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Sofas For Sale
Period: 18th Century
Period: 17th Century
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
Period: 16th Century
Italian Hand Painted Sleigh Settee, Antiqued Blue Crackle Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian hand painted settee, antiqued blue crackle finish, upholstered in a linen fabric, 50/50, kiln dried hardwood, sprung decking, hand made in Los Angeles. Includes two 26" x 26"...
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Early 18th Century American Regency Antique Sofas

Materials

Linen, Upholstery, Wood

18th c. Swedish Gustavian Period Sofa in Original Paint By Johan Lindgren
Located in Wichita, KS
A fine period Gustavian sofa, hand-scraped to the original paint, and newly upholstered with nail head trim, circa 1780. Rosettes on the leg posts with tapered and fluted legs. Signe...
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18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

18th Century Dutch Rosewood and Fruitwood Marquetry Sofa
Located in CABA, AR
In the opulent realm of 18th-century Dutch furniture, the rosewood sofa with intricate marquetry in fruitwood stands as an epitome of elegance and craftsmanship. Crafted during the ...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Sofas

Materials

Silk, Fruitwood, Rosewood

Pair 18th Century Italian Rococo Sofas
Located in Houston, TX
A stately pair of 18th Century Rococo sofas newly upholstered in a Scalamandré low pile ecru velvet. These handsome hand carved walnut beauties also have original side secret compar...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Sofas

Materials

Walnut

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...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas

Materials

Walnut

Chippendale Camelback Sofa, Circa 1770
Located in Lincoln, GB
Behold this extraordinary Chippendale Camelback Sofa, a true masterpiece of timeless elegance! Adorned with breathtaking claw and ball feet, this...
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18th Century Antique Sofas

Materials

Mahogany

Period Antique English Hepplewhite Style Carved Mahogany Sofa Late 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Period Antique English Hepplewhite Style Carved Mahogany Sofa Upholstered in a heavy pink brocade fabric. Carved mahogany trim encircles the curved sofa back terminating at opposing ...
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Late 18th Century British Hepplewhite Antique Sofas

Materials

Mahogany, Fabric

Midcentury Tiger Oak Daybed/Sofa by Marge Carson
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury tiger oak daybed/sofa by Marge Carson. This sofa is a wonderful piece that can use as a daybed or a sofa giving it two unique purposes. It features a tiger oak wood frame ...
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1710s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Sofas

Materials

Brass

Edward Wormley for Dunbar, The Party Sofa, Model 5407, for Reupholstery.
Located in Oakland, CA
Mid-century sofa designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar, Party sofa, Model 5407, United States, 1950. Crafted with a solid wood frame and inner spring seats, this sofa is upholstered ...
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1650s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Sofas

Materials

Velvet

18th C Swedish Painted Settee with Green Gingham Upholstery
Located in Buchanan, NY
An outstanding 18th century Swedish sofa in green gingham upholstery with double piping. The painted frame features a serpentine back with carved floral motifs, gently flared arm res...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

Gigi Radice Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Curved Sofa for Minotti, 1950s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Sofa designed by Gigi Radice for Minotti. Made with solid wood structure and ivory velvet upholstery and polished brass legs. The sofa is authentic, only the upholstery has been repl...
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1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Sofas

Materials

Brass

A set of Sofa and 2 Arm Chairs by Jitona Soběslav, 1970s
Located in Porto, PT
A set of 2 Armchairs and one sofa (85 x 192 x 95 cm); para foteli (85 x 90 x 95 cm) Vintage pieces by Jitona, Czechoslovakia, 1970s,
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1670s Czech Mid-Century Modern Antique Sofas

Materials

Fabric

Swedish Gustavian Period 1780s Painted Wood Sofa with Carved Crest and Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood sofa circa 1780 with carved crest, tall arms with finials, carved apron and cylindrical fluted legs. Step into the elegance of the Swedish Gus...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

