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Tight Back Sofa by Ole Wanscher for A.J. Iversen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A tight back sofa with sloping arms, retaining the original blue upholstery on Cuban mahogany legs.
Category
20th Century Danish Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Tight Back Sofa by Ole Wanscher for A.J. Iversen
By A. J. Iversen, Ole Wanscher
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sofa with a raised, tight back and sloping arms, retaining the original upholstery, on Cuban
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Mahogany, Wool
Elegant English Rolled Arm Sofa in a Bold Striped Tone-on-Tone Fabric
Located in Bronx, NY
The loose seat, tight back sofa offers excellent comfort and look at the same time.
Category
Vintage 1960s English Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Colette Sofa
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
vintage. Fully upholstered tight back sofa with a lacquered wood base.
Materials & Finishes:
Upholstery
Category
2010s Portuguese Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Lacquer
Colette Floral Metal Base Sofa
By Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
vintage. Fully upholstered tight back sofa with a metal base wrapped in a veil of organic lace.
Materials
Category
2010s Portuguese Sofas
Materials
Brass
Gold and Brown Velvet Sofa
By Jhon Ortiz
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sleek tight back sofa with sinuous curves. Silky tiger eye velvet covers a solid maple frame with a
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Maple
Geisha Sofa
By Koeke, Koket
Located in Manassas, VA
extravagance and poise of a Kyoto Geisha. This fully upholstered tight back sofa is wrapped with a chic metal
Category
2010s Portuguese Sofas
Materials
Brass
Rolled Arm Sofa with Curved Tight Back
Located in Ballard, CA
Elegant curved sofa comes with tight back over two loose poly/down seat cushions, with exposed wood
Category
2010s American Sofas
Materials
Polyester, Maple, Down
Elegant Tight Back Loose Down Seat Sofa
Located in Bronx, NY
Elegant tight back loose down seat sofa
- 24 D seat depth.
- 21 seat high.
- 25.5 arm high.
Category
1990s North American Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Maxfield Contemporary Tight Back Three-Seat Custom Sofa
By Foley & Cox
Located in Hudson, NY
-colored ultra-suede, the curved arm sofa features a tight back with vertical top stitching and pewter
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Ann Sofa Modern Curved Tight Back and Seat by Martin and Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin & Brockett’s Ann Sofa 72” pairs the Ann Collection’s signature streamlined design and tight
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Ann Sofa Modern Curved Tight Back and Seat by Martin and Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Martin & Brockett’s Ann Sofa 72” pairs the Ann Collection’s signature streamlined design and tight
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Late 20t Century Bridgewater Style Sofa Tight Back Taupe Gray Vinyl Faux Leather
By Restoration Hardware
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage taupe gray faux leather upholstered Bridgewater style sofa with tight back, two
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Sofas
Materials
Faux Leather, Foam, Wood
H 32.5 in W 79 in D 37.5 in
Modern Velvet Tuxedo Sofa Settee Tight Back w/Button Detail & Black Wood Base
Located in Topeka, KS
Magnificent vintage Modern tuxedo style sofa with champagne velvet fabric, tight back with button
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Paint
H 29 in W 75 in D 35 in
Roll Arm Carl Sofa with Tight Back and Hand Carved Feet by Martin and Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
signature Lupa foot. A deep seat cushion and tight back make for a relaxed seating experience, uncompromised
Category
2010s American Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
H 34 in W 84 in D 42 in
Roll Arm Carl Sofa with Tight Back and Hand Carved Feet by Martin and Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
signature Lupa foot. A deep seat cushion and tight back make for a relaxed seating experience, uncompromised
Category
2010s American Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
H 34 in W 84 in D 42 in
Roll Arm Carl Sofa with Tight Back and Hand Carved Feet by Martin and Brockett
Located in Los Angeles, CA
signature Lupa foot. A deep seat cushion and tight back make for a relaxed seating experience, uncompromised
Category
2010s American Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
H 34 in W 84 in D 42 in
Stiletto Sectional Contemporary Channeling Seat Back Base Tight Seat Back Wengé
Located in Ridgewood, NY
The Stiletto sectional is sophisticated and plush. Its sleek wengé frame and rich upholstery make this piece a perfect balance of comfort and luxury.
Category
2010s American Other Sectional Sofas
Materials
Wenge
H 27 in W 108 in D 36 in
Lizo Sectional-Tight Seat & Back, Lacquer Base, Pull Tufting, Storage, Upholster
Located in Ridgewood, NY
This sleek minimal L-shape sectional is the perfect combination of glossy lacquer and rich textured fabric. The Lizo Sectional strikes just the right balance between minimalism and c...
