19th Century Italian Square Stools, Wood & Vintage Linen Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian pair square stools with turned legs. Newly reupholstered.
19th Century Italian Antique Square Stool
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Italian Square Stools, Wood & Vintage Linen Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian pair square stools with turned legs. Newly reupholstered.
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Near-Pair of Italian Square Stools
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Italian near-pair of carved and painted wood stools, with upholstered seats. This pair of stools (one from the 19th century, the other from the 20th century) each have (mo...
Wood, Paint
Antique Chinese Reeded Leg Square Stool, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This type of square stool is known as a fang deng, and doubles as a low table for displaying objects or serving tea.
Elm, Walnut
$4,880 / set
Pair of Chinese Woven Top Square Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Used as seats or low side tables, this pair of square stools makes for a versatile addition to any home.
Reed, Elm
Chinese Black Lacquer Square Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-19th century fang deng (square stool) was made in Hebei province and crafted of elm foraged from the forests of northern China.
Elm
Provincial Chinese Rustic Square Stool, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as a fang deng, or square stool, this type of casual stool was used throughout the home - whether as a seat beside the table, pulled into the courtyard, or as an extra surface ...
Elm
Antique Schmieg & Kotzian Mahogany Wood Queen Anne Square Stool Bench Ottoman
By Schmieg & Kotzian
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Crotch Mahogany Queen Anne Style Square Stool by Schmieg & Kotzian. Item features solid wood construction, Queen Anne Legs, Pad Feet, Shaped Skirt, Classic Traditional Form, ...
Mahogany
$3,371Sale Price|30% Off
A Pair Of Nineteenth Century Ebonised Stools
Located in London, England
A pair of ebonised square stools with spiral twist supports and substructure, covered in British ceremonial wool cloth.
Fruitwood
Chinese Generous Square Stool with Cane Seat, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Lightweight and portable, stools were popular in Qing dynasty homes for their simplicity and convenience. This elegantly proportioned stool features an inset handwoven seat, providin...
Cane, Elm
Rare Set of Four Gilt wood and Painted Stools, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
These finely carved gilded and painted square stools add a beautiful touch to your living spaces.
Giltwood
Pair of Italian 18th Century Giltwood Stools Roma, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
These finely carved and gilded square stools add a beautiful touch to your living spaces.
Giltwood
A Pair of Italian 18th Century Gilt-wood Stools Roma 1750
Located in Rome, IT
These finely carved and gilded square stools add a beautiful touch to your living spaces.
Giltwood
$7,530Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Set of Four Giltwood Stools, Italy, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
These finely carved and gilded square stools add a beautiful touch to your living spaces.
Giltwood
Pair of Italian 18th Century Venetian St. Patinated Stools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful extremely decorative pair of Italian 18th century Venetian st. patinated stools. Each square stool is raised by elegant mottled topie shaped feet below lovely turned tape...
Wood
Chinese Dragon Scale Table Set with Square Stools, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century tea table and set of four stools were carved of a fine hardwood with a tight grain and beautiful, warm coloring. The detailed style of carving on the legs and...
Hardwood
Chinese Fang Deng Stool with Hoof Feet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in the classical Chinese style of simple lines and natural beauty, this square stool (fang deng) was made in Hebei province around 1900.
Elm
Chinese Square Stool with Hoofed Legs and Hand-Painted Calligraphy, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Chinese stool was crafted from Ironwood, which is more unique than its more abundant elmwood counterparts. The ironwood provides the stool with a stunning texture. Originating f...
Wood
American Provincial Rustic Square Wooden Farm Stool
Located in Queens, NY
American Country rustic wooden farm stool with square top and splayed peg legs.
Pair of Spanish square upholstered Baroque oak stools
Located in Troy, NY
Pair of Spanish square upholstered Baroque oak stools of unique design and proportion.
Oak
Vintage square wooden stool with handle, Belgium ca. 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
With a recessed handle and 4 legs with reinforcement beam. This wooden stool with a square base is the perfect addition to any home.
Wood
Italian antique square seat stool in decorated wood, late 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian antique square seat stool in decorated wood, late 1800s Pair of stools entirely in worked wood.
Wood
$529
Square Footstool
Located in London, England
French footstool on turned legs with original black paint finish. France circa 1890.
Beech
$4,500
Mahogany Stool
Located in Long Island City, NY
Square padded mahogany stool on cabriole legs with a rosette on knee ending in hairy paw feet.
