French Louis XVI Style Gilt and Filigree Carved Back Settee
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th century) gilt and filigree carved back settee with Aubusson cushion.
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Settees
Upholstery, Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Gilt and Filigree Carved Back Settee
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th century) gilt and filigree carved back settee with Aubusson cushion.
Upholstery, Giltwood
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Anglo-Raj Settee with Open Back Hand Carved Tree of Life Back
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Anglo-Raj contemporary settee with foliate open carved wood back and carved legs. Intricately
Wood
Italian Carved Wood Triple Splat Back Cherry Settee, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Cherry carved splat back settee with floral scrolled motif, scrolled flanking arms
Cherry, Upholstery, Wood
Finely Carved Mahogany Settee Loveseat Empire Claw Feet Tall Back CLEAN
By J. Horner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Finely Carved Mahogany Settee Loveseat Empire Claw Feet Tall Back CLEAN
Mahogany
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Rosewood Oval Back Medallion Settee C1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Rosewood Oval Back Medallion Settee C1880. Measures - 38.75
Rosewood, Upholstery
Swedish Painted Settee with Lyre Back
Located in Pembroke, MA
Nicely-carved, painted Swedish settee in the neoclassical style. The carved elements feature a lyre
Wood, Upholstery
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Double Hump Back Settee Loveseat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Double Hump Back Settee Loveseat. Item features a
Walnut
Antique Petite Sheraton Style Mahogany Camel Back Settee
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Petite Sheraton Style Mahogany Camel Back Settee This beautiful antique Sheraton style
Brass
18th Century Dutch Walnut Rococo Chair Back Settee
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A super 18th century chair back settee with finely carved top rail to the triple vase back, carved
Upholstery, Walnut
Renaissance Revival Walnut Spindle-Back Settee, 19th Century
Located in Sarasota, FL
turned spindle uprights, scrolled arms, and a carved apron. The architectural back features multiple rows
Upholstery, Walnut
English Chippendale Style Mahogany Camel Back Roll Arm Settee Sofa
Located in Southampton, NJ
An early 20th c. diminutive Chippendale style Mahogany settee with plush goose down filled cushion
Upholstery, Mahogany, Down
English Chippendale Mahogany Shield Back Settee, Circa 1790
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany shield back settee with carved Price of Wales plumes, ribbon and bell
$6,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
Caned Settee with Leather Back and Seat Cushions with Wood Frame
By LF Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Hewes settee shown covered in leather back and seat cushions and back bolsters with hand sewn
Cane, Walnut, Lacquer
Vintage Old Hickory Hoop Settee with Woven Rattan Back and Seat
By Hickory Manufacturing Company
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Old Hickory hoop settee from the mid 20th century with woven rattan back and seat. This mid-20th
Wood, Rattan
English Mahogany Camel Back Settee Upholstered in White Muslin, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany camel back settee with flanking scrolled brass tacked arms, removable cushion
Brass
Teak Wood Settee from Madura with Folding Back, Looping Arms and Cane Seat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A great example of early 20th-century Indonesian craftsmanship, this teak wood settee blends
Teak, Cane
French Victorian Rope and Tassel Settee
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian carved gilt triple oval back settee with rope and tassel carving Condition: Good
Giltwood
Early 20th-C. French Louis XIV Style Carved Walnut Caned Settee W/ Down Cushion
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an early 20th century French Louis XIV style carved walnut settee with caned back and seat
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
Italian Neoclassic Two-Seat Chair Settee, Late 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian two-chair back carved-wood settee from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This
Wood
Gustavian Barrel Back Sofa with Griffin Details, Newly Upholstered
Located in Wichita, KS
A rare Gustavian style barrel back sofa with beautiful wood carved griffins, hand-scraped to the
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique French Walnut Double Caned & Hand Carved
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous French Art Noveau walnut with double caning, front and back, hand carved settee. Sweeping
Cane, Walnut, Lacquer
Swedish Gustavian Barrel Back Sofa with Lion Heads in Original Paint, 19th c.
