Banquette/Settee
$4,750
Banquette/Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This Empire banquette or settee, embodies the classical elegance and refined craftsmanship of the era.
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1820s French Antique Banquette
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Banquette
Banquette Spindle - Modèle 286
By Gustav Stickley
Located in LAMBLORE, FR
Ce banc à dossier à fuseaux de Gustav Stickley se distingue par sa structure en bois aux lignes franches et équilibrées. Le rythme serré des lattes verticales apporte légèreté et élé...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Banquette
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Repos sur la banquette
By Henri Matisse
Located in London, GB
Henri Matisse Repos sur la banquette 1929 Lithograph on Arches Velin paper, Edition of 50 Paper size: 49.5 x 65.5 cms (19 1/2 x 25 3/4 ins) Image size: 44.5 x 54.5 cms (17 1/2 x 21 1...
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1920s Modern Antique Banquette
Materials
Lithograph
Spanish Mid-19th Century Banquette
Located in Round Top, TX
A rustic mid-19th century Banquette - Bench from the Catalan region of Spain.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood
Pair 18th C. Italian Banquettes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare pair 18 c. painted banquettes with storage cabinets.
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Late 17th Century Italian Other Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood
19th Century Upholstered Pink Banquette
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century French chaise longue covered in pink velvet. In good structural condition for its age with a lovely button-back and contemporary fabric throughout. Perfect for a bedr...
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19th Century Antique Banquette
Materials
Velvet
Swedish 18th Century Gustavian Painted Banquette
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Swedish 18th century Gustavian banquette with its original hand-scraped, painted finish.
Category
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Banquette
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Swedish 3 Seat Giltwood Banquette
Located in New Orleans, LA
A 19th century Swedish three seat banquette featuring a beautifully carved giltwood frame with graceful, flowing lines and delicate floral motifs.
Category
19th Century Antique Banquette
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique French Painted Louis XV Banquette Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant French banquette, bench or window seat in the Louis XV taste, featuring a softly painted frame with a carved apron, graceful scrolled ends, and cabriole legs.
Category
1920s French Louis XV Antique Banquette
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Late 18th C Swedish Rococo Painted Banquette
Located in New Orleans, LA
Graceful and inviting, this late 18th-century Swedish Rococo settee embodies the understated elegance for which Swedish interiors are so admired. Its beautifully sculpted serpentine ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Banquette
Materials
Textile, Wood
Early 20th Century French Oak Farm Bench, Banquette
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This French artisan made oak farm table bench from the turn of the twentieth century is constructed using hand pegged mortise and tenon joinery and features a seat with rounded ends ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Antique Banquette
Materials
Oak
French Louis XVI painted wood and cane settee, canape, banquette
Located in London, GB
A very elegant Louis XVI painted wood and cane settee, canape, banquette. Will have been re-caned at some point and possibly repainted or refinished.
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Banquette
Materials
Cane, Wood
Spanish Renaissance Carved Oak Bench Banquette Escaño, 1890s
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning antique Spanish Renaissance light oak bench, called "escaño" in Spain, believed to date from the early 20th century. The piece has a deep background in hand-carved reliefs i...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Banquette
Materials
Oak
Pair of Large 19th Century Gilded Louis XV Banquettes
Located in New Orleans, LA
A very unusual pair of banquettes. One is slightly longer than the other, otherwise, they are identical.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Banquette
Materials
Gold Leaf
Swedish Gustavian 19th Century Massive Carved and Painted Banquette
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This elegant Louis XVI style Swedish banquette is almost 8 feet long to be a commanding presence in a hallway, living and dining space, or bedroom.
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19th Century Swedish Louis XVI Antique Banquette
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Beechwood Banquette, Vanity Bench
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early twentieth century French Louis XVI style beechwood banquette or bench features classic carved rosettes on the die joints above its tapered fluted legs.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Banquette
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
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 Antique Banquette
Materials
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Carved Walnut Banquette Bench, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French carved walnut banquette bench, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Banquette
Materials
Walnut
French Country Directoire Style Banquette Bench with Yellow Velvet Cushion
$2,880Sale Price|40% Off
French Country Directoire Style Banquette Bench with Yellow Velvet Cushion
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The banquette comes with a pale yellow velvet full length cushion.
