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Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Rococo Style Gilt Pliants or Stools
Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Rococo Style Gilt Pliants or Stools

Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Rococo Style Gilt Pliants or Stools

Located in Troy, NY

Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Rococo Style Gilt Pliants or Stools. The folding benches with X

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Stools

Materials

Walnut

Stunning Antique 19th Century Hand Carved Giltwood Pliant x Frame Folding Stool
Stunning Antique 19th Century Hand Carved Giltwood Pliant x Frame Folding Stool

Stunning Antique 19th Century Hand Carved Giltwood Pliant x Frame Folding Stool

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

folding stool A good looking well made and decorative piece, this is actually quite large for its type

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Stools

Materials

Giltwood

2010s MilanoLight Bar Stools by Wolfgang C.R. Mezger for Davis Furniture
2010s MilanoLight Bar Stools by Wolfgang C.R. Mezger for Davis Furniture

2010s MilanoLight Bar Stools by Wolfgang C.R. Mezger for Davis Furniture

By Davis Furniture

Located in Philadelphia, PA

have black vinyl upholstery over a pliant bent plywood shell. Each stool measures 18.75 inches deep

Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

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French X-Shaped Louis XV Style Hand Carved Pliant Stools
French X-Shaped Louis XV Style Hand Carved Pliant Stools

French X-Shaped Louis XV Style Hand Carved Pliant Stools

Located in New York, NY

A pair of French X-Shaped Louis XV style hand carved pliant stools, the folding frames with frames

Category

Early 20th Century French Louis XV Stools

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century Baroque Folding Stool
18th Century Baroque Folding Stool

18th Century Baroque Folding Stool

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H 19.3 in W 19.3 in L 19.3 in

18th Century Baroque Folding Stool

Located in Allerum, SE

Rare 18th century Baroque folding stool (pliant) upholstered in an beautiful worn tapestry. Ca 1730

Category

Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Stools

Materials

Wood

2 Baker Furniture French Louis XV Gilt X Form Pliants Ottoman Footstools Pair
2 Baker Furniture French Louis XV Gilt X Form Pliants Ottoman Footstools Pair

2 Baker Furniture French Louis XV Gilt X Form Pliants Ottoman Footstools Pair

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Dayton, OH

An exquisite pair of Late 20th Century Baker Furniture Pliants, Benches or Foot stools. During the

Category

Late 20th Century American Louis XV Ottomans and Poufs

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

Pair of Louis XIV Style Pliants/ Stools, 19th Century
Pair of Louis XIV Style Pliants/ Stools, 19th Century

Pair of Louis XIV Style Pliants/ Stools, 19th Century

Located in Lake Forest, IL

Pair of Louis XIV Pliants/Stools, 19th century.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Stools

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

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Located in London, GB

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By La Maison London

Located in London, Park Royal

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Materials

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Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

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Materials

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Located in Queens, NY

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Finding the Right Stools for You

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.