Pair of Shell Back Grotto Style Bar Stools
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Grotto style hand carved shell back swiveling bar stools upholstered in vibrant Palm Beach
Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Stools
Wood
Pair of Shell Back Grotto Style Bar Stools
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Grotto style hand carved shell back swiveling bar stools upholstered in vibrant Palm Beach
Wood
$4,500 / set
H 48 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Set of Three Italian Carved Fruitwood Shell-Back Grotto Bar Stools, circa 1980
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of Three Italian Carved Fruitwood Shell-Back Grotto Bar Stools, circa 1980 This set of three
Brass
Set of Four Cerused finish Shell-back Grotto Style Bar Stools
Located in Danville, CA
Glamorous set of Shell-Back Grotto style Bar Stools with Brass foot rests
Brass
Set of Three Italian Venetian Grotto Shell Back Swivel Bar Stools
Located in Dallas, TX
Three elegant Italian Venetian Grotto shell back swivel bar stools. Each chair was handmade with
Upholstery, Wood
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
$1,696Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 4.15 in W 5.35 in D 7.75 in
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' Verdigris Patinated Outdoor Sconce
By Örsjö Industri AB, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Glendale, CA
Hans-Agne Jakobsson 'Mini-Tratten' verdigris patinated outdoor sconce. An exclusive made for U.S. and UL listed authorized re-edition of the classic Swedish design executed in rich v...
Metal
$8,000 / set
H 37 in W 18 in D 19 in
Set of Six Venetian Grotto Style Carved Wood Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Set of six elegant Venetian Grotto carved wood shell back dining chairs, having a scalloped design with cushioned fabric seats. Quality of craftsmanship is evident in this set. The e...
Wood
Set of 4 vintage brutalist bar stools, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Mid century brutalist bar stools with backrests, thick and comfy olive green fabric seats and a very very sturdy frame. Cool chuncky design with a steel ring footrest. 1960s - Belg...
Fabric, Oak
$29,500 / set
H 39.25 in W 24 in D 24 in
Set of 8 Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a daringly stylish essence to your dining room design with these Grotto style shell back dining chairs. Consist of two armchairs and six side chairs. These were handcrafted by hi...
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Six Aluminum Shell Back Patio Chairs
By Brown Jordan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of six newly powder coated aluminum shell back Grotto style patio chairs attributed to Brown Jordan furniture company. Seats are newly reupholstered in outdoor water resistant fa...
Aluminum
Antique Colorful Bell Jar Lanterns in Purple
Located in Hudson, NY
Three different color bell jar lanterns with brass details. Stunning pigment like cobalt can be dated back as far as 1802, making these ceiling fixtures even more extrordinary. Me...
Brass
Gold Leaf Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Chair
By Tony Duquette
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique gold leaf Venetian grotto style shell back armchair. Seat has been newly reupholstered in champagne color velvety fabric. Arm height is 26.5"
Wood
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.