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Settees For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
English Regency Mahogany Recamier with Flanking Lion Medallions, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Regency mahogany upholstered recamier with fluted scrolled inward arms, flanking lion medallions, carved molded reeded skirt, and terminating on the original winged lions paw...
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1810s English Regency Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

English Victorian Black Lacquered Floral Settee
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian papier mâché black lacquered and gold decorated floral painted settee with cane seat and 3 back panels.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Cane, Lacquer

Pair of 19th Century Italian Gilt-Wood Window Benches or Settees
Located in Rome, IT
This extraordinary and finely carved benches with original gilding. It's part of an eleven piece s salon set published 1stDibs Reference #: LU985910554043 Provenience from a Sicil...
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Settees

Materials

Giltwood

Sublime Fully Restored Regency 1810 Sofa Brown Leather Carved Herms Statue Frame
Located in GB
We are delighted to this very rare fully restored Regency circa 1810 brown leather sofa with hand carved mahogany herms statues A one of kind piece, thi...
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1810s English Regency Antique Settees

Materials

Leather

Regency Overscale Country House Sofa
Located in London, GB
Of robust and masculine style, made up to impressive proportions. With original castors and untouched finish.
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Italian Louis XVI Style Painted and Gold Gilt Bench Settee Ca 1820
Located in Encinitas, CA
Italian Louis XVI style hall bench settee with sweeping arms, and 6 fluted legs. Antique beige and soft blue 2-tone patina highlighted by gold gilt details, Tuscany, circa 1820. Pro...
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Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Settees

Materials

Gold

Victorian Horse Hair Green Hand Dyed Leather Chesterfield Fully Button Base Sofa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this original Victorian horse hair filled hand dyed green leather Chesterfield fully buttoned sofa A very goo...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Leather

English Chippendale Blue Damask Settee
Located in New York, NY
English Chippendale style (19th century) mahogany camel back settee with 4 carved front legs and blue damask upholstery.
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19th Century European Chippendale Antique Settees

Materials

Damask, Upholstery, Mahogany

Josef Hoffmann Bentwood Settee
Located in Vienna, AT
Originally designed by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret "Fledermaus" in Viennas city centre. Beech bentwood bench manufactured by: Jacob & Josef Kohn, or Thonet Vienna (model NR. 423 F/ C)...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Grey Painted Benches or Settees
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair Of Swedish Gustavian style grey painted benches Complimentary delivery to most areas of London UK.
Category

1920s Swedish Gustavian Vintage Settees

Materials

Pine

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Marquises Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved marquises bergere wide-armchairs, each with four fluted scrolled legs, a bowed finely carved top back...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Settees

Materials

Giltwood

Philip Webb for Morris & Co. Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Settee with Bobbins
Located in London, GB
Philip Webb for Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. The firm became Morris & Co in 1875. A rare Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Settee. Professionally re-upholstered in period-style fabric....
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1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Settees

Materials

Beech

Parlor Set from the Early 20h Century in Blue Upholstery
Located in Opole, PL
Parlor Set from the Early 20h Century in Blue Upholstery We present you small parlor set composed of a two-person sofa and two armchairs. The furniture is openwork, of a lightweight...
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Early 20th Century European Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully painted and gilt settee with neoclassical laurel wreath carving on the crest rail. New striped upholstery, nailhead trim, and down padding.
Category

19th Century French Antique Settees

Materials

Wood

19th Century Italian Settee with a White, Blue and Gold Leaf Finish
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century neoclassical Italian settee with a parcel-gilt, and white and blue painted finish. This Piedmontese settee originally h...
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Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Settees

Materials

Wood

Louis XV Style French Caned Settees
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite pair of 19th century French settees captures the spirit of the Louis XV style. The versatile chairs are exquisitely crafted with gracefully curved, double caned seat b...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Settees

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Viennese Biedermeier Ebonized Settee
Located in New York, NY
The swooped upholstered back ending in a scroll and supported by a turned column legs with bronze mounts.
Category

19th Century Antique Settees

Materials

Bronze

Settee, Late 19th Century, English, Charles II Style, Cut-Velvet
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This settee was inspired by 17th century models which were plentiful in France under Louis XIII and XIV and can be seen in Abraham Bosse’s engravings of ...
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Late 19th Century English Charles II Antique Settees

