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Settees For Sale
Ettore Sottsass Canada Armchair in Blue Velvet and Wood Poltronova 1960s
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Canada settee armchair with a structure in wood, seat, and back in padded blue-green velvet.
It was designed by Ettore Sottsass Jr in 1959 and produced by the Italian company Poltro...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Velvet, Wood
French Louis XV Style Settee or Canape with Floral Upholstery in Red & White
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely French Provincial Louis XV style settee or canapé recently upholstered in a gorgeous floral red and white fabric with 4 matching pillows two square and two tufted round pill...
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,485 Sale Price
61% Off
Antique Wicker Heywood Wakefield Settee with Original Natural Finish circa 1900
Located in Savannah, GA
Early 1900s natural wicker Heywood Wakefield settee featuring a closely woven set-in caned seat, rolled arms and back with lattice work divide...
Category
Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Wicker
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
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
French Victorian Tubular Tete-a-tete
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian style tubular upholstered conversation seat/tete-a-tete (by YVES MARTHELOT circa 1980s) (small tears to fabric) (sold AS IS)
Category
20th Century French Victorian Settees
Materials
Upholstery
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
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
French Neo-Classical Style Tiger Velvet Daybed Settee - Pair Available
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is late 20th century French Maison Jansen style steel and brass neo-classical daybed. The tiger velvet cushion and pillows could be Scalamandre, but I have no way of knowing for...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Settees
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gigi Radice Mid-Century Modern Italian Velvet Curved Sofa for Minotti, 1950s
By Gigi Radice, Minotti
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Sofa designed by Gigi Radice for Minotti. Made with solid wood structure and ivory velvet upholstery and polished brass legs. The sofa is authentic, only the upholstery has been repl...
Category
1650s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Settees
Materials
Brass
19th Century Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Settee / Sofa
Located in Tarry Town, NY
19th century French Empire style handcrafted gilt bronze mahogany framed upholstered settee / sofa. The settee features four straight mahogany legs, the front two of which are set on...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Settees
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XV Provincial Style Upholstered Loveseat Sofa Settee - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Provincial Style Upholstered Loveseat Sofa Settee Set- a Pair. Item features solid wood construction, shapely carved cabriole legs with gold accents, slightly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Settees
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Handcrafted Walnut Studio Craft Loveseat in the Style of Maloof and Nakashima
By Sam Maloof
Located in Culver City, CA
This bench is the kind of piece that even a plebeian will recognize is special. Every shipper, mover, and shopper that's laid eyes on this piece in the days since we've acquired it h...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Bench Chair Settee Renaissance Revival Griffon Cherubs Walnut 19C
Located in Tyler, TX
Exquisite antique French walnut Renaissance revival hall seat, bench or chair~~highly carved with Winged Griffon Cartouche and Cherubs~~c. 1880s
Rare 19th century French hall sea...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
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
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...
Category
18th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Settees
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric, Upholstery, Maple
$10,017 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Art Deco Lounge Settee by Giuseppe Pagano, 1940
Located in London, GB
1940s Italian lounge settee with a sculptural steam-bent wood frame and hand-woven rope/cord seat and back; attributed to Giuseppe Pagano.
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Settees
Materials
Rope, Hardwood
Antique French Iron Campaign Style Daybed
Located in Sheffield, MA
Add glamour and style with this Napoleon III cast iron lounging day bed to any room. Create your own 24" x 74" seating area with a mattress, seat cushion and decorative pillows to ma...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Settees
Materials
Iron
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
Stunning Three Seater Sofa in the Aviator Style
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning three seater leather and cherry wood framed contemporary sofa in the aviator style, of fabulous quality and with gorgeous patination and grain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Settees
Materials
Leather, Wood
$5,449 / item
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Faux Fur Sheepskin Daybed Settee
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dreamy faux-fur sheepskin or modern shearling daybed settee custom designed by Martyn Lawrence Bullard for a Kardashian installation in Hidden Hills, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Settees
Materials
Sheepskin
Napoleon III French Settee
Located in Houston, TX
Napoleon III French settee upholstered in off-white ticking and burlap. Ready to be re-covered in your own fabric. Constructed circa 1870-1889 with wood and iron frame, turned and eb...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Settees
Materials
Brass, Iron, Steel
Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Spindle Bench or Settee
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts style spindle bench, settee, or love seat
In the manner of L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Solid quarter sawn oak, with upholst...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Niels Bendtsen for Niels Eilersen "Lotus" Settee, Denmark 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Niels Bendtsen for Niels Eilersen "Lotus" Settee, Denmark 1970. Sofa and chair sold in separate listing. Original fabric in excellent condition
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Upholstery
Gothic Turned Wood Settee
By William & Mary
Located in New York, NY
Gilded Age American settee with upholstered seat and carved mahogany frame with spindle detailing. Seat is reupholstered in a bold red wool blend fabric. Circa 1890-1910.
