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Plank Seat Settee

Apple Green, Plank Seat, Paint-Decorated Settee, ca 1845-1865
Located in York County, PA
Mid-19th century, plank seat, paint-decorated settee in apple green with bell flowers, grapes
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Painted Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Pennsylvania Painted Settee
Located in Southampton, NJ
Pennsylvania single board plank seat bench settee, 19th c. of Pine & Poplar enhanced with new
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Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Settees

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Upholstery, Poplar, Pine

Painted Elm Box Seat Settle, England, circa 1790
Located in Culver City, CA
Painted elm box seat settle England, circa 1790 Planked elm backrest with oak box seat and shaped
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Antique 18th Century English Settees

Materials

Elm, Oak

English Charles II Spindle-Back 17th Century Oak Settle, ca. 1650
Located in Troy, NY
beautifully figured plank seat supported by turned legs and two turned front spindles, united by the front
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Antique 17th Century English Charles II Settees

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Oak

Javanese Teak Settee with Carved Décor and Out-Scrolling Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
accents, surrounding a stylized carved rosette complete the ensemble. The long wooden planked seat is
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Early 20th Century Javanese Benches

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Teak

Antique American Federal Baltimore Painted Spindled Windsor Bench Settee 1820
Located in Portland, OR
) above a long plank seat and is raised on eight tapering legs joined by spindled stretchers. This bench
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Antique 1820s American American Colonial Benches

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Pine

19th Century American Country Pennsylvania Painted Mortised Bench
Located in Forney, TX
rectangular plank bench seat, quality mortise joinery, rising on shaped supports, retaining remnants of the
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Antique Early 19th Century American Country Benches

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Wood

Antique Victorian Oak Library Tavern Monks Bench Tilt Top Hutch Table Settle Pew
Located in Dayton, OH
quickly be converted into a chair or settee. This beautiful example comes to us from the latter half of
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Antique Late 19th Century William and Mary Dessert Tables and Tilt-top T...

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Oak

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18th Century Elm West Country Settle
Located in London, GB
A large, late 18th century carved elm West Country settle, with original paint and attractive wear to the seat and armrests. North Devon, England, c. 1780.
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Antique 18th Century English Benches

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Elm

18th Century Elm West Country Settle
18th Century Elm West Country Settle
H 53.15 in W 70.28 in D 23.63 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson, Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights an...

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Metal

Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish. Flared legs, backrest and seat upholstered in a textured cream fabric by Dedar.
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2010s French Modern Chairs

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Oak

Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
H 35.44 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Night Stands

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Oak

Outdoor Metal Sconce, Made in Italy
Located in Culver City, CA
Wrought iron sconce with three (3) glass panes. Made in Italy *Please Note: This fixture is made to order in Italy, and comes newly wired (eu wiring). It is not UL Listed. Standa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

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Metal

21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects. Materials: Uphols...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches

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Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood

JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Stilnovo, Mathieu Matégot, Blueprint Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

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Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases

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Spruce

Jean Royère Style Oak Four Poster Bed, France 1950's
By Jean Royère
Located in New York, NY
Oak bed in the manner of Jean Royere with undulation design on the headboards and posts that end in spheres, a classic design of the period.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames

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Oak

Sculptural Floor Lamp Mezquite Wood Flexible Linen Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
MEZQUITE (LARGE) floor lamp was designed for the De Palo collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Like a chess bishop, Mezquite makes its presence felt in a resounding manner. I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Floor Lamps

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Linen, Wood

Basurto 01 Contemporary Wooden and Fabric Stool
By Colección Estudio, Difane
Located in Mexico City, MX
A tribute to the architectural style that characterized Mexico City during the mid-20th century. Inspired by its lines, symmetry, volumes and shapes, each piece is a miniature abstra...
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2010s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Hardwood

Early 20th Carved Medallions Full Bed, Original Four Poster Lisbon Bed
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Baroque bed, original Lisbon bed This Queen size 4-poster bed is hand carved with elaborate details, spiral turned post, 3D open spiral twist spindles, and Moorish deta...
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Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Beds and Bed Frames

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Walnut

French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Brea, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs

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Linen

SOFT Beige Night Stands / Bed Side Tables
By Studio Christine Kalia
Located in Larnaca, CY
MDF surfaces and Swedish pine solid wood spheres lacquered in creamy beige colour. Manufactured by local artisans in Cyprus. This compact low level piece elaborates the curved profi...
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2010s Greek Night Stands

Materials

Wood

SOFT Beige Night Stands / Bed Side Tables
SOFT Beige Night Stands / Bed Side Tables
H 10.63 in W 18.51 in D 9.45 in
Sculptural Custom Neve Plaster Fixture
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural bespoke Neve plaster fixture in the Jean Michel Frank manner. Please note that this fixture takes (1) Edison bulb at 40 or 60 watts in the center and (8) e-12 candelabra b...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...

