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English Tapestry Footstools

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

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Ceramic, Tapestry, Walnut

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

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18th C George II Walnut Stool on Cabriole Legs in the manner of Giles Grendey.
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An Important 18th century George II Carved Walnut Stool, Circa 1730-1740 England. Sitting on four solid walnut carved cabriole legs eared with scrolling leaves of acanthus, scallop...
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Antique Early 18th Century English George II Stools

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Tapestry, Walnut

Mid-Victorian walnut Footstool Cabriole Legs & woven Tapestry Top, circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality English Victorian period, hardwood framed stool or foot stool with its original woven tapestry cover, circa 1850 The stool is rectangular in shape with a...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Footstools

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Tapestry, Hardwood, Walnut

Antique Empire Style Tapestry Footstool
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Antique Empire style tapestry footstool Wood ottoman with turned wood legs, tak details all around covered with a bouquet of flowers tapestry. In shades of green, yellow, pink, red, ...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Footstools

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Zebra Wood, Tapestry

Antique Empire Style Tapestry Footstool
Antique Empire Style Tapestry Footstool
H 10 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Square Footstool with New Tapestry Cover from Colefax & Fowler
By John Colefax
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Antique square footstool with new tapestry cover from Colefax & Fowler nailhead trim. Size: 12.5" x 12.5" x 6" H.
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Footstools

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Tapestry, Wood, Trimming

Antique Ottoman, Victorian, Needlepoint, Tapestry, Storage Chest, Foot Stool
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ottoman. An English, Victorian, needlepoint tapestry storage chest, foot stool dating to the 19th century, circa 1870. Traditional form featuring a trumpet pinc...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Footstools

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Vintage Fox Hunting Scene Tapestry Footstool
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage round fox hunting scene tapestry footstool Short Louis XVI style legs and nailheads trim. Size: 18” D x 10” H.
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Vintage 1980s English Louis XVI Footstools

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Tapestry, Wood

Antique Needlepoint Floral Tapestry Footstool
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Antique needlepoint floral tapestry footstool. Yellow and green tapestry stool, wood turned legs and antique nailheads tacks all around. Very sturdy. Size: 18" W x 10" D x 14" H x...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Footstools

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Tapestry, Wood

Antique Ottoman Footstool, Victorian, Walnut, Needlepoint, Tapestry, circa 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ottoman footstool. An English, Victorian, walnut, needlepoint tapestry storage chest dating to the 19th century, circa 1860. In a gloriously figured walnut with...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Ottomans and Poufs

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19th Century Floral Tapestry English Round Footstool
Located in Oakland Park, FL
19th century English round footstool Round footstool upholstered in a black floral tapestry. The ebonized wood base has inlaid all around. Black glass feet in the shape of a flow...
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Antique 19th Century English Black Forest Footstools

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Tapestry, Pearwood

19th Century Floral Tapestry English Round Footstool
Located in Oakland Park, FL
19th century English round footstool Round footstool upholstered in a black floral tapestry. The ebonized wood base has inlaid all around. Black glass feet in the shape of a flowe...
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Antique 19th Century English Black Forest Footstools

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Tapestry, Pearwood

Pair of 19th Century Floral Tapestry English Round Foot Stools
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Pair of 19th century English round foot stools Round foot stools upholstered in a black floral tapestry. The ebonized wood base has inlaid all around. Black glass feet in the shape o...
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Antique 19th Century English Black Forest Footstools

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Mid-19th Century English Oval Footstool with Walnut Frame and Tapestry Top
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good example of an English foot stool dating to the mid-19th century of the Early Victorian period, circa 1840-1850. The stool has an unusual oval shape with a soli...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Footstools

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Tapestry, Walnut

Antique English Foot Stool with Floral Tapestry Upholstery
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Offered by the Antique Textiles Galleries: Antique English Foot Stool with Floral Tapestry Upholstery. Square stretcher and rounded feet. Tapestry in shades of hunter green, burnt or...
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Vintage 1930s English Victorian Footstools

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Tapestry, Wood

Pair of Antique Foot Stools English Victorian Needlepoint Carriage, circa 1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # LFA-1531 This is a pair of antique foot stools, English, Victorian, needlepoint, carriage foot rests dating to circa 1860. Attractive colour to the dark walnut fram...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Footstools

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Tapestry, Walnut

Late Victorian Footstool Oak with Bun Feet Tapestry top, English Circa 1880
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good example of an English foot stool with a tapestry top dating to the late 19th century of the Victorian period. The stool has a square shaped oak frame sitting on four ...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Footstools

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Tapestry, Oak

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English Tapestry Footstools For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of english tapestry footstools is available at 1stDibs. English 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. English tapestry footstools made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — are very popular at 1stDibs. Some english tapestry footstools are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller english tapestry footstools, measuring 6.3 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. English 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 English Tapestry Footstools?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $825, while they’re typically $350 on the low end and $14,000 highest priced.

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.