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Empire Settee, France 1810, Manner of Jacob Desmalter (1770-1841)
Located in Leimen, DE
exquisite Elegant Empire Settee, crafted in 1810. This resplendent sofa is a testament to the timeless
Category
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Bronze
$2,752 Sale Price
20% Off
Bellanger French Empire Mahogany Pink and Red Stripe Upholstered Settee
By Bellanger
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style mahogany settee with a carved frame and striped blush pink and red upholstered
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
Empire Banquette or Window Seat in Birch with Marquetry Inlays, circa 1800
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Swedish Empire banquette/sofa in birch with marquetry embellishments which include foliage and
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Birch
Folk Art Oil on Canvas, circa 1830 Attributed to S.V.D. Schans, Unsigned
By S.V.D. Schans
Located in Incline Village, NV
attire to each other, holding books, hair in perfect place, posed around an Empire sofa, hand painted
Category
1820s American Folk Art Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Canvas
Second Empire Fine Mahogany
Gilt Bronze Canapé—Napoleon III, 1860
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fine and well preserved mahogany & gilt bronze canapé from the Second Empire Period under the
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Bronze
$2,224 Sale Price
20% Off
C.1860 Louis XVI Revival French Marquise Chair (Wide Bergere), Second Empire
Located in London, Park Royal
A finely carved French marquise (wide bergère) from the Second Empire period (c.1860), reflecting
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Venetian lacquered and gilded gold leaf drawing room, late 18th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
Refined Venetian drawing room dating from the latter part of the 18th century, consisting of a sofa, two armchairs, two chairs, and an elegant coffee table with a green marble top. T...
Category
18th Century European Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Wood
Romantic Canape French, 19th Century in Oilwood
Located in Madrid, ES
romantic canape
French, 19th century in Oilwood.
Upholstered seat and back, decorated with floral motifs.
Usage signs.
Dimensions: 104 x 235 x 64 cm
good conditions
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Wood
Empire Settee Sofa
Located in Pueblo, CO
Beautiful late Federal-early Empire settee sofa, flame mahogany with geometric inlaid wood
Category
1840s American American Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$2,200 Sale Price
54% Off
American Empire Style Mahogany Sofa with Peach Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
American Empire style (19th century) peach upholstered sofa with matching bolster pillows and a
Category
19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Needlepoint Empire Salon (One Sofa and Two Armchairs)
Located in Paris, FR
Sofa and two armchairs in mahogany. The armrest is adorned with dolphins and saber-shaped legs
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Architectural Empire Salon-Sofa Superstructure, circa 1890
Located in Berlin, DE
mirror and glass panes. Gilded bronze fittings.
In the middle a two-seat sofa.
(O-248).
Category
1890s French Empire Revival Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Couch
Located in London, GB
Antique French Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze couch
French, late 19th century
Dimensions
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Settee / Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century French Empire style handcrafted gilt bronze mahogany framed upholstered settee / sofa
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Empire Flame Mahogany Sofa with Carved Details
Located in King
s Lynn, GB
A superb example of antique French Empire craftsmanship, this early 19th-century carved flame
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
19th Century Baltic Mahogany Long Bench - Antique Empire Silk Sofa, Canapé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
condition. The three seater sofa, settee is standing on four paw feet with pinecones as pinnacles and
Category
Mid-19th Century Baltic Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Black French Antique Empire Ebonized Mahogany Sofa Bench, Recamier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique French sofa bench-recamier made of hand crafted ebonized Mahogany, in good
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Ebony, Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Sofa ~ Canape
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Sofa ~ Canape with cut silk velvet
Category
1870s French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Silk, Walnut, Paint
19th Century French Empire Ormolu Sphinx Egyptian Hardwood Suite Sofa Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
ormolu mounted French Empire Egyptian revival salon seating
A very good looking and decorative suite
Category
Mid-19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Writing or Sofa Table in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1815
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very handsome Swedish Empire, Karl Johan salon table of fine Cuban mahogany with satinwood
Category
1810s Swedish Karl Johan Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Ormolu
