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Pair of Limed Hardwood Tables / Stools
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of fantastic Chinese limed elmwood tables / stools, c.1950s. These highly decorative cerused
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Anglo-Indian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

Early 19th Century Provincial Working Stool
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully worn working stool with iron strapping from Shandong province, circa 1800. S527.
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Benches

Materials

Elm

Antique Chinese Stool
Located in New York, NY
A large, thick seated antique Chinese elm stool, c.1900. Classically shaped, nicely weathered. From
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Early 20th Century Chinese Stools

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Elm

Classic Antique Chinese Stool, Great Patina
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, classically shaped, antique mortised Chinese elm stool displaying great wear. Lovely
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Stools

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Elm

Antique Provincial Stool
Located in New York, NY
A classically shaped antique Chinese elm stool from Shanxi Province, c. 1900. S454
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Early 20th Century Chinese Stools

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Elm

Antique Chinese Round Stools
Located in New York, NY
Three antique Chinese elm stools, each with a beautiful patina. Two with three legs and one with
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Stools

Round Elm Chinese Stool
Located in New York, NY
Round elm Chinese stool from Shandong Province, circa 1920. S378.                              
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Stools

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Elm

19th Century Asian Elm Stool
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is a beautiful, 19th century Asian elmwood stool/side table.
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Antique 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Stools

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Elm

Antique Chinese Stool
Located in New York, NY
A rustic, country stool from rural China. From Shanxi Province, c. 1900. S497
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Early 20th Century Chinese Stools

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Elm

Collection of Small Chinese Stools
Located in New York, NY
A collection of three small antique Chinese stools. Beautifully finished with a great patina
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Stools

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Elm

Antique Chinese Pair of Meditation Stools
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
The fine pair with a solid floating top panel, enclosed within an ice-plate edged frame, supported on square-sectioned corner legs, ending in horse hoof feet Elmwood (Yu mu) Hebe...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Stools

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Elm

Slat stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderfully rustic antique stool with slats, original condition. Antique.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Stools

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Elm

Organically Shaped Rustic Butcher Block Stool
Located in New York, NY
A Primitive, nicely shaped thick seated stool originally used as a butcher block in a rural
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Early 20th Century Chinese Stools

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Elm

Jumu Wood Dished Top Stool
Located in Babworth, Retford
The dish top on splayed legs supported by side stretchers with mortice and Tennon joints. China
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Antique 1850s Chinese Rustic Stools

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Elm

Jumu Wood Dished Top Stool
Located in Babworth, Retford
, China, mid-19th century.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Stools

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Elm

Classic Antique Chinese Stool
Located in New York, NY
A graceful and classically shaped antique Chinese stool with great patina that reflects it's
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Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

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Elm

Stunning Antique Chinese Barber Stool with Original Fittings
Located in New York, NY
A Classic antique Chinese barber stool, rarely found in this excellent condition with original
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

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Elm

Stools
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19th century Q'ing Dynasty Jiangsu Ming styled stool with drawer (two available, priced and
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie End Tables

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Brass

Stools
Stools
$675
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Chinese Elm Stool For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese elm stool available at 1stDibs. Each Chinese elm stool for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, elm and hardwood. There are 202 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese elm stool you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese elm stool — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Chinese elm stool bearing hallmarks is very popular. A well-made Chinese elm stool has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Brian Stanziale are consistently popular.

How Much is a Chinese Elm Stool?

Prices for a Chinese elm stool can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $198 and can go as high as $6,880, while the average can fetch as much as $914.

Finding the Right Stools for You

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.

Questions About Chinese Elm Stool
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    The Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia) is a hardwood, and it grows in hardiness zones 5b through 10a. Hardiness zones are ranges of climatic conditions in every part of the U.S.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Elm wood features a ranking of 830 on the Janka Hardness scale. Chinese elm is known to be the hardest variety of elm, and is often used for the handles of tools and sporting gear. Shop an array of Chinese elm wood pieces on 1stDibs.
  • 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.