19th Century Irish Mahogany Square Footstool
By Robert Strahan
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Irish mahogany square footstool with tapestry top terminating on hairy paw feet. The weight and detail of the wood carving strongly indicates that it is likely a piece p...
Mahogany, Tapestry
$4,540 / set
Pair of Victorian Carved Mahogany Stools
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Victorian carved mahogany stools, each of square form with a pierced frieze and raised on scrolling cabriole legs, the drop-in seats upholstered in woven horsehair.
Mahogany
Antique Victorian quality mahogany revolving piano stool
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality mahogany revolving piano stool having a square shaped upholstered revolving seat supported by a quality mahogany turned pedestal column standing on shaped r...
Mahogany
Georgian Oak Stool, Dished Seat, Pegged Construction, English, c1780
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A Provincial stool, dished seat, square inside chamfered legs, stretchers and metal tension rods beneath the seat to strengthen the pegged construction.
Oak
French 19th Century Louis XV St. Oak Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming French 19th century Louis XV st. large square oak stool. The whole is raised on elegant scrolled cabriole legs with floral carvings at the top, joined by an X stretcher.
Oak
Scandinavian Almue Stool in Wood & Fabric, Late 19th Century
Located in Odense, DK
A charming little wooden stool with a square seat and four turned legs, each featuring subtle decorative shaping.
Fabric, Beech, Oak
Pair of French 19th Century Painted and Parcel-Gilt Neoclassical Stools
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each stool features a square upholstered seat, recently recovered in a textured neutral fabric that complements the softly aged painted finish of the frames.
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Victorian Upholstered Waisted Stool in Dark Blue Velvet, 19th Century
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Square Upholstered Waisted Stool This Elegant piece is gathered in at the mid point of the base forming the classic Regency shape, it is upholstered with dark blue velvet ...
Velvet
19th Century French Ebonized Stool, Louis XVI Style, Hand-Carved
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th century square piano stool with recent ebonized (painted) finish and reupholstered seat to emphasize the Louis XVI style.
Fabric, Wood, Paint
English Turned-Leg Upholstered Stool with Brass Nailhead Trim, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming 19th-century English stool features a square seat newly upholstered in a neutral, textured linen blend, finished with classic brass nailhead trim.
Brass
French 19th Century Walnut Curule Stool with Corinthian Capitals and Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
Created in France during the 19th century, this walnut stool features a square seat newly reupholstered with a neutral toned double welt fabric complimenting the warm walnut beautifu...
Upholstery, Walnut
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Stool or Drinks Table with Woven Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period in the 19th century, this elm wood stool features a square shaped top with woven rattan inset, sitting above a waisted apron.
Rattan, Elm
$2,640Sale Price|20% Off
Early 18th Century French Louis XIV/Régence Carved Oak Stool or Tabouret
Located in Berlin, DE
Early 18th Century Louis XIV/Régence Carved Oak stool or Tabouret Square and upholstered seat resting on a shaped apron with c-scrolls, leafs and central shell motifs.
Oak
French Art Deco, Sculptural Stool with Storage, Reupholstered, Made in the 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
A luxurious square Art Deco stool with a fine storage room underneath the seat.
Wood, Fabric, Birch
$1,369Sale Price|34% Off
19th Century French Piano Stool with Mouton Reverse System and Silk Top
Located in Sofia, BG
Hand carved square walnut piano stool marked with iron brand of MOUTON B.SCDC reverse system.
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Walnut Stools with Cabriole Legs and New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
Created in Italy during the 19th century, each of this pair of walnut stools features a square top newly reupholstered with a textured neutral toned fabric secured with a brass nailh...
Brass
Chinese Woven Top Square Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Curving spandrels, a stepped apron and subtly splayed legs epitomize the simple grace of this 19th century square stool, known as a feng deng. Handcrafted from Chinese elmwood, this ...
Elm, Reed
Pair of Antique Chinese Walnut Waisted Stools, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This type of square stool is known as a fang deng, and doubles as a low side table for displaying objects or serving tea.
Walnut
$5,780 / set
Pair of Chinese Reeded Fang Deng Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These square stools (fang deng) date to the mid-19th century and are crafted of northern elm (yumu) with mortise-and-tenon joinery and a timeworn finish of red-brown lacquer.
Elm
Petite Chinese Fang Deng Incense Table, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This type of square stool is known as a fang deng, and doubles as a low table for displaying objects, burning incense or serving tea.
Elm
Chinese Lacquered Fang Deng Side Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This style of low square stool is known as a fang deng, and doubles as a low table for displaying objects or serving tea.