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful antique Swedish barrel back sofa or settee in the Gustavian style from the 19th century
Linen, Wood, Paint
English Charles II Spindle-Back 17th Century Oak Settle, ca. 1650
Located in Troy, NY
A very rare and unique English Oak bench, of triple chair-back form with three sections of turned
Oak
Antique Carved Spoon Back Settee, English, Walnut, Showpiece Sofa, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carved spoon back settee. An English, walnut and Chenille upholstered showpiece
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage Cushman Maple Wood Carved Eagle Back Colonial Settee Deacons Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cushman Maple Wood Carved Eagle Back Colonial Settee Deacons Bench. Item features (6) turn
Maple
Tiger Maple Five-Piece Spindle Back Settee, Four Antique Windsor Back Chairs
Located in Lomita, CA
gatherings and guests. An antique Victorian tiger maple spindle-back settee American or English, probably
Maple
French 19th Century Louis XVI Tall Back Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A beautifully constructed French settee from the 19th century incorporating Louis XVI decorative
Velvet, Fruitwood
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
Tiger Maple Victorian Antique Spindle Back Settee Bench
Located in Lomita, CA
gatherings and guests. An antique Victorian tiger maple spindle-back settee American or English, probably
Maple
$5,100Sale Price / item|26% Off
Channeled Back Armless Settee with Back Stretchers and Solid Seat on Wood Legs
By LF Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Elliot sofa is all hand carved with channeled back and solid channeled seat. It is shown in
Linen, Walnut
19th C Jacobean Renaissance Carved Oak High Back Cane 3 Seater Hall Bench Settee
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A decorative and well presented 19th Century Jacobean renaissance carved oak three seater high back
Cane, Oak
Vintage Oak Windsor Spindle Back Prosper's Bench or Settee 1970s
By Henredon
Located in Southampton, NJ
Vintage Windsor spindle back bench with full stretcher constructed of solid Oak. Generous
Oak
Unavailable|$3,800
Large Rush Seat Carved Back Settee
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Great looking carved settee with a pickled finish and great condition rush seat panels--This may be
Wood
Fine Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Triple Chair Back Settee, 19th Century
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine quality 19th century carved mahogany triple chair back settee featuring flowers, ribbons
Mahogany
Unavailable|$5,500
18th C George II Carved Walnut Chair Back Settee Circa 1750
Located in Louisville, KY
two chair back with serpentine crests carved with bells, over reticulated splats with shaped arms
Walnut
Unavailable|$11,400
George I Walnut Double Chair-Back Settee
Located in Sheffield, MA
George I walnut double chair-back settee with vase shaped splats, outwardly scrolled arms
Walnut
Unavailable|$78,142 / set
A Pair Of George III Chair Back Settees
By Giles Grendey
Located in Dublin, GB
A Fine Pair of George II Mahogany Chair Back Settees With curved top rails above a tapering
Mahogany
Unavailable|$17,500
Fine and Rare Black Lacquer Triple-Back Settee
Located in Millbrook, NY
Rare Continental black lacquer and parcel-gilt triple back settee or hall bench. Foliate carving on
Leather, Wood
Unavailable|$2,800
19th Century Carved and Ebonized Burmese Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th century Burmese pierce carved and ebonized arched back hardwood settee.
Unavailable|$9,800 / set
Pair Hepplewhite Carved Mahogany Double Chairback Settees
Located in Woodbury, CT
Rare pair of Hepplewhite carved mahogany double chair back settees, square backs with raised fluted
Mahogany, Pine, Oak
Unavailable
CARVED BACK LOVESEAT BY FRITS HENNINGSEN
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Chicago, IL
CARVED LOVESEAT BY FRITS HENNINGSEN
Mahogany
Chippendale Style Mahogany Carved Back Settee
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Stamford, CT
A 19th century mahogany four-seat settee with a carved open back and caned seat. The arms are
Mahogany
Victorian Carved Walnut Medallion-Back Settee c1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
, features a finely carved walnut frame with a distinctive medallion back design. The settee is upholstered
Walnut
Irish George II Carved Double Chair Back Settee
Located in Westwood, NJ
Fine Irish George II walnut carved double chair back settee with carved shells, carved eagle head
19th C. French Carved & Painted Cane Back Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century carved & painted French cane back settee newly upholstered in burlap with self welt
Wood, Paint, Cane, Burlap
Carved Walnut Louis XV Cameo Back Settee Canape
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a a beautiful form of cameo back Louis XV settee. The upholstery is ok everywhere but the
Walnut
Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Triple Back Settee, 19th Century, England
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Austin, TX
A carved mahogany Georgian Chippendale style triple back settee with ribbon back design, based on a
Brocade, Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Carved Fruitwood Upholstered High Back Settee
Located in Big Flats, NY
A French Louis XVI style settee offers upholstered high back and seat with carved fruitwood frame
Upholstery, Fruitwood
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
Textile, Wood
Ornately Carved Mahogany High Back Settee with Donghia Fabric
Located in West Hartford, CT
Ornately carved mahogany high back settee that has been reupholstered recently (about 2 years ago
Fabric, Textile, Mahogany
Antique Rococo Revival Carved Walnut and Velvet Button Back Parlor Settee
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Victorian Rococo Revival settee features carved walnut frame with dramatic and flared
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
Sold|$2,650
Cordovan Leather Camel Back Settee
Located in Lambertville, NJ
rolled arms. The settee is accented by antiqued nailhead trim and supported by carved ball and claw feet.
Leather, Mahogany
Cream Painted Italian Settee with Carved Wood Shell Decoration Back
Located in Washington, DC
A cream painted carved wood Italian settee with shell decoration back with new paint and
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted High Back Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 19th century French Louis XVI style carved and painted high back settee. Very fine carving
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted High Back Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely 19th century French Louis XVI style carved and painted high back settee. Very fine carving
Upholstery, Wood
Antique French Louis XIV Carved Wormwood Walnut & Cane Back Settee, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XIV settee features wormwood walnut frame with carved scroll and foliate
Cane, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Settee with Seat and Back Cane
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique, fruitwood bench was carved in Lyon, France circa 1890. The settee features
Cane, Walnut
Sold|$5,277
Walnut Framed Cameo Back Settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Carved walnut cameo back settee the show framed back, with deep buttoned velvet upholstery. To the
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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