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Early 20th Century Chinese Sunflower Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese sunflower lacquered stool with shelf. Pagoda Red Collection
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Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Stool

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Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ceramic Garden Stools
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Ceramic Chinese garden seats, possibly 19th century late Qing dynasty, each in beautiful
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Antique Chinese Traveling Scribe Folding Stool / End Table
Located in Forney, TX
stool or small table. Designed for traveling scribes, the antique stool was handcrafted in China in the
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Wood

Early 19th Century Chinese Round Ming Leg Half Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Elmwood round Ming leg half stool with recessed waist and humpback stretchers.
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Elm

Pair of Chinese Stacked Stretcher Walnut Stools, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
More portable than heavy chairs, stools have been a favored form of seating in Chinese culture for
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

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Walnut

Pair of Chinese Glazed Stoneware Garden Stools/Plant Stands
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful old glazed terracotta garden stools or plant stands.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Tapered Four Leg Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
More portable than chairs, stools were a versatile seating option for scholars, business people
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Carved Bamboo Square Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
In 18th and 19th century China, bamboo was favored as a construction material and as a motif
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Elm

Antique Chinese Mini Elm Wood Stool, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Antique Mini stool features a beautiful age related patina and lacquered finish. Crafted
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

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Wood, Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Floral Top Black Lacquer Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
An artisan from the Fujian region of China made this pair of lacquered stools over a century ago
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

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Elm

Pair of Chinese Wooden Drum Stools or Side Tables
Located in Austin, TX
Of traditional drum stool form with generous proportions. The wide, squat bodies formed as four
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

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Elm, Hardwood

Vintage Chinese Massive Carved Teak Wood Coffee Table with 6 Nesting Stools
Located in Pomona, CA
This beautiful teak wood coffee table has a lot of Chinese traditional massive carving works of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Stool

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Teak

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Lacquered Garden Stools or End Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century Chinese lacquered garden stools or end tables, China, circa 19th century
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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Stool

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Wood

Rare Pair of 19th Century Chinese Barrel Stands, Stools or Seats
Located in Benington, Herts
A rare pair of late 19th century Chinese hardwood barrel stands, stools or seats. This pair of
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Marble

Vintage Chinese Massive Carved Teak Wood Coffee Table with 6 Nesting Stools
Located in Pomona, CA
D Stool high: 12in H Origin: China Circa: 1900 - 1940 Material: Teak wood Condition
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chinese Stool

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Teak

Lovely Vintage Chinese Chinoiserie Writing Table with Original Stool Leather Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
writing surface which is embossed, the stool is the original and very much in the Chinese Chippendale
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Stool

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Oak

Pair of Mid-19th Century Chinese Square Stools with Humpback Stretchers
Located in Chicago, IL
corners of this pair of feng deng, or square stools, showcase the complex mortise-and-tenon joinery
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Chinese Garden Stool with Lid
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese green glazed garden stool with lid, decorated with chrysanthemums
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Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Stool

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Ceramic

Early 20th Century Chinese Turquoise Glazed Garden Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese turquoise glazed garden stool with various botanical designs around
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Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Stool

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Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century Chinese red lacquered elmwood square stools with floral carved apron
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19th Century Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Elm

Pr Chinese 19th century woven bamboo top side end tables stools
Located in Yonkers, NY
Pair of Chinese ca 1850 elmwood woven bamboo top side or end tables with rounded legs. Shown with
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Elm

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Period Red Lacquer Carved Side Table or Stool
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period small side table or stool from circa 1900 with reddish brown
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Wood

Pair of Elmwood and Red Lacquer Stools or Side Tables, Chinese 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of red lacquered elmwood stools or side tables with ribbed apron above concentric circular
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Elm

A Pair of Chinese Carved Stone Drum Form Garden Stools or Tables
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of intricately carved stone garden stools or tables in two parts. The top carved as a drum
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Stone

Pair of Antique Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Lacquered Drum Stools or Tables
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of Chinese lacquered Zuodun drum tables from the late Qing dynasty, approximately ca. 1900
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

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Wood

Ceramic Garden Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Northern Chinese glazed ceramic garden stool with interlocking rings and studded
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Ceramic

Round Top Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning in the Tang dynasty (618-906AD), stools emerged in China as a way to sit upright off the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Elm

French 1920s Chinese Style Table and Stool Attributed to Atelier Martine
By Atelier Martine
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Delightful table and stool, in the Chinese taste, with inward-facing feet, and latticed aprons
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Chinese Stool

Colorful Porcelain Garden Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
a a brightly colored Chinese garden stool of porcelain with reds and blues on white background
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Chinese Square Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese cypress wood stool with a simple Ming inspired apron and round legs. The
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

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Cypress

Ceramic Elephant Garden Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Small ceramic garden stool depicting an elephant in traditional 19th century Chinese spinach and
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Ceramic

Marble Stool Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Carved marble stool. Also makes great small pull-up side tables. Note the carvings
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Marble

Square Antique Country Stool
Located in Somis, CA
Rustic charm at its best. Small square stool is made of solid wood, using tenons and mortises
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Wood

Melon Shape Limestone Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This strikingly handsome seat was carved from a solid piece of limestone in China’s Shanxi Province
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Limestone

19th Century Stone Drum Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
This Northern Chinese 19th century white marble drum-shaped stool originally functioned as an
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Limestone

Red Glazed Garden Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese red glazed drum form garden stool with interlocking rings.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Ceramic

