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Living Room Sets For Sale
Seating Group by Jens-Juul Kristensen for JK Denmark
Located in Handewitt, DE
High back sofa set 3-2-1 by Jens-Juul Kristensen for JK Denmark. Made in solid oak. Set consisting of a 3 seater sofa, 2 seater sofa and a lounge chair incl. ottoman. With orig. cush...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Living Room Sets

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Oak

De Sede DS-84 Living room set in Tan Buffalo leather – Switzerland, circa 1970
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Rare model: Introducing the De Sede DS84 three and two seat sofa in Buffalo leather - Switzerland, 1970's – Where Luxury Meets Comfort Designer: De Sede design team Manufacturer: De Sede Model: DS-84 three seat sofa Design period: 1970’s Date of manufacturing: circa 1970 Size WDH in cm: 3 seat sofa: 185x87x80 seat height 39 cm. 2 seat sofa: 142x87x80 seat height 39 cm. coffee table: 136x76x41 cm. Material: Buffalo leather Condition: Good / Normal signs of age and use / Coffee table has a repared crack in the marble top and cat scratches...
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Leather

Afra and Tobia Scarpa Brown Velvet Soriana Living Room Set for Cassina, 1969
Located in Vicenza, IT
Soriana living room set, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1969. The set is composed of a three-seater sofa, a lounge chair and a...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Living Room Sets

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Chrome

Maralunga Vico Magistretti Cassina, 1973
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set of 2 armchairs and 2 seater sofa designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1973. The project won the Compasso d' Oro in 1979 and is one of the most widely sold pieces of Italian design. "With Maralunga...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Steel

Restored "1949er" Rattan Lounge Chair & Sofa Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century "1949er" Rattan living-room set including a matching 3-seat sectional sofa and two lounge chairs with complimentary coffee tables with two side tables. Both lounge chairs and sofas feature the "1949er" side arms and arched rattan base. The seats are covered in beige broad cloth cushions. To complement this seating set are the matching vintage rattan coffee table and 2 two-tier side tables with a 3 strand base and a shaped Mahogany top wrapped in a rattan border. 1940, United States...
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1940s American Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Noble Vienna Secession Livingroom-Set by Julius & Josef Herrmann (1905)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Sitzgruppe (Tisch & 4 Sessel, Teil eines gesamten Zimmers) Entwurf: Julius und Josef Herrmann, Wien um 1905 Modell-Nummer: - Ausführung: Julius und Josef Herrmann, Wien um 1905 Maße in cm Tisch (H x B x T): 75 x 85 x 85 Maße in cm Sessel (H x B x T x SH): 89 x 41 x 40 x 42 Material: Mahagoniholz massiv und furniert, Weißmetall (geometrisch intarsiert), Messing, geschliffenes Glas, Jugendstilstoff Zustand: sehr gut, mit minimalsten Gebrauchsspuren (2004 restauriert) Provenienz: Wiener Privatbesitz Literatur: Das Interieur, 1906, S. 72 (Tisch), Bel Etage...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Living Room Sets

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Metal, Brass

Living room set in Louis Philippe Style, France, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Living room set, France, circa 1870. Very good condition, after renovation and replacement of upholstery. Wood: oak dimensions : sofa height 100 cm seat height 39 cm width 171 cm...
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1870s French Antique Living Room Sets

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Oak

Swedish Leather Sofa and Armchair by Gunilla Allard for Lammhults, 1990s.
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
The Cinema set consisting of a sofa and an armchair designed by Gunilla Allard for the Swedish manufacturer Lammhults in 1994. Gunilla Allard was inspired by old sports cars, which i...
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1990s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

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Chrome

Rare Restored Double Tear Drop Stacked Rattan Lounge Chair Sofa Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-Century Rattan living-room set including a matching 3-seat sectional sofa and two lounge chairs with complimentary stacked coffee tables with two side tables. Both lounge chairs ...
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1950s American Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Restored Rattan Sofa & Chair Livingroom Set by John Wisner for Ficks Reed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored single-strand rattan living room set designed by John Wisner with Campaign-style anodized goldtone capped armrests and beautiful zen-style arched poles. The set features a t...
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1950s American Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Mid-century Italian red and blue metal and plastic sofa and armchairs 1950
By RIMA
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Mid-century Italian red and blue metal and plastic sofa and armchairs 1950
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Metal, Iron

