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Vintage Cosco Step Stool Counter Chair, Circa 1950s
Vintage Cosco Step Stool Counter Chair, Circa 1950s

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 as it should and back into place.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal

Polished Brass "33 Step" Bar Chair/Stool by Zhipeng Tan
Polished Brass "33 Step" Bar Chair/Stool by Zhipeng Tan

Polished Brass "33 Step" Bar Chair/Stool by Zhipeng Tan

By Zhipeng Tan

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Bar stool, bar chair, brass chair, brass stool.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Brass

Polished Brass "33 Step" Bar Chair/Stool by Zhipeng Tan
Polished Brass "33 Step" Bar Chair/Stool by Zhipeng Tan

Polished Brass "33 Step" Bar Chair/Stool by Zhipeng Tan

By Zhipeng Tan

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Bar stool, bar chair, brass chair, brass stool

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chairs

Materials

Brass

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Vitra Stool-Tool in Light Grey by Konstantin Grcic, 2016
Vitra Stool-Tool in Light Grey by Konstantin Grcic, 2016

Vitra Stool-Tool in Light Grey by Konstantin Grcic, 2016

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H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 28.55 in

Vitra Stool-Tool in Light Grey by Konstantin Grcic, 2016

By Konstantin Grcic, Vitra

Located in New York, NY

These items are only available in the United States. With its step-like platforms, Stool-Tool unites chair and table in a single object.

Category

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Vitra Stool-Tool in Poppy Red by Konstantin Grcic, 2016
Vitra Stool-Tool in Poppy Red by Konstantin Grcic, 2016

Vitra Stool-Tool in Poppy Red by Konstantin Grcic, 2016

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H 29.53 in W 18.12 in D 28.55 in

Vitra Stool-Tool in Poppy Red by Konstantin Grcic, 2016

By Konstantin Grcic, Vitra

Located in New York, NY

These items are only available in the United States. With its step-like platforms, Stool-Tool unites chair and table in a single object.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Stools

Materials

Plastic

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Vintage French Foldable Step Stool Chair

Vintage French Foldable Step Stool Chair

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H 36 in W 16.5 in D 19.1 in

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Located in High Point, NC

Pragmatic yet whimsical, this delightful set of chair steps is a unique piece of metamorphic furniture. Made in France at the turn of the century, the seemingly simple country chair ...

Category

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Materials

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Uniquely Formed Chair / Stepping Stool

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Located in Culver City, CA

Chair / stepping stool, unique form.

Category

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Materials

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Painted Stepladder Chair Library Chair, Transforming Chair and Step Stool
Painted Stepladder Chair Library Chair, Transforming Chair and Step Stool

Painted Stepladder Chair Library Chair, Transforming Chair and Step Stool

By Meredith Hart Furniture

Located in Durham, NC

The transforming chair/step stool has been around since the 1700s and continues to be useful to this day.

Category

2010s American Chairs

Materials

Poplar, Paint

Original, Vintage Wooden Step Stool
Original, Vintage Wooden Step Stool

Original, Vintage Wooden Step Stool

Located in Oakville, CT

Vintage wooden seating. Vintage wooden step stool. Seat height is 23".

Category

20th Century American Chairs

Materials

Wood

Japanese Old Stand 1860s-1920s/Antique Chair Stool Wabisabi Stepping Stone
Japanese Old Stand 1860s-1920s/Antique Chair Stool Wabisabi Stepping Stone

Japanese Old Stand 1860s-1920s/Antique Chair Stool Wabisabi Stepping Stone

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is an old Japanese stand. Furniture from the Meiji era. (1860s-1920s) The material is cedar. Originally used as a stepping stone, Please use it as a display stand. The beautiful...

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Japanese Antique Wooden Stool / Chair Stepping Stone / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi
Japanese Antique Wooden Stool / Chair Stepping Stone / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi

Japanese Antique Wooden Stool / Chair Stepping Stone / 1868-1912s / Wabi-Sabi

Located in Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture

This is an old Japanese wooden stepping stone. It is made of cedar wood. For a long period of time, traces that have been restored many times remain, creating a deep and quaint atm...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Stools

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Japanese Old Stand 1860s-1920s/Antique Chair Stool Wabisabi Stepping Stone
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Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

It is an old Japanese stand. Furniture from the Meiji era. (1860s-1920s) The material is cedar. Originally used as a stepping stone, Please use it as a display stand. The be...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chairs

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Japanese Old Wooden Stool 1900-1945/Antique Chair Stand Stepping Stone/Mingei

Japanese Old Wooden Stool 1900-1945/Antique Chair Stand Stepping Stone/Mingei

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

We have a unique Japanese aesthetic sense. And only we can introduce unique items through our purchasing channels in Japan and the experience we have gained so far, in such a way th...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

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19th Century Chinese Children's Chair
19th Century Chinese Children's Chair

19th Century Chinese Children's Chair

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H 24 in W 15.5 in D 11 in

19th Century Chinese Children's Chair

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite 19th century Chinese administrator's Children's chairs with perfect proportions. Pagoda Red Collection #: DVB002 Keywords: Chairs, stool, step stool, bench, children...

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Children's Furniture

Materials

Elm

Step Stool Chair
Step Stool Chair

Step Stool Chair

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H 35 in W 17.5 in D 17 in

Step Stool Chair

Located in East Hampton, NY

Turn of the Century Dutch Colonial Step Stool Chair

Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Chairs

Materials

Brass

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Step Stool Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic step stool chair available at 1stDibs. Each step stool chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. There are 7 variations of the antique or vintage step stool chair you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a step stool chair — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right step stool chair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made step stool chair over the years, but those crafted by Zhipeng Tan, Cosco and Meredith Hart Furniture are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Step Stool Chair?

A step stool chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $900, while the lowest priced sells for $350 and the highest can go for as much as $17,500.

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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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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.

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