Category
20th Century American Gothic Settees
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage French Louis XV Victorian Style Small Cream Painted Settee Loveseat Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV Victorian Style Small Cream Painted Settee Loveseat Sofa. Item features a cane back and seat, loose cushion, cream distress painted finish, solid wood frame, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Louis XV Settees
Materials
Cane, 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
Ib Kofod-Larsen "Elizabeth" Settee, Leather, Rosewood, Denmark, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A black leather and rosewood settee, designed by Ib Kofod-Larsen and produced by Christensen & Larsen, Denmark, 1950s.
Seat Height (inches): 14.63"
Arm Height (inches): 22.5"
All ...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
French Leather Moustache Back Club Sofa Bed
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1930
French Leather Moustache Back Club Sofa Bed
sku 0000B
The sofa converts to a sofa bed with a pull out mechanism with springs - just a mattress topper is required. The reve...
Category
1930s Vintage Settees
Materials
Leather
Pair of Creme Paint Decorated Floral Upholstered French Louis XV Settees
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This elegant pair of French Louis XV style settees perfectly captures the timeless charm of 18th-century Rococo design with their graceful curves, ornate carvings, and romantic prese...
Category
1960s Unknown Louis XV Vintage Settees
Materials
Walnut
$3,116 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Venetian Late 18th Century Painted and Gilt Sofa with Floral and Lyre Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Venetian 18th century painted and gilt wood sofa with new upholstery. This rare Italian sofa features a pierced back, surmounted by a sinuous rail, adorned with delicate painted fl...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Settee -Ardmore Sabie Limited Edition in Tanzanite
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
Arts & Crafts Oak Framed Settee
Located in Petworth, GB
Exceptional quality oak framed, bobbin turned settee with decorative brass stud work.
This settee has been re-upholstered with Liberty velvet fabric ‘Shand Voyage, Winter’
This was...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Settees
Materials
Oak
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
Pair of Piumotto Italian Leather Armchairs by Arrigo Arrighi for Busnelli, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of Piumotto armchairs by Arrigo Arrigoni for Busnelli from the 1970s.
Upholstery in genuine black leather.
Feet in plastic.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Leather
Antique Double Spoon Back Settee, English, 3 Seat, Sofa, Early Victorian, C.1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique double spoon back settee. An English, rosewood three seater ornate sofa, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Striking ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Gustavian Swedish Period Settee with Antique Linen
Located in Charleston, SC
Very rare. Swedish Gustavian period bench, circa 1800, finished on all three sides with Guilloché carvings on carved round fluted legs. Scraped to original cream /white finish and u...
Category
Early 19th Century Gustavian Antique Settees
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Josef Hoffmann Seating Group
Located in New York, NY
This Austrian seating group was designed by Josef Hoffmann, the leading architect of the Viennese Secession movement of the early 20th century, and executed by the firm of Josef and Jacob Kohn, craftsmen of the Wiener Werkstaette collaborative group. The original good finish as been carefully restored and the three piece suite has been recently reupholstered in a reissued Josef Hoffmann fabric...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Settees
Materials
Beech
$15,000 / set
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
Børge Mogensen Model #2253 Three-Seat Sofa, 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful three-seat sofa model no. 2253, designed by Børge Mogensen in 1963 and produced by Frederica Stolefabrik, Denmark, in original salmon colored wool with leather straps on an...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Wool, Oak
Intricately Carved Louis XV Style Cane Settee With Custom Cushion
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly fine Louis XV style settee with an intricately and detailed carved frame comprised of masks, vines, flowers and acanthus leaves with a carved shell crest. The settee w...
