Harvey Probber Curved Sofa
By Harvey Probber
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Harvey Probber Curved Sofa Piece was commissioned for a Long Island, NY estate.
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Upholstery
A popular designer who had his heyday from the late 1940s into the 1970s, Harvey Probber is one of the post-war American creative spirits whose work has been recently rediscovered by collectors. His designs are by-and-large simple and elegant, but his signal achievement was to pioneer one of the key innovations of mid-20th century furniture: sectional, or modular, seating.
Even as a teenager, the Brooklyn-born Probber was making sketches of furniture designs — and selling them to Manhattan furniture companies. He began working as a designer for an upholsterer once he finished high school and, apart from a few evening classes he took as an adult at Pratt Institute, he was self-taught about design and furniture making.
After wartime service — and a stint as a lounge singer — Probber founded his own company in the late 1940s. A lifelong familiarity with the needs of New York–apartment dwellers doubtless sparked his most noteworthy creation: a line of seating pieces in basic geometric shapes — wedges, squares, half-circles — that could be arranged and combined as needed. Modular furniture remained the core idea of Probber’s business throughout his career.
As a self-trained designer, Probber was never wed to any particular aesthetic. He preferred the simple lines now associated with mid-century modernism for their inherent practicality, but often used hardware to enliven the look of his pieces, or added elements — such as a ceramic insert in the center of a round dining table — that was visually interesting and could serve as a trivet. He gravitated toward bright fabrics with attractive, touchable textures that might be satin-like or nubbly. Above all, Probber insisted that the sofas, case goods and other products that came out of his Fall River, Massachusetts, factory be built to last.
“The quality of aging gracefully,” Probber once told an interviewer, is “design's fourth dimension.” This quality he realized: Probber furniture is just as useful and alluring now as it was when made — and maybe even more stylish.
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Harvey Probber Curved Sofa
By Harvey Probber
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Harvey Probber Curved Sofa Piece was commissioned for a Long Island, NY estate.
Upholstery
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 101 in D 33 in
Handsome Harvey Probber Style Curved Even Arm Sofa Mid-Century Modern
By Harvey Probber
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome Harvey Probber attributed curved even arm sofa. This sofa retains its original red faux leather in nice vintage condition. It shows light wear but it is very presentable as ...
Faux Leather
$4,200
H 28 in W 90 in D 46 in
Mid-Century Modern Kidney Shaped Curved Serpentine Biomorphic Cloud Sofa
By Drexel, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Fabulous Mid-Century Modern biomorphic kidney shaped sofa. This long tailored cloud sofa features an elongated removable single seat cushion with a curved tight back. Original neutra...
Upholstery, Wood
$6,240Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 30 in W 137 in D 68 in
Wonderful Curved Serpentine Two-Piece Adrian Pearsall Style Sectional Sofa
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful curved serpentine two-piece Adrian Pearsall style sofa sectional. There are no words to describe how fabulous this sofa sectional is with its unusual biscuit tufting and cu...
Upholstery, Walnut
1980s 3-Piece Biomorphic Curved Sofa By Preview
By Preview
Located in Bensalem, PA
This is one unique sofa, very comfortable. The shape is amazing would be the center focus point of any room Made by Preview Furniture
Upholstery
$12,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 108 in D 57 in
Custom Mid-Century Modern Inspired Curved Sofa Couch by Carrocel
Located in North York, ON
Custom Mid-Century Modern inspired curved sofa couch by Carrocel. Custom hand crafted by the artisans at Carrocel in a sleek modern fabric with unique curved design. Includes 2 match...
Fabric, Wood
$6,750
H 24 in W 105 in D 32 in
Magnificent Harvey Probber Style Long Low Curved Four-Seat Sofa, Midcentury
By Erwin Lambeth
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent Harvey Probber style long low curved four-seat sofa. This sofa has an Erwin Lambeth label on underside. Just look at those wonderful solid walnut oval shaped stubby feet ...
Upholstery, Walnut
$4,865Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 29.5 in W 100 in D 43 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Curved Sofas with Sculptural Arms by Carsons
By Carsons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This striking pair of Mid-Century Modern sofas showcases a bold architectural silhouette defined by their gracefully curved form. Designed to create an intimate conversational arrang...
Upholstery
$5,500
H 30 in W 123 in D 60 in
Handsome Harvey Probber style 2 Piece Curved Sofa Sectional Mid-Century
By Harvey Probber
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Handsome Harvey Probber attributed 2 piece curved sectional. We just love the original Bohemian linen upholstery in usable vintage condition. It does have some light signs of wear ...
Upholstery
Mid Century Kidney Bean Curved Sofa Weiman Style
By Weiman Preview Furniture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A kidney-shaped sofa that features a nice sculptural modern design, with a curved arched back. These sofas are newly produced and have been handcrafted with a solid hardwood frame, m...
Upholstery

Harvey Probber Sloped Arm Sofa
By Harvey Probber
Located in Hanover, MA
At last, a mid-century sofa at a comfortable seat height thanks to its 10 inch high legs. Original Harvey Probber mid-century modern sofa with distinctive sloped arms and square tape...
Brass

Rare Harvey Probber Chaise Sofa
By Harvey Probber
Located in Hanover, MA
Rarely seen Harvey Probber chaise model 1063. Button tufted foam seat cushion. Single foam back cushion. Small square single button knife-edge pillow. Mahogany base in Driftwood. New...
Upholstery, Mahogany

Chesterfield Loveseat From Charak
Located in Hanover, MA
Vintage chesterfield loveseat sofa in white Naughahyde ordered through Charak Modern, Boston circa 1960. Raised on four wooden cylindr...

Midcentury Curved Sofa in the Style of Edward Wormley for Reupholstering
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Hanover, MA
Midcentury curved sofa (front and back) with half track arms, on six distinctive V-form walnut stained legs artfully positioned on a rakish angle, circa 1960. Two split notched edge ...
Chesterfield Sofa From Charak
Located in Hanover, MA
Original vintage three seater tufted chesterfield sofa in white Naughahyde with six cylindrical wooden legs. Ordered through Charak Modern, Boston circa 1960. Note our separate listing for the matching love seat...
Harvey Probber Cubo Corner Chair
By Harvey Probber
Located in Hanover, MA
Original corner segment from Harvey Probber's Cubo sectional seating group. Original plush velour covers unzip to be removed for cleaning. Stainless steel tubular legs extend up th...
Stainless Steel