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Settees For Sale
Color:  Red
French Settee in Red Velvet Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Settee, velvet fabric, stained beech, France, 1930s This exquisite settee of France origin adopts stylistic motifs of the 19th century Victorian Era as can been seen in the ornate ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Settees

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Velvet, Beech

Iconic Studio 65 'Bocca' Lip Sofa in Red Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Studio 65 for Edra, sofa model 'Bocca', red fabric, metal frame, foam, Italy, design 1972, manufactured 1999 The Studio 65 'Bocca' sofa by Gufram is an icon of postmodern furniture design. Studio 65 created this special shaped sofa as an hommage to Salvador Dalí's sofa from 1930. Dalí attributed the sofa to Mae West whereas Studio 65 attributed it to Marilyn Monroe. This edition is for Edra, and has only been produced for a short period between 1999-2000. In postwar Italy, Studio 65 was founded in 1965 by the architecture students Franco Audrito and Piero Gatti...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Settees

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Fabric

Italian Sofa in Red Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Settee, red fabric, wood, metal, Italy, circa 1960 This elegant Italian two-seat settee features a striking red color and can be placed in an entranceway or serve as a taste of deli...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

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Metal

Two-Seat Djinn Sofa by Olivier Mourgue for Airborne
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
Another classic piece by Mourgue, this one a two seat sofa, completely reupholstered including foam webbing and fabric, and the fabric used is top quality 'Stretch' by Knoll.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

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Upholstery

Knole Drop Arm Settee
Located in Chicago, IL
The Knole sofa is a classic English furniture piece that has been around since the 17th century. This particular Knole sofa, upholstered in burnt orange mohair, is a unique and styli...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

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Mohair

Danish Classic 1930s "Banana-Style" Settee or Bench in Red Velvet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Classic, rare and very elegant Danish 1930s bench or settee in the style of Kaare Klint and Frits Henningsen. The settee is unmarked as was most often the...
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1930s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

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Wool, Mahogany

Contemporary Red Adoni Sofa in Melton Wool with Walnut Legs
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Adoni Sofa is a striking and beautifully prominent piece of furniture, with biscuit tufting that demonstrates fine skill of contemporary craft. Shown he...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Settees

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Wool

Antique Sofa Bench Settee Loveseat Chair Red Upholstery Oak Western Farmhouse
Located in Tyler, TX
Charming antique carved oak frame paired with red upholstered hall bench, settee, sofa, or loveseat. Perfect rustic, ranch or western look for a farmhouse, hunting or mountain cabinet, ski lodge, office, study or library~~the possibilities are endless! Use as an entry, foyer or hall bench/settee or living area sofa/loveseat for today's home Beautifully carved oak frame ~~sturdy legs, arms, and stretcher...
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Early 20th Century American Country Settees

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Oak, Leather

Three-Seat Sofa in Brass and Fabric, Italy, 1960s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Comfortable and inviting three-seat sofa with brass feet. An elegant sofa that somewhat resembles a mouth with red lips. The legs that are standing a bit outwards are quite minimal b...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Settee by Florence Knoll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern settee designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll Associates, Inc. in the United States, circa 1960s. This settee has a clean design around its edges and an el...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

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Steel, Chrome

Mid-Century Italian Post Modern Sculptural Chaise Lounge in Red Velvet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An incredible designed and constructed chaise lounge from Italy circa 1990's. It features a heavy steel internal frame, red velvet upholstery and polished stainless legs. Fabric is o...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Settees

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Stainless Steel

'Negresco' Post-Modern Adjustable Leather Loveseat by Bernard Massot, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful red leather Post-Modern loveseat sofa designed by Bernard Massot and produced by Massot, France in circa 1980s/90s. Featuring gorgeous red pebbled leather wrapped ...
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1980s French Post-Modern Vintage Settees

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Chrome

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 c...
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1980s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Settees

Materials

Velvet

Vintage Settee in the Style of 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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Settees

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Metal

Danish Mid-Century Modern Walnut Lounge Chair Settee Loveseat Couch Sofa Set
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern walnut lounge chair settee loveseat couch sofa 4 seats set. SetListing dimensions reflect combined length. Long seat measures 29'' x 68'' × 28'' Seat height: 17'' Single seat measures 29'' x 24'' x 28'' Seat height: 17'' by Royal Danish Collection.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Settees

