Louis XV Style Caned Settee With Original Paint
Located in Troy, MI
19th century French Louis XV style settee has a cream colored painted frame with lots of great carved detail, tapered reeded legs, curved sides, and a caned seat and back.
Wood, Cane
French Louis XIII Style Walnut Settee, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The French Louis XIII style walnut settee in linen upholstery with shaped back, winged arms down sloping to rectangular seat resting on turned legs joined by stretchers ending in tur...
Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Sold|$4,620 / item
French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Settees
Located in Dallas, TX
Great pair of French Louis XVI style carved and painted settees. Upholstered in a beautiful creme and gold silk damask fabric.
Silk, Wood
Louis XV Style Giltwood Settee, Antique, circa 1840
Located in Houston, TX
Giltwood settee/ sofa in the Jacob style Foliate design at the crest.
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Three-Seat Settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
French Louis XVI style giltwood three-seat settee the carved cresting top rail above large upholstered padded back, seat and arms raised up on turned fluted legs.
French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Two-Seat Settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
French Louis XVI style giltwood two-seat settee the carved cresting top rail above large upholstered padded back, seat and arms raised up on turned fluted legs Dimensions: Height...
Giltwood
A Baronial Spanish Baroque Style Walnut & Beechwood Settee
Located in San Francisco, CA
A baronial French Louis XIV style walnut and beechwood settee with tooled leather upolstery; the tall shaped back with hand-tooled and gilt leather centering a family crest above a s...
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Long Sofa Settee
Located in Charleston, SC
Gustavian style sofa settee, Sweden, circa 1880 with the beautiful openwork back with original hint of pale grayish paint.
Linen, Pine, Paint
c.1880 French Serpentine Louis XV Style Settee
Located in Highwood, IL
Breathtaking painted antique French serpentine front Louis XV settee. This fantastic settee not only has a muted putty green colored hand-carved frame, but it also has a stunning, co...
Louis XV Style Walnut Settee Upholstered in Linen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Settee, of walnut, in the Louis XV style, having a tufted padded back surmounted by a channeled crestrail, continuing to padded elbow rests, and finished by scrolling ends, on downse...
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Settee
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Louis XVI style painted settee in rectangular form. The wood frames are in lovely cream/greenish painted finish with richly carved frame, fluted leg and cubic b...
Oak
Federal Style Settee by A.H. Davenport Company
By A.H. Davenport
Located in Dallas, TX
A Federal style painted Settee. Original brass label on bottom (See image 5).
Raw Linen, Wood
A Fine Louis XVI Style Carved & Giltwood Settee
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Louis XVI Style Giltwood Settee 19th Century In the Manner of Georges Jacob Georges Jacob Maitre in 1765 The upholstered tapered backrest with an arched top rail car...
French Louis XVI Style Carved and Gilt Settee
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
French Louis XVI carved and gilt settee from Paris, Simple square-profile frame with carved accents and raised on turned tapering fluted legs.
Giltwood
French Napoleon III Style Settee in Gold Velvet
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French Napoleon III settee is upholstered in a plush floral patterned gold velvet with tassel adornments and matching bullion fringe. The beautifully curved back and bui...
Upholstery
Antique Aubusson French Gilded Louis XV Style Settee
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Intricate carved details and distinguished gilding add to this 19th century French settee and still in it's original Aubusson fabric. Original Aubusson is a beautiful soft cream, blu...
Fabric, Giltwood
Sold|$3,295
Circa 1900 Louis XVI Style Oval Back Settee
Located in Troy, MI
Fabulous circa 1900 settee with carved and painted frame and newly upholstered in smoke gray linen. Oval back rest, padded arms, carved details on frame, reeded and tapered legs. Sea...
Wood, Upholstery, Linen
19th Century Eight Leg Louis XIII Style Settee
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1880s eight leg settee with a high upholstered back, carved detail on the arms and feet, and upholstered seat. Newly upholstered in white muslin and ready for the fabric of you...
Wood, Upholstery
Circa 1930 Classical-Style Italian Mahogany Canapé Settee
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A Classical style Italian canapé settee, circa 1930. Mahogany with gilt details throughout.
Mahogany
French 19th Century Painted Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning sofa, made in the Louis XVI style, from 19th century France. It has a carved hardwood frame that has been painted a beautiful taupe-sage color. The paint has aged brillian...
Velvet, Hardwood
Danish Sheraton Style Loveseat or Settee in Mahogany
By Georg Kofoed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Elegant 1920s, Danish loveseat in mahogany. Original fabric is clean but showing minor wear. Great quality rails and legs in carved polished mahogany. Sturdy and comfortable a great ...
