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Ligne Roset Inspired Black Leather Sofa
By Molinari, Michel Ducaroy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ligne Roset inspired black leather sofa by Molinari. Handsome black leather 3 seater sofa with nice patina, turned out arms and Ligne Roset style ribbing. In original condition with ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Gastone Rinaldi Vintage Red Leather Armchairs with Brass Feet
By Gastone Rinaldi
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous pair of leather armchairs from the 1970s by Gastone Rinaldi, fine Italian manufacture.
The armchairs have four supporting feet, made of iron, very durable. The shape is slig...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
Vintage Black Leather Sofa Ds76 Sofart
By Sofar
Located in Milano, IT
Wrapping 3-module sofa of Sofart manufacture, belonging to the ds76 model, dates back to the 1970s.
The sofa is entirely made of black leather, soft and shiny, original from the year...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Plastic
De Pas, D
Urbino, Lomazzi Vintage Leather Armchairs
Attr
By Gionathan de Pas
Donato D’Urbino
Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Milano, IT
Rare pair of leather armchairs designed in the 1970s and attributed to the creation of De Pas, D'Urbino, and Lomazzi, fine Italian manufacture.
The armchairs are entirely made of br...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Adriano Piazzesi Sofa
By Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Handsome Adriano Piazzessi Italian leather loveseat / sofa with curved tufted sides and chrome detailing. Wonderful chocolate brown leather with tacking hardware along back.
Italy,...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Loveseats
Materials
Leather
$5,000
B&B Italia Leather Diesis Sofa, Italy
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio
Located in Austin, TX
Extraordinary recent edition (exact date of manufacture is unknown) of Antonio Citterio's 1979 Diesis DS217 model sofa for B & B Italia. Analine dyed saddle colored leather and polis...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Aluminum
Adriano Piazzesi Loveseat
By Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Italian leather settee by ADRIANO PIAZZESI, circa 1960's.
Part of a set with matching 4 seat sofa and pair of club chairs with ottoman.
(sold separately)
Great original black le...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Loveseats
Materials
Leather
Vico Magistretti Maralunga Leather Loveseat for Cassina, 1980s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Miami, FL
Maralunga two-seat sofa with the defining adjustable head rests designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina. Original yellowish tan leather. The Maralunga was originally designed in the...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Loveseats
Materials
Steel
LC3 Grand Modele Sofa in Black Frame and Tobacco Leather
By Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Seattle, WA
Iconic Bauhaus design by the Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) are the LC2 and LC3 armchairs, as well as the LC3 sofa.
This is an exceptional early Pro...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Bauhaus Loveseats
Materials
Leather
Gae Aulenti Loveseat in Top Grain Blue Aniline Leather
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Seattle, WA
Loveseat from Gae Aulenti’s eponymous 1976 collection for Knoll. Low, horizontal design features a rounded frame of extruded steel in newly powder coated baby blue and dense cushions...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Loveseats
Materials
Steel
White Leather Sofa Model Bogo Rossi di Albizzate, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Bartoli, Rossi di Albizzate
Located in Den Haag, NL
Superb quality two seat sofa. White leather model Bogo design Carlo Bertolli
for luxury brand Rossi Di Albizzate Italy 1970s Very nice and good looking sofa.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Loveseats
Materials
Leather
Sweden Vintage Armchair in Wood and Leather att. to Gunnar Asplund
By Gunnar Asplund
Located in Milano, IT
Important vintage Swedish wooden armchair designed in the 1950s attributed to designer Gunnar Asplund.
The armchair is very important: its structure is entirely made of wood, suppor...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Black Leather Chairs by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful black leather armchairs designed by Mario Bellini for Cassina in the 60s, of fine Italian manufacture. Chairs have signature under the seat.
Chairs have standard shape, wi...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Carlo Scarpa
Cornaro
Loveseat Sofa in Original Leather
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Sittard, LI
'Cornaro' loveseat sofa designed by Carlo Scarpa, Italy 1973. Made out of solid dark stained mahogany with leather upholstery. The original leather has developed a stunning patina ov...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage Leather Armchairs by Gae Aulenti for Knoll
By Knoll, Gae Aulenti
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful vintage leather armchairs designed by Gae Aulenti for the fine Italian manufacturer Knoll, in the 70s.
