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Settees For Sale
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
Huge Restored Antique Victorian Howard
Son
s Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored Howard & Son’s Berners Street London, large Baring sofa upholstered with vintage brown le...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Leather
19th Century Russian Empire Period Neoclassical Salon Suite
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most impressive five-piece Russian neoclassical partial gilt carved wood upholstered salon suite.
Born in the 19th century, during the ...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Antique Settees
Materials
Silk, Mahogany, Giltwood
Superb French 1780s era Walnut Upholstered Louis XV Settee Canape
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Enhance your living space with this Superb French 1780s era Walnut Upholstered Louis XV Settee Canape, a stunning antique piece that embodies timeless elegance and craftsmanship. Dat...
Category
1780s French Louis XV Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Inlaid Settee
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian rosewood inlaid settee having a superb quality serpentine shape rosewood inlaid back, scroll shaped arms, newly reupholstered in a quality fabric sta...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Other
20th Century White Sheepskin Divano - Vintage Italian Beech Sofa by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage half-rounded Mid-Century Modern Italian three-seat sofa or divano made of Beechwood. Designed by Paolo Buffa in good condition. Newly upholstered in white natural sheepskin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Animal Skin, Sheepskin, Beech
Attributed Gio Ponti Mid-Century Modern Velvet Sofa for ISA, 1950s
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Elegant and splendid three-seater sofa with high backrest attributed Gio Ponti, 1950s, for ISA Edizioni, Bergamo. Carved profile, refined lines, sensual and deep comfort. The ivory v...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Velvet, Beech, Fir
19th-C. French Ebonized Carved Oak Settee With Rush Seat
Silk Down Cushion
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a rustic 19th century French ebonized carved oak settee with rush seat and plump down cushion. The silk fabric is in very good condition, and...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rustic Antique Settees
Materials
Silk, Rush, Oak, Down
1960s Swedish Vintage Teak Sofa by Bertil Fridhagen
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning Swedish vintage teak sofa by Bertil Fridhagen. This was made in Sweden by Broderna Andersson in the 1960’s.
The quality is outstanding, the solid teak frame h...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Teak
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
Fully Restored Ralph Lauren Graham 3-4 Seater Leather Sofa Hardwood
By Ralph Lauren
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare RRP £15,000 custom made to order fully labelled Ralph Lauren Graham cream leather sofa in fully restored condition with feather fill...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Settees
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Gilded French Settee
Located in London, England
Gilded French two seat settee in original gilded finish. Circa 1900
H 88cm (SH 45cm) x W 136cm x D 73cm
Category
Early 1900s Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
$2,187
Neoclassical Modern Klismos Style Dining Banquette Settee by Björk Studio
By Bjork Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
Custom dining banquette or settee handcrafted by Björk Studio using a solid maple hardwood frame with a dark Espresso finish. The design is defined by its Klismos influence, featurin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Settees
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood, Maple
Midcentury Teak Sofa in the Style of Milo Baughman
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Midcentury teak sofa in the style of Milo Baughman manufactured in the united states, circa the 1960s. This vintage sofa is wrapped in the highest quality teak, giving them an excell...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Teak
$4,400 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
1970s Whimsical Textile Animals Green Colorful Serpentine Wingback Settee Sofa
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, wingback settee you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful sofa is statement pi...
Category
1970s European Folk Art Vintage Settees
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Arts
Crafts Oak Settle By William Birch
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts 2 seater settle
In oak with rush seating
By William Birch.
CIrca 1900
Height 110cm. Width 128cm. Depth 57cm. Seat Height 47cm
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Settees
Materials
Rush, Oak
Antique French Giltwood Sofa Settee
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.
