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Primitive Milking Stool

Primitive Milking Stool 1930s
Located in Čelinac, BA
Primitive Milking Stool 1930s
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Vintage 1930s Croatian Primitive Stools

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Primitive Milking Stool 1930s
Primitive Milking Stool 1930s
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H 14.97 in Dm 16.93 in
Swedish Primitive Milking Stool ca 1850-1880
Located in Farsta, SE
A Swedish Primitive Milking Stool ca1850-1880s Featuring a beautiful gray tone acquired through
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Antique 1850s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Birch

Swedish Primitive Milking Stool ca 1850-1880
Swedish Primitive Milking Stool ca 1850-1880
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H 16.93 in W 19.3 in D 14.18 in
Early 20th Century American Primitive Milking Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century American primitive milking stool, with its rustic charm, embodies the
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Stools

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Wood

Primitive Wood Milking Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood tripod milking stool from the late 18th Century. The stool features a thick seat that sits
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Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Primitive Stools

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Wood

Primitive Wood Milking Stool
Primitive Wood Milking Stool
H 13.5 in W 13 in D 12 in
19thC Primitive Elm Milking Stools
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1890. 19thC Primitive elm milking stools Price is each   from left to right
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Antique Late 19th Century Hungarian Stools

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Elm

Vintage Primitive Modern Wooden Milking Stool with Bulbous Legs Lacquer Finish
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Primitive Modern Wooden Milking Stool with Bulbous Legs and Lacquer Finish. Circa Mid to
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Mid-20th Century Primitive Stools

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Wood

Rustic Milking Stool
Located in Denton, TX
Very rustic hardwood milking stool with original milk paint in a mossy green. This would also make
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Antique 19th Century North American Primitive Stools

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Hardwood

Rustic Milking Stool
Rustic Milking Stool
H 11.75 in W 14.75 in D 12 in
Brutalist Rustic Oak Tripod Milking Stool, French Craftsmanship, Gouge, 1950
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
delightful piece, once a trusty companion as a milking stool, now showcases the beauty of time-honored
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Oak

Brutalist Rustic Oak Tripod Milking Stool, French Craftsmanship, Gouge, 1980
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
delightful piece, once a trusty companion as a milking stool, now showcases the beauty of time-honored
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Oak

Primitive Wooden Brutalist Stool, Milking Stool, French, Folk Art, circa 1900
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Primitive wooden brutalist stool, France, french folk art, circa 1900. French milking stool or
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PRIMITIVE ANTiQUE 1800 SPANISH 18TH CENTURY FOUR LEGGED BENCH OR COFFEE TABLE
Located in GB
milking stool but those were much smaller, this wouldn't work for that function so I have no idea what it
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Antique Early 1800s Spanish Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Primitive Antique 1740 Spanish 18th Century Three Legged Bench or Coffee Table
Located in GB
bench for a farm most likely, it looks like a milking stool but those were much smaller, this wouldn't
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Antique 1740s Spanish Primitive Benches

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Wood

Charlotte Perriand Berger Stool Authentic & Rare Mid-Century Modern
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Zürich, CH
most famous item of all Perriand items. That stool is very simple, almost primitive. Reminding to the
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Chairs

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Elm

Charlotte Perriand High Berger Stool Authentic & Rare Mid-Century Modern
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Zürich, CH
of the most famous items of all Perriand items. That stool is very simple, almost primitive
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Chairs

