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Gilt Rope Stool

Hollywood Regency Gilt Rope & Tassel Vanity Stool in Leopard Velvet
By Napoléon III, Dorothy Draper, Niccolini
Located in Saint Louis, MO
1960s Italian gilt iron rope and tassel Hollywood Regency vanity stool newly professionally
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools

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Iron

Hollywood Regency Gilt Iron Rope & Tassel Vanity Stool in Chic Leopard Velvet
By Niccolini, Dorothy Draper, Napoléon III
Located in Saint Louis, MO
1960s Italian gilt iron rope and tassel Hollywood Regency stool fully professionally restored with
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools

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Iron

Pair of Early 20th Century Italian Gilt Gold Metal Rope Stools
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of early 20th century Italian gilt gold metal rope and tassel boudoir stools with an
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Early 20th Century Italian Stools

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Metal

Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Iron Rope Tassel Vanity Stool Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Italian Gold Gilt Iron Rope Tassel 20" Vanity Stool Chair Seat or
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools

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Iron

Mid-Century Gilt Iron Stool with Scalamandre Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorative mid-century Italian gilt iron rope stool. Upholstered with beautiful velvet Scalamandre
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Mid-20th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Iron

Pair of Italian Midcentury Twisted Rope Metal Stools with Carved Wooden Tassels
Located in Atlanta, GA
of twisted rope patterns resting on four carved and gilt wooden tassels. With their elegant lines and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Metal

Napoleon III Style Carved Giltwood Rope-Twist Stool; Manner of A.M.E. Fournier
By A.M.E Fournier
Located in San Francisco, CA
least one carved rope stool to the Musée National du Château de Compiègne
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Vintage 1950s French Rococo Stools

Materials

Wood

1950-1970 Pair of Stools Gilded Brass Style Rope in the Style of Maison Baguès
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of stools in brass tray iron, amounts in the shape of rope with spacer and node, circa 1950
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Vintage 1950s French Napoleon III Stools

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Brass

1950s Italian Rope Tassel Gilt Curule Seat / Vanity Chair/ Side Table
Located in Cork, IE
This gilded wrought iron Curule or Savonarola stool with a twisted rope frame tassel feet has 1950
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Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Stools

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Metal

1950s Italian Midcentury Gilt Metal Rope and Tassel Stool and Umbrella Stand
Located in Haarlem, NL
Vintage MCM Hollywood Regency gilt metal or tole rope and tassel stool or bench and umbrella stand
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands

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Metal

Italian Gilt Metal Ottoman Vanity Stool Bench with Metal Rope and Tassel
Located in New York, NY
Voguish Italian made gilt metal bench with rope and tassel motif. This example is in very fine
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Benches

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Metal

Wonderful Italian Gold Gilt Iron Rope Tassel Knotted Round Stool Ottoman Bench
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Italian Gold Gilt Iron Rope Form With Tassel Feet And Knots Round Foot Stool / Ottoman
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf

Palladio Italy Baroque Style Rope and Tassel Gilt Iron Vanity Stool
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Baroque-style mid-century (circa 1950) Rope and Tassel vanity stool with a gilt iron frame
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

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Metal

Hollywood Regency Italian Gilt Rope & Tassel Ottoman Stool in Leopard Velvet
Located in Saint Louis, MO
rope and tassel leopard ottoman stool. Famed interior designer to the rich and famous, Billy Baldwin
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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Ottomans and Poufs

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Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Giltwood

1980s Twisted Rope Gilt Wood Cane Swivel Stools, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1980s with this exquisite twisted rope
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Vintage 1980s American Bohemian Swivel Chairs

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Upholstery, Cane, Wood

Vintage 40's Italian Cream & Gold Gilt Faux Rope Tassel Ottoman, Stool or Bench
By Napoléon III
Located in St. Louis, MO
made cream painted & gold gilt, faux wood rope tassel ottoman, stool or bench, has wear to paint, as
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Vintage 1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Ottomans and Poufs

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Upholstery, Wood

Recent Sales

French Gilt Metal Rope Twist Stool
Located in New York, NY
A French gilt metal rope twist stool Mid-20th century Get comfortable on this simple and elegant
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Metal

French Napoleon III Rope Stool
Located in Natchez, MS
French Napoleon period giltwood "rope" stool with tufted top note the open knot underneath and the
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Stools

Materials

Wood

Classic Gilt Rope Stool-Ottoman
Located in Toronto, ON
A timeless decorator gilt bench in grey fabric with button tufting. These benches originate in
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Vintage 1970s Italian Stools

Materials

Composition

Stylish Pair of American Dorothy Draper Style Silver Twisted Gilt Rope Stools
By Dorothy Draper
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stylish pair of American mid-century Dorothy Draper style silver-gilt rope-twist stools; each
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Gilt-Wood Rope Stool From the 1950s
Located in Toronto, ON
A sumptuous pouf or foot stool in wood with gold gilt over gesso. This timeless piece has been
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Vintage 1950s Italian Stools

