Italian Hand Carved Grotto Tête-à-Tête Bench in Walnut
Located in Lancaster, PA
This is a hand-carved Italian grotto tête-à-tête bench, dating to the mid- 20th century.
Vintage 1950s Benches
Walnut
Italian Hand Carved Grotto Tête-à-Tête Bench in Walnut
Located in Lancaster, PA
This is a hand-carved Italian grotto tête-à-tête bench, dating to the mid- 20th century.
Walnut
$2,184Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Poolside Patio Garden Tête-à-tête att. to Woodard c. 1950/70’s
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Rare Mid Century tête-à-tête bench having two circular chairs with a small table mounted between the chairs.
Metal
$4,060Sale Price|30% Off
Vintage French Walnut Tete a Tete Double Seat Settee Parlor Bench 54"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century French walnut Tete A Tete / sofa settee / conversation lounge chair featuring art deco styling with cabriole legs and double sided seating.
Upholstery, Walnut
$4,900Sale Price|30% Off
Antique French Louis XVI Rosewood Tete A Tete Conversation Chair Bench Loveseat
Located in Dayton, OH
An Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Tete A Tete Conversation Chair / Courting Bench.
Velvet, Rosewood
$14,310 / item
N2 Tête À Tête by Aaron Scott
By Aaron Scott Design
Located in Geneve, CH
N2 TÊTE À TÊTE by Aaron Scott Dimensions: D 43.5 x W 124.5 x H 43.5 cm Materials: Walnut. Brooklyn-based designer Aaron Scott was raised in the mountains and forests of South...
Walnut
Vintage Coastal Venetian Gilt Carved Grotto Tete-A-Tete
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your coastal décor with this exquisite Vintage Coastal Venetian Gilt Carved Grotto Tête-à-Tête. This rare and luxurious piece features an intricately carved frame inspired by...
Wood
Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Tufted Tete-A-Tete Settee Newly Reupholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Renaissance Revival Carved Ornate Figural Walnut Button Tufted Tete-a-Tete Parlor Settee Newly Upholstered in Italian Full Grain Distressed Whiskey Italian Leather T...
Wood, Leather
Tibetan Carved Wood “Tête a Tête” Love Seat, Tibet 19th Century
Located in Utrecht, NL
This so-called “tête a tête” bench from Tibet is a truly unique and historic piece.
Wood
$4,322Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco inspired unique tete-a-tete conversation sofa bench, loveseat 1980
Located in Zevenaar, NL
This unique and one of a kind teet a tete Face to face or vis-a-vis seating arrangement in pearwood is designed by Menno Wieringa, who designed and built unique furniture in the 1970...
Textile, Pearwood
Custom Tete-a-tete Sofa Bench in Grey Velvet with Walnut Base by Adesso Imports
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom tete-a-tete sofa bench in grey silk velvet with American walnut wood base.
Velvet, Walnut
French Early 20th Century Confidant Garden Bench
Located in Round Top, TX
An exceptional early 20th century Confidant - Tete A Tete - Garden Bench from the Provence region of France.
Iron, Zinc
Unavailable
H 18.9 in W 41.74 in D 18.9 in
Tête-À-Tête Wood Bench by The Stone by the Door (American Oak version)
Located in Shanghai, CN
Tête-à-Tête is a modular double seat for two people who have many things to discuss, or that can comfortably sit in silence together, separated only by a small fold. To be enjoyed wi...
Oak
Unavailable
H 31 in W 37.75 in D 90 in
English Chesterfield Double Chaise Lounge Chair Bench in H&S Tweed - Tent By DH
Located in New York, NY
Is it a chaise longue, a tete et tete, a bench? This traditional inspired custom upholstery statement piece is perfect for both formal living rooms and relaxed spaces, making it a st...
Maple, Oak, Down, Feathers
Vintage Wrought Iron Tete a Tete Seat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous Regency Tete-a-Tete bench. An intimate little getaway for two.
Wrought Iron
19th c. Tete-a-Tete
Located in Dallas, TX
19th C Tete-a-Tete, Antique Gilt Finish.
Giltwood, Cane
Vintage Scalamandre Tete a Tete Double Seat Settee Bench Lounge Chair
By Scalamandre
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Scalamandre Tete-a-tete or settee bench chair. A unique duck down filled conversation seat featuring a sloped camelback, ornate twisted rope fringe and six legs with brass ca...
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique Victorian Mahogany Hand Painted Tete a Tete 2 Seat Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Mahogany hand painted Tete a Tete 2 seat bench. Item features hand painted scenes, twin seats, applied carvings, cabriole legs, very nice antique item, great style ...
