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Pair of Round Stools or Poufs in Black Boucle with Black and Brass Legs, Italy
Pair of Round Stools or Poufs in Black Boucle with Black and Brass Legs, Italy

Pair of Round Stools or Poufs in Black Boucle with Black and Brass Legs, Italy

Located in New York, NY

Round seats upholstered in variegated boucle fabric by Dedar in black, muted gold tone yellow and ivory hues with lacquered black lacquered steel and brass legs. This pair of stools ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Large Deeply Buttoned Chesterfield Leather Library Stool
Large Deeply Buttoned Chesterfield Leather Library Stool

Large Deeply Buttoned Chesterfield Leather Library Stool

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Large Deeply Buttoned Chesterfield leather Library Stool This is a good Sturdy Library Stool it has turned and fluted mahogany legs with brass casters The stool is newly uphols...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Footstools

Materials

Leather

Italian Wingback Chairs with Footstools
Italian Wingback Chairs with Footstools

Italian Wingback Chairs with Footstools

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Pair of 1960's Italian armchairs with great curved wingback lines and floating arms. Polished solid brass sprayed legs with matching foot stools. Reupholstered in textured tweed ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Swell Dining Stool, Turned Leg and Brass Stool
Swell Dining Stool, Turned Leg and Brass Stool

Swell Dining Stool, Turned Leg and Brass Stool

By Fern

Located in Hudson, NY

The Swell stool is a turned and carved dining-height stool with a comfortable 16 inch diameter seat. It features brass-pinned mortise and tenon joinery. Available in black walnut (na...

Category

2010s American Stools

Materials

Brass

Swell Counter Stool, Turned Leg and Brass Stool
Swell Counter Stool, Turned Leg and Brass Stool

Swell Counter Stool, Turned Leg and Brass Stool

By Fern

Located in Hudson, NY

The Swell stool is a turned and carved counter-height stool with a comfortable 16-inch diameter seat. It features brass-pinned mortise and tenon joinery. Available in black walnut (n...

Category

2010s American Stools

Materials

Brass

Dolmen Three-Leg Stool in Polished Casted Brass
Dolmen Three-Leg Stool in Polished Casted Brass

Dolmen Three-Leg Stool in Polished Casted Brass

By Brabbu

Located in New York, NY

The impressive structure inspired the creation of Dolmen stool, a unique furniture design piece. This brass stool, with three legs & made of polish casted brass, will make a statemen...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools

Materials

Brass

Swell Bar Stool, Turned Leg Stool
Swell Bar Stool, Turned Leg Stool

Swell Bar Stool, Turned Leg Stool

Unavailable|$1,600 / item

Swell Bar Stool, Turned Leg Stool

By Fern

Located in Hudson, NY

The Swell stool is a turned and carved bar-height four-legged stool with a comfortable 16 inch diameter seat. It features brass-pinned mortise and tenon joinery. Available in black w...

Category

2010s American Stools

Materials

Brass

Superb Cabriole Leg Stool
Superb Cabriole Leg Stool

Superb Cabriole Leg Stool

Unavailable|$5,600

Superb Cabriole Leg Stool

Located in Wells, ME

Superb cabriole leg iron stool with leather covering and brass studs.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Stools

Materials

Iron, Brass

Mohawk Stool with Leather Seat and Polished Brass Legs
Mohawk Stool with Leather Seat and Polished Brass Legs

Mohawk Stool with Leather Seat and Polished Brass Legs

By Brabbu

Located in New York, NY

Revealing a perfect combination between industrial elements & fierce elegance, it can work both as a bar stool or as a kitchen stool. Fabric: Leather Legs: Polished brass.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools

Materials

Copper

Malay Counter Stool With Brass Details And Glossy Lacquered Legs by Brabbu
Malay Counter Stool With Brass Details And Glossy Lacquered Legs by Brabbu

Malay Counter Stool With Brass Details And Glossy Lacquered Legs by Brabbu

By Brabbu

Located in New York, NY

The ethnicities of the mesmerizing Malay Archipelago inspired the creation of MALAY Leather Counter Stool, a twist on mid-century modern furniture. This tufted upholstered chair in s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools

