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Sofas For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
Exceptional English Georgian Country House Leather Wing Back 2 Seater Sofa
Located in Lewes, GB
A Great quality midcentury leather Georgian Style sofa, lovely neat size, it stands beautifully on solid reeded mahogany legs.
In excellent cond...
Category
Early 20th Century Sofas
Materials
Leather
George iv Goncalo Alves Hopian Sofa
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, GB
An Indian late George IV mahogany sofa, with shaped back and arms of scrolling acanthus leaves and standing on four lively lion paw feet.
Price includes upholstery ex fabric.
Category
Early 19th Century British George IV Antique Sofas
Materials
Calico
Original 'LC2' Sofa by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret & Perriand for Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Lejre, DK
Great looking sofa in leather. Designed Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret. The sofa been cleaned, waxed and is from a non-smoker home. Great original condition.
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Leather
Chinese Chippendale Style Camelback Sofa
Located in Sheffield, MA
Classic English Georgian camelback mahogany Chinese chippendale style sofa with nicely shaped camelback, clean elegant lines. The scooped back scrol...
Category
Early 20th Century British Chippendale Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
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
French Empire Sofa, 1810-15
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Empire settee dates back to around 1810-15 and comes from France. The elegant settee has a cherry wood frame with hand carved details on armrests and front legs. The sett...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Cherry
Elegant Art Nouveau Italian Antique Upholstered Sofa
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Excellent early 20th century Art Nouveau sofa that's part of a 10 piece set. The name "Art Nouveau" in French means "new art". It is also known as Jugendstil in Germany. In contrast,...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Italian Sofa in Gilded Wood and Green Velvet
Located in Milano, IT
The vintage sofa is in Louis XVI style and it is of fine Italian manufacture from the early 1900s. The large sofa has three seats and it’s upholstered in the beautiful original green...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XVI Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Italian Rococo Revival Style Settee or Sofa with Heraldic Motif in Black & Beige
Located in Plainview, NY
19th-early 20th century settee / canape or loveseat in Rococo style having a fine Fabric. This is simply the finest find of wonderfully covered and carved oversized settee...
Category
Early 20th Century European Rococo Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
French Louis XVI Style Sofa Banquette Patinated, Circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Louis XVI style banquette or sofa
France circa 1900
Good seating and good upholstery but the fabric needs to be changed
Solid and sound
Shipping:
H 50 L108 H 89 14.6 kg.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Swedish 19th Century Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vibrant upholstered Louis XVI style settee from Sweden, circa 1840. The green-ish blue paint is original to the frame, worn in few spots adding to the overall antique charm. The high back and shaped sides are covered with yellow and white striped vintage fabric with a border of yellow, secured to the frame and perimetered by carved beads. The scrolling arms feature carved rosettes at the top and at the conjunction with the turned, fluted legs. Two decorative cylindrical pillows...
Category
19th Century Swedish Louis XVI Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Carefully Refurbished, Professionally Reupholstered in Quality Fabric Desig
Located in Praha, CZ
- carefully refurbished -
- Professionally reupholstered in quality fabric designed by Gustav Klimt
- height of seat 45 cm.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, 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 recomm...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Large Ornate Giltwood Antique Sofas
Located in London, GB
Pair of large ornate giltwood antique sofas.
French, early 20th century.
Measures: Height 100cm, width 148cm, depth 75cm.
Upholstered with l...
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
1900s Set of Viennese Secession Sofa and Armachairs in the Style of Josef Maria
Located in Praha, CZ
- carefully refurbished.
- Professionally reupholstered in quality fabric designed by Gustav Klimt.
- Armchairs: H78, W53, D47 cm.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Baltic Mahogany Long Bench - Antique Empire Silk Sofa, Canapé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique Baltic long bench with two pillows made of hand carved Mahogany, in good condition. The three seater sofa, settee is stand...
