Antique Embroidered Footstool
Antique Embroidered Footstool, English, Gilt Brass, Fireside, Stool, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique embroidered footstool. An English, gilt brass fireside or bedroom stool, dating
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Brass
H 7.68 in W 13.98 in D 13.98 in
Victorian Antique William & Mary Style Hardwood Embroidered Footstool Ottoman
Located in GB
We are is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand Embroidered mahogany framed William & Mary
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19th Century English William and Mary Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 11.42 in W 37.41 in D 18.51 in
Stunning Victorian Antique William & Mary Style Hardwood Embroidered Footstool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand Embroidered mahogany framed William & Mary
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19th Century English William and Mary Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 10.83 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in
Victorian Walnut Embroidered Footstool with Tapered Ottoman Sides Lovely Find
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian Walnut with ornately Embroidered top
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 7.09 in W 12.8 in D 12.8 in
Small Victorian Wingabck Armchair Walnut Embroidered Footstool Maple & Co Style
By Maple & Co.
Located in GB
ornately Embroidered top, footstool
A good looking well made and decorative piece, the top has an almost
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 6.89 in W 12.21 in D 10.04 in
SMALL ANTIQUE GEORGIAN STYLE ENGLiSH COUNTRY HOUSE FOOTSTOOL EMBROIDERED TOP
Located in GB
Country House circa 1920's Embroidered footstool designed to go with a wingback armchair
Please note the
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1920s English Georgian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 8.27 in W 12.21 in D 10.44 in
SMALL ANTiQUE GEORGIAN ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE FOOTSTOOL EMBROIDERED TOP BUN FEET
Located in GB
Country House circa 1800's Embroidered footstool designed to go with a wingback armchair
Please note the
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Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 6.3 in W 13.78 in D 13.78 in
Antique Edwardian Walnut Cabriole Legged Footstool Embroidered Upholstery
Located in GB
Walnut Cabriolet legged footstool with floral embroidered upholstery
A very decorative and well made
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 11.42 in W 27.76 in D 14.77 in
Large Antique Victorian Oak Cabriole Legged Footstool Embroidered Upholstery
Located in GB
Cabriolet legged footstool with floral embroidered upholstery
A very decorative and well made piece, the
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1880s English Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
H 15.56 in W 31.5 in D 18.51 in
Small Antique Victorian Walnut Cabriole Legged Footstool Embroidered Upholstery
Located in GB
Cabriolet legged footstool with floral embroidered upholstery
A very decorative and well made piece, the
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Walnut
H 11.23 in W 18.12 in D 12.8 in
ANTIQUE LATE ViCTORIAN HAND EMBROIDERED FLORAL FOOTSTOOL WITH HARDWOOD FRAME
Located in GB
All Vintage Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this original late Victorian hand Embroidered
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Hardwood
H 8.67 in W 17.72 in D 13.78 in
Circa 1880 Queen Anne Style Footstool or Small Bench, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 Queen Anne style footstool or small bench, English. Walnut. Very well executed cabriole
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Late 19th Century British Queen Anne Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Exquisite Silk Upholstered Victorian Style Ottoman Stool Footstool with Storage
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely ottoman footstool with oak frame and silk
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19th Century English High Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Silk, Oak
H 16.93 in W 16.34 in D 16.54 in
Circa 1880-1900, Antique Victorian Ebonised Lion's Hairy Paw Feet Footstool
Located in GB
footstool with elaborate hand carved Lion’s hairy paw feet.
A very good looking well made and decorative
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Oak
H 14.34 in W 14.97 in D 13.98 in
Pair of Antique Hardwood Lion Hairy Paw Feet Footstools for Wingback Armchairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of Victorian mahogany small footstools with
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 7.49 in W 13 in D 11.42 in
Vintage Hand Embroidery Suzani and Carved Wood Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage foot stool made of hand carved wood, upholster with beautiful hand embroidery Suzani textile.
Great decorative item for any room.
