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Settees For Sale
Period: Late 19th Century
Period: Early 1900s
19th Century Settee / Canape, Durand, Louis XV, Giltwood, Scalamandre Upholstery
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Settee / Canape, Durand, Louis XV, Giltwood, New Handwoven Scalamandre Upholstery.
A charming Louis the XV settee comprised of a stunningly carved 19th century giltwood settee from the French house of Gervais Durand, unsigned. The whole finely carved floral and wreath motifs with Greek key corners and elegant cabriole, turned up legs. Upholstery in need of repair. Priced accordingly. A pair of large Fauteuils sold separately. Frames are strong and sturdy.
Newly upholstered in Scalamandre hand woven fabric.
Gervais-Maximilien-Eugene Durand (French, 1839 - c. 1920) was best known for producing high quality furniture after important 18th Century makers...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Settees
Materials
Textile, Giltwood
Antique Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Settee
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Louis XVI style gilt wood settee with Aubusson style upholstery, circa 1900. The back with Aubusson style upholsterery with a foliate carved gilt wood frame, an Aubusson upho...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Gold Leaf
Arts & Crafts Settle
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
Arts & Crafts oak settle, with detailed carving to the front arms, the sides and back. The black wrought iron handles to each end, sturdy enough to lift this very heavy, solid piece....
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Settees
Materials
Oak
French Empire Style Bench with Hand-Carved Swan Figureheads
Located in Middletown, MD
Freshly reupholstered late 19th century Empire style bench in a neutral cream-colored fabric. Artisan crafted in solid, rich walnut wit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI-Style Giltwood Settee, 19th Century with Domed Back
Located in Houston, TX
The exceptional quality of the carving and gilding make this piece
Desirable. The proportion is right and the detail work is fine.
It has a domed and padded back surmounted by a be...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century English Inlaid Mahogany Settee
Located in London, GB
This very attractive and delicate late 19th century inlaid mahogany salon sofa is
raised on cabriole legs with pad feet and united by stretchers on all sides. The seat has been rece...
Category
1870s British Antique Settees
Materials
Bone, Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Louis XVI Style Late 19th Century 3pc Parlor Set
Located in Parkesburg, PA
French Settee & Pair of Louis XVI style armchairs from the Late 19th century. These antique oak framed chairs & settee, with upholstered centers set within a highly carved vertical a...
Category
Late 19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Oak
Antique French Louis XVI Gold Leaf Salon Set, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis XVI gold leaf salon set, circa 1880.
Settee:
Height: 43.25"
Width: 60"
Depth: 27"
Seat Height: 17.25"
4 Armchairs:
Height: 39.25"
Widt...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Settees
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th-C. French Ebonized Carved Oak Settee With Rush Seat & Silk Down Cushion
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a rustic 19th century French ebonized carved oak settee with rush seat and plump down cushion. The silk fabric is in very good condition, and...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Settees
Materials
Silk, Rush, Oak, Down
19th Century Mahogany Wood Frame Inlay Marquetry Top Settee
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Fine quality and beautifully hand carved with inlaid marquetry mahogany wood frame settee. The settee features a wood frame inlaid top foliate decoration , resting on four square hand carved tapered feet terminate with metal cup hardware...
Category
1870s North American Empire Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany, Satinwood
19th CenturyRenaissance Style Carved Walnut Antique Bench
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Majestic Italian bench in late 19th century Renaissance style. Made of walnut wood with carved decorations in Renaissance style with grotesque faces. Fa...
Category
1880s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Rare 19th Century Napoleon III Brocade Armchairs
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of 19th century armchairs, Napoleon III period. The armchairs have been restored and the upholstery has been replaced with a beautiful Italian Brocade...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Settees
Materials
Brocade, Beech
Late 19th Century Italian Iron Antique Large Settee
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare italian antique large settee, late 19th century. The settee is made of solid iron. The iron has a refined and elaborate decoration with curls and scr...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Settees
Materials
Iron
19th Century Gothic Gilded Bergamo Velvet Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This large settee sofa is recovered in Bergamo Corded Velvet with brush trim. The gilded legs in the Victorian/Gothic pattern are stunning. Great condition!