Materials

Wood

Gilt Rope and Tassel Swivel Stool
Located in Danville, CA
Gorgeous Gilt Rope and Tassel swiveling Stool. Seat diameter is 15", overall depth is 17".
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Vintage 1950s Italian Stools

Materials

Metal

Hollywood Regency Upholstered Gilt Metal Rope Twist & Tassel Vanity Stool 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A Hollywood Regency vanity stool offers upholstered seat over rope twist gilt metal frame having
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20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools

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Metal

Napolean lll Style Giltwood Rope Stool
Located in Toronto, ON
A classic giltwood rope stool with new upholstery.
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Vintage 1960s French Stools

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Wood, Paint

Italian Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Stool and Leopard Print Cushion
Located in Rochester, NY
Vintage gilt metal rope and tassel vanity stool. Leopard print cushion. Hollywood regency. Circa
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools

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Metal

Pair of Gilt Carved Rope Motif Stools with Stenciled Pony Seats
Located in New York, NY
Pair of carved wood twisted rope motif traditional water gilded stools upholstered in a stenciled
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20th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Hollywood Regency Iron Metal Rope Gold Leaf Gilt Pink Seat Vanity Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Iron Metal Rope Gold Leaf Gilt Pink Seat Vanity Bench Stool. Item
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools

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Iron

Italian Gilded Faux Rope with Tassels Vanity Stool
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous 1970s Italian vanity stool. The stool is constructed of steel that’s gilded. The seat
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Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Steel

Italian Gilt Brass Rope & Tassel Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Patinated gilded brass rope design with brass tassel feet and open scalloped back. The seat is
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Vintage 1950s Italian Stools

Materials

Brass

Italian Gilt Brass Rope & Tassel Chair
Italian Gilt Brass Rope & Tassel Chair
H 29.5 in W 18.5 in D 18 in
A Napoleon III Giltwood "rope and tassel" Upholstered Stool.
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
of the stool is heavily gilded carved wood in the form of knotted rope. The upholstery is late 20th
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Stools

Italian Carved and Gilded Rope and Tassel Wooden Stool
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved and giltwood stool. This stool has elegant "Rope and Tassel" style carved wood
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20th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Wood, Linen

Napolean III Style Stool
Located in Norwalk, CT
Vintage Italian carved gilt-wood stool in knotted rope design with new tufted upholstered cover
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Vintage 1950s Italian Stools

Napolean III Style Stool
Napolean III Style Stool
H 20 in Dm 23 in
Antique Gilt Metal Rope Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
Gilt Metal Rope Stool
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Vintage 1940s French Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Metal

Antique Gilt Metal Rope Stool
Antique Gilt Metal Rope Stool
H 14 in W 21 in D 21 in
Large Round Tufted Gilt Rope Fournier Style Ottoman or Stool
By A.M.E Fournier
Located in Stamford, CT
Large giltwood rope tufted ottoman in the style of A.M.E Fournier. Newly upholstered in Ralph
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Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Velvet, Giltwood

Pair of Gilt Carved Rope Motif Stools with Stenciled Pony Seats
Located in New York, NY
Pair of carved wood twisted rope motif traditional water gilded stools upholstered in a stenciled
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20th Century Italian Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Giltwood

Italian gilt metal vanity stool
Located in Montreal, QC
Italian gilt metal vanity stool with rope twist and tassel decorations.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Benches

Materials

Metal

Italian gilt metal vanity stool
Italian gilt metal vanity stool
H 23.5 in W 28.5 in D 15 in
Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hollywood Regency style Italian gilt rope and tassel vanity stool.
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20th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Iron

Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Stool
Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Stool
H 18.25 in Dm 16.25 in
Hollywood Regency Style Gilt Metal Rope & Tassel vanity Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hollywood Regency style gilded rope and tassel vanity stool with newly upholstered seat. A great
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20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools

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Iron

Hollywood Regency Style Gilt Wrought Iron Rope and Tassel Bench or Vanity Stool
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful midcentury handmade 1950s French or Italian made gold gilded wrought iron vanity stool
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools

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Wrought Iron

Vintage Italian Gilt Rope and Tassel Boudoir Stool in Millenium Pink Velvet
Located in New York, NY
A vintage gilt metal "rope and tassel" design stool newly upholstered in millennial pink velvet
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Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Stools

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Metal

Italian Carved Giltwood Rope and Tassel Stool
Located in Stamford, CT
An elegant midcentury Italian hand carved and giltwood twisted rope stool with tassel feet. What is
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Stools

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Wood

Vtg Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Iron Rope Tassel Vanity Bench Stool Seat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Gilt Iron Rope Tassel Vanity Bench Stool Seat. Item features
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Stools

