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Footstools For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1990s
Italian Rococo Revival Carved Giltwood Bench, 3rd Quarter 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having an upholstered seat above a carved giltwood frame with shell and scroll motifs, the cabriole legs terminating is split toe feet.
Category
1860s Italian Rococo Revival Antique Footstools
Materials
Giltwood
Gold Leaf Footstool with Hand Embroidery
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful footstool is in great condition with hand embroidery and original beautiful gold leaf gilt work over hand carvings. Circa 1880.
Footstools have evolved throughout ...
Category
1880s Swedish Neoclassical Antique Footstools
Materials
Ash
1880s English Bronze Lion Footstool
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s English bronze lion footstool.
Category
1880s Antique Footstools
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair of Antique Victorian Hand Carved 19th Century Asethetic Movement Stools
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Victorian late 19th century hand carved pine stools in the Aesthetic movement taste
This stools are very decorative and we...
Category
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Footstools
Materials
Pine
Sublime Antique Victorian Hardwood Heavily Carved Piano Stool Porcelain Castors
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this rare original early Victorian circa 1840 hardwood piano stool with internal storage
A very good looking collectable and rare stool. As you...
Category
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Small Swedish 19th Century Brown Leather Footstool
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Swedish 19th century brown leather footstool with great patina and burn branded initials underneath.
Category
19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Regency Foot Stools
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a unique pair of period Regency foot stools that features beautifully carved hairy paw feet and finely cast lion head side handles. The stoo...
Category
1830s English Regency Antique Footstools
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Walnut Needlework Footstool
Located in Birmingham, AL
A lovely French Napoleon III period footstool handcrafted of walnut in Normandy having a beautiful floral needlework seat embellished with a velvet trim and brass nailheads, circa 18...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut
Very Small Georgian circa 1800 Footstool Round Hardwood Frame Original Fabric
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely very small Georgian footstool with original upholstery
A good looking period original stool, very small by modern standards, its tot...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Italian Neoclassical X-Form Stool
Located in Sheffield, MA
An elegant Italian neoclassical X-form stool painted Ivory and decorated with giltwood floral and vegetal ornaments. The stool has upholstered seat covered in paisley design fabric.
...
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Footstools
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand Carved English Georgian Claw & Ball Feet Footstool Brown Leather
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Georgian circa 1820 hand carved English footstool with new leather upholstery
A very good looking and well made piece, the frame is ...
Category
1820s English Georgian Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather
Sublime Pair of circa 1860 Antique Victorian Footstools Stools Carved Hardwood
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of early Victorian hand carved in solid mahogany footstool stools
These are a very high end luxurious pair of stools, they ha...
Category
1860s English Early Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Pair of Anglo-Indian Solid Ebony Footstools
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of Anglo-Indian solid ebony footstools, each with two scrolling and reeded rails, cane seats and later cushions, circa 1810.
Category
1810s Antique Footstools
Materials
Ebony
George II Style Mahogany Stool, Late 19th Century in Etro paisley fabric
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
The Etro paisley upholstered seat on leaf capped, cabriole legs with claw and ball feet.
Category
Late 19th Century European George II Antique Footstools
Materials
Mahogany
1830s, American Carved Mahogany Large Curule Foot Stools
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 2 large carved mahogany Curule base footstools, Boston, 1830s. Recently reupholstered in red Scalamandre linen fabric. Larger stool is 32.5” wide x 24” deep x 16” tall.
Small...
Category
1830s American American Empire Antique Footstools
Materials
Mahogany
Liberty & Co A Large Size Walnut Thebes Stool with ring turned legs & stretchers
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co.
A rare large Walnut Thebes stool with studded leather seat with turned stretchers uniting the turned legs.
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut
Antique Shoe Shine Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unique antique shoe shine foot rest.
Category
19th Century American Antique Footstools
Old English Carved Mahogany Queen Anne Style Oval Upholstered Seat Bench
Located in Charleston, SC
Fine old English carved mahogany Queen Anne style oval bench with vintage "cut velvet" upholstery on a slip-in seat. Wonderful hand carved ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Footstools
Materials
Mahogany
Rare circa 1860 Victorian Triangle Hunting Stool from Buckeburg Castle, Germany
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning very rare 19th century Hunting stool from Buckeberg Castle, Germany
A very good looking collectable piece, I h...
Category
1860s German Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Faux Bamboo (English, 19th Centunry) Stool/Bench
Located in New York, NY
Faux bamboo (English, 19th century) ebonized and gilt trimmed round stool/bench with a needlepoint seat.
Category
19th Century British Antique Footstools
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Wood, Giltwood
Pair of English Wooden Metamorphic Footstools with Leather Tops, circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English wooden metamorphic footstools from the mid-19th century, with caramel leather tops. Born in England during the third quarter of the 19th century, each of this amazing metamorphic stools...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Footstools
Materials
Brass
19th Century French, Louis XIV Painted Stool/Bench with Lion's Paw Feet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Painted Stool features tailored architecture and masculine adornment, plus an original painted finish that makes it more compatible with today's casual ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Footstools
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century English Mahogany Needlepoint Stool with Claw Feet
Located in Port Chester, NY
A decorative footstool with its original intricately embroidered seat and finely carved mahogany legs. The claw feet on this piece are particularly well articulated. The seat has goo...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Footstool
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XVI style giltwood footstool.
