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Settees For Sale
Laurel Settee, Modern Windsor Style Bench in Blackened Ash
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
A clean modernization of a Classic Windsor bench, this settee features sculpted legs and slats instead of dowels and spindles. Constructed from sustainable blackened ash, the settee is artisan crafted with traditional joinery and finished with an all-natural, 100% plant-based, hard-wax oil.
"The Laurel Settee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Scandinavian Modern Settees
Materials
Wood, Ash
Caned Settee
Located in Huntington, NY
Louis XV style Settee Frame tight, Seat & back in good condition. Item was touched up & waxed. Includes old custom seat, needs recovering
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Settees
Materials
Beech
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage English Chesterfield Leather Tufted Sofa Brown Terra Cotta Mid Century
Located in Tyler, TX
TIMELESS Vintage Mid-Century English Leather Tufted Seat CHESTERFIELD 3-Seat Sofa Brown/Terra Cotta
PERFECT ICONIC look for a gentleman's office, study, library, or cigar lounge~~fu...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chesterfield Settees
Materials
Leather
LOUIS XVI FRENCH CARVED GiLTWOOD DOUBLE CANED BERGERE SETTEE SOFA WINDOW SEAT
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exceptional sublime Louis XVI French Carved Giltwood and double Caned Bergère Window seat or Settee
P...
Category
19th Century European Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Rattan, Giltwood
Italian Mohair Settee Sofa, Brown, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful mohair upholstered curved sofa with wooden legs. Perfect shape and size.
In excellent condition, 1950s, Italy.
Same era as: Ch...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Corner Sofa Banquette Attributed to Maison Jansen, French Louis XVI Style
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Luxurious French upholstered Louis XVI style corner settee banquette with one piece seating cushion, and 5 back cushions.
A similar Maison Jansen Corner Canapé can be seen in James ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Settees
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Restored Coastal Brighton Pavilion Bamboo and Cane Settee
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A beautifully restored Mid-20th Century bamboo settee in the Brighton Pavilion style, showcasing intricate fretwork and a warm honey-toned finish. The cane seat and architectural det...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown British Colonial Settees
Materials
Bamboo
Chippendale Style Mahogany Settee with Upholstered Seat, 20th Century
Located in Trenton, NJ
This striking two-seat settee captures the elegance and craftsmanship of classic Chippendale design. Fashioned from rich, dark mahogany, the frame showcases beautifully carved detail...
Category
20th Century Unknown Chippendale Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Wavy Back Sofa Upholstered in Lelievre Wool Boucle
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An elegant modern scallop back sofa upholstered in Lelievre Lama Naturel wool boucle. Fast shipping worldwide.
Category
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
MARTA Walnut Settee/Bench with Cream Leather/Cowhide Seat by Mandy Graham
By Mandy Graham
Located in Torrance, CA
MARTA Settee by Mandy Graham
MARTA
M02 - settee bench sofa
American walnut / sandblasted white oak, hairy cowhide seat
60" W x 25" D x 34.5"
A s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Settees
Materials
Cowhide, Hide, Oak, Walnut
Antique Set of French Tapestry Gild Carved Gold Wood Arm Chairs Chairs & Sofa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing set of two chairs and a sofa original from the 19th Century. This sofa and chairs embodies the opulent Rococo style, known for its flowing curves, ornate carvings, and asymme...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Settees
Materials
Gold Leaf
Customizable Dining Banquette or Settee in Bronze and COM from Costantini, Ciro
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Ciro Customizable Upholstered Dining Banquette or Settee in Bronze and COM from Costantini Design
Measurements are 11' x 4' 5" as shown. Available in custom sizing.
Costantini ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Settees
Materials
Bronze
Thonet Styled Patinated Bronze Settee w Leopard Print Fabric
By Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An intriguing patinated bronze settee in the style of Thonet's bentwood seating with leopard print fabric. Believed to be mid to late 20th Century, fabric newer. Very hefty and high ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Bronze
$3,800 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XV Style Carved Fruitwood & Cane Settee
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a vintage Louis XV style carved fruitwood and cane settee. The upholstery is vintage and in good condition. It is unmarked.
My shipping is running two to five weeks. If your...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
17th Century Jacobean English Oak Joined Settle
Located in Solebury, PA
A remarkable 17th century Jacobean English oak settle, or settee, is notable for its substantial presence and period-authentic construction. The ...
Category
Mid-17th Century English Jacobean Antique Settees
Materials
Oak
Pair of James Mont Sofa's
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful James Mont Sofa's.
The elegant Lattice framed Sofa's have been Newly reupholstered in an ivory colored fabric and each sofa has two separate ...
