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Eastlake Victorian Canape Sette
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Eastlake Victorian canape settee in striped upholstery with carved frame. Upholstery likely newer than frame. In good vintage condition. Dimensions: 62"W x 26"D x 46"H. Ask us about ...
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20th Century Eastlake Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Eastlake Victorian Canape Sette
Eastlake Victorian Canape Sette
H 46 in W 62 in D 26 in
Vintage Sette in Printed Upholstery
Located in Westport, CT
Recovered in Robert Kime fabric.
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Early 20th Century French Victorian Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Vintage Sette in Printed Upholstery
Vintage Sette in Printed Upholstery
H 32.5 in W 48.5 in D 26.75 in
Geometrie Sette Wall Panel by Mascia Meccani
By Meccani Design
Located in Milan, IT
an eye-catching decoration for an open wall. The piece is entirely handpainted on wood using mixed
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2010s Italian Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Geometrie Sette Wall Panel by Mascia Meccani
Geometrie Sette Wall Panel by Mascia Meccani
H 19.89 in W 36.82 in D 0.79 in
Lola Sette in Vintage Floral Velvet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fabric, with a bench seat cushion and tapered wood legs. As this fabric is a unique vintage find this
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21st Century and Contemporary American Settees

Materials

Velvet

Simon Gavina Black Lacquer Sofa Sette Pink Velvet, Italy, 1970s
By Dino Gavina
Located in New York, NY
Simon Gavina black lacquer sofa sette pink velvet, Italy, 1970s Gorgeous chic black and pink
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Lacquer

Early 19th Century French Directoire Sette (Sofa) with 2 Armchairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
These frames are painted a very light shade of green, with dark green accent lines and small flower blossoms. The frames are sold ready to be upholstered, allowing the customer to co...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Sofas

Materials

Wood

Classic 1960s Modernist Black and Chrome Bench Sette', after Arne Norell
By Arne Norell
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic 1960s modernist, Space Age black and chrome bench Sette. Reminiscent of the Classic designs
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Settees

Materials

Chrome

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated and Giltwood Venetian Sette
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and unique pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and giltwood Venetian settees. Each settee is raised by elegant cabriole legs with finely carved foliate gil...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Louis XV Settees

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Cassettiera in Legno Laccato e Ottone - Luciano Frigerio - Italia - Anni '70
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Milano, IT
Elegante mobile "settimino" da camera da letto a sette cassetti, in legno laccato color avorio e
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Joseph Hoffman (based on a design by), Weekly sideboard
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Spinea, Veneto
l’epoca e ancora attuale oggi. Il fronte è munito di sette piccoli cassetti frontali dalla linea curva
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Credenzas

Materials

Wood

1970s Leather and Zebra Hide Scupltural Sofa Settee
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, sofa sette you could hope to find
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Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Leather, Zebra Hide, Wood

Rope Twist Napoleon III Style Suite Seating Armchair & Settee Chesterfield Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
need a sette or sofa before. The pair are in sublime condition, every piece of the timber is hand
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Early 20th Century English Napoleon III Living Room Sets

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

18th Century Antique High Back Curved English Pine Pub Settle Hall Storage Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
18th century antique high back curved English pine wood pub sette hall storage bench. Item features
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Antique 18th Century English British Colonial Benches

Materials

Pine

George Charles Haité Modern Seascape Landscape
Located in Roma, IT
stretched beyond the visual arts, also involved in the famous literary club the Sette of Odd Volumes (see
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Early 20th Century British Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

George Charles Haité Modern Orientalist Picture
Located in Roma, IT
arts, also involved in the famous literary club the Sette of Odd Volumes (see below), one of the
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Early 20th Century British Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

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Elegant Tight Back Loose Down Seat Sofa
Located in Bronx, NY
Elegant tight back loose down seat sofa - 24 D seat depth. - 21 seat high. - 25.5 arm high.
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1990s North American Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting
By Blueprint Lighting, Stilnovo, Mathieu Matégot
Located in New York, NY
Introducing Jenny, the latest vintage-inspired fixture from Blueprint Lighting. Named for multi-hyphenate Jenny Mollen; NYT best-selling author, actress, design enthusiast, mom of ...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Nickel

Vintage Inspired Handcrafted Fluted Farmhouse Porcelain Pendant Light
By DBO Home
Located in Sharon, CT
Classic, elegant, with a perfectly imperfect touch. We just love our new porcelain Parasol Fluted Pendants. Inspired by a vintage pie cover, we designed them to hang over our kitchen...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre. This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne. The creator chose for the Pyrénées mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Night Stands

