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Footstools For Sale
Dooq Mid-Century Modern Pouf Ottoman with Dijon Velvet, Silk Fringes La Folie
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
With voluptuous curves and perfect poise, the Mid-Century Modern inspired La Folie Pouf Ottoman exalts passion and fantasy as if you were in a burlesque show at Moulin Rouge. Let you...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Silk, Velvet
French, Louis XVI Period, Carved Giltwood and Upholstered Footstool, ca. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
having an oval upholstered top on a carved giltwood frame, the apron with a repeating circular pattern, raised on round tapering fluted legs
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Footstools
Materials
Giltwood
Shoe Stool with a Seat, and a Mirror Stand Set, Vienna, circa 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Shoe stool with a seat, and a mirror stand set, Vienna, circa 1920s.
Only the mirror glass and the leather on the seat are replaced ( new ) ( The footrest ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Footstools
Materials
Nickel
FINE ANTiQUE VICTORIAN GREEN LEATHER RESTORED CHESTERFIELD TUFTED FOOTSTOOL
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed Regency Green leather Victorian Chesterfield footstool
Pl...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
$2,147 Sale Price
20% Off
Round Fur Ottoman, Mongolian Sheepskin Pouf
Located in Dural, AU
This round fur ottoman will be the wow factor that your decor needs. The snow white Mongolian fur ottoman will look and feel super lush in any in...
Category
2010s Australian Hollywood Regency Footstools
Materials
Sheepskin
Tree Branches Long Bench, Bege Fur and Brass, InsidherLand, Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
The Tree Branches long bench is entirely handcrafted in brass with a hammered technique similar to the irregular details of real branches.
The top in Mongolian Lamb fur completes th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Footstools
Materials
Brass
Ottoman pouf DROVA 4 - Choose your fabric, Soft Sculptural Seat, Artful style
Located in Kyiv, UA
Ottoman Pouf Drova 4 – A Stylish and Functional Accent for Modern Interiors
The Ottoman Pouf Drova 4 is a versatile and stylish addition to any living sp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Plywood, Foam
Indian Brass Three Legged Foot Stool
Located in San Diego, CA
Indian brass three legged foot stool in brass, circa 1970s. Great patina finish and enscibed circular design in blue; Legs unscrew for easy storage. A very interesting, decorative an...
Category
20th Century Indian Romantic Footstools
Materials
Brass
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand Carved Oak Paw Feet Upholstered Lupa Ottoman by Martin & Brocket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Martin & Brockett Lupa Ottoman is named after Lupa, the she-wolf mother of Rome, and features three hand-carved oak feet. It is a whimsical seating option to float next to a cock...
Category
2010s American Footstools
Materials
Oak
20th C. Louis XVI Style Tabouret Upholstered in Velvet with Brass Nailhead Trim
Located in Morristown, NJ
20th c., a Louis XVI style tabouret with concave sides to a rectangular upholstered seat, raised on turned wood legs with brass casters. The seat is upholstered in a small scale jewe...
Category
1980s American Louis XVI Vintage Footstools
Materials
Silk, Velvet, Wood
Classic Antique Style Bench
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Elegant Empire style bench in walnut. Canes seat and sides, generous size-44" wide. Practical and sturdy.
Category
1970s North American American Empire Vintage Footstools
Materials
Walnut
Postmodern Dedar Jacquard Velvet Madonna Stool Wood Made in Portugal by Malabar
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Madonna stool is part of New Malabar's collection, Future Classics.
Always curious about new scientific discoveries, the atom becomes one of Salvador Dalí favorite subjects of refle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Footstools
Materials
Marble
Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Floral Needlepoint Footstool Ottoman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Carved Walnut Floral Needlepoint Footstool Ottoman with Shapely Legs. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 13" H x 18" W x 14" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut
DOOQ Organic Modern Marlon Ottoman, Red Kvadrat by Pietro Franceschini
Located in Lisbon, PT
When pure geometry meets soft curves, something sculptural and sensual comes out. A fine dialogue between oversized legs and clean lines takes place in this piece upholstered in moha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Footstools
Materials
Bouclé, Velvet
Pair of Walnut Sword and Scabbard X Style Walnut Benches with Faux Alligator
By Alfred J. Emery
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous pair of walnut sword style x benches or stools. The stools are in good condition and have an alligator print that looks like leather to me. Measures 26 wide x 19.5...
