Empire Mahogany Tabouret
Sold|$3,177
Empire Mahogany Tabouret
Located in Fulda, DE
Very elegant empire tabouret, mahogany with bronze-mounted swan-heads, France, 1820.
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Bronze
Sold|$3,177
Empire Mahogany Tabouret
Located in Fulda, DE
Very elegant empire tabouret, mahogany with bronze-mounted swan-heads, France, 1820.
Bronze
Sold|$1,150
Pair of Tabourets
Located in Houston, TX
Charming pair of low tabourets / footstools. Moulded sides and turned legs.
Sold|$2,300
Napoleon III Tabouret
Located in New Orleans, LA
Round and Buttoned Napoleon III tabouret, with painted legs and stretcher in the Louis XV style
Pair of Pierre Chapo S31 Tabourets, French, 1960s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Bruges, West-Flanders
Two S31 tabourets in solid French elm by Pierre Chapo, late 1960s, with superb patina.
Elm
Sold|$2,495
Pierre Chareau Tabouret
By Pierre Chareau
Located in Toronto, ON
stool from French designer in palissandre and metal
Metal
Pair of French Louis XV style Giltwood Tabouret
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of French Louis XV style Gilt wood Benches with wonderful carving and a nice turtle shaped top.
Giltwood
Sold|$9,500
Napoleon III Tabouret
Located in San Francisco, CA
Napoleon III Taboret. Circa 1850.
Louis XVI style circular tabouret (stool in French), France c.1890
Located in Houston, TX
A Louis XVI style circular tabouret (stool in French) from the Belle Epoque period in France c.1890.
Sold|$4,500
Paw Hide Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
Chic 19th Century French Paw Foot Tabouret Upholstered in Black Hide.
Sold|$4,500
Charming Louis XIV Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
A Charming Louis XIV Tabouret with turned legs and stretcher. French, 18th Century.
Wood, Linen
Sold|$2,200
A Louis XV Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XV Tabouret, France 18th Century
Wood
Solid Wood Tabouret from the French Savoy Alps, 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
A great stool in solid hard wood from the French Savoy mountain region. Absolutely stable and fantastic patina, executed in the 1960s.
Hardwood
Sold|$2,200
Tabouret with Calf Skin
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stool upholstered in calf skin with nailhead detail
Burl
Sold|$2,750
Napoleon III Ebonized Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
in the Style of Violet le Duc
Wood
Sold|$629
Tabouret w/ Aubussan Tapestry
Located in New Orleans, LA
Footstool covered in tapestry - great accessory for living room or bedroom
Tapestry
Sold|$3,500
Pair 19th Century Giltwood Tabourets
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Tabourets covered in Red Damask.
Belle Epoque period gold leaf tabouret from France c. 1895
Located in Houston, TX
A charming Belle Epoque period gold leaf tabouret (stool) from France c. 1895. Look at the fanciful carved detail on this piece where all the wood is embellished with gold leaf.
Gold Leaf
Sold|$3,860
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Tabouret
Located in San Francisco, CA
A French Louis XVI style relief-carved giltwood X-frame tabouret, upholstered in antique Italian crimson silk damask.
Giltwood
Mahogany and Copper Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
From a bar or café.
Copper
Sold|$4,900
Rare Tabouret from Maison Charles
Located in SouthPort, CT
Rare and important tabouret from the Atelier Charles showroom.
Nickel
Sold|$882
Tabouret Solvay Stool Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé, Vitra
Located in RHEEZERVEEN, Overijssel
The Tabouret Solvay is a simple and robust stool, which also can be used as a small side table. This stool is a special re-edition commissioned by G-Star RAW as a X-mas gift in 2011 ...
Oak
Louis XV Style Painted and Gilded Circular Tabouret, France c. 1870
Located in Houston, TX
A fantastic Louis XV style painted and gilded tabouret from France c. 1870. Please take a moment to look at the lovely balance of the circular padded seat supported by a carved apron...
Gold Leaf
Sold|$3,200
Grand Walnut Louis XV Style Tabouret
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grand 19th century French walnut tabouret in the Louis XV taste, with rocaille fleurette carving
Wood
Sold|$15,000
A Pair of Art Deco Tabourets
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Art Deco Tabourets after Jean Pascaud in ebonized beechwood.
Sold|$3,600
Pair of Tabourets by Maurice Jallot
By Maurice Jallot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of tabourets or stools, each circular seat supported by four gracefully arced legs in dark acajou, newly upholstered in black chenille with tan circular patterns, by Maurice Jal...
Upholstery
Sold|$3,600
Pair of Tabourets by Maurice Jallot
By Maurice Jallot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of tabourets or stools, each circular seat supported by four gracefully arced legs in dark acajou, newly upholstered in black chenille with tan circular patterns, by Maurice Jal...
Upholstery
Sold|$3,600
Pair of Tabourets by Maurice Jallot
By Maurice Jallot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of tabourets or stools, each circular seat supported by four gracefully arced legs in dark acajou, newly upholstered in black chenille with tan circular patterns, by Maurice Ja...
Upholstery
Sold|$2,000
Pair of Tabourets by Maurice Jallot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of tabourets or stools, each circular seat supported by four gracefully arced legs in dark acajou, newly upholstered in black chenille with tan circular patterns, by Maurice Jal...
Upholstery
19th Century French Gilt and Painted Wood and Caned Curule Tabouret Stool
Located in San Antonio, TX
This lovely 19th century French curule tabouret or stool has a caned seat and original traces of green/gray paint and gilding.
Wood
Sold|$2,118
Belle Epoque Period Gilded Wood Tabouret
Located in Houston, TX
A Belle Epoque period gilded wood tabouret from France c. 1895. This wonderful stool is an example of the fascination the French showed for the exoticism of the Orient.