"Bastiano" Sofa & Armchairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Stendig
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Three Piece "Bastiano" Set by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Stending, 1960s. Original Labels Intact. Set Includes Three-Seater Sofa + Two Armchairs. Newly Reupholstered in a Beige Cott...
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1660s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique 18th C. William & Mary Mahogany Carved Settle Bench Sofa Empress Hotel
Located in Dayton, OH
An Impressive William & Mary mahogany Settle or sofa, circa 18th Century. Featuring heavy scrolled frame with downswept open arms, six legs and Neoclassical floral upholstery. The beautifully "S" scrolled feet are footed with recessed casters allowing for ease of movement. The fabric showcases stunning Grecian urns with elaborate acanthus leaves and bouquets of roses flanked by feathery wings and other lively greenery One of the original lobby furnishing of the Empress Hotel...
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18th Century William and Mary Antique Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

18th Century Gustavian Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Gustavian sofa. Scraped to original paint with exquisite carving and recently reupholstered in linen.
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18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas

Materials

Linen, Wood

Incredible Blue Original Painted Swedish Gustavian Sofa
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Incredible Blue Original Painted Swedish Gustavian Sofa. the seating has been restored and covered in Muslin.
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

Original Painted Swedish Gustavian Sofa
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is an Original Painted Swedish Gustavian Sofa. the seating has been restored and covered in Muslin.
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1790s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas

Materials

Pine

18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Sofa
Located in Chicago, IL
Transport yourself to the opulence and sophistication of 18th century France with this exquisite Louis XV sofa, a testament to the era's grace and elegance. Its curvaceous serpentine...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas

Materials

Walnut

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 ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Egyptian Revival Antique Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

French Sofa -Canape Luis xv Mink Color, Wood
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous Canapé- sofá en Corbeille, in Louis XV style, made of carved walnut wood with plant decorations and 19th century , recently re-upholstery in mink color loop wool or wool bo...
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1790s French Louis XV Antique Sofas

Materials

Silk, Wood

Curved Finnish Sofa, Carl-Johan Boman, 1940s
Located in Helsinki, FI
Sofa by Carl-Johan Boman from the 1940s. Birch frame and legs, original fabric upholstery. Good vintage condition, patina and wear consistent with age and use.
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1640s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Antique Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Birch

18th Century Swedish Late Baroque Sofa
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Baroque sofa with outward bending arms and hand-turned ends. The arched back crowns have simple scroll detailing. Notches line the conto...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Sofas

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Tragsofa
Located in Huntington, NY
An intricately carved Swedish Gustavian tragsofa featuring a decorative hand carved Guilloché scrolling apron. Decorative fleurons sit atop fluted tapered legs. This piece has been t...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood, Paint

A Swedish Sofa bench Late 18th- 19th century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Swedish Neoclassical style painted wood sofa from the late 18th- 19th century, with scrolled arms, acanthus carving, fluted legs and new Belgian linen upholstery. The rectangular b...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

17th Century Walnut Sofa
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A fine 17th century walnut Louis XIII canapé. The original frame was fully restored and newly upholstered by our workshop.
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17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Sofas

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Swedish Rococo Tragsofa
Located in Huntington, NY
An exquisite Swedish tragsofa with traditional Rococo shape and design (e.g. cabriole legs, curves and counter-curves) and Gustavian carvings (e.g. cross hatching, floral detail abov...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

18th Century Swedish Rococo Sofa
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo sofa from Lindome. The raised sofa back crowns and undulating s-shaped front edges are exquisitely hand-carved in the form of shel...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Rococo sofa made in Stockholm, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rococo tragsofa made in Stockholm, Sweden around 1770. The front is decorated with beautiful shells, that is distinctive for the Rococo period and also leaf carving on the front and ...
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1770s Swedish Rococo 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...
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Late 18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Sofas

Materials

Mahogany, Down, Fabric, Jute, Cotton, Upholstery, Maple

Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa Bench
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish gustavian armed bench or sofa. Carved frame in light gray painted birchwood with natural age-related patina. Features a long single seat with coil springs, upholstered w...
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Late 18th Century Gustavian Antique Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Beech

