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Antique Regency Satinwood Récamier Chase Lounge Sofa Fainting Couch Daybed
Located in Dayton, OH
"A rare and impressive Regency period Récamier sofa or fainting couch, circa 1820s. Exquisite and
Category
Antique 1820s Regency Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Satinwood
Fainting Chaise Lounge from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A modern fainting couch / chaise lounge. Sold Individually.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery
Upholstered Daybed Chaise Longues
Located in Sheffield, MA
Graceful and inviting, the recamier chaise with arched back and rolled arm. The fainting couch is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery
Contemporary Colorful Nude Woman Chalk Sketch on Gray circa 1960 Signed Ball
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
, blacks and yellows. Woman is reclining on a fainting sofa, arms behind her head and legs crossed. Piece
Category
20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
H 25 in W 19 in D 0.1 in
Jens Risom Danish Mid-Century Faintly Striped Red Upholstered Sofa
By Jens Risom
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century sofa with angled arms, curved back, and faintly striped red and orange
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Swedish Karl Johan/ Empire Meridienne/ Recamier in Carved Mahogany w/ Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptionally beautiful Karl Johan meridienne or fainting couch with graceful curves and foliate
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Daybeds
Materials
Cotton, Upholstery, Mahogany
H 40 in W 77 in D 27 in
Ben Seibel for Stand Built Dunbar style white sofa on architectural brass base
By Edward Wormley
Located in Ferndale, MI
While this is a large well built couch built in the Edward Wormley Dunbar style . I have recently
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
H 27 in W 102 in D 31 in
Rococo Revival John Henry Belter Meridienne/Recamier
By John Henry Belter
Located in Hastings, GB
Spectacular Rococo Revival Meridienne/Recamier 'fainting couch' attributed to the American master
Category
Antique 1850s American Rococo Revival Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
MCM Grand Haven Chair by Jack Van der Molen for Jamestown Lounge in Blue Fabric
By Jamestown Lounge Company, Jack Van der Molen
Located in Topeka, KS
roll at one end…what my mother always called a “fainting couch”. They soon added other box couches and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric
H 34.75 in W 23.25 in D 28 in
19th C. French Charles X Restoration Period Sewing Stand Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
secretaries, armoires and even dressing tables, comfortable fainting couches in the living room, small tables
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X End Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Acuestate, Y No Jodas Mas, Chaise Longue by Reynold Rodriguez
By Reynold Rodriguez
Located in London, GB
fainting couch. The uniquely specific and contemplative nature of such a piece of furniture, highlights
Category
2010s American Chaise Longues
Materials
Brass
19TH Century Dutch Marquetry Recamier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic form " fainting " couch with elaborate and exotic inlays. It terminates
with graceful
Category
Antique 19th Century Dutch Chaise Longues
Materials
Textile, Wood
1960s Vintage Original Herbert Saiger for Woodard Aluminum Patio Set, 3 Pieces
By Herbert Saiger, Russell Woodard
Located in Elloree, SC
.
Swivel chair
32” W x 30” D x 28” H x seat 19” W x 19” D x 17” H.
Chaise lounge / fainting couch
33” W x
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
H 27 in W 63 in D 28 in
Fainting Couch
Located in Chicago, IL
Rococo style gilded fainting couch with floral motif.
Category
Early 20th Century French Chaise Longues
Materials
Giltwood
An Empire Large Fainting Couch
Located in Bellport, NY
This very comfortable Empire Fainting Couch has an Oak Wood frame,with carved detailing on legs
Category
20th Century American Chaise Longues
Ultra Chic Chaise Lounge Modernist Fainting Couch
Located in New York, NY
A very dynamically designed chaise lounge, a highly modern take on the classic fainting couch. The
Category
20th Century American Chaise Longues
Materials
Mohair
Carved French Chaise Fainting Couch with Quilted Toile Fabric
By Avanti
Located in West Hartford, CT
Vintage Avanti NY 1970s Mid-Century Modern French chaise or fainting couch upholstered in a pale
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
Antique French Empire Style Chaise Longue Fainting Couch Sofa Bun Feet Recamier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely antique chaise longue/fainting couch in the French Empire taste. The piece features a
Category
Early 20th Century Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 34.5 in W 31 in D 61 in
Eastlake Victorian Oak Leather Chaise Lounge Fainting Couch Murphy Bed Parlor
Located in Dayton, OH
Eastlake Victorian oak leather chaise lounge fainting couch Murphy bed parlor
Eastlake chaise
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Chaise Longues
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 34.25 in W 75 in L 34.25 in
Antique Victorian Eastlake Mahogany Daybed Chaise Lounge Fainting Couch Recamier
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian parlor day bed / fainting couch / chaise lounge. Made of mahogany featuring
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 26.5 in W 66.5 in D 27 in
Fainting Couch Identical to That of Madame Juliette Recamier
Located in Essex, MA
Stylish 19th Century Mahogany Sofa or Recamier Identical to that Owned by Juliette Recamier
Category
Antique 19th Century French Daybeds
Materials
Mahogany
Nancy Corzine Walnut French French Directoire Daybed Fainting Couch Chaise
By Nancy Corzine
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Walnut. Upholstered. Nail head trim. 73 long x 26 wide x 31 tall x 15 seat height
Condition
Scratches. Minor stains to upholstery.
