Pair of Vintage Lucite Bar Stools
Sold|$1,650
Pair of Vintage Lucite Bar Stools
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of vintage Lucite bar stools with upholstered seats and backs, very comfortable.
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Vintage 1970s Stools
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Brass
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Panitch Bar Stool by Thomas Hayes Studio
Sold|$1,650
Panitch Bar Stool by Thomas Hayes Studio
Located in Hollywood, CA
A sturdy solid walnut bar stool with an upholstered and back of carved solid Walnut that pivots for ultimate comfort.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Materials
Brass
Suite of Donghia Bar Stools, Wood and Marquetry
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Four wooden bar stools by Donghia with checkerboard marquetry back rests, elegant side borders, strip metal footrests and purple Donghia fabric. 45 x 18 x 18 inches, seat is 25 inche...
Category
Late 20th Century American Stools
Materials
Metal
The Petra Bar Stool by Thomas Hayes Studio
Sold|$1,450
The Petra Bar Stool by Thomas Hayes Studio
Located in Hollywood, CA
Framed Sculptural Bar stools with upholstered seat and back by Thomas Hayes Studio.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Materials
Iron
Set Of 4 Bar Stools, Attributed To Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Hudson, NY
Four upholstered swiveling bar stools with plush back, seat, and arms.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Stools
Materials
Brass
Pair of Rustic Bar Stools In Leather and Hide
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Very well made branch and leather with cow hide Bar stools with rounded back
Category
Late 20th Century American Stools
Materials
Hide
Set of 3 Lion in Frost Lucite Bar Stools
Sold|$1,800
Set of 3 Lion in Frost Lucite Bar Stools
By Lion in Frost
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of 3 lucite and brass bar stools with upholstered backs and swivel seats.
Category
20th Century American Stools
A Pair of Swivel Bar Stools by Arthur Umanoff
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of iron and wood slat bar stools with rush backs. They have been designed by Arthur Umanoff for Raymor
Category
Vintage 1950s American Stools
Materials
Iron
Set of 4 pewter leather bar stools by Salterini
Located in Hollywood, CA
A set of 4 white powder coated iron frame bar stools with low backs and pewter leather seats designed by Salterini in the 1950's.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Stools
Materials
Leather
The Brass Petra Bar Stool by Thomas Hayes Studio
Located in Hollywood, CA
Brass framed Sculptural Bar stools with upholstered seat and back by Thomas Hayes Studio.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Modern Wooden Bar Stool by Arthur Umanoff, 1960
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Notting Hill, GB
Mid-20th Century Arthur Umanoff bar stool with iron base with rushed back and wood slatted seats.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Iron
The Petra Bar Stool in Steel by Thomas Hayes Studio
Located in Hollywood, CA
Steel Framed Sculptural Bar stools with upholstered seat and back by Thomas Hayes Studio.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Materials
Steel
The Basic Bar Stool in Walnut by Thomas Hayes Studio
Located in Hollywood, CA
A sturdy solid Walnut bar stool by with floating back and upholstery in black leather and round brass details by Thomas Hayes Studio.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Materials
Brass
The Basic Bar Stool by Thomas Hayes Studio in Walnut
Located in Hollywood, CA
A custom order sturdy solid Walnut bar stool with floating back and round brass plugs by Thomas Hayes Studio.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Materials
Walnut, Linen
The Basic Bar Stool In Black Leather by Thomas Hayes Studio
Located in Hollywood, CA
A sturdy solid Walnut bar stool by with floating back and upholstery in black leather and round brass details by Thomas Hayes Studio.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Materials
Walnut, Leather
The Brass Petra Stool by Thomas Hayes Studio
Sold|$1,700
The Brass Petra Stool by Thomas Hayes Studio
Located in Hollywood, CA
Brass Framed Sculptural Bar stools with upholstered seat and back by Thomas Hayes Studio.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Materials
Brass
Vintage Wood Barstools, Set of 4
Sold|$800
Vintage Wood Barstools, Set of 4
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Wood Bar Stools with Splayed Back Leg. Key : Bar Stools, Chippendale
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Stools
Materials
Wood
WHIMSICAL PAIR OF CAMEL BARSTOOLS
Sold|$1,400
WHIMSICAL PAIR OF CAMEL BARSTOOLS
Located in Miami, FL
Fun pair of whimsical carved wood camel bar stools with black naugahyde seats and backs.
Category
20th Century Stools
Materials
Steel
Leather Seat Bar Stools with backs, Set of 4
Sold|$1,800
Leather Seat Bar Stools with backs, Set of 4
Located in Bridport, CT
"Very nice set of 4 bar stools. Gorgeous leather seats and backs with antique brass nail studs and nice details on the legs featuring turned wood and a foot rest.
