Stools
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Stools
Wood, Oak
1860s German Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Iron
2010s English George II Stools
Gesso, Wood
1720s British George I Antique Stools
Oak
Early 20th Century French Victorian Stools
Faux Bamboo, Wood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Rosewood, Fabric
1750s Irish George II Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century British George II Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Bamboo
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
1830s English George IV Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
1750s Great Britain (UK) George II Antique Stools
19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Bamboo
19th Century Irish George IV Antique Stools
Mahogany
1860s French Victorian Antique Stools
Leather
Mid-19th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Brass
1730s Great Britain (UK) George II Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 18th Century English George II Antique Stools
Early 19th Century European George IV Antique Stools
Giltwood
20th Century English George II Stools
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Stools
Mahogany
1810s George III Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Irish George IV Antique Stools
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
1730s English George I Antique Stools
Mahogany, Silk
20th Century English Late Victorian Stools
Mahogany
20th Century English Victorian Stools
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
1880s High Victorian Antique Stools
Leather
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Yew
1760s English George III Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Brass
19th Century Irish George III Antique Stools
Mahogany, Upholstery
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.