Carved Rosewood Settee
American Victorian Rosewood Settee
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian carved triple oval back rosewood settee with beige upholstery.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Asian Burmese Rosewood Settee
Located in New York, NY
Asian Burmese style (19th Cent) carved filigree rosewood open X design settee with green seat.
Category
Antique 19th Century Burmese Anglo Raj Settees
Materials
Fabric, Rosewood
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Rosewood Oval Back Medallion Settee c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Renaissance Revival settee offers rosewood construction with back having flanking tufted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
H 38.75 in W 51.5 in D 31 in
Anglo Indian Settee, Late 18th or Early 19th Century Carved Rosewood
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Hand-carved rosewood, late 18th century or early 19th century.
Free shipping within the United
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Antique Late 18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Settees
Collinson & Lock. An Anglo-Japanese Mahogany Settee with carved & scrolled arms
By Collinson & Lock
Located in London, GB
Collinson and lock, possibly designed by E. W. Godwin.
A fine Anglo-Japanese mahogany settee, with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Settees
Materials
Mahogany
H 36 in W 55 in D 26 in
19th century demi-borne / Half seat in rosewood
Located in Paris, FR
Very unusual 19th-century demi-borne in rosewood and damask fabric with an attached planter in the
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Settees
Materials
Damask, Rosewood
Antique Double Spoon Back Settee, English, 3 Seat, Sofa, Early Victorian, C.1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique double spoon back settee. An English, rosewood three seater ornate sofa, dating
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 37.01 in W 77.56 in D 33.86 in
19th Century Confident / Conversation Seat / Tête-à-tête
Located in Paris, FR
19th century confident in rosewood.
France, circa 1860.
Category
Antique 1860s Napoleon III Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Anglo Indian Rosewood And Caned Settee
Located in Essex, MA
In the Regency taste with serpentine arched caned back and scrolled out arms. carved seat rail with
Category
Antique 1840s Indian Regency Sofas
Materials
Cane, Rosewood
American Victorian Rosewood 5-Piece Living Room Set
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian filigree carved & laminated rosewood 5 piece salon set (STANTON HALL pattern, J
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Vintage Asian Rosewood Loveseat with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Romantic carved rosewood Asian settee with beautiful mother of pearl inlaid decoration including
Category
Vintage 1940s Singaporean Loveseats
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
20th Century Dutch Artifort Set of a Congo Sofa & Slipper Chairs by Theo Ruth
By Artifort, Theo Ruth
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
backrest of the detailed settee, canapé is reclined and adjustable, it can be tilted in two stages by
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Rosewood, Upholstery, Bouclé
H 32 in W 44 in D 31.5 in
American Victorian Needlepoint 11-Piece Living Room Set
Located in New York, NY
Set of 11 American Victorian rosewood living room / salon set with carved back crest and floral
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
American Victorian Green Velvet 5-Piece Living Room Set
Located in New York, NY
Set of 5 American Victorian carved rosewood salon set with tufted green velvet upholstery (settee
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Living Room Sets
Materials
Velvet, Rosewood
Eugene Schoen Pair Armchairs by Schmieg Hungate and Kotzian c.1929
By Eugene Schoen
Located in Sharon, CT
A pair of American Deco (Moderne) rosewood and mahogany armchairs in early (if not) original
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
Category
Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
French Empire Walnut Egyptian Revival Daybed with Demilune Canopy, circa 1815
Located in Berlin, DE
French Empire Egyptian Revival Daybed with Demilune Canopy, circa 1815
A rare Empire daybed à 'l'Égyptienne" with a demilune canopy from circa 1815. Made of walnut with intricate ca...
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Daybeds
Materials
Linen, Walnut, Wood
H 110.24 in W 77.17 in D 27.96 in
Stunning 19th Century Art Nouveau Cast Iron French Daybed
Located in Hastings, GB
An absolutely gorgeous cast iron day bed, made in France circa 1890, the deeply cast floral design with acanthus leaves and scrolls, it exudes early French Nouveau influences.
The w...
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Daybeds
Materials
Iron
Rare 19th Century Anglo Indian Padauk Table Hand Carved Hardwood Lions & Flowers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 19th century Anglo Indian hand carved rosewood padouk centre or dining table
A very decorative and good looking piece of art furni...
