19th Century French Louis XVI Style Loveseat
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Loveseat. Offered is a beautiful antique French Louis XVI style or French Empire style loveseat or petit canape.
Linen, Wood
French Multi-Striped Tufted Loveseat
Located in Valley Village, CA
Vintage 1910-1950's newly upholstered in multi-striped fabric with a solid wood frame.
Linen
Napolean III sofa
Located in Newport Coast, CA
Antique three legged sofa, re-upholstered in flax linen.
Wood, Linen
Loveseat and Chairs Set, Art Nouveau
Located in Summerland, CA
Art Nouveau period three piece set. Settee and pair of arm chairs. Beautifully carved walnut wood frame with arms in pod shape posts. The pod design is beautifully Inlaid on the ...
Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
French Linen Loveseat
Located in Seattle, WA
Wood frame reupholstered in linen with down cushion and nailhead trim.
Metal
Sold
H 27.25 in W 71.25 in D 29 in
Antique French Neoclassical Style Painted Cane Back Loveseat W/ Floral Linen
Located in Astoria, NY
This charming loveseat has been meticulously restored and reupholstered in exquisite floral linen.
Linen, Cane, Wood, Paint
Sold
H 41.5 in W 58 in D 26 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Loveseat Painted and Upholstered in Irish Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique French Louis XVI style loveseat painted and upholstered in Irish linen.
Linen, Giltwood
Sublime Vintage Loveseat with Custom Hermes and Gray Linen Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gem of a sexy low slung antique loveseat from France having mahogany tapered legs and recent neutral grey upholstered seat and fabulous Hermes elephant motif back in cream, grey and ...
Romantic Early Hand-Carved French Louis XVI Loveseat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Early 19th century, carved wood with natural patina, French Louis XVI style, newly recovered in neutral cream linen Seat: 22" D x 15" H
Linen, Wood
20th Century Painted and Upholstered Country French Style Loveseat
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Lovely French Country loveseat painted in oyster white with subtle areas of distressing, and hand applied antique patina.
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
Classic French 19th Century Curvy Gray Painted Sofa Loveseat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A very elegant and wonderfully drawn French 19th century loveseat small sofa in soft gray paintwork.
Linen, Wood
French Louis XVI Style Bleached Oak Settee Loveseat
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming settee or loveseat featuring French grain sack style striped linen upholstery.
Linen, Oak
Petite 18th Century French Louis XV Walnut Loveseat, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
A petite French Louis XV walnut settee/loveseat. William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta'a source for antique interiors since 1956.
Walnut, Upholstery, Linen
Sold
H 35 in W 64 in D 36 in
Vintage Blue Linen French Provincial Baker Two-Seat Sofa with Tan Floral Accents
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous sky blue linen with sand colored pattern 2-seat sofa by Baker Furniture with accent pillows and skirt. Hardwood frame, 8 way handtied quality construction sofa. Wonderful vi...
Linen
19th Century French Vis-a-vis Giltwood Chair in Ivory Linen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Vis-a-Vis giltwood chair from the 19th century in ivory linen with carved wood details.
Giltwood
19th Century Walnut Rose Carved Settee Upholstered in Stripe Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Beautiful Louis XV style walnut carved settee upholstered in a neutral tone on tone stripe linen. Large double roses with a ribbon and trailing vine decorate the top portion of the s...
Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Sold
H 33.5 in W 81 in D 36 in
Vintage Natural Linen Brocade Custom Round Arm Floral Jacquard Sofa, Down-Filled
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous vintage natural linen brocade custom round arm floral Jacquard sofa, down-filled and ordered from the D & D building in New York. MSRP over 10,000 USD.
Upholstery
1940-1950 Settee by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, FR
1940-1950 settee by Maison Jansen entirely re-upholstered in linen with silver-tone studs.
