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Mid-Century Modern Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Signed Sofa Model 2000-S
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in West Hartford, CT
faded with no rips or tears. What makes the sofa unusual is the length which is shorter than the normal
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage Retro Ivory Leather Italian Sofa Bed
Located in Highclere, Newbury
An unusual vintage Italian leather, wood and chrome sofa bed dating from the 1980s.
This
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Daybeds
Materials
Leather, Wenge
$1,992 / set
Unusual Sculptural Cast Bronze Two-Seat Coach in the Style of Felix Agostini
By Felix Agostini
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Sculptural bronze sofa.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Sofas
Materials
Bronze
Milo Baughman Designed Sofa Style #825 by Thayer Coggin with Rare Ottoman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An unusual round sofa set in two sections with a rare matching ottoman included. All the pieces
Category
20th Century American Modern Sectional Sofas
French 1890s Fruitwood Two-Drawer Table with Scalloped Apron and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual French fruitwood two-drawer sofa table from the Alsace region, late 19th century. This
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Sofa Tables
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
Unusual Bentwood Oak Sofa and Chairs
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
sofa. original metal labels. Sofa is 46"wide.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Living Room Sets
Unusual French Napoleon III Tufted Sofa
Located in Buchanan, NY
A small French settee designed for 2 people, almost allowing for a face to face conversation. The settee is upholstered in a pale ivory gold velvet and the inside back is heavily tuf...
Category
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Settees
Materials
Fabric
Very unusual 19th Century French Reupholstered Daybed Sofa
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
, been recently reupholstered by us in a unusual splendid quality material. This daybed will work well in
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Daybeds
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid Century Modern Wave Sofa Pearsall Style Chaise with Unusual Dalmatian Print
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in West Hartford, CT
Unusual Pearsall style wave chaise sofa with no apparent Craft Associates hallmarks. The fabric
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Walnut
French Painted Sofa, circa 1900
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Unusual and pretty French sofa with original paint. Having an interesting scrolled back and lattice
Category
Antique Early 1900s Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Paint
An Elegant 50
s Italian Sofa
Chairs
Located in Kent, Dover
An Italian suite comprising a two seat sofa and a pair of side chairs of unusual design.
Sofa
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs
Yngve Ekström ‘Bangkok’ Large Sofa Coffee Table
By Yngve Ekström
Located in London, GB
Large and very unusual Scandinavian sofa table by Yngve Ekström, model ‘Bangkok’. A substantial
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak, Teak
Antique Anglo Indian Empire Settee or Sofa
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual 19th Century Anglo Indian sofa handcrafted in teak with pegged construction
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Empire Settees
Materials
Reed, Teak
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Tete a Tete Sofa
Located in East Hampton, NY
Fabulous Edward Wormley designed for Dunbar tete a tete style sofa....a very unusual statement
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood, Muslin
Mid-Century Brass "Puzzle" Console or Sofa Table
By Design Institute America, Milo Baughman
Located in Peabody, MA
Console or sofa table with unusual "puzzle" construction. Dynamic design features off-axis vertical
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mahogany Petite Asian Modern Chinoiserie Sofa Table Console
By Henredon, James Mont
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Vintage solid wood Chinese sofa table with elegant beveled glass inlay. This sofa table is unusual
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chinoiserie Console Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Swedish Blue Pine Country Bench or Sofa
Located in Kramfors, SE
Very unusual blue bench or sofa from the late 1700s. The sofa is a country house furniture from
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Country Benches
Materials
Pine
Contemporary Organic Teak Wood Coffee/ Sofa Table with Special Finish, 2021
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
petrified wood. Definitely an unusual piece of a coffee/ sofa table combining the modern organic style with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Coffee and Cockt...
