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Three Legs Stool Round Oak, in the Dudouyt Style, France circa 1950
Three Legs Stool Round Oak, in the Dudouyt Style, France circa 1950

Three Legs Stool Round Oak, in the Dudouyt Style, France circa 1950

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Labrit, Landes

French three-legged stool made of turned wood, circa 1940, in the Dudouyt style, made entirely of solid wood with a beautiful dark brown patina. Its circular seat rests on three sla...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

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1940s Danish modern stool of beech wood with hand carved seat and tapering legs.
1940s Danish modern stool of beech wood with hand carved seat and tapering legs.

1940s Danish modern stool of beech wood with hand carved seat and tapering legs.

By Fritz Hansen, Mogens Lassen

Located in København K, 84

Mounted on three round, tapering legs, the stool exudes a balanced and harmonious proportion.

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Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools

Materials

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Antique Swedish Rustic Folk Art Stool
Antique Swedish Rustic Folk Art Stool

Antique Swedish Rustic Folk Art Stool

Located in Kramfors, SE

Antique Swedish rustic stool in folk art made with three legs. The stool has a round seat and is in its untouched original condition.

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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Stools

Materials

Pine

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Rustic Tribal Wooden Three-Leg Round Stool or Table
Rustic Tribal Wooden Three-Leg Round Stool or Table

Rustic Tribal Wooden Three-Leg Round Stool or Table

Located in Austin, TX

A fine rustic tribal wood stool or small table featuring a concave circular or round top fitted to three shaped legs.

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Early 20th Century English Tribal Stools

Materials

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19th Century, Chinese Three Leg Round Stool
19th Century, Chinese Three Leg Round Stool

19th Century, Chinese Three Leg Round Stool

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H 19.5 in W 17 in D 17.5 in

19th Century, Chinese Three Leg Round Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

Deceptively simple, this rustic stool shows off the ingenious construction techniques used by traditional Chinese woodworkers. The stool’s three splayed legs are supported by stretch...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

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19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool
19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool

19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool

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H 20.5 in W 16 in D 16 in

19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

Stools were the most ubiquitous and practical seating found in homes, gardens and shops in China. In the street or the garden, they were easy to carry and move. Used by merchants as ...

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Elm

19th Century Chinese Round Three Leg Stool
19th Century Chinese Round Three Leg Stool

19th Century Chinese Round Three Leg Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

A round top stool from Northern China made of Chinese Northern Elm from, circa 1850 with three legs.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Stools

Pair of Italian Round Painted and Upholstered Stools with Three Legs, circa 1800
Pair of Italian Round Painted and Upholstered Stools with Three Legs, circa 1800

Pair of Italian Round Painted and Upholstered Stools with Three Legs, circa 1800

Located in Atlanta, GA

This pair of early 19th century round Italian stools stands on three legs and features upholstered seats.

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Stools

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Three Legs Stool Round Oak, Iron & Straw by Audoux-Minnet, France circa 1950
Three Legs Stool Round Oak, Iron & Straw by Audoux-Minnet, France circa 1950

Three Legs Stool Round Oak, Iron & Straw by Audoux-Minnet, France circa 1950

By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet

Located in Labrit, Landes

Vintage french three legs stool in massive oak and woven straw. The legs are made with wood from barrels. The design duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet worked with various recycled a...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Set of Three Mid-Century Round Chrome and Suede Barstools with Tubular Legs
Set of Three Mid-Century Round Chrome and Suede Barstools with Tubular Legs

Set of Three Mid-Century Round Chrome and Suede Barstools with Tubular Legs

Located in Astoria, NY

A set of three vintage circa 1960s barstools, each with mushroom grey suede seats, over round tubular bases, with ring stretcher, in beautifully polished chrome. Very good condition,...

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Stools

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Chrome

19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool
19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool

19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool

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H 18 in W 14 in D 18.5 in

19th Century Chinese Three-Leg Round Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

A round top stool with three legs from Northern China made of Chinese northern elm, circa 1850.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Stools

Ash Three Legs Stool Round Top Spanish Style, France circa 1940
Ash Three Legs Stool Round Top Spanish Style, France circa 1940

Ash Three Legs Stool Round Top Spanish Style, France circa 1940

Located in Labrit, Landes

Antique french three legs stool in massive ash. Made circa 1940. Good condition solid and sturdy. Shipping: 29 / 29 / 44 cm 2.7 kg

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

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French Campagne Style Wood and Rope Tripod Stool, 1950s
French Campagne Style Wood and Rope Tripod Stool, 1950s

French Campagne Style Wood and Rope Tripod Stool, 1950s

Located in Maastricht, NL

A French stool made of wood with a woven rope seating (34 cm/13.5" diameter) and three round, tapering legs.

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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Rope, Wood

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Three Leg Round Stool For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the three leg round stool you’re looking for. A three leg round stool — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are 53 variations of the antique or vintage three leg round stool you’re looking for, while we also have 16 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer three leg round stool, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A three leg round stool is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, modern and Scandinavian Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made three leg round stool has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Stephane Parmentier, Ingvar Hildingsson and Alvar Aalto are consistently popular.

How Much is a Three Leg Round Stool?

The average selling price for a three leg round stool at 1stDibs is $1,880, while they’re typically $375 on the low end and $13,500 for the highest priced.

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.