Category
2010s Sectional Sofas
Materials
Fabric
H 28 in W 120 in D 34.5 in
Sofa by Ejner Larsen & Aksel Bender Madsen for Willy Beck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An tight back and seat sofa with dowel legs newly upholstered in a flecked oatmeal grey fabric.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Orla Sofa by Cappellini, Upholstered in Schumacher's Orley Jacquard Fabric
Located in New York, NY
rounded silhouette and swirling, floral upholstery fabric, this tight-back, 2-seat sofa makes a fabulously
Category
20th Century French Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
English Tight Back Sofa
Located in Geneva, IL
comfortable sofa.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Sofas
The Italian Wingback Sofa
By Derapage Design
Located in San Francisco, CA
This tight back sofa with solid hardwood frame and sprung back with nailhead trim has rather large
Category
20th Century American Sofas
Hubert Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Arched, tight back sofa with wide, curved top arms and bench seat cushion. The Hubert sofa frame is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sofas
Materials
Wood
Tight Back Sofa with Pin Tucking
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant French walnut frame sofa in art nouveau form, upholstered in wool mohair, fully attached
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Blue Khaki Maroon & Black Plaid Lawson Style Tight Back Sofa
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage blue, khaki, maroon, and black plaid Lawson style tight back sofa with square
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Larsen Sofa
By Susanne Hollis
Located in San Marino, CA
A clean lined tight back sofa with exposed frame, having a loose seat cushion, sitting on tapered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sofas
Materials
Hardwood
custom "step sitting" sofa
Located in Bronx, NY
tight seat, tight back sofa in red ultra suede, made to sit on step for back legs (legs can easily
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Danish Modern Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lovely teal-blue fabric covers this impeccably styled tight-back sofa. Tapered teak legs. Fabric
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Teak, Upholstery
Leather "Square" Sofa by Marco Zanuso for Arflex, Italy, 1962
By Marco Zanuso
Located in Austin, TX
tufted tight-back sofa frame. Original leather upholstery is gently broken in and very comfortable. Four
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Brunschwig and Fils Cavendish Tight Back Raspberry Pink Red Velvet Sofa
By Brunschwig & Fils
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cavendish tight back sofa BR-2102. Sofa.
Down-filled luxury.
Solid, handmade piece. Wooden feet
Category
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Late 19th Century Jacobean Style Hand Carved Walnut Sofa
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stately antique tight back sofa with hand carved walnut base. The clean back with shapely arms and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Jacobean Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Brunschwig & Fils Peach Velvet Cavendish down-filled 3-Seat Sofa
By Brunschwig & Fils
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cavendish tight back sofa BR2004. Down-filled luxury. Solid, handmade piece. Wooden feet. Extremely
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Large, tight back, tight seat sofa, fully refurbished
Located in Bronx, NY
Very well made sofa, fully refurbished on recessed platform
Arm Height:25"
Category
Vintage 1960s French Sofas
Tight back, loose seat sofa, totally refurbished, in muslin
Located in Bronx, NY
very well made sofa, totally refurbished. 8-way hand tied spring construction, foam core down wrap
Category
20th Century American Sofas
Red Smaller Size Lawson Sofa with Rolled Arms Down Bench Seat and Tight Back
Located in Topeka, KS
style seat, and a tight back with button detail. This is a vintage sofa that has been completely
Category
Mid-20th Century Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
George II Style Camel Back Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
A George II style finely upholstered camel back sofa, the tightly upholstered back above three
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European George II Sofas
Materials
Wood
oversized sofas w/loos back, down filled pillows
Located in Bronx, NY
tight seat, loose back sofa's, seat upholstered in rich "pleather" with fabric back and loose down
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Sofa
Located in Bronx, NY
Mohair sofa, tight back, loose seat with leather welt and silk pillows
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Materials
Mohair, Leather, Silk
White Vinyl Sofa
Located in Stamford, CT
Three cushion, tight back white vinyl lawson sofa
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sofas
Custom Made Sofa
Located in Pasadena, CA
Custom made sofa with tight back and two down wrapped seat cushions.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Materials
Wood, Fabric
sofa by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A tight back even armed sofa on dark walnut legs with a button tufted back. Sofa retains original
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Streamlined 1940's Sofa
Located in New York, NY
Incredibly comfortable streamlined 1940's winged back sofa with tight back and seat. Newly
Category
20th Century American Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Tailored Sofa by Larsen and Madsen
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An upholstered tight back danish sofa with a cushioned lumbar support and channel for shoulders
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Dara Sectional Sofa by Vicente Wolf
Located in New York, NY
The Vicente Wolf Designed, Curved high rolled arm sectional sofa with tight back and three loose
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sofas
Large comfortable rolled arm sofa, fully refurbished
Located in Bronx, NY
tight back, loose seat sofa, fully refurbished, upholsterde in muslin. Arm Height:30
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sofas
Long and Lovely Fully Refurbished Sofa in Muslin
Located in Bronx, NY
