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Antique Industrial Adjustable Drafting Sculptors Stool
Antique Industrial Adjustable Drafting Sculptors Stool

Antique Industrial Adjustable Drafting Sculptors Stool

Located in Rochester, NY

Golden solid maple wood adjustable position Industrial sculptors work stool with a shaped seat that

Category

20th Century American Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Steel

19th Century Chinese Lattice Work Garden Stool
19th Century Chinese Lattice Work Garden Stool

19th Century Chinese Lattice Work Garden Stool

Located in Chicago, IL

A lovely indigo garden stool with a lattice pattern throughout. This Northern Chinese stool is from

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Four Green Painted Metal Bar Stools with Intricate Metal Work
Four Green Painted Metal Bar Stools with Intricate Metal Work

Four Green Painted Metal Bar Stools with Intricate Metal Work

Located in New York, NY

Four green painted Metal bar stools with intricate metal work. Measures: 16" x 17" x H 44" x SH

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Faux Bamboo Table with 3 Stools
Faux Bamboo Table with 3 Stools

Faux Bamboo Table with 3 Stools

By James Mont

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Faux bamboo table with 3 stools. Great little set! Stools work well alone or with the low table

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking Ta...

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Karl Springer X Stools
Pair of Karl Springer X Stools

Pair of Karl Springer X Stools

Located in New York, NY

Fabulous pair of Karl Springer stools. Springer worked with many materials -- often exotic ones

Category

Vintage 1970s Benches

Materials

Wood

Paul McCobb Upholstered Iron Stools or Ottomans, Pair
Paul McCobb Upholstered Iron Stools or Ottomans, Pair

Paul McCobb Upholstered Iron Stools or Ottomans, Pair

By Paul McCobb

Located in South Bend, IN

original. An excellent example of McCobb's Minimalist design work. The stools are in very good original

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Iron

Sori Yanagi Vintage Rosewood and Brass Butterfly Stool
Sori Yanagi Vintage Rosewood and Brass Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi Vintage Rosewood and Brass Butterfly Stool

By Sori Yanagi

Located in North Miami, FL

This iconic and collectable butterfly stool is a work of simple and elegant sculpture by the

Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Brass

Paul McCobb Upholstered Iron Stools or Ottomans, Set of Three
Paul McCobb Upholstered Iron Stools or Ottomans, Set of Three

Paul McCobb Upholstered Iron Stools or Ottomans, Set of Three

By Paul McCobb

Located in South Bend, IN

original. An excellent example of McCobb's Minimalist design work. The stools are in very good original

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Iron

Cypress End Table or Stool by J. B. Blunk, 1965
Cypress End Table or Stool by J. B. Blunk, 1965

Cypress End Table or Stool by J. B. Blunk, 1965

By J. B. Blunk

Located in Camden, ME

A very early example of Californian sculptor, ceramicist and furniture maker, J.B. Blunk's work

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Cypress

Modern Woven Lounge Chair and Stool by Jens Risom for Knoll
Modern Woven Lounge Chair and Stool by Jens Risom for Knoll

Modern Woven Lounge Chair and Stool by Jens Risom for Knoll

By Jens Risom, Knoll

Located in Atlanta, GA

chair is priced at $1000, and the stool is $300. The stool does not work as an ottoman for the chair as

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Birch

French 19th Century Work Stool
French 19th Century Work Stool

French 19th Century Work Stool

Located in Round Top, TX

A delightful work stool from the South of France. Soundly constructed from wood and iron with an

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Stools

Materials

Iron

Vintage Industrial Adjustable Work Stools
Vintage Industrial Adjustable Work Stools

Vintage Industrial Adjustable Work Stools

Located in Oakville, CT

Vintage bent plywood & steel industrial adjustable work stools Overall dimensions: 19 1/2" x 19

Category

Mid-20th Century American Stools

Materials

Steel

Industrial 1950s French Artist Painters Work Stool
Industrial 1950s French Artist Painters Work Stool

Industrial 1950s French Artist Painters Work Stool

By Jean Prouvé

Located in Dronten, NL

Great Industrial work stool, the design often attributed to Jean Prouvé. Very practical piece

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Steel

Industrial Work Stools by Ama, circa 1930s
Industrial Work Stools by Ama, circa 1930s

