Early 20th Century Victorian Style Carved Mahogany and Upholstered Settee
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Century Victorian Style Carved Mahogany and Upholstered Settee with impressive center back carving. Measures 41" in width, 23" in depth and stands 37.75" tall at the ba...
Upholstery, Mahogany
ISA Bergamo Rare Curved Settee in Ivory Bouclé, Italy, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo
Located in New York, NY
ISA Bergamo exquisite channel back curved settee with gilt metal legs in ivory bouclé, Italy, 1950s.
Metal
A George III Style Hand Carved Mahogany Settee, Late 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An elegant hand carved mahogany George III double frame back settee. The oval backs with plume spalt in center with gently formed ridge arms and tapering legs.
Silk, Mahogany
German Biedermeier Satinwood Settee W/ Gilt Foliage Wreaths & Silk Seat, C. 1815
By Biedermeier
Located in Charleston, SC
German Biedermeier satinwood settee with a gilt carved shaped back, flanking scrolled arms, central gilt carved foliage wreaths, reticulated carved gilt X panels, gilt corner circula...
Silk, Satinwood, Giltwood
Classic French Empire Curved Walnut Sofa With Dolphin Arms
Located in Southampton, NJ
A classic French Empire Style curved back settee with distinct Neoclassical design elements in the carved gold dolphin arms & carved Klismos legs.
Silk, Walnut
Old Hickory Barrel-Back Settee
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Chireno, TX
Old Hickory barrel-back settee with a bent hickory frame and a woven splint seat and back.
Hickory
$10,603Sale Price|25% Off
Italian Bench / Settee with Wall Hanging Back, Italy, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Milan, IT
Spectacular Italian bench / settee with wall hanging back, Italy, 1950.
Upholstery, Wood
Maurizio Tempestini Salterini Ribbon Back Wrought Iron Settee with New Cushions
By Salterini, Maurizio Tempestini
Located in Miami, FL
Maurizio Tempestini Salterini Ribbon Back Wrought Iron Settee with New Cushions Offered for sale is a 1950s-1960s 2-piece settee by Maurizio Tempestini for Salterini.
Wrought Iron
Antique White Washed Teak Settee or Bench with Slatted Back
Located in Sheffield, MA
Colonial influenced antique hand-carved rustic country daybed or bench made from natural aged teak, deep enough for sleeping or relaxing. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Great in...
Teak
Antique White Washed Teak Settee or Bench with Slatted Back
Located in Sheffield, MA
Colonial influenced antique hand-carved rustic country daybed or bench made from natural aged teak, deep enough for sleeping or relaxing. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. Great in...
Teak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian White Painted Pine Bench Settee with Slat Back
Located in Round Top, TX
19th century Swedish Gustavian bench settee crafted in pine. The bench features slat back, and side panels topped with a repeating carved circle and diamond pattern.
Muslin, Foam, Pine, Paint
1920s Art Deco Period Mahogany Salon Set with Settee and Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This circa 1920s mahogany Art Deco salon set with lemonwood and sycamore inlay includes a settee and two club chairs. Newly upholstered in France in a cream colored fabric with a dia...
Upholstery, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Sycamore
19th Century French Oak Sofa / Settee with Cabriole Legs & Nice Upholstery
Located in Milford, NH
A beautifully upholstered French oak sofa or settee with carved cabriole legs, shaped back, and scroll arms, dating to the 19th century in very good overall condition, with minor rep...
Upholstery, Oak
Suite of 10 Elegant English Regency Dining Armchairs with Matching Settee
Located in Greenwich, CT
A set of ten elegant painted English Regency dining armchairs and a matching settee with carved cross-hatch backs and generous caned seats with silk cushions.
Beech
Sculptural Danish Settee in Black Leather
By Georg Kofoed
Located in Oakland, CA
Danish loveseat settee with a double rounded back upholstered in the original black leather with classic button-tufted detailing.
Leather
A Diminutive Camelback Settee for Reupholstery
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A diminutive camelback upholstered settee with serpentine back, rolled arms, resting on 5 paint decorated fluted legs with gold accents.
Fabric, Wood
Modern Cane & Teak Settee in Sunbrella Upholstery
By McGuire
Located in Southampton, NJ
A double cane teak banquette settee with newly upholstered seat & back bolster cushion in grass green Sunbrella fabric.
