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Settees For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1930s
Antique Sheraton Style Mahogany Settee with Brunschwig & Fils Fabric
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine and elegant Sheraton style settee with carved knuckles and a triple chair back with carved Sheraton style lotus flowers. Custom upholstere...
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19th Century Sheraton Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Carved Italian Rococo Salon Set
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pretty 19th century Italian rococo style salon set. With ornately-carved back and elegant cabriolet legs. Originally matched eight-piece suite consisting of the settee, a pair of a...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Sofa. Vienna, c. 1825-30.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This fine and elegant Viennese Biedermeier walnut sofa was made circa 1825-30. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined desi...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Swedish Original Painted Settle
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pretty 19th C Swedish pine settle with original paint finish. Seat in need of re-upholstery. 1860. Seat height is 20". Dimensions 67.5 inches (171 cms) Wide 22 inches (56 cms...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Settees

Materials

Pine

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...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Settees

Materials

Birch

Regency Scroll End Settee/Sofa
Located in Folkestone, GB
A grand Regency scroll-end settee constructed in rosewood with panels of intricately cut ivory. Adorned with acanthus leaf carving to the back and scroll...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Settees

Materials

Rosewood

Venetian Fantasy Carved and Painted Sofa
Located in Rochester, NY
Exotic Venetian sofa. Lavishly carved and painted Venetian sofa. 19th century. Dramatic design. Please, contact us for shipping options. Presented Joseph Dasta...
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19th Century Italian Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Paint

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...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Settees

Materials

Iron

Early 19th Century Mahogany Framed Scroll End Settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Early 19th-century mahogany framed scroll end settee, the acanthus scrolling arched top rail above deep buttoned back and seat flanked by scrolling burg...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Settees

Materials

Wood

French Louis XV Style Carved-Wood & Upholstered Settee
Located in Atlanta, 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...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Moorish Middle Eastern Moorish Arabian Style Settee
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous one of a kind Moorish Middle Eastern, handcrafted Settee, finely hand-carved and inlaid. Nice Egyptian musharabie fretwork designs all-over the chair. Newly upholstered with gold Moroccan...
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19th Century Egyptian Moorish Antique Settees

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Triple Ball & Claw Armchair Style Settee Bench Sofa Chippendale
Located in Rockaway, NJ
19th Century triple ball & claw armchair style settee bench sofa chippendale.
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19th Century American Chippendale Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Irish Carved Settee w/ Ball & Claw Feet
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 19th Century Carved Irish settee w/ some imperfections * Imperfections * There is light chipping on Left side arm area ( Circled in Red ) On the Back Carved Piece there is a sl...
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19th Century Antique Settees

Materials

Wood

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...
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Mid-19th Century European Louis XIII Antique Settees

Materials

Palisander

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Sofa. Austria, c. 1825-30.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant Austrian Biedermeier sofa was made circa 1830. Austrian Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design, excelle...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Empire Marquetry Sofa in Mahogany with Satinwood Inlays, circa 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely and well-proportioned marquetry sofa with arched back, scroll arms and short Grecian curved legs in mahogany embellished with inlays of festoo...
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1810s Dutch Empire Antique Settees

Materials

Satinwood, Upholstery, Mahogany, Tulipwood

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Sofa. Austria, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant, early Austrian Biedermeier sofa was made circa 1825. The sofa is an example of beautiful, rare and refined design and excellent craftsmanship. Austrian Biederme...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Hepplewhite Revival Mahogany Settee
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5181 Stylish Victorian mahogany shield back sofa, having inlaid and finely carved with swags, bows and acanthus leaves back, generous serpentine seat flanked by open and reeded arm...
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19th Century Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

Swedish Biedermeier Sofa Empire Couch Honey Color, 3-4 Seat, 19th Century
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...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Settees

Materials

Birch

Exhibition Quality Wylie & Lochhead 1860 Glasgow Chesterfield Brown Leather Sofa
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Exhibition quality Wylie & Lochhead of Glasgow circa 1860 fully restored Hand dyed brown leather Che...
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1860s Scottish High Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Leather

Moorish Walnut Carved Tete-a-Tete
Located in New York, NY
Middle Eastern Moorish style (19th Cent) walnut carved tete-a-tete with ebonized trim and inlaid with mother of pearl and 2 seats upholstered with Persian rug fragments...
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19th Century Moorish Antique Settees

Materials

Walnut

Rare Antique Victorian Walnut Tufted Serpentine Parlor Corner Sofa Settee Couch
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Victorian corner parlor sofa featuring serpentine walnut frame with S scroll carved and padded arms. Features queen anne legs and tufted upholst...
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Late 19th Century Queen Anne Antique Settees