Materials

Oak

Danish Curved Couch Sofa Fritz Hansen Style, 1940s for Reupholstery
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Curved couch or sofa in Fritz Hansen style from the 1940´s. The feets are made of dark stained beech wood and the sofa is upholstered with floral fabric in blue and white colors. M...
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Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Wonderful 4 Piece Milo Baughman Style Cube Sectional Sofa Mid-Century Modern
By Milo Baughman
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful 4-piece Milo Baughman style cube sofa sectional. This set consists of 2 one arm loveseats and 2 corner sections. This set can be set up as 2 sofas or as one big sectional-s...
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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Sectional Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Orbitale Grand Planetario Brass Chandelier 8 Arms, Stilnovo Style, Brass Shades
By Stilnovo, Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This unique chandelier is inspired by the solar system, with each arm representing a planet, and the central sphere symbolizing the sun. It has a diameter of 60 in. (152 cm). The cha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Metal, Brass

Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Ceiling Light in Black and White for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Flos, Astep
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti model no. 2065 ceiling lamp in black and white for Astep Designed in 1950, this is an authorized re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson of Gino Sarfatti, who appl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Textile

Organic Modern Floor Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE floor lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant‘s Foot– for the prominent shape at its base. Se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Textile, Wood

Louis XV Style Settee with Painted Finish
Located in Buchanan, NY
This elegant French 20th century settee in the Louis XV style, had a painted wooden frame in a delicate cream shade, harmonizing perfectly with the upholstery, a blend of pink flora...
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20th Century French Louis XV Settees

Materials

Fabric

Vintage George Smith Kilim Upholstered Three Seat Couch or Sofa Feather Cushions
By George Smith
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original George Smith three seat sofa with the period Kilim upholstery and feather filled cushions A stunning sofa which is one of G...
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2010s English Modern Sofas

Materials

Upholstery

English Rolled Arm Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Three seat skirted rolled arm sofa. Comfortable and in very good structural condition; previously reupholstered in Cowtan & Tout velvet, but because fabric shows staining and discor...
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Early 2000s North American Other Sofas

Materials

Velvet, Foam, Wood

English Rolled Arm Sofa
English Rolled Arm Sofa
H 32 in W 82 in D 38 in
Frits Henningsen Settee
By Frits Henningsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frits Henningsen settee. Store formerly known as ARTFUL DODGER INC
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Settees

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Frits Henningsen Settee
Frits Henningsen Settee
H 33 in W 52 in D 28 in
Fine Custom French Style Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
From Apropos, New York City. A Louis XV style tub form sofa with a carved walnut frame. The curved crest rail with a carved palmette as the crest. Scrolled arm ends and short carved ...
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20th Century Louis XV Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Fine Custom French Style Sofa
Fine Custom French Style Sofa
H 40.5 in W 52 in D 34 in
Antique Carved Walnut French Country Louis XV Style Settee on Casters
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique French Country Louis XV style settee, unbranded. Frame made in the 19th Century of finely carved walnut with high back; decorative carving to back, arms, apron & knees; fa...
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Antique 19th Century American Louis XV Settees

Materials

Metal

Recent Sales

Contemporary Sette Circular Table with Solid Cherry Wood Base and Glass Top
By Amitrani
Located in Lamezia Terme, Calabria
elaboration and synthesis of the initial idea. Seven arms in solid cherry wood arranged in a circular way
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2010s Italian Modern Tables

Materials

Glass, Cherry

Louis XVI style settee
Located in New Orleans, LA
A 19th century French Louis XVI style sette
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Antique 19th Century French Sofas

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Louis XVI style settee
Louis XVI style settee
H 39.25 in W 60.5 in D 29 in
Vintage White Settee with Green Velvet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful white enameled sette with green velvet tufted fabric.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Settees

Materials

Wood, Fabric

French Louis Xvi Century Gilded Sofa Settee
Located in Den Bommel, NL
Fabulous French gilded sofa sette with the Original upholstery. The sofa needs to be restored. The
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Early 20th Century French Settees

Materials

Wood, Satin

French Louis Xvi Century Gilded Sofa Settee
French Louis Xvi Century Gilded Sofa Settee
H 44.49 in W 66.15 in D 24.02 in
Pair of Solid Peroba de Rosa Armchairs
By Lina Bo Bardi
Located in Hollywood, CA
A lovely pair of solid Peroba de Rosa wood arm chairs in the style of Brazilian designer Lina Bo
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Chairs

Materials

Fabric

Empire style sette
Located in New York, NY
Mahogahy finish open-arm stette with lyre form back splats and brass medallion accents. 21 inches high to seat.
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Sofas

Materials

Brass

Empire style sette
Empire style sette
H 32.25 in W 68 in D 22.5 in
19THC ORIGINAL RED PAINTED SETTE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL RED PAINTED SETTE/GREAT FORM AND CONDITION
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Antique 19th Century American Benches