Category
1990s Unknown Directoire Daybeds
Materials
Walnut
Fine Quality Louis Phillipe Style Walnut Leather Fainting Couch Daybed Chaise
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Wood. Leather. 40 1/2" h x 72 1/2" w x 30" d. 19" seat height.
Condition
Scratches. Dents in edges. Stains to leather.
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Louis Philippe Daybeds
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 40.5 in W 72.5 in D 30 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Caned Chaise Lounge Recamier Fainting Couch Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI style caned and carved wood chaise lounge. Item features unique and beautifully carved solid wood frame, caned seat and back, and very unique overall form, c...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Louis XVI Chaise Longues
Materials
Cane, Wood
H 30 in W 75 in D 23 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Cane Chaise Lounge Recamier Fainting Couch Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI style caned and carved wood chaise lounge. Item features unique and beautifully carved solid wood frame, caned seat and back, and very unique overall form, c...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Louis XVI Chaise Longues
Materials
Cane, Wood
H 30 in W 75 in D 23 in
Pair of Diminutive Chaise Lounges in the Méridienne or "Fainting Couch" Style
Located in Long Island City, NY
This pair of early 19th-century William IV chaises longues or chaise lounges is distinguished by their unusually small size. They are ornamented with carved rosettes, and with lion's...
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Chaise Longues
H 35 in W 55 in D 27 in
Vtg French Louis XV Style Down Filled Distress Painted Recamier Chaise Lounge
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Style Down Filled Cushion Distress Painted Recamier Chaise Lounge Fainting
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 32 in W 27 in L 32 in
Vintage Rattan Chaise Lounge
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautiful wicker chaise longue or fainting sofa.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Rattan
French Louis XVI Style Floral Chaise Lounge
Located in Dallas, TX
Chaise lounge/racamier/fainting sofa upholstered in a floral pale tone fabric.
Category
20th Century Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Chaise Longue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early 20th century, French chaise longue / chaise longue / fainting couch in the Louis XVI style
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Chaise Longues
Materials
Mahogany, Mohair
Second Empire Recamier, France, circa 1850
Located in Miami, FL
Second Empire fainting couch, circa 1850 de-acquisitioned from Svaneholms castles inventory in 1936
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Canapes
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Chaise Lounge by Hans Harti for Eugene Schmidt
Located in New York, NY
the Victorian fainting couch, with assymetrical styling. The curvaceous form is upholstered in deep
Category
20th Century Danish Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Maple
Chic Chaise Lounge Tufted Silver Taupe Sateen in Hollywood Modern Style
By Nancy Corzine
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This very high end chaise lounge was referred by the designer as a custom made boudoir fainting
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Dutch Recamier Mahogany Chaise with Satinwood Marquetry Inlay, circa 1825
Located in Hanover, MA
and have paw feet.
Lovely as a fainting couch at the foot of a bed.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Chaise Longues
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Adrian Pearsall 2026CL Chaise Longue for Craft Associates
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
classic form with the asymmetry of a fainting couch. The chaise has an oval design with a sloping, curved
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Trumeau Mirror, Oil on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
fainting couch. There is draping in the background and what appears to be a savonnerie rug on the floor
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Antique Victorian Eastlake Mahogany Recamier Chaise Lounge Daybed 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian parlor daybed / chaise lounge / fainting couch / recamier. Made of mahogany
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vladimir Kagan for Directional Cloud Petite Sofa
By Directional, Vladimir Kagan
Located in Soquel, CA
Simultaneously hip and sophisticated, this is a Mid-Century free-form cloud petite sofa or fainting
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Lucite, Upholstery, Wood
Antique French Louis XV Fainting Bed Sofa CouchChaise Longue
Located in North York, ON
This is an American chaise longue with Louis XV styling and gold two tone Damask fabric. It is in original very good condition. Ideal as a comfortable and stylish place for a leisu...
Category
20th Century Chaise Longues
Eastlake Victorian Récamier Daybed Chaise Fainting Couch
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Topeka, KS
fainting couch by any other name is still a fainting couch! This beautiful sofa is sometimes called a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Eastlake Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Romantic Antique Purple Velvet Victorian Fainting Couch Chaise Longue
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Just refurbished to its original splendor, a romantic tufted Victorian era fainting couch that
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Chaise Longues
Materials
Velvet, Oak
French Provincial Récamier Chaise Lounge Fainting Sofa
Located in Lake Worth, FL
provincial récamier chaise lounge sofa fainting couch daybed
with carvings
Approximate measurements in
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Chaise Longues
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Mahogany Frame American Empire Style Fainting Couch Sofa Chaise Lounge
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Late 20th century mahogany frame American Empire style fainting couch sofa chaise lounge. Item
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Organic Curved Back Mid-Century Modern Chaise Lounge Chair Fainting Sofa Daybed
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful organic curved back mid century Tan chaise lounge chair or fainting sofa or Daybed. Sits
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery
H 28 in W 70 in D 29 in
Fabulous Over-Sized Channel Tufted Chaise or Lounge Fainting Couch
By Steve Chase
Located in Southampton, NJ
One of the most fantastic chaise Lounges that you'll ever run across.