A Pair Of Hexagonal Porcelain Stools
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of very elegant hexagonal shaped porcelain stools with fine painted blue and white floral
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Porcelain Stool with Flowery Scrolls Decoration
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain stool with flowery scrolls decoration. China, circa 1900. Perfect condition. Measures
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Early 1900s Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Porcelain

A Pair Of Hexagonal Porcelain Stools
Located in Greenwich, CT
a pair of very fine hexagonal porcelain stools with intricate painted motif. 12" diameter top. View
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Prosperity Garden Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century garden stool from China's Zhejiang province keeps with tradition with its
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

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Ceramic

Chinese Prosperity Garden Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century garden stool from China's Zhejiang province keeps with tradition with its
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Prosperity Garden Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century garden stool from China's Zhejiang province keeps with tradition with its
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Ceramic

A Pair Of White Porcelain Stools
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of very fine white porcelain stools with underglaze floral motif, pierced double coin motif
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Porcelain

A Pair Of Porcelain Hexagonal Stools
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Pair of very refined porcelain stools in hexagonal shape, white back ground with fine hand
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Porcelain

A Pair Of Hexagonal Porcelain Stools
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of very elegant and finely detailed hexagonal porcelain stools, beautiful celedon green back
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Porcelain

Chinese Glazed Prosperity Garden Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century garden stool from China's Zhejiang province keeps with tradition with its
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Noir Garden Drum Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century garden stool from China's Hebei province has the proportions of a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Ceramic

A Pair Of Square Black Lacquer Stools
Located in Greenwich, CT
a pair of simple and elegant black lacquer square stools, perfect size to also be used as an end
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Prosperity Garden Drum Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century garden stool from China's Zhejiang province keeps with tradition with its
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

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Ceramic

Chinese Feng Deng with Leather Top
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century feng deng ("square stool") from Northern China is crafted from Chinese
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

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Leather, Elm

A Pair Of Black Lacquer Drums / Stools
Located in Greenwich, CT
additional "stools" selections.
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Leather, Lacquer

Pair of Ming White Marble Drum Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of early 17th century Ming white marble drum-form stools with carved lion cartouches
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Marble

Qing Dynasty Cart Stool with Decorative Carving
Located in Chicago, IL
This horse cart stool is from Shanxi, China and was made from elm wood, circa 18th Century.
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chinese Stool

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Elm

A Pair Of Hexagonal Porcelain Stools
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of fine hexagonal porcelain stools, hand painted blue and white floral motif, pierced double
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

Materials

Porcelain

A Pair Of Porcelain Hexagonal Stools With Floral Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
a pair of very beautiful Porcelain hexagonal stools with fine floral motif, top: 10" w, d. View our
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Porcelain

Fine Blanc De Chin White Glaze Porcelain Stools
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of very fine Blanc De Chin white porcelain stools with embossed motif, pierced double coin
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19th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Porcelain

Early 20th Century Chinese Noir Garden Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century garden stool from China's Hebei province has the proportions of a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Chinese Stool

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Ceramic

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Antique Chinese Stool For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique Chinese stool for your home. An antique Chinese stool — often made from wood, hardwood and elm — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an antique Chinese stool — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique Chinese stool, those designed in Art Deco, Baroque and Folk Art styles are of considerable interest. A well-made antique Chinese stool has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Beau Studio, Brian Stanziale and Yuhua Ceramic Company are consistently popular.

How Much is a Antique Chinese Stool?

Prices for an antique Chinese stool can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $125 and can go as high as $42,800, while the average can fetch as much as $1,399.
Questions About Antique Chinese Stool
  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    The Chinese garden stool is a round, barrel-shaped stool with a circular seat. Inspired by traditional drums, these stools often feature decorative elements simulating actual drumheads, such as a ring of faux nails at each end.

  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    No. Antique Chinese garden stools should be hand painted. Some antique English garden stools will have blue and white transfer decoration as do many modern and reproduction garden stools.

  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    Yes! Chinese garden stools are a popular décor item and can be easily found in contemporary, vintage and antique versions. They are also known as drum stools.

  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify antique Chinese furniture, look carefully at its details. Chinese craftsmen often built furniture using mortise and tenon joinery, eliminating the need for nails and screws. If you see this type of hardware, your piece is likely not at least 100 years old, especially if the hardware still looks new and shiny. Since antique furniture was handmade, you will normally see slight imperfections, such as tool marks or slight variations in carvings. Pieces that appear completely uniform and pristine are less often genuine antiques.

    When present, maker's marks can also be helpful. Research the marks to learn more about when the maker was active and producing pieces like yours. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer evaluate your furniture for you.

    Shop an assortment of antique Chinese furniture.
  • Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GallerySeptember 23, 2020

    The best way to know is to take it to an expert, such as an appraiser, reputable dealer or auction house, or museum

  • PAGODA RED
    PAGODA REDOctober 7, 2020

    To determine the age of a Chinese furniture piece, look carefully at the joinery and finish. Natural expansion and contraction of the wood over time will cause a joint to protrude or retract, distorting a once-seamless fit. Antique lacquer finishes become crackled and worn over time. Areas of exposed wood, such as the underside of a table, the footrest of a chair, or the back of a cabinet should appear raw and dry compared to the finished surface. With use, the legs of tables and chairs become weathered near the bottom from precipitation and use.