The structure is supported by four legs in white lacquered metal, po...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Red Leather Armchairs by Titina Ammannati and Giampiero Vitelli
By Titina Ammanati, Giampiero Vitelli
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful pair of leather armchairs designed by Titina Ammannati and Giampiero Vitelli in the 70's, of fine Italian manufacture.
The armchairs are made entirely of garish red leather...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Maralunga Vintage Leather Armchairs by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Milano, IT
Stunning pair of vintage Maralunga armchairs designed by Vico Magistretti for the fine Italian manufacturer Cassina in the 1970s.
There are two vintage armchairs, with one seat each...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage Brown Leather Armchairs by De pas, D
urbino, Lomazzi
By Gionathan de Pas
Donato D’Urbino
Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous brown leather sofa designed by De pas, D'urbino, Lomazzi in the 1970s for fine Italian craftsmanship.
The leather sofa by De pas, D'urbino, Lomazzi has a rounded shape and ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Vintage Brown Leather Armchairs by De pas, D
urbino, Lomazzi
By Gionathan de Pas
Donato D’Urbino
Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous pair of brown leather armchairs designed by De pas, D'urbino, Lomazzi in the 1970s for the fine Italian manufacture.
The armchairs by De pas, D'urbino, Lomazzi have a round...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of
Diesis
Chaise Lounges / Daybed by Paolo Nava for B&B Italia, Signed
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio, Paolo Nava
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant pair of 'Diesis' left-arm and right-arm chaise lounges were designed in 1979 by Paolo Nava & Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia and when placed together make an excellent a...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Loveseats
Materials
Aluminum
Hansome Dark Green Leather Sofa by Molinari
By Molinari
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1980's MOD dark green leather sofa by Molinari. In good original condition with visible patina. Some indentations in the leather from transport that should relax over time. Has 2 mat...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
B&B Italia Tobia Scarpa Coronado Beige Leather Sofa
By B&B Italia, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
B&B Italia Tobia Scarpa "Coronado" leather sofa. In original condition with visible patina, and signs of wear, including scratching and cracking to the leather. Wear is consistent wi...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Yellow Leather Loveseat Two-Seat Sofa Osvaldo Borsani Italian Modern
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Yellow leather loveseat two-seat sofa Osvaldo Borsani Italian Modern. Rare leather loveseat designed by the Centro Progetti lead by Osvaldo Borsani for the famed Tecno Company (SPA) ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Loveseats
Materials
Leather
B&B Italia Le Bambole sofa in Suede Leather
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Melbourne, VIC
Designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia the series was an icon for the 1970s and won the "Compasso d'Oro" award in 1979. This all original piece has been newly upholstered in the fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Leather
Vintage Giovanni Erba
Co. Leather Couch
Located in Esperance, NY
Vintage Giovanni Erba & Co. leather couch.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Leather
Burgundy Leather Sofa by Pierluigi Cerri for Poltrona Frau, c 1990, Signed
By Pierluigi Cerri, Poltrona Frau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The burgundy leather is incredible on this Poltrona Frau circa 1990 Post-Modern sofa by Pierluigi Cerri. Featuring soft and supple Italian leather cushions over a ribbed leather wrap...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Loveseats
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Avant Garde "Maralunga" Two-Seater Designed by Vico Magistretti, Cassina, Italy
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two seat sofa “Maralunga”designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy. Chocolate brown leather in excellent condition. This avant-garde mechanism, patented by Cassina, makes the b...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Wave
Suede Loveseat by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia, c. 1978, Signed