Materials

Upholstery

Gorgeous Sofa
Located in Munich, DE
A cosy organic design i never saw before. Very low and comfortable seating.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

Materials

Fabric

Theo Ruth for Artifort Sofa in Orange Red Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Theo Ruth for Artifort, sofa, fabric, lacquered steel, The Netherlands, 1970. A Dutch two-seat sofa in orange red colored fabric by Theo Ruth. The back tilts slightly backwards and ...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

Materials

Steel

Rodolfo Dordoni Large Cuba 25 Sofa Upholstered in Fabric or Leather, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A tribute to flexibility, Cuba 25 sofa by Rodolfo Dordoni is part of a collection of linear elements with removable covers, that includes two and three-se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Settees

Materials

Metal

Sofa in the George II manner
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A George II manner carved mahogany two-seat sofa with swept upholstered arms on cabriole legs carved with acanthus leaves on claw and ball feet. Upholstered with the clients own fabr...
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21st Century and Contemporary English George II Settees

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Upholstery, Wood

Elegant and Light Italien Settee
Located in Munich, DE
Completely re-upholstered.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

Materials

Fabric

Italian Sculptural Sofa in Red Velvet and Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sofa, red velvet, brass, Italy, 1950s. This sofa is an iconic example of Italian design from the fifties. Organic and sculptural the two-seat sofa is anything but minimalistic. Equi...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

Materials

Brass

Cappellini Elan Three-Seat Sofa with Fabric or Leather by Jasper Morrison
Located in New York, NY
An unstoppable commercial success, the Elan sofa continues to impress. Designed by Jasper Morrison in 1999, Elan sofas rest upon medium-density conglomerate ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Settees

Materials

Metal

Theo Ruth f815 Sofa by Artifort, Netherlands, 1958
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
F815 sofa by Theo Ruth for Artifort, Netherlands, 1958. This is are rare, amazing and sophisticated center-piece. The sofa is upholstered in a wool fabric which has some fading. ...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

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Metal

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec Basket 011 Three-Seat Sofa in Metal for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A casual, relaxed appeal characterizes the Basket 011 sofa, created for Cappellini by the French designer-duo, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. The collection, composed of a two and three...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Settees

Materials

Metal

Cappellini High Time Three-Seat Sofa in Fabric or Leather by Christophe Pillet
Located in New York, NY
Extreme visual lightness, extreme versatility: the High Time sofa, designed by Christophe Pillet, can be used to create studied, yet essential compositions that reflect the individua...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Settees

Materials

Metal

Rodolfo Dordoni Small Cuba 25 Sofa Upholstered in Fabric or Leather, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A tribute to flexibility, Cuba 25 sofa by Rodolfo Dordoni is part of a collection of linear elements with removable covers, that includes two and three-se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Settees

Materials

Metal

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 ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

Materials

Other

Rodolfo Dordoni Large Cuba 25 Sofa Upholstered in Red Hero for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A tribute to flexibility, Cuba 25 sofa by Rodolfo Dordoni is part of a collection of linear elements with removable covers, that includes two and three-se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Settees

Materials

Metal

Rodolfo Dordoni Small Cuba 25 Sofa Upholstered in Red Hero for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
A tribute to flexibility, Cuba 25 sofa by Rodolfo Dordoni is part of a collection of linear elements with removable covers, that includes two and three-se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Settees

Materials

Metal

French Victorian Red Tufted Velvet Settee
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian style (modern) red tufted velvet settee with square back & side arms with 2 seat & bolster cushions and 3 loose back cushions standing on f...
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20th Century Victorian Settees

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Pair of French 1950s Settees
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Pair of unusual, rather baroque, painted iron settees, with red canvas-upholstered seats and backs.
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Mid-20th Century French Settees

Materials

Iron

Italian Settee in Style of Paolo Buffa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian settee in style of Paolo Buffa. Reupholstered in red leather and velvet, period 1950s. Shipping to US continental in home delivery $500
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

Materials

Velvet, Leather

French Louis XV Style Settee in Red Velvet
Located in Buchanan, NY
A stunning French 1920s Louis XV style settee upholstered in a rich red velvet upholstery with a creamy painted wood frame. The brass nailhead detailing adds an extra touch of sophis...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage Settees