Category
Vintage 1970s Unknown Stools
Pair of Hill Manufacturing Lucite Bar Stools with Lucite Bar
By Charles Hollis Jones, Hill Manufacturing
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Charles Hollis Jones style high design bar stools with a low back with cut-outs, a chrome footrest and an upholstered seat.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Set of Three Italian Bar Stools
Sold|$2,500
Set of Three Italian Bar Stools
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of three Mid-Century bar stools with woven rush seats and back. Excellent refinished condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood and Vinyl Bar Stools, 1960s
Sold|$875
Wood and Vinyl Bar Stools, 1960s
Located in Amherst, NH
Vintage 1960s set of four high back bar stools with orange and green vinyl seats on a chrome base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Naugahyde, Wood
Pair of Swiveling Bar or Counter Stools
Sold|$1,895
Pair of Swiveling Bar or Counter Stools
By Chet Beardsley
Located in Crockett, CA
Very nice pair of swiveling bar stools with teak back supports on walnut bases and metal ring foot rests.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Teak, Walnut
Pair of Luxe Upholstered Bar Stools in Grey Velvet and Chrome
By Milo Baughman
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tall bar stools with low back design. Great mid-century modern design featuring chromed steel frames.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Pair of McGuire Swivel Stools
Sold|$1,050
Pair of McGuire Swivel Stools
By McGuire
Located in Bridport, CT
Two Mid-Century rattan swivel bar stools with rattan backs, leather bindings and brass foot rest.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Stools
Materials
Brass
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Bar Stools with Backs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of bar stools with backs available for sale. Each of these unique bar stools with backs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and natural fiber. We have 149 antique and vintage bar stools with backs in-stock, while there are 31 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of bar stools with backs available, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Bar stools with backs are generally popular furniture pieces, but mid-century modern, modern and industrial styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Dirk Van Sliedregt, Rohe Noordwolde and Arthur Umanoff each produced beautiful bar stools with backs that are worth considering.
How Much are Bar Stools with Backs?
Prices for bar stools with backs start at $100 and top out at $48,000 with the average selling for $1,938.
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 Bar Stools with Backs
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021The most comfortable bar stool is a matter of preference. There are many different types of bar stools for your house, and many different comfy versions have been developed over time. To select the best one, we suggest thinking about height, weight, design and fabric so you can find the best set for your preferences and budget. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary bar stools from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021The height of a bar stool is typically around 28 to 38 inches tall. This is because bar tops are usually around 40 to 42 inches high, so bar stools need to be under this height in order to provide ample leg room.
- Why is it called a bar stool?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024Why it is called a bar stool has to do with where you typically place this type of furniture. Usually featuring seat heights of 28 to 33 inches, these chairs situate a user at a comfortable level to eat and drink at a bar, whether in a home or in a restaurant. Bar stools are taller than seating intended for use at kitchen counters, known as counter stools, which usually have a seat height of 24 to 27 inches. On 1stDibs, find a diverse assortment of counter stools.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, bar stools are taller than counter stools. The average height of counter stools is 24 inches, and they are best suited for counter height tables and kitchen islands. Barstools are typically an additional five to six inches taller to fit the height of traditional bar counters. Shop a wide selection of bar stools and counter-height stools on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024The difference between bar stools and counter stools comes down to height. Bar stools are usually between 28 and 32 inches tall to provide comfortable seating at bars and bar-height tables. To pair with kitchen counters and counter-height tables, counter stools are normally 24 to 27 inches tall. Find a large collection of dining stools on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2023Whether saddle bar stools are comfortable is largely a matter of personal opinion. However, some people find the curved seats featured on these stools supportive because they conform to the body's contours. Find a variety of saddle bar stools on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A standard bar stool will sit around 29 to 32 inches high, and extra-tall bar stools will sit around 33 to 36 inches high. To ensure the best fit for your space, measure the height of the bar or table you want to accent. Shop a wide selection of bar stools on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The comfort of a rattan bar stool is really a matter of preference. Some styles are crafted with a back or cushion for additional comfort, while some may support the addition of a cushioned seat. On 1stDivs, find a range of rattan bar stool styles to suit any preference.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Since counters are generally 34 to 39 inches high, counter stools should be 24 to 27 inches tall; bars are 40 to 46 inches from the ground, so bar stools typically stand 30 to 36 inches tall.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Counter height bar stools are stools that typically have a seat around 24 inches to 27 inches high and are designed to provide seating along a bar or at counter height tables. On 1stDibs, find an array of counter height bar stools from top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023The best wood for bar stools is largely a matter of personal preference. Walnut, oak, cherry and birch are commonly used materials. On 1stDibs, find a selection of bar stools from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To identify Marcel Breuer bar stools, start by examining the frame. Genuine models will usually feature smooth, welded ends. Most reproductions have end caps instead. You can also look for a sticker that bears the model name on the underside of the seat. On 1stDibs, find a range of expertly vetted Marcel Breuer bar stools.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Sgabello is the name of the Renaissance stool or simple chair with a wooden back and an octagon-shaped seat. Normally, these wood furnishings showed off ornate carvings. They remained popular throughout Europe through the end of the 17th century. On 1stDibs, find a variety of sgabello chairs.
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