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Sofas For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1910s
2 Seater Biedermeier Mahogany Wood Dolphins Carving Sofa Romo Fabric Grey Red
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant small Biedermeier sofa in mahogany with fine details in the shape of dolphins on the front.
The sofa is upholstered in Romo-fabric.
Denmark c. 1820-1830.
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Large Louis XVI style gilt wood sofa, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large good quality French carved gilt wood sofa, having scrolling foliate and fluted decoration to the show wood frame, raised on turned tapering legs, circa 1900.
Batch 73 57758...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Giltwood
French 19th Century Walnut Louis XVI Hand Carved Sofa
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A French Louis XVI period Provençal carved sofa from the late 19th century, with new upholstery, lovely fluted legs and exquisite carving. Born in Provence during the reign of King L...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Single Flat Weave Antique textile Pillow
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful pillow made of handwoven flat-weave antique Indian Durie textile on both side ,with indigo pink and cream colors of geometric motifs
fresh new insert.
The textile was pro...
Category
1910s Indian Vintage Sofas
Materials
Cotton
Stunning 19th Century Art Nouveau Cast Iron French Daybed
Located in Hastings, GB
An absolutely gorgeous cast iron day bed, made in France circa 1890, the deeply cast floral design with acanthus leaves and scrolls, it exudes early ...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Sofas
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian 1860 Show Frame Carved Walnut Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored Victorian hand dyed cigar brown leather Chesterfield tufted club sofa with hand carved walnut Show Frame
This sofa...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Swedish daybed, sofa, stool, c1800, gustavian, Swedish upholstery
Located in Maidstone, GB
Rare antique Swedish Gustavian daybed, c1800, traditionally upholstered in Sweden recently, hand stitched. Two bolstered cushions. There are a couple of different colour tones to the...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Painted Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large English satinwood sofa.
This wonderful sofa has finely painted floral decoration throughout and was designed within the second half of the 19th Century.
Featuring a beautiful caned seat and its original horsehair squab cushion.
A fantastic sofa...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Sofas
Materials
Satinwood
Antique sofa, France, late 19th century. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A lounge set in the style of Louis Philippe, made in France around 1890. The set has undergone professional renovation in our workshop. The seats and backrests of the furniture were ...
Category
1890s French Louis Philippe Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Louis XV Style Sofa in Silk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A late 19th Century French sofa in Louis XV Style, beech moulded frame carved with foliate detailing and curved back, standing on 5 elega...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Silk, Beech
Antique 19th Century French Needlepoint and Petit Point Sofa Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
Antique 19th Century Needlepoint and Petit Point sofa. Sofa is in excellent condition. Needlepoint was completely removed, cleaned and fully restored and the entire insert was redone...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Sofas
Materials
Wool, Silk, Wood
19th Century English Regency Style Upholstered Mahogany Sofa Settee
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive late 19th century upholstered mahogany sofa or settee made in the English Regency taste. Beautifully crafted with an older restoration featuring a tall square back mahoga...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
Antique French Carved Walnut Bergere Sofa
Located in London, GB
A stunning original French antique carved walnut sofa, with a caned seat and back. I would date this from around the 1860-1880’s period.
It is of wonderful quality, with beautiful c...
Category
1870s French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Mahogany Settee, Early 19th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Settee
An Empire finely carved dark figured mahogany three seat settee, the back is surmounted by facing scrolls with strigilated flutes be...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Sofa. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and truly exceptional Viennese Biedermeier sofa was made circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and r...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Boat Bed Louis-Philippe Period Circa 1840
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful boat bed in mahogany veneer, Louis Philippe period. Its small dimensions allow it to be used also as a bench. The four legs are equipped with caster...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
A 19thc Victorian Camel Back Sofa
Located in Pewsey, GB
A 19th Century Camel Backed Sofa that has been professionally recovered in an Ian Mankin 'Panama Stripe' sea green/sage colourway with Arm Height 63 cm and Seat height 46 cm
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Karl Johan Period 1820s Painted Sofa with Carved Lyres
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Karl Johan period painted wood sofa from circa 1820 with carved lyres, out-scrolling arms, meander frieze and tapered legs. Step into the elegant period of Karl Johan with ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Empire Mahogany Bench With Cornucopia
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This unique empire mahogany bench originates from the nineteenth century. It has a tight straight hood with even arms. The curved armrests are ea...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
English Regency Egyptian Revival Style Recamier, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency Egyptian revival style mahogany, brass inlay, & gilt Recamier is finely carved with an Egyptian hawk head and finished on both...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Len Niggleman Longoe Chair by Philippe Starck for Driade, 1980s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Philippe Starck, chair made of leather lounge. Designed in the 1986, deep lounge chair, front features aluminium feet, embossed "Starck", black leather cov...