This fully refurbished tight-back, loose seat sofa is 102” x 40” x 30”. Seat height is 19”. The
Category
Mid-20th Century British Sofas
Carved and Painted Louis XVI Style Green Velvet Sofa
Located in Locust Valley, NY
a bygone era. Adorned in a resplendent green velvet fabric, the sofa's tight back design exudes a
Category
20th Century Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Pair of Belgium Linen Upholstered Sofas with Carved Silvered Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, tight backs. The sofa stands on four silver gilt carved legs.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Other Sofas
Materials
Wood, Linen
1950s Two-Piece Velvet Sofa in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A two-piece tight backed crushed blue velvet sofa retaining original upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Large Curved Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofa
By Vladimir Kagan, Milo Baughman
Located in Lambertville, NJ
tight back construction. This modular sofa can be displayed as one piece or as two separate sofas
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Industrial Steel and Marble Console Table from Belgium
Located in Bellport, NY
inset top, perfect for any setting. The depth is 12 inches, great for hallways or tight spots, back of
Category
20th Century Belgian Industrial Console Tables
Materials
Marble, Steel
Late 20 Modern Custom Made Lawson Style Large Scale Tight Back Sofa Khaki Green
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage Modern custom made Lawson style large scale tight back sofa khaki with olive green
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood, Feathers
H 34 in W 96 in D 38 in
Midcentury Four Cushion Lawson Sofa in Jack Lenor Larsen Style Velvet
By Jack Lenor Larsen
Located in Topeka, KS
tight back sofa is clean and ready to use, circa 1950s.
Quite a sight for sore eyes and extremely
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Large, comfortable tight back, loose seat sofa
Located in Bronx, NY
fully restored sofa and upholstered in muslin. 8 way-hand tied spring contruction, foam core down
Category
Vintage 1940s American Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Brown Tweed MCM Lawson Sofa Tight Button Back Manner of Baughman or Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Milo Baughman
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome MCM sofa in a Lawson style with a tight button back and covered in a nice brown tweed. It
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
H 30.5 in W 81 in D 33 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Tufted Tight Back Lawson Style Sofa on Walnut Base
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Topeka, KS
Incredible vintage mid-century modern Lawson style sofa with tufted tight back on a walnut base
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 29 in W 84 in D 32.5 in
Vintage George Smith Sofa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three-seat George Smith sofa with tight back and three down filled seat cushions. Covered in a gold
Category
20th Century English Sofas
Christian Liaigre Latin Sofa
By Christian Liaigre
Located in Miami, FL
“Latin" sofa by Christian Liaigre, upholstered deep armless, and open slanted sofa, with tight back
Category
1990s French Sofas
Materials
Muslin, Oak
Elegant, Very Comfortable newly refurbished Sofa
Located in Bronx, NY
this elegant, very comfortable tight-back, loose seat sofa in a luxurious striped velvet with
Category
Vintage 1960s American Sofas
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Tight Back Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal tight back sofa for your home. Each tight back sofa for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and hardwood. If you’re shopping for a tight back sofa, we have 9 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect tight back sofa — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A tight back sofa is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. A.J. Iversen, Brunschwig & Fils and Ole Wanscher each produced at least one beautiful tight back sofa that is worth considering.
How Much is a Tight Back Sofa?
The average selling price for a tight back sofa at 1stDibs is $3,500, while they’re typically $2,275 on the low end and $16,200 for the highest priced.
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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.
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Questions About Tight Back Sofa
- What is a curved back sofa?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Curved back sofas are also known as conversation sofas or crescent sofas. Curved sofas are highly coveted as comfortable seating as well as for being a unique seating option. Shop a wide selection of curved back sofas on 1stDibs.
- What is a split back sofa?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A split back sofa is a sofa which features a back that is made up of two separate panels. These panels can be reclined and adjusted separately from one another, allowing for customizable comfort. On 1stDibs, find a range of split back sofas.
- What is a Bow back sofa?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A bow back sofa is a sofa which has a back that bows upward, forming a graceful curve that peaks at the center of the bench and tapers down to the arms. Chairs can also have a bow back design. Browse a collection of bow back furniture from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between high-back and low-back sofas is that the former has a taller backrest than the latter. Some people, especially tall men and women, feel that a high-back sofa is more comfortable because the taller back offers more support for the shoulders and neck. Low-back sofas are popular picks for open-plan interiors, as they allow sightlines to be maintained across a space. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of high-back and low-back sofas.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024What a sofa without a back is called depends on its style. A divan is a casual, low backless sofa, often clad in fabric and tufted. More formal backless sofas, usually framed by scrolled arms, are recamiers. Find a large selection of antique, vintage and contemporary sofas on 1stDibs.
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