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Sofas For Sale
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Period: 1940s
Important Otto Schulz Curved Four-Seat Sofa for Boet, Sweden, Mid-1940s
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in The Hague, NL
This important curved sofa was designed by Otto Schulz and produced by his company Boet in Gothenburg. The generously sized sofa can comfortably sit four people. The sofa has been ne...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Elm, Pine, Fabric, Bouclé, Chenille, Upholstery
Fritz Hansen Tufted Light Brown Leather and Suede Sofa
By Fritz Hansen
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rarely seen 1940s Fritz Hansen tufted sofa with original light brown leather and new Suede seat with wooden leg detail.
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Suede, Leather
Gugliemo Ulrich Art Deco Italian Sofa and Two Armchairs, 1940s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Italian Art Deco sofa and two armchairs Guglielmo Ulrich, 1940s
The armchairs measure: cm W 110 x D 87 x H 82 x S 42.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Beech
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
Gösta Jonsson Sofa Produced in Jönköping, Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare sofa designed by Gösta Jonsson. Produced in Jönköping, Sweden.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather, Sheepskin, Beech
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
Original Italian Beech Sofa with Damask Cushions, Particular Design
Located in Buggiano, IT
Original Italian beech sofa from 1940 with damask cushions, particular design.
Comes from an old country house in the Chianti area of Tuscany.
The paint...
Category
1940s Italian Rustic Vintage Sofas
Materials
Beech
Kaare Klint, Settee, Black-Dyed Nigerian Leather, Rud Rasmussen, Denmark, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
An early all-original settee / two-seat sofa. Designed by Kaare Klint, produced by cabinetmaker Rud Rasmussen, Denmark, c. 1940s. Model 5011, designed in 1935.
Legs in mahogany.
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather
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
1940s Frits Henningsen Mahogany Three-Seat Sofa, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Sturdy and stable
- Upholstery in good original condition with minor signs of use
- Measures: High of seat 43cm.
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, 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
1940s Kaare Klint Three-Seat Sofa for Rud. Rasmussen, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Suitable for new reupholstery
- Good original condition with some signs of use.
Category
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Wood and Fabric Armchairs, Art Deco Period, France, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of wood and fabric armchairs. Art Deco Period. France, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
Märta Blomstedt Sofa, Finland, 1940s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare sofa was designed by Märta Blomstedt and produced in Finland in the 1940s. The sofa has been fully reconditioned and newly upholstered in a w...
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Birch, Bouclé
French Early 18th Century Sofa
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French early 18th century sofa.
Category
Early 18th Century French Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Otto Schulz Curved Swedish Sofa, circa 1940
By Otto Schulz
Located in London, GB
Sweeping curved sofa by Swedish master Otto Schulz designed and produced in the early 1940s. The legs are stained elm wood and the sofa has been reupholstered in soft wool fabric fro...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Elm
Dutch Oakwood Modernist Lounge Sofa by Bas Van Pelt
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Original oakwood lounge sofa by Bas Van Pelt; Seating group; Easy Chairs; Dutch Modernism; Producer: Schaik en Berghuis
Arm length; 56cm
Bas van Pelt Bas J. van Pelt, Dutch f...
Category
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Oak
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
Pair of Leather and Wood Armchairs by Comte, Argentina, Buenos Aires, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of leather and wood armchairs by Comte. Argentina, Buenos Aires, circa 1940.
Category
1940s Argentine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather, 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
Art Deco 3-Seat Sofa Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of chrome, wood
- Sale without mattresses
- Good, original condition.
Category
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Metal
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
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
Sofa Produced in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and curved sofa by unknown designer. Produced in Denmark.
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
Rattan Wicker Corner Pretzel Sofa Paul Frankl Style, Italy, 1940s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Rome, IT
Pretzel corner rattan sofa designed in the manner of Paul Frankl. This unique sofa features a bent rattan base with four-strand square pretzel arms and it is a solid single curved ra...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Rattan, Cane, Bamboo, Wicker
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
Art Deco Walnut Wood and White Velvet Sofa, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Superb sofa in very fine mahogany wood, its design is also valuable, covered with a precious white velvet.
The sofa has a wooden structure with mahogany veneer, the two armrests as ...
Category
1940s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Pair of Oakwood and Fabric Armchairs, Art Deco Period, France, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of oakwood and fabric armchairs. Art Deco period, France, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Oak
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
Curved Danish Sheepskin Sofa, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful sofa produced in Denmark, 1940s, designer unknown.
Professionally reupholstered in high quality sheepskin.
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Sheepskin
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
Restored Very Rare Three-Strand "S-Arm" Rattan Living Room Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Three-strand "S-arm" rattan living room set which includes one lounge chair with matching three-seat sofa.
Each Measures:
Sofa 33in. H x 73in. W x 36in. D.
Chair 31in. H x 33in. W x ...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Rattan
Amazing, Mid Modern Century, Sofa. Italy 1940
Located in Catania, IT
Divano in sky e legno fine anni 40 produzione italiana.
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage 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
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 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
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
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
Frits Henningsen Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frits Henningsen Settee. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INC
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
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
1960s Danish Sculpted Sofa by Kaare Klint for Rud Rasmussen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A majestic sofa having a sculptured body resting on eight (8) tapered mahogany legs, retaining the original red, navy and beige striped wool fabric. Desi...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Midcentury Maple Brass and Fabric Austrian Canape Sofa, 1940
Located in Rome, IT
Characteristic and precious Austrian sofas in bleached maple with rich brass inserts, all married with a beautiful black and silver fabric.
The sofa ha...
Category
1940s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Brass
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
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
La Gondola Sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Expertly Restored, Gray Mohair
Located in Kansas City, MO
Edward Wormley's famous La Gondola sofa. One of the best sofa designs of the entire modern design movement. Expertly refinished and reupholstered in a light to medium grey mohair. Pl...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
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
Magnificent curved sofà by Ico Parisi
By Ico Parisi
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Wonderful curved sofà by Ico Parisi for Ariberto Colombo Cantu'
Published in R. Aloi Sedie, Poltrone, Divani ,Milano 1953
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Mid Century Bamboo Sofa
Located in Pasadena, TX
A Mid-Century Modern "Pretzel" sofa reminiscent of the designs of Paul Frankl. A bent bamboo frame with floral print upholstery.
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
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
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
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
Carved Art Deco Sofa in Gold Leaf, France, circa 1940s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco sofa with relief carving along the frame and ball feet in gold leaf. A stylized flower motif along the back with antiqued paint and gold leaf. Textured grey linen/silk uphol...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Gold Leaf
Paul Frankl Custom Sofa, Pair Available, 1940s
By Paul Frankl
Located in Houston, TX
Paul Frankl sofa, matched pair available.
USA, circa 1944.
From an important estate.
Silk over oak frame.
Measures: 88 W x 27 D x 33 H in.
224 W x...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Silk, Wood
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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