Provincial Full Moon Stool, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
joinery methods traditionally used by Chinese carpenters. The stool's three splayed legs are supported by
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools
Elm
Provincial Full Moon Stool, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
joinery methods traditionally used by Chinese carpenters. The stool's three splayed legs are supported by
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Reclaimed Joist Table
Located in Chicago, IL
interlocking joinery techniques employed in traditional Chinese construction. A century of weathering has
Elm
Sold|$1,580
Rustic Man in the Moon Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
When we look at the seat of this early 20th-century tri-leg stool, we can't help but see the
Elm
Sold|$2,680
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Feng Dengs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century Chinese elmwood feng dengs (square stools) with simple stretchers and rounds
Elm
Sold|$2,980
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Feng Dengs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century Chinese elmwood feng dengs (square stools) with waisted sides, humpback
Elm
Sold|$1,880
"Fluid Joist Table" by Brian Stanziale
By Brian Stanziale
Located in Chicago, IL
fantastic sculptural stool or side table, studded as though molten silver flows down its sides.
Metal, Iron
18th Century Chinese Weathered Elm Stool
Located in Hudson, NY
This lovely and simple stool was made in the classical tradition of the Chinese craftsmen with
Antique Chinese Mini Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Antique Mini stool features a beautiful age related patina and lacquered finish. Crafted
Wood, Elm
Sold|$875
Rustic Asian Elm Stool
Located in Sheffield, MA
The rustic Chinese stool from the Qing Dynasty period with mortise-and-Tenon joinery techniques
Elm
Sold|$680
Chinese Elmwood Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Constructed using traditional mortise and tenon joinery, this round-top stool also has a decorative
Elm
Sold|$550
Chinese Elmwood Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
throughout Chinese art, the lingzhi mushroom was believed to have sacred healing powers and represent
Elm
Sold|$480
Chinese Elmwood Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
throughout Chinese art, the lingzhi mushrooms was believed to have sacred healing powers and represent
Elm
Sold|$980
Chinese Moon Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Dynamic and fluid, this Qing-dynasty stool shapes a crescent-curved seat supported by a network of
Elm
Sold|$880
Chinese Tapered Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
tables, this humble elmwood stool charms with its arched and cusped apron and solid round tapered legs
Elm
Sold|$1,100 / set
Pair of Asian Solid Elm Wood Bar Stools
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of beautiful solid wood bar stools. The choice wood is elm. Elm has graceful swirls that
Wood, Elm
Sold|$1,900
Pair of Chinese Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
These Chinese stools are made from elmwood and has been fully restored. They each features one
Elm
Vintage Chinese Carved Elm Black Lacquer Claw Foot Coffee Table & Stools 62"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie oval coffee / cocktail / dining / tea table and four nesting stools
Elm, Lacquer
Sold|$335
Vintage Chinese Elmwood Stools
Located in Singapore, SG
Chinese elmwood round stools with three legs from Shandong province, China. Beautifully worn with a
Elm
Sold|$880
Chinese Waistless Square Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This handsome stool has round corner posts with humpbacked leg-encircling stretchers. The oxblood
Elm
Sold|$880
Chinese Flared Leg Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Provincial stool. The curvature of seat and legs combine for a dynamic and fluid form. The wood has aged with
Elm
Sold|$2,380
Provincial Chinese Work Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century stool from China's Shanxi province charms with its simple design and
Elm
Sold|$580
Chinese Three Leg Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century three-splayed-leg stool with fluid dragon carved spandrels comes from
Elm
Sold|$1,380
Chinese Primitive Three Leg Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Deceptively simple, this rustic stool shows off the ingenious construction techniques used by
Elm
Sold|$1,380
Chinese Burled Full Moon Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
straightforward stool displays the swirling grain and unusual markings of burled wood. Cultivated from irregular
Elm, Burl
Sold|$880
19th Century Chinese Lock Box Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood convex-form low stool with lid carved with meandering motif and
Elm
Sold|$529
Chinese Elmwood Side Table or Stool
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Chinese elmwood side table or stool Perfect side table next to a sofa or between chairs, this
Elm
Sold|$1,880
Chinese Tapered Barber's Stool, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual stool is a 19th-century barber's stool designed to be carried from place to place for
Elm
19th Century, Chinese Three Leg Round Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional Chinese woodworkers. The stool’s three splayed legs are supported by stretcher bars that form a
Elm
19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Stools were the most ubiquitous and practical seating found in homes, gardens and shops in China
Elm
Chinese Black Lacquer Square Stool, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
More portable than heavy chairs, stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for
Wood, Elm, Lacquer
19th Century Provincial Chinese Five Leg Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