Industrial Work Stools by Ama, circa 1930s

By Ama Elastik

Located in Gloucester, GB

Industrial work stools by Ama, circa 1930s - Price is per stool - Steel frame - Solid Elm seat

Category

Vintage 1930s German Industrial Stools

Materials

Steel

French Brass Vanity Work Stool with Leather Seat
French Brass Vanity Work Stool with Leather Seat

French Brass Vanity Work Stool with Leather Seat

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lovely brass vanity stool with beautifully detailed legs, perfect for any vanity, dress table or

Category

20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass

19th Century Weathered Italian Work Stool
19th Century Weathered Italian Work Stool

19th Century Weathered Italian Work Stool

Located in London, GB

A small 19th century rustic weathered stool from the hilltop city of Matera. The scarred top

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Side Tables

Materials

Oak

Set of five Industrial Steel Adjustable Work Stools
Set of five Industrial Steel Adjustable Work Stools

Set of five Industrial Steel Adjustable Work Stools

By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.

Located in New Windsor, NY

Heavy duty swiveling and periscoping Industrial stools. Adjustable height from 33.5" high to 23.5

Category

Vintage 1940s Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Steel

Vintage 1930s Industrial Rask Work Drafting Stool by Toledo Furniture Company
Vintage 1930s Industrial Rask Work Drafting Stool by Toledo Furniture Company

Vintage 1930s Industrial Rask Work Drafting Stool by Toledo Furniture Company

By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.

Located in New York, NY

Classic adjustable work stool by the Toledo Metal Furniture Company, Made in USA, circa 1930s. The

Category

Vintage 1930s American Industrial Stools

Materials

Steel

Early 20th Century Cedar Tripod Milking Stool from Mexico
Early 20th Century Cedar Tripod Milking Stool from Mexico

Early 20th Century Cedar Tripod Milking Stool from Mexico

Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

1920s cedar tripod work stool from Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Heavily weathered patina

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Mexican Rustic Stools

Materials

Cedar

Three Swedish Milking Stools
Three Swedish Milking Stools

Three Swedish Milking Stools

Located in Long Island City, NY

These low work stools will introduce a note of rough country elegance into any interior. They show

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Rustic Stools

Materials

Wood

Rare Low Z Stool by Gilbert Rohde for Troy Sunshade, Original, Signed
Rare Low Z Stool by Gilbert Rohde for Troy Sunshade, Original, Signed

Rare Low Z Stool by Gilbert Rohde for Troy Sunshade, Original, Signed

By Gilbert Rohde, Troy Sunshade Company

Located in Kansas City, MO

Rare short work stool or vanity stool designed by Gilbert Rohde and made by Troy Sunshade Company

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Chrome

Mid-Century Vintage Polished Brass Stool, 1950s
Mid-Century Vintage Polished Brass Stool, 1950s

Mid-Century Vintage Polished Brass Stool, 1950s

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Very chic vintage hammered polished brass strap-work stool or side table with X-detailing in the

Category

Vintage 1960s Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Brass, Copper

Pair of Brutalist Tripod Stools C1950 France
Pair of Brutalist Tripod Stools C1950 France

Pair of Brutalist Tripod Stools C1950 France

By Atelier Marolles

Located in Trensacq, FR

handcrafted gouge-work stools with a beautiful primitive look. Well made, solid, and sound, with nice grain

Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Stools

Materials

Wood

19th Century American Painted Primitive Stool
19th Century American Painted Primitive Stool

19th Century American Painted Primitive Stool

Located in Rochester, NY

19th century American country hand crafted primitive work stool with four chamfered splayed legs

Category

Antique 19th Century American Country Stools

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century American Primitive Slab Wood Stool
19th Century American Primitive Slab Wood Stool

19th Century American Primitive Slab Wood Stool

Located in Rochester, NY

Antique American country primitive three legged work stool with early pegged through construction

Category

Antique 19th Century American Primitive Stools

Materials

Wood

Classic Industrial Task Stool by The Toledo Metal Furniture Company
Classic Industrial Task Stool by The Toledo Metal Furniture Company

Classic Industrial Task Stool by The Toledo Metal Furniture Company

By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.