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

19th Century French Empire Reclining Arm Bench Recamier Carved Old Distressed
Located in Rockaway, NJ
19th Century French Empire reclining arm bench recamier carved old distressed finish.
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century Italian Charles X Carved Walnut Antique Large Settee
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Antique settee 1825s in full Charles X era. The settee is made of solid walnut hand carved. Particular shape called a boat. Large size compared to other ...
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1820s Italian Charles X Antique 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...
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Settees

Materials

Walnut

Swedish Gustavian Sofa Couch Loveseat White Carved, Late 19th Century 3-Seat
Located in LONDON, GB
Swedish antique Gustavian sofa in classic white finish with delicately carved detailing decorative front fluted legs and a central carved motif ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Settees

Materials

Birch

Biedermeier Sofa Settee Couch 3-4 Seat Carved Arms Art Deco Swedish, Early 1900s
Located in LONDON, GB
Antique Swedish Biedermeier carved three-four-seat sofa in Classic darker honey French polish finish that brings out the figure in the top grade golden birch quilted veneers. It f...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Settees

Materials

Birch

English Vintage Settee Loveseat
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This incredibly comfortable settee loveseat is from England, circa 1930s, and is freshly upholstered in RM CoCo floral fabric, pattern 2156CB, color...
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1930s English Edwardian Vintage Settees

Materials

Fabric

Biedermeier Settle Sofa Quilted Golden Birch Swedish, 19th Century Couch Settle
Located in LONDON, GB
Beautiful and very unusual 19th century Swedish antique Biedermeier settle sofa in top grade quilted golden birch in a deep French polish finish with love...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Deep Buttoned Chesterfield Settee
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian deep buttoned Chesterfield settee, with an upright back and scroll arms, set on four turned walnut legs with brass castors, reupholstered in di...
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1850s English Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Brass

French Giltwood and Tapestry Five-Piece Salon Suite Louis XVI Style, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
French giltwood and tapestry five-piece salon suite Louis XVI style, circa 1890. Comprising a canape and four fauteuils upholstered in French Aubusson tapestry's depicting children ...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Settees

Materials

Wool

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...
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1870s English Queen Anne Antique Settees

Materials

Fabric, Oak

West Indies Carved and Caned Daybed or Chaise Lounge
Located in Palm Beach, FL
British colonial daybed, most likely Barbadian crafted in mahogany with a graceful form, floral carvings, handmade construction, caned seat, back and side, and turned legs with brass...
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19th Century Bajan British Colonial Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

Rare Egyptian Revival Ebony and Inlaid Settee, Late 19th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Egyptian Revival ebony and inlaid settee, late 19th century "Of architectural form with geometric borders and inlaid with fruitwoods, ivory, mother of pearl and wire, the carved giltwood cresting rail in the form of serpents centred by a tablet inlaid with a winged bird, probably the symbol of the Egyptian Goddess, Nekhbet, clutching a payrus stalk, the padded back between two moulded cartouches depicting Horus and Iris, the arm supports in the form of Canopic jars surmounted by the head of Anubis, with a padded seat and shaped legs terminating in paw feet. Measures: 26" deep x 56" wide x 45.5" high x 18" seat height In the nineteenth century, the Egyptian Revival became fashionable following the Napoleonic campaigns in Egypt with the publication of Voyage (1802) by Vivant Denon...
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Late 19th Century British Egyptian Revival Antique Settees

Materials

Wire

19th Century Painted / Giltwood Framed Settee
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th century painted / gilt wood framed Louis XVI style settee with green blended silk damask upholstered seat . The settee is in excellent antique condition. Very sturdy and th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Settees

Materials

Gold

Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XV St. Patinated and Giltwood Venetian Sette
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and unique pair of Italian 19th century Louis XV st. patinated and giltwood Venetian settees. Each settee is raised by elegant cabriole legs with finely carved foliate gil...
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19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Settees

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Italian Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Style Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite Italian mid 19th century neo-classical st. settee with an Egyptian revival influence. The light green patinated frame is stunningly decorated with giltwood designs throu...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Settees

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Italian Venetian Burl Wood and Gilt Loveseat, Settee or Canapé
Located in Plainview, NY
Grace your space with this 19th century Italian Venetian loveseat, settee or canapé. The frame carving is a a work of art featuring a rail of fine wood ...
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood, Burl

Pair of George II Style Carved Walnut Settees Needlework, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of George II style carved walnut settees, upholstered in petit point needlework, 19th century Property from Mar-a-Lago, Christie's, New York, NY, sale 8140, lot 136".    
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19th Century English Antique Settees