Materials

Velvet

19th Century Danish Canapé Sofa Settee Loveseat in Walnut with Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
A small and comfortable canapé or settee in figured walnut with ebonized inlaid banding. Legs are turned out of beechwood and stained. Offers upholstered arm rests, back and seat, wi...
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Late 19th Century Danish Late Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Beech, Walnut

Classic Mahogany Grecian Sofa in Yellow
Located in Dallas, TX
Classic upholstered in yellow gold velvet carved mahogany Grecian sofa. With highly figured mahogany veneers on carved crest rail and front seat rail ter...
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Early 20th Century American Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Italian Venetian Bleached Tete-a-tete with Zebra Print
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian style (19th Century) bleached tete-a-tete conversation seat with carved and upholstered black and white zebra print sides and dolphin arms.
Category

19th Century Unknown Louis XVI Antique Settees

Materials

Wood

Italian 1860s Painted Wood Bench with Gilded Accents and New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian painted wood bench from the mid 19th century, with gilded accents and new upholstery. Born in Italy during the third quarter of the 19th century, this exquisite bench feat...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Settees

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Upholstered Charles X Mahogany Sofa on Casters, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Upholstered Charles X mahogany sofa on casters, 19th century. Beautiful mahogany scrolls on each arm.
Category

19th Century French Charles X Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

Josef Hoffmann Bentwood Settee
Located in Vienna, AT
Originaly designed by Josef Hoffmann for Cabaret "Fledermaus" in Viennas city center. Beech bentwood bench manufactured by: Jacob & Josef Kohn, or Thonet Vienna (model NR. 423 F/ C)....
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood

19th Century Louis XV Settee
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th century French Louis XV style sofa or bench painted in a French blue-grey, with floral motives en relief. Newly reupholstered in a tan tight weave muslin. Measures: Arm height ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Settees

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century English Regency Neoclassical Parcel-Gilt Sofa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An outstanding Regency sofa in neoclassical taste. The couch is supported by Curule form legs with gilt edges. The arms of the piece exhibit eagle armrests and lion masks. The headra...
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Settees

Materials

Velvet, Wood

French Louis XV Style Settee in Red Velvet
Located in Buchanan, NY
A stunning French 1920s Louis XV style settee upholstered in a rich red velvet upholstery with a creamy painted wood frame. The brass nailhead detailing adds an extra touch of sophis...
Category

1920s French Louis XV Vintage Settees

Materials

Fabric

Late Victorian Sheraton Revival Painted Satinwood Two-Seat Settee
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian Sheraton revival painted satinwood two-seat settee, the double shield back and curved arms set upon square tapering front legs and outswept back legs, painted in pol...
Category

Early 1900s English Sheraton Antique Settees

Materials

Satinwood

Middle Eastern Moorish Triple Arch Settee
Located in New York, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish walnut settee with spindle and ball design and pearl inlay with triple arch open design back with woven fabric seat (19th...
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19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Settees

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut

French Carved Needlework Settee
Located in Wilson, NC
French carved needlework settee has a carved serpentine crest rail with a scallop shell carved in the center surrounded by acanthus leaf and vine carvings which are also on the ends....
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Settees

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Wool

Rare Pair of Roycroft Oak Benches, Inventory Number from the Inn, circa 1905
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare pair of Roycroft oak benches, inventory numbered, custom built exclusively for the Roycroft Inn, East Aurora NY. Amazing quality and construction, retain original Roycroft orb m...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Settees

Materials

Oak

Knole Settee, 19 Century, English Baroque, Upholstered, White, Linen
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The straight, padded back re-upholstered in a modern linen to give a contemporary aesthetic. Originally with red velvet and embellished with 18th century, braid, fringe and tasse...
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Late 19th Century English Baroque Antique Settees

Materials

Linen

French Art Deco Settee, Chairs and Table in the Style of Paul Follot green
Located in Oakland, CA
Original French Art Deco settee plus chairs and matching table. This spectacular set with intricate carving throughout the frame represents that ‘old world craftsmanship’ all solid w...
Category