Mahogany
19th C. French Gilt Wood Louis XIV Style Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century French Louis XiV style gilt wood settee depicting carved wood angels, flowers, cartouches, acanthus leaves and more.
Velvet, Giltwood
19th C. French Gilt Wood Louis XIV Style Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century French Louis XiV style gilt wood settee depicting carved wood angels, flowers, cartouches, acanthus leaves and more.
Velvet, Giltwood
Continental Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Decorated Settee
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Continental Louis XV style painted and gilt decorated corner settee, 19th century.
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Sold|$15,500 / set
Louis XV Style Giltwood Settee Set antique circa 1840
Located in Houston, TX
Three piece Giltwood Settee set in the Jacob Style Settee plus two Bergere chairs.
Giltwood
Antique Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Cane Back Settee
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique Louis XVI style giltwood and cane back settee with a beautiful light pink floral striped upholstery.
Cane, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Neoclassical Canapé Settee
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant 19th century French Louis XVI style canapé, settee, or salon sofa. Featuring a painted and parcel gilt finish with neoclassical styling cues.
Brass
19th Century Neoclassical Style Polychrome Painted Rush Seat Settee
Located in Houston, TX
19th century neoclassical style polychrome painted rush seat settee. Beautiful patina.
Rush, Wood
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Style Wicker Settee, Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts & Crafts Mission style settee offers wicker construction with floral cushions, c1910 Measures: 37.5" H x 46.75" W x 27.5" D.
Upholstery, Wicker
Elegant and Shapely French Rococo Style Carved Fruitwood Settee
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant and shapely French Rococo style carved fruitwood settee; the in-curved framed back flanked by imbricated supports above a scalloped apron; raised on cabriole legs.
French Oval Back Louis XVI Style Gilded Frame Settee
Located in Troy, MI
Turn of the century era French settee in class Louis XVI style with a carved and gilded frame.
Giltwood, Upholstery
Antique Louis XV Style Walnut Settee in Ivory Linen
Located in South Salem, NY
French walnut settee with beautiful floral carvings, made in a Rococo revival style circa 1900.
Walnut
Antique French Stripped Settee in the Louis XIII Style
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique French Louis XIII Style settee in European Oak has been recently stripped.
Oak
19th Century Giltwood Neoclassical Style Settee in Silk Toile
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Beautiful carved Louis XVI neoclassical style settee, has original gilt finish, perfectly aged with wonderful patina.
Down, Giltwood, Silk, Upholstery
Sold|$12,950
Fine Louis XV Style Settee in Beech, c. 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Louis XV Style Settee in beech, with a needle-point tapestry over the seat and back-rest.
Louis XVI Style Carved, Painted, and Giltwood Upholstered Settee
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Louis XVI style giltwood settee with green upholstery, single seat pad, carved crest rail, eagle form arms, scrollwork decoration, molding along the apron, side ...
Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique Italian Louis XV Style Settee Covered in Mohair
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique Italian Louis XV style settee that we just received from an Italian parlor suite that included, antique Italian arm chairs, side chairs, tables etc.
Walnut
George II Style Carved Bleached Mahogany Triple-back Settee
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century George II Carved and bleached Mahogany Triple-Back Settee. Settee has beautiful ornately carved backs and lion's head knees on cabriole legs. Navy mohair type upholstere...
Textile, Wood
Antique English Georgian Style Camel Back Settee Circa 1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Georgian style settee offers upholstered camelback form with scroll arms and raised on straight legs, c1930 Measures - 36"h x 58.75"w x 33.5"d Catalogue Note: As...
Upholstery, Mahogany
An English Chippendale Style Camel Back Settee or Bench
Located in Bellport, NY
A 1920s Chippendale Style Camel Back Settee or bench. New upholstery in a premium rich tan brown buffalo hide.
Upholstery
Antique French Louis XV Style Painted and Upholstered Settee
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Beautiful 19th century Louis XV style rose carved settee freshly painted in a pale soft French grey.
Linen, Upholstery, Wood
Antique English Georgian Style Upholstered Camelback Settee 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique English Georgian style upholstered settee offers walnut frame in camelback form with scroll arms, scalloped apron and raised on legs having turned stretchers and terminating ...
Upholstery, Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Settee in Petit Point Fabric
Located in Buchanan, NY
This settee has its original whitewashed patinated finished frame with carved decorations and fluted legs. The fabric is a petit point floral design and in excellent condition. This ...
French Louis XV Style Giltwood Antique Settee, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
The highest level of attention to detail is poured into every facet of this fine Louis XV Style settee. Carved by a craftsman of unusual skill, this piece is the product of an unrea...
Antique Giltwood Louis XVI Style Settee in White Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Beautiful settee with large hand-carved roses and floral decorations. Slightly distressed, this settee has aged gilt, with chipping, flaking, and darker patinated areas. I have reuph...
