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Footstools For Sale
Jens Risom Danish Off-White Shou Patterned Upholstery and Wood Floating Bench
Located in Queens, NY
Danish Mid-Century rectangular floating bench with an off-white Shou-patterned fabric upholstered seat resting on a wooden floating frame base. (JENS RISOM).  
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Wood, Fabric, Upholstery

Mid-Century Brass and Striped Maroon Upholstered X-Bench
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century x-bench with a brass frame topped with a striped maroon upholstered seat.  
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Brass, Metal

French Louis XVI Style Footstool Gilt Gold
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Louis XVI style footstool repose pied, gilt gold Large footstool, highly decorative, can also be used as extra seating or as an ottoman instead of a coffe...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XVI Footstools

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Upholstery, Wood

Silver/ Chrome Pressure Stool by Tim Teven
Located in Geneve, CH
Silver/ chrome pressure stool by Tim Teven Pressure Series (2018 - Ongoing) Dimensions: 37 x 30 x 39 cm Materials: Aluminium, powder coating Available ...
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2010s Dutch Modern Footstools

Materials

Aluminum

French Cowhide and Wood Stool, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique 4 legged stool made in France, circa 1960s. Substantial and chunky round seat covered in a cushion and thick cowhide with spotted fur ranging from c...
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1960s French Brutalist Vintage Footstools

Materials

Leather, Wood, Cowhide

Beautiful Milo Baughman Rosewood and Aluminum Mid Century Stool C.1960-70’s
Located in Bernville, PA
Milo Baughman Rosewood and aluminum stool circa 1960-70’s. In original condition with a floral print on the seat. Would recommend reupholstery. Dimensions 16 inches in diameter by 13...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Footstools

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Aluminum

Modern Woven Black Webbing and Bleached Walnut Rectangular Bench
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-century American rectangular bench with a bleached walnut frame with stretcher base and a seat made of woven black webbing.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Fabric, Wood

18th Century French Louis XV Period Mahogany Hand Carved Foot Stool or Dog Stool
Located in Sofia, BG
18th Century French Louis XV period mahogany hand carved foot stool or dog stool in very good authentic condition still wearing original velvet upholstery in...
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Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Footstools

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Velvet, Mahogany

Erik Jørgensen Bench, Model EJ 141, Designed by Jensen & Ernst
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Elegant stool/bench, model EJ 141 designed by Morten Ernst & Anne Mette Jensen for Erik Jørgensen, Denmark. It's a bench with legs made of chrome-plated and upholstered seat in black...
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Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Footstools

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Chrome

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Lehnstuhl Hocker Footrest in Black with Woven Cane
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Nigel Coates widens his furnishing proposal for Wiener GTV Design by introducing in his collection an extremely original element: the Lehnstuhl-Hocke...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Footstools

Materials

Wood

Flemming Lassen My Own Chair Ottoman Sheepskin Moonlight Walnut for Audo
Located in New York, NY
The My Own Chair Footstool has been designed in the same spirit as Flemming Lassen’s original iconic chair, reflecting his love of rounded shapes, simple forms and precise detailing,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Footstools

Materials

Sheepskin, Walnut

Italian Painted and Gilt Foot Stool, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian hand painted and gilt foot stool with corner floral medallions and terminating on fluted legs with ball feet. Stool is covered in white muslin....
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19th Century Italian Antique Footstools

Footstool Art Deco Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Footstool Art Deco style, gilded wood foot and fabric. Measures: H 27cm, W 60cm, W 40cm.
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1950s French Art Deco Vintage Footstools

Materials

Wood

Viennese Footrest Josef Jaworek Nr. 2, circa 1875
By Josef Jaworek, Michael Thonet
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in Austria by the Josef Jaworek Company, which was one of the first competitor of the Gebrüder Thonet Company. Marked with early paper label, which is used before the ye...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Footstools

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Beech, Bentwood

Mid-Century Brass and Gray-Blue Cotton Upholstery X-Bench
Located in Queens, NY
Mid-Century x-bench with a brass frame topped with a gray-blue cotton upholstered seat. (Same benches with different upholstery: DUF0056-DUF0059)
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Metal, Brass

FULLY RESTORED WiNGBACK ARMCHAIR CHESTERFIELD FOOTSTOOL HAND DYED BROWN LEATHER
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, fully restored Antique Victorian circa 1880 custom made small footstool designed to bit betwe...
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1880s English High Victorian Antique Footstools