Mahogany
Anglo-Indian Elephant Seat Tête à Tête
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique elephant seat or howdah converted to a tête à tête. Featuring a brass canopy frame, upholstered seats at each end of a graceful mahogany frame carved with flowers, and a flor...
Sold
H 30 in W 60 in D 23 in
Antique French Louis Xvi Style Tete-A-Tete Tufted Bench In Italian Velvet
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XVI Style Tete-a-Tete Tufted Bench Newly Upholstered in Italian Teal Velvet Unique antique bench we newly reupholstered in a high end Italian teal velvet.
Velvet
Vintage Ornate Rattan Tete a Tete Patio Gossip Chair
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Rattan 2-Person Patio Gossip Bench. This rattan bench is perfect for outdoor seating and can also be used indoors. It comfortably accommodates two people in a unique gossip style, al...
Rattan
Sold
H 35.04 in W 46.86 in D 46.86 in
STUNNING ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN 1880 CONVERSATION "TETE A TETE" SOFA BENCH CHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale lovely Victorian circa 1860-1880, beautifully shaped “Tete a Tete” Conversation couch seat with an ornately...
Upholstery, Hardwood
Unusual Italian Corner Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual Italian "tete a tete" corner bench
Pine, Cane
Sold
H 27.17 in W 43.71 in D 26.78 in
Antique Conversation Sofa, English, Fruitwood, Loveseat, Tete-a-Tete, Courting
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
A English, fruitwood loveseat, tête-à-tête or courting bench, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Fruitwood
N2 tête-à-tête, Handcrafted in Solid Walnut 'in Stock'
By Aaron Scott Design
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The N2 tête-à-tête is designed for seating but can also be used as the base for a coffee table. The N-series uses rotational symmetry to explore the relationship between organic for...
Walnut
Sold
H 30 in W 30.5 in D 62 in
Antique Victorian Tufted Tete a Tete Parlor Conversation Bench Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
A magnificent Victorian era Tete-A-Tete. Upholstered in a heavy off white tufted fabric.
Fabric, Walnut
Sold
H 30 in W 60 in D 22 in
Vintage Wrought Iron Garden Patio Poolside Tete a Tete attributed to Woodard
By Woodard Furniture Co., Salterini
Located in New York, NY
Hard to find vintage garden, patio, poolside Tete a Tete two seat bench, attributed to Woodard Furniture Co. in the style of Salterini.
Wrought Iron
Painted Grotto Style Tete a Tete Bench
Located in New York, NY
White Laquered
Wood
Tete a Tete
Located in Hudson, NY
handsome garden seat
beautiful metal detailing
probably had cushions
in house patina
Metal
Victorian tete a tete
Located in Hudson, NY
Victorian tete a tete with caned seat and four upholstered cushions
Mahogany
French Iron Tete-A-Tete
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A simply charming form. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use. In Warehouse.
Unusual French Wire Tete a Tete
Located in Stamford, CT
Charming Wire Tete a Tete in White Paint
Metal
Tete A Tete By Victor Dinovi
By Victor DiNovi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ELEGANT HANDCRAFTED TETE A TETE BY VICTOR DINOVI, SALVAGED CUBAN MAHOGANY
Mahogany
Anglo-Indian Ebony Tete-A-Tete Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Anglo-Indian solid ebony tete-a-tete style chair with cane seats. Spindle turned backs and center connecting arch. Rear legs are straight with tapered profile. Front legs are turned....
Rare Tete A Tete or Garden Bench by Woodard
Located in Long Island, NY
A rare Woodard Tete A Tete in the Chantilly Rose Pattern, needs a 16" round glass top, condition is excellent and has just been painted
Wrought Iron
Sold
H 25 in W 52 in D 24 in
French 19th Century Tufted Leather Tête-à-Tête Conversation Bench with Nailhead
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French tête-à-tête conversation bench from the 19th century, with leather upholstery and turned supports.
Leather, Wood
Unique Victorian Style Tete-a-Tete / Settee / Courting Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Nobody can walk past this asymmetrical tete-a-tete / settee / courting bench without taking a second glance or making a comment about it.
Wood, Upholstery
$82,000 / set
H 26.78 in W 35.44 in D 61.03 in
Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" Sofa for De Sede, Brown Leather, 1974, Set of 4
By De Sede, Ubald Klug
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Ubald Klug DS-1025 "Terrazza" sofas for De Sede, brown leather, Switzerland, 1974, set of four. Ubald Klug designed this rare modular DS-1025 "Terrazza" sofa as a real living landsc...