Metal
Antique Carved Wood French Settee Sofa Loveseat in Belgian Linen
Located in West Hartford, CT
Antique French Settee in Belgian linen antique 19th century French Louis XV style settee has been restored and reupholstered in Belgian linen. It features antique brass nailheads all...
Linen, Wood
French Louis XVI Style Marquise Loveseat in Natural Linen
Located in New York, NY
A lovely French Marquise loveseat circa 1850s. Newly reupholstered in linen with a painted carved frame in the Louis XVI style.
Upholstery
French Louis XV Style Walnut Loveseat with Cabriole Legs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A sleek glamorous Louis XV style 19th century walnut loveseat having Beidermeieresque curved arms and fresh new French cotton linen upholstery
Linen, Walnut
Pair of French Painted and Upholstered Louis XV Style Loveseats
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Beautiful painted pair of vintage settees from the 1930s. The base is solid carved walnut that has been painted in our soft oyster white finish, with subtle distressing, and finished...
Linen, Wood, Down
French Louis XV Style Spring Floral Caned Window Bench Settee
Located in Southampton, NJ
Fully restored 1960s Hollywood Regency French-style white painted window bench or settee with new caned back and sides newly upholstered in embroidered Spring floral linen with match...
Linen, Cane, Wood
French Belgian Linen Louis XV Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
French Love Seat with High Back Louis XV Style 20" to seat Newly Reupholstered in Belgian Linen
Antique French Carved Settee Loveseat~ White Linen
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A charmer, lovely ornate frame, cottage white paint, crisp white linen upholstery. The settee has been professionally re-fashioned to current trends with the button tufted back, a si...
Small French Loveseat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage French two cushion loveseat on castors. Newly reupholstered in linen with top-stitch detail.
Linen
Late 1800s French Wood Frame Loveseat Settee
Located in Summerland, CA
Louie XV style, sofa -loveseat. Nicely aged painted carved frame. Beautifully Upholstered in fresh linen with new down seat cushions. Also includes two Fortuny framed throw pil...
Upholstery, Linen
Louis XVI Style Loveseat / Settee
Located in St.amford, CT
Louis XVI style french settee, with painted wood frame, upholstered in linen. Wonderful patina on wood, still showing slight traces of silver paint.
Wood, Linen
Linen-Upholstered Settee with Ivory-Painted Wood Frame
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved and hand-painted wood frame in the French Provincial Style
1950s French White Sofa
Located in New York, NY
1950s French curved sofa upholstered in white linen.
Linen
1920's French Tufted Curved Velvet Settee
Located in Nashville, TN
Darling Tufted curved French settee newly reupholstered in cement cotton velvet. Foam wrapped down cushions
Velvet, Down, Wood, Linen
19th Century White Rabbit Small Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This white rabbit sofa is just pure decadance. Looks like something Mick Jagger would have in his bathroom! The frame is a 19th c. dark navy and gilt wood, with carved tassle legs. I...
Wood, Paint, Linen
Vintage Art-Deco Macassar Loveseat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary French art-deco loveseat hand-crafted out of Macassar in great condition and has been professionally restored by our team of craftsmen.
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Foam, Macassar, Lacquer, Feathers
Late 19th Century Louis XIV Style Sofa in Linen
Located in Austin, TX
French three-seat sofa in the style of Louis XIV, circa 1890. Solid walnut frame newly upholstered in linen with self tape and nailhead detail. The S-carved legs are joined by stretc...
Linen, Walnut
Pair of 1900s French Louis XVI Style Sofas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Louis XVI-style sofas/loveseats, in a solid wood frame with a rich walnut color finish, hand carved flower carvings on top and bottom. They have been newly upholstered in an ...
Fabric, Linen, Foam, Polyester, Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Belmont, MA
Elaborate Louis XVI style settee, finely carved pearwood. Straight back crowned with wreath, upholstered seat and back, ending on round tapered baluster legs. Originally the settee b...
Pearwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood settee with a floral cartouche at the top of the back, and circled in a carved ribbon motif, with fluted and tapered legs. The back and...