Ivory, richly texted fabric, is in fantastic condition with no rips tears or stains.
Plinth base is wood and is ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Empire Recamier or Fainting Couch in Mahogany with Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
A captivating divan or chaise longue with graceful lines and fine proportions. Features scrolled arm and footrest, curved back, and cornucopia feet in mahogany, with finely carved ac...
Category
Antique 1810s Scandinavian Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 34.75 in W 85.5 in D 25 in
Small French Empire Style Carved Wood Red White Chaise Lounge Fainting Couch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small Vintage French Empire Style Carved Wood chaise longue. Great for use as a child's chaise longue or unique decorative item. Item features Solid Carved Wood Frame, Plush Red Upho...
Category
Early 20th Century American Empire Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 30.5 in W 50 in D 22 in
Upholstered Carved Mahogany Chaise Longue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lovely chaise longue or fainting couch circa 1960s features a carved mahogany frame with striped
Category
Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Art Deco Chaise Lounge
Located in Pasadena, CA
Handsome Art Deco chaise lounge / fainting couch reupholstered in a classic small patterned brown
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Chaise Longues
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Giltwood Upholstered Recamier Settee
Located in Big Flats, NY
reminiscent of fainting couch, 18th century
Measures - 34” h x 87” w x 33” d, 15” seat h
Category
Antique 18th Century French Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of Ash Group Spindle Back Chairs by Jack Van der Molen for Jamestown Lounge
By Jamestown Lounge Company, Jack Van der Molen
Located in Topeka, KS
called a “fainting couch”. They soon added other box couches and convertible sofa beds leading into full
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Ash
H 29.5 in W 26.75 in D 30 in
MCM Grand Haven Chairs in Gold Velvet by Jack Van der Molen for Jamestown Lounge
By Jack Van der Molen, Jamestown Lounge Company
Located in Topeka, KS
, upholstered pieces with a hard roll at one end…what my mother always called a “fainting couch”. They soon
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
H 34 in W 23 in D 25 in
George III fainting couch
Located in San Francisco, CA
A late 18th Century George III fancy painted fainting couch. Painted yellow, with Neo-Classcial
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood, Paint, Cane
Fantastic Art Deco Fainting Couch
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany rolled arm fainting couch with curved leg detail. Upholstered in cream colored silk
Category
20th Century American Benches
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
A Nice Fainting Couch / Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is a nice Empire style fainting couch / bench carved in beechwood upholstered in tufted
Category
Antique 19th Century Benches
Materials
Wood, Leather
BAR HARBOR WICKER FAINTING COUCH
Located in Sheffield, MA
Bar Harbor wicker "fainting couch"/ daybed painted white. Very comfortable for reclining with
Category
Early 20th Century American Chaise Longues
Leather Chesterfield Fainting Sofa by George Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
furnishings, with pricing to match. This is his version of the classic psychiatrist's "fainting" sofa
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Sofas
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
Swedish Empire Recamier / Fainting Couch
Located in San Francisco, CA
Named for Madam Recamier the fainting couch was a staple for the homes of the fashionable. They
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Chaise Longues
Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Fainting Couch, circa 1900 (K71)
Located in Miami, FL
Dutch Marquetry Inlaid Fainting Couch, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood
Solid Walnut large fainting sofa by Ray Leach
Located in Hollywood, CA
A vertically tufted Walnut chaise in charcoal fabric with sculptural feet designed by Ray Leach.
We are pleased to present this exquisite collection of restored sculptur...
We are pleased to present this exquisite collection of restored sculptur...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
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Fainting Couches For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of fainting couches for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and upholstery, all fainting couches available were constructed with great care. Fainting couches have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Victorian fainting couches are consistently popular styles. Fainting couches have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Jamestown Lounge Company, Mario Bellini and Cassina are consistently popular.
How Much are Fainting Couches?
Prices for fainting couches can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, fainting couches begin at $419 and can go as high as $46,972, while the average can fetch as much as $2,995.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
Questions About Fainting Couches
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022A Victorian fainting couch is a piece of furniture that has one raised end and one low end. It accommodates one person who rests their back against the high end and stretches their legs out along the seat. Today, this piece of furniture is known as a chaise lounge. Find a selection of fainting couches on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The fainting couch was a seating spot available to women who would faint from having their corsets on too tightly. The silhouette of the couch has a traditional backing like a regular couch with one end open. Browse a selection of fainting couches on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Another name for a fainting couch is chaise lounge. The type of furnishing came into popularity during the middle of the 19th century. People typically sat on them with their backs positioned against the high end and their legs spread out along the seat. Find a collection of fainting couches on 1stDibs.
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