Beech and Leather Dining Room Set by Mario Marenco, Italy, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mario Marenco dining room set, Postmodern, beech, tan leather, Italy, 1970s Impressive and tall chairs made in solid beech. Rectangular table with asymmetrical lines, also in sol...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Leather, Beech

Exhibition Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut 9 Piece Suite
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exhibition quality antique Victorian carved walnut 9 piece suite consisting of a set of 6 fantastic carved walnut dining chairs, exhibition quality carved...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Living Room Sets

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Walnut

Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset Dark Blue Togo Sofas, Set of 5
Located in London, GB
The iconic Togo blue sofa set, originally designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in 1973, has become a design Mid Century Classic. The sofas have be...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Foam

Vogue Rattan Bamboo c1970s Sofa Matching Chair Pair of End Tables 5 Pcs Set Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vogue Rattan Bamboo c1970s Sofa Matching Chair Pair of End Tables 5 Pcs Set Mint! loveseats: 31"x47"x33.5" seat height: 16" chair: 31"x24"x33.5" se...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

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Upholstery, Rattan, Bamboo

Italian Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Set of Lounge Patio with Settee and Rocking
Located in Miami, FL
Set of lounge patio with one two seats sofa and two big rotative armchairs. It´s very spacious and comfortable. Height to the seat: 16.14in Armchair measurements: H: 39.37in ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

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Bamboo

Vintage Taylor King Beige Floral Rolled Arm Club Lounge Library Chair & Ottoman
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Lynch Chair & Ottoman by Taylor King, #5316-01, 5316-00. featuring rolled arms with beige / gold / whitish silver floral skirted upholstery. Taylor King began over forty yea...
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Late 20th Century Living Room Sets

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Upholstery, Hardwood

3 piece mid 20th century shell back living room suite
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
3 piece mid 20th century shell back living room suite circa 1950. Elegant lounge suite to give any interior that hotel look and very much in the art deco taste. Concave seats with s...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Beech

1970s Bonzanini Rudy Design for Tecnosalotto Mantova Italy Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Biella, IT
Bonzanini Rudy design for Tecnosalotto Mantova Italy in years 70 Set of 4 chairs with structure in chrome and cuscion ulphostered textile si...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Chrome

Art Nouveau Livingroom-Set by Julius & Josef Herrmann, Vienna Secession (1905)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Wohnzimmer-Set (Vitrine, Sitzbank mit Vitrinenverbau, Spiegel mit Sitzbank, Tisch, vier Sessel) Entwurf: Julius und Josef Herrmann, Wien um 1905 Modell-Nummer: - Ausführung: Julius und Josef Herrmann, Wien um 1905 Maße in cm Vitrine (H x B x T): 182 x 115 x 39 Maße in cm Sitzbank (H x B x T): 180 x 205 x 65 Maße in cm Spiegel (H x B x T): 220 x 115 x 35 Maße in cm Tisch (H x DM): 75 x 85 x 85 Maße in cm Sessel (H x B x T x SH): 89 x 41 x 40 x 42 Material: Mahagoniholz massiv und furniert, Weißmetall (geometrisch intarsiert), Messing, eingefärbtes geschliffenes Glas in Weißmetall gefasst, facettierter Spiegel, Stoff Zustand: sehr gut, mit minimalsten Gebrauchsspuren (2004 restauriert) Provenienz: Wiener Privatbesitz Literatur: Das Interieur, 1906, S. 72 (Tisch), Bel Etage...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Living Room Sets

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Metal, Brass

Black leather couch and 2 armchairs Germany 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Black leather couch and 2 armchairs, Germany 1960s. This set of seats made of genuine leather is in a good condition with traces of use according to its age. Dimensions: Armchair -...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

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Leather

Three-Piece Furniture Set in the Manner of F&C Osler
Located in London, GB
This three-piece suite of furniture contains a two-seat sofa and two armchairs. The pieces are formed from faceted cut glass and green velvet in the style of F&C Osler, an English gl...
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20th Century European Living Room Sets

