19th Century Milking Stool
Antique 19th Century North American Primitive Stools
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Iron
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century Mexican Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century American Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Hungarian Stools
Elm
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Stools
Pine
Antique 1820s English Georgian Stools
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Stools
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Stools
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Folk Art Stools
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century British Rustic Stools
Elm
Recent Sales
Antique 1880s English Country Stools
Ash
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century Stools
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Stools
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Stools
Pine
Antique 19th Century French Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique 1880s French Stools
Walnut
Antique 19th Century American Stools
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Stools
Pine
Antique 19th Century Spanish Primitives
Chestnut
Antique 19th Century American Primitive Stools
Oak
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century Welsh Stools
Ash
Antique 19th Century American Stools
Elm
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Stools
Pine
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century Guatemalan Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Country Stools
Elm
Antique 1860s Belgian Stools
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Mexican Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century Mexican Rustic Stools
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century American Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century Guatemalan Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century Jacobean Stools
Walnut
Antique 1820s Spanish Stools
Oak
Antique 1820s Spanish Stools
Oak
Antique 1820s Spanish Stools
Oak
Antique 1820s Spanish Stools
Oak
Antique 1820s Spanish Stools
Oak
Antique 1820s Spanish Stools
Oak
Antique 1820s Spanish Stools
Oak
Antique 19th Century Dutch Stools
Oak
Antique 19th Century Jacobean Stools
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Rustic Stools
Oak
Antique 19th Century French Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Beech
Antique Mid-19th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Stools
Birch
Antique 19th Century American Stools
Pine
Antique 19th Century English Stools
Oak
Antique 19th Century American Rustic Stools
Antique 19th Century American Stools
Oak
Antique 19th Century American Stools
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Mexican Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Rustic Stools
Oak, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Stools
Elm
Antique Mid-19th Century American Primitive Stools
Cherry
Antique 19th Century French Stools
Wood
Antique 19th Century American Stools
Wood, Pine
Antique Early 19th Century Mexican Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century American Adirondack Primitives
Pine
Antique 19th Century French Footstools
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Footstools
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Footstools
Wood
Antique 19th Century Spanish Stools
Chestnut
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Stools
Chestnut
Antique 1890s Stools
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century Spanish Side Tables
Chestnut
Antique 19th Century European Rustic Stools
Elm
People Also Browsed
Vintage 1930s French Rustic Stools
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century North American Rustic Side Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century British Rustic Stools
Wood
Antique 18th Century Spanish Console Tables
Oak
Vintage 1930s French Primitive Stools
Oak
19th Century Milking Stool For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 19th Century Milking Stool?
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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.
Read More
20 Inviting Dining Rooms Perfectly Arranged for Entertaining
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Nobody Puts This Sunny Sofa in a Corner
With its plush cushions, cane details and dazzlingly colorful back, it’s inviting from every angle.
The 21 Most Popular Mid-Century Modern Chairs
You know the designs, now get the stories about how they came to be.
Fred Rigby’s Modular Seating Can Be Configured in So Many Handy Ways
The plush Cove Slipper 2.5 Seater sofa is just one of many convenient combinations from the London-based maker.
This Chubby-Chic Quilted Stool Stands on Its Own Two Feet
Sam Klemick's cool stool is edgy, cozy and environmentally sustainable all at once.
Is Lionel Jadot the Willy Wonka of Upcycled Belgian Design?
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
Rock Your Cares Away on This Sunny Hand-Crocheted Swing
The boho-chic Enchanted Forest Swing, handmade by marginalized women from Turkey and Syria, is uplifting in every way.
Learn Why Designer Maarten Baas Set This Charles Rennie Mackintosh Chair on Fire
What happens when you do something to a piece of furniture that you shouldn’t? It becomes an entirely new object.