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Sofas For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
4 Louis XVI walnut settees from the second half of the 1700s.
Located in Cesena, FC
4 Louis XVI walnut settees; from the second half of the 1700s.
Perfect, nice size and proportions and the typical choked foot.
Healthy structure, original upholstery
Measurements: ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Canvas, Walnut
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
French Empire Sofa Bench Settee
Located in New York, NY
French Empire settee late 19th century 1870- 1890. Ebonized mahogany frame, French polished (Black) with captivating carved female heads under armrest, legs terminating into animal...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Sofa, Walnut Wood, Black Teddy, Vienna, Austria circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful neoclassical Biedermeier Sofa from Vienna, Austria circa 1825.
Walnut veneered and solid walnut. Two fluted full columns in beech with ebonized capitals and bases.Newly cov...
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Bouclé, Beech, Walnut, Softwood
A Regency Mahogany Scroll End Sofa
Located in London, GB
A Regency Mahogany Scroll End Sofa
With carved show wood front, on turned and reeded legs with brass casters
Height: 88 cm, 34 5/8″
...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
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
Important Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Chesterfield Sofa Inc Ticking Fabric
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale very rare, original Victorian circa 1860 Howard & Son’s Chesterfield sofa with the original ticking fabric and long, ...
Category
1860s English High Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Sublimely Elegant French Louis XVI Walnut Sofa Loveseat from Parlor Suite
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant sofa loveseat from a 3 piece salon set having crest rail centering a ribbon-tied berried branch and wreath pendant above a gadrooned and leaf tip trim, flanked by marguerite ...
Category
19th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Large French Rococo Revival Style Giltwood Sofa
Located in London, GB
Large French Rococo Revival style giltwood sofa.
French, late 19th century.
Measures: height 135cm, width 196cm, depth 90cm.
This remarkable piece is a large, French, Rococo rev...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
19thC Antique Hamptons & Sons Chesterfield Sofa In Hand Dyed Whiskey Leather
Located in London, GB
As a furniture maker and LAPADA dealer, I always have a large stock of Chesterfield sofas and chairs ranging from early 19thC through to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Chesterfield Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Sofa
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century carved giltwood Louis XVI style three-seat sofa, having scrolling motif and foliate decoration, tapestry upholstery and raised on elegant cabriole le...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Swedish TragSofa Gustavian Original Patina
Located in Houston, TX
Imbued with the elegance of 18th-century Swedish design, this tragsofa emanates a timeless allure. Crafted with masterful artistry, its exquisite form showcases a harmonious blend of...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood, Paint
Fully Restored Antique Hand Dyed Brown Leather Four Seater Knole Drop Arm Sofa
By Knoll
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very rare fully restored four seater Knole sofa with oversized feather filled cushions
If you’re looking at this listing then the chances are you kno...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
Antique 2 pers. Sofa Made In Mahogany From 1890
Located in Lejre, DK
This antique two-seater sofa from approx. 1890 is a fine example of period craftsmanship and elegance. Made of mahogany wood, the sofa exudes a timeless charm and durability. Upholst...
Category
1890s Danish Other Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Birch Sofa Settee Scandinavian 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Amazing large Scandinavian Biedermeier style birch sofa.
Circa 1860
Raised upon carved and shaped legs.
The front of each arm carved with a cornucopia decoration.
The sofa is upholst...
Category
1860s Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood, Birch
Early 19th Century Restored Empire Mahogany Living Room French Seating Set, 3pcs
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
French Empire three-piece suite.
Made of mahogany wood.
Completely restored, new upholstery included.
Surface was done by shellac polish.
Sofa dimensions:
Height: 92cm
Seat h...
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
English Victorian Black Lacquered Floral Settee
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mâché black lacquered and gold decorated floral painted settee with cane seat and 3 back panels.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Cane, Lacquer
Biedermeier Walnut and Velvet Cream Color Austrian Sofa Canapes, 1820
Located in Rome, IT
Biedermeier two-seat sofa. Sofa all veneered in walnut wood and covered in beige color velvet and combined fabric.
