Stools
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Giltwood
1860s Italian High Victorian Antique Stools
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Giltwood
20th Century American Victorian Stools
Aluminum
Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Stools
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Tapestry, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Walnut, Faux Fur
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Stools
Hardwood
1960s British Victorian Vintage Stools
Walnut
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Walnut, Leather
20th Century British Victorian Stools
Hardwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Brass, Iron
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Velvet, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1960s European Louis XV Vintage Stools
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 20th Century Louis XV Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s British Louis XV Stools
Hardwood
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Stools
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Ceramic, Tapestry, Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Ceramic, Tapestry, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Hardwood
20th Century Victorian Stools
Fabric, Hardwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Stools
Walnut, Cotton
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Elm
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Giltwood
1890s Louis XV Antique Stools
Beech
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
20th Century English Victorian Stools
Velvet, Wood
20th Century French Late Victorian Stools
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Cane
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
1870s Victorian Antique Stools
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Late Victorian Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Cane, Oak
1850s English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Other
Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Stools
Beech, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Louis XV Stools
Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Fabric, Fruitwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Velvet, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Victorian Stools
Metal
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
Antique, New and Vintage Stools
Stools are versatile and a necessary addition to any living room, kitchen area or elsewhere in your home. A sofa or reliable lounge chair might nab all the credit, comfort-wise, but don’t discount the roles that good antique, new and vintage stools can play.
“Stools are jewels and statements in a space, and they can also be investment pieces,” says New York City designer Amy Lau, who adds that these seats provide an excellent choice for setting an interior’s general tone.
Stools, which are among the oldest forms of wooden furnishings, may also serve as decorative pieces, even if we’re talking about a stool that is far less sculptural than the gracefully curving molded plywood shells that make up Sōri Yanagi’s provocative Butterfly stool.
Fawn Galli, a New York interior designer, uses her stools in the same way you would use a throw pillow. “I normally buy several styles and move them around the home where needed,” she says.
Stools are smaller pieces of seating as compared to armchairs or dining chairs and can add depth as well as functionality to a space that you’ve set aside for entertaining. For a splash of color, consider the Stool 60, a pioneering work of bentwood by Finnish architect and furniture maker Alvar Aalto. It’s manufactured by Artek and comes in a variety of colored seats and finishes.
Barstools that date back to the 1970s are now more ubiquitous in kitchens. Vintage barstools have seen renewed interest, be they a meld of chrome and leather or transparent plastic, such as the Lucite and stainless-steel counter stool variety from Indiana-born furniture designer Charles Hollis Jones, who is renowned for his acrylic works. A cluster of barstools — perhaps a set of four brushed-aluminum counter stools by Emeco or Tubby Tube stools by Faye Toogood — can encourage merriment in the kitchen. If you’ve got the room for family and friends to congregate and enjoy cocktails where the cooking is done, consider matching your stools with a tall table.
Whether you need counter stools, drafting stools or another kind, explore an extensive range of antique, new and vintage stools on 1stDibs.