Unusual antique French Napoleon III gilt wood footstool, stool or tabouret with beautiful patina. This great French Louis XVI...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Footstools
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century, Chinese Provincial Fan Shaped Stool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Chinese carved wooden stool with a fan shaped seat. Features splayed legs with stretchers on each side and a carved apron on the front. Constructed with old world mortise and tenon j...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Footstools
Materials
Wood
Antique Leather Foot Stool with Nail Head Trim
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An unusual, vintage brown leather foot stool with a wood frame and saddle shape, decorated with brass studs, strong in form with a scalloped base a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather
English Labeled Late 19th c. Metamorphic Mahogany Foot Stool
By J. Sinclair, Liverpool 1
Located in Hudson, NY
This piece, a labeled example of fine British furniture made circa 1880, is crafted from mahogany and cane. Designed to change its profile from a low gout stool with a foot rest to a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Regency Revival Antique Footstools
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Set of Four Early 19th Century Swedish Mahogany Stools
Located in Pasadena, CA
Set of four early 19th century Swedish mahogany stools.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Footstools
Materials
Mahogany
Oversized Art Deco Ottoman/Footstool, Stepped Nickel Chromed Legs
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Elusive Art Deco ottoman/footstool. Stepped nickel chromed legs..Retains original oil cloth fabric,(worn) as well as original chromed ziggurat plinth feet, Classic deco, Machine Age ...
Category
1830s American Art Deco Antique Footstools
Materials
Nickel
Louis XV Style Rosewood and Leather Tabouret Stools, French 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of elegant Louis XV style carved rosewood stools or tabourets with nailhead detail, and recently recovered with leather upholstery.
In excellent condition, sturdy and sound
Fr...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Footstools
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of English Mahogany Foot Stools, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English mahogany foot stools with scrolled decorative work. Stools are covered in white muslin. Circa 1820
Category
19th Century British Antique Footstools
Pair of Swedish Rococo Style Carved Painted Upholstered Stools, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo style painted stools from the late 19th century with richly carved décor, cabriole legs and newly upholstered seats. Each of this pair of Scandinavian Rococo style stools features a square seat reupholstered in a double welt cotton fabric, sitting above a skirt carved on all sides with exquisite volute motifs. Four cabriole legs, marked with striking medallions on the knees, raise each stool. The C-scrolls of the skirt are beautifully echoed in the curves of the scrolled feet. The paint color, which has been refreshed, is typical of the Scandinavian taste for light colors. Combined with the elegance of the lines and skill shown in the carved decor, this pair of Swedish Rococo style stools showcases the workmanship of 19th century Swedish furniture...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Footstools
Materials
Paint
19th Century Tufted Leather Foot Stool or Bench, with Raising Capabilities
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is a fine, 19th century, brown leather, button tufted foot stool with mahogany frame and brass tacks over turned legs and brass wheels. Having t...
Category
1860s British British Colonial Antique Footstools
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Pair of Swedish Footstools
Located in Vista, CA
Pair of 19th century Swedish footstools with a central shell on the apron and cabriole legs which are supported by a spindle shaped stretcher.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Swedish Neoclassic Painted Footstools
Located in Essex, MA
Each with carved seat rail with set in seat raised on carved legs headed by paterae and tapered with reeded tassel and fluting joined by a turned X-form stretcher.
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Footstools
Materials
Other
Italian Painted and Gilt Foot Stool, Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, 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....
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Footstools
Queen Ann Style Bench Footstool
Located in San Francisco, CA
English walnut footstool or bench with deep dark brown leather cushion. Extremely good quality, custom made bench. England, late 19th to earl...
Category
19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Walnut Stools with Cabriole Legs and Trifid Feet
Located in New York, NY
Pair of walnut stools with cabriole legs and trifid feet. With an exaggerated curve to the legs and the edges carved with C-scrolls.
Category
19th Century English Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut
A Fine Pair of Regency Ebony Caned Footstools
Located in Sheffield, MA
Each with scrolled arms and fluting throughout.
Category
19th Century English Antique Footstools
French Napoleon III Giltwood 19th Century Footstool with Needlepoint Upholstery
Located in Savannah, GA
This charming petite French footstool dates from the Napoleon III period. Features include a hand-carved painted giltwood frame with neoclassical motifs and decorative molding. The s...
Category
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Footstools
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
19th century carved oak footstool
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very unusual 19th century footstool. Made from oak with wonderful carved designs to every surface. Good size and could even be used as a side table. The decoration really m...
Category
19th Century Antique Footstools
Materials
Oak
English 19th Century Large Bespoke Made Centre Footstool Country House
Located in Southampton, GB
Super scale centre footstool.
The frame has been bespoke made by a joiner, using 19th century swept-away mahogany lion paw legs, on original brass castors.
The upholstery in hessian ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Footstools
Materials
Upholstery
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
Pair Of William And Mary Style Oak Benches
Located in Essex, MA
Each square with leather seat and tacked border. Barley twist legs and conforming box stretchers.
Category
Late 19th Century European William and Mary Antique Footstools
Materials
Leather, Oak
Moroccan Hand Embroidered Large White Ottoman, Cushion or Pouf
Located in Plainview, NY
A large handwoven vintage moroccan white ottoman, cushion or pouf in a square shape. This eye-catching ottoman or pouf will lend an air of exotic majesty...
Category
1990s Moroccan Moorish Footstools
Materials
Textile
Antique Painted and Upholstered French Gout Stool
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique painted and upholstered French foot stool known in the time as a gout stool. Hand carved scrollwork with gilding.
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Footstools
Materials
Textile, 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
Antique Victorian Pair, Walnut Bead Work Foot Stools, Scotland, 1870, H070
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian pair, walnut bead work foot stools, Scotland, 1870, H070
Scotland
1870
All original
Bead work top in excellent condition
Ebonized frames with burr walnut and ...
Category
1870s Scottish Victorian Antique Footstools
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Carved Walnut Footstool with 18th Century Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique footstool was crafted in Lyon, France, circa 1860. The carved, rectangular footrest has been reupholstered with old Aubusson verdure fragment...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Footstools
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
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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