Category
1940s French Vintage Settees
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Giltwood Carved Marquises Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style giltwood carved marquises bergere wide-armchairs, each with four fluted scrolled legs, a bowed finely carved top back...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Giltwood
$18,450 Sale Price / set
59% Off
1940
s French Sculptural Frame Cherry-wood Settee
Located in New York, NY
Amazing 1940's sculptural frame French cherry-wood settee with Italian velvet upholstery, fully restored and re-upholstered in Italian velvet upholstery, with minor wear and patina d...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Settees
Materials
Velvet, Cherry
Dutch 18th Century Marquetry Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Dutch Rococo style three-seat-back settee is a wonderful addition to any interior. Crafted during the 19th century with high quality, ornate marquetry work. The top of each seat...
Category
18th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Hardwood
French Country Louis XV Style Mahogany Burgundy Wingback Settee Loveseat Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Country Louis XV Style Carved Mahogany Settee Loveseat. Item features a partial down filled cushion, bolster pillow, solid wood construction, cabriole legs. Circa Earl...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Settees
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Howard
Sons Aesthetic Movement Sofa Claw
Ball Feet Chinoiserie Fabic
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare and original Howard & Son's circa 1880 two seat sofa with duvet feather padded arms and seat cushions, with Aesthetic movement ebonised frame and Claw & Ball feet in the original Chinese Chinoiserie upholstery.
I have a large collection of very fine restored and original unrestored Howard & Son's seating listed under my other items.
This is simply put the most comfortable sofa in the world, the arms back and base are all feather and fibre filled, you sink when seated in a similar manner to a very plump feather filled duvet.
The upholstery is super rare original Victorian, heavily distressed, its Chinese Chinoiserie and has wonderful colours. The frame is period Victorian, it is the only Aesthetic movement ebonised frame I have seen and one of very few Claw & Ball examples as well.
Howard & Sons are simply put are the finest sofa and armchair makers in history, the Queen even had a private collection.
This piece is totally original and unrestored, it will only every be original once, as such I have left it as it is for the new owner to decide what to do with it, I can help with full restoration should the new owner wish. To confirm though, as you can see the upholstery is very distressed, the frame is structurally solid and does not require any repairs
Dimensions
Height:- 74cm
Width:- 137cm
Depth:- 77cm
Seat height:- 44.5cm
Please note all measurements are taken at the widest point.
A History of Howard and Sons
The name of Howard and Sons is probably one of the best known and highly sought-after names in Upholstered furniture. Over the next few paragraphs, I will do my best to give you a brief history of the company.
The company was started by John Howard in 1820 trading from 24 Leman St, London as a Cabinet Maker. Over the next 25 years they would make several changes of premises within the Whitechapel area. First to 27 Great Alie St (Now just Alie St) before moving a short distance to 34 Great Alie St.
In 1844 the company made its first venture into upholstered furniture by opening a showroom/workshop at 36 Red lion St. This was also to be a big move towards what would be their next and most famous location. In 1848 they moved to a new address much more accustomed with the name; Berners St. London as “Cabinet Maker, Upholsterer and Decorator” under the name John Howard and Sons.
The business seemed to boom at this location with workshops opening up at Tottenham St, Charlotte Mews and Fitzroy Sq and an expansion to a second Berners St building in 1853. In 1869 the company consolidated its many workshops into the one building on Cleveland St.
By 1872 the company was occupying 25, 26 and 27 Berners St. These adresses would remain unchanged until 1935. During this period they became a limited company in 1899 and won the first of their Royal warrants in 1901. In 1935 the the well-established decorators Lenygon and Morant...
Category
1880s English High Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
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
De Sede
DS-47
Two Seat Sofa in Brown Leather
By De Sede
Located in Waalwijk, NL
De Sede, 'DS-47' sofa, leather, Switzerland, 1970s.
Highly comfortable DS47 sofa in a patinated cognac brown leather by De Sede. The design is simplistic, yet very modern. This desi...
