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Settees For Sale
Frits Henningsen Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frits Henningsen settee. NOTE: NEEDS REUPHOLSTERING.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Settees
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric
$2,400 Sale Price
56% Off
A Red Painted Chinoiserie Settee
Located in New York, NY
This enchanting early 20th-century red-painted chinoiserie settee showcases exceptional craftsmanship and artistic detailing. Hand-painted scenic panels depict idyllic landscapes, pa...
Category
1920s Unknown Chinoiserie Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Italian Vintage Polished Walnut Living Room Set by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian living room set, composed with one two seater sofa, two lounge chairs and one ottoman, footrest made of hand crafted polished Walnut, designed by...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut, Bouclé
Italian High Back Bench/Settee by Lost City Arts
Located in New York, NY
Based on a vintage Italian piece the distinctive quality being the shallow depth which allows use in small spaces but maintains its presence due to the high back. This is a custom or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Channeled Back Armless Settee with Back Stretchers and Solid Seat on Wood Legs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Elliot sofa is all hand carved with channeled back and solid channeled seat. It is shown in light tone fabric and walnut wood frame and legs. Hand carved wood frame all hair fill...
Category
2010s American American Classical Settees
Materials
Linen, Walnut
$5,100 Sale Price / item
26% Off
A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Settee
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Empire Style Mahogany Settee.
France, Circa 1890.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Settees
Materials
Ormolu
Mid-Century Modern Curved Sofa / Settee, Adrian Pearsall Style, Three-Seater
Located in Manhasset, NY
Mid-Century Modern Curved Sofa / Settee, Adrian Pearsall Style, Three-Seater
Curvaceous three seater mid-century modern sofa in the manner of American designer, Adrian Pearsall. Ha...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Swedish Biedermeier Sofa Empire Couch Honey Color, 3 Seat, 19th Century Ormolu A
By Biedermeier
Located in Lewes, England
Rare Swedish Biedermeier 2-3 seat sofa couch in classic light honey color French polish finish with wonderful curved arm detailing and ormolu style decorative ends and motifs in the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Settees
Materials
Birch
$3,322 Sale Price
60% Off
Fledermaus Seating Group by Josef Hoffmann Ex. by Wittmann Wien
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fledermaus seating group by Josef Hoffmann ex. by Wittmann Wien circa 1950. Original vintage condition with signs of use. Sofa: wxdxh 119x50x74 seat height 44cm Armchair: wxdxh 56x50...
Category
1950s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Settees
Materials
Beech
Custom Painted Bench by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom handcrafted Colonial style bench in green painted finish. Can be made in custom sizes and finishes.
Made by Dos Gallos Studio in Los Angeles.
CUSTOM PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHAN...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Settees
Materials
Paint, Wood
$17,940 / item
Italian Vintage Modernist Brutalist Style Solid Wood High Back Settee Benches
Located in Firenze, IT
This vintage Mid-Century Modern period solid wood banquette settee was probably a chapel pews benches.
These original and rare high back seatings str...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Metal
$2,405 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique " SHOP of THE CRAFTER " Settee with Cutout - Stickley Era - W7524
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Arts & Leather settee from the early 1900s made by "SHOP of the CRAFTER " in Cincinnati, Ohio. The settee comes with a spring ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Settees
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Oak
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish Design Oak Bench, circa 1950
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Danish design bench in oak, seat with three blades of wood and trapezium shape feet, in teak.
Denmark,
circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Settees
Materials
Oak
Ico Parisi Settee, 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Settee by Ico Parisi, c. 1950. This tailored sculptural settee is as stylish as it is comfortable. Poised yet relaxed, the contours of this sofa are remarkably body conscious and nat...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wood
$16,800
H W Batley. Anglo Japanese settee with fretwork below the backrest & to the arms
By Henry William Batley
Located in London, GB
H W Batley attributed. An Anglo-Japanese settee with Japanese fretwork below the backrest and the arms, the arms with pagoda shaped details. Blue velvet uph...
Category
1880s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
Our Signature Bank of England Sofa in Hand Dyed BOE GreenLeather
Located in London, GB
We are very privileged to have been selected to craft asset grade pieces for the Bank of England.