Materials

Brass

Custom Made Industrial Glamour X-Leg Stool in Brass Plated and Ivory Boucle
Custom Made Industrial Glamour X-Leg Stool in Brass Plated and Ivory Boucle

Custom Made Industrial Glamour X-Leg Stool in Brass Plated and Ivory Boucle

By Casa Botelho

Located in London, GB

Made to order and customized to your requirements, the X-leg stool’s functional versatility is endless.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Industrial Stools

Materials

Steel

Rare Pair of Italian Modern Splayed Leg Stools Attributed to Gastone Rinaldi
Rare Pair of Italian Modern Splayed Leg Stools Attributed to Gastone Rinaldi

Rare Pair of Italian Modern Splayed Leg Stools Attributed to Gastone Rinaldi

By RIMA, Gastone Rinaldi

Located in Hollywood, FL

Excellent condition fully restored. Brass and enameled legs.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Stainless Steel, Brass

Contemporary Neb Stool with Leather Seat and Metal Legs by Per Soderberg
Contemporary Neb Stool with Leather Seat and Metal Legs by Per Soderberg

Contemporary Neb Stool with Leather Seat and Metal Legs by Per Soderberg

By Per Soderberg

Located in Stockholm, SE

The Neb stool is a modern and contemporary interpretation of the hunting stool.

Category

2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

Granite, Brass, Metal

French Maison Lancel Gilt Bronze Brass Dolphin Stool Chair 1950s Charles Jansen
French Maison Lancel Gilt Bronze Brass Dolphin Stool Chair 1950s Charles Jansen

French Maison Lancel Gilt Bronze Brass Dolphin Stool Chair 1950s Charles Jansen

By Maison Lancel, Maison Charles, Maison Jansen

Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE

Fantastic and rare high quality gilt bronze brass metal three-leg dolphin vanity stool or side chair by Maison Lancel, France around 1950s to 1960s.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Maa Bar Chair With Matte Varnish Legs and Brass Details by Brabbu
Maa Bar Chair With Matte Varnish Legs and Brass Details by Brabbu

Maa Bar Chair With Matte Varnish Legs and Brass Details by Brabbu

By Brabbu

Located in New York, NY

This channel-tufted bar stool with back features a nailhead trim that wraps around the piece and legs in ash with walnut stain matte varnish and aged brass details.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Stools

Materials

Wood

French Brass Upholstered Bench or Stool with Reeded Legs
French Brass Upholstered Bench or Stool with Reeded Legs

French Brass Upholstered Bench or Stool with Reeded Legs

Located in Dallas, TX

French brass bench or stool with reeded brass legs, stylized tapered feet and X cross bar with newly upholstered top.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Benches

Materials

Brass

1950s Stool Maple Wood Legs, Brass Ferules, Yellow Vinyl Paul McCobb Attribute
1950s Stool Maple Wood Legs, Brass Ferules, Yellow Vinyl Paul McCobb Attribute

1950s Stool Maple Wood Legs, Brass Ferules, Yellow Vinyl Paul McCobb Attribute

By Paul McCobb

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Cool Mid-Century Modern stool, ottoman, tapered splayed light maple wood legs with brass ferules, cool shiny coated yellow vinyl upholstery with double welting and green applied cart...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Wood

Harvey Probber Brass Leg Stool
Harvey Probber Brass Leg Stool

Harvey Probber Brass Leg Stool

By Harvey Probber

Located in St. Louis, MO

Midcentury brass leg stool by Harvey Probber

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Brass Leg Stool
T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Brass Leg Stool

T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Brass Leg Stool

By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.

Located in Highland, IN

An exceptional design by Robsjohn-Gibbings, this stool has a seat of walnut and woven webbing supported by long tapered brass legs.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair of Parsons Stools with Brass Leg Detail
Pair of Parsons Stools with Brass Leg Detail

Pair of Parsons Stools with Brass Leg Detail

Located in Dallas, TX

Pair of Parsons stools in velour tiger upholstery.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Stools

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Italian Ponti Style Stool with Brass Legs
Mid-Century Italian Ponti Style Stool with Brass Legs

Mid-Century Italian Ponti Style Stool with Brass Legs

By Gio Ponti

Located in Troy, MI

Mid-Century Italian round upholstered stool in style of Gio Ponti upholstered in a light taupe colored moleskin fabric with slim, tapered brass legs.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Italian Kidney Stool in Grey Velvet with Brass Legs
Contemporary Italian Kidney Stool in Grey Velvet with Brass Legs