Wool, Upholstery
Antique French Louis XVI Sofa with Carved Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Louis XVI Sofa with Carved Details Country: France Materials: Carved giltwood, Alpaca Mohair Condition: Newly Reupholstered Style: French Louis XVI Year: 1920...
Alpaca, Wood
French Louis XV Style Carved-Wood & Upholstered Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style sofa from the mid-19th century. This antique settee from France upholstered features a gently arched top rail at back, carved acanthus leaves decorated the sk...
Upholstery, Wood
$4,800
H 37.75 in W 50.25 in D 24 in
Antique French Exquisitely Carved and Newly Upholstered Sofa or Loveseat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French Louis XVI sofa or loveseat from the 19th century in carved walnut. Features a gently bowed back, fluted legs, and intricate neoclassical carving throughout. New upholstery in ...
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Chaise Lounge
Located in Houston, TX
Unusually shaped French Louis XVI style painted and gilt banquette, chaise lounge, bench, daybed or loveseat with Greek key design, ready for your own fabric selection.
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Style Settee with Linen Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Earlyn 20th Century French Louis XV Style Settee with Carved Arms and Cabriole Legs A refined early 20th-century French Louis XV-style settee, newly upholstered in a neutral flax-to...
Linen, Wood, Paint
1880s French Louis XVI Sofa
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s French Louis XVI carved wood couch in a painted finish. From Yale R. Barge Antique shop of New York City. Down cushion, Needs reupholstering.
Wood
$4,409
H 35.44 in W 68.9 in D 31.5 in
Early 20th Century French Three Seater Sofa, Louis XV Style With Painted Frame
Located in London, GB
This a very well-made French three-seater sofa with 3 seat cushions, circa 1900, newly upholstered with a suede-like linen colour fabric, very resistant and easy to clean. The frame...
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant late 19th-century Louis XVI-style sofa is crafted from beech wood, painted in a soft antique finish that highlights its delicate carved details. Resting on four tapered,...
Velvet, Beech
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Sofa. Offered is a stunning Italian Louis XVI style painted and giltwood sofa from the late 18th to early 19th century. This sofa has been professional...
Velvet, Wood
French Louis XVI Provençal Settee, 18th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XVI Provençal settee, 18th century Painted and patinated wood frame, recent Provençal upholstery in vintage pattern. A very beautiful, perfectly proportionned model in ...
Upholstery, Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A lovely Louis XVI-style settee from 19th-century France with floral upholstery. The carved wood Louis XVI frame has a worn painted finish and a richly patinated surface. The uphol...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Canapé ~ Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century Louis XVI painted canapé ~ settee from a grand salon set was discovered in a Paris apartment, and reflects the lasting beauty of French neoclassical design at it...
Fabric, Walnut, Paint
19th Century Louis XV Settee
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th century French Louis XV style sofa or bench painted in a French blue-grey, with floral motives en relief. Newly reupholstered in a tan tight weave muslin. Measures: Arm height ...
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Loveseat
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Loveseat Lovely antique French Louis XVI style painted and giltwood loveseat or canape. This stunning sofa is a beautiful gray color with gilt tr...
Wood
$3,063Sale Price / set|50% Off
H 39.38 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in
Six Vittorio Dassi Mid-Century Modern Italian Mahogany Dining Chairs, 1950s
By Vittorio Dassi
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Six dining chairs designed by the famous Italian architect Vittorio Dassi, solid mahogany chairs and original eco-leather upholstery, in excellent condition.
Faux Leather, Walnut
$15,400 / set
H 34.5 in W 19.5 in D 18.5 in
19th Century German Set of Six Antique Biedermeier Walnut Dining Room Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German Biedermeier set of six dining room chairs made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Walnut, in good condition. The side chairs have an open, detailed carved ba...
