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Sofas For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1910s
19th Century Carved English Regency Sofa
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century carved English regency sofa with green velvet upholstery and original castors.
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Directoire Sofa in Fruitwood with Paw Feet, France, ca. 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
Directoire period fruitwood sofa with carved paw feet, France, circa 1800,
Category
Early 1800s French Directoire Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Restored Hand Dyed Brown Leather Antique Victorian 3-4 Seat Sofa Feather Seats
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to this stunning three to four seat antique hand dyed Victorian brown leather sofa...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
19th Century English Oak Bench with Three Drawers and Persimmon Upholstery
Located in Middleburg, VA
This unusual 19th century English upholstered bench is a stunner. Made of richly patinated oak with three drawers, four turned posts and original brass hardware. Recently reupholster...
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
Rare Victorian Damask Upholstery Walnut Carved Lion Paw Feet Sofa Armchair Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian walnut framed three piece suite with Walnut hand carved Lion hair paw feet
A very high quality and well made example, th...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
19th Century Biedermeier Sofa, Cherrywood, 1820s, Made in Czechia, Restored
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Biedermeier sofa
Completely restored, new upholstery included
Shellac polish.
Source: Czech
Period: 1820-1829.
Category
1820s Czech Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Patinated Wood and Gold Leaf Seven Pieces Suit, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Patinated wood and gold leaf seven pieces suit. Attributed to Maison Jansen, France, late 19th century.
One large sofa, two armchairs and four chairs.
Dimensions:
Large sofa: 106 c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Sofas
Materials
Gold Leaf
Baroque Revival Settee
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and restrained, this loveseat is perfect for a study, entrance or a bedroom sitting area. Although the existing upholstery is serviceable, it is not the original, and as such a "face-lift" would make a huge difference. Of the late 19th century revivals, examples of Baroque revival are more sedate and less ornate that its cousin, Renaissance Revival.
Crafted of solid walnut and fir with select French walnut veneers...
Category
1870s Swedish Baroque Revival Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Vienna Biedermeier Sofa, 2 Seats
Located in Paris, FR
This Vienna Biedermeier sofa is crafted of oak veneer in Austria in the 1830s. Carved with elegant curving lines and cornucopia, it is a masterpiece...
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Oak
19th Century French Empire Ormolu Sphinx Egyptian Hardwood Suite Sofa Armchairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to this very decorative collectable suite of mahogany with ornate Sphinx & Griffon ormolu mounted French Empire Egyptian reviva...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Sofas
Materials
Ormolu
Sofa from the Mid-19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this sofa with wooden, painted black frame with upholstered seat, backrest, and armrests. This piece of furniture is probably from the mid. 19th century.
The side pro...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Pair of Antique Sofas in the Manner of Howard and Sons
Located in Miami, FL
This sofas have high sides and back which is cosy in front of a fire or anywhere. The high sides are sprung and have built in down cushions. This makes them supremely comfortable if ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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
Antique French Parlour Settee in Tropics 'Fan Palm' Fabric
Located in Hastings, GB
A very rare antique French Parlour Settee, upholstered in our exclusive Tropics 'Fan Palm' fabric
This exceptional French settee dating from around 1...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Exquisite Original Victorian Kilim Upholstered Sofa Hardwood Turned Front Legs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare original Victorian mahogany framed sofa with removable Kilim covers and feather filled cushions
This is an exquisite sofa, I have...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Regency Serpentine Hand Dyed Restored Whisky Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
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
Early 19th Century Restored Empire Mahogany Living Room French Seating Set, 3pcs
Located in Horomerice, CZ
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
Magnificent Georgian Chippendale Style Walnut Sofa
Located in Essex, MA
George II style carved rocaille sofa. Amazing period style work.
Ex Collection Jeff and Margaret Penn, Chinqua Penn Historic House, Purchased in 1920.
...
Category
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Fully Restored Whisky Brown Leather Drop Arm Chaise Lounge Sofa Horse Hair Fill
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored Victorian drop arm sofa chaise lounge in hand dyed Whisky brown leather
A very good looking well made and comfortab...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
Early 19th Century Empire Pear-Wood Sofa, Restored, Made in Austria
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Austrian Empire inlaid sofa
Made of pear-wood. (Inlaid)
Completely restored.