Materials

Wood

19THC ORIGINAL RED PAINTED SETTE
19THC ORIGINAL RED PAINTED SETTE
H 35 in W 72 in D 21 in
19THC LANCASTER CO, PENNA.SETTE
Located in Los Angeles, CA
GREAT AND RARE SIZE 19THC SETTE IN OLD SECOND PAINT WITH ORIGINAL DECORATION PROBABLY REPAINTED IN
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Antique 19th Century American Sofas

Materials

Wood

19THC LANCASTER CO, PENNA.SETTE
19THC LANCASTER CO, PENNA.SETTE
H 32 in W 50 in D 21 in
Rare French Art Deco Sette
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Beautifully designed and extremely rare sette. Caned seats and walnut wood.
Category

20th Century French Sofas

Materials

Walnut, Cane

Rare French Art Deco Sette
Rare French Art Deco Sette
H 38 in W 55 in D 23 in
Stunning Egyptian Revival Sofa/Sette, Bronze Mounts
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Egyptian Revival sofa/sette. Featuring bronze mounts,,Egyptian Goddess bronze finials
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Antique 1890s French Egyptian Revival Sofas

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Louis XVI Painted Sette
Located in Madrid, ES
Louis XVI sofa with green lacquered patina, carved wooden frame, burnished gold. Having a lovely age finish and fluted tapered legs, classic and elegant lines and decorative elements.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Settees

Materials

Wood

18th Century French Louis XVI Painted Sette
18th Century French Louis XVI Painted Sette
H 40.16 in W 55.12 in D 25.2 in
Turn of the Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Rubbed Lacquer Sette
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Turn of the century Indonesian Dutch colonial rubbed lacquer sette with caned seat. Measures: 40
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Early 20th Century Settees

Materials

Cane, Wood

Late 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Style Painted & Parcel Gilt Bench / Sette
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Style Painted & Parcel Gilt Bench / Settee with Fluted Legs and Carved Foliage & Urn Detail
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Chippendale Style Settee
Located in East Hampton, NY
wonderful scale and shape Chippendale style sette/loveseat newly reupholstered in yellow linen with
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Vintage 1930s American Settees

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Chippendale Style Settee
Chippendale Style Settee
H 40 in W 51 in D 33 in
Rare Italian Gio Ponti Style Brass Bench Settee
By Gio Ponti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Very rare and beautiful brass sette/bench in the style of Gio Ponti, has "MADE IN ITALY" label
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Benches

Materials

Brass

Antique Gustavian Swedish White Painted Bench Settee from Sweden, circa
Located in Round Top, TX
Long Gustavian bench sette with decorative carving applied along skirt and legs. White layered
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches

Materials

Wood, Paint

English Antique Tortoise Bamboo Settee
Located in Bellport, NY
Charming Antique Tortoise Bamboo Sette,with origional iron finnials,cherry wood seat,unusual
Category

20th Century English Sofas

Amazing Steer Horn Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Amazing Horn Sette from a St. Augustine Hotel Lobby Steer Horn,Wood and vinyl
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20th Century Mexican Settees

Amazing Steer Horn Settee
Amazing Steer Horn Settee
H 50 in W 55 in D 26 in
Rare French Art Deco Chairs
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Beautifully designed and extremely rare club chairs. We also have the matching sette. Caned sat
Category

Vintage 1930s French Armchairs

Rare French Art Deco Chairs
Rare French Art Deco Chairs
H 38 in W 29 in D 23 in
Small French Vintage Sette
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Materials and Techniques: Gilt, Upholstery, Wood Materials Notes: Wood, Upholstery, Gilding
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Vintage 1950s French Provincial Settees

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Small French Vintage Sette
Small French Vintage Sette
H 31 in W 47 in D 19 in
J.J. Kohn Bentwood Sette
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in New York, NY
stain beech wood frame, with caned seat. Two extremely minor stress cracks in bentwood elements, normal
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Benches

Materials

Beech, Cane

J.J. Kohn Bentwood Sette
J.J. Kohn Bentwood Sette
H 38 in W 48 in D 22 in
Superb Midcentury Curved Sofa or Sette Nanna Ditzel
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Finn Juhl
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Nanna Ditzel Allé Sofa Beautiful Danish two seat loose cushion sofa with graceful lines. Comfortable and petite. Fabric brand new of the highest quality fabric and fill. Photos ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Sophisticated and Elegant Swedish Sette, Mid-19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
upholstered in a neutral toned Belgian linen, which makes the rich, warmth of the wood frame pop. This 19th
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Settees

Materials

Wood, Linen

1960s Danish Velvet Petite Curved Banana Sofa Sette
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
crafted with kiln-dried wood legs and an engineered hardwood frame. Upholstered by hand. These pieces are
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Settees