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Leather
Marta Black Settee/Bench in Walnut/Oak with 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
Measures: 60" W x 25" D x 34...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Settees
Materials
Cowhide, Hide, Oak, Walnut
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Walnut Settee Sofas
Located in North York, ON
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Modern Walnut Settee Sofas. Iconic Mid-Century design, 1970’s America. Masterfully restored in an ebony wood finish with brass foot caps. Completed in a l...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Brass
$11,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Our Signature Carver Tufted Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Elephant Grey Leather
Located in London, GB
Our Carver Chesterfield sofa is a very classic style of generous proportions that is certain to bring gravitas and elegance to your space.
The very generously rolled arm is very str...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chesterfield Settees
Materials
Leather
Contemporary Adoni Obsidian Black Leather Sofa with black waxed walnut feet
By Stuart Scott
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Adoni Obsidian Sofa is a striking and beautifully prominent furniture piece. It features stunning biscuit tufting that demonstrates fine skill of contemporary craft. The leather ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Settees
Materials
Leather
$7,132 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
19th Century Carved Giltwood Italian Sofa Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Settee, of grand scale, having a frame of elaborately carved giltwood. Its arched crestrail carved with combing and scrollwork, centered with a leafy cartouche. Its framed, padded ba...
Category
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Andrea Brustolon Carved Venetian Baroque Walnut Settee Sofa Bench Brown Leather
By Valentino Besarel, Andrea Brustolon
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare finely carved Venetian Baroque style figural walnut throne settee or bench, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon...
Category
1850s Italian Baroque Antique Settees
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$38,437 Sale Price
30% Off
Robert Adam Window Seat
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine carved giltwood window seat after a design by
Robert Adam. Upholstered in client’s own material.
Bespoke sizing, design adaptations and finishing available.
We are curr...
Category
18th Century British Regency Antique Settees
Materials
Giltwood
$9,554 / item
Lavender Ultra Suede Cloud Sofa Chaise Lounge by Weiman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Lavender Ultra Suede Cloud Sofa Chaise Lounge by Weiman Kagan decor.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Settees
Materials
Upholstery
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
Ebonize Burled Walnut French Victorian Louis XV Bronze Mounted Settee circa 1890
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This ebonized burled walnut French Victorian Louis XV bronze mounted settee, circa 1890, is a magnificent example of late 19th-century craftsmanship, blending refined artistry with l...
Category
1890s French Louis XV Antique Settees
Materials
Bronze
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
French Louis XV Walnut Settee
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XV style (19/20th Cent) walnut Settee with white upholstery and carved back crest
Upholstery has some water staining and a few small tears.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Settees
Materials
Walnut
Dutch Marquetry Empire Settee, circa 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Offers mahogany frame with inlays in satinwood of flowers and foliage along back crest, "S" scroll arms and slipper feet. Features upholstered seat, back and inside and outside arms....
Category
19th Century Dutch Empire Antique Settees
Materials
Cotton, Twill, Upholstery, Satinwood, Kingwood, Mahogany
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Carved Walnut Bench Banquette "Escaño"
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning antique Spanish Renaissance walnut bench, called "escaño" in Spain, believed to date back to the early 20th century. The piece has a deep reliefs hand-carved back that featu...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Settees
Materials
Walnut
$3,592 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century French Louis XVI Style Settee
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare, 19th century French Louis XVI style double oval back settee with richly carved motifs, scrolling arms and uphostered in linen.
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Settees
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
$2,160 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of Rare 19th Century Napoleon III Brocade Armchairs
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of 19th century armchairs, Napoleon III period. The armchairs have been restored and the upholstery has been replaced with a beautiful Italian Brocade...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Settees
Materials
Brocade, Beech
Axel Vervoordt style settee
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
Classic Axel Vervoordt style settee. Very comfortable settee created by Belgians Court Supplier LF Selection
Category
1990s Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Danish 1950
s Arne Hovmand Style Loveseat with Teak Armrests
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Charming 1950's Danish loveseat with legs and armrests in teak. The design is very reminiscent of of Arne Hovmand-Olsen's style a cool and has a versatile light design. The loveseat ...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Brass
Custom Dining Booth in Gray Leather and Solid Wood by Costantini, Bruno
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Costantini prides itself in using the hardest and most beautiful hardwoods in the construction of its line of seating. Any of its standard chairs can be made into a booth, by repeating the back leg and building the rest of the structure to your specifications. The Bruno booth...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Settees
Materials
Leather, Wood
Hepplewhite Style Settee in Decorative Paint Finish
Located in New York, NY
Stylish Hepplewhite style settee in decorative paint finish. The settee nhas three shied back elements, carved and curved arms, and spade feet. It is in good, original condition, sho...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hepplewhite Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
D
K Smith Modern Iron Settee with Inset Art Glass
By D
K Smith
Located in North Miami, FL
Black iron cut-out design with hand blown art glass inserts and finials. Signed by D & K Smith 1997.