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Plaster

David Mazel Tov LifeGuard Chair, Handcrafted Maple Coastal Inspiration Seating
By Louie George Michael
Located in Montreal, Quebec
This chair is named in honor of the famous lifeguard. David Mazel Tov is a design focused on perspectives and it allows two people to co-exist in a space with different points of vie...
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2010s Canadian Post-Modern Chairs

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Rattan, Maple

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19th Century American Federal Three-Seat Windsor Settee
Located in Houston, TX
A good antique American three-seat Windsor settee, probably Pennsylvania; with Canted horizontal
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Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Settees

Important Antique 18th Century American Bamboo Faux Bamboo Settee, circa 1780
Located in Houston, TX
, flanked by side arms, body form plank seat and raised on six canted tapered legs, circa 1790.
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Antique Late 18th Century Settees

SPANISH COLONIAL SETTEE
Located in San Francisco, CA
the back with vertical splats joining flat arms; the plank seat raised on square legs with
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Antique 19th Century Benches

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Wood

SPANISH COLONIAL SETTEE
H 34 in W 79 in D 20 in
Bright Green, Pennsylvania, Plank-seated Settee
Located in York County, PA
BRIGHT GREEN, PENNSYLVANIA, PLANK-SEATED SETTEE WITH PAINTED AND GILDED DECORATION, 1845-1865:
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Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture

Paint Decorated Plank-Seated Settee
Located in York County, PA
PAINT-DECORATED, PLANK-SEATED SETTEE WITH A UNIQUE, SERPENTINE CREST RAIL AND UPOLSTERED ARMS WITH
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Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture

Pennsylvania Paint-Decorated Settee
Located in York County, PA
, 1845-1865: Paint-decorated, Pennsylvania, plank-seat settee of the mid-19th century (1845-1865), in
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Antique 1840s Settees

Pennsylvania Paint-Decorated Settee
Pennsylvania Paint-Decorated Settee
H 34.5 in W 71.5 in L 34.5 in
Mid-19th Century, Plank Seat, Paint-Decorated Settee
Located in York County, PA
Mid-19th century, plank seat, paint-decorated settee with a rare and desirable blue ground
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Antique Mid-19th Century Painted Furniture

George Nakashima Armless Settee
By George Nakashima
Located in Pawtucket, RI
Elegant George Nakashima spindled back settee.With free edge plank seat.Signed with clients name to
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Vintage 1960s Settees

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Walnut

George Nakashima Armless Settee
George Nakashima Armless Settee
H 33.5 in W 52 in D 26.5 in
Bamboo-Turned Windsor Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
above a plank seat. Legs and armrests are bamboo turned with all components in original untouched
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Antique 19th Century American Settees

Materials

Pine

Bamboo-Turned Windsor Settee
Bamboo-Turned Windsor Settee
H 35 in W 74 in D 22 in
17th Century English Oak Settee
Located in High Point, NC
Late 17th-C. English oak settee with raised paneled back, single plank seat, and front cabriole
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Antique Late 17th Century English William and Mary Settees

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Oak

17th Century English Oak Settee
17th Century English Oak Settee
H 43.25 in W 47.25 in D 23.5 in
19th Century American Pine Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century pine settle bench or loveseat from New England. This plank seat has a wonderful worn
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Antique 1860s American Settees

19th Century American Pine Settee
19th Century American Pine Settee
H 33 in W 46 in D 15 in
English Pine Country Settee, circa 1830
Located in Evergreen, CO
This country settee is comprised of five foot pine planks fitted together vertically to form the
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Country Settees

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Pine

English Pine Country Settee, circa 1830
English Pine Country Settee, circa 1830
H 60.25 in W 77.5 in D 22 in
American Windsor Style Lowback Bench Settee, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
quality identical to it's period counterparts. The seat is crafted from a vast single solid plank of pine
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Late 20th Century American Settees

