Vintage Heavy Gage Thick Bamboo and Leather X-Base Sofa Frame
By McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative solid thick bamboo midcentury sofa frame.
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Settees
Leather, Bamboo
Vintage Heavy Gage Thick Bamboo and Leather X-Base Sofa Frame
By McGuire
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative solid thick bamboo midcentury sofa frame.
Leather, Bamboo
French Directoire Settee with Painted Garlands, Upholstery and Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Directoire settee from the 19th century with soft creamish yellow painted finish, green accents, painted garlands and linen upholster...
Upholstery, Wood
Danish Settee Ca 1950's in the Style of Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Handsome Danish two-seat sofa in the style of Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen. Simple yet very elegant and refined design beautiful from all angles. Supportive and...
Wool, Teak
$6,800Sale Price|22% Off
Mid-Century Harvey Probber Burger Bun Pink Velvet Settee
By Harvey Probber, Adriano Piazzesi
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic Mid-Century Modern settee designed by Italian architect Adriano Piazzesi for Harvey Probber, Inc. Burger bun is a whimsical kidney shaped form des...
Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Organic Vladimir Kagan Bilbao Sofas, White Boucle
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Organic Vladimir Kagan Bilbao Sofas, White Boucle Pair of handsome mid-century modern organic form sofas by Vladimir Kag...
Bouclé, Wood
Moorish Walnut Settee with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay, 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish walnut settee with spindle and ball design and pearl inlay with triple arch open design back with woven fabric seat (19th...
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Victorian Wicker Settee/Loveseat
By Larkin & Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
American victorian woven wicker high back settee/loveseat with apron. Underside has remnants of Larkin & Co. (Buffalo, NY) label.
Wicker
$2,637Sale Price|30% Off
18th Century Spanish Pyrenean Mountain Bench
Located in London, GB
A large late 18th century bench from the Pyrenees Mountains in northern Aragon. Primitively constructed from dark, heavily patinated pine timber - a one-off piece, likely built for a...
Pine
Italian Designer, Settee, Walnut, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut and white fabric settee designed and produced in Italy, 1940s. Seat Height (inches): 14" Arm Height (inches): 23.94" All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Fabric, Walnut
Sofa - Empire period bench in solid walnut with columns
Located in NAVILLY, FR
Sofa - Empire period bench with detachable columns in solid walnut. The entire piece requires reassembly and the upholstery needs to be replaced. The wood is in very good and clean c...
Wood, Walnut
An Italian Carved-Wood & Upholstered Settee, Turn of 18th/19th Century
Located in East Point, GA
An Italian upholstered and carved-wood settee, turn of the 18th and 19th century. This sweet antique love seat from Italy features a low-profile arched back with squared shoulders, from which the nicely carved-wood arms emerge and slope down into scrolled knuckles and leaf-carved arm posts. The chair-rail skirting is carved in a succession of swags, with rinceau carved accents atop the front knees. The sofa is presented upon six elegant and shapely legs. The current fabric is in good/usable condition, but new upholstering could make this piece your own. This late 18th to early 19th century Italian...
Upholstery, Wood
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Metal Mesh Settee in the Style of Russell Woodard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A striking mid-century modern metal mesh loveseat featuring a sculptural silhouette and airy architectural form. Constructed from expanded steel mesh over a tubular steel frame, this...
Iron
Victorian Mahogany Settee
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful Renaissance revival settee with open arm style mahogany frame. Lovely hand carved details on the crest and arm rests, turned front legs and tapered back legs. Appears to ...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Biedermeier Sofa Couch 4-5 Seat, 19th/20th Century Swedish
By Biedermeier
Located in Lewes, England
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...
Birch
$5,300Sale Price|39% Off
'New York' Settee by Katavolos, Littell and Kelley for Laverne Intl, c. 1952
By Douglas Kelly, Ross Littell and William Katavolos, Laverne International
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare collectors piece is the 'New York' settee sofa by William Katavalos, Ross Littell and Douglas Kelley for Laverne International (Erwine & Estelle Laverne), designed in 1...