Cane, Teak, Upholstery
$7,990 / item
Pauline Ivory Settee by Dom Edizioni
By Dom Edizioni
Located in Milan, IT
Upholstered in a soft, creamy ivory fabric, this chic settee features a straight back with gently sloping, minimal armrests.
Metal, Brass
English Victorian Black Lacquered Floral Settee
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian papier mache black lacquered and gold decorated floral painted settee with cane seat and 3 back panels.
Gold
Postmodern Bench with High Back by Alan Siegel, 1986. Signed. #2 in the Edition
By Alan Siegel
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare Postmodern bench, settee or loveseat with back in black, green, and orange.
Wood
Rare Cast Iron John McLean, N.Y. Curtain Settee, Circa 1890
By John Mclean
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A white paint decorated cast iron curtain settee with tripartite back panels displaying c-scrolls and s-scrolls, arabesque pattern, ornamental crests with fleur di lis atop back pan...
Iron
Rustic Old Hickory Sofa with Forest Print
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Old Hickory style (20th Cent) sofa / settee with spindle design sides, back, & base with 6 forest print upholstered cushions (brass Old Hickory tag).
Wood, Fabric, Hickory
Rustic Old Hickory Sofa with Forest Print
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Old Hickory style (20th century) sofa / settee with spindle design sides, back, and base with 6 forest print upholstered cushions (brass Old Hickory tag).
Upholstery, Wood
$9,600 / set
Art Deco Split Reed Rattan Salon Seating Set
Located in Queens, NY
4 PIECE Art Deco rattan split reed seating / salon set comprised of a three seat settee, two armchairs (1 with adjustable back and magazine rack arm), and ottoman, all with rounded b...
Rattan
Rustic Old Hickory Child Salon Set, Late 19th Century, USA, 3-Piece
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Old Hickory 3 piece miniature salesman\'s sample salon set comprising a hoop back rocking arm chair, settee & arm chair with rattan seats & backs.
Hickory
English Georgian style Beige Loveseat
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style (20th Century) camel back settee with roll arms with beige/gold upholstery and seat cushion resting on straight wood legs
Gold
American Cast Iron Garden Suite Early 20th Century
Located in Omaha, NE
The set remains structurally excellent, with the settee’s back leg professionally repaired then reinforced by a flush, triple-bolted steel plate for stability.
Iron
$3,760 / item
Georgian Walnut Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
Georgian walnut two seater salon style settee with caned back and neutrally upholstered drop-in cushion, sweeping back rail and arms and with simple block feet.
Wood
Louis XV Silver Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon or Parlor Suite/Sofa
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
Louis XV style Silver Giltwood Carved Three-Piece Salon or Parlor Suite Settee/Sofa and two Armchairs Very fine original walnut framed three-piece salon suite, one settee and two ...
Walnut
Fine Nine-Piece 19th Century Parcel Gilt Carved Aubusson Tapestry Parlor Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Fantastic Late 19th Century Nine Piece Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Carved Walnut and Aubusson Tapestry Parlor Set Consisting of four side chairs, four armchairs and a settee, each...
Tapestry, Wood
$7,500Sale Price|25% Off
Adrian Pearsall Gondola Green Print Sofa
By Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall
Located in New York, NY
Walnut base. One main settee cushion with three back rest cushions and two accent pillows.
Fabric, Walnut
Unavailable|$3,345
19th Century Mahogany Chair Back Settee
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Elegant 19th century mahogany chair back settee; the twin chair backs with shaped crest rail and two vase shaped pierced splats on a buttoned red leather upholstered seat with a bras...
Leather, Mahogany
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, supported on cabriole legs ending in pad feet and a slip seat covered in an off-white linen.
Walnut
Unavailable|$3,550
19th Century Maple Biedermier Chair Back Settee
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
19th century maple Biedermeier chair back settee, the triple chair back with carved acanthus scroll crest rail, similarly repeated on the central splats; with outswept arms on scroll...
Maple
Unavailable|$76,578 / 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 vertical splat, joined by carved tassels, the scroll shaped arms with acanthus carving, ab...
Mahogany
Unavailable|$11,608
Ebony Settees
Located in London, GB
A pair of 20th century ebony settees with lattice backs and arms and caned seats.
Ebony
Unavailable|$9,900
Venetian Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 18th/Early 19th Century Venetian Settee, walnut frame with a removable back. Italy.