Category
1950s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$19,500 / set
20th Century, Giuseppe Pagano and Gino Maggioni Sofa mod. Lamellare
Located in Turin, Turin
Giuseppe Pagano was an Italian architect and designer, notable for his involvement in the movement of rationalist architecture in Italy up to the end of the Second World War. He desi...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Rope, Wood
Italian Post-War Design Pink Velvet Settee
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Post-War Design 1960s style (modern) black velvet settee with rounded sides and shaped front with pink velvet seat & 4 back cushions contempor...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Settees
Materials
Velvet
Louis XV Mahogany Carved Settee, Canape / Sofa, Floral Silk Upholstery
Located in Manhasset, NY
Small Louis XV Mahogany Carved Settee / Sofa, Floral Silk Upholstery
A simply stunning Louis XV Style Canape or Settee having a walnut solid wood frame circa 1940 recently recovered...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Settees
Materials
Wood
Leather Togo 2-Seater Sofa by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful authentic midnight black leather Togo Settee designed by Michel Ducaroy for Ligne Roset from the 1970s.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Leather
Otto Schultz, Settee, Elm, Fabric, Sweden, 1940s
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in High Point, NC
An off-white fabric and elm settee designed by Otto Schultz and produced by Boet, Sweden, c. 1940s.
Seat height 16”.
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Elm
Pair of Modern Gio Ponti Style Window Benches or Settees
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Modern walnut sculpted and brass sabot benches or settees inspired by Gio Ponti the famous Italian Mid - Century designer .
Floating cushion newly upholstered on top of soli...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wood
Large Italian Neoclassical Giltwood Récamier Settee in Scalamandré Tiger Velvet
Located in Nashville, TN
And of unusual ( rare ) large dimensions. Matching bolsters for each end. Well worn gilt and paint finish and
losses to frame. Well worn paint and gilded finish. Oxidation to the gi...
Category
1790s Italian Directoire Antique Settees
Materials
Giltwood
Rare Solid Carved Mahogany English Georgian Settee Canape Circa 1890s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare English Georgian settee canapé, circa 1890s, is a superb example of 19th-century craftsmanship, featuring a richly carved solid mahogany frame with elegant proportions and ...
Category
1890s English Georgian Antique Settees
Materials
Mahogany
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XVI Style 19th Century Giltwood Upholstered Canapé en Corbeille
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI style giltwood canapé en corbeille from the 19th century, with carved flowers and new upholstery. Created in France during the 1...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Børge Mogensen Daybed Model No. 190, 1963
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful daybed model no. 190, designed by Børge Mogensen in 1963 and produced by Frederica Stolefabrik, Denmark, solid oak frame platform with tapered legs and a vertical slatted b...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Wool, Oak
Matching Pair of Mid Century Danish Sofas
Located in New York, NY
Great clean lines and the perfect size for the hard to fit room. Very deep and very comfortable should one choose to take a nap.
These are very structurally sound but they need to be...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$6,500 / set
Italian Rococo Revival Style Settee or Sofa, Black and Beige Upholstery, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
19th-early 20th century settees / canapes or loveseats in Rococo style having a fine Fabric. This is simply the finest pair of wonderfully covered and carved oversized settees...
Category
Early 20th Century European Rococo Settees
Materials
Wood, Fabric
SOLD 08/31/23 Ransom Culler for Thayer Coggin Midcentury Tete a Tete Settee Sofa
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Ransom Culler for Thayer Coggin midcentury Tete-a-Tete Settee sofa.
This sofa measures: 66 wide x 41 deep x 27.5 inches high, with a seat height of 18 and arm height of 27.5 inches
...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A Frits Henningsen Settee in Linen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A high-backed settee designed by Frits Henningsen, featuring linen fabric upholstery and blackened mahogany legs. Produced by the renowned Danish master cabinetmaker, this piece show...
Category
1940s Danish Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Isamu Kenmochi Sculptural Wicker Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous woven wicker settee by Isamu Kenmochi. Perfect scale, and very good condition. Rare, early piece of his work.
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Settees
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Settee Sofa Couch Knole Velvet Strie Olive 3-seater H44" Adjustable L67-101"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- This is an early 20th century interpretation of the infamous, sumptuously, upholstered, 17th century, couch with hinged arm rests, found at Knole Park, Sevenoaks, Kent, the ancestral seat of the Sackvilles made by the most eminent upholsterer of the early 20th century.
- The original couch served the Dual purpose of bed and settee, and is one of the earliest examples of English, upholstered, seat furniture. In the late-19th century this model of settee was revived, particularly for Great Halls, bedrooms and galleries in large country houses for its early aesthetic, comfort and draught exclusion from the high backs. - These settees are extremely comfortable as well as injecting period atmosphere into the interior. They sit equally well within contemporary and historical interiors and jutapose with contemporary and modern pieces and art.
- This is a particularly fine example, with a Grade II* listed Jacobean manor house provenance and almost certainly made by Morant & Co. It retains the original iron ratchets so the wings can be lowered to different heights.
