$1,183
H 28.35 in Dm 16.15 in
Charming Mid-Century Modern Step Stool in White Painted Metal, Finland 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
design speaks to the unpretentious functionality of mid-century Finnish public interiors. The stool
Metal
$1,183
H 28.35 in Dm 15.36 in
Charming Mid-Century Modern Step Stool in Blue Painted Metal, Finland 1950s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A 1950s–60s Finnish step stool from the Herttoniemi Library in Helsinki that still carries the city
Metal
Industrial Painted Steel Train Conductor Step Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, painted steel, train conductor's step stool that tapers at the top to 15.5 x 13.5
Steel
Vintage Cosco Step Stool Counter Chair, Circa 1950s
By Cosco
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid-century antique white Cosco step stool chair. Good condition. The chair steps pull out smoothly
Metal
Industrial Aluminum Airplane Step Stool, New York Airways
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, aluminum, airplane step stool features the stamp New York Airways, (1949-1968) on one
Aluminum
New York Central Train Step Stool
By Morton Manufacturing Co.
Located in Sheffield, MA
1940s steel step stool used by the New York Central System train line. Label: Made by Morton
Steel
Sold
H 17.25 in W 19 in D 22 in
Antique 19th C. Victorian Crotch Mahogany Chamber Pot Commode Toilet Step Stool
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 19th century chamber pot or commode. Made from mahogany with a crotch mahogany contoured front
Porcelain, Textile, Mahogany
Sold
H 41.5 in W 19 in D 20 in
Pair of American MCM Two Step Back Rattan Bar Stools in the Style of Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of American MCM two step back rattan bar stools in the style of Paul Frankl circa 1960's
Rattan, Upholstery
1920s Train Step Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Charming pop of color for a simple solution to everyone's need to get a step up.
Vintage Railroad Step Stool
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Great vintage railroad step stool with original orange painted steel frame and raw wood steps
Steel
Rustic Pine Metamorphic Step Ladder / Stool
Located in Astoria, NY
Rustic step ladder and stool in pine.
Pine
Lucite Step Stool or Display Shelf
Located in Ferndale, MI
Unknown maker, solid construction.
Industrial Pullman Train Conductor Step Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, midcentury, Pullman, train conductor, step stool with oak top and steel base. Top
Steel
Large Industrial Aluminum Train Conductor Step Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, mid-20th century, aluminum, train conductor, step stool features open handles on two
Aluminum
Sold
H 34 in W 21 in D 22 in
Set of Three Mustard Leather Barrel Back Brass Foot Step Stretcher Bar Stools
By Milo Baughman
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 3 Mid-Century Modern mustard leather possibly Italian barrel back bar stools.
Brass
Sold
H 17.33 in Dm 15.75 in
Vintage Red Metal Kik Step Stool by Marc Adnet, Blanc, Mesnil, France, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
underneath. The vintage metal stool shows wheels for an easy moving and is fixed on the ground when you step
Metal
Sold
H 8.13 in W 24 in D 16 in
Rare 1930s Thonet Step Stool NYC Shoe Store Pedestal Retail Boutique Table Stand
By Thonet
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare Retail/Boutique Low Step Stool, c.1930s. Bentwood Thonet Pedestal with old Vulcanized Ribbed
Bentwood
Hand Carved Wood Dog Step Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charming mid-20th century hand carved step stool with carvings of dogs on both sides. The charming
Walnut
Swedish Mid-Century Step Stool of Chromed Steel by Awab, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Swedish classicer - and for ever useful step stool of steel with a classic chrome finnish made
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Swedish Midcentury Step Stool of Chromed Steel by Awab 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Swedish classicer - and ever useful step stool of steel with a classic chrome finnish made by
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 22.84 in W 14.57 in D 16.74 in
Swedish midcentury step stool Stockholm of chromed steel by Awab 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Swedish classicer - and ever useful step stool of steel with a classic chrome finnish made by
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 22.84 in W 14.57 in D 16.74 in
Swedish Midcentury Step Stool of Chromed Steel by Lindqvist, Motala, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Swedish classicer - and ever useful step stool of steel with a classic chrome finnish made by
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 22.84 in W 14.57 in D 16.74 in
Swedish Midcentury Step Stool of Chromed Steel with Elephant Pattern 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Swedish classicer - and ever useful step stool of steel with a classic chrome finnish made by
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 22.84 in W 14.57 in D 16.74 in
Swedish midcentury step stool Stockholm of chromed steel by Awab 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Swedish classicer - and ever useful step stool of steel with a classic chrome finnish made by
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Vintage elm low stool footstool step stand, 70s
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Mid Century vintage Farmhouse Style Rustic Kitchen or Bathroom Step Stool. Handmade from elm. Circa
Elm
Sold
H 22.84 in W 14.57 in D 16.74 in
Swedish Step Stool with Flower decor and Chromed Steel by Awab 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Swedish classicer - and forever useful step stool of steel with a classic chrome finnish made
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Curved or Circular Modular Serpentine Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A six piece modular sofa circa 1970's. These feature their original burnt orange wool fabric. In usable condition but would look great with updated fabric. We have 2 matching sof...
