Stools
1830s English Regency Antique Stools
Brass
Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
19th Century English Other Antique Stools
Oak, Wood
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stools
Elm
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Stools
Hardwood
19th Century English Other Antique Stools
Wood, Oak
Late 19th Century English Country Antique Stools
Elm
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Birch
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Wool, Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Stools
Pottery, Ceramic, Bamboo, Wood
19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Stools
Elm
18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century English Rustic Antique Stools
Hardwood
1890s German Other Antique Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Stools
Canvas, Fruitwood
19th Century French Primitive Antique Stools
Wood, Fruitwood
1890s English Antique Stools
Oak
1790s Antique Stools
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Velvet, Wood
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Stools
Walnut, Wood, Upholstery, Linen
19th Century Italian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Swedish Antique Stools
Beech
19th Century French Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stools
Rattan, Elm, Lacquer
Late 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Stools
Berlin Iron
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Austrian Chippendale Antique Stools
Wood, Walnut
Early 19th Century British Antique Stools
Fabric
19th Century Antique Stools
Wood
1880s French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Beech
1860s British Early Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Cane, Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Brass, Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Mid-19th Century German Adam Style Antique Stools
Metal
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Stools
Fabric, Oak, Hardwood, Upholstery
1680s English William and Mary Antique Stools
Fabric, Beech
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Stools
Leather, Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stools
Hardwood
1810s English Regency Antique Stools
Wood
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Silk, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century English Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Stools
Bamboo, Wood
1830s French Renaissance Revival Antique Stools
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century British Antique Stools
Leather
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stools
Brass
19th Century English Folk Art Antique Stools
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Birch
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century Antique Stools
Elm
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stools
Limestone
19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
1890s Georgian Antique Stools
Leather
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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