"Cloud" Contemporary Small Stool with Handwoven Orange Upholstery
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
These contemporary stools and benches are made with cotton fabric and foam stripes, woven and stitched by hand.
2010s Brazilian Stools
Fabric
"Cloud" Contemporary Small Stool with Handwoven Orange Upholstery
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
These contemporary stools and benches are made with cotton fabric and foam stripes, woven and stitched by hand.
Fabric
"Cloud" Contemporary Small Stool with Handwoven Green Upholstery
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
These contemporary stools and benches are made with cotton fabric and foam stripes, woven and stitched by hand.
Fabric
"Cloud" Contemporary Small Stool with Handwoven Red Upholstery
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
These contemporary stools and benches are made with cotton fabric and foam stripes, woven and stitched by hand.
Fabric
Upholstered RUDO Stool by Rejo Studio
By REJO design studio
Located in Riyadh, SA
This design comes from South Africa, Ndebele. The South Ndebele peoples of Africa wear neck rings as part of their traditional dress and as a sign of wealth and status. Metal rings ...
Wool, Velvet, Ash, Beech
$3,480Sale Price / set|40% Off
A Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Maplewood Stools
By Biedermeier
Located in London, GB
Austria, circa 1880 A pair of Biedermeier stools with Maplewood bases, the legs turned with ebonised bands, now with seats upholstered in white linen. Height 45.00cm Width ...
Maple
$1,752Sale Price / item|20% Off
Cocoona Shape 2 Stool in Solid Cedar
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Cocoona shape 2 in solid natural aromatic cedar wood. Made in one block of cedar wood. Treated with natural pine extracts. Can be used in the 3 faces of the stool. Solid cedar ...
Cedar
$1,752Sale Price / item|20% Off
Cocoona Shape 3 Stool in Solid Cedar
Located in Paris, FR
Stool cocoona shape 3 in solid natural aromatic cedar wood. Made in one block of cedar wood. Treated with natural pine extracts. Can be used in the 3 faces of the stool. Solid cedar ...
Cedar
$1,752Sale Price / item|20% Off
Cocoona Shape 1 Stool in Solid Cedar
Located in Paris, FR
Stool Cocoona shape 1 in solid natural aromatic cedar wood. Made in one block of cedar wood. Treated with natural pine extracts. Can be used in the 3 faces of the stool. Solid cedar ...
Cedar
Contemporary one of a kind Burgundy Stool
Located in 1204, CH
With a keen interest in the uncomfortable relationship between intimacy and voyeurism, Middernacht & Alexander thrive on investigating the psychological aspects of everyday life. Per...
Steel
19th Century Honey Oak Tall Courthouse Stool
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique honey oak plank bottom Courthouse stool, circa 1890. This beautiful, handcrafted stool features arrow back slat construction and a comfortable plank bottom seat. The oak is ...
Oak
Decorative Small Floral Painted Ebonised Victorian Stool
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A delightful small Victorian hand painted stool. Beautiful hand painted floral decoration, a great decorative piece.
Wood, Paint
$1,278 / item
White 3 Union Stool by Lea Ginac
Located in Geneve, CH
This stool is designed in the same spirit as the Union stool.
Ceramic, Clay
$1,278 / item
White 2 Union Stool by Lea Ginac
Located in Geneve, CH
This stool is designed in the same spirit as the Union stool.
Ceramic, Clay
$1,278 / item
White 1 Union Stool by Lea Ginac
Located in Geneve, CH
This stool is designed in the same spirit as the Union stool.
Ceramic, Clay
$1,278 / item
White 3 Union Stool by Lea Ginac
Located in Geneve, CH
This stool is designed in the same spirit as the Union stool.
Ceramic, Clay
$1,278 / item
White 2 Union Stool by Lea Ginac
Located in Geneve, CH
This stool is designed in the same spirit as the Union stool.
Ceramic, Clay
Adrien Audoux & Frida Minet Woven Raffia Tripod Stool, France, 1950s
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in New York, NY
An iconic tripod stool designed by Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, France, circa 1950. Celebrated for their pioneering use of natural materials, Audoux & Minet created furniture ...
Raffia, Wood
$575 / item
Early 19thc Small Foot Stool Old Surface
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THc Original surface small & early foot stool.Great to use as a country pedestal for folk art or Americana. Fine condition.
Wood
Chinese Famille Rose Garden Stool Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Famille Rose garden seat, of hand-painted porcelain. The traditional studded drum shape is intricately decorated in a pastel palette of blues, greens, yellows, and pinks, its body de...
