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Scandinavian Milking Stool

A Mid-Century Scandinavian Milking Stool, Norway c. 1960s
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A Scandinavian Mid-Century milking stool by unknown designer, Norway, c. 1960s. Pinewood with
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Vintage 1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Pine

Vintage Wood "Milking" Stool
By Mogens Lassen
Located in Doraville, GA
A small primative stool with a formed seat, four legs and turned stretchers. Not sure of the age
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Hardwood

Vintage Wood "Milking" Stool
Vintage Wood "Milking" Stool
H 16 in W 18 in D 13 in
Rustic Danish Milking Stool, 1950s
Located in Valby, 84
Rustic wabi Sabi style of milking stool in solid dark stained beechwood made in Denmark in the
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Beech

Norwegian Milking Stool cirka 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Norwegian Milking Stool cirka 1850 Beautiful smooth patina with residue of original paint. Made
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Antique Mid-19th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Birch

Norwegian Milking Stool cirka 1850
Norwegian Milking Stool cirka 1850
H 12.6 in W 19.69 in D 8.67 in
Rare Swedish Milking Stool circa 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Rare Swedish Milking Stool circa 1850 Made out of a solid piece of pine wood. This three-legged
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Pine

Rare Swedish Milking Stool circa 1850
Rare Swedish Milking Stool circa 1850
H 12.21 in W 20.87 in D 12.6 in
Danish Wooden Tripod Milking Stool, Denmark 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
-century, and there is hardly a better example than this milking stool. In earlier days, similar stools
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Wood

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
Ingvar Hildingsson Milking Stool 1970's, signed
By Ingvar Hildingsson
Located in Uccle, BE
Simple Brutalist pine wood stool by Ingvar Hildingsson. This stool is also called Milking Stool as
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Wood, Pine

Ingvar Hildingsson Milking Stool 1970's, signed
Ingvar Hildingsson Milking Stool 1970's, signed
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H 16.54 in Dm 11.42 in
Ingvar Hildingsson Set of milking Stools 1970's
By Ingvar Hildingsson
Located in Uccle, BE
be happy to find a solution with you. This stool is also called Milking Stool as Hildingsson sought
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Wood, Pine

Ingvar Hildingsson Set of milking Stools 1970's
Ingvar Hildingsson Set of milking Stools 1970's
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H 16.54 in Dm 11.42 in
Vintage Danish Milking Stool in Beech Wood
Located in Søborg, DK
A mid Century milking Stool in beech wood. With a sculptural and simplistic Scandinavian design
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Beech

Vintage Danish Milking Stool in Beech Wood
Vintage Danish Milking Stool in Beech Wood
H 18.51 in W 22.84 in D 14.97 in
Swedish milking stool in pine and teak by Andreas Zätterqvist
Located in Forserum, SE
Swedish milking stool crafted from pine, with decorative dot shaped teak & oak inlays. Handcrafted
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Teak, Pine

Swedish milking stool in pine and teak by Andreas Zätterqvist
Located in Forserum, SE
Swedish milking stool crafted from pine, seat with solid teak stripes. Handcrafted by Andreas
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2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Teak, Pine

Antique Scandinavian Stool Late 19th Century
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1494 Antique 19th century milking stool initialed WD Top diameter 11"
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Antique 1890s Stools

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Hardwood

Scandinavian / Norwegian Stool Model 522 Collection in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
Located in Örebro, SE
, manly in the second half of 1960s. Designed by an unknown designer as a milking stool, easy to carry out
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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Pine

Swedish Stool, Ingvar Hildingsson, Pine, 1970s
By Ingvar Hildingsson
Located in Los Gatos, CA
Classic sculptural milking stool, designed and produced in the studio of Ingvar Hildingsson, Kalmar
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Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Pine

Arne Hovmand Olsen Tripod Stool in Wood
By Arne Hovmand-Olsen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Arne Hovmand-Olsen, milking stool, beech, Denmark, 1950s. This Danish tripod stool by Arne
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Beech

Arne Hovmand Olsen Tripod Stool in Wood
Arne Hovmand Olsen Tripod Stool in Wood
H 19.3 in W 15.75 in D 11.03 in
Krogenæs Møbler Three Legged Pine Stool Norway 1960s
Located in Bergen, NO
call a "fjøskrakk" ( milk stool) here in Norway. It is designed by the factory owner Ragnvald Krogenæs
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Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Pine

Josef Frank stool model 1034 by Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden
By Svenskt Tenn, Josef Frank
Located in Forserum, SE
, often called the "milk stool," draws inspiration from the stools traditionally used for milking cows
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Mahogany

Norwegian Stool Model 522 in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
Located in Örebro, SE
unknown designer as a milking stool, easy to carry out on the mountain when the free-ranging cattle are to
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Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Pine

Norwegian Stool Model 522 in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
Norwegian Stool Model 522 in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
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H 14.18 in W 21.26 in D 13.39 in
Norwegian Hand-Crafted Stool Model 522 in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
Located in Örebro, SE
unknown designer as a milking stool, easy to carry out on the mountain when the free-ranging cattle are to
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Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Pine

Norwegian Hand-Crafted Stool Model 522 in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
Norwegian Hand-Crafted Stool Model 522 in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
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H 14.18 in W 21.26 in D 14.18 in
Fritz Hansen Three Legged Stool by Josef Frank in Elm Wood, 1945, Denmark
By Josef Frank, Fritz Hansen
Located in Odense, DK
traditional Scandinavian folk art milking stool. It is a stool that is both visually light, organically
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Elm

Woven Rush and Wood Stool, Europe ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Modernist stools, like this organic model, stem from one of the earliest forms of seating, the milking stool
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Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Rush, Wood

Woven Rush and Wood Stool, Europe ca 1950s
Woven Rush and Wood Stool, Europe ca 1950s
H 4.53 in W 13.59 in D 9.65 in
Pair of 3-legged barstools by Arne Hovmand-Olsen, Denmark 1940
By Arne Hovmand-Olsen
Located in Wien, AT
the style of milking stools with three legs, designed by Arne Hovmand-Olsen from Denmark in the 1940s
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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Beech

Set of Six Dining Chairs by Richard Jensen and Kjaerulff Rasmussen
By Richard Jensen & Kjærulff Rasmussen
Located in Karlstad, SE
of solid teak. The design is inspired by traditional milk stools, with the beautifully carved seats
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Teak

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Scandinavian Milking Stool For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Scandinavian milking stool available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and beech, every Scandinavian milking stool was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Scandinavian milking stool — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each Scandinavian milking stool bearing Scandinavian Modern or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Scandinavian Milking Stool?

A Scandinavian milking stool can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,543, while the lowest priced sells for $299 and the highest can go for as much as $5,800.

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 Scandinavian 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 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 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 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.