Located in New York, NY

, task, work stool in bent plywood and steel. This example is in very good, working condition, it swivels

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools

Materials

Steel

Set of Three Primitive Folk Art Tripod Stools
Set of Three Primitive Folk Art Tripod Stools

Set of Three Primitive Folk Art Tripod Stools

Located in Peabody, MA

" style work stool. Live edge stool measures 18.5" x 17.5" x 24.5" high. Windsor measures 21" x 23.75

Category

Antique 19th Century American Primitive Stools

Materials

Chestnut, Maple, Walnut

Industrial Workstool, circa 1950
Industrial Workstool, circa 1950

Industrial Workstool, circa 1950

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Work stool in the style of the New Objectivity / Industrial / Bauhaus. Riveted and curved steel

Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Industrial Stools

Materials

Iron

Original Thonet Piano Stool, Early 20th Century
Original Thonet Piano Stool, Early 20th Century

Original Thonet Piano Stool, Early 20th Century

By Thonet

Located in Schwerin, MV

, dressing or work stool. Restored piano stool / swivel stool from Gebrüder Thonet. The piano stool is made

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Stools

Materials

Metal

Collection of Cantilevered Work Bench Stools
Collection of Cantilevered Work Bench Stools

Collection of Cantilevered Work Bench Stools

By Early Electrics Design Studio

Located in Peekskill, NY

These stools are very well made with a thick solid wood seat and a 1 inch thick cast iron arm. At

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Stools

Collection of Cantilevered Work Bench Stools
Collection of Cantilevered Work Bench Stools

Collection of Cantilevered Work Bench Stools

Located in Peekskill, NY

These stools are very well made with a thick solid wood seat and a 1 inch thick cast iron arm. At

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools

Collection of Cantilevered Work Bench Stools
Collection of Cantilevered Work Bench Stools

Collection of Cantilevered Work Bench Stools

Located in Peekskill, NY

These stools are very well made with a thick solid wood seat and a 1 inch thick cast iron arm. At

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools

Original Thonet Piano Stool, Early 20th Century, Restaured
Original Thonet Piano Stool, Early 20th Century, Restaured

Original Thonet Piano Stool, Early 20th Century, Restaured

By Thonet

Located in Schwerin, MV

work stool. The piano stool is made of black lacquered wood and has a frame with a bentwood ring

Category

Antique 1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Stools

Materials

Wood, Braid

Octagonal Stool with Elegant Gouge Work, 1950s, France
Octagonal Stool with Elegant Gouge Work, 1950s, France

Octagonal Stool with Elegant Gouge Work, 1950s, France

By Atelier Marolles, Jean Touret

Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija

. The stool's elegant gouge work reflects the timeless French rustic aesthetic, combining form and

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Oak

Pair of Rattan Round Stools, French Work, Circa 1950
Pair of Rattan Round Stools, French Work, Circa 1950

Pair of Rattan Round Stools, French Work, Circa 1950

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

These stools are made of rattan. This is a French work. Circa 1950.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Rattan

Pop-Art Legs with Work Shoes Stool, 1990s USA
Pop-Art Legs with Work Shoes Stool, 1990s USA

Pop-Art Legs with Work Shoes Stool, 1990s USA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

old black leather work derby shoes as feet. Wooden ovular top with a flame embroidered fabric

Category

1990s American Brutalist Stools

Materials

Metal

Vintage French Industrial Workshop Chair by Paul-Henry Nicolle, 1930s
Vintage French Industrial Workshop Chair by Paul-Henry Nicolle, 1930s

Vintage French Industrial Workshop Chair by Paul-Henry Nicolle, 1930s

By Paul-Henry Nicolle

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

manufacturing functional and comfortable work stools. In 1933, NICOLLE decided to distribute his fabric seat

Category

Early 20th Century French Industrial Stools

Materials

Metal

Pair of French Napoleon III Bead Work Upholstered Footstools
Pair of French Napoleon III Bead Work Upholstered Footstools

Pair of French Napoleon III Bead Work Upholstered Footstools

Located in Hudson, NY

. Unusual to Fine a pair intact after so many years the stools are lovely small treasures and the bead work

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Stools

Materials

Bronze

Brutalist Tripod Low Chair and Ottoman, French Work, circa 1950
Brutalist Tripod Low Chair and Ottoman, French Work, circa 1950

Brutalist Tripod Low Chair and Ottoman, French Work, circa 1950

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

This unusual Brutalist tripod low chair and ottoman are made of wood. This is a French work, circa