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Ayala Serfaty, Shastool Series: Sha Kurama, Handmade Stool, Israel, 2019
Located in New York, NY
Shastool Series consists of pieces felted by hand, recalling ancient textiles. Utilizing wool and silk, these one-of-a-kind fiber art pieces are softly molded over organic sculptural...
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2010s Israeli Footstools

Materials

Wool, Silk

PK91 Footstool by Poul Kjaerholm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PK91 folding footstool. Chromed metal and sienna brown leather. Stamped for Poul Kjaerholm.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Chrome

Ferguson Copeland Pouf Ottoman Footstool
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Ferguson Copeland Butt...
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Late 20th Century Footstools

Materials

Cotton

Mid-Century Footstool with Wheels, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of fabric Original condition.
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools

Materials

Fabric

Teakwood Low Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
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20th Century Organic Modern Footstools

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Footstools by Ephraim Ståhl
Located in Huntington, NY
A beautiful pair of Late Gustavian footstools. In the style of Ephraim Ståhl. Rectangular frame with slight bowfront and back. Featuring a decorative hand-carved scroll with fleurons...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Footstools

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint, Fabric

20th Century Dutch Sheepskin Leather Tub Chair & Footstool
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A charming tub chair and matching footstool, hand upholstered sheepskin leather by the finest craftsmen in Holland. The design and craftsmanship of sheep leather furniture was perfected in Holland and spread to other countries in northern Europe. CONDITION In Good Condition - some minor damage due to cat scratches...
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Late 20th Century Dutch Footstools

Materials

Leather, Sheepskin, Pine

Wonderful Transitional Chrome Velvet Stool Nickel Bamboo Jansen Bench
Located in Roslyn, NY
Perfect seating for the transitional or Classic rooms, this chrome / nickel stool with purple velvet fabric top done in bamboo chinoiserie design are so versatile that can be used in...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools

Materials

Nickel

Art Deco Vintage Beech Pouf Stool Tabouret Josef Frank Fabric 1930s Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage pouf or stool or ottoman with three beech wood feet designed and manufactured 1930s Austria. An amazing stool covered with fresh and colorful textile fabric designed...
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1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Footstools

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Beech

Italian, Art Nouveau Period Benches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved, painted and parcel-gilt, Florentine benches with contemporary, wave-form upholstery. NOTE: 4 AVAILABLE, priced each.
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Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Footstools

Materials

Wood

Iceland Flying Goose Footstool by Cuero Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Iceland Flying Goose Footstool by Cuero Design Dimensions: D 48 x W 47 x H 48 cm. Materials: Sheepskin and metal. Finish: Wild brown sheepskin and black frame. Weight: 5,5 kg. Avail...
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2010s Swedish Post-Modern Footstools

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century English Oak Step Stool
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century English oak step stool.
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Early 20th Century English Footstools

Materials

Wood, Oak

Antique 1 of 2 18th Century circa 1780 Georgian Claw & Ball Carved Walnut Stools
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime circa 1780 George II and later walnut stool with ornately carved legs and Claw & Ball feet This piece is a very good looking well m...
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1780s English George II Antique Footstools

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Vintage Footrest Made of Teak with Leather 1970
Located in Oirlo, LI
Vintage footrest made of teak with leather 1970 This is a very solid footstool with a leather cushion. The base is made of teak wood. You can...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools

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Leather, Teak

Chinese Low Daybed Step, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This low 19th-century table is actually a step used for easily getting in and out of a raised daybed. Crafted of northern elmwood (yumu), the step features a plank top surface, carved lotus spandrels, and a prominent apron carved with floral scrollwork. The wooden step is finished with dark lacquer, now lightly worn along the edges with rich texture. Today, we love this low step as a tabletop display stand or a footstool beside a plush armchair...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Footstools

Materials

Elm

Moooi Bart Footstool in The Menagerie of Extinct Animals Velvet Ivory Upholstery
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The indispensable items in a sitting room: poufs and footstools. The Bart Pouf and Footstool bring a cosy comfort in your home, combined with the Bart Sofa or Armchair, or as stand-a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Footstools