Our Bank of England sofa is a very elegant piece that is certain to bring gravitas ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chesterfield Settees
Materials
Leather
Rustic Painted Hoop Back Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Windsor style rustic painted hoop back bench with a triple arched back with turned slats and arms and turned uprights, the shaped seat above turned s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Settees
Materials
Wood
$3,345 / item
Fine Nord Italian 18th Century Walnut Settee
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Nord Italian 18'century walnut Settee with scrolled arm-support on 8 cabriole legs , covered with silk fabric of Rubelli.
cm 220x115x70
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Settees
Materials
Wood
$8,409 Sale Price
10% Off
Hollywood Regency Wrought Iron Curule Bench, Savonarola, Throne
Located in Miami, FL
Stylish wrought iron Curule bench made in the neoclassical taste. Featuring an X-form design with scrolled arms and feet. These bench are als...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Settees
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Double Hump Back Settee Loveseat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Double Hump Back Settee Loveseat. Item features a unique double hump back with one end slightly raised, tight solid frame, solid walnut co...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Settees
Materials
Walnut
Mid-Century Modern Off-white Bouclé Malibu Round Sofa, Soft Cotton Velvet, w=240
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Like a warm embrace, Malibu Round Sofa welcomes you to stay within and relax. An elevated homage to the golden age of midcentury design and organic a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Velvet, Bouclé
Jugendstil bench or settee done in solid walnut, reupholstered, Austria 1910s
By Otto Wagner
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a beautiful and warm Jugendstil bench or settee designed in style of Otto Wagner. It is done in solid walnut and reupholstered in fabric with geometric ...
Category
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century White Sheepskin Divano - Vintage Italian Beech Sofa by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage half-rounded Mid-Century Modern Italian three-seat sofa or divano made of Beechwood. Designed by Paolo Buffa in good condition. Newly upholstered in white natural sheepskin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Animal Skin, Sheepskin, Beech
Michael Taylor Far East Collection Settee for Baker
Located in Pasadena, TX
Michael Taylor Far East Collection settee for baker
Michael Taylor designed sofa for the Baker Far East collection. Ebonized lattice back and frame with Ming style legs.
Upholste...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Chinoiserie Settees
Materials
Walnut
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Baroque Figural Bench/ Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Baroque Figural Bench/ Settee
18th century or older, some later support added
A quietly stunning figural Italian Baroque Bench/ Sett...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Rive Droite Confident by Bourgeois Boheme Atelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Classic Napoleon III style armchair or tête-à-tête has been restyled. It is the
perfect conversation piece. This version has turned wooden legs with the traditional Napoleon II...
Category
2010s American Napoleon III Settees
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$8,200 / item
Mid Century Albini Style Bamboo Sofa Angraves of Leicester
Located in Leicester, GB
Mid Century Angraves Of Leicester Three Seater Sofa Bamboo Cane & Rattan Vintage Retro MCM
A beautifully stylish mid century bamboo and rattan t...
Category
20th Century British Bohemian Settees
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Howard & Sons Aesthetic Movement Sofa Claw & Ball Feet Chinoiserie Fabic
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare and original Howard & Son's circa 1880 two seat sofa with duvet feather padded arms and seat cushions, with Aesthetic movement ebonised frame and Claw & Ball feet in the original Chinese Chinoiserie upholstery.
I have a large collection of very fine restored and original unrestored Howard & Son's seating listed under my other items.
This is simply put the most comfortable sofa in the world, the arms back and base are all feather and fibre filled, you sink when seated in a similar manner to a very plump feather filled duvet.
The upholstery is super rare original Victorian, heavily distressed, its Chinese Chinoiserie and has wonderful colours. The frame is period Victorian, it is the only Aesthetic movement ebonised frame I have seen and one of very few Claw & Ball examples as well.
Howard & Sons are simply put are the finest sofa and armchair makers in history, the Queen even had a private collection.