The inside and outside back, wings, seat and cushion are upholstered in a strie velvet and trimmed in the traditional manner with matching braid and fringe and studs. The strie velvet probably dates from the 1950's, as there is significant fading from the original pale green/aqua to a pale olive/old white. The adjustable padded wings are joined to the arms with original ratched iron hinges which are attached to the back. The arms are supported by oak turned uprights. The seat has a large loose cushion. Standing on original castors. English, circa 1900.
During the late 16th-early 17th century a new form of daybed was introduced to match the contemporary upholstered 'X' chairs and stools. They were padded and upholstered throughout and the ends were let down on a toothed steel ratchet to enable the occupant to repose at full length. They were generally destroyed when the coverings had worn out at the woodwork was of little value. Similar couches were plentiful in France under Louis XIII and can be seen in Abraham Bosse's engravings of domestic interiors but they were only found at court and the houses of great noblemen in this country. When the contents of the Royal Palaces were dispersed after Charles I's execution a number of couches were included in the sale.
PROVENANCE : Barrow Court, a Grade II* listed Jacobean manor house with origins dating back to the 13th century.
MORANT & CO Upholsterers, Decorators. 91 New Bond St., London. With Royal Coat of Arms, dated 1825, 1831, 1837 and 1890, founded 1790.
The dictionary of English furniture makers 1660-1840, published by the Furniture History Society informs that Morant Snr. was a maker of carved and gilded frames from early in the reign of George IVth, and his trade card describes the company as 'Ornamental Painter and Paper Hanging Manufacturer to their Royal Highnesses'. Work was executed for Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir Robert Peel...
Category
Early 1900s English Baroque Revival Antique Settees
Materials
Velvet
Arts and Crafts Settee Bench signed Gustav Stickley c 1905 -1912
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional, rare signed Mission, Arts and Crafts, Gustav Stickley settee, bench in original condition. The bench features a slatted back, and drop in, inner spring cushion ( needs reupholstery ). The wood frame is in original finish, and is fully and correctly marked with an early red clamp mark, please see images.
We have had many pieces of Stickley furniture, this is the first time we have seen this rare form. Similar to Model 219...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Caned Italian Settee with Pickled Finish
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Settee, having a painted frame showing natural wear. Its crestrail carved with swags, over oval caned backrest, centered with an oval rosette. Downswept arms ending in scrolls, on fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
19thC Antique Hamptons & Sons Chesterfield Sofa In Hand Dyed Whiskey Leather
Located in London, GB
As a furniture maker and LAPADA dealer, I always have a large stock of Chesterfield sofas and chairs ranging from early 19thC through to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Chesterfield Antique Settees
Materials
Leather
Massive 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Banquette
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This elegant Louis XVI style Swedish banquette is almost 8 feet long to be a commanding presence in a hallway, living room, or bedroom. Entirely hand...
Category
19th Century Swedish Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Swedish Biedermeier Sofa Couch Honey Color, 3-4 Seat, 19th Century Empire Rare A
By Biedermeier
Located in Lewes, England
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
$5,475 Sale Price
20% Off
Curved Danish Mid-Century Modern Three Seater Sofa by Johannes Andersen, Walnut
Located in Manhasset, NY
Curved Danish Mid-Century Modern Three Seater Sofa by Johannes Andersen, Walnut
Johannes Andersen for Trensum Møbelfabrik Curved Danish Modern Sofa in Walnut and Fabric
Curvaceou...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
19thc PA Folk Art Hickory Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Hand made folky twig & log settee from Pennsylvania.This settee is in fine sturdy condition.Fantastic example of folk art furniture.It was found on a farmhouse porch in Lancast...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Settees
Materials
Hickory
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Heywood Wakefield, Settee, Maple, Velvet, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A maple and green velvet fabric settee designed and produced by Heywood Wakefield, USA, 1950s.
Seat height 16”
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Velvet, Maple
French Art Deco Settee or Sofa with Leather Upholstery and Black Frame
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this French Art Deco-era settee dates from the late 1930s / early 1940s. Newly upholstered in cream colored leather with ostrich-like surface texture. Black finished...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Settees
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Danish 1930s Banana Form Curved Sofa or Loveseat in 'Nude' and Dark Grey Velvet
Located in Kastrup, DK
Banana sofa with curved backrest, Danish design 1930-1940.
Reupholstered in two shades of cotton blend velvet from Baker Home in 'Nude' and dark gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Velvet
$3,706 Sale Price
35% Off
Guillerme et Chambron Grand Repos style Settee, France 1960
Located in Miami, FL
Guillerme et Chambron Grand Repos style Settee, France 1960
Grand repos style settee by iconic French design duo Guillerme and Chambron, crafted in solid white oak and showcasing the duo’s unmistakable architectural sensibility. This mid-century masterwork is defined by its sculptural “finger back” design, a signature of the designers' refined yet bold aesthetic. The settee has been newly upholstered with almond linen and orange button. The seat is supported with new webbing, ensuring lasting support and structural integrity.