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1920s American Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Silk, Wood, Cotton
Antique Hand Carved Suzani Embroidery Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique foot stool made of hand carved wood, newly upholster with beautiful hand embroidery Suzani textile. Great decorative item for any room.
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1920s American Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Wood
Antique Cushioned Stool, English, Ebonised, Footstool, Art Nouveau, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cushioned stool. An English, ebonised mahogany footstool with Art Nouveau taste
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1890s British Art Nouveau Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Textile, Wood
H 5.71 in W 13.39 in D 13.39 in
Small French Provincial Circassian Walnut Footstool with Modern Upholstery
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small French Provincial Circassian walnut footstool with modern upholstery
Rest your wary feet
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Walnut
19th Century English Mahogany Needlepoint Stool with Claw Feet
Located in Port Chester, NY
A decorative footstool with its original intricately embroidered seat and finely carved mahogany
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
17th Century French Provincial Louis XIV Walnut Armchair with Modern Upholstery
Located in Middleburg, VA
embroidered design and large brass nailhead decoration. Coordinating footstool is available in a separate
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17th Century French French Provincial Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 44 in W 26 in D 20 in
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Located in Ipswich, GB
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D. 1860
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
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By Chesterfield
Located in GB
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A good looking and comfortable stool, it has a nice heritage patina to it
We have cleaned ...
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20th Century English Chesterfield Antique Embroidered Footstool
Materials
Leather
H 13.19 in W 22.05 in D 22.05 in
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
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Located in Brea, CA
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Antique Victorian Whisky Brown Leather Restored Chesterfield Sofa Chaise Lounge
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
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A very rare example, I have never seen this back before, i...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Leather
H 28.75 in W 66.15 in D 25.2 in
Small Swedish 19th Century Brown Leather Footstool
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Swedish 19th century brown leather footstool with great patina and burn branded initials underneath.
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19th Century English Country House Armchair in the Manner of Holland and Sons
By Holland & Sons
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Antique English Chesterfield Lounge Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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19th Century Gillows Walnut Open Armchair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
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A superb quality mid-19th century armchair by Gillows of Lancaster. Raised on finely worked walnut turned front legs and arm supports without splayed chamfered legs to the rear, all ...
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Victorian mahogany music stand
Located in Salisbury, GB
Victorian mahogany music stand
This Victorian mahogany music stand was made circa 1870.
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1870s English Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Mahogany
18th Century George III English Oak Foot Stool
Located in San Francisco, CA
Traditional George III period oak foot stool with new velvet upholstery.
Having some old repairs but solid and sturdy.
In very good antique condition.
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Upholstery, Oak
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Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage mahogany footstool with Embroidered Elephant
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Mahogany
H 5.52 in W 21.66 in D 16.93 in
Antique Pair of Regency Hardwood Round Footstools Silk Embroidered Upholstery
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this very nice early pair of Regency Rosewood footstools with silk
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19th Century English Regency Antique Embroidered Footstool
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William IV 1830 Rosewood Stool Embroidered with Floral Upholstery Nicely Carved
Located in GB
rosewood stool with embroidered upholstery
This is a very ornate and decorative stool, the timber is
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1830s English William IV Antique Embroidered Footstool
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George II Hand Carved Mahogany Floral Embroidered Stool for Dressing Table Piano
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original floral embroidered upholstery
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19th Century English George II Antique Embroidered Footstool
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H 20.08 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Antique Suzani Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Suzani textile and exceptional hand embroidered trimming. Great decorative item for any room.
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1920s American Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Cotton, Silk, Wood
Antique Suzani Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Suzani textile and exceptional hand embroidered trimming .great decorative item for any room.
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1920s American Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Antique Hand Carved Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional antique French style foot stool made of hand carved wood, upholster with beautiful printed floral textile. Great decorative item for any room.