Materials
Metal
Vintage Retro Gijs Van Der Sluis Streamline Sleeper Sofa Daybed, 1960s
By Gispen, Gijs Van Der Sluis
Located in Highclere, Newbury
particular sofa is unusual in that it comes complete with both matching arm rests (an add on option when
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Minimalist Daybeds
Materials
Steel
Set of Historical Sofas from Divan Two in Tivoli Garden Copenhagen by Henningse
By Simon Poul Henningsen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
These unusual and very rare sofas were designed by Simon Poul Henningsen (son of Poul Henningsen
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Beech
Italian Louis XV Style Mahogany Pair of Nightstand or End Side Tables
Located in Miami, FL
legs
Rare and fine quality Italian Louis XV style, 1900s side tables or sofa tables with unusual
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Night Stands
Materials
Mahogany
Metal Top Console Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Unusual metal top console or sofa table on cast iron base and carved wood decoration.
Category
20th Century American Console Tables
Materials
Iron
$2,900
19th Century Venetian Red And Gilt Wood Canape
Located in Houston, TX
Gorgeous and unusual Antique Venetian painted sofa with gilt accents. Has great proportions
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Rococo Canapes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Period Early Regency Late George III Sideboard
Located in Essex, MA
Beautiful Plum Pudding Mahogany Sideboard or Sofa Table. Unusual reeded legs. One central drawer
Category
English Sideboards
Materials
Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Faux Plaster Rock Console Table after Sirmos
By Sirmos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An unusual and contemporary console or sofa table in the manner Sirmos. It features an off-white
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Console Tables
Materials
Plaster, Resin
3 pc. Glider Patio Suite
Located in Chicago, IL
Very unusual glider sofa and chair with matching table, possibly made by Woodard. Perforated metal
Category
20th Century American Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
$4,000
Three-Piece Living Room Suite, Italy, 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A fun three-piece living room suite, comprised of two armchairs and one three-seater settee/sofa
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Living Room Sets
Three-Tier Ottoman on Casters by Doris Herzon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An unusual custom-made sofa for the interior designer Doris Herzon. We have the original tag. We
Category
Vintage 1980s American Ottomans and Poufs
Stunning Harvey Probber Style Long Low Sofa, Mid-Century Modern
By Harvey Probber
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning Harvey Probber style long low sleek sofa. This unusual sofa features spectacular carved
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Stellar Restored Rattan Style Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful and unusual sofa, circa 1950. Designed to give the appearance of rattan, the frame is
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Rattan, Oak
Unusual Curvy Bamboo Sofa
By Ficks Reed
Located in New York, NY
Unusual form bamboo sofa comes with upholstered fitted, tufted pad and pad as is. Well-made sturdy
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Bamboo, Upholstery
Unusual Italian Modernist Sofa in Emerald
Located in Kent, Dover
An unusual Italian modernist sofa. Of interesting design, newly upholstered in emerald Bute and on
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Sofas
Materials
Beech
Unusual Modern Rosewood Console Sofa Table
Located in Wayne, NJ
Danish modern custom rosewood Santos laminate veneer console table.