Dimensions: 54 3/4" H x 38" W x 21" D.
Category
1990s American Arts and Crafts Settees
Materials
Iron
$3,520 Sale Price
64% Off
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
Pair of Willy Guhl Concrete Floating Chairs
By Willy Guhl
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Wonderful pair of Willy Guhl attributed "floating" cube chairs
Large in scale with great patina
Sold as a pair - two pairs available
Sculptural design -
Category
1650s Swiss Antique Settees
Materials
Concrete
$19,500 / set
19thC Howard
Sons Chesterfield Sofa in Hand Dyed Leathers - Wimbledon Green
Located in London, GB
As a LAPADA dealer and furniture maker, I always have a very good selection of pieces in stock with a wide range of price points.
Original Howard & Sons 19thC Chesterfield sofa that we have fully restored in our hand dyed British leathers, fully hand tacked with horse tail...
Category
Late 19th Century British Chesterfield Antique Settees
Materials
Leather
$29,626 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Amparo Calderon Tapia Tête–à–tête Daybed in Solid Bronze Flora Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and beautiful Tête–à–tête daybed with solid bronze base designed and manufactured by Amparo Calderon Tapia for Cain Modern.
The piece is very comfortable, each side ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Settees
Materials
Bronze
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
Tori Coffee Table by Ries
Located in Geneve, CH
Tori coffee table by Ries
Dimensions: W160 x D440 x H46 cm
Materials: Sand cast aluminum
Ries is a design studio based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, focused on product and conemp...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Settees
Materials
Aluminum
$7,898 / item
Small Restored Chesterfield Victorian Whisky Brown Leather Sofa
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning fully restored Victorian circa 1880 hand dyed Chesterfield two-seat sofa with fully but...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Settees
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Organic nature-inspired brass handmade Figueroa 2 seat sofa by InsidherLand
Located in Maia, Porto
Located in the sunny California, the charming Figueroa Mountain is a magical landscape that led to the creation of the Figueroa sofa.
The long curves of the mountain were taken to th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Settees
Materials
Brass, Metal
Edward Wormley Dunbar Channel Back Settee ca
1940
s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and unusual settee By Edward Wormley for Dunbar ca' 1940's. Distinguishing feature is the channel back, mahogany legs, heavy construction-with hand tied springs, built to last.
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Rosewood
Giovannetti, Mid-Century Modern R.Semprini Round Island Sofa Burgundy, O Vulcano
Located in Casalguidi, IT
The central sofa "O Vulcano" with its sweet profile invites us to choose the right posture, living down like in a chaise-longue or sitting like on a norma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Settees
Materials
Fabric, Velvet
Jugendstil Settee by Josef Hoffmann in 1902, manufactured by Wittmann in 1980s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a “Cabinett” settee, designed by Josef Hoffmann for the apartment of Dr. Johannes Salzer in Vienna, c. 1902. The settee was later on reintroduced to the...
Category
1980s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Settees
Materials
Silk, Walnut
$6,318 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th-C. English Chinese Chippendale Style Carved Mahogany Settee / Bench
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Such a beautiful back! This is an early English Chinese Chippendale style mahogany settee. The carving is amazing! The vintage striped upholstery i...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
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
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://abbag.ru/108/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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