Category
Late 19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
19th Century Spanish Silk Sofa
Located in Faversham, GB
A commanding and elegant early 19th century Spanish salon sofa.
Carved in birch and giltwood, the generously padded back is crested with striking volutes, leafage and a central clam shell.
Each end of the scrolling arms is decorated with a gilded double volute form.
The sofa is completed in silk and decorative trim.
Spanish, circa 1820.
The piece is from a large private collection, with the silk and gilt restored by its owner in the mid-1990s.
This is the only example we have seen reach the open market and Pointers Antiques...
Category
1820s Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Sofas
Materials
Silk, Birch, Oak, Giltwood
Antique mahogany sofa from Northern Europe, around 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique mahogany sofa from Northern Europe, around 1880. Very good condition, after professional renovation in our workshop. The sofa was upholst...
Category
1880s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Fine 19th Century Ball and Claw Sofa After Howard and Sons
Located in Benington, Herts
An extremely fine 19th Century Ball and Claw Down Feather Sofa after the Ramsden ball and claw model by Howard and Sons
English circa 1880-1900
Wonderf...
Category
1880s English Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Howard & Sons Grantley Sofa c1880
Located in Batley, GB
A superb 19th century Howard & Sons Grantley sofa. Raised on Howards uniquely hand turned walnut legs all capped with stamped H&S gilt brass cup casters. Retaining its original siege...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Anglo Indian Rosewood And Caned Settee
Located in Essex, MA
In the Regency taste with serpentine arched caned back and scrolled out arms. carved seat rail with round discs over lion form legs and paw feet.
Category
1840s Indian Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Cane, Rosewood
Fine Antique English Style Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A camel back long sofa, with serpentine seat rail raised on dark stained four cabriole front legs and four curved swept back legs. Tub form sides with sloping wood arms. Upholstered ...
Category
19th Century Queen Anne Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Sofa, Northern Europe, Around 1880, After Restoration
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique sofa from the late 19th century.
Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation. The sofa has been covered with a new fabric.
Dimensions: height 113 cm...
Category
1880s Swedish Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Hand Dyed Leather Wing Back Sofa
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century hand dyed leather wing back sofa, having a deep buttoned back, flanked by two wings above two feather stuffed cushions. The sofa stands on ele...
Category
19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
19th Century Italian Charles X Inlaid Walnut Antique Large Settee
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Antique settee 1825s of the period Charles X. The settee is made of solid walnut with rafined inlay decorations. Particular shape called a boat. The settee is upholstered in elegant ...
Category
1820s Italian Charles X Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
LARGE VICTORIAN ENGLISH CHESTERFIELD SOFA c1890
Located in London, GB
This is a superb quality large Victorian chesterfield sofa dating from around 1890.
The sofa is in need of reupholstery as the fabric is discoloured and worn. The front legs are int...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Hemp
Late 19thC French Giltwood Settee Sofa
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC French Giltwood Settee Sofa the rectangular upholstered back, arms and serpentine feet with scroll and foliate carved details raised on six scroll carved cabriole supports...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Sofas
Materials
Giltwood
Biedermeier Sofa Couch Honey Color, 3-4 Seat, 19th Century Empire Swedish
By Biedermeier
Located in LONDON, GB
Swedish Biedermeier 3-4 seat sofa couch in beautiful light honey color French polish finish with curved arm detailing and carved applique decorative motifs in the highest quality qui...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Birch
19th Century Gustavian Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Gustavian sofa in the Manor House style.
With carved decoration on the arms, legs and apron.
This sofa has a detachable back so could also be used as a daybed.
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
19th Century Upholstered Pink Banquette
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French chaise longue covered in pink velvet.
In good structural condition for its age with a lovely button-back and contemporary fabric throughout.
Perfect for a bedr...
Category
19th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Antique Bentwood Sofa Thonet No. 1, Austria circa 1860
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in Zagreb, HR
Very rare bentwood sofa Thonet No 1, manufactured in the 1960s by Thonet. Professionally restored, retaining beautiful old patina and some normal traces...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Sofas
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Arts & Crafts Mission L &JG Stickley Even Arm Quarter Sawn Oak Settle #281
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare to find. L& J G Stickley even arm settle # 281 I quarter sawn oak. L& GJ Stickley was a large and important contribute to the Arts & ...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Sofas
Materials
Steel
Regency Style Carved Antique Sofa
Located in Pasadena, TX
Antique Regency sofa in Mahogany
19th century antique sofa with Intricately carved details. Scrolled arms. Mahogany frame.