Category
1990s American Modern Sofa Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Three-Seat Italian Sofa of Unusual Design
Located in Kent, Dover
A large Italian sculptural settee of interesting design. Newly upholstered.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Beech
Unusual Mid-Century Modern Italian Sofa with Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Mid-Century Modern Italian sofa with brass fittings.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
Unusual Harvey Probber style Curved Sofa Plinth Base Mid-century Modern
By Harvey Probber
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual Harvey probber style curved sofa on a walnut plinth base. This sofa is smaller scale and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Gorgeous Original Milo Baughman Tufted Sofa with Unusual Walnut Legs Mid-century
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous reupholstered original Milo Baughman tufted sofa. This sofa has newer black velvet fabric
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
Unusual Milo Baughman Thayer Coggin 6 Piece Curved Back Cube Sectional Sofa
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual curved back 6-piece cube sectional sofa by Milo Baughman. We have had many many cube sofas
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Unusual Vladimir Kagan for Preview Six-Piece Sofa Sectional Mid-Century Modern
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Unusual Vladimir Kagan for Preview six-piece sofa sectional. We have never seen this sofa sectional
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Chesterfield Sofa
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Unusual Victorian Chesterfield sofa on a walnut show wood frame, of typical form with deep seats
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Sofas
$10,170
19th Century Gustavian Sofa
Located in Allerum, SE
Remarkable and most unusual Swedish 19th century Gustavian sofa in original color, circa 1810
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofas
Materials
Pine
$18,500
Angled Tomlinson White Linen Sofa
By Tomlinson/Erwin-Lambeth Furniture Company, Erwin-Lambeth
Located in Houston, TX
Unusual angled sofa is freshly upholstered in an neutral linen. Possibly by Erwin-Lambeth. Frame is
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Pair of Adrian Pearsall Sofas
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Unusual to find matching sofas, especially nice rare versions like these. Adrian Pearsall design
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Vladimir Kagan Omnibus Sofa for Gucci
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in Wayne, NJ
Vladimir Kagan omnibus sofa for Gucci. Unusual chrome Front.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Eames for Herman Miller Blue Compact Sofa
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
home. Unusual high back sofa offers Visual Comfort as well as sitting comfort with the rare chance to
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
Eames For Herman Miller Yellow Compact Sofa
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Pasadena, TX
home. Unusual high back sofa offers visual comfort as well as sitting comfort with the rare chance to
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Chrome
1950s Style Italian Sofa in Soft Pink Velvet
Located in London, London
Unusual shaped sofa
1950s style
Soft tone pink velvet
Turned conical legs
Seat height
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Polar Bear Monumental Cresent Brown Leather Sofa, France
Located in New York, NY
unusual and huge leather sofa made in 1980s, France. The leather is very high quality and incredibly soft
Category
Vintage 1980s French Post-Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
1950s Style Italian Sofa in Soft Pink Velvet
Located in London, London
Unusual shaped sofa
1950s style
Soft tone pink velvet
Turned conical legs
Measures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet
Wild Sculpted Two-Tone Italian Sofa/Daybed with Metal Legs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful two-tone sofa features an unusual wraparound armrest on one side. This funky piece
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Rare Signed Dunbar Chesterfield Party Sofa Jack Lenor Larsen Midcentury
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in Pemberton, NJ
another Dunbar sofa quite like this-check out the unusual way the sofa has been tufted-similar to Wormley
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Brass
MCM Dessin Fournir Sofa in Grey-Brown-Olive Tone Velvet
Located in Austin, TX
this Gerard sofa from the Dessin Fournir Collections. In particular, the richly saturated grey-brown
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Velvet, Wood
19th Century Three-Seat High Backed Painted Swedish Sofa, Decorative Detail
Located in London, England
Early 19th century Gustavian high back sofa featuring unusual decorative detail. Reupholstered in a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Fine and Elegant Mahogany Five-Pieces Sofa by Luciano Frigerio, 1970
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Rome, IT
Sectional five pieces sofa, designed by Luciano Frigerio in 1970.
"gooseneck sofa" for the
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Mahogany
Set of DS 125 sofas designed by Gerd Lange for Desede, 1970s
By De Sede, Gerd Lange
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
collaboration of them resulted in these unusual yet gorgeous leather sofa designs.
Good condition with the
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Leather Patchwork Sofa by Ernst Lüthy, Founder of De Sede, Switzerland, 1960
s
By De Sede
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual leather sofa designed by Ernst Lüthy between 1962-1964, who went on to form De Sede in
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather
Danish 1940s Kaare Klint Style Two-Seat Coupe Sofa with Clawed Feet in Mahogany
By Kaare Klint
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unusual and very stylish Coupe sofa in the manner of Kaare Klint and Frits Henningsen with carved
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Mahogany
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Find many varieties of an authentic unusual sofa available at 1stDibs. An unusual sofa — often made from wood, fabric and upholstery — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the unusual sofa you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An unusual sofa made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one unusual sofa that is appealing in its simplicity, but Milo Baughman, Vladimir Kagan and Adrian Pearsall produced versions that are worth a look.
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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.
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