Maple Victorian Settee with Matching High-Back Chair
By Anthony Baratta
Located in New York City, NY
19th c. Victorian Settee w/ Matching High-Back Chair Newly Upholstered in Blue and White Diamond Gingham Chair Dimensions: H-42.5" W-25" D-28" SH-15" SD-20" Settee Dimensions: ...
Maple, Linen
Italian Settee with Shaped Back and Canted Arms
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely scaled, Italian canape, likely from the region of Lombardy, which produced seats with scrolling, steeply canted arms and tall, shapely backs. The back of this piece is remo...
Walnut
Sold|$3,200
Danish Two Chair Back Settee
Located in New York, NY
Two chair back settee with urn shaped center splats. Distressed blue gray frame upholstered in gray star printed linen.
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.
Rosewood
Sold|$2,400
Woven Banana Leaf High Back Settee
Located in New York, NY
Woven Banana Leaf High Back Settee with White Cushions 49" H x 67" W x 34" D/Arm 23" H
Indonesian Teak Settee with Carved Rattan/Wicker Back and Seat
Located in San Marino, CA
The back features three inset caned panels above a wicker caned seat.
Rattan, Teak, Wicker
Sold|$4,800
Continental Settee with caved detail
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Continental settee having a rounded back with carved detail
Wood, Fabric
Curved Four-Chair-Back Iron Garden Settee, France, circa 1890
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Curved Iron Garden Settee with Four Chair Back design. Excellent condition with Remains of Old Green Paint, Strap Steel Seats.
Iron, Steel
Sold|$12,500
Settee
Located in New Orleans, LA
Early Russian settee with dolphin elements back & arms. Elaborate mounts.
Giltwood
Sold|$5,800
Upholstered Settee
Located in Culver City, CA
Upholstered settee with removable back.
Linen
Sold|$2,400
Italian Settee
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small scale wood frame settee with rush seat and back.
Sold|$6,500
PAIR of Settees
Located in New Preston, CT
A fantastic pair of Italian settees, with curved backs and on raised legs (front legs are turned, back legs are straight).
Sold|$8,600
Louis XV settee
Located in Boston, MA
A wonderful Louis XV settee with serpentine carved back and apron.
Oak
Sold|$8,500
Blue Leather Settee
Located in New York, NY
Curved back settee with wrapped frame fully upholstered in blue leather circa 1970
Wood, Upholstery, Leather
Sold|$2,100
pair of settees
Located in New Canaan, CT
We have two of these small painted settees with tufted backs. Price is for two.
Wood
Sold|$4,900
Louis XV Settee
Located in Chamblee, GA
French Louis XV Cane Settee with curved back and sides with a pickled finish on carved frames.
Sold|$5,500
Walnut Upholstered Settee
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French walnut wood frame upholstered settee, with octoganal angled back, angled arms, and stepped flair on each front foot, newly upholstered in a Kravet blend.
Upholstery, Walnut
Sold|$3,450
Upholstered Midcentury Bamboo Settee
Located in Stamford, CT
Rounded back Bamboo settee with contemporary Ralph Lauren indoor/outdoor stripe upholstered cushion, circa mid-20th century.
Upholstery, Bamboo
Sold|$3,900
Black Lacquer Cane Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black Lacquer vintage Settee with Cane Back.
Wood, Cane, Lacquer, Fabric
Sold|$4,560
Large English oak settee
Located in Pasadena, CA
Large oak English Settee with panneled back & front turned legs.
Oak
Sold|$6,875
Cherry and Steel Settee
Located in New York, NY
Shaped cherry settee with open steel armature back on tapered legs
Sold|$1,650
Gray Painted Aluminum Settee
Located in New York, NY
Gray painted aluminum settee with cross back and linen-upholstered seat cushion
Sold|$5,500
Birds-eye Maple Settee
Located in Sheffield, MA
New York Birds-eye maple 4 chair back settee, with cane seat, .. saber legs,and scrolled arms.
Wood, Cane
Sold|$5,200
Regency black lacquered settee
Located in New York, NY
English, Regency black lacquered gold decorated two seater settee with caned seat and back.
Sold|$11,250
Painted Faux Bois Settee
Located in New York, NY
Painted faux bois settee with shaped, slatted back, stylized arms and legs with some original paint and silver gilding.
Wood
Mid 18th Century Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid 18th Century Settee in Walnut with removable back. The frame has been taken down, tightened and re-upholstered.
Walnut
Sold|$18,500
A Chippendale Camelback Settee
Located in Woodbury, CT
A George II needlepoint covered small scaled Chippendale camelback settee with marlborough legs in mahogany. The period needlepoint with floral decoration is on a traditional camel b...
Mahogany
Sold|$3,800
Napoleon III upholstered settee
Located in Boston, MA
Small scale upholstered settee with rolled arms and back on ebonizied turned legs & casters.
Upholstery, Wood
Sold|$2,400
19th C Painted American Settee
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
great painted settee with rush seat and curved back
Sold|$2,400
Faux bamboo and caned settee
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Faux bamboo style settee with caned seats and backs. Seat depth: 17.5 inches
Wood, Cane
Sold|$4,200
T H Robsjohn Gibbings Settee
Located in US
Handsome Ebonised Gibbings Settee with Vertical Slatted Back. Upholstered in Tone on Tone Ivory Ottoman Fabric.