Materials

Upholstery

FINE ENGLISH VICTORIAN CiRCA 1860 FOOTSTOOL OTTOMAN CHINESE CHINOISERIE FABRIC
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super rare and highly collectable, original English Mahogany Footstool...
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1860s English High Victorian Antique Footstools

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Small Round Stool with Tweed Upholstery & Orange Vinyl Accent
Located in Greenwich, CT
This small round stool is upholstered in a colorful tweed fabric with an orange vinyl interior accent. Made with poplar wood painted with a Swedish finish...
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2010s American Post-Modern Footstools

Materials

Fabric

21st Century Contemporary Stool In Suede, Handpainted Lacquer & Golden Details
Located in Porto, PT
Enliven any interior with the beautifully bold Bombom Stool. Adding a focal feature to any interior space, a modern stool upholstered in suede...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools

Materials

Suede, Wood

Mid Century Industry Stool, 1950's, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Czechoslovak vintage industry stool, made in the 1950´s. It features an unconventional design. It was made of beech wood and iron structure. In very...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Footstools

Materials

Iron

Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Painted Bench or Footstool
Located in Savannah, GA
Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Parcel Gilt Painted Bench or Footstool with later blue and white checked upholstery, parcel gilt painted frame, rising on cabriole legs
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Footstools

Materials

Paint

Mid-Century Modern Italian Wood Stool by A.Simoni & G. Del Piero for Olive S.R.L
By Simonit & Del Piero
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Italian Mid-Century Modern stool in Walnut by Simon & Del Piero for Olivo S.R.L.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools

Materials

Walnut

Dimitri Omersa Rhinoceros Leather Footstool by Abercrombie & Fitch C1965
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Absolutely fantastic piece of Sculptural Art in a piece of furniture by Abercrombie and Fitch, designed and executed by Dimitri Omersa C1965. In amazing vintage condition with minor ...
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1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools

Materials

Leather, Art Glass

Swivel Clear Lucite Waterfall Vanity Stool by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles Hollis Jones "Waterfall" vanity stool. Has been professionally reupholstered in a light chenille fabric with gold flecks. Gold castor legs all roll smoothly. Swivel base...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Lucite

Custom Curved Ottoman
Located in Greenwich, CT
Hour glass shaped small ottoman. Built in solid hard maple topped with a cotton/dacron wrapped foam making it firm, yet comfortable. Piece shown is covered in a lightweight embroider...
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2010s American Modern Footstools

Materials

Upholstery

PAIR OF ANTIQUE REGENCY BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD BARON X FRAMED FOOTSTOOLs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of fully restored hand dyed brown leather Antique Chesterfield footstools...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Footstools

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Mid Century Mustard Yellow Velvet Foot Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful mustard velor upholstery. The stool consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, characteristic ...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Antique Cabriolet Leg Fully Restored Hand Dyed Bordeaux Leather Tufted Footstool
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, fully restored hand dyed Bordeaux leather footstool. A very good looking and well-made stool, it has been upholstered with high g...
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20th Century English Victorian Footstools

Materials

Leather

LIBERTY'S LONDON OMERSA LEATHER RHINOCEROS RHiNO FOOTSTOOL STOOL GLASS EYES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this small absolutely sublime original 1930’s Liberty’s London Omersa leather hand dyed stool Please note ...
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1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Footstools

Materials

Leather

Set of 4 Vintage Bar Stools by TON, 1980s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czech republic, - made of wood, - fair original condition, - shows signs of use, - seat height is 77 cm.
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1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools

Materials

Wood

Natural Oak DOM Stool by Marcos Zanuso Jr
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural oak DOM stool by Marcos Zanuso Jr Materials: Low stool, structure, and seat in solid oak, natural varnished or black stained. Technique: Lacquered metal. Natural or stained w...
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2010s French Modern Footstools

Materials

Oak

Chinese Limestone Foot Rest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century foot rest from China's Shanxi province is simply designed with a rounded body and four square feet. Hand carved of limestone, the footstool is patterned with rhythmic etchings and adorned on the ends with an eight-sided star, a symbolic depiction of the universe. It was believed that the Sky Emperor T'ai-Yi, a deification of primordial unity, resided at the top point of this star and ruled over all eight divisions of Heaven. Unlike wooden footstools that would have been placed before chairs or daybeds as a signal of status, this limestone foot rest was likely used in a garden before a drum seat...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Footstools

