Stools
20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Wood
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
1860s British High Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Oak
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Rosewood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century American Early Victorian Antique Stools
Iron
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Fabric, Walnut
1880s English Victorian Antique Stools
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Louis XV Stools
Upholstery, Fruitwood
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Textile
1880s English High Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
1950s British Victorian Vintage Stools
Leather
1970s American Louis XV Vintage Stools
Wood
1890s French Louis XV Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Stools
Giltwood
19th Century Dutch Victorian Antique Stools
Iron
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Oak
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Tapestry, Rosewood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Wood
Mid-19th Century Louis XV Antique Stools
Tapestry, Giltwood
1920s Louis XV Vintage Stools
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Stools
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Stools
Oak
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Stools
Velvet, Oak
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Stools
Upholstery, Wood, Foam, Fabric
20th Century British Victorian Stools
Leather
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Stools
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Stools
Rattan, Bentwood
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Brass, Steel
19th Century English Victorian Antique Stools
Leather, Hardwood
Early 1900s American High Victorian Antique Stools
Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood, Trimming
20th Century English Victorian Stools
Wood, Leather
1920s British Victorian Vintage Stools
Elm
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Stools
Iron
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Tapestry, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Velvet, Walnut
1860s Victorian Antique Stools
Walnut
1950s American Louis XV Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Antique Stools
Mahogany
1950s American Louis XV Vintage Stools
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Walnut, Faux Fur
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Burlap, Wood, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stools
Leather, Walnut
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.