Leather
Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal Finish: Gold or Silver gilding Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau". UL listing available for an additional charge.
Crystal, Iron
$8,150 / set
H 43.31 in W 71.66 in D 29.53 in
Seating Set of Baroque Sofa and Two Armchairs, Budapest, 1870s
Located in Budapest, HU
Beautiful baroque seating set consisting of a sofa and two armchairs. Extraordinary workmanship of the woods made according to the canons of the time. Measures sofa: Depth 75 cm,...
Velvet, Wood
$6,869 / set
H 24.01 in Dm 13.78 in
Pair of Constant Night Stands in Iroko Wood by Master Studio for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Neatly proportioned with exceptional detailing, the constant nightstand is your perfect bedside partner. In our furniture making, the IDEA is to create special pieces that you can bu...
Hardwood
Large Seventies curved bouclé sofa, Italy, 1970s
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Brooklyn, NY
FREE LOCAL DELIVERY WITHIN NEW YORK CITY Curved sofa from the late 20th century, featuring an organic, bean-like shape. The backrest slopes asymmetrically to provide better support ...
Bouclé
LUfo Ceiling Light
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LUFO perforated brass dome ceiling light by Lumfardo Luminaires. Part of our contemporary collection the LUFO ceiling light is in a darkened patina finish. Hand perforations frame ar...
Brass
Gino Sarfatti Model No. 2065 Ceiling Light for Astep
By Gino Sarfatti, Flos, Astep
Located in Glendale, CA
Gino Sarfatti model no. 2065 ceiling lamp for Astep. Designed in 1950, this is an authorized re-edition by Alessandro Sarfatti, grandson of Gino Sarfatti, who applies his grandfathe...
Aluminum
$4,098Sale Price|26% Off
H 3.15 in W 20.87 in D 20.87 in
French Chess Theme of Ancient Egypt Plaster & Wood Restored, circa 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French chess game in the thematic of Ancient Egypt. The chess pieces are in painted and waxed plaster, the board is in wood and the is also a display shelf. Each piece is charaterful...
Plaster, Wood
$690Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.29 in W 5.52 in D 0.99 in
Antique Book, Days of King Arthur, Mythology, English, Fiction, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique mythology book, Days of King Arthur by Charles Henry Hanson. An English language, hard bound fictional work with illustrations by Gustave Doré, dating to the late ...
Paper
Pair of Tulips Murano Glass and Brass Sconces
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Pair of wall lamps, entirely handmade in Murano, Italy, that bring the energy of Nature and Feng Shui into your interior. This pair of modern organic wall lamps is composed of a hand...
Brass
1930s Restored Art Deco Sofa, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carrefully refurbished - Newly upholstered- walnut finish - can be used with or without pillows - Seat height with pillows is 48cm
Fabric, Wood
Sold|$6,200
H 20.87 in W 72.84 in D 37.8 in
De Sede Large Daybed or Lounge Set in Patinated Brown Leather
By De Sede
Located in Waalwijk, NL
De Sede, daybed, leather, Switzerland, 1970s This De Sede daybed/lounge set includes two parts: a lounge seat and an additional ottoman-style section, allowing for versatile configu...
Leather
George Smith Mohair Velvet Ottoman Sofa Banquette
By George Smith
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental bespoke mohair velvet tufted sectional banquette sofa custom designed by George Smith, London UK. The grand "ottoman sofa" was commissioned by Samantha Todhunter Design fo...
Hardwood, Mohair
Vivai del Sud Lounge Chair in Pink Fabric Upholstery
By Vivai del Sud
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Vivai del Sud, lounge chair, pink fabric upholstery, Italy, 1970s This vibrant and cheerful lounge chair was created in the 1970s. This playful lounge chair is upholstered in a shi...
Fabric
$1,750Sale Price|50% Off
H 19.75 in W 42.5 in D 17.5 in
Highly Decorative Black Painted Wood Bench #2 -- Folke Bensow Design
By Folke Bensow
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here's a very decorative bench in the style of Swedish designer, Folke Bensow (1886-1971). In fact, this bench seems to be made to similar specifications as the original model from 1...
Wood, Paint
$3,842 / item
H 28.35 in W 66.54 in D 24.81 in
Kazuhide Takahama Antella multi-functional Table for Cassina, new
By Kazuhide Takahama, Cassina
Located in Berlin, DE
Price is dependent on the chosen material/ color. Available in matte or glossy. Japanese architect Kazuhide Takahama designed Antella as a truly multi-functional piece of furniture...
Plywood, Lacquer
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