Stools
1820s English Georgian Antique Stools
Elm
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Leather, Oak
1720s English George I Antique Stools
Oak
1920s British Georgian Vintage Stools
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century English Georgian Stools
Oak
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Stools
Upholstery, Hardwood
20th Century British George III Stools
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
20th Century French Empire Stools
Muslin, Giltwood
18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Stools
Mahogany
Mid-18th Century George II Antique Stools
Fabric
18th Century British Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
20th Century French Empire Stools
Wood
19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Walnut, Upholstery
1780s English George III Antique Stools
Oak
19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American George III Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Birch
20th Century George II Stools
Fabric, Giltwood
18th Century Irish Georgian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century British George II Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century Portuguese Empire Stools
Wood
1890s Georgian Antique Stools
Leather
Late 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Birch
Early 20th Century French Empire Stools
Bronze
Mid-19th Century European Georgian Antique Stools
Abalone, Mahogany
18th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
18th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
18th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
19th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Elm, Mahogany
Mid-18th Century George II Antique Stools
Walnut
1880s English Georgian Antique Stools
Walnut, Burl
20th Century French Empire Stools
Wood
1760s English Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
Early 19th Century Irish Georgian Antique Stools
Leather, Mahogany
18th Century British George III Antique Stools
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Empire Stools
Gesso, Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Empire Stools
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Stools
Wood, Upholstery
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Ormolu
1780s English George II Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century American Empire Antique Stools
Brass
1740s British George II Antique Stools
Oak
1780s English Georgian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Ash, Elm
19th Century Italian Empire Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Stools
Oak
1720s English George I Antique Stools
Upholstery, Walnut
1720s English George I Antique Stools
Walnut
18th Century George II Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
2010s Italian Empire Stools
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Stools
Beech, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Georgian Stools
Fabric, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English George II Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century North American Empire Antique Stools
Leather, Mahogany
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.