19th Century Black Painted Settee from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19thc early settle bench is in a wonderful black painted surface with a fantastic plank seat
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Antique 19th Century American Settees

19th Century English Georgian Style Antique Hall Bench Settle Settee
Located in Shippensburg, PA
longevity to the form, the thick and generous solid oak planks creating a firm body. The seat back cants
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Antique Late 19th Century English Georgian Settees

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Fabric, Oak

19th Century Paint Decorated Settle from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pristine stenciled paint. The seat is a large plank seat. This settle is very strong and sturdy.
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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Settees

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Wood, Paint

19th c. New England Windsor Settle/ Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 19thc plank seat Windsor bench is in very good condition and is also very comfortable
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Antique 19th Century American Settees

Materials

Pine, Hickory

RARE & EARLY 19THC ORIGINAL PAINTED WINDSOR SETTLE/BENCH
Located in Los Angeles, CA
OF THE OYSTER WHITE PAINT IS WONDERFUL.THE PIECE IS ALL ORIGINAL PAINT AND THE PLANK SEAT IS ONE
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Antique 19th Century American Settees

Pennsylvania, Paint-decorated And Gilded Settee
Located in York County, PA
: Paint-decorated, Pennsylvania, plank-seat settee of the mid 19th century (1845-65) in
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Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture

Paint-Decorated and Gilt-Stenciled Settee in Canary Yellow
Located in York County, PA
OR MARYLAND, 1820-1840: Paint-decorated, plank-seat settee, made in the 2nd quarter of the 19th
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20th Century Painted Furniture

Classic Original Early Plank Seat Windsor Spindle Back Hoop Bench or Settee
Located in Hopewell, NJ
turned slats, arms and uprights, the shaped plank seat above turned splayed legs. Remnants of early brown
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Antique 19th Century American American Classical Benches

Materials

Oak

Windsor Double Chair Back Settee
Located in Greenwich, CT
supports and diagonal bracing, with turned arm supports over single plank elm saddled seat over turned legs
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Antique Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Country Benches

Materials

Ash, Beech, Elm

Windsor Double Chair Back Settee
Windsor Double Chair Back Settee
H 37 in W 53 in D 22 in
HUGE & WHIMSICAL, PAINT-DECORATED, PENNSYLVANIA SETTEE
Located in York County, PA
HUGE & WHIMSICAL, PAINT-DECORATED, PENNSYLVANIA SETTEE, made by WILLIAM F. SNYDER, MIFFLINTOWN
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Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture

Diminutive Settee In Kelly Green Paint
Located in York County, PA
with gilded stencils. This bench has elements of the Hitchcock style, but it has a thick plank seat
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Antique 19th Century Painted Furniture

Diminutive Settee In Kelly Green Paint
Diminutive Settee In Kelly Green Paint
H 32.75 in W 48 in D 15 in
APPLE GREEN SETTEE WITH EXCEPTIONAL FOLK STYLE PAINT DECORATION.
Located in York County, PA
: When it comes to paint-decorated, plank-seated, country Windsor settees of the mid-19th
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Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture

American Period Windsor Settee, Bamboo Turned Spindles, Early 19th Century
Located in Wells, ME
ash spindles, stretcher base, single board plank pine seat, six legs, angled top rail. The top rail
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Antique Early 19th Century American Country Benches

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Ash, Pine

Fine Neoclassical Carved Eagle Antique Canapé Settee, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
match grains between planks; the arms curve gently outwards and terminate on all four corners in
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Antique Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Canapes

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Silk, Wood

Grain Painted Antique Hall Bench Settle Settee, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
solid single planks with deeply beveled edges set in a tenon-mortised frame, the joints locked in place
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Antique 19th Century Benches

Fine Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt and Ebonized Canapé Settee Sofa, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
match grains between planks; the arms curve gently outwards and terminate on all four corners in
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Antique Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Canapes

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Silk, Wood

Pair of Custom Built Outdoor Club Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
never find the perfect solution. This is how our Old Plank authentic French club chair for the outdoors
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Pair of Custom Built Outdoor Club Chairs
Pair of Custom Built Outdoor Club Chairs
H 33.5 in W 35.5 in D 36 in
Antique Victorian Oak Tilt Top Hutch Table Library Tavern Bench Storage Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
settee. This beautiful example comes to us from the latter half of the 19th century. Drawing form from
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Antique Late 19th Century William and Mary Dessert Tables and Tilt-top T...