Surface was done by shellac polish.
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Pearwood, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
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
English Regency Mahogany Recamier with Flanking Lion Medallions, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency mahogany upholstered recamier with fluted scrolled inward arms, flanking lion medallions, carved molded reeded skirt, and terminating on the original winged lions paw...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Fine Late Victorian Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A fine late Victorian Chesterfield, of typical from with turned walnut legs and refurbished castors, reupholstered in deep buttoned distressed black leather.
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Original Painted Swedish Gustavian Sofa
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 100% original painted Swedish Gustavian sofa. it has new cushion seating covered in Muslin. This sofa was found at an Auction ...
Category
1820s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Pine
American Mahogany Sheraton Style Upholstered Sofa on Brass Casters. Circa 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
American mahogany Sheraton style sofa with an arched back , centered carved ribbon with graduated bell flower cartouche , sweeping scrolled reeded arms, and terminating on reeded squ...
Category
1880s American Sheraton Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
George IV Brass Inlaid Rosewood Country House Three-Seat Sofa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George IV brass inlaid rosewood country house three-seat sofa attributed to Gillows, the serpentine back with a central panel and gadrooned terminals at either end, the carved scro...
Category
1820s English Antique Sofas
Materials
Brass
Decorative and Architectural Biedermeier Sofa in Birch
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative and architectural Biedermeier sofa in birch,
Copenhagen Denmark , 1820-1830.
Upholstered with black fabric.
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Birch, Fabric
Fully Restored Howard & Son's Baring Sofa Grey Herringbone 100% Wool Upholstery
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored Howard & Son’s London, large Baring sofa upholstered with Graham Sanderson Herringbone up...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
19th Century Architectural Empire Salon-Sofa Superstructure, circa 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid wood. Architecturally designed body flanked by solid columns.
Facet-ground mirror and glass panes. Gilded bronze fittings.
In the middle a two-seat sofa.
(O-...
Category
1890s French Empire Revival Antique Sofas
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Bench Swedish Red Wood, 19th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Bench Swedish red wood, 19th century, Sweden. A bench made during the early 19th century in Sweden. Original paint in a dark red shade.
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
Restored Victorian Hand Dyed Brown Leather Sofa Claw & Ball Feet Feather Cushion
Located in GB
We are delighted to this stunning fully restored late Victorian club sofa with Thomas Chippendale style claw & ball feet
A truly remarkable find, I have only ever seen one or two ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
Middle Eastern Egyptian Moorish Settee
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Egyptian black settee with spindle and ball design with triple Moorish arches inlaid with mucharabie intricate and Fine work.
Sofa is newly...
Category
19th Century Egyptian Moorish Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Gustavian Swedish Sofa
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th century Swedish sofa with original paint, 1810.
Seat height: 20" (51cm)
Dimensions:
84 inches (213 cms) wide
24 inches (61 cms) dee...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas
Materials
Oak
19th Century Italian Louis XV Style Giltwood Loveseat
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Italian Louis XV style giltwood loveseat.
Lovely 19th century Italian Louis XV style giltwood loveseat, sofa, canapé or settee. This antique sofa would work well in an ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Sofas
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany Sofa
Located in Paris, FR
Austrian Biedermeier-period sofa crafted of mahogany veneer, upholstered in beige fabric with geometric motifs. This refined piece of furniture has rolled armrests decorated with twisted patterns and medallions, and large backrest highlighted with scrolls and palmette. The sofa rests on four square fluted legs.
The Biedermeier period began in the states of the German Confederation and in the Austrian Empire in 1815 (Congress of Vienna) and ended in 1848 (March Revolution). The Biedermeier style referred mainly to the decorative arts, but also included sculpture and painting. In contrast to the opulence and heroism of Napoleon's Empire, the Biedermeier style promoted calm and simplicity. From 1830 onwards, it embodied a new, comfortable, bourgeois way of life.
