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Footstools For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1940s
Pair of Small 19th Century Louis XV Style French Walnut and Burlap Foot Stools
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of small 19th century Louis XV Style French Walnut and Burlap foot stools.
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Footstools
Materials
Burlap, Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Blackened Footstools with Leather, Set of 3
Located in Dallas, TX
Incorporate neoclassical beauty into your home with this exquisite suite of antique footstools. Crafted in Paris, circa 1880, and made of walnut wood, each stool sits on small scroll...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Lion Feet Ottoman
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Lion feet ottoman upholstered in Antique textile from Katie’s personal collection. Complete with 4200 and green tape trim.
22″d x 32″w cushion, 37″ d x 27″ w including legs.
19″ ov...
Category
19th Century Antique Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Classic Turned Leg Upholstered Pair Footstools, Italy 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian pair of foot stools.
Classic turned leg.
Newly reupholstered in hand spun vintage Belgian linen.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Circa 1880-1900, Antique Victorian Ebonised Lion's Hairy Paw Feet Footstool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England, circa 1880-1900 Ebonised footstool with elaborate hand carved Lion’s hairy paw feet...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Oak
Graceful French Louis XV Black Velvet Upholstered Distressed White Painted Stool
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous and graceful stool. The black velvet contrasts beautifully with the white distressed frame. There is one small stain shown but its dark too so not obvious. Measure...
Category
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Footstools
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
French Foot Stool 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
This is an extremely handsome French Rococo Revival footstool. Unusual shape and size. Mid-19th Century likely France retaining the original Gray undercoat with cream exterior and go...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Footstools
Materials
Wood, Paint
SMALL ANTiQUE GEORGIAN ENGLISH COUNTRY HOUSE FOOTSTOOL EMBROIDERED TOP BUN FEET
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely small English Country House circa 1800's Embroidered footstool designed to go with a wingback ar...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
FINE ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN CLAW & BALL BROWN LEATHER RESTORED CHESTERFIELD FOOTSTOOL
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning fully restored hand dyed cigar brown leather Victorian Chesterfield footstool with ...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Louis XVI Carved Stool
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI carved stool. Neoclassical Louis XVI period carved bleached white oval footstool with bead banded rim; foliate blocking above flute carved tapering legs, newly reupholstere...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Louis XVI Green Mohair Footstool
Located in New York, NY
Louis XVI green mohair footstool. Antique French faded painted and gilt carved stool newly reupholstered in bottle green mohair. France late 18th early 19th century
Dimension: 14" x...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Footstools
Materials
Mohair, Giltwood
19th Century Nobilis Velours Leopard Footstool
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French walnut footstool newly upholstered in Nobilis Leopard Velours fabric.
Category
19th Century Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut, Velvet, Hardwood
Walnut Black Forest Footstool Attributed to Matthijs Horrix for Horrix
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare Black Forest footstool. Design attributed to Matthijs Horrix for the famous Dutch cabinet makers Horrix Den Haag. Striking Dutch design from the 1880s. Solid hand-carved walnut base and re-upholstered with a quality velvet fabric. This wonderful Black Forest footstool attributed to Matthijs Horrix for Horrix Den Haag is in very good original condition with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. The Horrix company was established in Den Haag or The Hague and gained fame during the so-called eclectic period during the 19th Century. Their work was inspired by older styles of furniture but with fashionable features that was then considered new. The company also made Rustic style furniture that was very popular in the Northern Countries and England. These unusual objects...
Category
1890s Dutch Black Forest Antique Footstools
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
SUBLIME PAiR OF ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CLAW & BALL HARDWOOD FRAMED SMALL FOOTSTOOLS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of Victorian hand carved Mahogany, Claw & Ball feet, small footstools with floral uphols...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Large Antique Victorian Oak Cabriole Legged Footstool Embroidered Upholstery
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Victorian circa 1880 hand carved oak Cabriolet legged footstool with floral embroidered upholstery
A very decorative and w...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
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
Victorian Antique William & Mary Style Hardwood Embroidered Footstool Ottoman
Located in GB
We are is delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand Embroidered mahogany framed William & Mary style Victorian footstool or ottoman which is part of a suite
This stool is part ...
Category
19th Century English William and Mary Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique Swedish Pair of Large Rococo Style Footstools
Located in Kramfors, SE
Pair of large upholstered stools in rococo style made during the rococo revival in the late 19th century. The stools are unusually large and h...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival Antique Footstools
Materials
Pine
Antique circa 1850 Hand Carved Brown Leather Olive Press Coverted to Footstool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1850 hand carved solid hardwood Olive press which has been repurposed as a large footstool / ottoman
An expertly crafted piece...
Category
1850s European Early Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Oak
Stunning Victorian Antique William & Mary Style Hardwood Embroidered Footstool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand Embroidered mahogany framed William & Mary style Victorian footstool which is part of a suite
A very good looking well made and...
