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Sofas For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: Late 18th Century
George IV Small Giltwood Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
George IV small giltwood sofa circa 1830. Beautiful quality sofa now in Holland Linen. English in the French taste. Seat height 43cm and seat depth 50cm.
Category
18th Century English Antique Sofas
Materials
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Swedish Blue Pine Country Bench or Sofa
Located in Kramfors, SE
Very unusual blue bench or sofa from the late 1700s. The sofa is a country house furniture from Ångermanland in Sweden. The sofa is very unusual, most likely the only one of its kind...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Country Antique Sofas
Materials
Pine
18th Century Green French Three Seater Beechwood, Velour Sofa by Sulpice Brizard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An 18th Century French three seater sofa, stamped Sulpice Brizard (Master 1762) 1735-1796. The hand crafted Parisian settee has a partial carved, painted grey Beechwood frame, in goo...
Category
Late 18th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
French Louis XVI Period Walnut Hand Carved Canape Sofa en Corbeille
Located in Madrid, ES
A Louis XVI period settee in carved walnut corbeille from the late 18th century, with a slightly enveloping back, characteristic of this period. topped with a few floral spikes. Crea...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
18th C Swedish Painted Settee with Green Gingham Upholstery
Located in Buchanan, NY
An outstanding 18th century Swedish sofa in green gingham upholstery with double piping. The painted frame features a serpentine back with carved floral motifs, gently flared arm res...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Hepplewhite Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Hepplewhite design parcel gilded sofa with arched shaped serpentine crest rail, straight front rail and fine tapered and fluted legs. This sofa is classically upholstered and although appearing formal in design, is extremely comfortable, with secret hidden...
Category
Late 18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Serpentine
18th Century French Pair of Wooden Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century French pair of wooden upholstered armchairs.
Category
18th Century French Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Northern Italian 18th Century Walnut Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful northern Italian 18th century walnut sofa.
This sofa has a fantastic intricately hand-carved frame in the romantic rococo style. With outswept arms and raised on cabriole...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
English Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Needlepoint Sofa, Circa 1750
By Joseph Aronson
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chinese Chippendale mahogany sofa with carved corner fret works, serpentine back, scrolled arms, and terminating on squared legs with connecting stretchers. Mid-18th century....
Category
1750s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Sofas
Very Fine & Elegant Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Carved Hepplewhite Style Sofa
Located in North Salem, NY
A Wood & Hogan sofa with a disciplined elegance for the special home. From a branch of the family of the Queen Mother of England came the original of this magnificent Hepplewhite sofa which stood in the ancestral...
Category
Late 18th Century Hepplewhite Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Down
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
Period Rococo Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period 18th century Rococo sofa with carved decorative detailing to the top and along the front stretcher. Four cabriolet legs tapering to ball and claw...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Swedish 1780s Rococo Painted Trågsoffa with Carved Apron and Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo period painted wood Trågsoffa from the late 18th century, with upholstered seat, shell carved apron, meander motifs and cabriole legs. Created in Sweden during the l...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Gustavian Sofa from Sweden 1700-1800's
Located in Copenhagen, DK
I'm selling this stunning sofa from a costumer.
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Harewood
18th Century Louis XV Fruitwood Settee in Aubusson Upholstery
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XV fruitwood settee, late 18th century, the domed and padded back surmounted by a floral crest, joined by padded scrolling arms to the shaped seat, raised on molded cabriole le...
Category
Late 18th Century Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Fruitwood
17th Century Louis XV 15 Walnut Italian Sofa Curvy Wings Long Leg Brown White
Located in Sanremo, IM
Sweet and wavy Italian winged sofa in walnut from the first half of the 18th century. with delicate fabric and absolutely of great value.
Exceptional sofa, soft, refined possibly...
Category
1740s Italian Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Lacquered Wood Sofa, Mid-18th Century
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant sofa in cream-colored painted wood with golden carvings typical of the 18th century Piedmontese manufacture. Five wavy legs also carved. Very comfortable despite not having a...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Period 18th Century Rococo Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period 18th Century Rococo sofa from the area of Lindome, Sweden.
It has exquisite carving, the whole standing on cabriolet legs tapering to the ball and...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Swedish 18th Century Transitional Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Exceptional Swedish 18th Century sofa with decorative carved detailing to the back and front stretcher.