Category
Mid-19th Century Baltic Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Upholstery, Mahogany
Biedermaier Style Sofa in Walnut
Located in Roveredo In Piano, IT
Biedermaier style sofa in walnut folder with onion legs turned round, characterized by decorative elements with stylized and carved palmettes that are a counterpoint to a sinuous and...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Classical New York Sofa, circa 1820
By Deming & Bulkley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A spectacular American Empire sofa with exquisite detailing and design. One of the masterpieces of Federal New York furniture, this circa 1820 parcel gilt sofa with faux bois Rosewoo...
Category
1820s American American Classical Antique Sofas
Materials
Mohair, Wood
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
Antique Biedermeier Sofa Made of Velvet Fabric and Carved Wood
Located in Milano, IT
Impressive Biedermeier sofa of Northern European origin from the early 1900s. The majestic sofa features a colossal wooden frame with several special fea...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Charles X Mahogany Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Charles X Mahogany sofa is the sublime expression of understated elegance! The style was born during a period of austerity when the court wished to downplay the e...
Category
1840s French Charles X Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
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
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
Fully Restored 19thC Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Leathers
Located in London, GB
As a LAPADA dealer and furniture maker, I always have a large stock of Chesterfield sofas and chairs ranging from early 19thC through to ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Chesterfield Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian sofa from Skellefteå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its original color. The sofa has some retouches.
The kitchen sofa...
Category
1820s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Pine
Art Deco Sofa by Richard Guino
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Sofa in carved and gilded wood with a curved back and double matting designed by Richard Guino (1890–1973). Central medallion representing Venus and Cupid signed "GUINO".
Richard ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Wood
Early 1900's Design High Wing Back 3 Seat Sofa
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Original early 1900's design high wing back 3 seat sofa. Made in France, 1920's - 1930's. High wing back sofa with oak sculptural carved arm rests ...
Category
1920s French French Provincial Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Oak
1930s, German, Sofa / Daybed
By Art Decor
Located in London, Lambeth
Super comfortable German sofa deep seating which makes it easy to use. this.
Item as a daybed. Lovely curved arms.
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Sofas
Materials
Cotton
Italian Walnut Sofa with Cord Seat Cutout Design, circa 1800
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Italian walnut sofa with cord seat cutout design. circa 1800.
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Cord, Walnut
Swedish Gustavian Carved-Wood and Upholstered Tub Sofa, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian upholstered and carved-wood sofa from the early 19th century. This antique tub style sofa from Sweden features an elegantly arch...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Exceptional English Fully Buttoned Patinated Leather Chesterfield Sofa #390
Located in Lewes, GB
An exceptional English Made Mid Century Fully Buttoned leather Chesterfield. A very high quality sofa with fully sprung base, sides and back, filled...
Category
Early 20th Century Sofas
Materials
Leather
Kaare Klint Leather Settee
By Kaare Klint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kaare Klint settee designed in 1935 and produced by Rud Rasmussen.
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Sofas
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Flame Mahogany Sofa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Russian Neoclassical flame mahogany sofa
Russia, 19th Century
A fine example of 19th Century Russian Neoclassical furniture...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Victorian Rosewood Spoon Back Sofa
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality Victorian rosewood spoon back settee, with stuffed-over upholstery and serpentine arms, with a shaped apron standing on cabriole ...
Category
19th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Rosewood
Directoire Armchair in Cherrywood with light blue coating, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Prato, IT
Tuscany, Early 19th Century
In solid cherry. New padding and light blue coating.
Dimensions: cm H 100 x D 60 Seat height approx. 49 cm
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Directoire Antique Sofas
Materials
Cherry
19thC Howard & Sons Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Leathers - Colour to Select
Located in London, GB
As a LAPADA dealer and furniture maker, I always have a very good selection of pieces in stock with a wide range of price points.
Original Howard & Sons 19thC Chesterfield sofa that we have fully restored in our hand dyed British leathers, fully hand tacked with horse tail...