Category
19th Century English William and Mary Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Pair of Rare Walnut American Victorian Foot Stools Attributed to Belter
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1890s American High Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Footstool
Located in Darmstadt, DE
We present you our authentic Biedermeier Footstool from around 1830. Crafted from solid walnut top and oak legs, this stool exudes timeless charm...
Category
19th Century Biedermeier Antique Footstools
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Small Footstool, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small footstool on small sabre legs with straight frame in walnut and upholstered top. The footstool was covered with a white bouclé fabric.
Category
19th Century Antique Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
English Regency Mahogany Stool with Original Needlepoint of a Spaniel circa 1820
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Looking quintessentially Mario Buatta is this wonderful circa 1820 English regency period mahogany stool having tall upholstered seat with original needlepoint or tapestry, the top d...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Footstools
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Footstool ~ Vanity Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XVI painted footstool ~ vanity bench represents a tailored expression of the Neoclassical Revival that for all practical purposes never really ended! handcr...
Category
1890s French Neoclassical Antique Footstools
Materials
Fruitwood, Paint
Classical Carved Mahogany Upholstered Foot Stool Ottoman
Located in Essex, MA
A Classical carved mahogany footstool, or ottoman, the top newly upholstered in leopard print velvet fabric over scrolled supports joined by a vase and ring-turned stretcher, Boston, circa 1820. Beautifully made and very solid, this stool may serve as additional occasional seating...
Category
1820s American Neoclassical Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Charles X Walnut Stool
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular upholstered seat raised on turned legs joined by H form stretchers.
Category
1830s French Charles X Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Antique Swedish Gustavian Ottomans
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Ottomans in white paint and parcel gilt. In a white painted finish, the carved frames in the Louis XVI style with cylindric...
Category
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Footstools
Materials
Wood
Exceptional and Rare 19th Century Irish X Framed Stool
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional and rare 19th century Irish oak stool, with beautifully rich patination and grain. The padded brass studded seat is of rectangular form ...
Category
19th Century Irish Antique Footstools
Materials
Brass
Pair of Empire Style Mahogany Benches
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular upholstered seats with klismos form bases with turned stretchers, bronze mounts and paw feet.
Category
1820s French Empire Antique Footstools
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Louis XV Style Foot Stool, Ottoman Original Water Gilded Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
French Louis XV Style ottoman or foot stool that was produced in France in the mid-to late 1800’s. The Maker’s Stamp is still on the bottom and is marked; Au Bon Marché Maison, Aristide Boucicaut, Tapisserie et Ameublement Paris. Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche was the first department store in the world and opened in 1852 in Paris with Aristide Boucicaut and his wife Marguerite at the helm. They offered original creations and limited editions alongside a selection of the most beautiful objects from all over the world. Our Antique French Louis XV Ottoman...
Category
1870s French Louis XV Antique Footstools
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Regency circa 1815 Brown Leather Hardwood Lion's Hairy Paw Footstool
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, totally original circa 1810-1820 Regency brown leather with Rosewood frame footstool finished with Lion's hairy paw feet
Please n...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Very Fine Pair of Early 19th Century Stools
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine pair of early 19th century fruitwood stools, finely hand carved with gorgeously rich patination and grain. The padded, deep buttoned seat is of square form and upholstere...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Footstools
Materials
Brass
Wood and Fabric Stool, Art Deco Period, France, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Wood and fabric stool. Art deco period. France, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Footstool Early Victorian with Octagonal Walnut Frame & Tapestry Top, ca 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very attractive, unusual and original English foot stool from very early in the Victorian period of the 19th century, circa 1840.
The foot stool has a rare and very deco...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Ceramic, Tapestry, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Diminutive Painted Mahogany Footstool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming diminutive or petite footstool in the French Louis XVI taste. The stool features a hand-carved painted mahogany frame with neoclassical motifs. The rectangular form is supported by fluted legs topped with square rosettes. Upholstered with a geometric checkered textured fabric in a red wine color...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Footstools
Materials
Brass
Foot Stool Early Victorian with Octagonal Walnut Frame & Tapestry Top, ca 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very attractive, unusual and original English Footstool from very early in the Victorian period of the 19th century, circa 1840.
The foot stool has a rare and very decorative octagonal shape, the frame being made from walnut over a softwood frame. The walnut has a lovely mellow colour and patination from over 150 years of use. The stool has three original white ceramic bun feet.