Contemporary Italian Kidney Stool in Grey Velvet with Brass Legs

Located in London, London

Kidney shaped stool Grey velvet Brass legs Made in Italy Contemporary, made to order Choice of fabrics.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Modernist Tricorn Shape Stool / Ottoman, Brass Legs by Jebejian Bros
Modernist Tricorn Shape Stool / Ottoman, Brass Legs by Jebejian Bros

Modernist Tricorn Shape Stool / Ottoman, Brass Legs by Jebejian Bros

By Hudson Rissman

Located in Buffalo, NY

Modernist Tricorn shape stool / ottoman, brass legs by Jebejian Bros for Hudson Rissman, renowned showroom to the stars, Melrose Ave Calif.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal, Brass

Midcentury Italian Stool in Velvet Bordeaux with Legs in Solid Brass
Midcentury Italian Stool in Velvet Bordeaux with Legs in Solid Brass

Midcentury Italian Stool in Velvet Bordeaux with Legs in Solid Brass

Located in MIlano, IT

Midcentury Italian stool in velvet bordeaux with legs in solid brass These midcentury stool is upholstered with a new cherry red velvet.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair TH Robsjohn Gibbings Brass Leg Webbed Stools Strap Benches 1950s
Pair TH Robsjohn Gibbings Brass Leg Webbed Stools Strap Benches 1950s

Pair TH Robsjohn Gibbings Brass Leg Webbed Stools Strap Benches 1950s

By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Widdicomb Furniture Co.

Located in Troy, MI

A rare pair of model 1730 benches designed by TH Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb 1950s Sculpted walnut frames with cotton webbing on solid brass splayed legs Original patina with la...

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Italian Round Stool Covered in Gray Velvet with Brass Legs
Mid Century Italian Round Stool Covered in Gray Velvet with Brass Legs

Mid Century Italian Round Stool Covered in Gray Velvet with Brass Legs

By Gio Ponti

Located in Troy, MI

Circa late 1950s / early 1960s Italian round stool with slender brass legs and newer pale gray velvet upholstery.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Single Round Stool or Pouf in Ivory Boucle Brass Legs, Italy, 2021
Single Round Stool or Pouf in Ivory Boucle Brass Legs, Italy, 2021

Single Round Stool or Pouf in Ivory Boucle Brass Legs, Italy, 2021

Located in New York, NY

Round seat in imported Ivory Boucle fabric with black enamel and brass legs. Iconic Italian design. This stool or pouf is on display at the Gallery at 200 Lex at the New York Design ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Iron

Regency Style Stool with Cabriole Legs and New Upholstery
Regency Style Stool with Cabriole Legs and New Upholstery

Regency Style Stool with Cabriole Legs and New Upholstery

Located in Troy, MI

Rectangular English Regency style stool newly upholstered in tan micro suede and brass nailhead trim with dark walnut cabriole legs, circa 1920s.

Category

Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Regency Stools

Materials

Brass

Elegant 1950s Italian Brass Stool
Elegant 1950s Italian Brass Stool

Elegant 1950s Italian Brass Stool

Located in London, GB

Beautifully-detailed rectangular brass stool, with cabriole legs on curled feet and four diagonal supports.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Vintage 1970s Brass Dressing Table Stool
Vintage 1970s Brass Dressing Table Stool

Vintage 1970s Brass Dressing Table Stool

Located in London, London

Dressing table stool Brass legs Original upholstery 1970s.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Brass

French Walnut Stool with Turned Legs, Linen Upholstery, and Nailhead Trim
French Walnut Stool with Turned Legs, Linen Upholstery, and Nailhead Trim

French Walnut Stool with Turned Legs, Linen Upholstery, and Nailhead Trim

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French walnut stool from the late 19th, early 20th century with turned legs, H-Form cross stretcher and linen upholstery.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Stools

Materials

Brass

1940s Hollywood Style Tufted Stool in Platinum Silk and Sabre Leg
1940s Hollywood Style Tufted Stool in Platinum Silk and Sabre Leg

1940s Hollywood Style Tufted Stool in Platinum Silk and Sabre Leg

Located in New York, NY

This elegant 1940s Hollywood style vanity stool consists of a deep tufted seat upholstered in platinum silk with antique brass stud detailing and ebonized walnut sabre legs.

