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Sofas For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1930s
Rare Rattan Caned Sofa with a Fine Decor, France or Asia, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Rare and wonderful banquette in rattan in very good condition, France or Asia, circa 1930.
Extremely fine and complex decor.
Category
1930s French Vintage Sofas
Materials
Rattan
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
Big and Curved 1930s Sofa Produced in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and big curved sofa by unknown designer. Produced in Denmark.
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Beech
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
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
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
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
Italian Venetian Carved Floral Settee
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian (18th century) cream painted and gilt trimmed carved floral design settee with roll arms and carving on back (restorations to interior f...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Art Deco Sofa in Mahogany and Velvet, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Deco sofa in mahogany and velvet, circa 1930.
patina and coating to change.
2 model armchairs are also available.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Restored Streamline Art Deco Rattan Living Room Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Streamline Art Deco rattan living room set which includes one lounge chair and a matching three-seat sofa.
Each seat features rounded three strand rattan arms with three decorativ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
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 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
1930s Extraordinary Art Deco Ottoman in Sheepskin Upholstery, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered in exclusive fine sheepskin from Island sheep’s
- The springs and padding were repaired in old technique.
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Sheepskin
Fabulous Andre Sornay Art Deco Canape, circa 1930
By Andre Sornay
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
André Sornay - Sofa
André Sornay (1902-2000) Lyonnais creator, who owes his celebrity to his modernist vision of furniture, including the use of nails on his achievements.
Asymmet...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Italian Venetian Sofa with Removable Back, Converts to a Bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century Italian Venetian sofa with removable back. This antique sofa from Italy, just over 6 feet in length, features a beautiful wood trimmed lines throughout; the flat-edged wooden crest...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Linen, 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
French Early 18th Century Sofa
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French early 18th century sofa.
Category
Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
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
Gio Ponti White Sofa from Casa & Giardino, circa 1938
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
A Gio Ponti Casa & Giardino white sofa, circa 1938
walnut and fabric; white cotton and walnut feet
fully rest orated and newly upholstered
Measure: height 79, cm 152 x 82cm, high ...
Category
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
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 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
Kem Weber Chrome Tubular Sofa by Lloyd Manufacturing
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A Kem Weber designed chrome flat iron sofa, featuring a bent spring-like base with the iconic rolled Weber arms. The arms are topped with red padded vinyl armrests that follow the cu...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Oak Panel Back Settle
Located in Woodbury, CT
Four shaped panels comprise the back of this antique settle dating to the era of George III. The upholstered cushion is now foam filled, but would have ...
Category
18th Century British George III Antique Sofas
Materials
Oak
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
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
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
Pair of French Art Deco 1930s Blue Velvet Sofa's
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of French Art Deco 1930s blue velvet kidney shaped sofa's resting on sycamore carved feet.
This is a true pair of sofa's, one is the mirror image of the other.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Chinese Art Deco Sofa, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 1930s, Shanghai, China was swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all influenced by this modern movement, permeating ...
Category
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Italian Hand Painted Sleigh Settee, Antiqued Blue Crackle Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian hand painted settee, antiqued blue crackle finish, upholstered in a linen fabric, 50/50, kiln dried hardwood, sprung decking, hand made in Los Angeles. Includes two 26" x 26"...
Category
Early 18th Century American Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
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
Danish Period Rococo 18th Century Sofa with Beautiful Floral Carved Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish period Rococo sofa from the 18th century. This antique Danish sofa features a beautifully carved wood frame in a floral and leaf motif, ca...
Category
18th Century European Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Linen, Wood
Pair of Warren McArthur Sofas
Located in Chicago, IL
Warren McArthur sofas, model 915 anodized aluminum, machine pressed aluminum fittings. Reupholstered with Great Plains cotton-linen fabric. Padded bolster arms.
Measures: Outside ar...
Category
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Sofas
Materials
Aluminum
Werner Max Moser Sofa for Wohnbedarf, Switzerland, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Architect Werner Max Moser sofa for Wohnbedarf, Switzerland, 1930s.
Category
1930s Swiss Bauhaus Vintage Sofas
Materials
Metal
French Louis XIV Three-Seat Walnut Sofa
Located in Troy, NY
A settee of small size, elegant lines and understated details, triple-arch-back, open scrolling arms, the seat supported by four turned front legs connected by turned center stretche...
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
1930s Made in England Hand Dyed Restored Whisky Brown 3 Seat Chesterfield Club
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this exceptionally rare original 1930’s Whisky brown leather Chesterfield club sofa in newly restored condition with feather filled cushions
...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
18th Century Italian Walnut Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
Beautiful 18th century Italian sofa in carved walnut. Has the detail of an impish sprite in the carving at the centre of the backrest which, ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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
Dutch Baroque 17th Century Oak Bench
Located in Troy, NY
Rare, unusual and decorative bench, decorated with numerous carved human and lion heads and lion finials. The bulbous turned legs and backrest connected by...
