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Provincial Full Moon Stool, circa 1900
Provincial Full Moon Stool, circa 1900

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Chinese Reclaimed Joist Table
Early 20th Century Chinese Reclaimed Joist Table

Early 20th Century Chinese Reclaimed Joist Table

Located in Chicago, IL

interlocking joinery techniques employed in traditional Chinese construction. A century of weathering has

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools

Materials

Elm

Rustic Man in the Moon Stool, c. 1900
Rustic Man in the Moon Stool, c. 1900

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools

Materials

Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Feng Dengs
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Feng Dengs

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Stools

Materials

Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Feng Dengs
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Feng Dengs

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Stools

Materials

Elm

"Fluid Joist Table" by Brian Stanziale
"Fluid Joist Table" by Brian Stanziale

"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.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Stools

Materials

Metal, Iron

18th Century Chinese Weathered Elm Stool
18th Century Chinese Weathered Elm Stool

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

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Furniture

Antique Chinese Mini Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
Antique Chinese Mini Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm

Rustic Asian Elm Stool
Rustic Asian Elm Stool

Rustic Asian Elm Stool

Located in Sheffield, MA

The rustic Chinese stool from the Qing Dynasty period with mortise-and-Tenon joinery techniques

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Country Side Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Elmwood Stool
Chinese Elmwood Stool

Chinese Elmwood Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

Constructed using traditional mortise and tenon joinery, this round-top stool also has a decorative

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Elmwood Stool
Chinese Elmwood Stool

Chinese Elmwood Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

throughout Chinese art, the lingzhi mushroom was believed to have sacred healing powers and represent

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Elmwood Stool
Chinese Elmwood Stool

Chinese Elmwood Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

throughout Chinese art, the lingzhi mushrooms was believed to have sacred healing powers and represent

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Moon Stool
Chinese Moon Stool

Chinese Moon Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

Dynamic and fluid, this Qing-dynasty stool shapes a crescent-curved seat supported by a network of

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Tapered Stool
Chinese Tapered Stool

Chinese Tapered Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

tables, this humble elmwood stool charms with its arched and cusped apron and solid round tapered legs

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Asian Solid Elm Wood Bar Stools
Pair of Asian Solid Elm Wood Bar Stools

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

Category

2010s Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm

Pair of Chinese Stools
Pair of Chinese Stools

Pair of Chinese Stools

Located in Chicago, IL

These Chinese stools are made from elmwood and has been fully restored. They each features one

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Vintage Chinese Carved Elm Black Lacquer Claw Foot Coffee Table & Stools 62"
Vintage Chinese Carved Elm Black Lacquer Claw Foot Coffee Table & Stools 62"

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

Category

Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Vintage Chinese Elmwood Stools
Vintage Chinese Elmwood Stools

Vintage Chinese Elmwood Stools

Located in Singapore, SG

Chinese elmwood round stools with three legs from Shandong province, China. Beautifully worn with a

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Waistless Square Stool
Chinese Waistless Square Stool

Chinese Waistless Square Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

This handsome stool has round corner posts with humpbacked leg-encircling stretchers. The oxblood

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Flared Leg Stool
Chinese Flared Leg Stool

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Provincial Chinese Work Stool
Provincial Chinese Work Stool

Provincial Chinese Work Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

This early 20th century stool from China's Shanxi province charms with its simple design and

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Side Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Three Leg Stool
Chinese Three Leg Stool

Chinese Three Leg Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

This early 20th century three-splayed-leg stool with fluid dragon carved spandrels comes from

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Primitive Three Leg Stool
Chinese Primitive Three Leg Stool

Chinese Primitive Three Leg Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

Deceptively simple, this rustic stool shows off the ingenious construction techniques used by

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Burled Full Moon Stool
Chinese Burled Full Moon Stool

Chinese Burled Full Moon Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

straightforward stool displays the swirling grain and unusual markings of burled wood. Cultivated from irregular

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Burl

19th Century Chinese Lock Box Stool
19th Century Chinese Lock Box Stool

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Night Stands

Materials

Elm

Chinese Elmwood Side Table or Stool
Chinese Elmwood Side Table or Stool

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

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Tapered Barber's Stool, C. 1850
Chinese Tapered Barber's Stool, C. 1850