Category
Early 20th Century French Directoire Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood
Large Blonde Window Seat Banquette Bench Daybed Neoclassical Directoire Antique
Located in London, GB
This impressive and versatile piece could be used as an occasional bench, window seat, daybed or banquette bench, and is easily repositioned by virtue of its charming antique castors...
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Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Banquette
Materials
Pine
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Carved Walnut Bench Banquette "Escaño"
$3,592Sale Price|20% Off
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 Antique Banquette
Materials
Walnut
French Belle Époque Leather Banquette Sofa Circa 1900, With Velvet Trim
Located in London, GB
A wonderful French Belle Époque Leather Banquette Sofa, Circa 1900, with an attractive embroidered velvet trim and sprung seat.
Category
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Banquette
Materials
Leather, Velvet, Walnut
A Richly Sculpted Circa 1850 French Louis XV Style Giltwood Banquette
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… A beautiful French banquette, in the style of Louis XV. Dating to circa 1850, the giltwood has some wonderful carvings that embellish the curvaceous f...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Banquette
Materials
Textile, Silk, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Corner Sofa Banquette Attributed to Maison Jansen, French Louis XVI Style
By Maison Jansen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Luxurious French upholstered Louis XVI style corner settee banquette with one piece seating cushion, and 5 back cushions.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Banquette, Vanity Bench, Stool
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late 19th century French walnut Louis XVI style bench or banquette features classic hand-carved motifs of rosettes at the die joints and rais-de-coeur along the apron.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Banquette
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French 19th Century Ladder-back Banquette with Arms and Rush Seat
$1,517Sale Price|20% Off
French 19th Century Ladder-back Banquette with Arms and Rush Seat
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is pretty unique 19th Century French banquette or love seat with the rush seat. It is in very good condition considering its age.
Category
19th Century French Antique Banquette
Materials
Rush, Wood
Large 19th Century Louis XV Style Painted Banquette de Fenêtre Window Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Known in France as a banquette de fenêtre, this hand-carved and hand-painted window bench is in the style of Louis XV.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Banquette
Materials
Textile, Silk, Upholstery, Wood, Paint
French Padded Louis XV Style Single Bed or Banquette, circa 1900
$1,506Sale Price|20% Off
French Padded Louis XV Style Single Bed or Banquette, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
This bed was used very few, so the fabric is very clean, like new (it has been redone few years ago), a very light stain on one of the bed rails (please see last photo) This bed or b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Banquette
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique 17th C. English Renaissance Carved Oak and Wrought Iron Bench Banquette
Located in Philadelphia, PA
17th Century English Renaissance Carved Oak and Wrought Iron Bench Banquette. Item features deep relief hand-carved back and legs which terminate at claw like front feet.
Category
17th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Banquette
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Painted Iron & Wrought Iron Banquette Child Sofa Louis XVI st, circa 1880
Located in Labrit, Landes
French banquette sofa iron and wrought iron painted. It was a child bed in the late 19th century, ans it can be used as bench for stuffed animals and dolls in a children's bedroom o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Banquette
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Empire Banquette or Window Seat in Birch with Marquetry Inlays, circa 1800
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Swedish Empire banquette/sofa in birch with marquetry embellishments which include foliage and urns and line-inlaid figures of the four cardinal virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitu...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Empire Antique Banquette
Materials
Birch
Antique French Regency Carved Wood with Gold Leaf Banquette or Bench, Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Regency Style Carved Wood with Gold Leaf Banquette or Long Bench, Circa 1875-1885.