This piece is totally original and unrestored, it will only every be original once, as such I have left it as it is for the new owner to decide what to do with it, I can help with full restoration should the new owner wish. To confirm though, as you can see the upholstery is very distressed, the frame is structurally solid and does not require any repairs
Dimensions
Height:- 74cm
Width:- 137cm
Depth:- 77cm
Seat height:- 44.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point.
A History of Howard and Sons
The name of Howard and Sons is probably one of the best known and highly sought-after names in Upholstered furniture. Over the next few paragraphs, I will do my best to give you a brief history of the company.
The company was started by John Howard in 1820 trading from 24 Leman St, London as a Cabinet Maker. Over the next 25 years they would make several changes of premises within the Whitechapel area. First to 27 Great Alie St (Now just Alie St) before moving a short distance to 34 Great Alie St.
In 1844 the company made its first venture into upholstered furniture by opening a showroom/workshop at 36 Red lion St. This was also to be a big move towards what would be their next and most famous location. In 1848 they moved to a new address much more accustomed with the name; Berners St. London as “Cabinet Maker, Upholsterer and Decorator” under the name John Howard and Sons.
The business seemed to boom at this location with workshops opening up at Tottenham St, Charlotte Mews and Fitzroy Sq and an expansion to a second Berners St building in 1853. In 1869 the company consolidated its many workshops into the one building on Cleveland St.
By 1872 the company was occupying 25, 26 and 27 Berners St. These adresses would remain unchanged until 1935. During this period they became a limited company in 1899 and won the first of their Royal warrants in 1901. In 1935 the the well-established decorators Lenygon and Morant...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
$22,421 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved walnut framed settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut framed two-seater settee, the finely carved frame above upholstered back, seat and out swept arms. All raised up on carved cabriole legs with scrolling feet. The upholstery ha...
Category
Early 20th Century British Settees
Materials
Walnut
Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan Bronze Patio Two Seater Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bronze two seater settee by Walter Lamb for Brown Jordan. The settee has a beautiful curved construction in tubular bronze with a patinated verdigris finish. The sofa has one rounded support at the middle of the sofa and a stretcher that runs the length of the piece. The arm rests carry the same curved detail with double bronze tubing. This piece has been newly reroped.
All Walter Lamb patio furniture at DEN has been restored with the utmost attention to the designer’s original specifications. We rope all seating...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Bronze
Fine Vintage Moroccan Folding Settee
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Moroccan Settee with inlaid Bone discs and intricate overall carved decoration. With decorative carved crest. In very good condition with only minor age and use wear including a miss...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish Settees
Materials
Bone, Wood
Regency Scroll End Settee/Sofa
Located in Folkestone, GB
A grand Regency scroll-end settee constructed in rosewood with panels of intricately cut ivory. Adorned with acanthus leaf carving to the back and scroll...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Settees
Materials
Rosewood
$10,655 Sale Price
20% Off
1920s French Settee, Sofa or Canape One of Two in Gilt Wood Polished Cotton
Located in Manhasset, NY
1920s French gilt wood upholstered settee, canape or sofa in black and white polished cotton. One of a compatible pair of finely carved and detailed water gilt decorated Louis XV style canapes or loveseat sofas.
A simply stunning compatible pair being sold individually having been totally recovered and refinished by this award winning decorator. Ready to sit down and shine in any setting.
This is part of our extensive collection which just arrived from Chicago's renowned interior designer Megan Winters. Megan and her interiors have been featured in Elle Décor (United States, England, Germany and Russia issues), Traditional Home, Luxe, House Beautiful, Veranda, Chicago Magazine, and Crain’s Business, among others. In 2013 and 2014 Megan’s work was showcased in New York at the very prestigious “Design On a Dime”event in collaboration with ELLE DÉCOR with proceeds going to benefit Housing Works...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Settees
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Salon Set Comprising One Sofa and 4 Armchairs Giltwood Louis XVI Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is the very high end for quality for salon set comprising a sofa and 4 armchairs in the style of louis XVI ,This salon set was upholstery in exactlty in the same maner what they...
Category
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Giltwood
19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench or settee featuring a lion shield in the back.
Typical of the Italian Renaissance with carved Florentine backs (no shows in the picture).