By Giovanni Offredi, Fratelli Saporiti, Saporiti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This gorgeous 'Wave' loveseat was designed by Giovanni Offredi for Saporiti Italia in 1974 and features a hefty brushed stainless steel base with suede upholstery. The suede color is...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Loveseats
Materials
Steel
Vintage
Hockey
Leather Sofa, Antonio Citterio for Moroso, Italy, 1980s
By Antonio Citterio, Moroso
Located in Zagreb, HR
Hard to find 'Hockey' leather sofa/loveseat designed by Antonio Citterio for Italian furniture maker Moroso in the 1980s
Condition: very good vintage condition with some traces of...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Loveseats
Materials
Leather
Contemporary Modern Saporiti Italian Leather Sofa Loveseat, 1980s
By Saporiti
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a stupendous, short sofa or loveseat, upholstered in beige leather, by Saporiti Italy, circa the 1980s. In excellent vintage condition. The dimensions are 6...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Loveseats
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini
932 Quartet
Sofa
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century Mario Bellini '932 Quartet' Sofa for Cassina. Amazing 2 seater natural leather sofa with visible patina and incredible design. In original condition with visible wear and...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Avant Garde "Maralunga" Sofa, Vico Magistretti Designed by Cassina, Italy
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Antwerp, BE
“Maralunga” sofa designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, Italy. The back cushions can be raised or lowered for desired back or neck support. Chocolate brown leather in excellent co...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Italian Vintage Brown Leather Two Seater Sofa, Original Fabric
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Milano, IT
Original Italian sofa from the 70's in brown leather.
The sofa is made entirely of leather. The peculiarity of the sofa are its soft and rounded shapes. In fact, each of its element...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini Le Bambole Sofa, Brown Leather, B&B Italia, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A beautiful Mario Bellini Le Bambole sofa, upholstered in a luxurious butter soft brown leather, produced by B&B Italia, Italy in the 1970s. Marked on the underside. Very good condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Rare Tobia Scarpa Leather Easy Chair / Loveseat Mod. Artona by Maxalto
By Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Berlin, DE
Very rare armchair ARTONA, comes in size 1 1/2, so called "loveseat". Designed in the 70s by Tobia Scarpa and produced by Maxalto. Furniture pieces of the ARTONA series are extremely...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Nutwood
Tobia Scarpa Bastiano 2-Seater Sofa in Walnut and Beige Suede Leather for Knoll
By Knoll, Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very comfortable Bastiano 2-seater sofa designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa in 1962 for Knoll. Dark stained Walnut venered frame with light traces of use and newly upholstered cushions i...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Leather, Wood
Mario Bellini Tentazione Sofa Cassina, Italy, 1973
By Cassina, Mario Bellini
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice 2 seater 'Tentazione' sofa model 685 designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by Cassina, Italy, 1973. This sofa looks a lot like the earlier designed Bambole sofa by Bel...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Leather
1970s Mint Leather 3 Seater Sofa by Monaco Furniture Nicoletti Italia
Located in Armonk, NY
1970s Mint leather 3 seater sofa by Monaco Furniture Nicoletti Italia
A timeless piece that features an ergonomic design with mint Italian Leather, making the sofa both unique and...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Mario Bellini for Cassina
Cab
Model 414 Leather Two-Seater Sofa, Signed
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Mario Bellini Model #414 'Cab' two-seater sofa in deep brown leather, signed Cassina, designed in the 1970s, this example produced in the early 2000's. These fine example...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Steel
B&B Italia "Baisity" Sofa by Antonio Citterio in Green Velvet, 1980s
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio
Located in Milano, IT
Baisity" sofa by designer Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia.
Comfortable 2-seat sofa refreshed with an elegant green velvet fabric.
