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Sofas For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
A lovely small Gustavian sofa from Ersnäs Luleå, Northern Sweden .
The sofa has untouched blue original paint.
Nice model, very easy to place.
Good storage under the lid.
The sea...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Pine
19th Century Italian Baroque Sofa, ebonized hand-carved walnut upholstery 2000s
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FL34
Antique Italian baroque sofà in ebonized hand-carved walnut with current tapestry of the 2000s by Fortuny Venice; it has been cleaned a...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Charles X Neoclassic Cubus Mahogany Meridienne Sofa, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Neoclassic Cubus mahogany framed meridienne sofa with ram's horn arms. The sofa is constructed of solid mahogany with no secondary woods or veneers. Th...
Category
1820s French Charles X Antique Sofas
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Mahogany
Elaborate Victorian Shaped Walnut Sofa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An elaborate Victorian shaped walnut sofa, the deep-buttoned back with an arched cresting rail and upswept corners curving down to scrolling arms continuing into cabriole legs with b...
Category
19th Century British Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
STUNNING ANTiQUE REGENCY CHESTERFIELD TUFTED "TETE A TETE" CONVERSATION SOFA
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this extremely rare original Antique Regency circa 1810-1820 “Tete a Tete” Conversation couch in salmon valo...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Iron Antique Large Settee
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare italian antique large settee, late 19th century. The settee is made of solid iron. The iron has a refined and elaborate decoration with curls and scr...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Iron
Large French 19th C Napoleon III Tufted Sofa
Located in Buchanan, NY
A large scale French 19th century Napoleon III high backed sofa with cabriole legs. The back of this sofa is heavily tufted as are the rolled arms - adding grandeur and sophisticatio...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
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
Antique sofa from Northern Europe, circa 1890.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Sofa, Northern Europe, circa 1890.
Very good condition, after professional renovation and replacement of upholstery.
Wood: mahogany
dimensions :
sofa height 113 cm seat height 45...
Category
1890s Norwegian Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Rococo Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period 18th Century Swedish Rococo sofa with stylish carving and swept arms and back.
Original paint with a wonderful worn patina.
With its o...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
19th Century Anglo Indian carved sofa
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 19th Century Anglo Indian carved sofa, the shaped back profusely carved with various foliage, the frame connecting down to the high...
Category
1860s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Sofas
Materials
Teak
Gorgeous 18th Century French Carved Walnut Sofa in Fortuny
Located in Richmond, VA
Gorgeous 18th century French carved walnut sofa or settee with carved floral motifs throughout and paneled back. Very refined example. Recently reupholstered in Fortuny with very com...
Category
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Rococo Tragsofa in Original Paint
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century Rococo Swedish tragsofa in refreshed original paint.
Old but possibly not original cushions, recovered in plain linen.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Napoleon III corner bench in gilded wood
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of the Napoleon III era with our corner bench seat and its curved mercure mirror. Originating from Montmar...
Category
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Mirror, 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
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Folk Art Country Sofa or Bench
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish gustavian country sofa or bench from the early 19th century. The sofa is a country house furniture in folk art with an unusual straight shape. The sofa has profiled or fluted...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Pine
Restored Biedermeier Sofa, Cherry Wood, Spruce, Revived Polish, Austria, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This Biedermeier sofa dates back to the early 19th century and originates from Austria. It is crafted from solid cherry wood, veneered with spruce, which adds strength and a characte...
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer, Spruce
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century French Louis XVI-style sofa epitomizes elegance and timeless craftsmanship. The carved wood frame, painted in a soft, muted tone, features classic Louis XVI design ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
Victorian Sofa & Armchair Suite Napoleonic Blue Upholstery Claw & Ball Feet
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Victorian hand made in France, Walnut framed with Napoleonic Blue upholstery three piece suite.
