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Early-Mid 20th Colonial Style Low Stool Conant Ball Oval Tan Velvet Maple Legs

$1,295List Price

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Handsome vintage Colonial style Conant Ball low stool with oval seat with vintage destressed tan velvet upholstery and maple splayed legs with ball feet. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The legs have been given a fresh coat of Danish Oil and we love the age patina of the velvet seat, but it is easily changed. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. circa, Early to Mid-20th century. You know, sometimes you just want a cute little stool that can go here, there, and EVERYWHERE!! Well, THIS is that stool We have an incredible Colonial reproduction low stool comprised of a wonderful oval seat wearing vintage tan velvet upholstery surrounded with gimp trim. The fabric does have a bit of wear and patina which we intentionally left alone as we find it endearing and rather attractive! It stands upon maple Colonial style splayed legs with wonderful ball feet, and it has been given a fresh coat of Danish oil but it retains its original finish and it looks GORGEOUS!! The Classic simple lines it bears makes it blend in with almost ANY style of décor whether Mid-Century Modern, Modern, Cottage Core, Maximalist, Traditional, and Transitional to name a few. It would be wonderful at a vanity, in a dressing room, or at the end of your lounge chair for a soft place to prop your feet. There is literally nowhere this awesome little stool can’t go! The Conant Ball Furniture Company was founded in Gardner, Massachusetts in the late 1800s. It was well known for producing wooden Colonial Revival furniture reproduction chairs but soon expanded into bedroom furnishings and dining room sets. In the 1930s Russel Wright designed a line of furniture for them called American Modern named for his line of dishware. It has been long thought that many of the other modern lines by Conant Ball were also designed by him but recently it has come to light that many of these subsequent designs are by Leslie Diamond. Conant Ball closed its door in 1980. Many of its designs, whether by Russel Wright, Leslie Diamond, or an unknown designer have come to be highly desirable, which speaks volumes about their high quality and great lines. This is an INCREDIBLE vintage stool by Conant Ball. You know you love it, you know to want it, and you ABSOLUTELY NEED it!!! Just do it, make it yours!!!! Stool Size: • Height: 18 Inches • Width: 22.5 Inches • Depth: 15 Inches • Clearance to floor: 16.5 Inches • Weight: 9.27 Pounds Boxed Size: • Height: 24 Inches • Width: 29 Inches • Depth: 21 Inches • Weight: 18 Pounds.

Creator:
Conant Ball (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 22.5 in (57.15 cm)Depth: 15 in (38.1 cm)Seat Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)
Style:
Colonial Revival (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Maple,Velvet
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa Early-Mid 20th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. The legs have been given a fresh coat of Danish Oil and we love the age patina of the velvet seat, but it is easily changed. Please see photos.
Seller Location:
Topeka, KS
Reference Number:
Seller: BEL-SEA-6521stDibs: LU1873334731802

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While the Conant Ball Company was initially known for its reproductions of period furniture in the Colonial style, the Massachusetts manufacturer eventually garnered national recognition as a leader in the production of solid rock maple dressers, tables and other pieces as well as for its popular modernist collections such as its large Sierra line designed by Colman Zola and its American Modern collection created by Russell Wright.

In the 1800s, the small town of Gardner, Massachusetts, saw a boom in start-up furniture factories. There was Westminster transplant Nichols and Stone, Standard Chair of Gardner Inc. — a maker of American Craftsman-style furnishings — Heywood-Wakefield, which moved into the manufacture of furniture with steam-bent wood frames and cane or wicker seating, and later, what was once the largest chair in the world was built in the city to attract tourists and to sell …chairs.

Conant Ball’s first product was its chairs — there were inviting chairs with woven cane seats and the company later earned acclaim for its Windsor designs. But before it got its name in 1909, there was a chair shop called Jackson & Greenwood. Abner and Leander White purchased the modest-sized business and renamed it A. White and Co. John Conant and his brother Charles joined later and it eventually operated under the name Conant Brothers and Co. Later, the firm’s name changed again with the addition of Carlos Ball, who helmed the company’s Boston location. Between Conant’s and Ball’s passings in 1891 and 1909, Charles Brooks and a succession of family members took the company into the 20th century as Conant Ball Co.

Conant Ball’s comely mid-century modern furniture — its low-profile lounge chairs, sleek tables and more — owe to partnerships with designers such as Leslie Diamond and Russel Wright.

Diamond and Wright created a variety of solid wood furniture including dining room chairs, side tables and dressers. The former created a line called ModernMates that featured solid birch office chairs, nightstands and dining chairs with curved spindle backs, while Wright, who had created some Art Deco furnishings for Heywood-Wakefield, designed charming, light-colored maple furniture called American Modern for Conant Ball. The name is said to have been given to him by his romantic partner — in 1927, Wright married artist and sculptor Mary Einstein. Under her guidance, Wright's attractive, functional designs for the home gained renown, leading to commissions by prestigious companies like the Steubenville Pottery Company.

Conant Ball’s momentum slowed in 1986 and ownership changed hands once more. By 1990, the firm would no longer produce furniture under its own name.

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