This seat is in a very good condition and is a rea...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Velvet
1977 Mario Bellini Buffalo Leather Bambole Loveseat Sofa for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Beautiful two-seat "Le Bambole" sofa designed by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia. An icon of Mid-Century Modern Italian design, it was an instant success on launch in 1971 receiving man...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Leather
Roche Bobois Style Brunati Postmodern Italian Leather Two-Seat Sofa / Settee
By Roche Bobois, Brunati
Located in Houston, TX
Brunati Postmodern Italian leather two-seat sofa / settee. Light wear too arms and seats. Our leather specialist can restore this for around $750.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
1960s Italian Bordeaux Leather with Wooden Frame Sofa
Located in Rome, IT
Mid-Century Modern canapé, designed and produced in Italy during the 1960s
In original conditions: the seat is comfortable and the leather and padding are in very good condition, wi...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Wood
Cassina Brown Leather Loveseat Sofa Newly Upholstered
By Cassina
Located in West Hartford, CT
Newly upholstered in distressed brown leather, this Cassina 70" wide loveseat. Great lines and better scale. All manufacturer
hallmarks are present. Now, more than ever, home is whe...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Materials
Chrome
Curved Italian Leather Chesterfield Sofa in Brown
Located in Redding, CT
Curved Italian leather Chesterfield Sofa in brown. Classic design and great vintage condition. Perfect for that Ralph Lauren Barn style decor or classic Library or Man Cave. Variatio...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Chesterfield Sofas
Materials
Metal
Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia / C&B Italia Black Leather Sofa
By Antonio Citterio, B&B Italia
Located in Antwerp, BE
Black leather sofa by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia / C&B Italia, 1980.
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Gianfranco Frattini "Sesann" Chocolate Brown Leather Sofa, Cassina, Italy, 1970
By Gianfranco Frattini, Cassina
Located in Miami, FL
Iconic original "Sesann" sofa rendered in newly upholstered chocolate brown leather upholstery with a chrome-plated steel frame. Perfect size for many condo options. Looks great pair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Midcentury Italian Postmodern Leather Sofa by Antonio Citterio for Moroso
By Antonio Citterio, Moroso
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek Postmodern design by Antonio Citterio and produced by Moroso in the 1990s. It features a black satin powder-coated frame with a dark blue-green leather. Fully labeled. Well c...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Cini Boeri for Knoll Pair of Love Seats in Black Leather
By Cini Boeri
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Cini Boeri for Knoll, pair of love seats, part of the 'Gradual' set, black leather, fiberglass, Italy, 1970s.
This pair of stunning black love seats was designed by Cini Boeri for...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Fiberglass
Vintage Curved Leather Sofa, Italy, 1960s
By Leolux
Located in Den Haag, NL
Comfortable and stylish leather loveseat featuring curved armrests and chrome feet. Caramel leather, Italy, 1960s. Good condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Pierrre Jeanneret
Charlotte Perriand LC3 Cassina Grand Confort
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Munster, NRW
Original Cassina Bauhaus LC3 Divano offered in very good condition ( as new )
Design: 1927 Le Corbusier, Pierrre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand
I Maestri Moma collection NY: sof...
Category
2010s Italian Bauhaus Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Italian Cognac Suede Leataher Sofa Set by Arcon, 1970s
By Arcon
Located in Rome, IT
Mid-Century Modern sofa set, produced by Arcon Italia during the 1970s. (logo visible on each piece)
The set is composed by the generous two-seat sofa, the lounge chair and the bi...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Tobia Scarpa
Bastiano
Two-Seat Sofa for Knoll in Black Leather, Italy, 1975
By Knoll, Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Two-seat Bastiano sofa by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Knoll – Italy, circa 1980. The sofa is made of black leather, with an anthracite look, and black lacquered wood. In very good cond...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Wood
Aged Cognac Leather Tentazione Three-Seat Sofa by Mario Bellini for Cassina
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attention designers and architects, this is the perfect leather sofa you've been looking for to soften up a space and help it to look lived-in and casual opposed to stale or uptight....
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
"JOE" Glove Chair for Poltronova
By Gionathan de Pas
Donato D’Urbino
Paolo Lomazzi, Poltronova
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Iconic "JOE" glove shaped lounge chair (named after baseball legend Joe DiMaggio) by De Pas, D'Urbino & Lomazzi for Poltronova. Italy, 1970s. Original stitched saddle colored leather...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Sofa in Bouclé and Patinated Leather by Gio Ponti, 1950s
By Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Lejre, DK
Very comfortable sofa upholstered in bouclé and patinated leather. Designed by Gio Ponti and by Cassina, Italy. Great condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Leather
Diesis Sofa in Black Leather by Antonio Citterio
Nava for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio
Located in Antwerp, BE
"Diesis" sofa was designed by Antonio Citterio and Paolo Nava in 1979, B&B Italia.