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Fabric

Wendell Castle Molar Group Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An authentic Molar Group settee This example has been Re-Gel Coated.
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1960s American Vintage Settees

Materials

Fiberglass, Rubber

Settee, 1950, French, 3-Seat, Upholstered, Red, Velvet, John Piper
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Incorporating 'Stones of Bath' into this settee is inspired the pipers use of one of the five designs commissioned for their centenary, ‘The Glyders’, as loose covers for the chairs at their home Fawley bottom which John Betjeman called ‘Fawley Bum’. 'Stones of Bath' is one of five John Piper (1903-1992) designs commissioned by Arthur Sanderson & Sons in 1959 for their 1960 centenary celebrations. In 1962 Sanderson's screen printed ‘Stones of Bath’ on their Sanderlin fabric, a satinised linen which gave the design a shimmering, restless texture. This was ideally suited to the play of light depicted on the stone in the architectural repeat of buildings in the city of Bath. A piece of this fabric which is in the collection of the V&A was exhibited at the John Piper retrospective held at the Tate Gallery, London, 1983. Reference: 'Artists’ Textiles in Britain 1945-1970', Cat. No. 74. From the late 1950s-early 1960s there was interest in painterly textiles that demonstrated the unique potential of screen printing, with its ability to capture the quality of brush-stroked color. 'The monumental grandeur of many artists' textiles in the early 1960s was necessary if they were to work in the large scale architectural interiors of the era which witnessed a rapid growth in new public buildings, all which required furnishing with suitably prestigious fabrics'. Artists' Textiles in Britain 1945-1970 by Geoffrey Rayner, Richard Chamberlain...
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Mid-20th Century British Modern Settees

Materials

Velvet

18th Century French George Jacob Manner Hand Carved Mahogany Upholstered Sofa
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Firenze, IT
This magnificent French late 18th - early 19th Century (1796 - 1825) sofa hand carved in the manner of Jacob-Desmalter - an influential chairmaker and cabinetmaker who worked for King Louis XVI of...
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18th Century French Directoire Antique Settees

Materials

Mahogany, Velvet

Swedish Art Moderne Settee Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautifully stylized Art Moderne Settee Sofa Loveseat from 1940's Sweden. Upholstered in original cherry red velvet. Price includes reupholstery in COM fa...
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1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Settees

Materials

Velvet

Rare and Fantastic Selrite Three-Seat Settee with Red Wool Upholstery
Located in Buchanan, MI
Rare and fantastic selrite three-seat settee with red wool upholstery. Also have nine dining armchairs out of the same estate.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Settees

Materials

Iron

Italian Post-War Design Pink Velvet Settee
Located in New York, NY
Italian Post-War Design 1960s style (modern) black velvet settee with rounded sides and shaped front with pink velvet seat & 4 back cushions contempor...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Settees

Materials

Velvet

Vintage Italian Bentwood Mauve Loveseat
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful midcentury settee is perfectly sized for tight quarters, and wonderful addition to home or business. It's uniquely designed curved bentwood frame makes this truly orig...
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1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Settees

Materials

Fabric

Empire Revival Settee by Sebastian Vogel
By Sebastian Vogel
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Empire Revival Sofa - originally designed by Sebastian Vogel (1799-1837) for the Baron Rudnyansky Family, Nagyteneny Castle. Collection restored with additions after 1885 fire, and then again after WW1...
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20th Century Settees

Materials

Gold

1 Klaus Franck & Werner Sauer Two Seat Sofa
By Klaus Frank & Werner Sauer
Located in Pasadena, TX
A Mid century modern two-seat settee designed by Klaus Franck and Werner Sauer for Wilkhahn in 1983. Comfortable and stylish tandem seating with chrome bases and red upholstery.
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Late 20th Century German Settees

Materials

Chrome

French Giltwood Settee Sofa, Style Louis XVI, Red Velvet, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French giltwood settee sofa, style Louis XVI, red velvet, 19th century. Dimensions: 53.5 in. L 25 in. D x 39.5 in. H Seat height 20 in.
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Settees

Materials

Velvet, Wood

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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