Reupholstery recomm...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Large Louis XVI Sofa / Daybed in Rechampi and Gilded Lacquered Wood
Located in BARSAC, FR
Magnificent Louis XVI sofa in the style of the ottomans in gray lacquered wood and green, blue and gold rechampi with rich carved decoration of scrolls, wrapped foliage, resting on f...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Victorian Carved Walnut Settee, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
Victorian carved walnut settee
A mid-19th century Victorian carved walnut settee.
The settee has a domed back with a highly decorative carve...
Category
19th Century English Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
18th-19th Century White Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Daybed, Antique Sofa Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian daybed made of hand crafted painted Pinewood with two round pillows, in good condition. The sides of t...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Cotton, Pine, Linen, Damask
Grecian Mahogany Scroll Arm Sofa with Brass Trim Newly Upholstered in Velvet
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Grecian Mahogany Scroll Arm Sofa with Brass Mounted Decorative Trim and Paw-Foot Guards Newly Upholstered in Plush Black Italian Velvet
Classic carved mahogany Grecian sofa...
Category
1880s Greek Classical Greek Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
Empire Period Mahogany Sofa-Bed, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Sofa-bed of the Empire period in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer with rich decoration of finely chased and gilded bronzes. This sofa is decorated in front of a lyre in the center,...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Framed Upholstered Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Very beautiful North American Empire style mahogany wood framed upholstered sofa with matching bolster pillows and mahogany frame scroll...
Category
1820s American Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Biedermeier Sofa with carved Swan Décor, veneered in Walnut, Germany, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier sofa with straight frame and rounded backrest. The couch is veneered in walnut and decorated with carved swans on the high armrests. The sofa has been expertly restored and hand polished as well as reupholstered. The high-quality upholstery fabric is patterned with black diamonds on a white background on the seat and backrest and has a mottled black and white design on the armrests. The cushions are designed to match and give the light sofa...
Category
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Restored Antique Lion Hand Carved Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa Armchair Suite
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, exceptionally rare, fully restored, Victorian circa 1880 Jacobean Revival, Chesterfield tufted, Whisky brown leather suite with hand carved Lion detailing
This suite has been on a journey, it was purchased from an antiques dealer in Belgium...
Category
1880s Belgian High Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Wooden Swedish Sofa Designed by Carl Westman
By Carl Westman
Located in Madrid, ES
Stained wood sofa designed in 1899 by Carl Westman. Model "Arbetarmöbeln", which means "Workers' furniture". Striped fabric upholstery and pillows with age-related wear and minor sta...
Category
1890s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Gustavian Sofa
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine gold painted 19th century Swedish Gustavian sofa with it's original padding. Currently in muslin and un upholstered. Ca 1810 Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Large French Neo-Baroque Style Sofa
Located in Buchanan, NY
An impressive French 19th century Neo-Baroque style sofa measuring 98" in length. The sofa is upholstered in a striking coral colored damask featuri...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Huge Restored Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored Howard & Son’s Berners Street London, large Baring sofa upholstered with vintage brown le...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
19th Century Stockholm Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th century Stockholm sofa.
With carved wood and plaster decoration, rosettes acanthus leaves and a sphinx.
circa 1800, Repainted and newly upholster...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Fine Victorian Howard & Son's Claw & Ball Feet Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored Howard & Son’s Berners Street London, large Baring sofa upholstered with new Fully Anilin...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
Antique 19th Century Upholstered Sofa King Louis Philippe, Northern Italy
Located in Zagreb, HR
Very finely crafted antique boat-shaped sofa in solid walnut and walnut ornaments, with cornucopia legs and curved frame. Seat and backrest upholstered.
Mid-19th century, Northern...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
French Napoleon III Walnut Sofa Banquette French Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Elegant Napoleon III walnut banquette or sofa.
France circa 1890,
The upholstery and the fabric has been recently changed.
Very good antique condition. A little stain on the fabri...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of 19th Century, Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Sofa Benches
Located in Wichita, KS
An almost identical pair of 19th century Swedish sofa benches in the Gustavian style, newly upholstered in linen. See full dimensions below. These sofas came from a farmhouse in Svä...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Dutch 19th Century Small Biedermeier Sofa, circa 1860
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch 19th century small Biedermeier Sofa, circa 1860
A Dutch 19th Century, circa 1860 very nice elegant little mahogany sofa with scroll arms, raised on four paw feet. The front ...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian Venetian Leather Upholstered & Carved Wood Settee Sofa, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Venetian leather upholstered sofa from the 19th century. This antique settee from Italy features a elegantly dramatic arched top rail at ba...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Wood
Swedish Biedermeier Antique Sofa Couch Empire 19th C 3-4 Seat Lion Feet
Located in LONDON, GB
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Empire sofa in top grade quilted figured veneers in the sort after mid oak French polish finish.
The sofa is approx 200cm long.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Birch
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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