Category

Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair of Italian Modern Benches with Brass Tapered Legs
Pair of Italian Modern Benches with Brass Tapered Legs

Pair of Italian Modern Benches with Brass Tapered Legs

Located in Stamford, CT

A pair of Mid-Century Italian stools from the 1950s with thin tapering brass legs and a tufted upholstered seat.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

English 1820s Oak Saddle Seat Stool with Baluster Legs and New Upholstery
English 1820s Oak Saddle Seat Stool with Baluster Legs and New Upholstery

English 1820s Oak Saddle Seat Stool with Baluster Legs and New Upholstery

Located in Atlanta, GA

An English oak saddle seat stool from the early 19th century with baluster legs, side stretchers, new upholstery and brass nailheads.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair of English 1880s Walnut Stools with Turned Legs and New Upholstery
Pair of English 1880s Walnut Stools with Turned Legs and New Upholstery

Pair of English 1880s Walnut Stools with Turned Legs and New Upholstery

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of English walnut stools from the late 19th century, with turned legs and new upholstery.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Stools

Materials

Brass

English Regency Style 19th Century Mahogany Stool Curving Legs and Gilt Accents
English Regency Style 19th Century Mahogany Stool Curving Legs and Gilt Accents

English Regency Style 19th Century Mahogany Stool Curving Legs and Gilt Accents

Located in Atlanta, GA

An English Regency style mahogany stool from the 19th century, with curving legs, ornate brass motif, gilt wooden ball feet and purple foliage themed fabric.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair of English Regency 19th Century Mahogany Stools with Turned Spindle Legs
Pair of English Regency 19th Century Mahogany Stools with Turned Spindle Legs

Pair of English Regency 19th Century Mahogany Stools with Turned Spindle Legs

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of English Regency period mahogany stools from the 19th century with turned spindle shaped legs and linen upholstery.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair of English, 1880s Walnut Stools with Turned Legs and Linen Upholstery
Pair of English, 1880s Walnut Stools with Turned Legs and Linen Upholstery

Pair of English, 1880s Walnut Stools with Turned Legs and Linen Upholstery

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of English, late 19th century walnut stools with turned legs and upholstered seats with brass nailhead trim.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Stools

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Brass Moroccan Stools
Pair of Vintage Brass Moroccan Stools

Pair of Vintage Brass Moroccan Stools

Located in St. Louis, MO

Pair of three-leg brass stools with pierced design below cushion.

Category

Vintage 1960s Moroccan Moorish Stools

Pair of English Bobbin-Legs Oak Stools, circa 1880 with New Linen Upholstery
Pair of English Bobbin-Legs Oak Stools, circa 1880 with New Linen Upholstery

Pair of English Bobbin-Legs Oak Stools, circa 1880 with New Linen Upholstery

Located in Atlanta, GA

A pair of English William and Mary style bobbin-leg oak stools from the late 19th century, with new linen upholstery and brass nailhead trim.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English William and Mary Stools

Materials

Brass

Modern Rectangular Green and Gold Brass  Italian Pair of Stools
Modern Rectangular Green and Gold Brass  Italian Pair of Stools

Modern Rectangular Green and Gold Brass Italian Pair of Stools

Located in Roma, IT

The original seats in leatherette are the distinctive features of these stools. They stand on four oblique golden brass legs.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Stool
Midcentury Stool

Midcentury Stool

Located in Kent, Dover

An English midcentury stool on brass legs with a faux fur seat.

Category

Vintage 1950s Stools

Midcentury Stool
Midcentury Stool

Midcentury Stool

Located in Kent, Dover

An English midcentury stool on brass legs with a faux fur seat.