Materials

Walnut

Antique Bamboo Eastlake Style Settee
Located in Pasadena, TX
Antique Bamboo Eastlake Style settee Bamboo and hardwood construction with accents in brass. Hand painted seat and back in floral motifs. 53? Wid...
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Late 19th Century North American Eastlake Antique Settees

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Wood Settee
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautiful Neoclassical style gilt wood framed hand carved settee with caning back panel. The seat is recovered with a cream damask upholstery with l...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Settees

Materials

Gold

Italian Early 19th Century Neo-Classical St. Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and unique Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. settee. The settee with all original paint and faux marble finished is raised on a solid rectangular base. With squ...
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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Settees

Materials

Wood

Swedish Biedermeier Carved Sofa Quilted Golden Birch 19th Century Antique
Located in LONDON, GB
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Empire sofa settle couch in the country style with a wealth of appliqué decoration on the front panels, arms and legs. Measure:...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Settees

Materials

Birch

Delicate Hand Painted Early American Folk Settee
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Fleurdetroit presents for your consideration this lovely and delicate settee. Delicate hand-painted early (American folk?) settee. We are uncertain and therefore can not verify that this piece is indeed European. We have seen several examples closely resembling this settee in early Sotheby sales from English Country Home...
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19th Century American American Colonial Antique Settees

Materials

Wood

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...
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1890s Austrian Victorian Antique Settees

Materials

Beech

Austro-German 19th Century Biedermeier Sofa
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous Biedermeier style settee from 19th century Bavaria. The settee is made from exceptionally beautiful, solid maple. Some areas have a striped appearance to the grain. This i...
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19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Settees

Materials

Silk, Upholstery, Maple

19th C. French 3 Piece Giltwood Salon Suite, Settee, Pair Armchairs, Tapestry
Located in Madrid, ES
Upholstered in fine Aubusson tapestry fabric, this 19th century French Louis XVI style three-piece salon suite includes a settee and two matching armchairs. The carved giltwood furn...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Settees

Materials

Tapestry, Giltwood

Antique French Parlour Settee in Tropics 'Fan Palm' Fabric
Located in Hastings, GB
A very rare antique French Parlour Settee, upholstered in our exclusive Tropics 'Fan Palm' fabric This exceptional French settee dating from around 1...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Settees

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Italian Mid-19th Century Giltwood And Mahogany Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique and decorative Italian mid 19th century Settee. This stunning settee is raised on a mahogany base. The generous upholstered seating area is accented on each side by elegant patinated black richly carved swans on giltwood supports. The wide back cushions are flanked by patinated black reeded columns topped by a carved giltwood feather...
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19th Century Italian Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

Antique 19th Century French Walnut Settee, Original Needlepoint & Petit Point
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique late 19th century French walnut settee with original needlepoint and petit point.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Settees

Materials

Walnut

Mahogany 19th Century Georgian III Style Settee
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century solid mahogany settee in the Georgian III style. Has a nice hand-made tapestry seating and the settee itself has nice carvings through out.
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1880s English Georgian Antique Settees

Materials

Tapestry, Mahogany

Vienna Biedermeier Sofa, 2 Seats
Located in Paris, FR
This Vienna Biedermeier sofa is crafted of oak veneer in Austria in the 1830s. Carved with elegant curving lines and cornucopia, it is a masterpiece...
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Settees

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Walter Cave, an Arts & Crafts Oak Settee with Voysey Style Uprights
Located in London, GB
Walter Cave, made by R Nash. A rare Arts and Crafts exhibition style oak settee or settle with Voysey style uprights to the front with carved flower head...
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1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Settees

Materials

Oak

French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Cuban Mahogany Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Cuban mahogany settee. The settee is raised by fine square legs below the straight butterfly veneered frieze showcasing the beautifu...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Georgian Style Mahogany and Fabric Sofa
Located in Tyrone, Northern Ireland
An antique mid-18th century style mahogany settee with later fabric coverings. The serpentine apron is carved with scallop and acanthus decoration, the supporting cabriole legs termi...
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Late 19th Century English George II Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

French Louis XV Transition Provençal Settee
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XV transition provençal settee, patinated wood frame, recent pale yellow down upholstery in pale yellow stripes and greenery. Though th...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Danish 1860s Rococo Revival Settee or Loveseat in Carved Mahogany
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Elegant Rococo Revival style settee made from carved mahogany and made in Denmark around the 1860s. Sturdy and comfortable with only minor nicks and dents to the wooden frame and leg...
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1860s Danish Rococo Revival Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

Very Fine Irish 19th Century Mahogany Hall Settee
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Irish 19th century mahogany hall settee. the exquisitely carved shaped and pierced back splat with flower head motif detail above shaped and mo...
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19th Century Irish Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany

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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