Category
Early 2000s Unknown Regency Revival Footstools
Materials
Walnut
$1,596 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Dunbar Style Ottomans with Brass Legs
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of Classic midcentury ottomans or foot stools. Very heavy and thick brass legs, in the style of Dunbar.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools
Materials
Brass
$2,800 / set
Vintage Egyptian Camel Saddle Stool
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Egyptian, North Africa camel saddle shape stool.
Traditionally used to ride camels in the desert of Africa and the Middle East, this camel saddle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Folk Art Footstools
Materials
Brass
Modern Organic Style Collana Armchair in Solid Wood, Leather Flexible Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." THE ARMCHAIRS
The Collana armchairs are a celebration of refined design and unparalleled comfort. Crafted to elev...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Fiberglass, Upholstery, Textile
De Sede DS-80 Ocean Blue Patchwork Leather Stool, Ottoman, DeSede Switzerland
By De Sede
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Unique and decorative handmade De Sede DS-80 pouf in ocean blue leather. The pouf is in very good condition.
Category
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools
Materials
Leather
Mid Century Mustard Yellow Flowers Stool, Poland, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Space Age style plastic stool was made in Poland by Krynwald ERG fabric around the 1960s-1970s. The futuristic shape is tapered and aerodynamic, with a tulip foot and an yellow musta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
19th C Oak Stool with Leather Strap Top all handmade, Arts & Crafts period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good handmade stool with a well turned solid oak frame and a woven leather strap top, all dating to the Arts & Crafts period of the late 19th century.
The stool is made of solid oak. The frame joints into four legs with ring turned detail and with four jointed rectangular cross stretchers between the legs, making this a very strong construction. The seat top is made of interwoven reddish-brown leather straps which sit on fabric webbing below the leather and give additional support to the seat. The seat is finished off with four narrow leather strips that run along the lower seat edge, one on each side, that are secured by brass nail studs.
The stool has developed a good patina from age and use and the reddish-brown leather has a deep natural mature shine, only achieved by repeated polishing and use over the years.
This piece is made in the 17th century Jacobean style but we date the stool to the late 19th century, made in the English Arts & Crafts period of the late 19th century.
Please note the images are taken both indoors and outdoors in different light conditions.
Notes on English leather topped seating
Leather covers on English seating dates back to the middle ages and the 16th century. Mature leather seats can be as tough and polished as the wood of the frame itself. During the reign of Elizabeth 1st...
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Oak
1930s Carved Wood French Footstool With Cabriolet Legs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1930s French hand carved wood footstool.
Needs reupholstering. Some grey paint spots on leg as shown in pictures.
Category
1930s Vintage Footstools
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Six Leg Oval Footstool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century French walnut footstool featuring an elongated oval form supported by six fluted legs. Made in the grand Louis XVI taste with neoclassical carved rosettes on th...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Footstools
Materials
Brass
Italian, Piemontese, Rococo Period Lacquered and Gilded Footstool, Mid 18th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a jacard print needlepoint upholstered cushion trimmed in small nailheads atop a carved and shaped wooden frame that is lacquered and has giltwood details, the cabriole legs t...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Footstools
Materials
Giltwood
Mies van der Rohe Knoll Barcelona ottoman with brown leather cushion
Located in Ferndale, MI
Barcelona chair and the matching footstool were designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich, for the German Pavilion at the International Exposition of 1929, hosted by Barce...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Stainless Steel
A footstool from the early 20th century - turned wood and caning - France.
By Atelier Hofmann, Thonet
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A footrest from the early 20th century, made of solid turned wood and caning. In excellent condition with a beautiful patina.
Category
1920s French Vintage Footstools
Materials
Cane, Wood
$517 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Footstool, English, Walnut, Textile, Bedroom, Lounge Stool, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique footstool. An English, walnut and textile bedroom or lounge stool, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Charming Victorian example with great colour...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Textile, Walnut
Danish Mid-Century Modern Beech Footstool
Located in VANCOUVER, CA
Beech footstool, circa 1960's. Spayed removable legs and original upholstery with minor wear and tear.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Footstools
Materials
Beech
Louis XVI 19th Century French Footstool 35" Wide
Located in Rochester, NY
French 19th century Louis XVI style footstool. Carved walnut. Old upholstery shop label on bottom.