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Center Tables
Materials
Hardwood
H 29.53 in Dm 51.19 in
Important and Rare Original circa 1900 Carlo Bugatti Occasional Table Ebonized
By Carlo Bugatti
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare and important original circa 1900 Carlo Bugatti occasional table
This table is special, designed by Carlo Bugatti, Italy...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Center Tables
Materials
Goatskin, Walnut
H 27.56 in W 35.24 in D 22.84 in
Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee
By Pauly et Cie
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt settee with triple seashell seat and dolphin & seahorse motif (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Romantic Settees
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Inlaid Hand-Carved Anglo-Indian Side or End Tables with Brass and Copper
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of finely carved and inlaid Anglo-Indian octagonal traveling side or end tables with copper and brass inlay.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Anglo-Indian En...
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 18 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Tiffany Studios New York "Newell Post" Favrile Glass Desk Lamp
By Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
The "Newell Post" lamp by Tiffany Studios New York, features three gold Favrile glass shades with purple iridescence, suspended from a gilt bronze “Wilson” base with a twisted stem. ...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Four-Light Lily Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage early four-light lily table lamp was produced in the early 1900s by the Tiffany Studios, New York. The stylish patinated bronze base is decorated in an onion motif & fea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Oak and Walnut Tester Bed
Located in New Orleans, LA
This lavish American oak and walnut tester bed exhibits superior craftsmanship and detail. The design is embellished by elaborate carving throughout in a neoclassical motif the inclu...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Silk, Mahogany, Oak, Walnut
Swedish 19th Century Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A vibrant upholstered Louis XVI style settee from Sweden, circa 1840. The green-ish blue paint is original to the frame, worn in few spots adding to the overall antique charm. The hi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Louis XVI Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Antique Classical Continental Carved Mahogany Upholstered Settee, Circa 1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique classical Continental upholstered settee offers mahogany frame with scroll form arms, skirt with carved floral reserve, and raised on splayed legs, c1920
Measures- 35.5''...
Category
Early 20th Century European Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 35.5 in W 60 in D 26 in
Sofa by Jacques Charpentier 70s
By Jacques Charpentier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Jacques Charpentier
France (1918-1986)
Issu d’une famille parisienne, Jacques Charpentier suit l’enseignement de l’Ecole Boulle dont il sort major en 1945. Le jeune décorateur, ami...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric
Restored Antique Howard & Son's Berners Street Chesterfield Chaise Lounge Sofa
By Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd, Howard and Sons
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning exceptionally rare and restored Howard & Son's circa 1880 Chaise Lounge with hand carved walnut frame
This is the first chaise in this mod...
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Chaise Longues
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 35.44 in W 68.9 in D 28.35 in
Victorian Hardwood & Pink Velour Parlour Chesterfield Suite of Sofa & Armchairs
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian Chesterfield tufted pink Velour and Mahogany parlour suite of seating
A very elegant and well made suite, the frames are ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 28.94 in W 54.73 in D 28.94 in
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19th Century Chinese Carved Rosewood Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th or early 20th century Chinese carved rosewood settee with a pierce carved and relief
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Shanghai Settee
Located in East Hampton, NY
Turn of the century Shanghai carved rosewood settee.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Early Victorian Carved Rosewood Leather Upholstered Sofa
Located in London, west Sussex
This outstanding early Victorian carved rosewood sofa is upholstered in soft, high quality cream
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Settees
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Classical Mahogany Settee, Brass Inlay, Dolphin Feet, Philadelphia, 1825
Located in Providence, RI
This settee is an absolute knockout. It is a tour de force of the classical motifs of the day, hand
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Settees
Materials
Brass
Five-Piece Original Silk Damask and Rosewood Belter Style Complete Parlor Set
By John Henry Belter
Located in Birmingham, AL
"Property of ..." is still legible on the back of the sofa. These circa 1860 laminated rosewood carved
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Sofas
Materials
Silk, Damask, Rosewood
H 45 in W 86 in D 37 in
Aesthetic Movement Three-Piece Parlor Suite by Herter Brothers
By Herter Brothers
Located in New York, NY
= 27" H=37").