Steel, Chrome
$2,010Sale Price|44% Off
Divano vintage design Maurizio Salvato per Saporiti Italia, anni '80
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Sofa with back in green velvet with black dots and black seat with green embroideries, has a leg in steel comato and one in black metal. Design Maurizio Saved for Saporiti, 1980s. ...
Steel
1930s English Decorative Japanned Settee
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very fine and decorative 1930s English lacquered or Japanned dettee in the early 18th Century manner. This settee has a red ground and raised gilt decoration. Having shell details t...
Lacquer
George II Revival Carved Mahogany Upholstered Settee
Located in London, GB
An impressive George II revival mahogany settee upholstered in red silk damask, having padded arms with lion’s head terminals raised on curved leaf carved supports. The settee with g...
Mahogany
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” All items ship from High Point, North Carolina.
Velvet, Maple
French Louis XV Style Settee by Highland House Black and White Toile de Jouy
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage French Louis XV style settee or loveseat by Highland House Furniture composed of a dark carved wood frame with cabriole front legs wearing a black and white Toile de...
Fabric, Foam, Polyester, Wood
Louis XV Style Giltwood Chaise Longue
Located in Pembroke, MA
Elegant French Louis XV style giltwood chaise longue, with nicely-carved flower cartouches on the head and foot, floral carvings on the seat rail and other rococo ornaments. Upholstered in lovely silk lampas fabric...
Gesso, Silk, Upholstery, Giltwood
Old Hickory Settee & Matching Side Chair ( Signed)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Signed Old Hickory settee & side chairs are in fine condition and we are having both pieces protected from bad weather protector ( boat varnish ). The settee & side chair are ...
Hickory
Austrian Biedermeier Settee, walnut - Josef Dannhauser, Vienna 1820 - 2 Seater
Located in Göttingen, NI
2-Seater Burl Walnut veneered. Flat frame on profiled volute feet, bowed armrests. Seat, armrests and back newly upholstered with yellow gold-colored moirée height 95 cm, seat hei...
Walnut
Elegant English Rolled Arm Sofa in a Bold Striped Tone-on-Tone Fabric
Located in Bronx, NY
The loose seat, tight back sofa offers excellent comfort and look at the same time.
Upholstery
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Sofa
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Edwardian mahogany inlaid settee sofa which has a pretty inlaid shaped top rail, lovely inlaid shaped splats, shaped open arms, newly recovered seat, standing on square taper...
Other
Customizable Curved Banquette / Booth Seating in COM/COL by Costantini, Neto
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
The Neto Booth features the back leg of the eponymous chair repeated along the shape and size of the template or dimensions you provide. Shown here with a t...
Wood
French Louis XV Style Carved-Wood & Upholstered Settee
Located in East Point, GA
A French Louis XV style sofa from the mid-19th century. This antique settee from France upholstered features a gently arched top rail at back, carved acanthus leaves decorated the sk...
Upholstery, Wood
$1,736Sale Price|20% Off
Louis 13 Bench Sofa in native wood - XIXth - Spain - High Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Superb bench in native wood of Louis XIII style. Twisted columns decorated with spinning tops on the backrest, armrests finished with balls, base joined by a stringer brace. The sofa is upholstered in a fabric with a High Period pattern of animals in foliage like the initial letters of medieval manuscripts...
Palisander
$30,000
Tete a tete by Hugo Franca
By Hugo França
Located in San Francisco, CA
A tete a tete by Hugo Franca made of naturally fallen Brazilian hardwood trees. The design is made of opposing seats on two semi circular bases, Brazil, circa 1990.
Hardwood
Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Settee
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved mahogany settee having a quality mahogany shaped back with carved ribbons and bows to the top, newly reupholste...