Elm
Set of Three Italian Footstools, Upholstered in Green & Gold Fabric, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming set of three 19th Century matching Italian footstools of walnut. Each square stool is finished with gold tape trim at the base of the plush upholstered body, providing a c...
Fabric, Walnut
Square Mahogany Table or Stool with Caned Top
Located in Cheshire, GB
Versatile in use, the piece may function either as a low coffee table or as a stool, its broad square top and sturdy construction making it suitable as an occasional surface or infor...
Wood
$1,196Sale Price / set|20% Off
Superb Pair Centennial Carved Chippendale Mahogany Square Foot Stools
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Superb Pair of Centennial Carved Chippendale Mahogany Square Foot Stools offers a timeless expression of 18th-century English elegance, meticulously recreated in the finest trad...
Mahogany
English Anglo-English Foot Stool
Located in Queens, NY
English Anglo-Indian (19th Cent) square foot stool with a decorated apron.
Pair of 19th Century Victorian Needlepoint Square Footstools
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming pair of late 19th-century English Victorian footstools featuring fine needlepoint upholstery with a scrollwork motif. The stools have a square-shaped pine frame that is soli...
Pine
$12,000 / set
Black Forest Horn Table and Stools
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black Forest horn table with 4 matching stools. Table size. Stools are 13" square x 19"H.
Antler, Wood
Antique Craftsman Made Wabi Sabi High Table and Stools
Located in Las Vegas, NV
DIMWNSIONS: Table 24" square x 33.5" Stools 14" square x 24" high The set is being sold as found in aesthetically pleasing, antique condition.
Wood
Victorian Mustard Velvet Foot Stool or Bed Step A Lovely piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Mustard Velvet Foot Stool or Bed Step A Lovely piece, this Victorian stool is Square, it is upholstered in mustard coloured velvet with a deep fringe The stool was probabl...
Velvet
Pair of Maison Jansen Louis XVI Style Giltwood and Painted Curule Stools
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
The lower legs are heavily carved with gilt laurel leaf garlands, terminating in a central, sculptural lion mask boss at the intersection point. The legs end in square, block feet. ...
Fabric, Plaster, Giltwood
Pair of Swedish Rococo Style Carved Painted Upholstered Stools, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each of this pair of Scandinavian Rococo style stools features a square seat reupholstered in a double welt cotton fabric, sitting above a skirt carved on all sides with exquisite vo...
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Chinese Side Table or Stool, Hand-Crafted Wood, 19th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Asian stool has a square top and a balanced form with timeless rustic appeal.
Wood
19th Century English Victorian Oak Upholstered Footstool on Casters
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming 19th-century English oak footstool with an unusually decorative shaped frame and compact square proportions. The stool is generously upholstered in a neutral textured fabr...
Metal, Brass
Set of Four Petite Chinese Sancai Garden Drums, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
A variation on the typical barrel shape, the stools have a squared design with bowed sides decorated in relief with flowers and fu lion handles.
Stoneware
Pair of Shanghai Deco Marble Back Chairs, c. 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
These elegant Shanghai Deco side chairs are a product of the era, dated to 1930s Canton and finely crafted of sumptuous hardwood and marble. While the simple, square seats recall t...
Marble
Early 20th Century Cherry Chippendale Style Needlepoint Footstool
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautiful cherry Chippendale, ball and claw stool is a bit more unique in size than most. Build in an almost square dimension, this wonderfully carved stool frame holds a meticu...
Textile, Cherry
$4,800 / set
French Marble Glass Brass Vases, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful as standalone pieces or with flowers on a mantel, table, etc. Dimensions: 4.38" square x 11" height. Wicker stool or ottoman shown in images, search 1stdibs ID#: LU1314219...
Marble, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Chinese Hongmu 'Blackwood' Square Stools
Located in London, GB
A pair of Chinese Hongmu (blackwood) square stools with humpback cross stretchers. Measures: 40.5cm wide by 50.2cm high. 19th century.
Hardwood
Unavailable
H 20 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Square Stools/ Tables (Feng Dengs)
Located in By Appointment Only, Ontario
A pair of 19th century Chinese hardwood square stools/ tables (feng dengs) with high waists and legs ending in hoof feet.
Elm
Pair of Swedish Stools
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of square stools with carved frames, Sweden, circa 1900.
Upholstery, Wood
Victorian Square Concave Sided Stool
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Victorian Square Concave Sided Stool with a hinged top in Berlin needlework
Unavailable
H 17.72 in W 15.36 in D 15.36 in
Square Seating Stool, Brown Leather, Sweden, 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Square seating stool, covered with his original brown leather, on four plump legs in blackened wood with golden painted lyres.
