Settees play a significant role in fine art, including the Canova’s Pauline Borghese as Venus, Velazquez’ Rokeby Venus and also, going back over two millenia, the Etruscan sarcophagus from the Cerveteri necropolis. Still, as Mae West’s Lips by Dali established, settees themselves can potentially be art pieces in their own way. As he often did, [...]