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Sofas For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1940s
Antique Howard & Sons Portarlington Large Sofa Original Ticking Upholstery
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning exceptionally rare and original Howard & Son's circa 1910-1920 Portarlington three seat large sofa with duvet padded arms and feather and fibr...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Jacobean Carved Oak Settee
Located in Bradenton, FL
A richly carved Jacobean three seat settee made of oak. Square seat cushions and oval back cushions are upholstered in a traditional diamond cut ye...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Jacobean Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Paul Frankl Style Sofa
By Paul Frankl
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Frankl style sofa 100 inche length, extreme curved arms, slightly curved back details.
Reupholstered with great plains cotton-poly.
Button tufted b...
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Important Otto Schulz Curved Four-Seat Sofa for Boet, Sweden, Mid-1940s
By Otto Schulz, Boet
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
French Canape, Louis XIV Style
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French canape, Louis XIV style.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Art Deco White Sofa, circa 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 1920s-30s, Shanghai, China was swept up in the Art Deco design movement. Design, architecture, art, fashion, and furniture were all influenced by this modern movement, permeat...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Hide, Hardwood
Stylized Walnut Sofa from the Early 20th Century with New Upholstery
Located in Opole, PL
Stylized Walnut Sofa from the Early 20th Century with New Upholstery
We present you a two-person walnut sofa that resembles Biedermeier furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century European Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Neat Sofa from the Early 20th Century Upholstered with Green Velour
Located in Opole, PL
Neat Sofa from the Early 20th Century Upholstered with Green Velour
We present you a wooden sofa from the early 20th century with an upholstered seat and backrest.
This piece of fur...
Category
Early 20th Century European Sofas
Materials
Brass
Frits Henningsen Three-Seat Sofa in Pastel Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Frits Henningsen, three-seat sofa, fabric and oak, Denmark, 1940s.
This elegant three-seat sofa is made by master cabinetmaker Frits Henningsen. This refined sofa is a classic piec...
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Early 20th Century Irish Style Georgian Sofa
Located in Essex, MA
18th century style Irish sofa. Well carved legs and in an Irish square back form. Good walnut legs carved in George II style
Would benefit with a period re-upholstering approach. ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Sofas
Materials
Walnut
100% Original Painted Swedish Gustavian Sofa
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 100% original painted Swedish Gustavian sofa. Seating restored and recovered in muslin.
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
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
Czech Bauhaus Black Tubular Chrome Sofa by Hynek Gottwald, New Upholstery, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Bauhaus style sofa with chrome-plated steel tubular frame.
Manufactured by Hynek Gottwald in the 1930s.
Chrome tubular steel is in perfect origina...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Sofas
Materials
Chrome
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
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
Swedish Cast Iron Garden Sofa, Ca 1900
Located in Uppsala, SE
Swedish cast iron garden sofa with white painted wooden plank seat and back. The black cast iron frame, depicting tree branches, is from the early 20...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Sofas
Materials
Iron
Czech Bauhaus Red Tubular Chrome Sofa by Hynek Gottwald, New Upholstery, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Bauhaus style sofa with chrome-plated steel tubular frame.
Manufactured by Hynek Gottwald in the 1930s.
Chrome tubular steel is in perfect origina...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Czech Bauhaus Ivory Tubular Chrome Sofa by Hynek Gottwald, New Upholstery, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Bauhaus style sofa with chrome-plated steel tubular frame.
Manufactured by Hynek Gottwald in the 1930s.
Chrome tubular steel is in perfect original condition.
New upholstery
Sour...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Sofas
Materials
Chrome
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
Antique German Antler Settee with Rococo Style Upholstery
Located in London, GB
Antique German antler settee with Rococo style upholstery
German, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 212cm, depth 80cm
This unusual...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Sofas
Materials
Antler, Upholstery
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
Czech Bauhaus Blue Tubular Chrome Sofa by Hynek Gottwald, New Upholstery, 1930s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Bauhaus style sofa with chrome-plated steel tubular frame.
Manufactured by Hynek Gottwald in the 1930s.
Chrome tubular steel is in perfect original condition.
New upholstery
Sour...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Sofa
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian mahogany inlaid settee sofa which has a pretty inlaid shaped top rail, lovely inlaid shaped splats, shaped open arms, newly recovered seat, standing on square taper...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Sofas
Materials
Other
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
Super Comfortable circa 1920 Howard & Son's Lenygon & Morant Ticking Fabric Sofa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original Howard & Son’s Lenygon & Morant sofa with the original ticking fabric
This has to be the ...
Category
1920s English Victorian Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Empire Style Tall Back Loveseat with Carved Mahogany Base
Located in New York, NY
Empire style tall back loveseat with carved mahogany base and claw feet. Newly upholstered in off-white fabric.
Category
1920s Empire Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Swedish Grace Sofa Designed by Carl Malmsten, Mahogany Frame, Sweden, 1929
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish Grace sofa designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden. 1929.
