Settle Seat

18th Century Settle

Welsh Settle

Box Settle

Arts And Crafts Settle

Carved Settle

Gaetano Pesce Meritalia

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Sofas

Materials

Oak

Exceptional 19th Century Antique English Carved Oak Settle with Storage

$8,759

Exceptional 19th Century Antique English Carved Oak Settle with Storage

Located in Nottingham, GB

Substantial armrests frame the seat and contribute to the strong, sculptural character of the settle.

Category

Antique 19th Century Benches

Materials

Oak

$859

Dutch Arts and Crafts Wooden Bench with Rush Seat and Slatted Back, circa 1900

Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL

Keywords: Arts and Crafts bench, Dutch antique bench, rush seat bench, wooden settle, hall bench, early 20th century furniture, Nieuwe Kunst, Berlage style, farmhouse bench, wabi-sab...

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Benches

Materials

Rush, Wood

$31,528 / item

Meritalia La Michetta Composition 7 Sofa in Velvet by Gaetano Pesce

By Gaetano Pesce

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Care & Maintenance To preserve the appearance and colour of the fabric, it is recommended to use the vacuum cleaner with the appropriate accessory weekly. The dust left on the se...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sofas

Velvet

18th Century Irish Hedge Chair

$4,800

18th Century Irish Hedge Chair

Located in Chicago, IL

With its organic materials and timeless appeal, this hedge chair brings a touch of nature's beauty into any space. As you settle into its well-worn seat, you can almost hear echoes o...

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Antique 18th Century Irish Rustic Chairs

Materials

Ash

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Country Brazilian settle with locking seat storage.

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H 46 in W 68 in D 15 in

Country Brazilian settle with locking seat storage.

Located in New York, NY

Early 19th Century carved settle from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Seat storage has original hardware.

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H 56 in W 30 in D 18 in

Rustic Welsh 18th Century Bench

Located in Pasadena, CA

This one-seat settle was made in the late 18th century of ash incorporating a 17th century oak room panel which is used as the back.

Materials

Cherry

Arts & Crafts 2 Seater Settle By William Birch

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Materials

Oak

Antique Hall Seat, Scottish, Oak, Settle, Gothic Revival, Victorian, 1880

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H 32.49 in W 19.69 in D 16.54 in

Antique Hall Seat, Scottish, Oak, Settle, Gothic Revival, Victorian, 1880

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique hall seat. A Scottish, oak settle in Gothic revival taste, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Chairs

Materials

Oak

Antique Coffer Settle, English, Oak, Hall, Bench, Seat, circa 1700

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H 38.98 in W 55.52 in D 22.05 in

Antique Coffer Settle, English, Oak, Hall, Bench, Seat, circa 1700

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique coffer settle, an English oak hall bench seat dating to the early 18th century circa 1700 and later.

Category

Antique Early 18th Century English William and Mary Benches

Materials

Oak

White Settle

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H 69 in W 99 in D 24 in

White Settle

Located in London, GB

A MASSIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS WHITE-PAINTED SETTLE, THE SEAT WITH TWO HINGED COMPARTMENTS, CIRCA 1900.

Category

Early 20th Century English Benches

c.1880 French Oak & Walnut Hand-Carved Figural Box Seated Settle

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H 41.5 in W 54.75 in D 21.75 in

c.1880 French Oak & Walnut Hand-Carved Figural Box Seated Settle

Located in Highwood, IL

Unbelievable hand-carved antique French oak and walnut box seated settle with some of the finest figural and mythological carvings we've seen!

$12,000

H 35 in W 74.5 in D 24 in

American Mahogany Classical Swan Sofa, Philadelphia, Circa 1815

Located in Charleston, SC

American mahogany classical upholstered sofa with swans head arm rest, carved corner cornucopia, and terminating on ebonized lions paw feet. Philadelphia.

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

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Settle Seat For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the settle seat you’re looking for. A settle seat — often made from wood, oak and pine — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the settle seat you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A settle seat is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Victorian and Industrial styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Settle Seat?

Prices for a settle seat can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,028 and can go as high as $10,980, while the average can fetch as much as $2,741.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.

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