Antique Country Stool
Located in SOMIS, CA
Rustic charm at its best. Small square stool is made of solid wood, using tenons and mortises.
Wood
Unavailable
H 20 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Ming Styled Jumu Wood Stool/End Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19th century, Qing Dynasty Ming Inspired Jumu wood square stool/end table with beveled raised top.
Elm
Attractive Edwardian Revolving Stool In Walnut
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5361 Very attractive Edwardian walnut height adjustable piano stool / dressing table stool, having unusual square newly recovered seat above a reeded rail, standing on four carved,...
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Oak Close-Stool
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mid-18th century oak close-stool of simple square form with a lift-up lid and four lapetted tapered legs with pad feet, now converted to a box interior.
Painted 19th Century Square Mohair French Ottoman
Located in Charlotte, NC
Newly upholstered, great painted original finish
Pair of 18th Century Chinese Wooden Stools with Cane Tops
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Chinese 18th century square elmwood stools with cane inset in tops, and humpback stretchers.
Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century Chinese Elmwood Square Table
Located in CILAVEGNA, IT
Crafted by an artisan of China's Hebei province in the early 20th century, this square table borrows its design from the Classic feng deng, which translates literally to square stool.
Elm
Victorian Finger-Carved Walnut Footstool
Located in New York, NY
Small, square stool, upholstered in wool houndstooth fabric
Unavailable
H 20.5 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Pair of Flush-Sided Meditation Stools with Humpback Stretchers & Horse Hoof Feet
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
Pair of square stools Each with a square frame enclosing a floating top panel, supported on flush sided corner legs, braced with humpback stretchers, ending in horse hoof feet ...
Lacquer, Elm
Antique Large Square Meditation Stool/ Low Table
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The paneled top within a frame carved with an ice-plate edge, above an open-carved waist, supported on corner legs with rounded front, reinforced by humpback stretchers decorated wit...
Elm, Lacquer
Unavailable
H 4 in W 10.25 in D 10.25 in
French Square Wooden Foot Stool, Rust Brown Velvet Top, Black Frame/Feet, 1900s
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a lovely early 1900s French antique square foot stool with a black wooden frame and black feet.
Wood
C19th Pair of Gothic Golden Oak Stools
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
A 19th century pair of Gothic golden oak stools, the square tops upholstered in red baize cloth, with large brass studs; the "X" shaped frame in the Gothic style with chamfered edge...
French Walnut & Upholstered Square Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French carved walnut square stool with original upholstery, X stretcher base on escargo feet.
Mid-19th Century Chinese Provincial Square Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Primitive Yumu square stool with fantastically hearty mortise and tenon joinery.
Elm
Chinese Square Stool with S-Shape Spandrels
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese square stool is made from elmwood and features S-shape spandrels and beautiful original patina, circa 1850.
Elm
Pair of 17th Century Chinese Square Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 17th century Chinese elmwood square stools with simple stretchers and floral carved spandrels.
Elm
Chinese Fang Deng Square Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This type of square stool is known as a fang deng, and doubles as a low table for displaying objects or serving tea.
Elm
Chinese Black Lacquer Square Stool, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Paying tribute to the humble virtues of bamboo, ribbed woodwork wraps the legs and creates a stepped apron for this square stool, known as a fang deng. Expertly crafted from elm fora...
Elm
Chinese Fang Deng Square Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as a fang deng (square stool), this little stool would have been used for everyday seating throughout the home and doubles as a low table for display objects or serving tea.
Elm
Well-Carved Pair of Moroccan Square Stools with Ebonized Highlights
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-carved pair of Moroccan square stools with ebonized highlights; the square seat above stick and ball carved openwork side panels all raised on turned feet; with new leather up...
Pair of Danish Rococo Style Painted & Parcel-Gilt Square Stools
Located in San Francisco, CA
A curvaceous pair of Danish rococo style celadon painted and parcel-gilt square stools; each with upholstered seat above a scalloped apron raised on bold cabriole supports ending in ...
A Well-Carved Pair of Rococo Style Ivory Painted Square Stools
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well-carved pair of Continental rococo style ivory painted and parcel-gilt square stools; the square serpentine upholstered seat above a scalloped apron all raised on dramatic cabr...
A Handsome Set of Anglo Indian Square Stools with Bone Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome set of four Anglo Indian square stools with intricate bone inlay; each with square upholstered seat above an openwork frieze fitted with spindle latticework; raised on squ...
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