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Glass, Upholstery, Velvet

Restored Mid Century Lattice Rattan Sofa & Lounge Chair Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare restored Chinoiserie lattice rattan living room with two lounge chairs and a 3-seat sofa by Flicks Reed. Each seat features woven lattice arms with an arched woven lattice back. This style of rattan was an evolution of the stick rattan furniture...
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1950s Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Rattan

Restored 6 Strand Black Ash Table, Sofa, Lounge Chair Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl-style rattan living room set includes a matching three-seat sectional sofa and a pair of lounge chairs. Both feature the famous six-strand square pretzel side arms and st...
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1930s Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

Carlo Scarpa Iroko Wood and Green Velvet Cornaro Sofa for Studio Simon, 1974
Located in Vicenza, IT
Cornaro two-seater sofa, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Studio Simon in 1974. Made of Iroko wood, foam, and azure chenille velvet. Excellent vintage condition. Born in Venice on June 2nd, 1906, Carlo Scarpa began working very early. Only a year after he had first qualified as an architect in 1926, he began working for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin & Co. in a consultative capacity; from 1927, he began to experiment with the Murano glass, and this research not only gave him excellent results here but would also inform his progress for many years to come. Between 1935 and 1937, as he entered his thirties, Carlo Scarpa accepted his first important commission, the renovation of Venice’s Cà Foscari. He adapted the spaces of this stately University building which stands on the banks of the Grand Canal, creating rooms for the Dean’s offices and a new hall for academic ceremonies; Mario Sironi and Mario De Luigi were charged with doing the restoration work on the frescos. After 1945, Carlo Scarpa was constantly busy with new commissions, including various furnishings and designs for the renovation of Venice’s Hotel Bauer and designing a tall building in Padua and a residential area in Feltre, all worth mentioning. One of his key works, despite its relatively modest diminished proportions, was the first of many works which were to follow in the nineteen fifties: the [bookshop known as the] Padiglione del Libro, which stands in Venice’s Giardini di Castello and shows clearly Scarpa’s passion for the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the years which were to follow, after he had met the American architect, Scarpa repeated similar experiments on other occasions, as can be seen, in particular, in the sketches he drew up in 1953 for villa Zoppas in Conegliano, which show some of his most promising work. However, this work unfortunately never came to fruition. Carlo Scarpa later created three museum layouts to prove pivotal in how twentieth-century museums were set up from then on. Between 1955 and 1957, he completed extension work on Treviso’s Gipsoteca Canoviana [the museum that houses Canova’s sculptures] in Possagno, taking a similar experimental approach to the one he used for the Venezuelan Pavilion at [Venice’s] Giardini di Castello which he was building at the same time (1954-56). In Possagno Carlo Scarpa was to create one of his most incredible ever works, which inevitably bears comparison with two other museum layouts that he was working on over the same period, those of the Galleria Nazionale di Sicilia, housed in the Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo (1953-55) and at the Castelvecchio in Verona (1957- 1974), all of which were highly acclaimed, adding to his growing fame. Two other buildings, which are beautifully arranged in spatial terms, can be added to this long list of key works that were started and, in some cases, even completed during the nineteen fifties. After winning the Olivetti Award for architecture in 1956, Scarpa began work in Venice’s Piazza San Marco on an area destined to house products made by the Industrial manufacturers Ivrea. Over the same period (1959-1963), he also worked on renovating and restoring the gardens and ground floor of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, which many consider one of his greatest works. While he worked on-site at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Carlo Scarpa also began building a villa in Udine for the Veritti family. To shed some light