Stools
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Brass, Steel
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Bronze, Ormolu
1810s English Regency Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
1820s French Louis Philippe Antique Stools
Paint, Giltwood, Wood, Muslin, Gesso
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Stools
Wood
1810s Austrian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Rosewood
1810s George III Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Irish William IV Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 19th Century European George IV Antique Stools
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Silk, Velvet, Bamboo
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Stools
Fabric, Satinwood
Early 1900s Italian Baroque Revival Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Stools
Oak
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
Early 1900s French Country Antique Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Wood
Early 1800s French Directoire Antique Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stools
Walnut
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.
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