18th Century and Earlier Sofas

A settee of small size, elegant lines and understated details, triple-arch-back, open scrolling arms, the seat supported by four turned front legs connected by turned center stretche...

Nice proportions and arched back, out scrolled arms raised on blind fret carved square legs and H-form stretchers. Original casters.

With rectangular back and outscrolled arms, supported on very unusual animalier carved cabriole legs, terminating in ball and claw feet. Now with preparatory upholstery, covered i...

Four shaped panels comprise the back of this antique settle dating to the era of George III. The upholstered cushion is now foam filled, but would have ...

Antique original 106" 18th century northern Italian sofa. Expertly constructed with hand-carved walnut in the popular and romantic Rococo style, the padded a...

Beautiful Italian sofa, three seats in a bleached walnut with a great patina, new upholstery Italian Velvet of Decortex.

An 18th century Italian Venetian sofa with removable back. This antique sofa from Italy, just over 6 feet in length, features a beautiful wood trimmed lines throughout; the flat-edged wooden crest...

The walnut frame of this large, Louis XV-period sofa is unusual for its highly animated form. It is finely carved with flowers, leaves, bound reeds and scrolling vegetal forms. We ha...

Bench Sweden 18th rustic century original paint, Sweden. A bench made during the 18th century in Sweden. Original dark red paint.

Italian late 18th century grey painted Rococo sofa Complimentary delivery to most areas of London, UK.

A fine Italian, 18th century parcel-gilt and turquoise painted caned canapé with a shaped back decorated with shell-carved crest, scrolling armrests on a serpentine seat on cabriole ...

Unique sofa of the 1960s of the designer Arne Norell in massive mahogany and black leather. New Tropical cotton fabric remakes.   

Unique and very unusual Italian Baroque furniture suite composed of two armchairs and one sofa. Exquisitely carved poplar wood with typical Baroque motifs including scrolls, flowers and leaves. The suite will be shipped from Germany, shipping costs to Boston are included. This suite came from the private collection of the daughter of the owner of the “Heinrich Lanz AG” in Mannheim, Germany, an agricultural machinery manufacturer, founded in 1859. In 1956 Lanz merged with John Deere...

A painted and beautifully carved "Trag Rococo" sofa, with original upholstery.

Elegant Louis XVI bench made of fruit wood. Altona 1780-1790 (then part of Denmark, today Germany - a suburb of Hamburg). Reupholstered in 'Sahco Hesslein' fabric.

Exceptional, long open arm walnut sofa with carved and gilt accents, the cabriole legs ending in ball and claw feet and joined by stretchers.

A large five-seat quintuple 18th century Spanish Carlos III chair back sofa, with hand-carved walnut wood furniture and silk fabric upholstery.  This is an...

Rare, unusual and decorative bench, decorated with numerous carved human and lion heads and lion finials. The bulbous turned legs and backrest connected by...

A Danish period Rococo sofa from the 18th century. This antique Danish sofa features a beautifully carved wood frame in a floral and leaf motif, ca...

Beautiful 18th century Italian sofa in carved walnut. Has the detail of an impish sprite in the carving at the centre of the backrest which, ...

This fine sofa made in France circa 1750 is from the period of the reign of Louis XV. The carved beech wood frame is decorated with flowers and extensively modeled rails. The piece i...

English Chippendale mahogany sofa with serpentine back, flanking scrolled arms, floral needlepoint upholstery, and terminating on car...

Impressive in size and form, the walnut canape has an ochre glaze. Newly upholstered in white linen. Lovely carved detail on sides and back. The upholstered back and sides are easily...

A Regence Carved Stained Beechwood Canapé 18th Century With a serpentine rocaille-carved crestrail, with winged sides and scrolling arm supports, with a similarly carved serpent...

A Venetian 18th century painted and gilt wood sofa with new upholstery. This rare Italian sofa features a pierced back, surmounted by a sinuous rail, adorned with delicate painted fl...

A Rare Portuguese Settee Mid 18th Century Height 30 in. Width 43 in. Depth 19 in. Identical chair in the National Museum of Antiques Art, in Lisbon Reference: “World Furniture”, ...

Behold this extraordinary Chippendale Camelback Sofa, a true masterpiece of timeless elegance! Adorned with breathtaking claw and ball feet, this...

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. ...

Biedermeier sofa with curved arms and two claw feet, with cream and pink floral upholstery on the back, seat, and two cylindrical pillows. Seat height:...

18th Century, French Laquered and Giltwood Louis XVI Sofa by Pierre Nicolas Pillot Stamped "PILLOT". Manufacture of PILLOT Pierre Nicolas (1748 - 1822) This important Louis XVI sofa was made by Pierre Nicolas Pillot (1748 - 1822) in the second half of the 18th century in France. The oval shaped seat has a carved wooden band with geometric decoration, gilded and lacquered in shades of blue. The ten legs, shaped like an inverted cone trunk, tapered and grooved, are also lacquered and gilded and originate from a quadrangular golden element with flower in the center. Very nice the back of the sofa, asymmetrical and sinuous line and move. The two external front legs give rise to the curvilinear armrests that end in a curl. From this element unfolds the backrest that completely wraps the seat. The sofa is stamped "Pillot", signed by Pierre Nicolas Pillot, "Maître" in Nîmes. He died in Nîmes on 13 September 1822. Fourth son of Marianne Veron and Jacques Pillot, "maître d'école". At thirteen, Pierre Pillot was apprenticed to Mathieu Bauve for a period of six years. He works with this Parisian master probably for nine years as a companion. In 1776 he moved to Nîmes, and after his marriage to Marianne Saulet in 1779, he became a Master in 1780. His workshop was located in the Prat district on College Island. His stamped production specializes in seats, between chairs, armchairs and sofas. His ornamental repertoire is predominantly neoclassical. Many of his furniture is kept in French museums, including the Musée du Vieux Nîmes and the Musée Fabre à Montpellier. Overall, the sofa has a line that resembles a dormeuse, but with a hospitable and comfortable support for the seat of two people. This particularity makes it unusual and rare. Completely lined with ivory fabric and floral decorations, it is in good condition. The Veilleuse are sofas for rest or "day beds" characterized by armrests of different heights and asymmetric backrest, in their function similar to the dormeuse or chaise-longue. They can therefore be used as a seat or even as a reading sofa...

18th century caned sofa newly upholstered in an Ikat from MM Textiles and finished with a double welt cord in the same fabric. Sofa has original frame finish.

An 18th century Italian carved wood sofa bench. This antique Italian four-seat settee features a exquisitely carved pierced splat backs with a fluid top rail that rises and falls, giving definition to each seat. The sofa has a plain skirt, carved scrolled knuckles, and is raised nicely on squarely tapered legs and plain feet. The carcass is a bleached fruitwood...