This pair created in the 19th century, most likely 1840s-1850s, are in perfect condition. The Savonarola chair is a type of folding chair with an X-frame when viewed from the front or back. It was designed to fold so it was portable and used during campaigns or other outdoor pursuits. The title Savonarola comes from the name of Italian Renaissance Dominican friar, Girolamo Savonarola, who is renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. To fold this interestingly beautiful chair you must first remove the back rail which simply slides upward out of slots in the arms, then push the arms together to fold. This pair would make perfect hallway or entryway chairs...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
Inlaid Anglo Indian Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved inlaid Anglo Indian sofa.
Category
1880s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Settees
Materials
Bone, Wood, Ebony
$14,700
French Napoleon III Round Scroll Back Small Scale Sofa
Located in Stamford, CT
Petite French Napoleon III round scroll back sofa, circa 1880s. Turned black legs with original castors. Recently upholstered in Manuel Canovas 'Marius' in Ciel (light blue and white...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Settees
Materials
Linen, Wood
Spanish Rustic 18th Century Bench
Located in Round Top, TX
A very wonderful 18th century high back bench from the Catalan region of Spain. This terrific bench has a tabletop that folds down. Soundly constructed from naturally washed pine. Th...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Settees
Materials
Pine
1970s Emerald Green Upholstered Settee by Paul Evans for Directional
Located in Hartville, OH
This beauty by Paul Evans for Directional Furniture just finished up at upholstery masters @copleypholstery. Wrapped in a decadent GP&J Baker Lee Jofa Velvet. Extraordinary to the to...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Upholstery
1960s French Style Louis XV High Sided Bench / Settee
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s French style Louis XV high sided bench / settee. From a Greenwhich, Connecticut estate.
Category
1960s Vintage Settees
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian Modern Dutch Sofa Attr to Doublet Sofa by Rob Parry for Gelderland
By Rob Parry, Gelderland
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage Scandinavian Modern Dutch midcentury sofa attributed to Doublet Sofa by Rob Parry for Gelderland. It is made in Holland and com...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Scandinavian Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Rosewood
19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench or Settle
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench or settee featuring a gentleman in the back.
Typical of the Italian Renaissance with carved Florentine backs (no shows in the picture) .
This pair created in the 19th century, most likely 1840s-1850s, are in perfect condition. The Savonarola chair is a type of folding chair with an X frame when viewed from the front or back. It was designed to fold so it was portable and used during campaigns or other outdoor pursuits. The title Savonarola comes from the name of Italian Renaissance Dominican friar, Girolamo Savonarola, who is renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. To fold this interestingly beautiful chair you must first remove the back rail which simply slides upward out of slots in the arms, then push the arms together to fold. This pair would make perfect hallway or entryway chairs...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Large Late 18th Century Italian Giltwood Settees
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Impressive large scale pair of late 18th Century Italian giltwood settees.
These settees are lovely examples of neoclassical Italian design. The head rail is serpentine in shape and ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Jorgen Høj for Niels Vitsøe Sofa in Red Patinated Leather
By Jorgen Hoj, Vitsoe
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jorgen Høj for Niels Vitsøe, settee, model '202', leather, aluminum, Denmark, circa 1960
Exclusive leather sofa designed by Jorgen Hoj who...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Aluminum
Paul T. Frankl 4-Strand Square Pretzel Round-Back Settee
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare, museum-quality four-strand square pretzel round-back settee was designed by Paul T. Frankl using the highest-quality rattan poles and reeds available and restored by ratta...
Category
1930s Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
$28,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Sofa Daybed in Green Upholstery, Seng Company, Germany, 1930s
By Seng
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sofa; Settee; Couch; Daybed; Green Upholstery; Fabric; Seng Company; Germany; German Design; Mid-Century Modern; Sofa-Sleeper;
Sofa daybed in green upholstery, made in West-Germany in the 1930s. Pull out sofa bed...