Materials

Chenille, Velvet, Wood

Handsome Anglo-Indian Ebonized Three-Seat Sofa with White Cushions
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome Anglo Indian Ebonized Three Seat Sofa/Sette With White Cushions, Caining on back and
Category

20th Century Unknown Anglo-Indian Sofas

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Namoradeira sette Ca. 1940
Located in New York, NY
2 seat natural cane and bent imbuia wood sette imported fom Brazil Ca.1945
Category

20th Century Brazilian Benches

Materials

Imbuia

Namoradeira sette Ca. 1940
H 30 in W 43.5 in D 28 in
1960's Caned Sette
Located in New York, NY
Solid wood sculpted arm 1960's caned seat and back sette attributed to Edward Wormley for Dunbar in
Category

20th Century American Settees

Materials

Wood

1960's Caned Sette
1960's Caned Sette
H 29 in W 45 in D 20.5 in
Antique Iron Cage Back Sette with Wood Legs
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Antique Iron Cage Back Settee with Wood Scroll Legs, French, Circa 1860
Category

French Settees

Edward Wormley for Dunbar wood based ultra suede sette
Located in New York, NY
Edward Wormley for Dunbar sculpted wooden base armless sette ca.1950 redone in chocolate ultra
Category

20th Century American Sofas

Embossed leather Spanish style sette
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 3 panel multi colored embossed leather sette with gilded wood frame. Nicely styled
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Sofas

Materials

Metal

Curved Back Sette by Metropolitan
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Low slung loveseat by Metropolitan. All original wood frame and tan suede upholstery. Great build
Category

Vintage 1960s American Sofas

Materials

Oak, Foam, Suede

Curved Back Sette by Metropolitan
Curved Back Sette by Metropolitan
H 17 in W 60 in D 33 in
Louis XV/XVI Transitional Style Painted Sette
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century, Italian Sette, with scalloped reeded creast surmounted by a foliate carved cartouche
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Settees

Materials

Wood

A Louis XVI style sette -19th century
Located in New York, NY
V119-A Louis XVl style settee, carved wood & gray/green painted finish, French late 19th century
Category

Antique 19th Century French Settees

Materials

Wood

Art Nouveau Ornate Wood & Red Velvet Parlor Sofa & Chairs Settee Set
Located in San Francisco, CA
36" H,30" W,21" D ; SETTEE IS 60'W,48"H, 26"D; ; CHAIRS ARE EASILY LIFTED BY ONE PERSON,THE SETTE
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Antique 19th Century American Art Nouveau Settees

Louis XV style carved and painted settee
Located in Miami, FL
Louis XV style carved and painted sette.
Category

20th Century French Settees

Materials

Wood

Louis XV style carved and painted settee
Louis XV style carved and painted settee
H 29.5 in W 57 in D 28.25 in
Exceptional 19th century English Settee
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful lines are the hallmark of this wonderful English sette.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sofas

Materials

Wood

English Settee
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Cained back sette with heavily carved apron raised on drake feet.
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sofas

Materials

Wood

English Settee
English Settee
H 37 in W 54 in D 24 in
19th Century Louis XVI Style Painted Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis XVI style painted sette
Category

Antique 19th Century French Sofas

Materials

Wood, Paint

Elegant Louis XIV Os de Mouton Settee
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Louis XIV Ose de Mouton Sette. French, early 18th century.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XIV Settees

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Elegant Louis XIV Os de Mouton Settee
Elegant Louis XIV Os de Mouton Settee
H 46 in W 75.5 in D 30 in
1930's Pretzel Back Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful silver gilt wood Italian sette. Seat re-covered with sea foam green fabric.
Category

Vintage 1930s Settees

English Vintage Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
some carved wood to the center. Very nice sette for a hall entrace or living room or bed room!
Category

Vintage 1950s Settees

English Vintage Settee
English Vintage Settee
H 36 in W 50 in D 24 in
Pair of Solid Peroba de Rosa Armchairs by Lina Bo Bardi
Located in Hollywood, CA
A lovely pair of solid Peroba de Rosa wood arm chairs designed by Brazilian designer Lina Bo Bardi
Category

Vintage 1960s Brazilian Chairs

Materials

Fabric

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Wood Sette For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the wood sette you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and upholstery, every wood sette was constructed with great care. There are 15 variations of the antique or vintage wood sette you’re looking for, while we also have 2 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a wood sette — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A wood sette is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and louis xv styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one wood sette that is appealing in its simplicity, but Dino Gavina, Luciano Frigerio and Meccani Design produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Wood Sette?

Prices for a wood sette start at $1,800 and top out at $24,800 with the average selling for $4,500.

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.