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Iron

Gilt Wrought Iron Rope and Tassel Vanity Stool
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian gilded iron vanity bench with new blue silk velvet upholstery.
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20th Century Italian Benches

Materials

Iron

Midcentury Italian Gilt Metal Stool with Rope and Tassel Adornment
Located in Astoria, NY
A vintage Italian gilt metal stool with rope and tassel adornment and painted in a red wash finish
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Metal

Wonderful French Gilt wood Rope Tassel Bow Tufted Ottoman Round Bench Stool Pouf
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful gilt wood Rope & Tassel bow ottoman Tufted round bench stool. Recent Upholstery
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Vintage 1970s Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Wood

Small Rectangular Coffee Table with Carved Trestle Base & Green Marble Top
Located in Miami, FL
. Fournier was famous for his upholstered gilt wood rope style framed stool and chairs. Very good condition
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Mid-20th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Marble

Gilt "Rope" Stool
Located in Stamford, CT
are gilt.   
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20th Century Stools

Materials

Velvet

Gilt "Rope" Stool
H 20 in Dm 23 in
Gilt Iron rope tassel stool
Located in So. Egremont, MA
Gilded Iron stool in a rope and tassel motif. Cushion in vintage green and purple silk .
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Stools

Materials

Iron

Chic Gilt Tole Tassel & Rope stool
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming Mid Century gilt metal rope and tassle stool. Inspired by Napoleon III giltwood
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Vintage 1950s Italian Stools

Materials

Iron

Chic Gilt Tole Tassel & Rope stool
Chic Gilt Tole Tassel & Rope stool
H 18.5 in W 16 in D 16 in
1940's Gilt Metal Rope & Tassel Vanity Stool.
Located in Oakland Park, FL
1940's round gilt rope and tassel metal vanity stool, with perforated seat and draping rope
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Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Stools

Materials

Metal

French Rope Twist Stool
Located in Tacoma, WA
Vintage French distressed paint and gilt rope twist stool in the style of Fournier.
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Vintage 1950s French Stools

Materials

Wood, Paint

French Rope Twist Stool
French Rope Twist Stool
H 19.5 in W 25 in D 19 in
NAPOLEON III GILTWOOD ROPE STOOL
Located in Natchez, MS
Napoleon III gilt wood "rope" stool with green velvet cover
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Antique 19th Century French Stools

Materials

Giltwood, Upholstery

Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
This gorgeous little chair will bring some old Hollywood glamour to your vanity space. gilt brass
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20th Century Italian Stools

Materials

Gold Leaf, Brass

Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Chair
Gilt Rope and Tassel Vanity Chair
H 24 in W 16 in D 16 in
Leopard Stool
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Vintage gilt Iron rope style stool with vintage leopard fur covering
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Vintage 1960s Italian Stools

Materials

Metal

Leopard  Stool
Leopard  Stool
H 20 in W 15.5 in D 16 in
A Vanity and stool metal frame rope shaped
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Vanity and a stool made of iron silvered and gilt with a coral lacquered wood top with 2 drawers
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Vintage 1940s Italian Vanities

Materials

Wood

Carved Gilt Wood Napoleon III style Stool
Located in Hudson, NY
Carved gilt wood Napoleon III style rope stool.
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Vintage 1930s French Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Giltwood

Gilt Rope Vanity Stool
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Classic Italian gilded rope vanity stool with lovely tassle feet. The seat has been recovered in a
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Stools

Gilt Rope Vanity Stool
Gilt Rope Vanity Stool
H 18 in Dm 20 in
Gold Gilt Rope and Tassel Swivel Vanity Stool
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Vintage vanity stool in rope and tassel style, constructed of gold gilded iron. Upholstered seat
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Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Stools

Materials

Iron

Vintage Italian Carved Wood and Gilt Rope and Tassel Stool with Needlepoint Seat
Located in New York, NY
wood rope, knot and tassel design, the legs of the stool are providing the ultimate illusion. The
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20th Century Stools

Fournier Style Carved Gilt Wood Twisted Rope and Tassel Round Stool or Ottoman
By A.M.E Fournier
Located in Houston, TX
This Fournier style carved giltwood wood ottoman or stool is in the form of knotted rope. Stools of
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Late 20th Century Unknown Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Wood

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Gilt Rope Stool For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal gilt rope stool for your home. A gilt rope stool — often made from metal, wood and iron — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a gilt rope stool — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A gilt rope stool is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Hollywood Regency, mid-century modern and Empire styles are sought with frequency. A.M.E Fournier each produced at least one beautiful gilt rope stool that is worth considering.

How Much is a Gilt Rope Stool?

Prices for a gilt rope stool can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $475 and can go as high as $446,804, while the average can fetch as much as $3,500.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

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.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.