A fine example of a transitional sofa, betwe...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Large Walnut Sofa, Louis XV Period, 18th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Large walnut sofa with carved crosspiece, 8 feet, and eventful armrests, Louis XV period
The backrest and the upholstery of the armrests are removable
The strapped seat is in good ...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Antique Sofa Louis XV, Covered with Authentic Perfect Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
1910/M,
Museum quality antique sofa, coating with an authentic Aubusson old tapestry. Unique piece!
It has been completely unlined, in order to change ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
18th Century Painted Venetian Settee
Located in Rochester, NY
`Antique 18th century Venetian settee in beautifully aged old painted and worn parcel gilded surface. Early construction. Losses to gilding showing und...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Swedish Period Rococo 3-Chair Back Painted Sofa Bench, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style three-chair back sofa from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique bench from Sweden features three carved back splats for resting, with sweetly carved flowers adorning the top of each chair rail, flanked within curvy wood arm rests at each far end. The skirt is has an elegantly draped from with shell carving embellishing the center. This piece is nicely presented upon four legs, which are supported with a turned H-stretcher. The front legs are cabriole style with rear legs squared and sabred. The upholstered seat is ready for a refreshment, the perfect opportunity to make this your own. This antique Swedish rococo style sofa...
Category
Early 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century French Rococo Painted Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent French Rococo or late Baroque painted sofa decorated with a whimsical Rocaille carved frame. Encased in scroll designs reminiscent of Versailles grottos. Newly refurbishe...
Category
18th Century French Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Mohair, Wood, Linen
French 1780s Louis XVI Period Walnut Canapé en Corbeille
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period carved walnut canapé en corbeille from the late 18th century, with carved roses and upholstery. Created in France during the last quarter of the 18th centur...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
17th Century Venetian Painted and Parcel Gilt Gondola Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
17th century Venetian painted and parcel gilt gondola sofa. This gorgeous antique venetian sofa or canape has been newly upholstered in a plush w...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Mohair, Wood
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, Walnut - Louis Delanois JME
Located in Göttingen, NI
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, carved walnut
Master Louis Delanois JME c. 1760
Provenance: Albrecht Neuhaus, Würzburg
Literature: P...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Canapé with Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
This exceptional antique Louis XV sofa from the annexes of the Chateau of Versailles was crafted in France, circa 1760. The hand carved canapé st...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood
English Chippendale Mahogany Needlepoint Sofa, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany sofa with serpentine back, flanking scrolled arms, floral needlepoint upholstery, and terminating on car...
Category
1780s English Chippendale Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Italy Venezia Mid-18th Century Baroque Wooden Sofa
Located in Brescia, IT
Mid-18th Century hand-carved 1750 Venetian Baroque walnut sofa, three-seat with armrests.
Remarkable work by Venetian cabinetmakers. The 18th C...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Silk
Mid 18th Century Swedish Pine Bench
Located in Kramfors, SE
Early Swedish pine bench from northern Sweden. The bench is a very early version of a seat or sofa and this one also has a reversible backrest. It’s an unusual piece due to its age a...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Country Antique Sofas
Materials
Pine
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
Museum Quality Original Louis XVI Tapestry and Painted Canape Sofa
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Original French sofa covered with magnificent 18th century Aubusson tapestry bought in Avignon, France. Canape/sofa has a rectangular backrest over down curving arms and shaped seat ...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Italian, Venezia, Shaped and Carved Rococo Period Walnut Divano, 3rdq 18th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a slightly arched crest rail with a carved finial the back curving into the sides with carved detail at handles, the seat rail punctuated by carved squares above the slightly ...
Category
1760s Italian Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Painted and Parcel Gilt Loveseat
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Italian Louis XVI painted and parcel gilt loveseat.
18th century Italian Louis XVI painted and parcel gilt loveseat, sofa, settee or divanetto. This stunning Italian lo...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Carved and Gilded Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fabulous 18th Century Italian gilt sofa with its amazing, original patinated carved wood. Having a shaped back decorated with foliage and carved cr...
Category
18th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Italian Parcel-Gilt and Painted Canape or Sofa, 18th Century
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Italian, 18th century parcel-gilt and turquoise painted caned canapé with a shaped back decorated with shell-carved crest, scrolling armrests on a serpentine seat on cabriole ...