Restoration Period Turkish Sofa With Swan Neck
Located in Charmes, FR
Turkish or billiard sofa, restoration period, swan neck decoration, discolored and stained fabric
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Wood
Elegant French Empire Five Piece Mahogany Salon Set with Bronze Swan Decoration
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning parlor set of antique French Empire mahogany and bronze upholstered sofa or loveseat, two
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Ormolu
Pl. 17 Antique Print of a Sofa and Furniture by Kramer
circa 1910
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Sofa Etablissement im Empire Karakter'. Lithograph of a sofa and furniture
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Paper
$189 Sale Price
20% Off
19thC American Folk Art Portrait Painting Of A Young Girl Seated Beside Her Dog
Located in Incline Village, NV
foliage to the river's shoreline. Note the gorgeous furniture with a red empire style rolled and tufted
Category
1820s American Folk Art Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Canvas
Georgian Gilt Empire Sofa
Located in London, Greenwich
An early Georgian ebonized and gilt painted empire sofa with original painted centre lion motifs
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Fruitwood
Empire Sofa
Located in New Haven, CT
Second Empire period mahogany sofa with original ormolu mounts including the paw feet.
Note: The
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany
$2,800
Exemplary Designed German Empire Sofa
Located in Long Island City, NY
So-called "Schranksofa" (magazine sofa) with the exemplary boxy rail base. Veneered with
Category
19th Century German Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
19th Century Empire Sofa in Mahogany
Located in Charlotte, NC
Reuphostered in cut geomentric grey velvet. Stunning!
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany, Velvet
Danish Empire Settee
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Empire sofa with neoclassic inlaid and original foot-rest with silver embroidery
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany
$24,500
Empire Style Sofa Cabinet, 19th-20th Century
Located in Madrid , ES
Empire sofa cabinet
from the 19th-20th century
Empire style in mahogany wood, with bronze
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany
Classical Sofa, circa 1815
Located in Alexandria, VA
This Empire sofa was probably made either in New England or New York. The frame is mahogany with a
Category
Early 19th Century American American Classical Antique Empire Sofa
Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Classical New York Sofa, circa 1820
By Deming
Bulkley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A spectacular American Empire sofa with exquisite detailing and design. One of the masterpieces of
Category
1820s American American Classical Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Period French Empire Settee attributed to Georges Jacob
By Georges Jacob
Located in Vancouver, BC
French Empire sofa by one of the two most prominent Parisian master menuisiers, Georges Jacob
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Bronze
Striped American Empire Style Sofa
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Red and cream striped upholstery is framed by carved scroll arms.
36" x 90" x 24"
Category
19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Empire or Biedermeier Sofa
Located in Miami, FL
Early French Empire or Biedermeier sofa with dowel construction.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Wood
American Empire Classical Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
American Empire mahogany classical sofa, having hairy paw crouching lions claw feet front and back
Category
19th Century American Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany
Continental 19th Century Empire Scroll End Sofa
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
An exquisite 19th century mahogany Empire scroll end sofa. The serpentine back with central fantail
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Damask, Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Style Double Ended Mahogany Sofa
Located in Toorak, VIC
19th Century French Empire Style Double Ended Mahogany Sofa
An exceptional French Empire Style
Category
1840s French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Brass
Fine Antique Empire / Regency Carved Ebonised Double Ended Couch
By Druce
Co.
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
Step into the captivating and opulent world of the Regency/Empire period with this exquisite double
Category
Mid-19th Century British Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Velvet, Ebony
1810 Transition Period Empire / Biedermeier Sofa / Couch Inlaid Birch Veneer
Located in Liverpool, GB
Original, representative sofa / couch from the transition period Empire / Biedermeier, circa 1810
Category
1810s European Biedermeier Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
19th Century French Empire Mahogany Sofa Table, Superb Patina and Quality
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Suffolk, GB
An early 19th century French Empire mahogany sofa table of superb patina (colour) and quality
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany
French Napoleonic Empire Double Scrolled Foliated Mahogany Sofa, c.1805
Located in London, Greenwich
French Napoleonic Empire double scrolled foliated mahogany sofa c.1805.
