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British Tapestry Footstools

Footstool Early Victorian with Octagonal Walnut Frame & Tapestry Top, ca 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very attractive, unusual and original English foot stool from very early in the Victorian period of the 19th century, circa 1840. The foot stool has a rare and very deco...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Footstools

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Ceramic, Tapestry, Walnut

Foot Stool Early Victorian with Octagonal Walnut Frame & Tapestry Top, ca 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very attractive, unusual and original English Footstool from very early in the Victorian period of the 19th century, circa 1840. The foot stool has a rare and very decor...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Footstools

Materials

Ceramic, Tapestry, Walnut

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British Tapestry Footstools For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of british tapestry footstools available for sale. British tapestry footstools have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. British tapestry footstools are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Arts and Crafts and Baroque styles are often sought at 1stDibs. British tapestry footstools have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by John Colefax are consistently popular.

How Much are British Tapestry Footstools?

Prices for british tapestry footstools start at $350 and top out at $14,000 with the average selling for $899.

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.