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
French Louis XV1 Style Canape
Located in Pewsey, GB
An attractive Louis XV1 style beech canape circa 1900, the frame partially painted in a light grey with a gadrooned back rail and on turned fluted legs are c...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Beech
Rare 19th Century Napoleon III Brocade Armchair
Located in Puglia, Puglia
19th century armchair, Napoleon III period. The armchair has been restored and the upholstery has been replaced with a beautiful Italian brocade. Franc...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Settees
Materials
Brocade, Beech
Fully Restored 19thC Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Leathers
Located in London, GB
As a LAPADA dealer and furniture maker, I always have a large stock of Chesterfield sofas and chairs ranging from early 19thC through to ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Chesterfield Antique Settees
Materials
Leather
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
19th C Jacobean Renaissance Carved Oak High Back Cane 3 Seater Hall Bench Settee
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A decorative and well presented 19th Century Jacobean renaissance carved oak three seater high back bench settee. A superb quality piece with ornate arched back and cane inset panels. A lovely contrast with dark, almost ebonised wood frame, and light coloured cane seating.
Gently curved arms, which are very inviting, are typical of this style. The bench sits on eight legs, all connected by their original turned stretchers with additional decorative arched mounded stretchers to the front. A good sized, well proportioned piece with generous seat. The three seat design provides a lovely balanced and symmetrical feel to the piece.
Seat height = 46cm / 18"
The piece is in excellent condition, there are a couple of historic repairs to the arched tops (see photos) but these are well made repairs and are in-keeping with the piece. The bench is sturdy with the cane seating also in excellent order. The item is clean and ready for installation.
Provenance: This piece sat for many years at the famous London...
Category
Late 19th Century British Jacobean Antique Settees
Materials
Cane, Oak
19thC Howard & Sons Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Leathers - Colour to Select
Located in London, GB
As a LAPADA dealer and furniture maker, I always have a very good selection of pieces in stock with a wide range of price points.
Original Howard & Sons 19thC Chesterfield sofa that we have fully restored in our hand dyed British leathers, fully hand tacked with horse tail...
Category
Late 19th Century British Chesterfield Antique Settees
Materials
Leather
French Napoleon III Settee in Muslin
Located in Buchanan, NY
A wonderfully proportioned small French settee from the Napoleon III period with a gracious curved back. This late 19th century settee has been stripped down to the original muslin l...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Settees
Materials
Fabric
Dutch Marquetry Empire Settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Marquetry inlaid settee, the inlaid top rail above watermark silk upholstery enclosed by scrolling arms. Standing on scrolling feet.
Dimensions
Height 34 Inches height to seat 19 I...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Biedermeier Sofa Empire Couch Honey Color, 4-5 Seat, 19th Century
By Biedermeier
Located in LONDON, GB
Swedish Biedermeier 4-5 seat sofa couch in classic light honey color French polish finish with curved arm detailing and ormolu style decorative ends and central motifs in the highest...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Settees
Materials
Birch
Rare 19th Century Napoleon III Brocade Sofa
Located in Puglia, Puglia
French sofa from the 19th century, Napoleon III period. The sofa has been restored and the upholstery replaced with a beautiful Italian Brocade. France...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Settees
Materials
Brocade, Beech
Gentlemans Antique Library Buttoned Oxblood Settee Faux Leather Scottish 19thC
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A wonderful 19th century Gentleman’s library settee sourced from a country house estate in Scotland. In the original buttoned leather cloth with brass h...
Category
1880s British Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Sofa Couch Honey Color, 3-4 Seat, 19th Century Empire Swedish
By Biedermeier
Located in LONDON, GB
Swedish Biedermeier 3-4 seat sofa couch in beautiful light honey color French polish finish with curved arm detailing and carved applique decorative motifs in the highest quality qui...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Settees
Materials
Birch
19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Tooled Leather Savonarola Bench or Settee
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Italian hand carved walnut Savonarolas chairs, circa 1880. Having wonderfully carved frame with scrolling arms, aged black tooled leather...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Biedermeier Sofa Couch Empire Settle Swedish 19th Century 3-4 Seat Loveseat
Located in LONDON, GB
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Empire sofa in top grade quilted figured veneers in a rich deep French polish finish.