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century, Chinese Three Leg Round Stool
19th Century, Chinese Three Leg Round Stool

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool
19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Black Lacquer Square Stool, C. 1800
Chinese Black Lacquer Square Stool, C. 1800

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm, Lacquer

19th Century Provincial Chinese Five Leg Stool
19th Century Provincial Chinese Five Leg Stool

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Provincial Oval Stool with Flared Legs
Chinese Provincial Oval Stool with Flared Legs

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Chinese Sunflower Stool
Early 20th Century Chinese Sunflower Stool

Early 20th Century Chinese Sunflower Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

An early 20th century Chinese sunflower lacquered stool with shelf. Pagoda Red Collection

Category

Early 20th Century Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Stools
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Stools

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Woven Top Fang Deng Stool, c. 1900
Chinese Woven Top Fang Deng Stool, c. 1900

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Rattan

Early 19th Century Chinese Round Ming Leg Half Stool
Early 19th Century Chinese Round Ming Leg Half Stool

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.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Painted Drum Stool
19th Century Chinese Painted Drum Stool

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Pedestals

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Provincial Chinese Split Leg Stool
Early 20th Century Provincial Chinese Split Leg Stool

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Iron

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Tapered Four Leg Stools
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Tapered Four Leg Stools

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Carved Bamboo Square Stools
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Carved Bamboo Square Stools

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Stools
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Stools

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Floral Top Black Lacquer Stools
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Floral Top Black Lacquer Stools

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Mid-19th Century Chinese Square Stools with Humpback Stretchers
Pair of Mid-19th Century Chinese Square Stools with Humpback Stretchers

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Pair of Chinese Wooden Drum Stools or Side Tables
Pair of Chinese Wooden Drum Stools or Side Tables

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Elm, Hardwood

Pr Chinese 19th century woven bamboo top side end tables stools
Pr Chinese 19th century woven bamboo top side end tables stools

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese End Tables

Materials

Elm

Round Top Stool
Round Top Stool

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chairs

Materials

Elm

Qing Dynasty Cart Stool with Decorative Carving
Qing Dynasty Cart Stool with Decorative Carving

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.

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Footstools

Materials

Elm

Late 19th Century Chinese Elm Stool
Late 19th Century Chinese Elm Stool

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Elm Stool or Side Table
19th Century Chinese Elm Stool or Side Table

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

Category

20th Century Chinese Rustic Stools

Materials

Elm

Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Stool
Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Stool

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

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Stools

Materials

Elm

Pair of Chinese Elm Stools with Hump Back Rail, 1780-1820
Pair of Chinese Elm Stools with Hump Back Rail, 1780-1820

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

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Stools

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Stool or Low Table
Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Stool or Low Table

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese End Tables

Materials

Elm

Rustic Antique Elm Wood Stool
Rustic Antique Elm Wood Stool

Rustic Antique Elm Wood Stool

Located in Antwerpen, BE

This antique Chinese elm stool, which dates from circa 1920, showcases the timeless beauty of

Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Stools

Materials

Elm

Diminutive Chinese Elm Square Stool with Drawer
Diminutive Chinese Elm Square Stool with Drawer

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

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Stools

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
Antique Chinese Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Other Stools

Materials

Elm

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Chinese Elm Stool For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese elm stool available at 1stDibs. Each Chinese elm stool for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, elm and hardwood. There are 202 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese elm stool you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese elm stool — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Chinese elm stool bearing hallmarks is very popular. A well-made Chinese elm stool has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Brian Stanziale are consistently popular.

How Much is a Chinese Elm Stool?

Prices for a Chinese elm stool can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $198 and can go as high as $6,880, while the average can fetch as much as $914.

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 Chinese Elm Stool
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Elm wood features a ranking of 830 on the Janka Hardness scale. Chinese elm is known to be the hardest variety of elm, and is often used for the handles of tools and sporting gear. Shop an array of Chinese elm wood pieces on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    The Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia) is a hardwood, and it grows in hardiness zones 5b through 10a. Hardiness zones are ranges of climatic conditions in every part of the U.S.
  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    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.

  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    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.

  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    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.