1920s French Art Deco Vintage Settees

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Restored Victorian 1890 Cornelius V Smith Chesterfield Leather Sofa Coil Sprung
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely rare original restored Victorian 1890 Cornelius V Smith green leather Chesterfield sofa What can I ...
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Walnut

Settee 3-Seat Early 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Upholstered in Horsehair
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This handsome settee is in rare original condition retaining all the original timber and horsehair stuffings. The form is bold and fluid and the carved ornament very well executed. T...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

English Regency Mahogany Settee
Located in New York, NY
English Regency mahogany settee with gilt carved dolphin arms & shells on back with beige upholstery (Estate of Edward James, W. Dean Park, Chi...
Category

19th Century English Regency Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood

19th Century French Giltwood Framed Canape' Settee from Humewood Castle
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent large antique French Louis XVI Revival four seater giltwood Canape', circa 1870 in date. The settee has been beautifully hand carved and gilded and features trails of foliage, scroll armrests and is raised on short cabriole legs. The padded panel back, seat and armrests are covered in a deep luxurious red damask. The quality and craftsmanship are absolutely superb. It is a superb example of French splendour and practicality. Provenance: Humewood Castle, Kiltegan, Ireland Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully restored and reupholstered in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 110 x Width 201 x Depth 88 Dimensions in inches: Height 43.3 x Width 79.1 x Depth 34.6 Humewood Castle Humewood Castle is a 32,668 square feet 3,035.0 m2 Gothic-fantasy mansion built in 1870 in 427 acres of parkland at Kiltegan, County Wicklow. The mansion was originally built as a private residence of the Hume family. It is currently owned by American billionaire John C. Malone. Built of granite, the three-story main building is flanked by a tall, round turreted tower at one end and a more angular tower at the other. The ground floor consists of a drawing room, dining room, salon and ballroom banqueting hall and a lower ground floor a billiard room, smoking room and wine cellar. The upper floors contain 12 bedrooms. The Hume family had settled at Humewood and built a castle there in the 15th century. The estate passed down through successive generations to Fitzwilliam Hume (1805–1892) who was the wealthy MP for Wicklow from 1852 to 1880. He commissioned architect William White to design a country retreat for the summer and the shooting season. White exceeded his brief and the final result, built between 1867 and 1870, was today's Gothic fantasy which far exceeded the budget, bankrupting White in the process. Fitzwilliam Hume assumed the surname of Dick in 1864 under the terms of a legacy. His only son William Hume inherited the property and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Wicklow and served as High Sheriff of Wicklow for 1896. After William Hume's death the estate passed to his daughter Catherine Marie-Madeleine (Mimi), who had married Jacques Weygand, son of the French General Maxime Weygand. They had no children...
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1870s French Antique Settees

Materials

Damask, Giltwood

Italian Green Velvet Settee
Located in New York, NY
Italian 1940s style (modern) large settee / sofa with camel back design and flaired arms upholstered in light green velvet with 2 large seat cushions and ...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Modern Settees

Materials

Velvet

Luxury Victorian Hand Dyed Aged Brown Leather Two Seat Sofa Hand Carved Floral
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed aged brown leather two-seat sofa This sofa is just about as fine as you find anywhere, it has ...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Leather

Rare 19th Century Hand Carved Hardwood Hawk Claw & Ball Feet Library Study Sofa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning Georgian Irish style Victorian sofa with hand carved Hawk claw & Ball feet and Hawk head detailing I’ve never seen ano...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Wylie & Lochhead Style of M H Baillie Scott An Arts & Crafts Glasgow Oak Settle
Located in London, GB
Wylie and Lochhead, after a design by M H Baillie Scott. A good Arts & Crafts Glasgow School panelled oak settle with central upholstered leather panel, ...
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1890s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Settees

Materials

Leather, Oak

French Bronze Mounted Mahogany Directoire Style Meridienne
Located in Dallas, TX
A very graceful French meridienne in the directoire style.
Category

Late 19th Century French Directoire Antique Settees

Late 19th Century Ornately Carved Oak Settee
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 19th century carved settee, oak, double balloon back with scrolled foliate carved motif and central fleur-de-lis crest, scrolled floral...
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Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Oak