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...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

Pair of George III Sofas Attributed to John Linnell
Located in London, GB
A FINE AND RARE PAIR OF GEORGE III GREEN AND WHITE PAINTED SOFAS ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN LINNELL, CIRCA 1775. Dry-scraped back to their original paint. ...
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18th Century Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

18th Century Stockholm Tub Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Exceptional quality Stockholm full length curved end tub sofa. This is an unusual find that dates to the 18th century. Repainted in soft grey and newly upholstered in linen.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Sofas

Materials

Linen, Wood

18th Century Chippendale Camelback Sofa Philadelphia
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 compact size and super lines. The...
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Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Sofas

Materials

Silk, Mahogany, Pine

18th Century French Walnut Sofa in Pierre Frey Fabric
Located in London, GB
Wonderful late 18th Century French walnut sofa. This sofa sits on shapely cabriole legs ending on whimsically carved tasseled feet. The curvaceous apron is centred with carved shell motifs. The triple hump back ends in a shallow down-swept wing. The whole is covered in a Pierre Frey "Indienne...
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18th Century French Antique Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

New 18th C. Style Wood & Hogan Overstuff Sofa w/ Down Cushions.
Located in North Salem, NY
Inviting and extremely comfortable! This NEW Wood & Hogan deep seated overstuff 18th century style sofa with rolled arms and luxurious down fil...
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18th Century American Antique Sofas

Materials

Abalone, Fabric, Jute, Cotton, Upholstery, Down

18th Century Style Wood & Hogan Kidney Shaped Sofa with Deep Tufted Back
Located in North Salem, NY
Very Comfortable 18th Century Style Wood & Hogan Kidney Shaped Sofa with Deep Tufted Back Tailoring with One 80% Goose Down 20% Feather Seat Cushion Resting on Mahogany Legs. Uphols...
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18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Down, Maple, Mahogany, Upholstery, Cotton, Jute

Italian Venetian Carved Walnut Sofa, Circa 1740
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Venetian Baroque carved walnut sofa, Circa 1740. Expertly constructed with hand-carved walnut in the popular and romantic Italian Baro...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sofas

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French Louis XVI Giltwood Beige Upholstered Canapes / Settees
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI (18th Century) canapes / settees with a curved and carved giltwood frame with a circular panel in the backrest, which curves forward to create the settee\'s ...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood

Chippendale Style Wood & Hogan Mahogany Sofa with 80% Down 20% Feather Cushion
Located in North Salem, NY
Wonderful Wood & Hogan Chippendale style mahogany sofa with bold scroll arms and accentuated curves on moulded legs. Bench cushion luxuriously filled with 80% goose down - 20% feathe...
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18th Century American Georgian Antique Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Muslin, Cotton, Jute, Mahogany, Fabric

Period Rococo Sofa from Stockholm
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period Rococo tragsofa sofa. Dating to the 18th century with decorative shell and leaf carving to the front stretcher, continuing along the sides with further diamond decoration. W...
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18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

18th Century, Pair of Italian Lacquered Chinoiserie Wood Sofas
Located in IT
Pair of sofas in carved walnut and lacquered chinoiserie, Venice, early 18th century. This rare and refined pair of sofas was made in Venice at the beginning of the 18th century, ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

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...
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18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Sofas

Materials

Mahogany, Fabric, Upholstery

18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
Sofa in Walnut,molded and sculpted backrest with triple convolution,recessed armrests,resting on eight arched serpentine legs. of the Louis XV Period. We can re cover the Sofa upon r...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Late 18th Century Swedish Blue Pine Country Bench or Sofa
Located in Kramfors, SE
Very unusual blue bench or sofa from the late 1700s. The sofa is a country house furniture from Ångermanland in Sweden. The sofa is very unusual, most likely the only one of its kind...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Country Antique Sofas