on how much his work evolved over the years, it may be useful to compare this work with that of his very last building, villa Ottolenghi Bardolino, which was near completion at the time of his sudden death in 1978. Upon completion of villa Veritti over the next ten years, without ever letting up on his work on renovation and layouts, Scarpa accepted some highly challenging commissions which were to make the most of his formal skills, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa as well as another theatre in Vicenza. Towards the end of this decade, in 1969, Rina Brion commissioned Carlo Scarpa to build the Brion Mausoleum in San Vito d’Altivole (Treviso), a piece he continued to work on right up until the moment of his death. Nevertheless, even though he was totally absorbed by work on this mausoleum, plenty of other episodes can offer some insight into the final years of his career. As work on the San Vito d’Altivole Mausoleum began to lessen in 1973, Carlo Scarpa started building the new headquarters for the Banca Popolare di Verona. He drew up plans that were surprisingly different from the work he carried out simultaneously on the villa Ottolenghi. However, the plans Carlo Scarpa drew up, at different times, for a monument in Brescia’s Piazza della Loggia commemorating victims of the terrorist attack on May 28th, 1974, make a sharp contrast to the work he carried out in Verona, almost as if there is a certain hesitation after so many mannered excesses. The same Pietas that informs his designs for the Piazza Della Loggia can also be seen in the presence of the water that flows through the Brion Mausoleum, almost as if to give a concrete manifestation of pity in this twentieth-century work of art. Carlo Scarpa has put together a highly sophisticated collection of structures occupying the mausoleum’s L-shaped space stretching across both sides of the old San Vito d’Altivole cemetery. A myriad of different forms and an equally large number of different pieces, all of which are separate and yet inextricably linked to form a chain that seems to offer no promise of continuity, arising out of these are those whose only justification for being there is to bear the warning “si vis vitam, para mortem,” [if you wish to experience life prepare for death] as if to tell a tale that suggests the circle of time, joining together the commemoration of the dead with a celebration of life. At the entrance of the Brion Mausoleum stand the “propylaea,” followed by a cloister that ends by a small chapel, with an arcosolium bearing the family sarcophagi, the central pavilion, held in place on broken cast iron supports, stands over a mirror-shaped stretch of water and occupies one end of the family’s burial space. The musical sound of the walkways, teamed with the luminosity of these harmoniously blended spaces, shows how, in keeping with his strong sense of vision, Carlo Scarpa could make the most of all his many skills to come up with this truly magnificent space. As well as an outstanding commitment to architectural work, with the many projects we have already seen punctuating his career, Carlo Scarpa also made many equally important forays into the world of applied arts. Between 1926 and 1931, he worked for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin, later taking what he had learned with him when he went to work for the glassmakers Venini from 1933 until the 1950s. The story of how he came to work on furniture design is different, however, and began with the furniture he designed to replace lost furnishings during his renovation of Cà Foscari. The later mass-produced furniture started differently, given that many pieces were originally one-off designs “made to measure.” Industrial manufacturing using these designs as prototypes came into being thanks to the continuity afforded him by Dino Gavina, who, as well as this, also invited Carlo Scarpa to become president of the company Gavina SpA, later to become SIMON, a company Gavina founded eight years on, in partnership with Maria Simoncini (whose own name accounts for the choice of company name). Carlo Scarpa and Gavina forged a strong bond in 1968 as they began to put various models of his into production for Simon, such as the “Doge” table, which also formed the basis for the “Sarpi” and “Florian” tables. In the early seventies, other tables that followed included “Valmarana,” “Quatour,” and “Orseolo.” While in 1974, they added a couch and armchair, “Cornaro,” to the collection and the “Toledo” bed...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Velvet, Foam, Chenille, Wood