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1920s American Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Cotton, Wood
Antique Chinese Foot Stool
Located in Delray Beach, FL
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1920s Asian Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Italian Rococo Rosewood Stool, Probably Venice
Located in Kittery Point, ME
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Located in Dayton, OH
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Black Forest 19th Century Pouf Velvet Stitched Chamois Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehe
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George II Claw & Ball Carved Mahogany Georgian Irish Stool Original Upholstery
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19th Century English George II Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Located in Hele, Devon, GB
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Located in New York, NY
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Located in GB
Georgian Sheraton Embroidered footstool
A lovely decorative piece expertly made and with a timber patina
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18th Century British Sheraton Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Located in GB
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19th Century English William and Mary Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Located in GB
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Located in GB
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Late Victorian Footstool Oak with Bun Feet Tapestry top, English Circa 1880
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Late Georgian Footstool Carved Shell Ball and Claw Legs Needlework Top, Ca. 1820
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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Located in Delray Beach, FL
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Located in Delray Beach, FL
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1920s American Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Located in Tampa, FL
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Located in Fayetteville, AR
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
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Located in Raalte, NL
Late 19th century embroidered lit of a ottoman transferred into a footstool and in the middle the
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Late 19th Century Antique Embroidered Footstool
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Antique Embroidered Footstool, Needlepoint, Victorian, Scotland 1880, B1733
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique embroidered footstool, low foot stool, needlepoint footstool, Victorian, inlaid, Scotland
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Located in London, GB
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Wood
H 14 in W 14 in D 16 in
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Antique Embroidered Footstool For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique embroidered footstool you’re looking for. Each antique embroidered footstool for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fabric, wood and upholstery. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique embroidered footstool, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique embroidered footstool bearing Victorian, Georgian or Regency hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique embroidered footstool that is appealing in its simplicity, but Maple & Co. produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Antique Embroidered Footstool?
Prices for an antique embroidered footstool can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $90 and can go as high as $14,000, while the average can fetch as much as $950.
Finding the Right footstools for You
Antique and vintage footstools might add a dose of fun to your living room, but they’re also hard workers.
Even as they’ve morphed into objects with plenty of functions over time, the footstool has a royal past. In Ancient Egypt, a footstool was used to climb onto an elevated chair or placed under someone’s feet as he or she was seated in a temple or private residence. Footstools were also in use during the Ottoman Empire. In fact, the ottoman, an upholstered seat or small bench that initially had no back or arms, was the main seating furniture in a home. Ottomans were a way to merge floor seating with cushions and mats.
Poufs, which originated in France, are also thought of as convenient seating furniture as well as occasionally serving as a side table, if needed. (Although, a pouf is typically not as firm as an ottoman.)
Over the years, footstools have taken on varying purposes. They have been used as small portable chairs, for example.
During the 18th century, a footstool might have been long with a low profile, which rendered it perfect for fireside seating. Victorian footstools were small but not unassuming, as furniture makers of the era would upholster the pieces so that they paired with the nearby sofa or wingback chairs. Footstools have even become a storage solution at home, with designers outfitting them with compartments. Today, a footstool might be used to organize quilts and blankets or other textiles, especially if you’re trying to keep things uncluttered in a small apartment.
Footstools are now available in all sorts of provocative colors, upholstery and more. No one is going to put a velvet footstool out on the curb, right? When shopping for your own footstool, try to find one that meets the height of your sofa or other seating (or is a tad lower). It should also be sturdy but not a heavy, clunky piece that’s a chore to move around.
The footstool is both decorative and functional. Not unlike a good throw pillow, interior designers have found numerous uses for this versatile, vibrant furnishing. Find yours in the growing collection of antique and vintage footstools today on 1stDibs.
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Antique Georgian Stool
Chinese Foot Stool
Claw Foot Foot Stool
Claw Foot Stool
Clawed Foot Stool
Louis 16 Bench
Wingback Chair With Stool
18th C Stool
19th Century Metal Ottomans and Poufs
Antique Foot Stool Ottoman
Antique Georgian Footstool