Category
1930s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Metal
Restored Vintage Mid-Century Modern Sofa Settee by Adrian Pearsall
Located in North York, ON
Restored vintage Mid-Century Modern sofa settee by Adrian Pearsall. Iconic Mid-Century design, 1970’s America. Restored in a beautiful designer fabric and completed with satin black ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$5,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid Century Hollywood Regency White Faux Rattan Bamboo & Cane Settee or Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A larger scale settee in white lacquer with a beautiful cane seat thats not shown. Very good original condition circa 1970's without any issues.
Category
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood
Vintage Russell Woodard Sculptura Mid Century Modern Iron Patio Settee Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Russell Woodard Sculptura Mid Century Modern Iron Patio Settee Bench. Item features heavy wrought iron construction, very rare model, sleek sculptural form. Circa Mid 20th Ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wrought Iron
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Pair of Armless “Morris” Settees
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare pair of settees designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture. Settees feature an armless profile complete with two mahogany "sled" like legs. These occasionally come up in so...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Bentwood
Modern Gio Ponti Style Window Benches or Settees
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Modern walnut sculpted bench or settee inspired by Gio Ponti the famous Italian Mid - Century designer .
Blue velvet cushion newly upholstered ....
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Sofa Bench or Settee with Griffin Carvings in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A rare Gustavian style sofa with beautiful wood carved griffins, hand-scraped to the original paint and newly upholstered, circa 1900. Exquisite carved detail. The seat frame feature...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Settees
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Ghidini 1961 Tarantino 3-Seat Sofa in Green Cord Fabric by L. Bozzoli
By Ghidini 1961
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Soft and welcoming, this sofa is inspired by the 1970s, a decade that changed our culture forever through freedom and self-discovery. The sofa invites you to a world of fantasy where...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric
Art Deco / Bauhaus Tubular Chrome Bench Designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann, Howell
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Art Deco / Bauhaus style Tubular chrome bench designed by Wolfgang Hoffmann for Howell, chrome in great original condition, reupholstered (most l...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Settees
Materials
Chrome
Italian 1950's Bamboo Settee
Located in New York, NY
Italian 1950's charming bamboo settee with sloped arms and cross hatch motif within the arms and on the back rest, the bamboo coloring in a beautiful warm variation of warm brown to ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Bamboo
Settee-Ardmore Sabie Limited Edition in Delta
Located in New York, NY
Ardmore designers have given us two signature limited edition sofas with the launch of our Sabie fabric collection 2020, that come 30 in Tanzanite and 30 in Delta, both in a rich and sensual velvet. The high backs allow allow for two to sit amongst dancing elephants juggling a vervet monkey, flanked by travelers riding a giraffe and ostrich. Our feet and behinds cool off in the Sabie river waters where hippos and crocs play amongst water lilies and a python coils in the right hand corner under one’s arm. In the shadows of the plants, at the back of the sofa, emerges the illusive King cheetah with his rare spots and stripes. The sofa's border base and arms are framed with Zulu beaded...
Category
2010s South African Settees
Materials
Velvet
$6,725 / item
Joseph Inco, Settee, Iron, Mohair Fabric, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black-painted iron and beige mohair fabric settee, designed by Joseph Inco and produced by INCO, USA, 1950s.
16" seat height
Recently upholstered, show...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Iron
Marco Zanuso Style Modern Sofa 1960s
By Marco Zanuso
Located in New York, NY
Chic Mid-Century Modern sofa with brass legs in the style of Marco Zanuso.
Italy, 1960's.
Newly upholstered in pebble color JAB indoor/outdoor fabric by Venfield.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique French Aubusson Boudeuse / Divan de Milieu 'Conversation Chair', Ca 1890
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Aubusson "Boudeuse" or "Divan de Milieu" (Conversation Chair), Circa 1890. Very popular in French decor during the 19th century, these pieces were often found in drawing rooms and public spaces. Also known as a "borne settee...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Settees
Materials
Giltwood
French Regency Mahogany Upholstered Bench with Original Brass Casters Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
French Regency mahogany upholstered bench with serpentine skirt, foliage carved knee, and terminating on the original brass casters. Bench is covered in white muslin with horse hair ...
Category
1810s French Regency Antique Settees
Materials
Brass
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.