A wonderful example we
Category
Early 1800s French Napoleon III Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Sofa, 20th Century
Located in Kerepes, HU
Dimensions:
Height: 40 (seat), 70 ( six backrests ) cm Width: 80 cm Length : 175 Seat ( 210 whole ) cm.
Category
Early 20th Century European Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Wood
Empire Mahogany Bench With Cornucopia
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This unique empire mahogany bench originates from the nineteenth century. It has a tight straight
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
Classical Sofa, Mid-Atlantic, circa 1810
Located in Alexandria, VA
This "Grecian Couch" was originally the property of Israel Carle of Carleton, New Jersey 1757-1822
Category
Early 19th Century American American Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Italian Walnut Sofa with White Upholstery from 1920s
Located in Florence, IT
Italian walnut sofa with white upholstery from 1920s.
This sofa has already been completely
Category
1920s Italian Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
French Couple of Corner Sofas with Walnut Wood Frame and Medal from 1890s
Located in Florence, IT
French couple of corner upholstered sofas with walnut wood frame and medal from 1890s.
Category
1890s French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Walnut
19th Century, Austrian Empire Salon Sets
Located in Wels, AT
Elegant Austrian Empire salon of one sofa and six chairs.
Ebonized wood with brand ink painting
Category
1810s Austrian Empire Antique Empire Sofa
$28,477 / set
19th Century Capitonné French Sofa in Carved Wood
Located in Florence, IT
19th century capitonné French sofa in carved wood.
Category
1890s French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Empire Sofa
Located in London, GB
A fine mid nineteenth century Empire sofa, the mahogany frame with unusual carving to the corners
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Mahogany
$9,437
19TH CENTURY EMPIRE SOFA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
FLAME AFRICAN MAHOGANY EMPIRE SOFA UPHOLSTERY WITH SILK COPPER FABRIC.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Wood
$6,400
19th C. American Empire Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Flame Mahogany veneer America Empire Sofa with new striped upholstery.
Category
19th Century American Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Mahogany
19th C. American Empire Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Flame Mahogany veneer America Empire Sofa with new striped upholstery.
Category
19th Century American Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Upholstery
19th Century Swedish Empire Sofa
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 19th century Swedish late Gustavian, Empire sofa in original color and very good proportions
Category
19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Pine
French Empire Sofa, Mahogany, circa 1810
Located in Brussels, BE
French Empire sofa, mahogany, circa 1810.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Wood
Elegant 19th Century Swedish Empire Sofa
Located in Allerum, SE
Elegant 19th century Swedish Empire sofa in its original condition, circa 1830.
Category
19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Empire Sofa
Materials
Wood
French Empire Sofa in Original Paint c.1810
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
French empire sofa in original paint c.1810
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Empire Sofa
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Antique Empire Sofa For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique empire sofa you’re looking for. An antique empire sofa — often made from wood, mahogany and fabric — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique empire sofa — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique empire sofa made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Neoclassical — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique empire sofa that is appealing in its simplicity, but Biedermeier, Georges Jacob and Johan Öman produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Empire Sofa?
The average selling price for an antique empire sofa at 1stDibs is $4,797, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $24,500 for the highest priced.
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.
Questions About Antique Empire Sofa
- What is an Empire sofa?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Empire movement in design started in the 19th century and is characterized by straight lines in rigid symmetrical compositions. Empire sofas, and furniture specifically, are part of the French neoclassical style. Shop a collection of Empire sofas from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An Empire sofa is a type of sofa associated with the Empire style of art and architecture that came out of early 19th-century France. The designs of furniture in the Empire style were actually quite varied depending on the region which interpreted the design principles. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Empire style sofas from some of the world’s top sellers.
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