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Foot Stool in Black by Project 213A
Located in Geneve, CH
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This playful design is inspired by a classic milking stool, and has a fun twist with three individually
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Chestnut
$1,174 / item
Charlotte Perriand Tabouret Berger Stool in Walnut
By Cassina
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Inspired by the traditional milking stools used by shepherds in the Alps, the Tabouret Berger stool
Category
2010s Italian Stools
Materials
Walnut
$1,400 / item
Charlotte Perriand Tabouret Berger Stool in Black
By Cassina
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Inspired by the traditional milking stools used by shepherds in the Alps, the Tabouret Berger stool
Category
2010s Italian Stools
Materials
Oak
$1,400 / item
Charlotte Perriand, Vintage Berger Stool, circa 1950s, Mahogany
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Hasselt, VLI
philosophy. For this milk stool, she took the everyday object out of its usual context and placed it in a new
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Fritz Hansen Three Legged Stool by Josef Frank in Elm Wood, 1945, Denmark
By Josef Frank, Fritz Hansen
Located in Odense, DK
traditional Scandinavian folk art milking stool. It is a stool that is both visually light, organically
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Elm
Rustic, Primitive, WabiSabi, Antique, Naive Stool/Table, England, c19th Century
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Hitchin, England
milking stool could also serve as a side/coffee table. Sitting on three, heavily angled, slightly
Category
Antique 19th Century British Rustic Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of “Heidistool” Barstools by Sebastian Wrong for Established
Sons, 2008
Located in DE KWAKEL, NL
traditional tractor seat and the rustic three legged milking stool, these pieces merge modern manufacturing
Category
Early 2000s British Stools
Materials
Plastic, Oak
Norwegian Stool Model 522 in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
Located in Örebro, SE
unknown designer as a milking stool, easy to carry out on the mountain when the free-ranging cattle are to
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Foot Bench in Oak
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
classic milking stool, this bench comes with three foot shaped legs and one uneven leg. The bench is hand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Chestnut, Oak
$3,085 / item
Foot Bench in Walnut
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
classic milking stool, this bench comes with three foot shaped legs and one uneven leg. The bench is hand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Stools
Materials
Chestnut, Oak, Walnut
$3,203 / item
Norwegian 1960s Stool Model 522 in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
Located in Örebro, SE
unknown designer as a milking stool, easy to carry out on the mountain when the free-ranging cattle are to
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Stools
Materials
Pine
Scandinavian / Norwegian Stool Model 522 Collection in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
Located in Örebro, SE
, manly in the second half of 1960s. Designed by an unknown designer as a milking stool, easy to carry out
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
$9,136 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Norwegian Hand-Crafted Stool Model 522 in Pine by Krogenaes Möbler
Located in Örebro, SE
unknown designer as a milking stool, easy to carry out on the mountain when the free-ranging cattle are to
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Materials
Pine
Woven Rush and Wood Stool, Europe ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
. Modernist stools, like this organic model, stem from one of the earliest forms of seating, the milking stool
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rush, Wood
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
$1,661 / item
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Black Stool For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,495 Sale Price
30% Off
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,162 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
$1,305 / item
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
creation of two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool used by
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,162 Sale Price / item
30% Off
Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author.
Placed
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
$805 Sale Price
30% Off
Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
$1,305 / item
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
$1,661 / item
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
$1,661 / item
Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author.
Placed
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
$1,305 / item
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
$1,661 / item
Charlotte Perriand Meribel Wood Stool by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
inspired respectively by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
$1,661 / item
Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,305 / item
Charlotte Perriand Set of Three Meribel Wood Stool For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
to the creation of two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Set of Five Meribel Wood Stools For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
creation of two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool used by
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Set of Three Meribel Wood Stools For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
creation of two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool used by
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Set of Two Meribel Wood Stool For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
to the creation of two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Set of Two Meribel Wood Stool For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author.
Placed
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Set of Twelve Berger and Meribel Wood Stools by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
to the creation of two historic design low table-stools inspired respectively by the milking stool
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Charlotte Perriand Set of Twelve Berger and Meribel Wood Stools by Cassina
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author.
Placed
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Aluminum
PERIOD ANTIQUE 1900 MiLKING DAIRY STOOL FOUR HAND CARVED LEGS ORIGINAL PATINA
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
hand made Milking Diary stool with the original patinated finish circa 1900
Please note the delivery
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Stools
Materials
Wood
SMALL ANTIQUE 1900 ORIGINAL PAINT MILKING DAIRY STOOL WiTH FOUR HAND CARVED LEGS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
hand made Milking Diary stool with original grey paint circa 1900
Please note the delivery fee listed
Category
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Stools
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Mezquite Min Milking Wood Stool with Thick Round Top
By G. None
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Antique natural mezquite minimilking stool wood stool with thick round top found in Western Mexico.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Mexican Rustic Stools
Materials
Wood
Tyrolean Old Country Tripod Stool Milk Cow in Chestnut Wood, Polished with Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Tyrolean old country tripod stool milk cow in chestnut wood , restored, polished with wax
Measures
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Country Stools
Materials
Chestnut
Milk Medium Stool in Beech Seat with Marsala Red Legs by Paolo Cappello
By Paolo Cappello, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The concept for Milk is found in the chairs used in the past for milking. It is a homage to rural
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel
Pair of rustic farm stools, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
pair of elegant vintage rustic wooden farm stools, probably used to milk cows.