Lovely curved legs, arms and back with a fully sprung seat and web...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Settees
Materials
Birch
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
Antique French Louis XVI Carved Walnut Parlor Set, Settee and Armchairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI parlor set offers walnut construction with carved foliate crests, scroll arms and raised on cabriole les terminating i...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Settees
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Upholstery
19th Century, Oak Antique Rustic Bench
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Antique Italian bench 1880s. The bench is made of solid oak wood. Excellent antique good conditions of the wood, some signs of wear.
Category
1880s Italian Antique Settees
Materials
Oak
Liberty London Chesterfield Burl Walnut Framed Antique Victorian Chaise Lounge
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite circa 1880 Liberty's of London upholstered Burl Walnut framed Chesterfield tufted Chaise Lounge
This Chaise Lounge is an absolute t...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Belle Epoque Settee
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderfully executed French Piece with a rich patina. A perfect love seat built for two. Gilded frame with white upholstery. Dated early 1900's.
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Otto Wagner Settee Bench Bentwood, Thonet, Austria, Vienna Secession, circa 1905
By Otto Wagner, Thonet
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A Vienna Secession bentwood settee by Otto Wagner and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1900.
This settee is an authentic piece which is in great original condition with nice p...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Settees
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Stunning Antique Fully Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa Walnut
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exceptionally rare original antique circa 1900 cigar brown leather Chesterfield club sofa in restored condition with feather filled cushions a...
Category
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Howard & Sons Aesthetic Movement Sofa Claw & Ball Feet Chinoiserie Fabic
Located in GB
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.
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
Antique French Mahogany Loveseat or Settee, Lion Paw Feet Unrestored c1800's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French settee or loveseat deconstructed and probably made in the late 1800's. When you take a hard look at the lion paw feet, you'll noti...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique Italian Bench Settee Entry Hall Foyer Renaissance Revival Oak 19th C
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautiful carved oak Antique Italian Renaissance revival bench or settee with lift top seat~~c. 1880s
Highly carved~~these benches are always in high demand
Versatile piece wit...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Settees
Materials
Oak
Rare Thonet Settee with Cushions
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Rare ebonised sofa by Thonet, having shaped top rail with kidney shaped back, generous seat and open scroll arms, standing on outsewpt legs, all with gil...
Category
Late 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Settees
Materials
Bentwood
Stamped circa 1890 J&J Jacob & Josef Kohn Bentwood Bergere Armchair Part Suite
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely and extremely rare original Jacob & Josef No.41 bentwood bergere rattan armchair
This sale is for the single chair pictured, I have an...
Category
1890s Austrian Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Beech
19th Century Mahogany Wood Framed / Upholstered Settee
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century Edwardian style mahogany wood framed upholstered settee or sofa. The settee / sofa is in great antique condition. Signed and date...
Category
1880s French Edwardian Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Pair of Carved Walnut Leather Savonarola Bench or Settee
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Italian hand carved walnut Savonarola chair, circa 1880. Having wonderfully carved frame with scrolling arms, aged black leather seat and back, accented with brass roset...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
French Napoleon III Walnut Sofa Banquette French Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Elegant Napoleon III walnut banquette or sofa.
France circa 1890,
The upholstery and the fabric has been recently changed.
Very good antique condition. A little stain on the fabri...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
1870's Antique French Giltwood Aubusson Salon Set, Settee and Fauteuils
By Napoléon III
Located in Dallas, TX
Take a timeless, bespoke design, mix in a dash of romantic connotations to get this worn-in bucolic charm aesthetic. Invite the beauty of Louis XV style into your home with this Giltwood Aubusson Tapestry three piece salon suite from the French Napoleon III period. Upholstered with hand-woven Aubusson tapestry and carved giltwood, this Late 19th Century three piece salon suite includes a settee and two matching armchairs. The settee and Fauteuil (armchair) are supported by turned tapering legs, padded armrests, and cartouche-shaped backs. Please take into consideration these pieces are from the 1870's as a result some frame work and reupholstery may be required.