Category
19th Century French Antique Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Aesthetic Movement 'Thebes' Stool By Liberty & Co
Located in Petworth, GB
Rare Aesthetic Movement ebonised 'Thebes' stool with contrasting struts to simulate ebony and ivory
Original leather seat
Circa 1885
Liberty & Co
Illustrated in Liberty’s Furnitu...
Category
1880s English Egyptian Revival Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Sycamore
Pair of Vintage Franco Albini Style Rattan Pouf Ottoman Footstools
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Franco Albini Vittorio Bonacina (attr.) Rattan Pouf Ottoman Footstools, late 1950s / early 1960s. A striking looking and versatile piece of furniture, a great addition to any room. L...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Rattan
Sculpted Mahogany Tripod Theben Stool after Adolf Loos
Located in Denton, TX
Three legged tractor style seated stools in the style of Adolf Loos.
The seats are sculpted of one piece of mahogany.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Anglo-Indian Stool
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century heavily carved Anglo-Indian footstool featuring floral, foliage and mythical beast details. This footstool is newly upholstered and is also available C.O.M. with quick t...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Footstools
Materials
Wood
Ottoman-Zebra Hide Cube
Located in New York, NY
This Zebra hide cube ottoman provides a true ‘out of Africa’ sense to any space. Each ottoman has been upholstered with ethically and sustainably-sourced ...
Category
2010s South African Footstools
Materials
Zebra Hide
$1,770 / item
Antique Aesthetic Movement Faux Bamboo Ottoman, Attr: Herter Brothers
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exquisite Antique Aesthetic Movement Faux Bamboo Ottoman ATTR: Herter Brothers
*Please View Other Listings - Matching Side Chair and Piano Stool*
Presenting an exceptional piece of...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Faux Bamboo
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Footstool with Baby Tiger Needlepoint and Gold Trim
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique footstool with carved profiled legs and needlepoint embroidery of a. Baby tiger. Gold trim accent on the legs and around the top.
Category
1930s American Country Vintage Footstools
Materials
Textile, Wood
$175 Sale Price
30% Off
DOOQ Organic Modern Coral Pouf Malibu in Rich Cotton Velvet
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Like a warm embrace, Malibu Lounge Armchair welcomes you to stay within and relax. An elevated homage to the golden age of midcentury design and organic architecture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Silk, Velvet
Tall Stool in Oak, Reupholstered in Lambswool, Danish Cabinetmaker, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
Danish modern tall stool in oak with curly legs, reupholstered seat in long haired lambswool. Made by a Danish Cabinetmaker in circa 1950s.
A great object for the Scandinavian int...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Footstools
Materials
Wool, Oak
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th Century English Leather Dimitri Omersa Donkey Figure Footstool
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dimitri Omersa Donkey Leather Footstool, England, 1960s-70s
The charming brown leather model of a donkey made by Dimitri Omersa is in good condition w...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather
Moroccan Upholstered Red and Gold Fabric Pouf
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Moroccan fabric stool or ottoman, Moroccan pouf upholstered with a very nice red and gold fabric. Size: 18" H x 18''. Hand-made in Morocco, great to us...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Footstools
Materials
Fabric
19th Century French Louis XV Style Walnut Footstool with Custom Linen Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV style walnut footstool from the 19th century with custom linen upholstery. This exquisite 19th-century French walnut footstool is a testament to the enduring elegan...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Carved Walnut Folding Scissors Savonarola Bench/Settee
Located in Miami, FL
19th century carved walnut folding scissors Savonarola bench/settee
Typical of the Italian Renaissance with carved Florentine backs.
This pair cre...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut
Gustavian Antique, Round Stool, Swedish Cabinetmaker, Late 18th Century
Located in Odense, DK
Such a beautiful rare and original gustavian stool, made in giltwood with horsehair upholstered seat. Made in by a Swedish cabinetmaker in the late 18th century.
A great vintage o...