these stools are
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Rustic Stools
Materials
Oak
$415 / set
Plane Standard Stool by Temper Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
of stools in three sizes – bar, standard, and milking – these sculptural stools have myriad uses from
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,376 / item
Plane Tall Stool by Temper Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
stools in three sizes – bar, standard, and milking – these sculptural stools have myriad uses from
Category
2010s British Post-Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,435 / item
Millepiedi Bench Red Stained Ash by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Millepiedi was inspired by the archetypal 3 legged milking stool, a simple minimalistic object yet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Benches
Materials
Ash
$2,795 / item
Millepiedi Bench White Stained Ash by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Millepiedi was inspired by the archetypal 3 legged milking stool, a simple minimalistic object yet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Benches
Materials
Ash
$2,795 / item
Millepiedi Bench Black Stained Ash by Driade
By Driade
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Millepiedi was inspired by the archetypal 3 legged milking stool, a simple minimalistic object yet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Benches
Materials
Ash
$2,795 / item
Rustic Weathered Wood Farm Stool/ Accent Table, Spain, Early 20th-C
Located in Valencia, VC
, grey, and light beige tones.
Originally used as a farm stool—possibly for milking or seating by the
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Stools
Materials
Wood
Charlotte Perriand Berger Low Stool
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the classic tripod wood milking stool.
This particular stool shows beautifully aged wood.
These
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Footstools
Materials
Oak
Rambling Chair in Honey French Oak Wood by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Rambling Chair by Yaniv Chen nods to the silhouette of the traditional milk stool found in
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Oak
Rambling Chair in Natural French Oak Wood by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Rambling Chair by Yaniv Chen nods to the silhouette of the traditional milk stool found in
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Oak
Rambling Chair in African Mahogany Wood by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Rambling Chair by Yaniv Chen nods to the silhouette of the traditional milk stool found in
Category
2010s South African Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Six Dining Chairs by Richard Jensen and Kjaerulff Rasmussen
By Richard Jensen
Kjærulff Rasmussen
Located in Karlstad, SE
of solid teak. The design is inspired by traditional milk stools, with the beautifully carved seats
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
Spade Ashwood Corner Chair by Faye Toogood
By Please Wait to be Seated, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the chair comes from a cross over between the traditional milking stool and the handle of a spade. A
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art Hand Painted Wooden Stool
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage hand-crafted Folk Art stool features milking stool form with detailed carved legs in solid
Category
Vintage 1960s American Folk Art Benches
Materials
Maple, Lacquer, Paint
Dairy Maids by Cecil Aldin
By Cecil Aldin
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
, milking stool, leading a cow from the field, a young girl is following holding the ladies skirt. Framed in
Category
Early 20th Century British Sporting Art Prints
Materials
Paper, Wood
Foot Walnut Bench by Project 213A
Located in Geneve, CH
playful design is part of Project 213A's hand carved wooden "foot series"; inspired by a classic milking
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Walnut
$3,524 / item
Foot Bench by Project 213A
Located in Geneve, CH
is part of Project 213A's hand carved wooden "foot series"; inspired by a classic milking stool, this
Category
2010s Portuguese Post-Modern Benches
Materials
Oak
$3,393 / item
Charlotte Perriand Berger Wood Stool by Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
by the milking stool used by mountain shepherds in the French town much loved by the author
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Materials
Aluminum
$1,305 / item
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Milking Stools For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of milking stools available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique milking stools was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and oak. Find 471 antique and vintage milking stools at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 101 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. There are all kinds of milking stools available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Milking stools made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made milking stools over the years, but those made by Charlotte Perriand, Cassina and Sergio Rodrigues are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Milking Stools?
Milking stools can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $757, while the lowest priced sells for $100 and the highest can go for as much as $173,813.
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 Milking Stools
- Who invented the milking stool?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Merrill T. Hamilton invented the milking stool and received a patent for his design in 1906. He created the stool with three legs instead of four to increase stability on uneven surfaces in barns and pastures, so a farmer could more easily milk cows. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of milking stools.
- What is milking stool?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023A milking stool is a stool that has three legs and a semicircular seat. The original purpose of the stool was for farmers to sit on while milking cows. However, people now use them as everyday indoor accent chairs and even as decorative accents. Find a variety of milking stools on 1stDibs.
- How tall are milking stools?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023How tall milking stools are varies from piece to piece. However, most of the three-legged wooden stools are 12 inches high or less. This height made them ideal for their original purpose: allowing people to sit comfortably while milking a cow. On 1stDibs, find a selection of milking stools from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023Milking stools typically have three legs. The reason for this design is that three legs tend to keep stools stabler on uneven ground in barns and pastures. Shop an assortment of milking stools on 1stDibs.
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