Mahogany frame with exotic wood inlay. Fabric upholstery.
Provenance: Commissioned by ...
Category
1920s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
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
Classic Mahogany Grecian Sofa in Yellow
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic upholstered in yellow gold velvet carved mahogany Grecian sofa. With highly figured mahogany veneers on carved crest rail and front seat rail ter...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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
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
Small Louis XV Sofa Walnut and Pale Beige Velvet Golden Wickerwork
Located in Weiningen, CH
Small Louis XV sofa walnut and pale beige velvet golden wickerwork, can be placed in the middle of the room, used for entry, bedroom or even chil...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Two-Seat Sofa, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Two-seat sofa with a white-washed wooden base with classical rosette carvings and tapered legs, supporting an over-upholstered seat, back and sides, covered in rose Cumming’s antique...
Category
1940s French French Provincial Vintage Sofas
Materials
Velvet, 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
1900s Hand Dyed Whisky Brown Leather Feather Cushions Chesterfield Club Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored circa 1900 hand dyed whiskey brown leather Chesterfield sofa with feather filled cushions
This sofa is one of the n...
Category
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
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
Small Neo-Rococo Sofa from the Interwar Period
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a small double sofa with a lightweight wooden frame and a softly upholstered seat and a backrest. All is from the Interwar Period.
The bent legs and backrest frame are...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Revival Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Gold Wood and Fabric French Louis XV Style Sofa, 1920
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
French sofa from the early 20th century. Furniture in richly carved and gilded wood in Louis XV style of excellent quality. Sofa covered in fabric on the seat, back and armrests with...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Sofas
Materials
Wood, Fabric
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
Art Nouveau Sofa and Armchairs Labelled Jakob & Joseph Kohn
Located in Beirut, LB
Set of Art Nouveau sofa and two armchair by Jakob e Joseph Kohn, Wien. Bentwood solid walnut with an original upholstery in hand painted silk with typical ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Sofas
Materials
Bentwood
1920s Art Deco Ottoman, Convertible Sofa Bed in Walnut, restored
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Art Deco ottoman , sofa bed, 1920s, in walnut, with futurism original upholstery in good condition.
Solid wood of walnut restored and polished with shellac and wax
The original sprin...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Edwardian Walnut Brown Leather Three-Piece Sofa, Armchairs Suite Tartan Cushions
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning walnut framed Edwardian brown leather three-piece suite with Scottish tartan wool cushions
A very good looking and well-made suite...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Sofas
Materials
Leather
French Art Deco Tapestry Loveseat
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco loveseat with tapestry upholstery (seat cushion AS IS) having a round back & scroll design arm (by JULES LELEU) (c.1940) Ref: Decorateurs Ensemble, Francoise Siriex) ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
French Early 20th Regency Style Wood Scroll Arms Sofa or Setee
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Regency style with fluted scrolled wood arms sofa or setee.
Reupholstered.
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Revival Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
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
Scandinavian Sofa with Upholstered Dark Umber Mahogany Frame, circa 1915
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and comfortable early 20th century salon sofa with West Indies (Cuban) mahogany frame and upholstery. Frame is fabricated in a dense mahogany with a dark-umber, French pol...
Category
Early 20th Century Baltic Belle Époque Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, 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
Three-Piece Midcentury Couch
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Great angles to this three-piece 1940s vinyl couch. Can be used as a full couch or a settee and side chair.
Category
1940s Vintage Sofas
Materials
Wood
20th Century Bentwood Sofa in the Thonet Style, circa 1925, Caned Seat
By Thonet
Located in Miami, FL
20th century bentwood sofa in the Thonet style, circa 1925, caned seat
This sofa it´s very heavy and sturdy.
Category
1920s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Sofas
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
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
Ludvig Pontoppidan Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ludvig Pontoppidan sofa from the 1940s. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INC
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Rope Twist Napoleon III Style Suite Seating Armchair & Settee Chesterfield Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely suite of Napoleon III style early 20th century Rope Twist seating
A stunning little suite, the armchairs come up for sale occasional...
Category
Early 20th Century English Napoleon III Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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
Pair of Viggo Boesen Sofas, Denmark, 1940s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced by E.V.A. Nissen & Co. in Denmark. Rattan and cane.
Measures: W 172 cm
D 78 cm
H 80 cm
SH 38 cm
Good vintage condition, with signs of usage and patina.
Category
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Cane, Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Chesterfield Style Couch, Original Upholstery - France
Located in Girona, ES
Outstanding "Chesterfield" style couch, with its original sheepskin upholstery, minor wear consistent with age and use, beech base painted imitating Macassar ebony, French polish, po...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Brass
Carl Mamsten Samsas Sofa, circa 1923
Located in London, GB
First designed in 1923 for the Stockholm Concert Hall. Produced by O.H. Sjogren, Sweden. Reupholstered in Melton wool fabric from Abraham Moon. Oiled beech legs.
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Sofas
Materials
Wool, 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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