Category
19th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Footstools
Materials
Giltwood
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Vintage Turkish Metal Work Ottomans or Footstools
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive pair of midcentury Turkish ottomans or stools with upholstered tops with brass tacks over bases having exotic floral metal work, on wood frames, decorated with bone, and h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Moorish Footstools
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Mid Century White and Aqua Vintage Stools, Edmund Homa, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Stools from the turn of the 1960s. Beautiful white and aqua high quality upholstery. The stools consists of an upholstered part, a seat and wooden legs narrowing downwards, character...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric
DOOQ Mid-Century Modern Pouf Ottoman, Burnt Orange, Silk Fringes La Folie
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
With voluptuous curves and perfect poise, the Mid-Century Modern inspired La Folie Pouf Ottoman exalts passion and fantasy as if you were in a burlesque show at Moulin Rouge. Let you...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Silk, Velvet
1920s Carved Wood and Needlepoint Footstool
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s Carved Wood and Needlepoint Footstool
Needs reupholstery
Nicks throughout base
Carved cabriole legs and feet
Category
1920s Vintage Footstools
Materials
Wood
Upholstered American Mahogany Curule Stool, c. 1900-50
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Mahogany curule stool with arched crossed legs joined at the pivot point by turned stretcher. The stretcher is defined by turned rosettes at the insertion into the leg crossing point. The legs support an upholstered boxed...
Category
Early 20th Century American Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Modern Organic style armchair in Solid Wood, Upholstered Flexible Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." THE ARMCHAIRS
The Collana armchairs are a celebration of refined design and unparalleled comfort. Crafted to elev...
Category
2010s Brazilian Modern Footstools
Materials
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
Hobbit Poodle Footstool in Red Oak
By James Loewen
Located in Goshen, IN
Use a foot-stool in the kitchen to reach that top shelf, by the fireplace to peek inside the Christmas stocking, or at the back door to sit on when you change your shoes. The Poodle ...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
$125 / item
Pair of Italian Painted & Gilt Wood Foliate Upholstered Curule Stools, C. 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian painted and gilt wood foliate upholstered Curule stools with flanking central foliage medallions, and resting on scrolled feet with the original connecting cross stre...
Category
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Italian Wicker Cane Top Footstool
Located in New York, NY
An Italian cane top wood stool / footstool with carving detail and cabriole leg, in the Rococo style, circa mid to late-20th century, Italy. Piece can also be used as a small low tab...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Footstools
Materials
Wicker, Cane, Wood, Walnut
Pair of Heavy Thick Solid Chestnut Legs Rope Seats Benches Stools Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of heavy thick solid chestnut legs rope seats benches stools mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Twine, Chestnut
Pair of Italian Ottomans with Storage
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Pair of sleek 1960s Italian ottomans with rosewood base
Newly upholstered in textured Belgian Linen top
Top lifts open to reveal secret storage compartment!
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Footstools
Materials
Linen, Rosewood
$8,800 / set
COSETTE OTTOMAN - Modern Leather Ottoman with Tibetan Mongolian Lamb Fur Pelt
Located in Laguna Niguel, CA
COSETTE OTTOMAN - Modern Leather Ottoman with Tibetan Mongolian Lamb Fur Pelt
The Cosette Ottoman is a one-of-a-kind piece that combines luxurious leather an...
Category
2010s American Modern Footstools
Materials
Metal
William Sheppee Folding Iron and Leather Stool
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual folding foot stool by William Sheppee. Heavy wrought iron and patinated brown saddle leather.
Category
1980s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Footstools
Materials
Wrought Iron
Ottoman-Zebra Hide Cube
Located in New York, NY
This Zebra hide cube ottoman provides a true ‘out of Africa’ sense to any space. Each ottoman has been upholstered with ethically and sustainably-sourced Burchell's Zebra hide. Due t...
Category
2010s South African Footstools
Materials
Zebra Hide
$1,725 / item
Josef Frank Bench in Mahogany and Brass Nails, Svenskt Tenn, Sweden
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Josef Frank & SCANDINAVIAN MODERN
A beautiful bench by Josef Frank, for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1960s.
The frame is made of mahogany, upholstered seat with brass nails. The feet are elegantly sculpted and the bench can also be used as a table, end of bed stool...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Hand Carved Oak Paw Feet Upholstered Lupa Ottoman by Martin & Brocket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Martin & Brockett Lupa Ottoman is named after Lupa, the she-wolf mother of Rome, and features three hand-carved oak feet. It is a whimsical seating option to float next to a cock...
Category
2010s American Footstools
Materials
Oak, Upholstery
Charlotte Perriand Pine Stool for Les Arcs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic pine stool designed by Charlotte Perriand for the Les Arcs Ski Resort in France. Great lines and simplicity common with Perriand designs. Wooden cross brace under the seat an...
Category
1960s French Vintage Footstools
Materials
Pine
$2,200 / item
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.