Masterfully carved in the most precious rosewood in the Aesthetic style, circa 1880
Category
Antique 1880s American Aesthetic Movement Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Carved Rosewood Settee/Sofa
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian inlaid carved rosewood settee/sofa having very pretty inlaid and carved panels to
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Settees
Materials
Other
19th Century Victorian Carved Rosewood Settee
Located in Sofia, BG
An elegant early Victorian carved rosewood settee upholstered in dark brown leather. The sofa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Sofas
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
A Rare and Unusual Portuguese Colonial Carved Rosewood Settee
Located in San Francisco, CA
A rare and unusual Portuguese colonial carved rosewood settee; the paneled back with wide scrolled
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Sofas
Regency Rosewood Settee
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important Regency-period settee is crafted of handsome rosewood and displays wonderfully
Category
Antique 1830s Regency Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Carved Belter Meeks School Laminated Rosewood Victorian Settee
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Belter Meeks school Victorian settee features deeply carved floral crest, red velvet button
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Rosewood Regency Settee
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A stunning quality Regency period rosewood double ended settee
of substantial proportion having
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Pair of Rosewood Settees
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Rare Pair Of 19th Century French Settees Having Superb Quality
Rosewood Carved & Moulded Frames
Category
Antique 19th Century French Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Quality Antique Edwardian Rosewood Inlaid Settee
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality Edwardian inlaid settee which boasts a beautifully inlaid shaped top rail and
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Rosewood and Caned Indonesian Dutch Colonial Style Settee/Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Rosewood and caned Indonesian Dutch Colonial style settee/sofa. We were told by the family
Category
20th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Settees
Materials
Cane, Wood, Rosewood
Antique Rococo Revival Belter Rosalie Laminated Rosewood Settee Sofa, c1860
By John Henry Belter
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Rococo Revival Belter Rosalie sofa settee offers laminated rosewood construction in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Rococo Revival Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
H 38.5 in W 75 in D 36 in
Elegant Biedermeier Hand Carved & Lacquered Walnut Settee
Located in Chicago, IL
Biedermeier style settee made of hand carved walnut with tinct lacquer finish, lending the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Settees
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Walnut
Victorian Settee Chair Set Antique Couch Parlour Suite, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
An excellent quality rosewood parlour suite.
Comprising of a shaped settee, a pair of open arm
Category
Antique 1860s Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Victorian Mahogany Conversation Settee, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
from around 1880.
It has four individual seats with stylish carved arms and frieze.
The settee
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Settees
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Loveseat Conversation Settee
Located in London, GB
stylish carved arms and frieze.
The settee has buttoned velvet upholstery and stands on turned legs that
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Settees
Materials
Mahogany
Large Rosewood Four-Seat Sofa
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Large rosewood carved chaise/sofa in very nice condition, structurally sound, standing on cabriole
Category
Antique 1870s European Victorian Settees
Antique Pair of Victorian Walnut Sofa Chaise Settees, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
This is a fantastic pair of near identical English antique Victorian carved mahogany chaise longues
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Settees
1930s Salon Suite by Josef Hoffmann for J&J Kohn and Mundus
By Josef Hoffmann, J & J Kohn & Mundus
Located in New York, NY
1930s. The suite consists of a settee, café table, and two armchairs. Each finely crafted piece is
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Settees
Materials
Beech
Antique Victorian Mahogany Three-Piece Suite, Circa 1890
Located in London, GB
pair of tub armchairs, circa 1890 in date.
The mahogany frames have beautiful hand carved
Category
Antique 19th Century English Settees
Antique Chinese Rosewood Carved Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
19th C. Chinese carved settee with Dragon carved details and painted white finish.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Benches
Materials
Wood
Asian Chinese Carved Bench Settee Daybed
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent Chinese carved bench daybed handcrafted of rosewood with hand carved pierced open
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Victorian Antique Settee, Rosewood, English, Three-Seat Sofa, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a Victorian antique settee on a rosewood frame, an English 19th century sofa dating to
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Sofas
H 42.13 in W 70.08 in D 33.08 in
Victorian Settee Antique Salon Couch, 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Victorian rosewood settee.
This Settee is of a curved shaped.
circa 1860
Raised upon carved and
Category
Antique 1860s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Anglo Indian Settee and Side Chairs Suite
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous Anglo-Indian settee and side chairs suite with foliate open carved wood back and carved
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Living Room Sets
Materials
Rosewood
Anglo-Indian Wood Settee Prolific Flowers and Grape Design 19th century.
Located in South Burlington, VT
A highly decorative and hard to find Anglo-Indian finely carved and pierced rosewood or teak wood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Victorian Mahogany Two-Seat Settee Sofa
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Victorian mahogany two-seat settee, circa 1870 in date.
The sofa has
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique French Walnut Sofa or Settee, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
has wonderful hand-carved decoration and is raised on elegant carved cabriole legs.