Category
Late 19th Century British Chesterfield Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
French 19th Century Canapé with Richly Carved Décor and New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French wooden canapé from the 19th century, with richly carved décor, out-scrolling arms and ribbon-tied floral garlands. Created in France during the 1...
Category
19th Century French Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Antique Italian, Carved, Polychrome Walnut with Griffins, Sofa!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 19th Century Antique Italian, Carved, Polychrome Walnut with Griffins, Sofa!
Antique Sofa, Exceptional, Italian Carved Walnut with Griffins, 19th Century, 1800s!!
Exceptional style antique Italian carved and polychrome walnut sofa. This gorgeous peach colored sofa has full figured griffin arms...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Antique Louis Philippe Sofa
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Antique Louis Philippe Sofa.
Category
1890s Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Aesthetic Movement Open Arm Sofa Attributed to Howard and Sons
Located in Batley, GB
A superb 19th century open arm sofa almost certainly by Howard and sons. Upholstered in Rose Uniacke teddy cotton velvet and raised on ebonised and gilt walnut legs and arm supports....
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Outstanding Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Sofa
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding antique Victorian carved mahogany sofa with a beautifully expertly carved shaped back framed in mahogany which comes forward to a lovely carved shaped arms. It stands on ...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Other
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
19th Century French Charles X Mahogany Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Charles X Mahogany Sofa is the sublime expression of understated elegance! The style was born during a period of austerity when the court wished to downplay the ...
Category
1850s French Charles X Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair of Exquisite 19th C. Neoclassical Style Mahogany Recamiers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine pair of Diminutive Neoclassical Style Recamiers. The square curved legs ending in brass paw capped feet on casters. Custom upholstered in a brown and ecru silky stripe. E...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Yellow Birch Sofa Settee
Located in Round Top, TX
Drama and elegance combine in this lovely example of Swedish Biedermeier craftsmanship. This stunning antique sofa is made from polished yellow birch that seems to glow with life. No...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood, Birch
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
Painted Swedish Settle
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th century painted Swedish settle with under seat storage. 1840.
Seat height is 17.5".
Reference: 7772
Dimensions
76.5 inches (194 c...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Sofas
Materials
Pine
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
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 20th Century French Provincial Sofa
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous French provincial sofa
Circa early 20th century
Carved wood frame with original paint, damask upholstery, and removable down f...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Empire Marquetry Sofa in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely and well-proportioned marquetry sofa with arched back, scroll arms and short Grecian curved legs in mahogany embellished with inlays of festoo...
Category
1810s Dutch Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Satinwood, Upholstery, Mahogany, Tulipwood
19th Century Louis XIII Style French Settee or Banquette
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis XIII style French settee, or banquette, made of solid walnut. Sculptural scrolled arms with hand-carved acanthus leaf details. Well-crafted, sturdy frame with si...
Category
19th Century Louis XIII Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
19th Century Napoleon III Period Louis XIV Style Canape ~ Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Napoleon III Period Louis XIV Style Canape ~ Sofa is a superlative example of the revival of timeless French style and flair that occurred during the reign of France's l...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Pair of Victorian Carved Walnut Button Back Sofa, Circa 1890
Located in Miami, FL
An antique Victorian sofa offers walnut frame in serpentine form having carved floral crest over button back upholstery, scroll form arms, rais...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Sofa
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian mahogany inlaid settee sofa which has a lovely inlaid shaped top rail, lovely inlaid shaped splats, shaped open arms, newly recovered seat, standing on square taper...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sofas
Materials
Other
19th Century Louis XIII Style French Armchair and Ottoman
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Louis XIII style French fauteuil, or armchair with matching foot stool, or ottoman, made of solid walnut. Sculptural scrolled arms with hand-carved acanthus leaf detai...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Rare 19th Century Napoleon III Brocade Sofa
Located in Puglia, Puglia
French sofa from the 19th century, Napoleon III period. The sofa has been restored and the upholstery replaced with a beautiful Italian Brocade. France...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Brocade, Beech
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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