Category
1750s Italian Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Italian Parcel-Gilt and Painted Canape or Sofa, 18th Century
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Italian, 18th century parcel-gilt and turquoise painted caned canapé with a shaped back decorated with shell-carved crest, scrolling armrests on a serpentine seat on cabriole ...
Category
1750s Italian Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Rococo Painted Canape au Chasse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinoiserie painted triple back canape in hues of red, gold, and turquoise with removable upholstered seat and back panels, 18th century, Italy.
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Sofas Barocchetto Naples, Italy First Half '700
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Barocchetto Neapolitan sofas, supported by eight curved and carved legs, the under-the-top shaped band is decorated with sun-shaped
and rocaille carvings, represented again...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Elegant Nord Italian 18th Century Painted Sofa or Canapè
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Nord Italian finely carved 18th century painted canapé.
Measures: cm 210 x 60 x 90
Provenance from an aristocratic Piedmontese estate.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Sofa
Located in Nashville, TN
Carved frame sofa is upholstered in French gaufrage velvet.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pair of French Hand Carved & Painted Silk Sofas. Signed Carpentier. Circa 1780
By Louis-Charles Carpentier
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of French carved wood and painted sofas with floral silk upholstery, carved floral skirt, and terminating on cabriole legs. Signed by Carpentier. Makers Stamp is located on s...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Paint, Silk, Upholstery, Wood
French Giltwood Canapé Attributed to Georges Jacob
By François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Rare and exceptional piece. This large and beautiful sofa is a fine example of the work of famed menuisier Georges Jacob (6 July 1739 – 5 July 1814), who was one of the two most prom...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Gustavian Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Elegant period Gustavian sofa with wonderful original carved details. Lion heads on top of armrest and female bust to arm armrest, acanthus ornamentati...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
George III Style Mahogany and Needlepoint Sofa
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine shaped back and straight seat with loose cushion, out scrolled arms, raised on square section legs with stretchers. A Classic form with colorful hand done needlepoi...
Category
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
French Early 18th Century Sofa
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French early 18th century sofa.
Category
Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
American Mahogany Classical Swan Sofa, Philadelphia, Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
American mahogany classical upholstered sofa with swans head arm rest, carved corner cornucopia, and terminating on ebonized lions paw feet....
Category
18th Century and Earlier American American Classical Antique Sofas
Swedish Period Baroque Carved Wood Three-Chair Back Bench with Upholstered Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Baroque three-chair back carved-wood sofa, with upholstered seat, from the 18th century. This fabulous hand carved wood bench features three carved back splats for resting, flanked within wood arm rests at each far end. The top rail is adorn with four finials...
Category
18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Linen, Wood
Early Gustavian Sofa
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Gustavian (Swedish Rococo) sofa
with two bolsters and seat cushion.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
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
French Sofa Directoire circa 1800 Grey Painted , New Upholstery
Located in Epfach, DE
French sofa or canape directoire with elegantly moulded frame. It is grey and green painted and the original surface is wonderfully carved. The sofa is new upholstered with an comfor...
Category
1790s French Directoire Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian 1750s Walnut Tripled Arched Sofa from Lombardy with New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian walnut sofa from the mid-18th century, with triple arched back, out-scrolling arms and upholstery. Born in Lombardy during the 1750s, this exquisite walnut sofa features a...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
Italian 18th Century Rococo Carved Walnut Sofa or Canape
Located in Berlin, DE
Italian 18th century rococo carved walnut sofa or canape
Standing on four cabriole legs with stylized foliage a carved rocaille shaped apron with a padded seat. The padded back wi...
Category
1760s Italian Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
George III Mahogany Sofa
Located in Essex, MA
Nice proportions and arched back, out scrolled arms raised on blind fret carved square legs and H-form stretchers. Original casters.
Category
1760s English George III Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
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 i...
Category
Mid-18th Century British George II Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Period Sofa
Located in Pembroke, MA
An elegant neoclassical Louis XVI period sofa or canapé, with down-stuffed separate seat cushion, two small tasseled pillows, painted frame, and tapered f...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Down
Shop Unique Sofas on 1stDibs
Black leather, silk velvet cushions, breathable bouclé fabric — when shopping for antique, new 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. 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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