It has been re-upholstered in a woven floral tapestry fabric...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Ceramic, Tapestry, Walnut
19th Century French Mahogany Footstool, circa 1850
Located in Faversham, GB
A large and simply stunning 19th Century French footstool. Made in mahogany with delicate Ormolu mounts to legs ending in square tapering supports. The gently bowed sides are topped ...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Footstools
Materials
Mahogany
Foot Stool Early Victorian Carved Walnut with Wool-Work Top, English, Circa 1850
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality English Walnut Footstool with a woolwork top, circa 1850
The stool has a nominally circular shape with a well ...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Dressing Stool, English, Walnut, Footstool, Bedroom Rest, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique dressing stool. An English, walnut footstool, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Beautifully presented stool with...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Pair of Fine French Art Deco X-Form Stools
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of fine French 1940s X-form stool in cherry wood.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Footstools
Materials
Wood
Bauhaus Stool, Material, Chrome and Leather, Country German, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Stool
Material: chrome and leather
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 and ...
Category
1940s German Bauhaus Vintage Footstools
Materials
Chrome
Fine Victorian Flower Upholstery Claw and Ball Carved Foot Stool
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely Victorian flowery upholstery claw and ball carved footstool.
Raised on very detailed claw and ball feet, the upholstery has lovely f...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Gilded Italian Venetian Stool
Located in Tampa, FL
A 19th century, Italian Venetian stool, gilded throughout with a lot of patina the fabric is silk. The bench is all hand carved and the legs go into a s...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Footstools
Materials
Silk, Wood
19th century English Oak Joint Stool Pegged Bench Display Stand
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century English oak joint stool pegged bench display stand.
Direct from England, a classic English “joint stool”. One of our most requested antiques...
Category
1860s British Jacobean Antique Footstools
Materials
Oak
English 19th Century Upholstered Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A darling English Regency style stool circa 1880. The solid walnut frame showcases swirling and folate carved designs on the legs and finishes with spoon feet...
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut, Hardwood, Wood, Textile, Fabric
Walnut Framed Upholstered Footstools, Italy, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian pair walnut framed foot stools.
Newly reupholstered.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Carved Oak Foot Stool Upholstered in Leather
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Carved oak foot stool upholstered in leather.
A lovely piece, this Victorian stool is made in carved oak, it stands on short carved hairy paw feet an...
Category
19th Century Gothic Antique Footstools
Materials
Oak
Pair of French Louis XV Painted Foot Stools Ottomans, Circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful pair of American-made French style stools in a beautiful blue with matching blue accents. The stools are in good condition and m...
Category
1940s American Louis XV Vintage Footstools
Materials
Walnut
Large Antique Stool, Mahogany, Paw Feet, France, circa 1860
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large antique stool in Mahogany with Paw Feet from the mid 19th century.
Mahogany solid wood. Four ebonized carved paw feet. Restored, hand polishe...
Category
1860s French Neoclassical Antique Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany, Paint
Victorian Country House Foot Stool Upholstered in Leather
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Country house foot stool upholstered in leather
A Lovely piece, this Victorian stool stands on carved cabriole scroll legs and has dark almost black studded leather uph...
Category
Mid-19th Century Adam Style Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather
19th Century Mahogany Stool
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality mid-19th century mahogany stool, of diminutive proportions, having attractive needlework drop in seat to frame with elegant carved decoration, raised on cabriole ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Mahogany
19thc Ebonised Piano Stool by Henry Brooks & Co London W/Howard & Son Upholstery
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
An ebonised piano stool by Henry Brooks & Co London. Beautifully made, well proportioned stool with cushioned seat leading to four turned legs with hoof like feet and delicate turned...
Category
1880s Aesthetic Movement Antique Footstools
Materials
Beech
Antique Gilt Carved Tortoise Foot Rest
Located in New York, NY
Antique gilt carved tortoise foot rest. Gilded Era wood carved and gilt tortoise/turtle foot rest with faux tortoise waxed canvas foot cushion and deep...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Footstools
Materials
Giltwood
'Pernilla' Armchair and Footstool Designed by Bruno Mathsson
Located in Brescia, IT
Iconic 'Pernilla' armchair and footstool designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson AB in Värnamo, Sweden in the 1940s.
The frame is made of birch wood and the seat of canvas wi...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Footstools
Materials
Canvas, Birch
William and Mary Style Walnut Leather Upholstered Small Footstool with Storage
Located in San Francisco, CA
An unusual and charming walnut William and Mary style leather upholstered small trunk with nailhead trim, opening to reveal a wood lined interior, ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English William and Mary Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Kilim Upholstered Stool on Reeded Nineteenth Century Legs
Located in London, GB
An upholstered stool with mid nineteenth century mahogany reeded and tapered legs covered in a vibrant tri-coloured striped Turkish Kilim.
Category
Mid-19th Century British Other Antique Footstools
Materials
Natural Fiber, Mahogany
Pair of Hand Carved Georgian Style Benches / Footstools / Ottomans, Boucle
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Hand Carved Georgian Style benches / footstools / ottomans, Boucle
Hand carved newly upholstered benches or footstools each having boucle...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Rococo Antique Footstools
Materials
Bouclé, Wood
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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