Unavailable|$6,800
Restauration Mahogany Settee
Located in New York, NY
19th century restauration mahogany settee, upholstered back with show-wood, scrolled arms and loose cushion seat.
Unavailable|$1,250
Nickel Frame Moderne Settee
Located in Toronto, ON
Nickel and wood frame newly reupholsted settee with tuffted seat and back.
Nickel
Unavailable|$9,800
Antique Louis Phillipe Walnut Settee
Located in New York, NY
Antique Louis Phillipe Carved Walnut Settee with Upholstered Seat and Back
Walnut, Upholstery
Unavailable|$10,500
18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Settee
Located in Asheville, NC
A masterfully carved 18th century Italian Rococo walnut settee with upholstered seat and back. This settee curves in every direction and exhibits a complete command of carving and j...
Walnut
Unavailable|$4,062
Mahogany and Marquetry Inlaid Edwardian Period Settee
Located in Darwen, GB
A mahogany and marquetry inlaid Edwardian Period settee. Having a shaped back with padded ends and a wonderful pierced fretwork central panel with marquetry inlaid detail above the r...
Mahogany
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 tablet above turned and reeded colonnettes, with carved serpentine arm rests and s...
Mahogany, Pine, Oak
Unavailable|$15,000
Antique Regency Painted Faux Satinwood Settee, circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique Regency painted faux satinwood triple back settee with finely turned vertical spats centered by rectangular panels decorated with classical figures above downswept arms,...
Unavailable|$4,850 / set
19th c. Italian Fruitwood Suite
Located in Savannah, GA
Rare set of 2 chairs and 1 settee with lyre back.
Unavailable|$3,618
19th Century Satinwood Framed Sheraton Revival Sofa
Located in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
A satinwood framed 19th century Sheraton revival three seater settee with inlaid decoration. The back with three diamond shaped splats, each inlaid with a classical urn.
Satinwood
Unavailable|$27,500
Three Seat Settee with Draping Back Slats by Fritz Hansen
By Frits Hansen/Soren Hansen
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural three-seat bench settee by Fritz Hansen, an uncommon, possibly custom design with magnificently considered modeling, featuring repeated drapery lines, including “swag” bac...
Beech
Unavailable|$2,200
Settee with Cast Iron Scroll Work and Wire Mesh Back in Regency Style
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Pretty two person loveseat with fancy floral motif iron scroll work and a wire mesh back. Seat height is 18 inches including the pad. Comes with pads that are outdoor foam covered in...
Iron
Unavailable|$8,400 / set
One Settee
Located in New York, NY
Cherry wood framed settee with slat backs on tapered legs with brass caps.
Cherry, Linen
Unavailable|$1,850
19th Century French Settee with Custom Marble Upholstery
Located in Nashville, TN
Lovely 1880s French settee with a tufted back has been updated with a custom cotton fabric depicting black and white statuary marble.
Cotton, Oak
Unavailable|$4,500
French Art Deco Settee Frame
Located in Carmel, CA
Charming French Art Deco period settee frame with original horse hair back construction.
Wood
Unavailable|$5,500
Louis XVI Style Cane Settee
Located in New Orleans, LA
Wonderfully comfortable settee with painted cane back and sides. This does disassemble.
Wood, Cane
Unavailable|$7,852
William IV Carved Mahogany Framed Settee
Located in Altrincham, Cheshire
William IV carved mahogany framed settee with gadrooned back rail, rosettes to the arms and floral scroll feet, circa 1830.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Unavailable|$5,655
Swedish Gustavian circa 1800 Settee / Sofa
Located in Santander, ES
Outstanding Swedish Gustavian circa 1800 settee / sofa with graceful arches on back and sides, supported by carved medallion shaped legs.
Beech
Unavailable|$9,300
Rare Edward Wormley "New York" Sofa/Settee, Circa1959
By Dux of Sweden, Edward Wormley, Ljungs Industrier Sweden
Located in Miami, FL
Rare Edward Wormley "New York" sofa/settee with straight back and armrests. Model #5316, "New York," designed by Edward Wormley, circa 1959.
Unavailable|$1,650
Exotic Wood Bench With Storage
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful and unusual bone and ebony inlaid Zebra or rosewood? settee with sliding door in the back for storage.
Sold|$3,995
Upholstered Bench/Settee with Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
French upholstered bench/settee with back and curved legs.
Wood
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