Fabric
$500 / item
H 18.7 in W 13.2 in D 3 in
Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints
By TASCHEN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The classic encyclopedia of the arcane in an expanded edition. Renowned philosopher and lecturer Manly P. Hall’s masterful encyclopedia of ancient symbols, hidden rituals, and arcan...
Foil
$289Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 4.14 in W 2.56 in D 4.14 in
Set of 6 Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
By Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Murano Glass
Round Top Bronze Base Cocktail Table with Concentric Design Black Tiles
Located in Ferndale, MI
Black ceramic tiles set in a concentric design set in an inch and a quarter wide bronze band. All supported on three. 75" solid bronze legs. Bronze shows fine patina , tiles are in e...
Bronze
$841Sale Price|29% Off
H 27.17 in W 40.56 in D 20.48 in
French Mid Century Industrial Boulangerie Trolley Basket Cart C1950
Located in Trensacq, FR
Large French baker's bread cart, provenance from a boulangerie in the southwest of France. Wonderfully distressed and full of character, this basket was used to carry the freshly ba...
Metal
Roger Landault Vanity
By Roger Landault
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vanity in teak with two drawers and two cases on top, brass legs and handles Design Roger Landault in the 1950s.
Teak
$957 / item
H 20.88 in W 29.5 in D 10.25 in
Kartell Sound Rack Modular Bookcase in Nude by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba
By Kartell, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multi-shaped and multi-purpose shelving system, stackable and modular, offering the possibility of creating a variety of geometric and chromatic compositions. This accessory can play...
Resin
$2,000Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Amethyst Light by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$2,355 / item
H 8.66 in Dm 12.59 in
1 of 4 Limburg Large Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Light, 1960s
By Helena Tynell, Glashütte Limburg
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of four large Amber / Champagne colored / colored bubble glass sconces designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg in the late 1960s-early 1970s. These are the largest versio...
Metal
$8,500
H 39.5 in W 60 in D 19 in
Roger Landault Crème Cowhide Brown Wood Vanity, France, Midcentury, 1950
By Roger Landault
Located in New York, NY
Roger Landault crème cowhide brown wood vanity, modernist, France midcentury, 1950 Beautiful vanity in fantastic vintage condition upholstered in cowhide and brass detailing to the ...
Brass
$2,065Sale Price|30% Off
H 39 in W 54 in D 31 in
Vintage Distressed White Iron & Brass 5 Piece Daybed Crib Doll-bed Wood Casters
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Vintage antique distressed white finished Iron Crib with Nautical Shells and Brass knobs on the Top. Comes with Springs on Slat Boards. Rustic County Cottage Style with Sha...
Brass, Iron
Bobby Cart by Joe Colombo, 1970s
By Joe Colombo
Located in Roma, IT
Bobby Cart is an original decorative object realized by Gio Colombo during the 1970s. 81 X 36 cm. Designed by Joe Colombo for B-line, this cart has structure and drawers in inje...
Plastic
20th Century Navy Red Velvet Atlantis Sofa, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Atlantis sofa from the 1960s, produced in Czech Republic - at the moment they are unique. Due to their dimensions, they perfectly blend in even in small apartments providing comfort ...
Velvet
$27,500
H 46.46 in W 101.58 in D 20.28 in
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega Decorative Fireplace Mantel
By Vittorio Valabrega
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Ernesto Valabrega for Studio Vittorio Valabrega, decorative fireplace mantel, lacquered wood, plaster, glass, iron, Italy, 1930s This striking decorative fireplace mantel, presumabl...
Iron
$39,857
H 31.7 in W 74.81 in D 39.38 in
Italian Midcentury Executive Desk Table with chair designed by Gio' Ponti, 1940s
By Gio Ponti
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This writing table, a true gem designed by Gio Ponti, dates back to the 1940s and is an extraordinary example of Italian design. Its crescent shape is accentuated by a balanced arran...
Walnut
$27,175
H 59.06 in W 70.08 in D 70.08 in
Sunball Chair by Günter Ferdinand Ris and Herbert Selldorf for Rosenthal, 1969
By Günter Ferdinand Ris, Herbert Selldorf, Rosenthal
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
One of only 50 ever produced sunball chairs by Günter Ferdinand Ris and Herbert Selldorf for Rosenthal, 1969. This particular one has water resisting upholstery and one side table. ...
Metal
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.
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