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Pair of Elmwood Three Legged Brutalist Stools or Small Side Tables, France 1960s
Located in New York, NY
An unusual pair of three-legged stools with a solid top and thick curving legs, made of Elmwood and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Elm
Pair of Black Forest Stools Hand-Carved from Private Collection in Marseille, Fr
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Unusual Pair of Black Forest Stools found in a Chateau just outside of Marseille, France. Black
Category
Antique 1890s Swiss Black Forest Stools
Materials
Wood
French Adjustable Leather Piano Stool on Bronze Legs in He Form of Ladies Boots
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This very unusual piano stool or bench combines a height adjustable upholstered leather seat with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Stools
Materials
Bronze
Tolix French Hand-Made Bar Stools in Raw Steel Set of (8) More Available
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Stools so unusual is the finish or lack thereof. The Tolix seems to be washed in a blue anti-rust
Category
2010s French Industrial Stools
Materials
Steel
Chinese Tapered Barber
s Stool, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual stool is a 19th-century barber's stool designed to be carried from place to place for
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Vintage Bent Bamboo
Grasscloth Barstools
Located in Southampton, NJ
Pair of unusual bent bamboo bar stool height chairs with padded grass cloth seats & marvelous
Category
Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Stools
Materials
Bamboo, Grasscloth
$1,800 / set
Wooden Bench Carved from One Piece of Mesquite
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
top of stool. Unusual piece.
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Primitive Stools
Materials
Hardwood
Unusual Elephant Foot Stool
Located in Doylestown, PA
An unusual taxidermied elephant's foot, mounted as a foot-stool, with elephant-skin upholstered
Category
Antique 19th Century African Ottomans and Poufs
An Unusual Mid-Century Cherry Wood
Leather Stool
Located in Bellport, NY
A Swedish mid-Century cherry wood stool. All new upholstery in an ultra soft kid leather of premier
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Upholstery
An Unusual Pair of Victorian Mahogany Foot Stools
Located in Sheffield, MA
Each stool covered in tapestry.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Footstools
Unusual Custom Tessilated Steerhorn Bench/Stool/Ottoman/SAT.SALE
Located in North Miami, FL
of white and ambery brown in this
custom small bench/stool/ottoman. It is like a piece of art in a
Category
Vintage 1960s Argentine Benches
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Unusual 1930s Art Deco Wood and Mohair Ottoman / Foot Stool
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual 1930s Art Deco Wood and Mohair Ottoman / Foot Stool..Great form and proportion. Wonderful
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Unusual Pair of Steel and Brass Stools Attributed to Karl Springer
By Karl Springer
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare and unusual pair of solid steel with "gun metal" finish "X" form stools fitted with brass
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Brass, Steel
Unusual Postmodern American Figural Bar Stools Set with Table, USA, 1980s
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible postmodern vintage American figural bar stool set with table.
Pair of swivelling bar
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Iron
Unusual Rope and Iron Bar and Single Stool Designed by Arthur Uminoff
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual ,,seldom seen,, Home Bar with (1) matching stool designed by Arthur Umanoff. Please note
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Materials
Iron
Unusual English Burned Bamboo Stool or Bench with Fabric Cover Late 19th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This is an unusual and well designed piece of English bamboo furniture dating to the late 19th
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Benches
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
French Foot Stool
Located in Hixson, TN
A unique french foot stool. Unusual leg. Has been recovered.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Footstools
English oak joint stool
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
English oak joint stool with unusual barley twist legs, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century English Side Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,200
Provincial Chinese Work Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
fantastic surface texture. The stool's unusual bowed leg form celebrates the twists and bends of the
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Side Tables
Materials
Elm
Pair of Faux Hide ‘Cube’ Stools
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An unusual pair of faux-hide stools of cube form, circa 1990.
Category
1990s French Footstools
Materials
Faux Fur
$2,575 / set
Italian 50
s sculptural benches / stools
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural pair of benches / stools, featuring an unusual front leg ending in a brass finial, just
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Benches
Vintage Ebonised Oak Side Chair / Stool
Located in Surbiton, GB
A very good and unusual 20th Century stool / side chair, made from ebonised and limed oak and with
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Oak
Large Wrought Iron Sculptors Stool, France, 1930s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A large and unusual wrought iron sculptor's stool, painted grey.
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial and Work Tables
19th Century French Napoleon III Upholstered Ottoman Stool
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century French Napoleon III upholstered ottoman stool.
Unusual French ottoman stool in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Textile, Wood
19th Century Fossilised Vertebrae Vernacular Foot Stool Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly unusual primitive foot stool, constructed from a fossilised vertebrae with peg jointed
Category
Antique 19th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
1970s Vintage Armchair and Stool with Chrome Base
Located in London, GB
A very unusual vintage armchair and stool on chrome bases, these have a striking triangular design
Category
Vintage 1970s English Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
A Set of Three Hide Top Stools, Circa 1910
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three early 20th century stools with unusual legs and hide tops with lovely hand stitching
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Footstools
Wonderful Pair of Leather Stools in the Manner of Mollino
By Carlo Mollino
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Unusual original leather stools, wonderful shape.