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Oak

American Classical Style Carved Mahogany Antique Sofa in Duncan Phyfe Manner
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Shippensburg, PA
carved from a thick solid plank of mahogany; two nearly identical panels capture oak leaves tied together
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Antique 19th Century American Sofas

19th Century Paint Decorated Pennsylvania Plank-Seat Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning paint-decorated, Pennsylvania, plank-seat settee from the mid-19th century. This piece
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Benches

Materials

Wood

Pennsylvania, Painted Settee in Mustard with Yellow Trim
Located in York County, PA
, 1845-1865: Paintted, Pennsylvania, plank-seat settee of the mid-19th century (1845-65), in the half
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Antique 19th Century Settees

Materials

Poplar

Welsh or English Bacon Settle
Located in Greenwich, CT
doors over two longer doors with open hanging section, flanked by two shaped arms over planked seat with
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Antique Mid-18th Century Welsh Georgian Settees

Materials

Ash

Welsh or English Bacon Settle
Welsh or English Bacon Settle
H 79.25 in W 51.5 in D 25 in
Antique Federal New England Windsor Spindle Back Cherry Bench Settee 1820
Located in Portland, OR
shaped single plank seat. The bench is raised on eight corresponding spindled legs, joined with planked
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Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Benches

Materials

Cherry

Antique Asian Teak Wood Daybed Bench
Located in Sheffield, MA
, arms and back. The planked seat is wide and long enough to be turned into a daybed with appropriate
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Antique Late 19th Century Indonesian Rustic Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Teak

Antique Asian Teak Wood Daybed Bench
Antique Asian Teak Wood Daybed Bench
H 35.63 in W 70 in D 30.5 in
17th Century Continental Carved Anglo-Indian or Moorish Settle Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
case with rivet fastened metal mounts, having a plank seat with a strap hinged single door, and rising
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Antique 17th Century Asian Anglo-Indian Benches

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Wood

Close Stool, Early 18th Century, English William & Mary, Vernacular Norfolk, Oak
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
occasional or lamp table beside modern settees. The plank top in two sections with a moulded edge
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Antique Late 17th Century British William and Mary Sofa Tables

Materials

Oak

Fantastic Original Cowboy "Ranch Oak" Sofa w/Wagon Wheels & Mountains
By A. Brandt Ranch Oak Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
seat, take your boots off and stay a while. This vintage sofa offers plenty of style, rustic charm and
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Vintage 1940s American Sofas

Materials

PVC, Oak

Handmade Rustic Windsor Settee
Located in Toronto, ON
Large scale Windsor settee. Large one piece wooden plank seat with new high grade upholstered seat
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Vintage 1940s American Settees

Materials

Oak

Handmade Rustic Windsor Settee
Handmade Rustic Windsor Settee
H 33.5 in W 84 in D 32 in
American Windsor Settee, circa 1800
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Very good Windsor settee with strong, classic lines, bamboo turnings, deep plank seat with carved
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Antique Early 1800s American Federal Settees

American Windsor Settee, circa 1800
American Windsor Settee, circa 1800
H 22.5 in W 79 in D 19.25 in
Clawfoot Settee and Chair Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Open spindle and plank backs. Recently upholstered in embossed cowhide, designed to replicate
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Early 20th Century European Settees

Clawfoot Settee and Chair Set
Clawfoot Settee and Chair Set
H 31 in W 40 in D 21 in
Anglo-Indian Teakwood Settee
Located in Stamford, CT
The Back With Centered Arch & Panel,Spindles, Scrolled Arms, Plank Seat With Two Drawers & Two
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Indonesian Sofas

Materials

Teak

Anglo-Indian Teakwood  Settee
Anglo-Indian Teakwood  Settee
H 34 in W 57 in D 18 in
William IV mahogany hall settee
Located in New York, NY
A fine William IV mahogany hall settee, the paneled back centering the painted armorial of the
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Antique 19th Century English Benches

Materials

Wood

William IV mahogany hall settee
William IV mahogany hall settee
H 36 in W 60 in D 17 in
19th Century Long Windsor Bench or Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
plank seat has a wonderful patina that has softened with time and wear. See "300 Years of American
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Antique 19th Century American Benches

19th Century Long Windsor Bench or Settee
19th Century Long Windsor Bench or Settee
H 27.75 in W 79 in D 19.25 in
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Finding the Right Seating for You

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