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Spanish Mid-Century Carved Wooden Birth Stool with Brutalist Character
Spanish Mid-Century Carved Wooden Birth Stool with Brutalist Character

Spanish Mid-Century Carved Wooden Birth Stool with Brutalist Character

Located in Herentals, BE

A powerful mid-century Spanish birth stool, hand-carved from solid wood and shaped by traditional use.

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Pair of Primitive Asian Birthing Chair Inspired Bar Stools
Pair of Primitive Asian Birthing Chair Inspired Bar Stools

Pair of Primitive Asian Birthing Chair Inspired Bar Stools

Located in Chicago, IL

Pair of tripod-base bar stools with seats inspired by Primitive birthing chairs.

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Scandinavian Modern "Apila" Stools, Rauni Peippo, Stockmann, Mid-20th Century
Scandinavian Modern "Apila" Stools, Rauni Peippo, Stockmann, Mid-20th Century

Scandinavian Modern "Apila" Stools, Rauni Peippo, Stockmann, Mid-20th Century

By Oy Stockmann AB

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

In later decades, both Lisa Johansson-Pape and Olof Ottelin have been mistakenly credited with designing the Apila stool. Both of them were influenced by the Kerava carpentry factory...

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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Stools

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Pair of Primitive Carved Wood “Birthing” Bar Stools
Pair of Primitive Carved Wood “Birthing” Bar Stools

Pair of Primitive Carved Wood “Birthing” Bar Stools

Located in Las Vegas, NV

These tripod-base Sergio Rodrigues style bar stools are unique and stunning! Their seats are inspired by primitive birthing chairs.

Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Edith Stool  in solid ash varnish and pad seat  by Massimo Broglio
Edith Stool  in solid ash varnish and pad seat  by Massimo Broglio

Edith Stool in solid ash varnish and pad seat by Massimo Broglio

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H 35.04 in W 20.08 in D 20.08 in

Edith Stool in solid ash varnish and pad seat by Massimo Broglio

By MASSIMO BROGLIO

Located in MARANO VICENTINO, IT

The collaboration with the designer Massimo Broglio continues and this year for TrabÀ proposes an evolution of Edith: the chair in beech and ash slims up and its legs with a circular...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Ash

Edith Stool in Solid Ash Varnish and wood  Seat by Massimo Broglio
Edith Stool in Solid Ash Varnish and wood  Seat by Massimo Broglio

Edith Stool in Solid Ash Varnish and wood Seat by Massimo Broglio

By MASSIMO BROGLIO

Located in MARANO VICENTINO, IT

The collaboration with the designer Massimo Broglio continues and this year for TrabÀ proposes an evolution of Edith: the chair in beech and ash slims up and its legs with a circular...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

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pair of Primitive Carved Wood “Birthing” Bar Stools
pair of Primitive Carved Wood “Birthing” Bar Stools

pair of Primitive Carved Wood “Birthing” Bar Stools

By Sergio Rodrigues

Located in Las Vegas, NV

These tripod-base Sergio Rodrigues style bar stools are unique and stunning! Their seats are inspired by primitive birthing chairs.

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Vintage 1970s Unknown Primitive Stools

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Hardwood

Pair of Primitive Birthing Chair Inspired Bar Stools
Pair of Primitive Birthing Chair Inspired Bar Stools

Pair of Primitive Birthing Chair Inspired Bar Stools

Located in Chicago, IL

Pair of tripod-base bar stools with seats inspired by Primitive birthing chairs.

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Vintage 1960s American Stools

Materials

Iron

Primitive Asian Birthing Chair Inspired Bar Stools Upholstered In Cowhide, Pair
Primitive Asian Birthing Chair Inspired Bar Stools Upholstered In Cowhide, Pair

Primitive Asian Birthing Chair Inspired Bar Stools Upholstered In Cowhide, Pair

Located in Chicago, IL

Primitive Asian Birthing Chair Inspired Bar Stools Newly Reupholstered in Cowhide - Pair These tripod-base Sergio Rodrigues style bar stools are unique and stunning!