Wood, Upholstery
19th Century light walnut settee
Located in New York, NY
19th Century light walnut settee, concave back with incurved tablet cresting, downswept arms, continuing to square tapered legs.
Sold|$3,200
Walnut Settee by Erwin Lambeth
By Erwin Lambeth
Located in Providence, RI
Walnut settee with cane back, circa 1966, by Erwin Lambeth.
Fabric, Walnut
Sold|$5,800
Mid-19th Century Mahogany Settee
Located in New York, NY
Mid-19th Century mahogany three chair back settee with shaped cresting, carved and gilded plume splats and arm terminals, caned seat, square tapered legs
Patent leather settee by Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
Black patent leather settee with loose seat and back cushions.Painted black legs.
Leather, Wood
Sold|$3,500
Vintage Settee style of Luis Barragan
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Wonderful double chair-back settee associated with the acclaimed Mexican architect, Luis Barragan.
Swedish painted Gustavian style settee, 19th c.
Located in Norwalk, CT
Swedish painted Gustavian style settee, 19th c., with carved fan back and box storage seat.
Sold|$15,000
Suite of Two Armchairs and One Settee
Located in New York, NY
Cherry wood framed chairs and settee with slated back and tapered legs that end in a brass cap.
Wood, Upholstery
Antique Indo-Portuguese or Portuguese Colonial Mahogany Settee
Located in Singapore, SG
A beautifully carved and elegant Portuguese colonial mahogany settee with a triple back and newly caned seat and back.
Cane, Mahogany
Austrian Painted Pine Settee/Garden Bench, 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
Austrian 19th Century Pale Blue Painted Pine Settee or Garden Bench with Scalloped Back, Curved Arm Rests, and Tapered Legs.
Pine
A Milanese Louis XVI Neoclassic Painted White Settee
Located in New York, NY
A Milanese Louis XVI Neoclassic painted white settee with straight back and arm rests; the seat rail and back decorated with floral and vine gilded carving with raised vine carving o...
Wood
Sold|$4,800
Deco Channel Back French Loveseat
Located in New York, NY
Deco Style Settee with Channel Back Detail, French, Circa 1940s Recently reupholstered in Pale Blue Linen
Sold|$16,000
Harvey Probber Round Back Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Probber Sofa/Chaise /Settee with Round 3/4 Back Tight Seat, Hand Tied Springs New Upholstery , Bleach Mahogany Legs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Sold|$5,200
Continental Oak Two-Seat Bench
Located in New York, NY
Diamond Trellis Backed Continental Ebonized Oak Settee with Caned Inset Panels in Back & Seats.
Sold|$4,950
Rare Two-Seater Sofa by Jens Risom
Located in Dorchester, MA
This rare Jens Risom settee features a sleigh base with back rail exposed and gently curved arms.
Sold|$4,800
Gio Ponti Sofa
Located in Southampton, NY
Sculptural, low back settee/loveseat with wooden legs in vintage upholtery.
Wood, Upholstery
Sold|$7,400
Stylish Neoclassical Dining Table and Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Essex, MA
A neoclassical style/Hollywood Regency dining table and chairs (3 side chairs, 1 arm chair) and settee for 6, the black painted wrought iron iron lyre-back folding chairs with bron...
Iron, Bronze, Brass
Dunbar Loveseat in Original Boris Kroll Op-Art Velvet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Groovy little Edward Wormley designed settee with rounded edges, floating back, sewn-in tufted cushions, and amazing Josef Albers-esque Boris Kroll fabric.
Sold|$9,375
Painted Italian Cassone
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Painted Italian Hall High Back Bench/Settee with internal storage, probably converted from an architectural wall-mounted bench early in the 20th century, bears burn stamps of a cross...
Wood, Paint
Sold|$6,800
PAIR of Edward Wormley for Dunbar Setees
Located in New York, NY
Edward Wormley for Dunbar pair of settees with button back and chrome nail head trim; covered in gray/green linen with Ebonized legs.
Wood, Upholstery
Sold|$3,200
Small Scale Period Louis XVI Canape
Located in New Orleans, LA
An elegant, well carved late 18c. closed arm settee with an arched, rounded back ending in scrolled and fluted arms.
Sold|$1,925
Triangular Upholstered Bench
Located in Hudson, NY
Unusual settee with flared seat and low back. Upholstered in a brown wool tweed.
Wood
Sold|$5,900
Ole Wanscher Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofa
Located in Richmond, VA
Mid-century modern Danish sofa/settee with tufted back and birch wood base. Designed by Ole Wanscher and manufactured A.
Sold|$7,398
English Georgian 18th Century Mahogany Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A wonderfully shaped and well-proportioned George III mahogany and calico-upholstered settee, with an exuberantly curved back and unusually graduated arms, on square legs with origin...
Calico, Mahogany
Maralunga Lounge Modern Lounge Sofa in Brown Leather by Vico Magistretti, 1973
By Cassina, Vico Magistretti
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
An extremely comfortable leather "Maralunga" settee with adjustable back. Designed by Vico Magistretti for Cassina, 1973.
Leather
Sold|$3,000
Hepplewhite Style Triple Back Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
Triple back settee with fruitwood and mahogany band inlay; reeded square tapered legs with a lined tufted seat.
Fruitwood, Linen, Mahogany
French Art Deco Low Back Settee With Curved Arms
Located in Southampton, NY
French or Belgium Art Deco naugahyde covered low back settee with curved arms on ebonized flared legs.
Walnut, Fabric, Naugahyde
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