A very good looking and well made...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
George III Giltwood Sofa
Located in Essex, MA
Ex Mallett London provenance. With an arched back with central carved rosette. Pristine green silk damask upholstery. Loose cushion seat with loose cushion. Circular tapered fluted l...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
18th Century Chippendale Camelback Sofa Likely
Located in Hudson, NY
18th century Chippendale mahogany camelback sofa with scrolled arms, molded tapered legs and bowed front. This example has dynamic impact due to its super lines. The bowed front seat...
Category
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Sofas
Materials
Silk, Mahogany, Pine
Napoleon III French Settee
Located in Houston, TX
Napoleon III French settee upholstered in off-white ticking and burlap. Ready to be re-covered in your own fabric. Constructed circa 1870-1889 with wood and iron frame, turned and eb...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Italian 19th Century Mahogany Swan Neck Sofa or Chais Longues, Tuscany, 1820
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Tuscany mahogany swan neck sofa
The front side of the curved arm ends on carved swan, The settee rests on four lion paw feet.
Upholstery in a ...
Category
19th Century Italian Charles X Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Mahogany Sofa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Regency mahogany sofa, boldly carved with roundels, the curved cresting centered on a scrolling motif and supported on lyre fronted legs w...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Pop Art Foam Childrens Sofa
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
good condition with signs of use and patina.
very comfortable seating for adults and children.
Category
1880s German Space Age Antique Sofas
Materials
Foam
Restored Victorian Maroon Dyed Leather Suite of Two Armchairs and Sofa
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Victorian suite of two armchairs and sofa.
All pieces have stunning original turned bun feet with c...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
FINE PAIR OF FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE HOWARD & SON'S ViCTORIAN PORTARLINGTON SOFAS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very fine pair of, fully restored Antique Victorian, fully stamped, Howard & Son’s London, large two seat Portarlington...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
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
Restored Biedermeier Sofa, by Josef Danhauser, Cherry Wood, Austria, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier sofa comes from Austria (Vienna) from the early 19th century. It was made in the manufactory of Josef Danhauser. The construction of the sofa is made of spru...
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Swedish Gustavian Sofa Couch Loveseat White Carved, Late 19th Century 3-Seat
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish antique Gustavian sofa in classic white finish with delicately carved detailing decorative front fluted legs and a central carved motif along the back.
Fine example of the l...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Birch
19th Century Chesterfield Sofa Attrib to Hampton and Sons
Located in Batley, GB
A well drawn 19th century country house 2 seater Chesterfield sofa. Firmly attributed to Hampton & Sons of Pall Mall - London c1880. Raised on beautifully worked turned ebonized and ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Beech
French Napoleon III Settee in Muslin
Located in Buchanan, NY
A wonderfully proportioned small French settee from the Napoleon III period with a gracious curved back. This late 19th century settee has been stripped down to the original muslin l...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric
18th Century French Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional 18th century French sofa exemplifies the artistry and elegance of the Rococo period. Its solid walnut frame is adorned with intricate hand-carved details along the ...
Category
18th Century French Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Rococo Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A period 18th Century Swedish Rococo sofa with stylish carving and swept arms and back.
Original paint with a wonderful worn patina.
With its original seating sprung and in good cond...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Venetian Fantasy Carved and Painted Sofa
Located in Rochester, NY
Exotic Venetian sofa. Lavishly carved and painted Venetian sofa. 19th century. Dramatic design. Please, contact us for shipping options.
Presented Joseph Dasta...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
French Louis XVI Style Painted Settee or Sofa with Carving Detail, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
French Louis XVI style painted settee or sofa with carving detail and ending in hoof feet, early 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
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 recommend...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Italian Venetian Carved Floral Settee
Located in Queens, 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
Antique French Louis Xv Style Carved Giltwood Sofa
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely antique French Louis XV style carved giltwood sofa. Note the carved shell back! The vintage fabric does show some wear but is wit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 19th Century George III Gainsborough Sofa
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th Century George III Gainsborough camelback sofa with scrolled arms, raised over six moulded marlborough legs supported by distinctive pierced stretchers which incorporate s...