There is no
Category
Early 20th Century French Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Edouard Colonna French Art Nouveau Salon Suite
By Edouard Colonna
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Nouveau carved Brazilian rosewood salon suite by Edouard Colonna, featuring a settee
Category
Early 20th Century French Living Room Sets
Antique Anglo Indian Rosewood Settee
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique British colonial Anglo Indian settee or sofa crafted in rosewood featuring a carved center
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Asian Burmese Carved Rosewood Tete-a-tete
Located in New York, NY
Asian Burmese style (19th Cent) carved and filigree rosewood tete a tete
Category
Antique 19th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Settees
Materials
Rosewood, Upholstery
H W Batley Attri, Collinson & Lock. An Aesthetic Movement Rosewood Courting Sofa
By Collinson & Lock
Located in London, GB
rosewood 'Courting Sofa' with D shaped armchairs to each end for the chaperones and a loving duet seat to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Settees
Materials
Rosewood
H 34 in W 94 in D 24 in
Mid 19th Century Rosewood & Marquetry Circular Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A delightful mid 19th century rosewood centre table having
superbly figured circular tilt top with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Center Tables
Materials
Rosewood
English Regency Period Rosewood Circular Occasional Centre Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality regency period rosewood centre,
or lamp, table having superbly figured circular top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Center Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Chaise Lounge, Victorian Loveseat, Vintage Settee, Scotland, 1870, B1528
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique chaise lounge, Victorian loveseat, vintage settee, Scotland, 1870, Antique Furniture, B1528
Category
Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Chaise Longues
Materials
Walnut
H 36 in W 33 in D 78 in
Antique Wood and Caned Settee
Located in Hudson, NY
beautiful, Federal style, carved, rosewood settee.
exposed frame with exquisite detailing.newly
Category
Early 20th Century American Settees
Materials
Cane, Rosewood
Regency Period Three-Seat Settee Carved in Rosewood by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
This stunning Regency period double-ended settee with a deep buttoned black leather finish and
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Edwardian Inlaid Rosewood Settee
Located in Stutton, GB
Edwardian inlaid rosewood settee, with upholstered top rail, lovely inlaid and carved panels to the
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Settees
Materials
Rosewood
Regency Period Three-Seater Settee Carved in Rosewood
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
outswepted rosewood legs to the back. The original gilt brass castors are stamped copes. The settee has
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Settees
Stunning 19th Century Carved Bowfront Rosewood Settee in the Style of Robert Adam
By Robert Adam
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
The neo-classsical rosewood frame is fine and crisply carved with John Adam style urns to the back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Settees
Materials
Rosewood
H 38.19 in W 68.12 in D 24.02 in
Beautiful Rosewood Early Victorian Period Conversation or Love Settee
Located in Darwen, GB
A beautiful rosewood early Victorian period conversation or love settee. With twin shaped padded
Category
Antique 1850s Early Victorian Settees
Aesthetic Settee by Pottier & Stymus
By Pottier & Stymus
Located in Long Island, NY
attaching it here
\\\" An American Aesthetic Carved Inlaid and Incised Rosewood Settee, late 19th c
Category
Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Settees
Materials
Brass
Danish Empire Armchairs and Settee Salon Suite
Located in Garrison, NY
period, these mahogany armchairs and settee have matching carved armrests with an understated neoclassic
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Settees
Materials
Mahogany
Rosewood Victorian Period Antique Open Bookcase
Located in Darwen, GB
acanthus carved corbels. With rosewood veneered sides and supported on a veneered plinth, England, circa
Category
Antique 1860s Victorian Settees
Anglo-Indian Rosewood Settee with Caned Seat and Back
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian settee or bench with caned seat and back in solid rosewood. Top rail has carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Benches
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Button Back Sofa Settee and Armchair Rosewood Victorian, circa 1870
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
upholstered in a wonderful green damask pattern fabric, with carved rosewood frame, on scrolling feet and
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Living Room Sets
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century British Colonial Caned Settee
Located in Heath, MA
Late 19th century British Colonial caned settee carved from tropical hardwood. This long, graceful
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Settees
Materials
Cane, Rosewood
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Carved Rosewood Settee For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the carved rosewood settee you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, rosewood and fabric, every carved rosewood settee was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer carved rosewood settee, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A carved rosewood settee made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one carved rosewood settee that is appealing in its simplicity, but Artifort, Collinson & Lock and Eugene Schoen produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Carved Rosewood Settee?
A carved rosewood settee can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $15,936, while the lowest priced sells for $1,560 and the highest can go for as much as $90,000.
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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