Other
$3,600 / set
Pair of French Louis XV Style Canapé Settees
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of upholstered settees with shaped backs and carved aprons on cabriole legs with scroll feet. Materials: walnut, fabric
Fabric, Walnut
Curved Egg Shape Sofa, in the Style of Ico Parisi, Pure Mohair, Italy, 1960s
By Ico Parisi
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb, unusual Italian egg shaped sofa, in the style of Ico Parisi. The sofa has been reupholstered in a grey (with a hint of brown) premium pure mohair fabric and is of a curved,...
Fabric, Wood
Alain Delon "Salon" Three Seat Sofa in Taupe Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Alain Delon for Maison Jansen, three seat sofa, fabric, France, 1970s. This ornate, comfortable sofa has a strong and playful design. The high, webbed back gives perfect support for...
Fabric, Wood
Art Deco Presidents Nantucket Stick Walnut Finished Reed Rattan Settee Sofa
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully stick rattan “Nantucket” settee features classic Walnut Finished stick rattan framing with tightly woven wicker wrappings, offering both form and function. Each arm ...
Wicker, Rattan
Vintage Settee in the Style of Overman
By Overman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vibrant Mid-Century Modern settee in the style of Overman, pairing bright red upholstery with a chrome frame. This vintage settee is a great statement piece as well as a comfortable ...
Metal
Extremely Rare Modernist Art Deco Settee/Bench by Walter von Nessen c.1929
Located in Buffalo, NY
Extremely Rare Pair Modernist Settee/ Bench designed by Walter von Nessen , circa 1929. retains it's original color, finish, patina, They're has been some minor professional restor...
Birch
Twenties Parker Knoll Drop Side Settee
By Parker Knoll
Located in Haywards Heath England, GB
Twenties drop side adjustable oak settee with 4 positions Upholstered in Liberty Faria Flowers Wycombe Linen - colour Lichen Parker Knoll Ci...
Linen, Oak
Queen Anne Style Two Seat Settee
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Queen Anne style two seat settee, custom made for Paramount Antiques of New York. The seat back has rounded shoulders carved with an acanthus leaf...
Fabric, Wood
$2,396Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Quality Giltwood Aubusson Upholstered French Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite French Louis XVI style settee is a masterpiece of elegance, refinement, and craftsmanship. Featuring a finely carved giltwood frame, the settee is adorned with delicat...
Beech
$8,800Sale Price|20% Off
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Ivory Velvet Sofa w Hexagonal Walnut Legs, 1950s
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant Edward Wormley for Dunbar sofa (1950s), produced in Berne, Indiana, and embodying the designer's celebrated ability to balance refined modernism with timeless comfort. Res...
Fabric, Wood
1940s Curved Danish Cabinetmaker Banana Sofa
By Märta Blomstedt, Viggo Boesen, Flemming Lassen
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A superb curved 1940s Danish sofa, reupholstered in the recent past in red and white striped fabric. Fast shipping worldwide.
Alpaca, Wood
Midcentury Upholstered Bench with Storage Compartment
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stylish midcentury bench with upholstered seating and backrests, plus sleek chrome supports and sled legs. The bench's seat lifts up to reveal a storage compartment...
Chrome
$4,569Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Walnut
$2,128Sale Price|67% Off
Antique Italian Venetian Burl Wood and Gilt Loveseat, Settee, Sofa or Canapé
Located in Plainview, NY
Antique Italian Venetian Burl Wood and Gilt Loveseat, Settee, Sofa or Canapé Grace your space with this 20th century Italian Venetian loveseat, settee or canapé. The frame...
Upholstery, Giltwood, Burl
Svante Skogh, Freestanding Sofa in Floral Fabric, Swedish Modern, 1940s
By Svante Skogh, AB Förenade Möbelfabrikerna Linköping
Located in Odense, DK
A refined and expressive Swedish sofa designed by Svante Skogh for Förenade Möbler, Linköping, mid-20th century. This elegant piece features upholstered cushions paired with a staine...
Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Beech
Vintage French Louis XV Style Carved Paint Decorated Settee C. 1950's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: 33.75 inches high x 54.25 inches high x 28.25 inches deep. Seat Height 17.25 inches Effortlessly sophisticated, this vintage French Louis XV style carved and paint deco...
Wood
Danish Loveseat with Open Wooden Armrests, 1950's
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Danish settee from the late 1940's or early 1950s with coil springs in the seat and beautiful open armrests and legs carved in solid stained beech with great grain and patina....
Wool, Beech
Danish 1940's Bench-Style Settee in Carved Oak with Open armrests
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fantastic 1950s Settee in red wool and beautifully carved oak base and open armrests. Very refined clean lines and an almost benchlike style to the settee. It's an unusual piece and ...
Wool, Oak
$10,200Sale Price|35% Off
Gilded Cane English Regency Settee C 1810 with Original Horsehair Cushion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning, all original, Regency gilt caned settee, expertly crafted and finished in lustrous black lacquer with refined gilt gold accents. Reflecting the classical influence of early...
Cane, Wood, Giltwood
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...
Wrought Iron
French 18th century Louis XV Period Walnut settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and most decorative French 18th century Louis XV Period Walnut settee. This stunning winged settee is raised on eight richly carved cabriole legs with bottom acanthus l...
Walnut
Adrian Pearsall Angular Daybed / Setteein Cafe au Lait Bouclé c. 1980
Located in Saint Louis, MO
This Angular Adrian Pearsall Settee is a show stopper that emanates a sense of Modern High Art and Upper Crust Glamour. The sort of piece you drop in a room and immediately get that WOW feeling – unique profile, seductive curves with scrolled arms, chunky channeled base. Chic. Fresh. Enticing. This Pearsall Settee Bench is an attention grabber. A great choice for an open floor plan where it can float and break up the space while at the same time adding a high art element of interest. A sculptural installation on its own. Newly professionally upholstered in soft Café au Lait Bouclé. The texture ventilates well – cozy in winter and cool in summer. Snuggle up. Want to see more beautiful things? Scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our shop to get your 1stDibs on our new inventory. Photographed along with and also currently available in our shop – Vladimir Kagan Caterpillar Chairs...
Bouclé, Upholstery
Art Deco Style "Presidents" Stick Reed Rattan 2-Seat Settee Sofa
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored striking Nantucket settee features classic stick rattan framing with tightly woven wicker wrappings, offering both form and function. Each arm includes thou...
Fabric, Rattan
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
French Louis XVI Giltwood Sofa Settee, New Damask Upholstery, 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
200 A French Louis XVI style giltwood sofa settee with white new damask upholstery. Structurally sound in good original conditions.
Fabric, Hardwood
Surrealist Settee with Folk Art Frame and Vintage Textile, 1970s
Located in Round Top, TX
Surrealist-Style textile settee with a folk art frame in original green paint. We've added a vintage textile in a rope print that gives it a one-of-a-kind look that we absolutely lo...
Textile, Wood
Italian Mid Century Modern Leather Settee
Located in Houston, TX
Italian mid century modern leather settee: :newly upholstered in a dark olive with cognac welt and buttons.
Metal
Sofa Settee 3-Seater Crimson Cut Velvet Italian Toni Facella Sensi Della Penna
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An opulent, cut-velvet, three seater sofa, by Italian architect & designer Toni Facella Sensi della Penna This sofa epitomises elegance, opulence and com...
Velvet
$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Italian Sofa in Red Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Settee, red fabric, wood, metal, Italy, circa 1960 This Italian two-seat settee features a soft red color and can be placed in an entryway or bring a touch of elegance to any room. ...
Metal
$1,345Sale Price|35% Off
Neoclassical Revival Mahogany Lyre-Back Settee, Kittinger Style
By Kittinger
Located in Trenton, NJ
This exquisite lyre-back settee reflects the enduring influence of the Federal and Neoclassical styles on early 20th-century American design. The double lyre splats form the focal po...
Upholstery, Wood
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.