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Footstool Early Victorian with Octagonal Walnut Frame & Tapestry Top, ca 1840

$433.35
£320
€375.03
CA$597.61
A$671.39
CHF 350.80
MX$8,194.61
NOK 4,454.16
SEK 4,192.65
DKK 2,798.61

About the Item

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 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 with gold braiding fixed around the lower edge. Overall a good and unusual, early Victorian, octagonal shaped footstool .
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.38 in (11.13 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)Depth: 11 in (27.94 cm)Seat Height: 4.38 in (11.13 cm)
  • Style:
    Early Victorian (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1840
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Minor repairs over the years and newly re-upholstered top. Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Some wear from use over the years. Please see images. Re-upholstered.
  • Seller Location:
    Lincoln, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: F 367-B1stDibs: LU990333135192

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