Georges de Feure, "Grenade", Art Nouveau Settee, France, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
This settee is typical of De Feure’s style at the turn of the 20th century. The high back with swooping lines, paired with straight legs curving toward their meeting with the seat, i...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Settees

Materials

Wood

American Victorian Rosewood Settee
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian carved triple oval back rosewood settee with beige upholstery.
Category

19th Century American Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Rosewood

Italian Venetian Grotto Seashell Settee
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian Grotto (19th cent.) silver gilt settee with triple seashell seat and dolphin & seahorse motif (att: Pauly et Cie, Venice)
Category

19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Settees

Materials

Silver Leaf

Mid 19th Century Antique Swedish Gustavian Gilt Carving Sprung Sofa Loveseat
Located in LONDON, GB
Very beautiful Swedish Antique Gustavian two- three-seat sofa loveseat intricately decorated with carved canework, acanthus leaf motifs and shell carvings. One of the best examples ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Settees

Materials

Birch

1800s Florentine Renaissance Sofa & Pair Dante Chairs Carved ebonozed Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique pair of Dante chairs and sofa in solid ebonized walnut hand carved and shaped , from 19th century. Florentine Renaissance. Period: 19th century Material: solid walnut hand-...
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Settees

Materials

Walnut

Jacobean Renaissance Barley Twist Cherub Carved Parlor Loveseat Bench Settee
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning 19th century Jacobean/Renaissance revival carved walnut three-seat bench. Item features a tall back ornate spiral carved barley twist walnut frame with leafy scroll work, ch...
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Late 19th Century European Jacobean Antique Settees

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Art Deco Settee, France, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very pretty Art Deco loveseat or sofa. The wood structure is carved with a rope and tassel decor on a fluted background, and painted in the original green/blue color, with details pi...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Settees

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Venetian 1880s Painted Wood Settee with Floral Décor and New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian painted wood settee from the late 19th century, with floral décor and new upholstery. Born in the Serenissima during the last quarter of the 19th century, this Venetian se...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Scandinavian Empire Sofa in Mahogany with Ormolu and Upholstery, circa 1815
Located in Miami, FL
An elegant Empire Swedish Karl Johan sofa with graceful lines in mahogany with satinwood line inlay, ormolu and ebonized details. Offers scrolled arms and saber feet with upholstered...
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19th Century Danish Empire Antique Settees

Materials

Ormolu

Art Nouveau Style West Indies Settee
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British Colonial West Indies settee, probably from Barbados, crafted in mahogany with dramatic, looping Art Deco style arms with hand caned seat and...
Category

Early 20th Century Caribbean Belle Époque Settees

Dutch Marquetry Empire Settee, circa 1825
Located in Miami, FL
Offers mahogany frame with inlays in satinwood of flowers and foliage along back crest, "S" scroll arms and slipper feet. Features upholstered seat, back and inside and outside arms....
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19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Settees

Materials

Cotton, Twill, Upholstery, Satinwood, Kingwood, Mahogany

Early 20th Century Louis XV Style Finely Carved Wood and Caned Settee
Located in Hudson, NY
This three-seat sofa or settee is made of hand-carved wood with many fine details and retains its original painted finish. Done in the Louis XV style and made in France with the time...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Settees

Materials

Cane, Wood

Pair of 2 American Federal Gold Stenciling Settees
Located in New York, NY
Pair of American Federal painted Hitchcock design spindle back settees with gold stenciling and (new) rush seat
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19th Century American Federal Antique Settees

Asian Burmese Rosewood Settee
Located in New York, NY
Asian Burmese style (19th Cent) carved filigree rosewood open X design settee with green seat.
Category

19th Century Burmese Anglo Raj Antique Settees

Materials

Fabric, Rosewood

19th Century Gustavian Sofa Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Gustavian sofa bench with original paint. Exquisite carving on the front and side panels and along the perimeter of the upholstered a...
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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Settees

Materials

Wood

Vintage, New and Antique Settees

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.)

On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage, new and antique settees from different eras to match any furniture style.

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