Category
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
French Napoleon III Settee with Ebonized Arms
Located in Buchanan, NY
An unusual French 19th Century Napoleon III Tufted Sofa with ebonized arms. This stunning small scale Napoleon III sofa is a true testament to the elegance and craftsmanship of the e...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Hepplewhite Style Sofa with Pea and Foliate Carving
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 home of the Bowes-Daley family in Athenny, County Galway, Ireland. This is the finest sofa offered in the Wood & Hogan collection
The sophisticated serpentine shaped Mahogany frame is carved with tiny "pea" carving and delicate foliage. Down feather buttoned cushion. Resting on carved Mahogany front square tapered legs with spade foot...
Category
18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric, Upholstery
Antique sofa, France, late 19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A sofa in the style of Louis Philippe, made in France around 1890. Sofa has undergone professional renovation in our workshop. The seat and backrest of the furniture were covered wit...
Category
1890s French Louis Philippe Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Antique Large Biedermeier Sofa in Green with brass details, circa 1860
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this massive sofa, typical for the Biedermeier style, with a softly upholstered seat and backrest. This article of furniture has characteri...
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Settee or Sofa, Golden Wood, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Louis XVI style sofa. Golden wood. Upholstery to restore or replace.
Sofa on turned stipe legs and waist with dice with flowers, repeating the decoration of the legs in columns on ...
Category
19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Other
Louis XV period Canapé à Oreilles Serpentine Shaped Sofa, Settee Upholstered
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A Louis XV period Canapé à Oreilles serpentine-shaped sofa. Featuring carved detailing, decorated with floral motifs and acanthus, with original Verd...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
1890s Louis XV Carved, Ebonized and Upholstered Sofa
Located in Germantown, MD
1890s Louis XV Carved, Ebonized and Upholstered Sofa. Beautiful hand carving and nicely ebonized. High Quality Velvet upholstery. Very comfortable and very firm seat with springs.
Me...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century English Blue Linen Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century English mahogany sofa.
Covered in blue linen and in good condition.
Circa 1870-80.
Category
Late 19th Century English Country Antique Sofas
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Viennese Sofa Jacob & Josef Kohn Nr.4, circa 1875
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Jacob & Josef Kohn company. Marked with very old type of paper label. Newly restored.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Sofas
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Blackened Wood Napoleon the 3d Sofa
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very nice and unique sofa is made of blackened wood and fabric. It has a very nice shape. This canape must be re-upholstered (what we can arrange if you wish with fabric of your choice). This is a French work Napoleon the 3...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Moroccan Moorish Arabian Sofa Settee
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan Moorish Arabian Sofa Settee.
Fabulous one of a kind Moorish Middle Eastern, handcrafted Settee, finely hand-carved and inlaid.
Nice hand carve...
Category
19th Century Maghreb Moorish Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
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
Antique 19 Century Flat Weave Textile Long Pillow
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful pillow made of hand woven Antique textile with geometric motifs , fine quality insert . Cotton backing The textile is hand wash before become pillow .
Exceptional decorati...
Category
19th Century Turkestan Antique Sofas
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Unrestored Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Chesterfield Sofa Inc Ticking Fabric
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer very rare, original Victorian circa 1860 Howard & Son’s Chesterfield sofa with the original ticking fabric
I actually have ...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Restored Victorian Gentleman Club Chesterfield Leather Sofas Kilim Seats
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this pair of fully restored hand dyed whisky brown leather Chesterfield sofas with kilim upholstered cushion...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
GUSTAVIAN SETTEE SOFA 19th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
A particularly deep and generously sized Swedish settee. Wool upholstery and carved, cerused frame.
Category
19th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Wool, Upholstery
Large 18th Century Italian Rococo Giltwood Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A Particularly Large Scale 18th Century Italian Rococo Giltwood Sofa.
With its cloud-shaped back and arm supports and undulating, serpentine apro...
Category
18th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Giltwood
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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