settles
Settle. A long wooden bench, distinguished by a high back and usually with timber wings to ward off draughts. Settles were generally placed by the large open fireplaces in country houses and inns. Some had drawers beneath the seat, others had a lidded seat with a storage chest below. Settles date from medieval times, though few have survived that were made before the 17th century.
The form was revived in Australia in the early 20th century, with acknowledgment to the styles of the times.
The form was revived in Australia in the early 20th century, with acknowledgment to the styles of the times.
19 item(s) found:
An 18th century oak settle, pinned, the back with four panels wooden seat scrolled arm on cabriole legs. 110 cm high, 185 cm wide 66 cm deep.
A decorative early 20th century French Breton oak hall settle, with bobbin splats above carved roundels with wooden hinged seat, below a carved front on block feet. 105 cm high, 108 cm wide 40 cm deep.
19th century huon pine settle with rolling pin ends
An Australian blackwood and eucalypt settle, circa 1845, the curved back rail joined by conforming end supports with turned top rails and plain cross rails, above a cushioned seat and pine slats, raised on square out-splayed legs, 176 cm wide, 62 cm deep,…
An oak panelled settle, circa 1760, the back with 5 fielded panels over a slat based seat with squab, the arms with scribed reed and sitting on cabriole legs with stretcher supports. Length 186 cm
Robert Prenzel (1866-1941) an important blackwood settle, dated 1903, the high back with an egg and dart bordered cornice and corbels at each end, above three panels, each finely carved in the Gothic Renaissance style,…
An 18th century oak settle, the back with arched decoration above a hinged seat and carved panel s to front, with carrying handles to either side. Width 135 cm x. Depth 59 cm x. Height 128 cm
Upholstered settle with rectangular padded back and shaped platform arms
Oak box settle with linen fold decoration to panels
An unusual oak table seat, English, 19th century. Width 146 cm. Depth 68 cm . Height 81 cm the rectangular top converting into a settle Sotheby's Melbourne, 31 October 2007, lot 48
The generously proportioned Swansea Hotel rustic country old gum settle, Australian, 92 x 203x 82 cm.
An early 18th century English oak settle, the moulded top above a single mahogany line inlay, four moulded panels, downswept arms on turned supports, a later cushion seat on slats, raised on three cabriole legs with pad feet, 188 cm wide.
George II oak settle of warm golden colour and very comfortable proportions, the back with four ogee shaped panels, gently curved arms and cabriole legs with club feet
English oak early Georgian settle, with mahogany cross banding around the back panels, the indications remain of the fixings for the original rope webbing, which would have supported a carpet type seat
Solid oak settle with plain and indented slats, Queen Anne style legs, restored but retaining an aged appearance, with a new slat base and cushion, upholstered in a simple, light plum fabric.
Early 18th century oak high back settle, with five narrow chamfered panels to the back and two long panels to the base, with rich dark patination throughout.
Georgian oak settle with a panelled back, a candle box in the seat, downswept arms, shaped legs and pad feet
Solid English oak, heavily carved settle with a lifting seat