Restored 5-Strand Square Pretzel Rattan Chair & Sofa Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Thank you for your inquiry regarding the Mid-Century Rattan living room set reminiscent of Paul Frankl's style, crafted by Tochiku. This exquisite ensemble comprises a four-seat sectional sofa, two lounge chairs, and a stacked ottoman...
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1950s American Vintage Living Room Sets

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Rattan

3 seater modular sofa by Peter Ole Schionning for Niels Eilersen
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This rare model is in very good condition. The pine wood frames show hardly any signs of wear, and the brown fabric upholstery is also in perfect condition. Bright canvas covers with thick leather straps are stretched into the wooden frame. All pillowcases can be easily removed and washed. The set of 3 includes an ottoman. The objects can be placed together as a 3-seater sofa or individually. Peter Ole...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Pine

Contemporary Counter Chair 'Gropius CS2' by Noom, Wooden Legs, White
Located in Paris, FR
Counter Chair Gropius CS2 Designer: Kateryna Sokolova Model in the main picture wool, Woolland-64. Dimensions: Height: 88 cm / 29,13 in Width: 57 cm / 22,44 in Depth: 57 cm / 22,44...
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21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Organic Modern Living Room Sets

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Wool, Foam, Wood

A set - a sofa with an armchair, designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden, 1950s.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Sofa + armchair set, designed by Carl Malmsten, Sweden. Very good condition, after renovation and replacement of upholstery with a new one. dimensions : sofa height 86 cm seat hei...
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Walnut

Sofa Set in Red Velvet by Grete Jalk, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Hemiksem, VAN
Set of Danish seats from the 1960s by Grete Jalk. This set consists of a 3-seater and 2 separate 1-seater seats. The cushions are in a warm red color and ...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Velvet, Teak

Foot Walnut Bench by Project 213A
Located in Geneve, CH
Foot Walnut Bench by Project 213A Dimensions: W 140 x D 27 x H 30 cm Materials: Walnut This playful design is part of Project 213A's hand carved wooden "foot series"; inspired by a ...
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2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Living Room Sets

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Walnut

Post Modern German Leather Loveseat Sofas - A Pair
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Nice pair of Post Modern Leather Loveseats made in Germany. Sofas are in overall good condition. There is some wear to the leather as seen in the last few photos, but they are fr...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Living Room Sets

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Leather

Pair of Italian Velvet and Wood Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of carved wood armchairs from Italy, 1940's. Beautiful carved wood arms and wood frame with original dark stain showing grain. Original finish shows great age and patin...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Living Room Sets

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Upholstery, Wood, Velvet

Danish Vintage Living Room Set, Mod 710 by P. Fabricius for Walter Knoll, 1972.
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
The Walter Knoll Fabricius Armchair and Sofa Model 710-10 are a design by Preben Fabricius. This originally Danish designer designed the Fabricius Model 710-10 set as early as 1972. ...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Steel

Original Viennese Jugendstil Ensemle, Secession Style 1905-Restored Carefully
Located in Vienna, AT
An extraordinary Ensemble ivery carefully restored by an artist carpenter.
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Wood

Red Lacquered English Chippendale Living Room Set in Japanese Style
Located in Antwerp, BE
Red lacquered English Chippendale dining set in Japanese style. Dimensions. Tabel;H 30.3" - 77 cm.W 34.6" - 88 cm.D 26.3' - 67 cm. 2 armchairs;H 41.7" - 106 cm.W 27.5" - 70 cm.D 24....
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20th Century British Anglo-Japanese Living Room Sets

