What wood are settles usually made from?

Oak is the default. It appears in half of all titles on Sellingantiques, generally with panelled backs and box or squab seats. The rest run to pine, mahogany, walnut, fruitwood, cherry, birch, rosewood and bleached oak. Pine turns up on country and painted examples, mahogany on the upholstered hall settles.

How old are most antique settles?

Georgian and 18th century are the two commonest labels, and they describe much the same group of pieces seen two ways. Nineteenth century is the next block, with 1880s, 1890s, 1870s and 1800s the only decade-level detail. Seventeenth-century dating is the rarest, on five listings. The 1900s account for a further group, and a single piece is dated 1950.

Why are settles also called benches or hall seats?

The terminology is fluid across the category. Bench appears in around a fifth of titles, sofa and hall in roughly a tenth each, and window seat and couch turn up as well. Sometimes three of those words appear in one listing for the same object. Hall seat tends to mean a shorter, more decorative settle made for an entrance.

Do settles have storage under the seat?

Many do. The box seat, with a hinged or lift-out lid over a compartment, is one of the recurring descriptors in oak and pine examples alike. Others have a plain fixed seat, sometimes with a squab cushion laid on top.

Are Continental settles common on Sellingantiques?

They arrive in ones and twos. Swedish examples are the largest of the overseas groups, including Gustavian and Empire pieces, usually painted. French, Austrian, Bavarian, Italian and Provencal settles all appear, along with Chinese export pieces, one of them inlaid with mother of pearl. The top of the sampled range is held by a carved Italian pine example.

How many settles come up for sale?

Only about ten a year come to market on Sellingantiques, so the category moves slowly. Even so, 56 different dealers have listed one. It's a form almost everybody handles occasionally and nobody stocks in depth.

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Antique Settles

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A settle is a long wooden seat with a back, built as joinery for two or more people, made to keep the draught off beside a hearth or in an entrance passage.

19th century

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Very Long French Dining Bench

From Sussex Antiques and Interiors

£1,750

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17th century

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Late 17th Century Carved Oak Settle

From Moxhams Antiques

£2,850

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18th century

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Swedish Original Painted Settle Bench

From Arcadia Antiques

£2,950

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Restored Antique Victorian Chesterfield Leather Snooker Hall Pub Benches

19th century

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Restored Antique Victorian Chesterfield Leather Snooker Hall Pub Benches

From Royal House Antiques

£6,950

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19th century

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Swedish Painted Settle

From Arcadia Antiques

£2,450

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19th century

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Swedish Early 19th Century Gustavian Painted Sofa

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£3,250

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Chinese Carved / Lacquered Sofa Circa 1900

1900 - 1920

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Chinese Carved / Lacquered Sofa Circa 1900

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£1,800

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18th century

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Georgian Two Seater Sofa

From Claire Langley Antiques

£2,600

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19thc Mahogany, Parted Three Seater 'Chair Back' Sofa

19th century

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19thc Mahogany, Parted Three Seater 'Chair Back' Sofa

From Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture

£1,250

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1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Couch / Window Seat

From Brookside Antiques

£345

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Among the one-offs to pass through: a folding three-seater theatre bench, a settle-and-chaise hybrid, a child's rosewood settle and a night watchman's hall porter's settle.

19th century

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Good Late 19th Century Carved Oak Hall Seat

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£435

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18th century

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Swedish Original Painted Settle Bench

From Arcadia Antiques

£2,950

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19th century

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Swedish Original Painted Storage Bench

From Arcadia Antiques

£2,750

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Useful Box Seat Upholstered Wing Back Sofa.

1900 - 1920

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Useful Box Seat Upholstered Wing Back Sofa.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£115

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Victorian Howard & Sons Ticking Fabric Upholstered Double Wingback Sofa Armchair

19th century

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Victorian Howard & Sons Ticking Fabric Upholstered Double Wingback Sofa Armchair

From Royal House Antiques

£13,500

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19th century

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Original Painted Austrian Settle

From Arcadia Antiques

£1,750

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Antique Settles

Very Long French Dining Bench

Late 17th Century Carved Oak Settle

Swedish Original Painted Settle Bench

Restored Antique Victorian Chesterfield Leather Snooker Hall Pub Benches

Swedish Painted Settle

Swedish Early 19th Century Gustavian Painted Sofa

Chinese Carved / Lacquered Sofa Circa 1900

Georgian Two Seater Sofa

19thc Mahogany, Parted Three Seater 'Chair Back' Sofa

Edwardian Couch / Window Seat

Good Late 19th Century Carved Oak Hall Seat

Swedish Original Painted Settle Bench

Swedish Original Painted Storage Bench

Useful Box Seat Upholstered Wing Back Sofa.

Victorian Howard & Sons Ticking Fabric Upholstered Double Wingback Sofa Armchair

Original Painted Austrian Settle

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