Technology, elegance, ergonomics and comfort. Diesis has entered the history of contemporary de...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
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Italian Leather Loveseats For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of italian leather loveseats for sale on 1stDibs. There are 141 antique and vintage italian leather loveseats for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 6 modern editions to choose from as well. Italian leather loveseats have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Italian leather loveseats made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many italian leather loveseats are appealing in their simplicity, but Cassina, Mario Bellini and B&B Italia produced popular italian leather loveseats that are worth a look.
How Much are Italian Leather Loveseats?
Prices for italian leather loveseats start at $863 and top out at $20,500 with the average selling for $4,900.
Finding the Right Loveseats for You
Antique and vintage loveseats are functional and totally charming furniture in homes large and small these days. They first appeared in the 17th and 18th centuries, though they were not yet known by this endearing term.
These petite, two-seat sofas were originally intended to comfortably sit a woman clad in what were the era’s large and elaborate dresses — ornate hooped garments with copious folds of fabric, embroidery and lace. However, because the original seats featured just enough space for two, they quickly became popular for couples that were courting. Loveseats meant that the couples could engage in close conversation, but furniture makers ensured that there was enough space between sitters to prioritize modesty.
In the early days of loveseats, the furnishings were minimalist in appearance and could often be found in an s-shape, with the two sides facing each other. The spare seating was initially little more than a wooden bench, as loveseats weren’t yet upholstered or cushioned. Design of the seating evolved over time, and this wide chair was eventually padded and tufted for comfort. During the 1800s, loveseats were a luxurious addition to the homes of the wealthy, and even today, antique 19th-century loveseats are still quite alluring. In any lavishly decorated parlor of the Victorian era, you might find a pair of partygoers tucked into a particularly plush iteration of these cozy perches, one boasting arched crests of carved mahogany over its sculpted seats, with front cabriole legs resolving in paw feet.
In modern homes, loveseats — even antique Victorian loveseats — pair well with oversize sofas or are ideal replacements for sofas, particularly if you’re working on organizing and furnishing a smaller space. A loveseat is a stylish addition to a home library or a reading nook and can easily be situated at the foot of the bed in your bedroom. In the living room, you may wish to position your vintage loveseat and couch around a central focal point, such as a distinguishing architectural feature or a fireplace. But be sure to leave some walking room between your seating and any nearby coffee tables or side tables. Allow for around two feet for guests to pass between a couch and chair or loveseat and at least a foot between a loveseat and coffee table.
Find a wide variety of antique, new and vintage loveseats today on 1stDibs.
Questions About Italian Leather Loveseats
- Is Italian leather real leather?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021Yes, Italian leather is real leather and is considered to be some of the highest quality and longest lasting leather. Because it is made from full-grain hides and processed in a specific way, it is more pliable and softer.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022With Italian leather, you want to avoid getting the material wet. If you can, use a dry cloth or vacuum to remove dirt. For stains, use a damp cloth, but avoid chemical cleaners. Save the hassle and shop a collection of Italian leather furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- Is an Italian leather sofa good?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024Yes, an Italian leather sofa is typically good. Italian leather is known for being a high-quality material that is pleasing to the eye and has a luxurious, supple feel. As a result, it can be a fine option for sofas. Keep in mind that the sturdiness and strength of the frame and the resilience of the padding and suspension systems inside of sofas also impact their quality and durability. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of leather sofas.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 21, 2023Yes, Italian leather bags can be of good quality. Many Italian tanneries are well known for creating long-lasting, luxurious leather. Keep in mind that the type of leather and the crafting techniques employed also affect the quality. Generally, the finest bags feature full-grain leather that comes from the top portion of the hide. Handcrafting techniques also help to ensure that bags are strongly constructed and free of flaws. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of leather bags.
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