Stools
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Hardwood, Paint
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Hardwood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Beech
20th Century Baroque Stools
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Stools
Lambskin, Oak
1680s Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Porcelain, Paint
18th Century French Baroque Antique Stools
Tapestry, Oak
19th Century Baroque Antique Stools
Upholstery, Velvet
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Marble
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Wood
1890s Spanish Baroque Antique Stools
Oak
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Baroque Stools
Leather, Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Baroque Stools
Cowhide, Pine
Early 20th Century French Baroque Stools
Wood, Pine
19th Century French Baroque Antique Stools
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Velvet, Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Wood, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Elm
Early 20th Century European Chinese Export Stools
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Baroque Stools
Wood, Fabric
1650s Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Fir
19th Century English Baroque Antique Stools
Brass
Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Elm
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1980s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Ceramic
1690s British Baroque Antique Stools
Oak
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Wood, Elm
1960s Italian Chinese Export Vintage Stools
Majolica, Terracotta
1980s Italian Baroque Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Fabric, Foam, Polyester, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Elm
1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Copper, Brass
Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Stools
Pine
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Wood
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1690s European Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Ceramic
2010s Italian Baroque Stools
Gold Leaf
1730s European Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut, Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Stools
Gold Leaf
18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Stools
Wood
2010s Italian Baroque Stools
Gold Leaf
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Stools
Hardwood
1680s English Baroque Antique Stools
Ebony
18th Century French Baroque Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Early 1800s Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Leather, Giltwood
Early 1900s Maghreb Baroque Antique Stools
Beech
17th Century French Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
1880s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Stools
Padouk
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stools
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Chinese Export Stools
Rosewood
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.