Category
Late 19th Century French Regency Antique Banquette
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Restauration Bench Seat Wood Sofa Banquette Fabric of Your Choise 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique French Restoration-Period Chaise Longue on wheels, 19th Century Louis Philippe Period, France circa 1840 An elegant French chaise longue dating from the Restoration period, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Banquette
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Parcel Gilt Canapé
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Here is the perfect little banquette for a small kitchen or nook, and the regal details make a fine addition to bedrooms and living areas.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Banquette
Materials
Gold Leaf
Swedish Gustavian 18th Century Painted Pine Settee with Storage
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Swedish 18th century Gustavian style settee/banquette with its original hand-scraped & painted finish over the carved pine frame.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Banquette
Materials
Muslin, Pine, Paint
Antique French Church Pew Bench Double Seat Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
UNIQUE Carved Oak Antique French Double Church Pew, Entry Bench, Settee or Banquette c.1900-20 ~~Classic French flair decorator piece~~ Perfect for living area seating, entry, hall...
Category
Early 1900s French Renaissance Revival Antique Banquette
Materials
Oak
Antique Rustic European Wooden Pew Bench
Located in Las Vegas, NV
The bench is long and narrow making it the perfect piece for an entry way, a focal wall with a beautiful piece of art hung above or even add a cushion and make it cozy banquette seat...
Category
19th Century Primitive Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Cane Daybed
Located in Astoria, NY
With its generous proportions and versatile form, the piece functions equally well as a daybed, window seat, banquette, or occasional guest bed. The combination of painted wood, cani...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Banquette
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Hardwood, Paint
18th Century Spanish Work Table/Desk
Located in Nashville, TN
The age and patine is stunning its a versatile piece and size for a small dining table, banquette breakfast space table or a great choice for an office desk.
Category
Early 1800s Spanish Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Chaise Lounge
Located in Houston, TX
Unusually shaped French Louis XVI style painted and gilt banquette, chaise lounge, bench, daybed or loveseat with Greek key design, ready for your own fabric selection.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Banquette
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Venetian Silver Gilt Grotto Seahorse Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Chic and unusual Venetian Baroque silver gilt Grotto bench, settee, canapé or banquette with seahorses from the 19th century. This Italian carved silver leaf bench has been upholster...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Banquette
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Austro-German 19th Century Biedermeier Sofa
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fabulous Biedermeier style settee from 19th century Bavaria made from exceptionally beautiful, solid maple in a sheltering design like a banquette to enclose the upholstery. Some a...
Category
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Banquette
Materials
Upholstery, Maple
French 19th Century Restauration Fruitwood Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
These qualities would also make this adaptable to a banquette for an eat-in kitchen/breakfast nook. The current upholstery is a fantastic jacquard of botanical theme in a muted, past...
Category
19th Century French Restauration Antique Banquette
Materials
Textile, Fruitwood
Maurice Dufrène giltwood brown velvet sofa circa 1925
By Maurice Dufrêne
Located in Paris, IDF
The gilt wood structure elegantly highlights the design of the furniture and reinforces the architectural reading of the piece. The banquette rests on tapered, slightly curved legs, ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Banquette
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV style piano bench or stool
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Its padded cushion has its original upholstery in a delicate needlepoint tapestry featuring a design of roses and leaf sprays and secured all round with a nailhead trim. The banquett...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Banquette
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique French Entry Bench Settee Trunk Renaissance Revival Dark Walnut c1890s
Located in Tyler, TX
Versatile size easy to place in almost any room in today's traditional home~~use as an entry or end of bed bench, under a stairwell, as a banquette for a farm or breakfast table or f...
Category
1890s French Renaissance Revival Antique Banquette
Materials
Walnut
Painted Empire Stool or Bench, Sweden, Late 19th Century
Located in Skanninge, SE
Very stylish stool/bench or banquette. Late 19th Century. Painted wood and recently reupholstered.
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Banquette
Materials
Birch
19th Century French Régence Style Walnut Piano Bench or Stool
$944Sale Price|58% Off
19th Century French Régence Style Walnut Piano Bench or Stool
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very pretty 19th century Régence style piano stool in polished walnut, its padded cushion upholstered in a delicate needlepoint tapestry featuring a design of rosebuds and leaf spr...