Category
20th Century Louis XV Settees
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Hardwood
French Louis XV Style Distressed Painted Settee Circa 1900
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful time-worn distressed painted French L:ouis XV Settee that dates to the 1890-1910s era and is in good original condition. The settee is graceful and sophisticated and beautifully carved. The upholstery is still in useable condition and may have minor signs of age and use. The frame is in very good condition.
Dimensions:38.5 inches high x 59 inches wide x 24 inches deep. Seat height 18 inches
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
$1,836 Sale Price
20% Off
Charles Eames for Herman Miller Compact Sofa
Located in Pasadena, TX
The Eames sofa compact works where bulkier sofas don’t. The clean profile and crisp, light scale evolved from a built-in sofa that Charles and Ray Eames designed for the living room ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Other
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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
1970’s Leather Settee
Located in Turners Falls, MA
1970’s Leather Settee. Bentwood arms with brass details. Button Cushions. Soft light Butterscotch color vintage leather. Sofa sits low and deep for loung...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Leather
$2,800
Brown leather deep buttoned chesterfield
Located in Cheshire, GB
Large brown leather Chesterfield sofa, having a deep buttoned back and seat, All raised up on turned feet. Good solid condition, and the leather is soft, and nicely worn in.
Dimensio...
Category
Early 20th Century British Settees
Materials
Leather
$5,300 Sale Price
20% Off
Danish 1960s Midcentury Settee in Teak and Leather
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful and elegant small 1950s easy style Danish settee with the frame, legs and armrests in solid teak. Very high design quality and workmanship. The piece is unmarked but the de...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Teak, Leather
Antique Carved Mahogany Chippendale Double Settee, circa 1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Chippendale style double chair of settee offers mahogany frame with carved shell and foliate crests over violin form slat backs surmounting upholstered seat with s...
Category
20th Century English Chippendale Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Divanetto “Minerva” di France & Søn
Located in Brescia, IT
Divanetto danese anni ’60 di Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen per France & Søn. Struttura in teak, giunzioni in acciaio, cuscini nuovi grigio ghiaccio sfoderabili.
Modello “Miner...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Teak
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
Rare Giulia Veronesi Perla Sofa, Green Fabric, ISA Bergamo, Italy, 1950s
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A rare 3 person Giulia Veronesi Perla sofa produced by ISA Bergamo, Italy 1950s. With markers mark. Original green fabric in fairly good condition with mino...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
George III Mahogany Sofa
Located in Essex, MA
Nice proportions and arched back, out scrolled arms raised on blind fret carved square legs and H-form stretchers. Original casters.
Category
1760s English George III Antique Settees
Materials
Mahogany
$8,750
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
Italian Designer, Settee, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and beige fabric settee or sofa designed and produced in Italy, c. 1950s.
Reupholstered in brand new fabric.
Dimensions (inches): 32.75"H x 45.75"W x 31"D
Seat Height (inch...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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
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
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
Danish Modern Cranberry Leather Settee by Hans Olsen
By Hans Olsen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sleek, diminutive Danish settee (model CS 800) designed by Hans Olsen for CS Mobelfabrik in 1958. Frame is supported by tapered teak legs. Dramatic lines provide a sharp, striking pr...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Leather, Teak
Kennedy Space Center Nasa Shuttle Seats
By Nasa
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Vintage salvaged Nasa seats from the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex shuttle tour bus in Merritt Island FL. These are a rare find with the original...
Category
Late 20th Century American Settees
Materials
Metal
$3,200 Sale Price
41% Off
Vintage George Smith Kilim Upholstered Three Seat Couch or Sofa Feather Cushions
By George Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original George Smith three seat sofa with the period Kilim upholstery and feather filled cushions
A stunning sofa which is one of G...
Category
2010s English Modern Settees
Materials
Upholstery
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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Chairs Leather Wingback 2 Pair
Hand Carved High Backed Chair
French Four Glass Clock
French Kitchen Shelf
French Pottery Decorative Plates
French Renaissance Clock
Frog Figurine
Fruit Bowl Oval