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut, Ebony
$8,800 / set
H 28 in W 108.5 in D 30.5 in
Pair of McGuire Organic Modern Rattan Cathedral Sofas 7 Ft 9 Ft
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A gorgeous pair of sculptural bleached rattan organic modern cathedral sofas made by McGuire, San Francisco, CA. The grand pair is comprised of a 7' foot wide three-seat sofa and a 9...
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
$22,500
H 33 in W 26 in D 44 in
Italian Baroque Rocking Chair by Pauly & Co., 19th Century Silver Leaf
By Pauly & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt rocker with carved seashell seat & back and seahorse sides (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Silver Leaf
Tiffany Studios Poppy Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Poppy Lamp Tiffany Studios Circa 1910 This exquisite table lamp by Tiffany Studios features the firm's iconic Poppy shade and its patinated bronze root base. The coveted Tiffany flo...
Bronze
$6,800 / set
H 37 in W 22 in D 23.5 in
Set of Eight Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs by Hickory Chair
By Suzanne Kasler, Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Rio Vista, CA
An impressive set of eight matching ebonized hardwood dining chairs made by Hickory Chair Furniture in North Carolina. The "Linwood Dining Side" chairs (Model #SKU HC1551-02) are des...
Brass
1970s Surrealist Mirror by Victor Roman
By Victor Roman
Located in Paris, FR
Cast bronze mirror with a surrealist shape. Model signed and numbered. Limited edition of 25 copies of a model created in the 1970's by the sculptor Victor Roman.
Bronze
English Regency Style Canopy Library Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-style (19th Century) hooded mahogany library arm chair with adjustable chaise attachment and leather cushion.
Leather, Mahogany
1970s surrealist bronze daybed by Victor Roman
By Victor Roman
Located in Paris, FR
Burnished bronze structure with a surrealist ornementation Synthetic fur Signed and numbered. Limited edition of 8 + 4 AP of a model created in the 1970's by the sculptor Victor Rom...
Bronze
$5,500
H 11.5 in W 34.25 in D 14.75 in
Italian Carved White Marble Jardinière with Acanthus Leaves, 19th century
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
An Italian carved white marble jardinière, 19th century, of elongated rectangular form, the entire body sculpted as overlapping acanthus leaves, the deeply undercut tips curling free...
Marble
$9,889 / item
H 31.5 in W 51.19 in D 41.34 in
Kingdom One-Seat Sofa in Velvet Fabric Aged Brass Base and Golden Nails
Located in Paris, FR
One-seat sofa kingdom upholstered and covered with red wine cotton velvet fabric with matte vintage brass base and with golded polished nails.
Brass
$2,637Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.01 in W 63 in D 33.47 in
Empire Settee, France 1810, Manner of Jacob Desmalter (1770-1841)
Located in Leimen, DE
Empire Settee, France 1810 Step back in time to the opulent era of 19th-century France with the exquisite Elegant Empire Settee, crafted in 1810. This resplendent sofa is a testament...
Bronze
$43,486Sale Price|20% Off
H 41.93 in W 56.3 in D 32.68 in
Andrea Brustolon Carved Venetian Baroque Walnut Settee Sofa Bench Brown Leather
By Valentino Besarel, Andrea Brustolon
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare finely carved Venetian Baroque style figural walnut throne settee or bench, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1...
Leather, Walnut
French Louis XIV Carved Gilt Wood Settee C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
This exquisite French Louis XIV style settee, dating to approximately 1880, features a beautifully carved gilt wood frame. The elegant design is characterized by its flowing lines an...
Giltwood
20th Century Round Rattan Swivel Ottoman Stool by Ficks Reed
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A charming round stool or ottoman crafted out of rattan with woven wicker joinery made by Ficks Reed, Cincinnati, Ohio. The piece features a rattan pole frame raised upon four splaye...
Fabric, Rattan, Reed
Louis XV basket settee in gilded carved wood, 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Louis XV basket sofa in gilded carved wood, 18th century, structure in good condition.
Wood
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.
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