Category
Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Banquette
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Maison Jansen Painted and Parcel-Gilt Console Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The unmistakable edges of the consoles appear in a watercolour by famed Russian artist Serebryakov of the entrance to the Banquette Room. The consoles reappear in the dining room of ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Banquette
Materials
Marble
19th Century Upholstered Spanish Catalan Bench
Located in Birmingham, AL
A 19th century Louis XIV style hand carved Spanish bench or banquette having original deep red velvet upholstery with metallic gold trim tape, brushed fringe, and nailhead trim, circ...
Category
1890s Spanish Louis XIV Antique Banquette
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Late 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Stool
Located in Skanninge, SE
The mahogany frame is in a good unrestored condition. This stool/banquette is free standing and will make a great impression.
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Banquette
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Upholstered Bench in Walnut
Located in Barcelona, ES
Finely hand carved Louis XV style walnut bench with colorful velvet upholstery, France, 1920s-1930s. This stylish banquette stands up on graceful cabriole shaped legs with hoof feet ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Banquette
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Walnut
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Neoclassical Banquettes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of three neoclassical gilded wood upholstered banquettes. Individually priced.
Category
Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Banquette
Materials
Fabric, Paint, Wood
Swedish Banquette
Located in New Orleans, LA
Swedish Bench/Banquette with spindle arms. Could be used as daybed.
Category
19th Century French Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Belgian Banquette / Bench
Located in Hamburg, Hamburg
The quality paint job gives this banquette a treu antique appearance. Upholstered with a contrasting dark linen fabric the banquette receives a modern and elegant touch.
Category
18th Century Belgian Gustavian Antique Banquette
Materials
Linen
Rare Neoclassical Banquette
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Neoclassical Banquette, France, ca. 1820, Classical Frame Mahogany veneered
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Banquette
Materials
Mahogany
Curved walnut banquette
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Curved walnut banquette with carved details
Category
19th Century American Antique Banquette
Materials
Walnut
Two-Piece Banquette
Located in Plainville, KS
Sharp-line banquette upholstered in sable-coloured, French cotton velvet.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Banquette
Antique Wooden Banquette Bench
Located in Hudson, NY
This gorgeous antique bench, was originally situated in a ferryboat station in Hudson, NY. commensurate with age, this incredible bench shows a slight bit of wear. Truly a magnifice...
Category
19th Century American Antique Banquette
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Banquette, Empire, circa 1820, Sweden
Located in Malmo, SE
Banquette, Empire, circa 1820, Sweden New leather seat.
Category
1820s Swedish Empire Antique Banquette
Materials
Leather, Wood
Very Elegant French Empire Banquette
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century painted and gilded French Empire banquette.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood
EARLY GUSTAVIAN PERIOD SWEDISH BANQUETTE
Located in New Orleans, LA
18TH CENTURY EARLY GUSTAVIAN PERIOD SWEDISH BANQUETTE WITH ORIGINAL PAINT AND CUSHIONS, CIRCA 1780.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Banquette
19th Century French Provincial Banquette
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large French Provincial walnut 19th century banquette with rush seat. Would be wonderful sofa with large cushion and pillows.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Banquette
Materials
Walnut, Rush
French Louis XVI Period, Beechwood Banquette
By Jean-Baptiste Boulard
Located in Charleston, SC
The banquette has had restoration characteristic of usage through the years.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Banquette
Pair of Ebony and Rattan Banquettes
Located in London, GB
A pair of beautifully turned and carved ebony benches with caning. They are from a district known as Ceylon in Sri Lanka which which in the 18th and 19th century exported high qualit...
Category
1860s Sri Lankan Antique Banquette
Materials
Ebony, Rattan
Louis XVI Style 'Banquette', 19th Cent. Carved Frame
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI Style ‘Banquette’ with rectangular padded seat. Carved gilt-gesso frame (c.1880) is moulded and fluted with acanthus leaves topping tapered legs.