Gold Leaf
Sold|$3,800
Pair of 19th Century Tabourets
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Early 19th Century French Turned Wood Tabourets
Wood, Leather
Sold|$2,800
Grand Louis XV Style Walnut Tabouret
Located in New Orleans, LA
Grand 19th century French walnut tabouret in the Louis XV taste, with rocaille carving of florettes, circa 1850
Wood
Sold|$1,400
Pair of 19thC Petite Aubusson Tabourets
Located in Middleburg, VA
Fabulous pair of petite Louis XV painted tabourets covered in 18thC Aubusson Verdure tapestry.
Sold|$2,000
Pair of Os de Mouton Tabourets
Located in Woodbury, CT
In the style of hand carved 'Os de Mouton' seating furniture of the Louis XIV period, a matched pair of well scaled tabourets or stools; covered in tacked grained natural colored po...
Walnut
Sold|$4,500
Louis XV Chaise Longue with Tabouret
Located in New Orleans, LA
A chaise longue in two parts: the extended seat and a footstool. The back is arched, and the cabriole legs join the seats with well carved, sinuous molding.
Walnut, Upholstery
Sold|$2,600
Pair of Polychrome Rococo Style Tabourets
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of painted and gilded Louis XVI style stools on cabriole legs and having tall scrolling arms.
Wood
Sold|$3,800
A Louis XVI Carved and Upholstered Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XVI Carved and Upholstered Tabouret, France 18th Century
Wood, Upholstery
Neoclassical Louis XVI Style Upholstered Footstool Tabouret
Located in Essex, MA
A neoclassical Louis XVI style tabouret foot stool, the seat upholstered in green gaufrage velvet with brass nail heads, over side rails carved with a guilloche motif, in worn light ...
Beech
Sold|$1,950
A Pair of Modern Cream painted Tabouret
Located in Riverdale, NY
each with a rectangular padded seat on interlacing X-form legs, upholstered in black velour
A pair of Louis XVI style tabourets
Located in Long Island City, NY
The striped silk upholstered seats on four stop fluted legs on flower carved blocks on leaf carved tips. The legs joined by a molded incurved stretcher centered by a large well-carve...
2 Stools mod. Tabouret Méribel by Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Morbio Inferiore, CH
Another version of the milking stool, taller than the Tabouret Berger, it was created for a chalet in Méribel, France and inspired by local interior architecture.
Sold|$10,500
Pair of Directoire Style Curule-Base Tabourets
Located in New York, NY
Painted and Parcel-Gilt
Wood
Sold|$4,600
A Carved and Painted Louis XV Style Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
A Carved and Painted Louis XV Style Tabouret
Sold|$22,000
Art Deco Lacquered Tabouret by Jean Dunand
By Jean Dunand
Located in New York, NY
Wood with red lacquer, upholstered loose cushion Stamped JEAN DUNAND LAQUEUR In 1912, Dunand learned the ancient and traditional art of Oriental lacquerwork from the Japa...
Wood
Louis XV Style Stool (Tabouret) by Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
This tabouret in the Louis XV taste was made by Maison Jansen in their Parisian workrooms. Maison Jansen was a Paris-based interior decoration office founded in 1880 by Dutch-born Je...
Finely Carved Napoleon III Style Silver Gilt Tabouret
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Finely Carved Napoleon III Style Carved Wood and Silver Gilt Tabouret / Stool with a beautifully executed knot.
Silver Leaf
Sold|$2,750
Napoleon III Round Gilt Faux Bamboo Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
Re-upholstered
Wood
Sold|$13,500
Pair of Directoire Style Curule-Base Tabourets
Located in New York, NY
Painted and Parcel-Gilt
Wood
Art Deco Tabouret in Solid Ebony de Macassar .
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Castenray, NL
Very elegant tabouret in solid ebony with details in fault ivory (bleeched bone) . This bench is fully restored and reupholstered in a stylish fabric.
Ebony, Bone
A Carved and Painted Louis XVI Style Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
A Carved and Painted Louis XVI Style Tabouret, Semi- Attached Cushion
Wood
Pair of Tabourets in Oak by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, French 1960s
By Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison
Located in Bruges, West-Flanders
Pair of oak stools with a beautiful overall patina, by Guillerme et Chambron for Votre Maison, produced in France during the 1960s. These stools have a japonesque inspired shape, ...
Oak
An Empire Style Parcel-Gilt White Painted Tabouret
Located in Riverdale, NY
The rectangular padded seat on an X-form frame carved with anthemion and rosettes with a turned cross-stretcher
Paint, Wood
A very rare ebonized, signed Jansen tabouret stool
Located in New York, NY
Legs have an X base with a stretcher and are completed by brass sabots.
Fabric
Tabouret tripode artisanal en bois vintage circa début XXeme
Located in MONTREUIL, FR
Magnifique tabouret tripode en bois (arbre fruitier) datant du début du XXeme siècle. Travail artisanal Français provenant de Bretagne. Très bel état vintage / trous de vers (le tab...
Fruitwood
A Very Fine Louis XVI Giltwood Tabouret/stool
Located in New York, NY
Square padded seat covered in close-nailed polychrome floral silk, on a leaf-tip-carved seatrail, on foliate-headed
turned tapering legs ending in toupie feet.
Wood, Silk
An Unusual Carved and Parcel Gilt and Painted Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual Carved and Parcel Gilt and Painted Tabouret,
19th Century
A Louis XV Style Tan Leather and Cream Painted Tabouret
Located in New York, NY
A Louis XV Style Tan Leather and Cream Painted Tabouret
Wood, Leather
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Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
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