames decorated with sections of floral relief, curving arms, cabriole l...
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Other Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
1 of 2 Restored Victorian Gentleman's Club Chesterfield Leather Sofas Kilim Seat
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale one of two fully restored hand dyed whisky brown leather Chesterfield sofas with kilim upholstered cushions
This auction is for one sofa, the ot...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Shop Unique Sofas on 1stDibs: Find Mario Bellini Sofas, Togo Sofas, Vladimir Kagan Sofas and Other Seating for Sale
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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