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Wood

Karl Nothhelfer very rare SET of 2 Wingback Armchairs & Sofa 1950s solid Cherry
Located in Kumhausen, DE
just beautiful SET of Sofa & 2 Wingback Armchairs by Prof. Karl Nothelfer - Designed in 1957 maker: Schörle & Gölz in Stuttgart - Bad Cannstatt solid Cherry Wood new upholstery and fabrics in 1998 according to last owner ( since then just in use for 2 years so upholstery is perfect ! ) Seatrests can be removed - and fixed by clips on belts - high class - measurements: easy chair is 70cm wide ~ sofa is 178cm wide both: seating height 40cm ~ seating depth: 57cm condition - all firm and in very good condition - no damages furniture have fully been accurately cleaned :: - 3 steps: A: air pistol - B: industrial hoover - C: latest Kärcher "wash&hoover" technology - woods have been polished several times note: please ask for shipping quote by sending us your postcode/destination Prof. Karl Nothelfer * 14 June 1900 ~~ + 20 May 1980 Since the beginning of the 15th century, the Nothelfer family of carpenters has been continuously resident in the former town of Überlingen without interruption. Every carpenter at that time mastered all the possibilities of woodworking: so did the Nothelfer. They could carpenter, even carve altars and figures, and set them in gold, silver and paint. (churches in Owingen and Hödingen]. Some family members lived and worked and worked in Hedingen or Hödingen,like today the jubilarian Karl Nothelfer (this in 1975). His father, Karl Anton Nothelfer, as the eldest of seven siblings, was able to take over his father's carpentry business in Überlingen. Karl Anton Nothelfer, the eldest of seven siblings, was unable to take over his father's carpentry business in Überlingen. He instead moved to the industrial town of Singen with his young wife Rosalie, née Hanner, from the from Hohenzollern in 1896 and moved to the former Poststraße and founded his own carpenter's workshop. He had a highsense of quality and form and was already a member of the German Werkbund before 1914. Karl Nothelfer and his three siblings grew up in such air. After attending school and the secondary school in Singen, the young Karl learned the carpenter's trade in his father's workshop then moved on to the Badische Landes-Kunstschule in Karlsruhe, where he studied architecture. At that time the well-known furniture professor also worked there Fritz Spannagel, born in Freiburg in 1891, who settled in 1938 at Ittendorf Castle near Meers- burg (died 1957). In 1928, the gifted young architect received a teaching assignment at the at the Karlsruhe School of Art, but followed his teacher Spannagel to Berlin in the same year. Berlin. Here he worked from 1928-1945 as a teacher - appointed professor in 1931 - at the Berlin Tischler-Schule, the later Bauschule für Raumgestaltung. The furniture he created in Berlin became internationally known through many exhibitions and lectures. nationally known and influential. His furniture creations ushered in a new era in German and a new era in German and European furniture design. At the world exhibition in Paris 1937 Prof. Nothelfer was awarded the Golden Medal for his work in the furniture sector. for his work in the furniture sector. A first summary and balance of his work on furniture is given in his standard work 1942 published standard work "Das Sitzmöbel", the first compendium of its kind in the world. world. In 1950 he published his second work "Furniture". Both books and a series of brochures were published by Verlag Otto Maier, Ravensburg. Karl Nothelfer continued to work intensively on the design of seating furniture in the years after 1945. In 1950 he succeeded in the important invention of the two-legged skid-base chair, which has been orthopedically - anatomically tested thousands of times - has become accepted all over the world today. Even the most distinguished American furniture companies such as Miller or Knoll-International use the skid as the main theme for desks and chairs. At the same time, N. had a groundbreaking in the redesign of German school furniture and seating for industry. industry. He succeeded in adapting his furniture forms, which originated in wood and handicraft, to the modern technical modern technical possibilities of the industry. He thus became the great refor- of schoolroom furnishings. The architect Nothelfer thinks about himself, that he made his main contribution in the field of seating furniture, although this was not was not really his profession. After the war, Prof. Nothelfer, like so many others, had to start all over again. He settled settled in his home town of Lake Constance in Hödingen in 1945 as a freelance architect and was and was involved in all areas of construction in the years after the war. As early as 1935, he had given many the example of American prefabricated buildings and recommended serial house and recommended it at a time when no one in Germany was even thinking about mass production. Now he developed he developed several types of mass-produced houses, which were manufactured in Baiersbronn. of which more than 800 houses were built in France alone (types Paris, Provence, Normandie). were built. At that time [1946], as part of the reparations in Strasbourg, there was an exhibition of houses with Swedish, Danish, and French designs. with Swedish, Danish, Finnish, English and German houses, where the French occupation for which 6 different types were sent from the French occupation zone, the Nothelfer's house type was considered the top of this exhibition. Karl Nothelfer was also involved in the development of chipboard. In 1946, together with others in Munich, he founded the first magazine "Bauen und Wohnen" ("Building and Living") after the war and remained its co-editor for many years. co-editor of this magazine for many years. By presenting his own work, he has here interpreted what the essence of the magazine wanted to be: Building, in order to live in it, in order to live as a human being and humanly in the built. Karl Nothelfer planned his houses furniture ground plan, from the need for living. In 1948 he was appointed honorary senator of the State Building school in Holzminden. Karl Nothelfer did not build much in Singen. The first post-war house was Haus Fahr on the slope of the Hohentwiel (Domäne); the building material came from a demolished log house that a French officer had built for himself on the Schie- nerberg. nerberg. In 1952, he also built the administration building of the aluminum rolling mill in Singen. rolling mills in Singen, with relief and wall painting by C. G. Becker. In Überlingen he built In Überlingen he built, among others, the Buchinger Sanatorium, the Riese+ Hähnel radio house and various reconstructions in the old town: Haus Kitt with the Glockenspiel, the Haus mit dem Bacchus in the Überlingen village, the Dolphin Fountain in Hödingen (1975). Probably the most beautiful Haus Nothelfers, the Haus Himmelheber, stands in Baiersbronn-Tonbach. On the airfield Mengen, Nothhelfer built the casino building with the 30 square meter faience painting Ikarus by C. G. Becker. In 1954 he founded a second office with architect Hans Schwingen in Düsseldorf. Office, which primarily fertilized the housing construction, true to the motto:from the inside to planning from the outside. The Minister of Housing awarded a prize to the best social housing in North Rhine- Westphalia; it was from the Nothelfer+Schwingen studio in Düsseldorf. Also the idea of new idea of home ownership was also promoted by Nothelfer+Schwingen. promoted by Nothelfer+Schwingen. On the occasion of the red jubilee of the law about condominium ownership Nothelfer gave a lecture in Essen in 1961 on condominium ownership in Europe (published as a brochure). published as a brochure]. From Düsseldorf, among many others, in the silk city...
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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

