Stools
1870s French Modern Antique Stools
Metal
1890s British Chippendale Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Mahogany
19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Stools
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century British Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century German Other Antique Stools
Wool
19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Stools
Chestnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Stools
Cherry
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Stools
1880s French Louis XIV Antique Stools
Beech
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Rosewood
19th Century English Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
19th Century Antique Stools
Mahogany
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Stools
Bouclé, Walnut
19th Century English Antique Stools
Pine
1870s British Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Pine
19th Century British Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Hardwood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Rosewood
19th Century French Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Rosewood
1860s British High Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Stools
Elm
Late 18th Century English Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Stools
Wood
1890s British Edwardian Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
1790s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Stools
Birch
1890s Chinese Other Antique Stools
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Antique Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Antique Stools
Velvet, Oak, Fabric
19th Century English Antique Stools
Brass
19th Century English Antique Stools
Brass
Mid-18th Century Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Stools
Linen, Wood, Paint
19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Brass
19th Century English Regency Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century Rustic Antique Stools
Elm
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Cotton, Velvet
1890s French Antique Stools
Textile, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Wood
1720s English George I Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Stools
Upholstery
Mid-19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Stools
Iron
1890s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Stools
Acrylic, Beech
Late 17th Century English Charles II Antique Stools
Oak
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
1890s Unknown Egyptian Revival Antique Stools
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Stools
Linen, Oak
19th Century French Antique Stools
Mahogany
1880s Indian Antique Stools
Hardwood, Paint
1880s English Victorian Antique Stools
Fruitwood
1890s Indian Antique Stools
Fabric, Teak
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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