Category
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Oak
Period Louis XV Grey Painted Canape
Located in Hudson, NY
This fine sofa made in France circa 1750 is from the period of the reign of Louis XV. The carved beech wood frame is decorated with flowers and extensively modeled rails. The piece i...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Beech
Fine and Large 18th Century George III Mahogany Serpentine Camel Back Sofa
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
In the French Hepplewhite style. The undulating padded back and over-scrolled ends with padded sides above three deep squab cushions with a wavy seat rail, o...
Category
1770s English Hepplewhite Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
18th Century Italian Grey Painted Rococo Sofa or Settee
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian late 18th century grey painted Rococo sofa
Complimentary delivery to most areas of London, UK.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Long 18th Century Carved and Parcel-Gilt Spanish / Portuguese Settee
Located in Troy, NY
Exceptional, long open arm walnut sofa with carved and gilt accents, the cabriole legs ending in ball and claw feet and joined by stretchers.
Category
Early 18th Century Spanish Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Arne Norell Safari Sofa Tropical Swedish 1960 Leather Bench
By Arne Norell
Located in Lyon, FR
Unique sofa of the 1960s of the designer Arne Norell in massive mahogany and black leather. New Tropical cotton fabric remakes.
Category
1660s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Curved Three Seat Sofa in the style of Otto Schulz
By Otto Schulz, Boet
Located in Stockholm, SE
Luxurious, voluminous sofa in an inviting, curved shape with mustard yellow upholstery. In the style of Otto Schulz. Seat height 43 cm.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Dominique Meridian, Daybed or Sofa
By Dominique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Deco daybed, meridian or sofa by Dominique, circa 1930. Documented.
Please note this piece is unrestored in the photographs.
DOMINIQUE
From a 1929 French exhibition c...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage 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
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
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
Italian 1930s neo baroque Sofa "Barchetta" in Ebonized hand-carved Walnut
By Sue et Mare
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FY85
Very elegant baroque sofa settee, Barchetta, Art Deco period, the 1930s of the 20th century. Empire style with precious upholstery French fabric with figures of classical...
Category
1930s Italian Baroque Revival Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
18th C. Spanish Carlos III Chair Back Sofa w/ Carved Walnut and Red Silk Fabric
Located in Madrid, ES
A large five-seat quintuple 18th century Spanish Carlos III chair back sofa, with hand-carved walnut wood furniture and silk fabric upholstery.
This is an...
Category
18th Century Spanish Queen Anne Antique Sofas
Materials
Silk, Walnut
Louis XVI Sofa Bench Fruit Wood and Light Green Fabric
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Louis XVI bench made of fruit wood. Altona 1780-1790 (then part of Denmark, today Germany - a suburb of Hamburg).
Reupholstered in 'Sahco Hesslein' fabric.
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
18th Century Italian Baroque Salon Suite Composed of Two Armchairs and a Sofa
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique and very unusual Italian Baroque furniture suite composed of two armchairs and one sofa. Exquisitely carved poplar wood with typical Baroque motifs including scrolls, flowers and leaves.
The suite will be shipped from Germany, shipping costs to Boston are included.
This suite came from the private collection of the daughter of the owner of the “Heinrich Lanz AG” in Mannheim, Germany, an agricultural machinery manufacturer, founded in 1859. In 1956 Lanz merged with John Deere...
Category
1750s Italian Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Poplar
18th Century French Rococo Sofa
Located in New York, NY
The walnut frame of this large, Louis XV-period sofa is unusual for its highly animated form. It is finely carved with flowers, leaves, bound reeds and scrolling vegetal forms. We ha...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Satin, Silk, Walnut
Italian Venetian Carved Walnut Sofa, Correctly Restored c1700's Todd Hase Silk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique original 106" 18th century northern Italian sofa. Expertly constructed with hand-carved walnut in the popular and romantic Rococo style, the padded a...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Art Deco Loveseat Upholstered in Leather, Jules Leleu Attributed
By Maison Dominique, Jules Leleu, André Arbus, Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Andre Domin & Marcel Genevriere for Maison Dominique
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco loveseat upholstered in leather, Jules Leleu attributed. Stunning French Art Deco geometric leather upholstered macassar loveseat, sofa or canapé in the manner of And...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather, Macassar
18th Century Louis XVI Piedmontese Canape
Located in New Orleans, LA
Impressive in size and form, the walnut canape has an ochre glaze. Newly upholstered in white linen. Lovely carved detail on sides and back. The upholstered back and sides are easily...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Louis XVI Style Sofa Modeled after Marie Antoinette Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Louis XVI style sofa modeled after a set that Marie Antoinette had made for her grand cabinet in the Tuileries Palace.
Reproduced in France, circa 1930, most likely by Jansen.
Category
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Sofas
Materials
Wood, Upholstery, Velvet
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
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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