Linen, Upholstery, Giltwood
Carved Louis XV Style Settee in Original Gilt Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully hand-carved settee with ornate, gilt detailing. Newly upholstered in burlap fabric. Matching pair of side chairs also available.
Fine Edwardian Inlaid and Neoclassical Style Painted Leather Settee
Located in Benington, Herts
A fine quality Edwardian inlaid and painted mahogany settee / seat with a leather upholstered cushion seat. Of neoclassical design the shaped back being painted with three medallion...
Leather, Mahogany, Paint
Sold|$8,500
Art Deco Settee in the Style of KEM Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Art Deco settee, possibly commisioned for the Biltmore Hotel in Arizona, Circa 1929. Beautiful in scale and form, the frame has been expertly restored to a dark expresso semi-glo...
Sold|$17,254
19th Century Irish Settee In The George II Style
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th century Irish George II style wingback Settee upholstered in a silk demask, the three substantial cabriole front legs with naturalistic ball and claw feet are beauti...
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Settee, Sofa, Loveseat
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century French Louis XVI style hand carved and painted barrel back settee features classic Louis XVI motifs of rosettes at the die joints, a twisted ribbon motif...
Upholstery, Ash
Antique Swedish Gustavian Style Settee in Distressed Putty Grey Paint
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique Gustavian style settee in a nicely distressed putty gray paint, however, our antique Swedish settee is currently just covered in muslin and does require new upholstery.
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Transition Directoire to Empire Style French Settee
Located in Houston, US
Very stylish French settee exhibiting Directoire style transitioning to French Empire style.
Wood
Louis XVI Style Settee Paint decorate Brick Red stamped Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI style settee in brick red with cream accents. Stamped Jansen
Wood, Fabric
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Settee Newly Reupholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Hand Carved Walnut Floral Motif Tufted Back Settee Newly Reupholstered in a Teal Velvet in the Front with a Patterned Gold and Teal Velvet in the Back ...
Velvet, Walnut
Giltwood and Carved French Louis XV Style Settee, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A giltwood and carved French Louis XV style settee in original gilt finish, circa 1900.
Giltwood
Exquisite Louis XV Style Giltwood Settee Upholstered in Zebra Fabric
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Louis XV style giltwood settee upholstered in zebra fabric, Continental, late 19th century.
Continental Neoclassical Style Walnut 19th Century Settee with Carved Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A continental Neoclassical style walnut four seater settee from the 19th century, with carved splats, upholstered seat, tapered legs and H-Form cross stretcher.
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage, new and antique settees are a smart and stylish choice for adding more seating to a room.
Settees first appeared in 17th-century Europe. A very famous settee, known as the Knole settee, was actually used by a monarch in South East England to receive visitors. This seating furniture was often part of a set that included matching chairs. While settees were popular in parlors, you could also find similar seating, such as daybeds and chaises longues (both of which derive from the settee, as does the chesterfield), where you might relax with guests in your home.
Today, a settee is still furniture that invites socializing. They’re common in living rooms and other shared areas because they allow you to cozy up to someone and have a conversation with them.
Settees are typically small seats that can fit two or more people, but they aren’t as wide as couches or sofas. A settee is more intimate and offers more sitting room than an armchair. Settees often have a backrest for optimal support and are frequently upholstered.
Are you looking to add more seating to an entertainment room but working with limited space? We promise that your vintage settee will look great next to your coffee table in your main seating area. You can also add a settee to your mudroom so that guests have a comfortable spot to sit down and take off their shoes. If you have a small space in your home that you’re still figuring out how to use, add a settee to turn it into a comfortable reading nook. They work in bedrooms too; a tufted settee designed by Danish modernist Finn Juhl makes perfect sense at the foot of your bed.
Most settees come with an upholstered seat, but you can find variations that aren’t upholstered. There are antique wood settees and benches that will look right at home in a rustic decor.
The backrest is an important consideration when choosing a settee. You can find pieces with low seat backs that look discreet and don’t provide a lot of support. If you want more support, we recommend choosing a settee with a high back.
A settee with a high back can become a statement piece, especially if you choose an item with a unique upholstery print or decorative frame.<a href=https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/settees/style/victorian/ target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Victorian settees are ideal for introducing an air of sophistication to your living room. These pieces often feature frames of walnut or mahogany, a seat upholstered in chintz fabric (Victorians appreciated that the glazed finish made it easy to wipe clean) and sculptural hand-carved cabriole legs.
If you want something that feels more contemporary or will work better with your mid-century modern side tables and lounge chair, consider Space Age settees or mid-century modern versions. In your main seating area, tie the elements together with a large rug. (Find more tips on how to arrange furniture here.)
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