Category
19th Century French Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood, Paint, Upholstery
Banquettes a Pair with Lion Feet, Gilt and Painted, Late Gustavian circa 1800
Unavailable
H 22.84 in W 24.41 in D 16.54 in
Banquettes a Pair with Lion Feet, Gilt and Painted, Late Gustavian circa 1800
Located in Malmo, SE
Banquettes, a pair, gilt and painted, late Gustavian circa 1800.
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood
Stool Camel Leather Walnut Footrest Louis XIII Style, Valenti Barcelona, Spain
Unavailable
H 17.33 in W 13 in D 13 in
Stool Camel Leather Walnut Footrest Louis XIII Style, Valenti Barcelona, Spain
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
This original Valenti low bench or banquette has a turned wood base and an upholstered seat Stamp the maker: "Valenti Made in Spain".
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XIII Antique Banquette
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Loveseat
Located in Southampton, NY
Serpentine Banquette with Wood Frame, Marseilles, C. 1880
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Banquette
Biedermeier Sofa by Danhauser
By Josef Danhauser
Located in Chicago, IL
Black satin upholstery. Banquette Dimensions Height: 19.5" Width: 44" Depth: 19.5"
Category
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Banquette
Materials
Birch, Ebony, Satin, Upholstery
Baroque Revival Tapestry Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
Sold as a set of two. Hand-carved walnut banquette with original needlework tapestry. Embroidered upholstery with mythological scenarios.
Category
19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Banquette
Materials
Linen, Rosewood
Very Rare Pair of Early 18th Indonesian Ebony Carved Settees
Located in Paris, FR
A pair of ebony settees carved in half relief, island of Java, Jakarta, Indonesia. The banquettes are richly carved with a woven contemporary cane seat.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Banquette
Materials
Ebony
Antique Inlaid Rosewood, Ebony and Brass Hoshiapur Indian Table, circa 1890
Unavailable
H 24.5 in W 24 in D 24 in
Antique Inlaid Rosewood, Ebony and Brass Hoshiapur Indian Table, circa 1890
Located in Houston, TX
Typical features of these rooms included tented ceilings, tiles and turned lattice panels (mashrabiyya) mounted on the walls, richly cushioned banquettes, huqqas, low square or octag...
Category
1890s Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Banquette
Materials
Brass
Italian Banquette
Located in Stamford, CT
An attractive polychromed banquette in the style of Napoleon, with scrolled arms and base, upholstered in green fabric.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Regence Style Banquette
Located in Hixson, TN
Tufted removable cushion, three pillows and banquette upholstered in a fabric.
Category
19th Century French Antique Banquette
Materials
Beech
Italian Empire Banquette
Located in New Orleans, LA
Unique black Banquette with Gilded and black carvings( with faces)
Category
19th Century Antique Banquette
Materials
Giltwood
Louis Philippe Banquette
Located in Houston, TX
An elongated curved period Louis Philippe mahogany banquette newly upholstered with channeled sides in a creamy ecru low pile velvet.
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Banquette 1800-1810
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful Gustavian Banquette 1800-1810
Category
18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Banquette
French Directoire Style Banquette
Located in Houston, TX
French directoire style painted banquette
Category
19th Century French Antique Banquette
Materials
Wood
18TH CENTURY VENETIAN BANQUETTE
Located in Houston, TX
GLAMOUROUS 18TH CENTURY VENETIAN BANQUETTE/BENCH
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Banquette
Materials
Fabric
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Antique Banquette For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique banquette you’re looking for. An antique banquette — often made from wood, fabric and walnut — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique banquette — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique banquette, designed in the Louis XVI, Louis XV or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made antique banquette has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Coduri of Lyon, France and Jean Pierre Louis are consistently popular.
How Much is a Antique Banquette?
The average selling price for an antique banquette at 1stDibs is $3,900, while they’re typically $950 on the low end and $40,000 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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Round Banquette
Rattan Banquette
Carstens Ankara
Cartier Tray
Carved Agate Vase
Carved Bed Floral
Carved Ganesha
Carved Hippo
Carved Rose Quartz Vase
Carved Stone Bear