Materials

Pine

18th Century Tuscan Direttorio Dormeuse, Daybed, Italia
Located in Prato, IT
Toscana, end of '700 beginning '800 In walnut Legs in the typical shape of the Tuscan direttorio with carved and gilded wood flower Restored Dimensions: cm L194 x D63 x H96 Sea...
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Late 18th Century Italian Directoire Antique Sofas

Materials

Walnut

De Sede DS101 Two Seater Leather and Gognac Color, 1970
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Robust patinated leather De Sede DS-101 two-seater sofa. Excellent comfort with an extendable seat for much more lounge comfort and high-quality neck leather. The frame is made of be...
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1770s Swiss Scandinavian Modern Antique Sofas

Materials

Leather

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa Original Paint in Vintage French Linen
Located in London, GB
Lovely Swedish circa 18th century hand-scraped to the original paint upholstered Gustavian sofa. The decoration to the wood is classical and it's been reupholstered in a neutral vintage French linen...
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1780s Swedish Gustavian Antique Sofas

Materials

Pine

18th Century Italian Arte Povera Pinewood Bench, Antique Seating Furniture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th century Tuscan bench hand painted in the Arte Povera technique, made of hand crafted Pinewood in good condition. This antique Italian seating furni...
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18th Century Italian Antique Sofas

Materials

Metal

Louis XIII Os De Mouton Settee, Cuir De Cordoue 17th Century Parcel Gilt Leather
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An extremely rare Louis XIII 'os de mouton' settee covered in 17th century parcel gilt leather. An 'os de mouton' settee covered in parcel gilt French leather from the Rhone valley, presumably the Avignon region. The leather dates to the late 17th or early 18th century and survives in a remarkable state of preservation. A walnut and oak frame with scrolled legs and stretchers, triple arched back set with embossed and polychromed leather...
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Sofas

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Large George III Giltwood Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large George III giltwood sofa in the manner of James Wyatt. This sofa has a detailed frame that includes bellflowers and carved rosettes. The whole...
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Sofas

Materials

Beech

Late 18th Century Italian Banquette, Stato Pontificio
Located in Doylestown, PA
An extremely rare neoclassical parcel-gilt and painted banquette in the transitional Louis XV/XVI style, likely from Marche, Italy, circa 1790, carved on the back rail with the Papal crest depicting crossed keys beneath three gold crowns on a red domed tiara, bordered on either side by a carved and gilded chain. The serpentine seat rail is decorated with embossed and gilded roses and is supported by turned legs. The arms are carved in elegant scrolls. The piece retains its original blue/green painted finish, newly reupholstered in velvet fabric. The region where the piece was made was under the control of the Vatican until the 1870s and is known as the Papal States or "Stato Pontificio...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

Hepplewhite Style Wood & Hogan Mahogany Sofa with Molded Arms; In Stock
Located in North Salem, NY
Quidenham Park, the seat of the Earl of Albemarle, is a magnificent estate belonging to one of the great houses of England. Within the grand halls of this historic residence, you wil...
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18th Century American Sheraton Antique Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany

18th Century Green French Three Seater Beechwood, Velour Sofa by Sulpice Brizard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An 18th Century French three seater sofa, stamped Sulpice Brizard (Master 1762) 1735-1796. The hand crafted Parisian settee has a partial carved, painted grey Beechwood frame, in goo...
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Late 18th Century French Belle Époque Antique Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Beech

George IV Small Giltwood Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
George IV small giltwood sofa circa 1830. Beautiful quality sofa now in Holland Linen. English in the French taste. Seat height 43cm and seat depth 50cm.
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18th Century English Antique Sofas

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century French Pair of Wooden Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century French pair of wooden upholstered armchairs.
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18th Century French Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

Antique Sofa Louis XV, Covered with Authentic Perfect Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
1910/M, Museum quality antique sofa, coating with an authentic Aubusson old tapestry. Unique piece! It has been completely unlined, in order to change ...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Sofas

Materials

Wood

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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