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Modernist Wrought Iron and Leather French Sling Stool
Modernist Wrought Iron and Leather French Sling Stool

Modernist Wrought Iron and Leather French Sling Stool

Located in London, GB

‘Less is more’, is the quote by the Bauhaus architect Mies Van De Rohe who designed the famous Barcelona chair in 1929 in all it minimal glory. The birth of the sling stool comes out...

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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Steel

Set of 4 English Carved Oak Footstool Stool Stand Dated 1905 Child Family
Set of 4 English Carved Oak Footstool Stool Stand Dated 1905 Child Family

Set of 4 English Carved Oak Footstool Stool Stand Dated 1905 Child Family

Located in Choudrant, LA

Each stool is hand carved with the child’s name and their birth date as well as a center floral design.

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Footstools

Materials

Wood

1940s Carved Wood Spanish "Birthing" Bar Stools, a Pair
1940s Carved Wood Spanish "Birthing" Bar Stools, a Pair

1940s Carved Wood Spanish "Birthing" Bar Stools, a Pair

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Rustic hand carved wood and iron bar stools. They are known as "Spanish birthing" stools.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Stools

Materials

Iron

1900s Hand-Crafted Spanish Primitive Birthing Chair
1900s Hand-Crafted Spanish Primitive Birthing Chair

1900s Hand-Crafted Spanish Primitive Birthing Chair

Located in Germantown, MD

1900s Spanish wooden birthing stool -- before it became common practice for women to give birth in the hospital, which began in the 20th century, women gave birth at home, usually te...

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Early 20th Century American Primitive Stools

Materials

Elm

Mid Century Spanish Brutalist Carved Walnut Tripod Birthing Chair Stool 29"
Mid Century Spanish Brutalist Carved Walnut Tripod Birthing Chair Stool 29"

Mid Century Spanish Brutalist Carved Walnut Tripod Birthing Chair Stool 29"

Located in Dayton, OH

Mid century circa 1950s Spanish birthing stool or chair. Made of walnut featuring carved brutalist design with clover shaped cutouts, two handles / arms, and tripod base.

Category

Vintage 1950s Brutalist Chairs

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Spaniard Tripod Birthing Chair
19th Century Spaniard Tripod Birthing Chair

19th Century Spaniard Tripod Birthing Chair

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H 27.75 in W 19 in D 15 in

19th Century Spaniard Tripod Birthing Chair

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Spaniard Midwife Birthing Tripod Chair/Stool. It is made of solid wood.

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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Other Chairs

Materials

Wood

Pair Antique African Birthing Stools
Pair Antique African Birthing Stools

Pair Antique African Birthing Stools

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H 26.5 in W 19 in D 17 in

Pair Antique African Birthing Stools

Located in US

Pair Of Low Carved Wooden African Stools. Great Decorative Accessories Or Flanking A Fireplace. Actually Comfy For those Able To Sit Low.

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Antique 19th Century African Stools

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1910 Wooden Birthing Chair or Birthing Stool
1910 Wooden Birthing Chair or Birthing Stool

1910 Wooden Birthing Chair or Birthing Stool

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H 29.14 in W 17.72 in D 15.75 in

1910 Wooden Birthing Chair or Birthing Stool

Located in London, GB

Originally used in Greek, Egyptian and Celtic cultures B.C., the concept of a birthing chair became popular globally and is still highly in use. This particular model comes from circ...

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Early 20th Century British Chairs

Materials

Wood

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Birthing Stool For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the birthing stool you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A birthing stool — often made from wood, metal and aluminium — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a birthing stool, we have 3 options in-stock, while there are 35 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a birthing stool — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right birthing stool, those designed in modern, mid-century modern and Victorian styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one birthing stool that is appealing in its simplicity, but Cassina, Charlotte Perriand and Eduard Locota produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Birthing Stool?

Prices for a birthing stool can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $520 and can go as high as $43,244, while the average can fetch as much as $2,844.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

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