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Elm

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Primitive Milk Stool
Located in East Hampton, NY
Lovely 19th century milk stool
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19th Century Primitive Milking Stool
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Primitive Milking Stool c. 1850, Greenwich, CT
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A mid 19th century handcrafted milking stool that came from an old farm in Greenwich, CT. A unique
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19th Century Spanish Milking Stool
Located in Atlanta, GA
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19th Century Spanish Milking Stool
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic hand-carved funky try pod milking stool is in amazing condition. It looks like it is
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Primitive Mexican Oakwood Milking Stool from México
By OTHR
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
One piece hand carved stool from Western México, circa 1900.
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19th Century Primitive French Milking Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century primitive French milking stool. Three legged design with a round seat. Distressed and
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By OTHR
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19th Century Primitive Mexican Milking Stool
19th Century Primitive Mexican Milking Stool
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Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Beautiful mini milking stool found in Western México, circa 1900.
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Located in Guadalajra, Jal
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By OTHR
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Antique Milking Stool from Hungary
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Located in Atlanta, GA
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19th Century Spanish Milking Stool
19th Century Spanish Milking Stool
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19th Century Spanish Milking Stool
19th Century Spanish Milking Stool
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Located in Rümmingen, BW
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Located in Berlin, DE
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Located in Rümmingen, BW
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Located in Barcelona, ES
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19th Century Spanish Milking Stool
Located in Atlanta, GA
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19th Century Spanish Milking Stool
19th Century Spanish Milking Stool
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Pair of Primitivist Wooden Stools Wanderwood, France, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
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Located in San Francisco, CA
Fantastic early English milking stool
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Primitive English Milking Stool
Primitive English Milking Stool
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Primitive Milking Stool For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic primitive milking stool available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and elm, every primitive milking stool was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a primitive milking stool — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A primitive milking stool made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular.

How Much is a Primitive Milking Stool?

A primitive milking stool can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $420, while the lowest priced sells for $125 and the highest can go for as much as $2,450.

Finding the Right stools for You

Stools are versatile and a necessary addition to any living room, kitchen area or elsewhere in your home. A sofa or reliable lounge chair might nab all the credit, comfort-wise, but don’t discount the roles that good antique, new and vintage stools can play.

“Stools are jewels and statements in a space, and they can also be investment pieces,” says New York City designer Amy Lau, who adds that these seats provide an excellent choice for setting an interior’s general tone. 

Stools, which are among the oldest forms of wooden furnishings, may also serve as decorative pieces, even if we’re talking about a stool that is far less sculptural than the gracefully curving molded plywood shells that make up Sōri Yanagi’s provocative Butterfly stool

Fawn Galli, a New York interior designer, uses her stools in the same way you would use a throw pillow. “I normally buy several styles and move them around the home where needed,” she says.

Stools are smaller pieces of seating as compared to armchairs or dining chairs and can add depth as well as functionality to a space that you’ve set aside for entertaining. For a splash of color, consider the Stool 60, a pioneering work of bentwood by Finnish architect and furniture maker Alvar Aalto. It’s manufactured by Artek and comes in a variety of colored seats and finishes.

Barstools that date back to the 1970s are now more ubiquitous in kitchens. Vintage barstools have seen renewed interest, be they a meld of chrome and leather or transparent plastic, such as the Lucite and stainless-steel counter stool variety from Indiana-born furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones, who is renowned for his acrylic works. A cluster of barstools — perhaps a set of four brushed-aluminum counter stools by Emeco or Tubby Tube stools by Faye Toogood — can encourage merriment in the kitchen. If you’ve got the room for family and friends to congregate and enjoy cocktails where the cooking is done, consider matching your stools with a tall table.

Whether you need counter stools, drafting stools or another kind, explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage stools on 1stDibs.

Questions About Primitive Milking Stool
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    A milking stool is a stool that has three legs and a semicircular seat. The original purpose of the stool was for farmers to sit on while milking cows. However, people now use them as everyday indoor accent chairs and even as decorative accents. Find a variety of milking stools on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    How tall milking stools are varies from piece to piece. However, most of the three-legged wooden stools are 12 inches high or less. This height made them ideal for their original purpose: allowing people to sit comfortably while milking a cow. On 1stDibs, find a selection of milking stools from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Merrill T. Hamilton invented the milking stool and received a patent for his design in 1906. He created the stool with three legs instead of four to increase stability on uneven surfaces in barns and pastures, so a farmer could more easily milk cows. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of milking stools.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023
    Milking stools typically have three legs. The reason for this design is that three legs tend to keep stools stabler on uneven ground in barns and pastures. Shop an assortment of milking stools on 1stDibs.