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Fabric, Cherry

Restored Rattan 4 Strand Art Deco Living Room 3 Piece Set
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Restored Rattan 4 Strand Deco Living Room 3 Piece Set. The set consists of a large sofa and two generously proportioned armchairs, restored to its former glory with newly reupholster...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Living Room Sets

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Linen, Rattan

SUPER RARE 1933 ANTiQUE MINTY OXFORD THREE PIECE SOFA & ARMCHAIR SUITE & RECEIPT
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this SUPER RARE and highly collectable Minty Oxford three piece sofa and pair of armchairs suite along with ...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Living Room Sets

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Upholstery, Hardwood

Scandinavian Safari Armchair by Karin Mobring, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1980s - Designer: Karin Mobring for Ikea - Model Diana safari chair - Textile (canvas)
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1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Art Nouveau Seating-Set by Josef Hoffmann for J.J.Kohn (Buenos Aires Garnitur)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Sitzgruppe “Buenos Aires” (Canapé + zwei Fauteuils) Entwurf: Josef Hoffmann, Wien um 1905 Modell-Nummer: 675 C/F (C: Canapé, F: Fauteuil) Ausführung: Jacob und Josef Kohn...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Living Room Sets

Materials

Brass

Mp-97 Sofa Midcentury Brazilian Design by Percival Lafer, Cedar Wood, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Original condition.
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1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

Materials

Metal

Restored 3/4 Pretzel Rattan 3-Seat Sectional Sofa w/ 2-Tier Side Table
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare find is a 3-strand 3/4 pretzel arm rattan 3-seat sectional sofa paired with a spacious 2-tier side table, seamlessly fitting on the armle...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

Materials

Rattan

Kaare Klint Three-Seat Sofa for Rud. Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Kaare Klint. A three-seat sofa with mahogany legs, seat, sides and back with blue-, red- and whitestriped Greek Savak. Executed by Rud. Rasmussen, Copenhagen.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Mahogany, Wool

Pair of Thayer Coggin Lounge Chairs Stainless Steel Attributed to Milo Baughman
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of very elegant Mid-Century Modern style lounge chairs by Thayer Coggin with a definite influence by Milo Baughman. Striped green velvet with a pale ivory. Brushed stai...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Stainless Steel

Sofa with a Brushed Steel Base in the Manner of Michel Boyer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Newly reupholstered sofa (foam and fabric) form the 1970s Second sofa available in smaller size (160 centimeters width).
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Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Steelpipe-Armchairs (1970)
Located in Wien, AT
Objekt: Stahlrohrsessel Entwurf: unbekannt, um 1970 Modell-Nummer: - Ausführung: unbekannter Kunstmöbelhersteller, um 1970 Maße in cm Sessel (H x B x SH): 74x55x43 Material: Stahlroh...
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Late 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Steel, Aluminum, Chrome

Full set Togo sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset 1973
Located in PARIS, FR
This sofa was designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset in the 70’s. He devoted 26 years of his life to the head of Ligne Roset’s design department. It was in 1973 that he designed ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

Materials

Velvet, Foam

Original Green Chesterfield Set Kent Modell Three and Two Seater and Armchair
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Green Chesterfield set Kent model. Over the years the Set has gotten a bit more character. We have treated the exterior with leather grease t...
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20th Century English Chesterfield Living Room Sets

Materials

Leather

Mid-Century Sculptural Garden Set in White Metal, Italy 1970s
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Incredible Mid-Century Modern sculptural garden seating group from Italy 1970s. This set can transform any outdoor or indoor space into a surreal lounge. The set consists of a two seater lounge...
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1960s Vintage Living Room Sets