Wood legs.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Footstools
Charlotte Perriand Berger Stool Authentic
Rare Mid-Century Modern
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Zürich, CH
at that time before „Ikea“ still very unusual. Each stool has its own character and that makes them
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Chairs
Materials
Elm
Small French 19 Century Painted Carved Bench With Upholstered Fabric Seat
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is an unusual small upholstered bench or stool. It is hand carved with a painted wash paint
Category
Antique 19th Century French Benches
Materials
Pine
Georgian Library Steps
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An unusual Georgian Mahogany metamorphic stool/ library steps. Having deep button leather
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
$6,596
Vintage Midcentury Polychrome Enameled Chinese Porcelain Garden Seat
Located in Vero Beach, FL
garden stool in an unusual and rare trapezoidal hourglass shape. It is beautifully hand painted with
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French, 1960s Aluminium Stool
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Unusual stool with a metallic-painted aluminium conical base, and a faux-crocodile upholstered
Category
Late 20th Century French Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Vienna Secessionist Thonet Bentwood Stool
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Unusual stool height bentwood chair marked Thonet. This is an early example from the classic
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Stools
Materials
Beech
19th Century English Saddle Seat Stool
By Jas Shoolbred
Co.
Located in High Point, NC
A fine quality late 19th century walnut saddle seat stool from England. This unusual stool has a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Stools
Materials
Walnut
French Early 1900s Wooden Shoe Shine Stool
Located in Round Top, TX
This is such an unusual stool that I had to have it in my inventory. I tried it and really, it
Category
Early 20th Century French Stools
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Oak Joint Stool
Located in High Point, NC
stretchers. This is a wonderful quality and unusual stool with pegged construction. It will be a wonderful
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Stools
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century French Carved Walnut Concave Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
Use this unusual stool in a den or game room for extra seating; crafted in France circa 1920, the
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Stools
Materials
Walnut
Unusual Industrial Toledo Drafting Stool, Adjustable Height
By Toledo Metal Furniture Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual industrial Toledo drafting / counter /bar stool, adjustable height, from 30"-35", seldom
Category
Vintage 1960s American Industrial Stools
Materials
Metal, Steel
Unusual Pair of Mid-Century Modern Bar Stools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning pair of vintage modern bar stools feature unique sculpted chrome frames with a vinyl
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Unusual Square Modernist Wrought Iron Bar Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of unusual square modernist wrought iron bar stools. Reupholstered. 29.5 seat height.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Stools
A Guillerme et Chambron oak and fabric stool
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An unusual stool in oak and fabric
Category
Vintage 1980s French Modern Footstools
Materials
Oak
Unusual Modern Industrial Adjustable Height Dental / Task Stool by Den-tal-ez
By Ritter Dental
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Modern Industrial Adjustable Height, from 23" to 29.5". Dental / Task Stool by den-tal-ez
Category
Vintage 1960s American Industrial Stools
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Unusual Set of Three Antique Hooved Saloon Stools Bar or Counter Cowboy Modern
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very unusual set of three matching stools Cowboy Modern Late 1800s featuring solid maple wood
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown American Craftsman Stools
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chrome Stools
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unusual chrome plated stools with original red vinyl upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1950s Stools
Materials
Chrome
French Spiral Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual wooden stool, made in France, circa 1950s. Thick seat with three spiral legs. No nails or
Category
Vintage 1950s French Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,400
French Spiral Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual wooden milking stool made in France, circa 1950s. Thick seat with three spiral legs. No
Category
Vintage 1950s French Stools
Materials
Wood
$1,400
Unusual Turn of the Century Folk Art Spool Footstool
Located in Buffalo, NY
Turn or the Century hand made Folk Art spool foot stool with original mohair upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Folk Art Stools
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Art Deco Stool, 1940s
Located in Greding, DE
Small Art Deco stool on unusual horizontally fluted legs. The seat has been newly upholstered.
Category
Vintage 1940s European Art Deco Stools
$1,070
French Wooden Tripod Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual wood tripod milking stool made in France, circa 1950s. Great patina to wood with scalloped
Category
Vintage 1950s French Stools
Materials
Wood
Adjustable Ratchet Wood Farm Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unusual wood farm stool. Stool can be adjusted in height from 18" - 24". Great looking with
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Stools
Materials
Pine
Zanotta Sella Pink Bicycle Stool
By Zanotta, Achille
Pier Giacomo Castiglioni
Located in New York, NY
designed as a ‘telephone stool’ for unusual postures and occasional sitting, but besides its clear
Category
2010s Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Steel, Iron
18th Century English Oak Joint Stool
Located in High Point, NC
. This is a highly unusual form for a joint stool, and especially one of this age. This will be a
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Stools
Materials
Oak
19th Century Bentwood Bobbin Vanity Stool
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a beautiful unusual vanity stool . Made with a bentwood seat that ends in brass tip
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Stools
Materials
Bentwood
William Sheppee Folding Iron and Leather Stool
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual folding foot stool by William Sheppee. Heavy wrought iron and patinated leather.
Category
Vintage 1980s Indian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wrought Iron
Wood Tripod Stool with Backrest, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unusual wooden stool made in France, circa 1960s. Substantial and chunky. Three legs with angled
Category
Vintage 1960s French Brutalist Stools
Materials
Wood
Pair of Bamboo Stools, France, circa 1960s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Pair of light, cane wicker tripod stools with unusual seats, running in concentric circles
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wicker, Cane
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Unusual Stools For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of unusual stools is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct unusual stools — often made from wood, metal and fabric — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of unusual stools available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Unusual stools made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many unusual stools are appealing in their simplicity, but Lane Furniture and Toledo Metal Furniture Co. produced popular unusual stools that are worth a look.
How Much are Unusual Stools?
Prices for unusual stools can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, unusual stools begin at $270 and can go as high as $40,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,800.
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.
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