In furnishing, the emphasis was placed on the structure of the furniture that had robust and geometrical forms, softened by curves. The simplicity of the materials, mainly light woods, was compensated by the variety and exuberance of the forms the backrests of the seats were carved in fan shape, the armrests of the sofas rolled...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Giltwood Settee
Located in London, GB
This gorgeous and suburb quality mid-19th century French settee features the original gilding on the wood and nicely detailed carving thru out. The settee is supported on cabriole le...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Rare circa 1860 Huge Victorian Brown Leather Barrel Back Suite Sofa Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning sofa and armchair suite of very rare oversized Victorian barrel back armchair and sofa in fully restored hand dyed brown leather
T...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
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
George IV Carved Mahogany Sofa in the Grecian Manner with Taupe Upholstery
Located in London, GB
A superb George IV period sofa
In the Grecian Manner
Carved from richly colored rosewood, the rectilinear sofa designed in the Grecian manner, supported on four reeded and taperi...
Category
19th Century English George IV Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Antique French Chesterfield Sofa in Indigo Ikat Print Linen
Located in South Salem, NY
One-of-a-kind Chesterfield sofa made in France, updated in blue ikat pattern linen fabric by Andrew Martin. Deep, high-back seat and traditional sc...
Category
19th Century French Chesterfield Antique Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Michaël Thonet Gebrüder Thonet Austria Bentwood Sofa
Located in Grenoble, FR
Michael Thonet,
Austrian bentwood chaise is composed of beech with an adjustable back with two arms, a scrolling base, and cane paneled seat.
New cane and perfect condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Sofas
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Canapé with Silk Upholstery
Located in Sofia, BG
19th century French canapé with silk upholstery,
circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Sofas
Materials
Textile, Wood
19th Century Walnut Wood and White Fabric Italian Sofa Couch, 1880
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian sofa from the late 19th century. Finely carved furniture in walnut wood adorned with very pleasant side masks. Sofa covered in non-original fabric, with some signs of wear (s...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Elegant Swedish Empire Bench Birch with Inlays
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Swedish Empire bench in birch with inlays, Sweden, circa 1810.
The backs with inlays in the form of Greek female figures.
Beautifully executed. The set is reupholstered in ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Original Empire Set of a Sofa 2 Armchairs and 1 Table Mahogany with Bronze Figur
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Empire sofa circa 1860-1870 from an Empire room.
Massive mahogany cast with Empire caryadites bronze.
The armchairs are made of a different fabric than the sofa and should b...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Horse Hair Green Hand Dyed Leather Chesterfield Fully Button Base Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian horse hair filled hand dyed green leather Chesterfield fully buttoned sofa
A very goo...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
19th Century, French, Louis Philippe Daybed
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Louis Philippe style beautifully burled walnut daybed. Mid-19th century, France. Recently upholstered and re-conditioned.
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Empire Revival Loveseat
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Empire Revival Loveseat in walnut, rootwood and ebonized wood with gilt bronze fittings. Navy upholstery with silver floral pattern.
Category
19th Century Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Wood
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
Late 19th Century Vintage French Napoleon III Settee Reupholstered White Linen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Period French Napoleon III sofa in ebonized wood, with decorative brass filet (strip) and turned and fluted front legs resting on brass rings,...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Sofas
Materials
Wood
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
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
Sublime Fully Restored Regency 1810 Sofa Brown Leather Carved Herms Statue Frame
Located in GB
We are delighted to this very rare fully restored Regency circa 1810 brown leather sofa with hand carved mahogany herms statues
A one of kind piece, thi...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
Sublime French Empire Walnut Curvy Sofa with Gilded Swans and Velvet Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A super elegant romantic French Empire walnut sofa having sexy curves, ebonized base and details with two gilded swans handles on each end. The upholstery is a fabulous striped velvet in pistachio green and included two glamorous cylindrical pillows...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
Victorian Walnut Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian walnut Chesterfield sofa, of typical form with rolled arms and two seat cushions, the turned front and back legs set on the original castors, reupholstered in deep-button...
Category
1870s English Antique Sofas
Materials
Leather
Italian 19th Century Mahogany Swan Neck Sofa or Chaise 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
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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