All facets of this 3-piece set collectively entwine to form the striking and grand charm of a textile that is worthy to depict the tender, emotive, and vibrant details of humans and histories, no longer known. The historic worth far exceeds any damage that comes with centuries of wear. In any event, it is simply amazing. If you adore timeworn treasure, this antique parlor set...
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Late 19th Century French Aubusson Antique Settees
Materials
Tapestry, Giltwood, Wool
19th Century French Wooden Framed Settee
Located in Pewsey, GB
19th Century French wooden framed settee with manchette-styled arms and scrolled knuckles. Recovered in Sanderson 'Chelsea' blue/pink.
Category
1890s French Antique Settees
Materials
Linen, Wood
19th Century Satinwood Box Sofa
Located in New York, NY
19th century satinwood box sofa. On six tapering legs.
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Satinwood
19th Century Pair of Carved Walnut Tooled Leather Savonarola Bench or Settee
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Italian hand carved walnut Savonarolas chairs, circa 1880. Having wonderfully carved frame with scrolling arms, aged black tooled leather seat and back, accented with br...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Settees
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Salon Set in Giltwood Comprising Four Armchairs and One Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent louis XVI style living room in gilded wood including four armchairs
and one sofa.Execptional model after jean batpiste sene famous cabinet make...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Giltwood
Swedish Biedermeier Sofa Empire Couch Honey Color, 3-4 Seat, 19th Century
By Biedermeier
Located in LONDON, GB
Unusual Swedish Biedermeier 3-4 seat sofa couch in Classic light honey color French polish finish with ormolu style detailing and straight arms with decorative pillars in the highest...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Settees
Materials
Birch
Satinwood Framed Settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Satinwood and line inlaid settee, the carved top rail with scrolling decoration, to the upholstered back and seat enclosed by shaped arms. All raised up on reeded legs terminating in...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Settees
Materials
Satinwood
Beautiful Late 19th Century Five-Piece Carved Giltwood Aubusson Parlor Set
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful late 19th century Louis XVI style five-piece carved giltwood Aubusson tapestry parlor set
Comprising of a settee and four armchairs.
Each with an oval upholstered b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Settees
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Oriental Sofa in Chippendale Style with Claw Feet, 1900s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Chippendale style sofa adorned with oriental ornamentations, skilfully reupholstered in luxurious Pierre Frey fabric. This masterpiece harmoniously blends timeless design and contemp...
Category
Early 1900s European Chippendale Antique Settees
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Thonet, A Bentwood Settee with Scrollwork Decoration with a Caned Seat & Back
By Thonet
Located in London, GB
Thonet.
A bentwood Beech settee with wonderful scrollwork decoration to the back and to the arms with a caned seat and a caned back.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Settees
Materials
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Bruce Talbert Attributed, An Aesthetic Movement Upholstered Love or Window Seat
Located in London, GB
Bruce talbert attributed. In the William Morris Sussex style.
An Aesthetic Movement upholstered love or twin window seat.
Made from stained Be...
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1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Settees
Materials
Beech
Grey Painted Swedish Settee with Shell and Foliate Carving
Located in Essex, MA
Grey painted Swedish settee with shell and foliate carving with turned stretcher bottom and gently curved legs. Off-white muslin seat cover. Measures: 44" H x 50.5" W x 21" D.
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Antique Settees
Materials
Wood
Antique English Satinwood Settee, Circa 1895-1910
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English satinwood settee, Circa 1895-1910.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Settees
Materials
Fabric, Satinwood
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Rosewood Oval Back Medallion Settee c1880
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Renaissance Revival settee offers rosewood construction with back having flanking tufted oval medallions with carved floral crests and carved gadroon element between, shap...
Category
Late 19th Century American Renaissance Revival Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
English Oak Queen Anne Settee
Located in Wilson, NC
This settee has a shaped crest rail with vase back splats which are curved to make a comfortable contour for back support. The front edge has a shaped molding. The three cabriole leg...
Category
1870s English Queen Anne Antique Settees
Materials
Fabric, Oak
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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