Category

Vintage 1950s Stools

Jacques Adnet Small Vanity Stool
Jacques Adnet Small Vanity Stool

Jacques Adnet Small Vanity Stool

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Jacques Adnet small swivel brass leg vanity stool, 1950s

Category

Vintage 1950s French Stools

Materials

Brass

English 1900s Oak Footstool with Bobbin Legs, New Upholstery and Nailhead Trim
English 1900s Oak Footstool with Bobbin Legs, New Upholstery and Nailhead Trim

English 1900s Oak Footstool with Bobbin Legs, New Upholstery and Nailhead Trim

Located in Atlanta, GA

An English oak footstool from the early 20th century, with bobbin legs and new upholstery. Born in England during the turn of the century, this oak footstool features a square top co...

Category

Early 20th Century English Stools

Materials

Brass

Custom Round Brass Pointe Leg Bench or Stool
Custom Round Brass Pointe Leg Bench or Stool

Custom Round Brass Pointe Leg Bench or Stool

Located in New York, NY

Custom Pointe' leg bench or stool, shown in 18” diameter with brass legs with button and seaming.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Brass

Leather with Brass Leg Vanity or Boudoir Stool
Leather with Brass Leg Vanity or Boudoir Stool

Leather with Brass Leg Vanity or Boudoir Stool

Located in Ferndale, MI

Leather with Brass Leg Vanity or Boudoir Stool Possibly Harvey Probber

Category

Vintage 1950s American Slipper Chairs

Three Midcentury Brass Hairpin Legs Fur Stools, 1950s, France
Three Midcentury Brass Hairpin Legs Fur Stools, 1950s, France

Three Midcentury Brass Hairpin Legs Fur Stools, 1950s, France

By Jean Royère

Located in Biebergemund, Hessen

Three very decorative French 1950s goat fur stools. The fur was dyed to intensify the visual depth, and the three brass hairpin legs serve as a reduced, minimalist counterpart to the...

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Brass

1950's Italian Foot Stools with Solid Brass Tapered Legs
1950's Italian Foot Stools with Solid Brass Tapered Legs

1950's Italian Foot Stools with Solid Brass Tapered Legs

Located in Hanover, MA

We have two matching footstools or ottoman, Italian 1950's, in rectangular slightly kidney bean shape. Wood frame upholstered in dense foam and covered in their original wine colored...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Brass

Gorgeous Shag Post Modern Brass Leg Window Bench Stool, circa 1990
Gorgeous Shag Post Modern Brass Leg Window Bench Stool, circa 1990

Gorgeous Shag Post Modern Brass Leg Window Bench Stool, circa 1990

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Shag upholstered top. Brass legs. 17" H x 45" W x 18 1/2" D. Condition As found in estate condition.

Category

1990s European Post-Modern Benches

Materials

Brass

1950s Blue Velvet Black Brass Ending Legs Stool or Bench
1950s Blue Velvet Black Brass Ending Legs Stool or Bench

1950s Blue Velvet Black Brass Ending Legs Stool or Bench

Located in IT

1950s blue velvet black brass ending legs stool. Italian little bench from mid century period.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Foot Stool in Faux Pink Shagreen With Brass Leg Adornments
Foot Stool in Faux Pink Shagreen With Brass Leg Adornments

Foot Stool in Faux Pink Shagreen With Brass Leg Adornments

Located in Bradenton, FL

20th Century faux shagreen foot stool with brass adornments on legs. Real Shagreen is a leather-like hide made from shark or stingray hide was used in the middle ages for Samurai swo...

Category

20th Century American Art Deco Footstools

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

Pair of Round Stools or Poufs in Ivory Boucle Brass Legs, Italy, 2021
Pair of Round Stools or Poufs in Ivory Boucle Brass Legs, Italy, 2021

Pair of Round Stools or Poufs in Ivory Boucle Brass Legs, Italy, 2021

Located in New York, NY

Round seats in imported Ivory Boucle fabric with black enamel and brass legs. This pair of stools or poufs are on display at the Gallery at 200 Lex at the New York Design Center.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Brass, Steel

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Brass Legs Stool For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the brass legs stool you’re looking for. Each brass legs stool for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and fabric. There are 36 variations of the antique or vintage brass legs stool you’re looking for, while we also have 31 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the brass legs stool you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right brass legs stool, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco and Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made brass legs stool over the years, but those crafted by Poul Henningsen, Casa Botelho and Casey McCafferty are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Brass Legs Stool?

Prices for a brass legs stool start at $275 and top out at $5,800 with the average selling for $2,095.

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 Brass Legs Stool
  • 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.