Antique Camel Back Sofa
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Camel Back Sofa
Brass
Late 18th Century George III Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s American Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Silk, Mahogany
Late 18th Century English Antique Camel Back Sofa
Brass
Early 20th Century English George II Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Walnut
1890s English Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
18th Century Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
19th Century Queen Anne Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Mahogany, Down
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Antique Camel Back Sofa
Velvet
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1920s English Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric, Mahogany, Wood
1890s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Camel Back Sofa
Walnut, Fabric
Early 20th Century Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany, Down, Fabric
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Camel Back Sofa
19th Century English Antique Camel Back Sofa
Linen
18th Century and Earlier Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
1890s British Victorian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
18th Century British Georgian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery
19th Century British Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century American Antique Camel Back Sofa
Wood
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric, Upholstery
Early 1700s English Queen Anne Antique Camel Back Sofa
Wool, Silk, Velvet, Oak
1790s English Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Camel Back Sofa
Linen, Walnut
19th Century American Antique Camel Back Sofa
Wood, Linen
Early 20th Century Antique Camel Back Sofa
Beech, Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Late 19th Century English Antique Camel Back Sofa
Velvet, Mahogany, Down
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Walnut
Early 1800s Northern Irish Georgian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Antique Camel Back Sofa
19th Century European Regency Antique Camel Back Sofa
Velvet
19th Century English Antique Camel Back Sofa
Early 20th Century English Georgian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
Early 1900s British Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Beech
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
1920s English Antique Camel Back Sofa
Leather, Walnut
Early 1900s Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Walnut
19th Century Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Walnut, Upholstery
19th Century British Victorian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet
19th Century American Antique Camel Back Sofa
Linen
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Down
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Camel Back Sofa
19th Century French Antique Camel Back Sofa
Burl
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric
18th Century and Earlier English George III Antique Camel Back Sofa
Late 19th Century Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
1860s English Early Victorian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Leather
Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier British Antique Camel Back Sofa
1790s American Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Silk, Mahogany
Late 18th Century English Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
Early 19th Century American Regency Antique Camel Back Sofa
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric, Upholstery
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Early 20th Century Antique Camel Back Sofa
19th Century American Antique Camel Back Sofa
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Camel Back Sofa
19th Century British Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
19th Century English Antique Camel Back Sofa
Early 20th Century Antique Camel Back Sofa
19th Century English Antique Camel Back Sofa
19th Century British Antique Camel Back Sofa
18th Century English Antique Camel Back Sofa
Wood
19th Century British Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Mahogany
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Late 20th Century Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American Antique Camel Back Sofa
Linen, Velvet
20th Century English Country Antique Camel Back Sofa
Velvet, Beech, Oak
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Camel Back Sofa
Birch
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Camel Back Sofa
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Belgian Modern Antique Camel Back Sofa
Linen
2010s British Louis XVI Antique Camel Back Sofa
Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Georgian Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric, Hardwood
1790s English Regency Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric, Mahogany
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Camel Back Sofa
Brass
1750s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Early 19th Century Empire Antique Camel Back Sofa
Wood, Burl
19th Century English Chippendale Antique Camel Back Sofa
Fabric
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Camel Back Sofa
Upholstery, Mahogany
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Finding the Right Sofas for You
Black leather, silk velvet cushions, breathable bouclé fabric — when shopping for antique 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. Bench-like seating in Ancient Greece, which was padded with soft blankets, was called klinai. 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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