Materials

Metal

'Minerva' Corner suite by Peter \hvidt & Orla Molgaard Nielsen for France & Son
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
This is a classic original corner suite consisting of a three seat sofa, and a two seat sofa with matching corner two tier table. All produced in finest q...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Fabric, Teak

HABITAT SMITHFIELD ARON PROBYN 50TH ANNiVERSARY BROWN LEATHER SOFA & ARMCHAIR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this now sold out, Habitat Smtihfield 50th Anniversary brown leather sofa and armchair suite designed by Aro...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Leather

Set 4 Cassina VillaBianca chairs by Vico Magistretti
Located in Montecchio Precalcino, VI
Rare set of 4 "VillaBianca" chairs design by italian master Vico Magistretti for luxury brand Cassina. This Amazing set Is perfect for 80s lovers, Memphis style, plastic space age ro...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

Materials

Polyester, Hardwood

De Sede Ds46 Sectional Sofa-Livingroomset in Buffalo Leather, Switzerland 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
De Sede DS46 Sectional sofa-Living room set in Patinated Cognac Brown Buffalo Leather, Switzerland 1970s This twelve-piece De Sede DS 46 sectional sofa-living room set is a one-of-a...
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Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Leather, Wood

Iconic Brasiliana Sofa Design by Jorge Zalszupin, Rosewood and Brass, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Original condition.
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1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Living Room Sets

Materials

Brass, Iron

Restored 5-Strand Square Pretzel Sofa & Lounge Chair Livingroom Set
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Five-strand square pretzel style living room set featuring a three-seat sectional sofa and lounge chair. This sofa and chair feature the famous five-strand square pretzel side arms a...
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1950s American Vintage Living Room Sets

Materials

Rattan

Afra and Tobia Scarpa Brown Leather Two-Seater Soriana Sofa for Cassina, 1969
Located in Vicenza, IT
Soriana two-seater sofa, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, and produced by the Italian manufacturer Cassina in 1969. It features its original brown leather upholstery. Winner of t...
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1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Living Room Sets

Materials

Chrome

Building Blocks, Side Chair with Black Leather and Wood Back
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Price [3500] Building blocks side lounge chair: An illusion that plays with positive and negative shapes through its design, the white version is made from leather and a me...
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2010s American Modern Living Room Sets

Materials

Metal

Vintage and Antique Living Room Sets for Sale on 1stDibs

Your living room — how your antique and vintage living room furniture is arranged, what style of furniture you’ve chosen, what kind of decor best suits your needs — should be an opportunity to express yourself as well as to unabashedly show off your design taste and preferences.

Common wisdom used to declare the kitchen the hub of the house. These days, the living room seems to have assumed the role of domestic focal point. Unlike the Victorian parlor, stiffly furnished and reserved for guests, today’s living room is a central place for reading and displaying your books, conversation and, well, living, with furnishings that lend themselves to both casual lounging and elegant entertaining.

A living room that doesn’t double as a family or TV room is a luxury. But even if the electronics are elsewhere, this is a hard-working, well-used space.

In an era that sees an increasing number of professionals working from home, sometimes your living room is multifunctional in ways you never thought possible. A corner of this room might be a designated home office, outfitted with a desk, your laptop and notebooks and, of course, the best possible lighting for those unscheduled Zoom calls. Perhaps you’ve sectioned off an area with side tables and armchairs for entertaining small groups while another corner of the room is home to a cozy reading nook.

The appetite for antique and vintage furniture — sculptural mid-century modern case pieces crafted in teak and other dark woods, the sexy, sensuous seating of the 1970s — has only broadened in recent years, with design lovers treasure hunting online and on Instagram.

A Scandinavian modern living room set, featuring lounge chairs and sofas by the likes of Hans Wegner or Kaare Klint, will help you introduce quality craftsmanship characterized by gentle, organic contours into your space, while a Camaleonda sofa by legendary Italian designer Mario Bellini will dazzle with its chunky form and convenient modular setup.

On 1stDibs, find an extraordinary collection of antique and vintage living room furniture inclusive of Space Age living room sets, other clever and provocative furnishings of the 1950s and ’60s, postmodern pieces and much more.

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