Materials

Limestone

Mid Century Hand Tufting Wool Stool, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stool from the turn of the 1960s and 1970s. Beautiful and unique upholstery. The stool is prepared in hand tufting technique. Everything is hand made in Poland, Europe. We used 1...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Footstool
Located in New York, NY
An upholstered footstool or low bench with nailhead and bird design, circa early-21st century. Piece is rectangular with nailhead design around upholstered cushion; textile upholster...
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Early 2000s Footstools

Materials

Metal

Artifort Leather and steel tulip P588 Ottoman/Footstool for F500 serie
Located in The Hague, NL
P588 Fotstool or ottoman that will fir all the 500 serie geoffrey Harcourt chairs. The leather is in overal good condition and the foot has been re-painted in a off white matt.
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Mid-20th Century Footstools

Materials

Steel

Pair of stools in black lacquered wood and blue leather
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of stool (footstools) full repair, new lacquered, new lining leather, and refresh metal (chrome). from France circa 1960.
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools

Materials

Chrome

LARGE VINTAGE GEORGE SMITH FOOTSTOOL OTTOMAN WiTH EMBROIDERED UPHOLSTERY
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite and highly collectable Vintage George Smith Kilim Ottoman...
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20th Century English Country Footstools

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Stunning Nos Liberty Style Omersa Brown Leather Pig Footstool Large and Medium
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime new old stock original Liberty’s London Omersa style brown leather hand dyed Pig footstool. This listing is for one medi...
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20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Footstools

Materials

Leather

Art Deco Stool in Wood, Country France, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Stools Art Deco. Material: wood You want to live in the golden years, this is the stool that your project needs. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles s...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Footstools

Materials

Wood

Raymond Loewy for Mengel Mid Century Iron Stool
Located in Countryside, IL
Raymond Loewy for Mengel Mid Century iron stool This stool measures: 17.25 wide x 17.25 deep x 18 inches high All pieces of furniture ca...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools

Materials

Iron

SMALL SiZED LIBERTY'S LONDON OMERSA BROWN LEATHER HIPPOPOTAMUS FOOTSTOOL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime very rare and original, small sized 1930’s Liberty’s London Omersa brown leather han...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Footstools

Materials

Leather

Davis Allen Square Chair and Ottoman by McGuire
Located in Highland, IN
This strikingly handsome Davis Allen design for McGuire of San Fransisco is the model RW-12A "Square Chair" and RW-51P ottoman. It is a cube chair executed in rattan and cane wicker ...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Footstools

Materials

Upholstery, Cane, Rattan

Antique and Vintage Footstools

Antique and vintage footstools might add a dose of fun to your living room, but they’re also hard workers.

Even as they’ve morphed into objects with plenty of functions over time, the footstool has a royal past. In Ancient Egypt, a footstool was used to climb onto an elevated chair or placed under someone’s feet as he or she was seated in a temple or private residence. Footstools were also in use during the Ottoman Empire. In fact, the ottoman, an upholstered seat or small bench that initially had no back or arms, was the main seating furniture in a home. Ottomans were a way to merge floor seating with cushions and mats.

Poufs, which originated in France, are also thought of as convenient seating furniture as well as occasionally serving as a side table, if needed. (Although, a pouf is typically not as firm as an ottoman.)

Over the years, footstools have taken on varying purposes. They have been used as small portable chairs, for example.

During the 18th century, a footstool might have been long with a low profile, which rendered it perfect for fireside seating. Victorian footstools were small but not unassuming, as furniture makers of the era would upholster the pieces so that they paired with the nearby sofa or wingback chairs. Footstools have even become a storage solution at home, with designers outfitting them with compartments. Today, a footstool might be used to organize quilts and blankets or other textiles, especially if you’re trying to keep things uncluttered in a small apartment.

Footstools are now available in all sorts of provocative colors, upholstery and more. No one is going to put a velvet footstool out on the curb, right? When shopping for your own footstool, try to find one that meets the height of your sofa or other seating (or is a tad lower). It should also be sturdy but not a heavy, clunky piece that’s a chore to move around.

The footstool is both decorative and functional. Not unlike a good throw pillow, interior designers have found numerous uses for this versatile, vibrant furnishing. Find yours in the growing collection of antique and vintage footstools today on 1stDibs.

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