Vintage Velvet Settee From France, Circa 1960

Vintage Jacob Kjaer Sofa From Denmark, Circa 1960. Nice model, later upholstered in a wool boucle fabric. Very good condition.

Vintage Upholstered scalloped back Sofa By Gio Ponti From Italy, Circa 1960. Nice, very comfortable model, later upholstered in Denmark in a Pierre Frey fabric. Excellent condition.

Vintage Arne Norell Merkur Sofa From Sweden, Circa 1970. Original tan leather upholstery with nice patina and use.

Vintage Green De Sede Leather Sofa From Switzerland, Circa 1970. Original green leather upholstery with very light wear and use.

A stunning French 1920s Louis XV style settee upholstered in a rich red velvet upholstery with a creamy painted wood frame. The brass nailhead detailing adds an extra touch of sophis...

This vintage French settee exudes timeless sophistication with its sleek iron frame and rich, patinated leather upholstery. Its clean lines and artisanal details make it a striking b...

Incorporating 'Stones of Bath' into this settee is inspired the pipers use of one of the five designs commissioned for their centenary, ‘The Glyders’, as loose covers for the chairs at their home Fawley bottom which John Betjeman called ‘Fawley Bum’. 'Stones of Bath' is one of five John Piper (1903-1992) designs commissioned by Arthur Sanderson & Sons in 1959 for their 1960 centenary celebrations. In 1962 Sanderson's screen printed ‘Stones of Bath’ on their Sanderlin fabric, a satinised linen which gave the design a shimmering, restless texture. This was ideally suited to the play of light depicted on the stone in the architectural repeat of buildings in the city of Bath. A piece of this fabric which is in the collection of the V&A was exhibited at the John Piper retrospective held at the Tate Gallery, London, 1983. Reference: 'Artists’ Textiles in Britain 1945-1970', Cat. No. 74. From the late 1950s-early 1960s there was interest in painterly textiles that demonstrated the unique potential of screen printing, with its ability to capture the quality of brush-stroked color. 'The monumental grandeur of many artists' textiles in the early 1960s was necessary if they were to work in the large scale architectural interiors of the era which witnessed a rapid growth in new public buildings, all which required furnishing with suitably prestigious fabrics'. Artists' Textiles in Britain 1945-1970 by Geoffrey Rayner, Richard Chamberlain...

This settee was designed by the iconic French design duo Guillerme et Chambron. The high quality and distinctive skeletal open frame construction features a beautifully crafted spind...