provincial five-leg stool. Deceptively simple, the stool is crafted with interlocking stretcher bars that
Elm
Chinese Provincial Oval Stool with Flared Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
Provincial stool. The oval seat and slightly flared legs combine for a dynamic and fluid form. The wood has
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Sunflower Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese sunflower lacquered stool with shelf. Pagoda Red Collection
Elm
Sold|$3,950 / set
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
Rooted in the elegance of Ming design, this pair of early 20th-century Chinese elmwood stools is
Elm
Sold|$4,280
Chinese Woven Top Fang Deng Stool, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
. Originally used as a seat in a traditional Chinese home, this stool lives on as a unique side or accent table
Elm, Rattan
Early 19th Century Chinese Round Ming Leg Half Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Elmwood round Ming leg half stool with recessed waist and humpback stretchers.
Elm
Sold|$2,180
19th Century Chinese Painted Drum Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century drum stool was carved from a single block of elmwood and painted a rich shade of
Elm
Early 20th Century Provincial Chinese Split Leg Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
With its organic form and irregular texture, this Provincial split leg stool would have been the
Iron
Sold|$2,980 / set
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Tapered Four Leg Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
More portable than chairs, stools were a versatile seating option for scholars, business people
Elm
Sold|$4,980 / set
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Carved Bamboo Square Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
In 18th and 19th century China, bamboo was favored as a construction material and as a motif
Elm
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century Chinese red lacquered elmwood square stools with floral carved apron
Elm
Sold|$4,380 / set
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Floral Top Black Lacquer Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
An artisan from the Fujian region of China made this pair of lacquered stools over a century ago
Elm
Pair of Mid-19th Century Chinese Square Stools with Humpback Stretchers
Located in Chicago, IL
corners of this pair of feng deng, or square stools, showcase the complex mortise-and-tenon joinery
Elm
Pair of Chinese Wooden Drum Stools or Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
Of traditional drum stool form with generous proportions. The wide, squat bodies formed as four
Elm, Hardwood
Pair of Elmwood and Red Lacquer Stools or Side Tables, Chinese 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of red lacquered elmwood stools or side tables with ribbed apron above concentric circular
Elm
Pr Chinese 19th century woven bamboo top side end tables stools
Located in Yonkers, NY
Pair of Chinese ca 1850 elmwood woven bamboo top side or end tables with rounded legs. Shown with
Elm
Vintage Elm Wood Burl Root Pedestal Table Stand or Stool Organic Modern 1970's
Located in Troy, MI
Large elm burl root form pedestal table or stand circa 1970's Formed from a single massive root
Elm, Burl, Organic Material
Sold|$428
Round Top Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning in the Tang dynasty (618-906AD), stools emerged in China as a way to sit upright off the
Elm
Qing Dynasty Cart Stool with Decorative Carving
Located in Chicago, IL
This horse cart stool is from Shanxi, China and was made from elm wood, circa 18th Century.
Elm
Sold|$1,786
Late 19th Century Chinese Elm Stool
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Chinese elm stool, circa 1880. Dark red lacquered legs and frame with lacquered elm top. Ideal
Elm
Sold|$1,105
19th Century Chinese Elm Stool or Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. Chinese elm stool. Smooth, weathered, worn grey patina. Mortise and tenon joinery. Great
Elm
Sold|$2,500
Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Stool
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early 19th century Qing dynasty stool or small table in elm, beautifully crafted of a mitred top
Elm
Pair of Chinese Elm Stools with Hump Back Rail, 1780-1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of square Chinese elm wood "bamboo" stools in the Ming taste. The turned legs have exposed
Elm, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Stool or Low Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This carved and joined elm stool is perfect in today’s homes as a small drinks or smoking table
Elm
Sold|$168
Rustic Antique Elm Wood Stool
Located in Antwerpen, BE
This antique Chinese elm stool, which dates from circa 1920, showcases the timeless beauty of
Elm
Diminutive Chinese Elm Square Stool with Drawer
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Diminutive Chinese foot stool or stand featuring a square shape carved from elm. Fronted by a small
Brass
Antique Chinese Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This antique elm wood stool comes from China's Hubei province. It was crafted using only wooden
Elm
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.

The Chinese garden stool is a round, barrel-shaped stool with a circular seat. Inspired by traditional drums, these stools often feature decorative elements simulating actual drumheads, such as a ring of faux nails at each end.

Yes! Chinese garden stools are a popular décor item and can be easily found in contemporary, vintage and antique versions. They are also known as drum stools.

No. Antique Chinese garden stools should be hand painted. Some antique English garden stools will have blue and white transfer decoration as do many modern and reproduction garden stools.
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