The sofa is small in size, and seats two people well. It is made ...
Category
1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Original Victorian Walnut Double Ended Sofa
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian Walnut Double Ended Sofa, upholstered in a pink fabric. The sofa is structurally sound, as is all of the upholstery.
Width: 74" Depth: 28" Heigh...
Category
19th Century English Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Rococo Sofa Circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Swedish 18th-century Rococo sofa, circa 1760, epitomizes the elegance and artistry of the Rococo period. Crafted from hand-carved wood, likely beech or pine, it features a paint...
Category
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Pine
Small 18th Century George III English Mahogany Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An 18th Century English Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Camel Back Sofa, c.1785.
This lovely piece of seat furniture is typical of the elegance of the Hepplewhite period. The back of th...
Category
18th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Antique sofa in eclectic style, from around 1870, France.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A small sofa from the second half of the 19th century in the Eclectic style. An antique piece of furniture with a more beautiful form will give elegance to any interior. Antique sofa...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Bellanger French Empire Mahogany Pink and Red Stripe Upholstered Settee
By Bellanger
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style mahogany settee with a carved frame and striped blush pink and red upholstered seat, arms and back. (BELLANGER).
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
Swedish Biedermeier Carved Three-Seat Sofa Couch Settle Setee, Late 1800s A
Located in Lewes, England
Lovely antique Swedish Biedermeier carved three-four-seat sofa in Classic darker French polish finish that brings out the figure in the top grade mahogany quilted veneers.
It featur...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
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
English Carved Hunt Sofa
Located in Pueblo, CO
The most rare highly carved English Victorian Hunt Sofa, barley twist oak construction throughout with gargoyle arm ends, thick carved scrolled leaf and floral back topped with hunti...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Textile, Oak
English Mahogany Camel Back Settee Upholstered in White Muslin, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany camel back settee with flanking scrolled brass tacked arms, removable cushion, carved floral knees, and terminating on trifod splayed feet. Settee is upholstered in ...
Category
1820s English George III Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
Swedish Egyptian Revival Period 1790s Painted Sofa with Carved Pharaonic Heads
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Egyptian Revival period sofa from circa 1790 with light painted finish, carved Pharaonic heads, spindle back and carved floral motifs. This ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Egyptian Revival Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of English High Back Antique Walnut Sofas in Linen
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English high back antique walnut sofas in linen-blend upholstery. The sofas have carved walnut bases. Sofas have down seats.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Sofas
Materials
Linen, Down, 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
Mahogany Wood & Hogan Hepplewhite Style Sofa w/ Show-Wood Frame, In Stock
Located in North Salem, NY
Very elegant and graceful Wood & Hogan English 18th century George III style Mahogany 'Hepplewhite' sofa with a down feather filled buttoned cushion. This beautifully moulded Mahogany show-wood frame with hand carved rosettes has been reproduced from an original owned by the Earl of Lancaster. Four front square tapered legs with spade foot...
Category
Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Down, Fabric, Jute, Cotton, Upholstery, Maple
Antique sofa, Northern Europe, the 19th centuries.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Impressive, antique furniture with a beautiful form will add elegance to any interior. A sofa with a simple frame, upholstered with elegant fabric on the seat and backrest, supported...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
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
Early 19th Century Regency Sofa after George Hepplewhite
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency sofa in the manner of George Hepplewhite, the serpentine back raised over outscrolling arms above serpentine seat supported on cabriole leg terminating on ...
Category
1810s Irish Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Restored Antique Edwardian Hand Dyed Whisky Brown Sofa Feather Filled Cushion
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand dyed in whisky brown leather sofa.
This sofa is truly one of a kind, and it has been owned by a family who had passed it dow...
Category
19th Century British Edwardian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
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
Late Victorian Mahogany Sofa
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4891 Fine quality late Victorian / Edwardian mahogany and inlaid settee, having shaped and satinwood inlaid top rail above reupholstered back and reupholstered sprung seat, flanked...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Venetian Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Elegant 18th Century walnut Venetian sofa in the rococo manner.