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Hardwood Stool From Mexico
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Early 20th century mesquite hardwood stool from Guanajuato, Mexico. Strong patina is evident in the photos. Legs are intact and secure. Most likely used as a work stool.
Hardwood
Spanish Rustic Wood Stool or Side Table
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wooden Stool, Spain, 1930s-1940s. Made from recycled materials. Handcrafted stool made with parts of shell oil company wood barrels. To be used as stool, stand or side table. Nice ad...
Wood, Pine
$484 / item
Low stool, Ash Wood, Handmade in France
Located in San-Martino-di-Lota, Corse
This low stool is inspired by the tripod stools traditionally used in rural settings.
Wood, Ash, Straw
Contemporary one of a kind Stool Pink
Located in 1204, CH
With a keen interest in the uncomfortable relationship between intimacy and voyeurism, Middernacht & Alexander thrive on investigating the psychological aspects of everyday life. Per...
Steel
$1,695Sale Price / item|20% Off
Cavity Stool in Solid Natural Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
Stool cavity in solid natural aromatic cedar wood. Made in one block of cedar wood. Solid cedar wood include movement, cracks and changes in wood conditions, this is the essential ...
Cedar
"NOLAN" Stool by Stefano Bigi (Marble, Calacatta, Italy)
By Stefano Bigi
Located in Pastrengo, IT
The Nolan Stool is a sculptural creation that transforms raw marble into a poetic work of art.
Marble
Antique ASHANTI Queen Mother Carved Wooden Stool Ghana Africa
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique GHANA, ASHANTI "Queen Mother" type hardwood hand carved stool. Hand-carved stool made by the Ashanti People of Ghana, West Africa.
Wood
Contemporary brass Calle stool with organic shape
Located in 1204, CH
After a beginning as a furnitures restorer in Italy, and more than seven years of experience in metalworking as an assistant of Valentin Loellmann, Christian specialized in merging t...
Brass
'Provence' Counter Height Stools by Understated Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Provence' counter height stools by Understated Design. Chic combination of slender but sturdy powder coated steel frames with handwoven rush seat. Elegant detail on the bottom part ...
Steel
Spanish Industrial Stool in Oak Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Industrial stool in oak wood. Spain, 1940s. This stool is made of oakwood with nice veins on the top and original patina. To be used as seat or as side table / occassional table Dime...
Oak, Wood
TORI Stool, Contemporary Cast Aluminum Seating, Made in Argentina
By Ries
Located in Paris, IDF
The Tori Stool demonstrates how a simple object can become a compelling work of collectible design through material, proportion, and craftsmanship. Cast in aluminum using traditional...
Aluminum
$1,800 / item
SHAKER Counter Stool by AMBROZIA // Atelier Edition
By AMBROZIA
Located in Drummondville, QC
The SHAKER Counter Stool // Atelier Edition represents AMBROZIA's signature interpretation of the SHAKER seating collection.
Bronze, Nickel, Brass, Metal, Steel
Stonorov & von Moltke style Stool (Hocker)
By Oscar Stonorov and Willo von Moltke
Located in Sharon, CT
A rare form, constructed of black lacquered wood and woven rope. Relates very positively with the chair Stonorov and von Moltke submitted to the Museum of Modern Art's important "Or...
Rope
French Brutalist Stool, Carved Elm Burl, Organic Edge, 1960s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, HR
The warm patina and hand-carved surface bring out the dense burl figuring, and the piece works equally as a low stool, a plant or vase stand, or a small sculptural side table.
Wood
Antique French wooden stool with rattan top, ca. 1880
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This charming antique stool from France, circa late 19th century, combines rustic elegance with refined craftsmanship.
Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century American Primitive Milking Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century American primitive milking stool, with its rustic charm, embodies the essence of simplicity and ingenuity. Crafted from half of a log and supported by four sk...
Wood
Suar Wood Stool From Java, Modern Organic
By Asian Modern
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful Javanese Suar wood stool featuring an array of wood textures and shades. The subtly curved seat adds to its charm. This item features an age related patina that has devel...
Wood
$624Sale Price / item|20% Off
Solid Maple Meditation Stool by Elliott Marks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Solid maple 3 leg stool hand crafted in Los Angeles. Turned Legs and seat offer solid, always planted perch for everyday activities such as meditation or just putting on shoes.
Maple
Pair of Mid-Century Swedish Pine Kubbestol Stools
Located in London, GB
This charming pair of mid-century Swedish kubbestol pine stools showcases the traditional Scandinavian craft of carving furniture from a single solid tree trunk. Each stool retains t...
Pine
Early 19th century Georgian Welsh Milking Stool made of Elm
Located in Faversham, GB
A charming Georgian elm milking stool raised on three chunky legs gently protruding into the thick chunky elm top. The top is beautifully weathered with good colour and patination w...