Category

Vintage 1950s French Brutalist Stools

Materials

Wood

Deep Buttoned Chesterfield Leather Library Stool
Deep Buttoned Chesterfield Leather Library Stool

Deep Buttoned Chesterfield Leather Library Stool

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

This sturdy Library Stool would work well in almost any room, it is in good sound condition The Stool

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Stools

Materials

Beech

Victorian Footstool Mahogany frame Hand Embroidered wool-work Top, Circa 1880
Victorian Footstool Mahogany frame Hand Embroidered wool-work Top, Circa 1880

Victorian Footstool Mahogany frame Hand Embroidered wool-work Top, Circa 1880

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very good quality, English, Victorian Foot Stool, the frame being turned from one solid

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Stools

Materials

Wool, Mahogany

French Mid-Century Bobbin Stool or Side Table
French Mid-Century Bobbin Stool or Side Table

French Mid-Century Bobbin Stool or Side Table

Located in London, GB

stool but would work well as a side table. Location: London Gallery. Dimensions: 50 diameter x

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Pair of Eric O'Leary Glazed Ceramic Stools
Pair of Eric O'Leary Glazed Ceramic Stools

Pair of Eric O'Leary Glazed Ceramic Stools

By Eric O'leary

Located in New York, NY

his stools, planters and other objects, constructed of cut and shaped slabs with warm O'Leary's work

Category

Late 20th Century American Stools

Materials

Ceramic

Jorgen Rasmussen aluminum Drafting Stool for Kevi, Denmark
Jorgen Rasmussen aluminum Drafting Stool for Kevi, Denmark

Jorgen Rasmussen aluminum Drafting Stool for Kevi, Denmark

By Kevi

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Drafting stool (work or bar) by Jorgen Rasmussen for Kevi Denmark. Aluminum frame with foam paded

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Aluminum

Set 4 Vintage Chinese Asian Hardwood Garden Seat Stools
Set 4 Vintage Chinese Asian Hardwood Garden Seat Stools

Set 4 Vintage Chinese Asian Hardwood Garden Seat Stools

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Set of 4 (four) Chinese hardwood barrel form interlaced open work support structure garden stools

Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Stools

Materials

Wood

Pair of Vintage Chinese Asian Hardwood Garden Seat Stools
Pair of Vintage Chinese Asian Hardwood Garden Seat Stools

Pair of Vintage Chinese Asian Hardwood Garden Seat Stools

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of Chinese hardwood interlaced open work support structure garden stools, stamped "Made In

Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Stools

Materials

Wood

Low French Midcentury Wooden Bobbin Stool or Side Table
Low French Midcentury Wooden Bobbin Stool or Side Table

Low French Midcentury Wooden Bobbin Stool or Side Table

Located in London, GB

An unusual turned bobbin stool which would work as a side table or plant stand. French, circa

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

Metal Industrial Stool by Lyon Metal Products Inc. Aurora Illinois
Metal Industrial Stool by Lyon Metal Products Inc. Aurora Illinois

Metal Industrial Stool by Lyon Metal Products Inc. Aurora Illinois

By Lyon Metal Manufacturing

Located in New York, NY

Industrial Design metal work, task drafting stool by Lyon Metal Products. Nice tall version

Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Stools

Materials

Steel

Set of Four Bar Stools by Frederic Weinberg ca. 1950s
Set of Four Bar Stools by Frederic Weinberg ca. 1950s

Set of Four Bar Stools by Frederic Weinberg ca. 1950s

By Frederic Weinberg

Located in Peabody, MA

Set of four classic lacquered wire work bar stools by Frederic Weinberg, ca. 1950s. Two white, two

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wrought Iron

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Work Stools For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of work stools for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct work stools — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. We have 334 antique and vintage work stools in-stock, while there are 41 modern editions to choose from as well. Work stools have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Work stools bearing mid-century modern or industrial hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Not every interior allows for large work stools, so small work stools measuring 1 inches across are available at 1stDibs. Work stools have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Ama Elastik, Paul McCobb and Dafi Reis Doron are consistently popular.

How Much are Work Stools?

Prices for work stools can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, work stools begin at $0 and can go as high as $52,190, while the average can fetch as much as $2,441.

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.

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