With outswept arms and raised on cabriole legs recently reupholstered in grey woollen cloth.
Category
18th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Dinton Sofa
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Dinton sofa is a fine polished mahogany regency design sofa/settee with classically polished turned and tapering legs terminating in brass castors, below a polished frieze with i...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
French Rococo Style Gilt Sofa Bench
Located in Kastrup, DK
French Rococo style sofa bench decorated with carved foliage motifs.
Original gilding with beautiful naturally age-related patina.
Upholstered with...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th C American Empire Curved Rail Carved Mahogany Pineapple Finial Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C American Empire Curved Rail Carved Mahogany Pineapple Finial Sofa. Item features a unique curved frame, acanthus carvings at the posts, tall pineapple finials, rolling...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown American Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Serpentine Hand Dyed Restored Whisky Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored Regency circa 1810-1820 hand dyed cigar brown leather serpentine fronted Chesterfield club sofa
This sofa is as rar...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
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
Natural Finish Bamboo Sofa, 1980s
Located in Roma, RM
Natural Finish Bamboo Sofa, 1980s
Product Details
Dimensions: 200 W x 80 H x 83 D cm
Complete with Dedar fabric cushions.
The sofa can be paired with the pair of armchairs, as shown ...
Category
1880s Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
In Manner of Andrea Brustolon Venetian 19th Century Carved Walnut Figural Settee
By Valentino Panciera Besarel, Andrea Brustolon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and rare Italian 19th century Baroque style carved walnut figural settee (Sofa-Loveseat), attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Swedish Neoclassical Period 1780s Painted Sofa with Carved Guilloche Frieze
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Neoclassical period painted wood sofa circa 1780 with oval back, carved guilloche frieze, scrolling arms, seven legs and carved rosettes. Celebrate the classical elegance w...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Trag Sofa with Cushions
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite 18th Century Swedish Trag sofa is a beautiful blend of comfort and historical elegance. The sofa showcases the understated sophistication typical of Swedish design fro...
Category
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Canvas, Wood
LUXURY ViCTORIAN SERPENTINE HAND DYED RESTORED BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD SOFA
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored Victorian hand dyed cigar brown leather serpentine fronted Chesterfield club so...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
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
Fine 19th C. Anglo-Indian Carved Rosewood Sofa/ Daybed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sweeping Anglo-Indian carved frame sofa in grand dimension. Finely crafted with carved details overall. The serpentine crest rail with scrolls and ce...
Category
Late 19th Century Anglo Raj Antique Sofas
Materials
Rosewood
Biedermeier sofa, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier sofa, Northern Europe, circa 1860. AFTER RENOVATION
Very good condition, after professional renovation and replacement of upholstery.
Wood: mahogany
dimensions: height...
Category
1860s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century English Chesterfield Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Newly upholstered 19th Century English chesterfield sofa.
With buttoned ticking and hessian seat.
Circa 1870.
Category
1870s English Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Walnut Sofa, circa 1880
Located in Opole, PL
A sofa in the Louis Philippe style, circa 1880.
The frame of the sofa is made in walnut wood, with the strikingly profiled backrest in the shape of a heart.
The sofa has a spring s...
Category
1880s European Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Louis 13 Bench Sofa in native wood - XIXth - Spain - High Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Superb bench in native wood of Louis XIII style. Twisted columns decorated with spinning tops on the backrest, armrests finished with balls, base joined by a stringer brace. The sofa is upholstered in a fabric with a High Period pattern of animals in foliage like the initial letters of medieval manuscripts...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Louis XIII Antique Sofas
Materials
Palisander
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
Materials
Wood
A Late 18th Century Mahogany Camel Back Sofa, of Smaller Proportions
Located in London, GB
Of perfectly proportioned form, compact and well drawn, with grounded posture and tall scrolling arms, and gentle camel back.
Provenance: Aldby Park, North Yorkshire
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
Antique Empire Custom Painted Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Custom painted Empire sofa. Sofa has a down filled seat cushion. Legs and frame has carvings.
Category
19th Century American Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, 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
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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