Elm
Pine Stools by Olof Ottelin, Sweden 1960s
By Olof Ottelin
Located in New York, NY
Solid pine stools in original patina.
Pine
$1,467Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Colonial Stool / Side Table in Carved Wood, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved Wood Stool or Small Side Table, Spain, 1940s This eye-catching Spanish Revival wood stool has squared top and four legs with hand-carved scalloped details.
Wood, Pine
18th Century, Four Italian Neoclassical Lacquered Wood Stools
Located in IT
Four Neoclassical Italian Lacquered Wood Stools, Late 18th Century These four stools, or small benches, were crafted in Turin, Italy, during the Neoclassical period, around the late...
Wood
Tribal Molave Wood Stool with Carved Male Head
Located in Kastrup, DK
Philippine Tribal Stool in Carved Wood. Unique small stool crafted from solid molave hardwood.
Hardwood
African stool, Solid Wood, Mid-20th century
Located in Hasselt, VLI
Crafted during the mid-20th century by African artisans using exclusively manual techniques, this stool showcases craftsmanship. The stool's surface has a rich patina, imparting a di...
Wood
$340Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Danish Milking Stool in Beech Wood
Located in Søborg, DK
A mid Century milking Stool in beech wood. With a sculptural and simplistic Scandinavian design and with a carved seat and turned legs. The stool has been sanded and waxed. One sm...
Beech
$4,000 / item
A Set of Four Red Painted Chinoiserie Stools
Located in New York, NY
A set of four early 20th-century red-painted chinoiserie stools with hand-painted scenic panels depict idyllic pagodas and floral motifs, rendered in a rich black and gold palette th...
Fabric, Wood
Pair Of 1950s French Primitive Brutalist Milking Stools
Located in London, GB
Pair of 1950s French primitive milking stools Superb and rare hand-carved elm chairs from the Cévennes region.
Elm
$1,500 / item
American Primitive Windsor Stool Circa 1830's
Located in Hudson, NY
A wonderful stool in the Windsor taste. Originally created in the 1830s. At some point one of the legs was replaced with what appears to be a very old broom handle. Lots of flair, lo...
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Glossy Purple Velvet Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful glossy purple color velvet upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, ch...
Velvet, Beech
Folding Stool by Poul Hundevald, Sweden 1960s
By Poul Hundevad
Located in New York, NY
Folding curved teak and black leather stool.
Leather, Teak
Mid Century Leopard Velvet Vintage Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful soft velvet leopard print upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, cha...
Velvet, Beech
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 joints. The elm wood has aged beautifully over its more than 100 years of life.
Elm
Mid-Century Modern Beige Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful, well crafted beige upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, character...
Velvet
$7,319 / item
Maarten Baas 'Clay' Piano Stool for BAAS
By Maarten Baas
Located in Tilburg, NL
Maarten Baas 'Clay' Piano Stool, Classic Clay Collection, New - Current Production, The Netherlands. The spontaneous and naïve designs of Maarten Baas’ Clay series express artistic...
Metal
Papyri Stool in Blackened Ash with Handwoven Danish Cord
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
The seat features a continuous run of Danish paper cord woven around "L Shaped Nails" in a traditional binder-cane method of warped pairs. The stool frame is constructed with floatin...
Papercord, Wood, Ash
$1,210 / item
Papyri Stool in White Oak with Handwoven Danish Cord
By Carter Ellis
Located in Chattanooga, TN
The seat features a continuous run of Danish paper cord woven around "L Shaped Nails" in a traditional binder-cane method of warped pairs. The stool frame is constructed with floatin...
Papercord, Wood, Oak
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 joints. The elm wood has aged beautifully over its more than 100 years of life. Dime...
Elm
$3,500 / item
Olive Green Leather and Walnut Counter Height Stool
By Brett Paulin
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The Khwarizmi stool is crafted from solid walnut to construct the frame with brass joinery details. This stool also features a handstitched leather seat cushion with a padded leath...
Leather, Walnut
$2,570 / item
Woven Rush Walnut Counter Stool by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduced by his daughter Judy Smilow in 2013, the Woven Rush Counter Stool is classically midcentury. This collection’s h...
Rush, Walnut
$2,750 / item
Woven Rush Walnut Bar Stool by Mel Smilow
By Mel Smilow
Located in New York, NY
Originally designed by Mel Smilow in 1956 and officially reintroduced by his daughter Judy Smilow in 2013, the Woven Rush Bar Stool is classically midcentury. This collection’s handw...
Rush, Walnut
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.
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