Available to view in-situ in our Miami gallery...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Brighton Pavillion Burnt Bamboo Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wonderful & Rare Vintage Brighton Pavillion loveseat / settee with cane seat.
Add your own cushion of choice.
Category
20th Century Philippine British Colonial Settees
Materials
Cane, Bamboo
Modern Gio Ponti Style Window Bench or Settee
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 .
Available also a pair .
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Wood
Lola Settee, Bouclé & Black Lacquered Wood Settee by Christian Siriano
Located in New York, NY
Made to order bouclé and wood settee designed by Christian Siriano.
Fabric for seat/back cushion:
Gray Bouclé
Base: Black lacquered maple
Also a...
Category
2010s American Modern Settees
Materials
Bouclé, Maple
English Mahogany Camel Back Settee Upholstered in White Muslin, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany camel back settee with flanking scrolled brass tacked arms, removable cushion, carved floral knees, and terminating on trifod splayed feet. Settee is upholstered in ...
Category
1820s English George III Antique Settees
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Walnut and Velvet Antique Settee
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian antique settee of the period Louis XVI. Made of fine walnut wood and velvet covering, characterized by a simple and essential but very elegant line. We recommend replacing th...
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
$4,787 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Art Deco Style Mahogany Settees / Large Chair By Baker Furniture - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of Art Deco style settees by Baker Furniture. The backs are an inlaid mahogany. The upholstery is vintage but in very good conditi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
1900s French Louis XVI Settee
Located in High Point, NC
This 1900s French Louis XVI settee showcases the refined elegance characteristic of the neoclassical era. The carved wooden frame retains trace...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen Teak and Oak Settee, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
A Danish design teak and oak two person settee, Designed by Tove and Edvard Kindt-Larsen, circa 1950s, Model 117. Settee can be disassembled without the use of tools. Re-upholstered ...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Teak
Guglielmo Ulrich Art Deco Italian Velvet Sofa, 1940s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A large Italian sculptural sofa designed by Guglielmo Ulrich, very comfortable. Recently upholstered in light blue velvet with a light gray velvet border, in a minimalist way, which ...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Settees
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Hepplewhite Style Sofa with Pea and Foliate Carving
Located in North Salem, NY
A Wood & Hogan sofa with a disciplined elegance for the special home. From a branch of the family of the Queen Mother of England came the original of this magnificent Hepplewhite sofa which stood in the ancestral home of the Bowes-Daley family in Athenny, County Galway, Ireland. This is the finest sofa offered in the Wood & Hogan collection
The sophisticated serpentine shaped Mahogany frame is carved with tiny "pea" carving and delicate foliage. Down feather buttoned cushion. Resting on carved Mahogany front square tapered legs with spade foot...
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18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Settees
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric, Upholstery, Maple
$10,732 Sale Price
25% Off
Luigi Caccia Dominioni Fasce Cromate Sofa, Model P11, Azucena, Italy, 1960s
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An original Luigi Caccia Dominioni Fasce Cromate (or Chromate) Sofa, model P11, manufactured by Azucena in Italy, in the 1960s. Chrome-plated steel, ne...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Chrome
Limbert Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Open Arm Sofa or Settee, Fully Restored
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts sofa, settee, or bench
By Charles P. Limbert Co.
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak, with leather seat cushion.
Measures: 61.7...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Settees
Materials
Leather, Oak
SUPERB Antique GUSTAV STICKLEY Arm Settle circa 1909 - W7539 SALE SALE
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a great looking Gustav Stickley even arm settle (Model #222) in great condition. The settle is tall tapered post and 22 slats to back with 6 sl...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Settees
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Upholstery, Oak
$7,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Refined and Chic French Louis XV Carved Walnut Settee Sofa Canape Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This refined French Louis XV carved walnut settee, circa 1920, embodies the elegance and sophistication of classic French design. With its graceful serpentine back, scrolled arms, an...
Category
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Settees
Materials
Walnut
Antiqued Chesterfield Leather Sofa
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic antiqued Chesterfield leather sofa. This beautiful hand-rubbed and antiqued leather Chesterfield sofa is beautifully crafte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chesterfield Settees
Materials
Leather
$9,725 / item
Lovely Vintage Bamboo and Brass Settee
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful vintage settee, circa 1970. Bamboo and hardwood construction with accents in hammered brass. Exceptional detail and craftsmanship. Fabulous jewelry! Excellent restored co...
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Brass
French 18th Century Bench
Located in Round Top, TX
A lovely 18th century bench from the South of France. Soundly constructed from washed pine. Beautiful patina.
Category
18th Century French Antique Settees
Materials
Pine
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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Fruit Bowl Oval