There are two distinct types of stools. The earliest is the simplest type of seat furniture probably devised by human beings, consisting of a short wooden bench standing either on four legs or sometimes a flat-shaped support at either end. The legs may be square or turned, and in primitive versions simply sticks cut from a tree. Round milking stools usually had only three short legs. The second more sophisticated type of stools, were constructed with a frame joined by mortice and tenon joints. Using this construction method, padded or upholstered stools for use in the drawing room have been made since the 17th century, following the trends in stylistic design over the years.

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A small cedar long bench stool, Australian, 19th century, 28 cm…

19th Century Australian Cedar Long Bench Stool

A small cedar long bench stool, Australian, 19th century, 28 cm high, 125 cm wide, 32 cm deep

A Victorian walnut tapestry seat piano stool, 50 cm high, 40 cm…

Victorian Walnut Tapestry Piano Stool

A Victorian walnut tapestry seat piano stool, 50 cm high, 40 cm diameter

A pair of Victorian oak Gothic revival stools late 19th century…

Victorian Gothic Revival Oak Stools with Needlework Tops

A pair of Victorian oak Gothic revival stools late 19th century with needlework covered tops height 32 cm, width 50 cm, depth 40 cm

A late Victorian mahogany & tapestry foot stool, 15 x 36 x 31 cm

Victorian Mahogany Tapestry Foot Stool

A late Victorian mahogany & tapestry foot stool, 15 x 36 x 31 cm

A good giltwood faux bamboo tabouret stool, French, 19th…

French Faux Bamboo Giltwood Tabouret Stool, 19th Century

A good giltwood faux bamboo tabouret stool, French, 19th century, 42 cm high, 61 cm diameter

A giltwood cross stretcher upholstered stool, 19th century,…

Acanthus Upholstered Stool with Carved Giltwood Cross Stretcher

A giltwood cross stretcher upholstered stool, 19th century, embellished with carved acanthus leaves and flowers pods throughout, 49 cm high 51 cm wide 41 cm deep

An oak joined stool in the James I manner But 19th century, the…

James I Style Oak Joined Stool, 19th Century

An oak joined stool in the James I manner But 19th century, the chamfered top above delicate knull carved frieze on spiral turned legs on block and stretcher supports, 46 cm high

A pair of Victorian carved oak foot stools, the fluted, block…

Victorian Carved Oak Foot Stools (Pair)

A pair of Victorian carved oak foot stools, the fluted, block and turned legs joined by x-shape stretcher with central finial, each 40 width x 40 depth x 43 cm height (2)

Anglo Indian mahogany folding stool, 19th century, with brown…

19th Century Anglo-Indian Folding Stool with Leather Straps

Anglo Indian mahogany folding stool, 19th century, with brown leather straps, height 33 cm. Provenance: Christopher Clarke Antiques, Gloucestershire, England. Collection of George and Adisa Pompei, Sydney

Australian Colonial cedar stool, Tasmania, 19th century, on…

Colonial Cedar Stool from Tasmania, 19th Century

Australian Colonial cedar stool, Tasmania, 19th century, on turned baluster legs joined by stretchers, height 70 cm. Provenance: Warwick Oakman Antiques, Hobart. Collection of George and Adisa Pompei, Sydney

A Victorian walnut piano chair, with swivel seat, round mustard…

Victorian Walnut Swivel Piano Chair with Mustard Velvet Upholstery

A Victorian walnut piano chair, with swivel seat, round mustard velvet upholstered, raised on four scroll feet

An Australian cedar footstool, Sydney origin, 19th century,…

Sydney Cedar Footstool by Alex W. Norton

An Australian cedar footstool, Sydney origin, 19th century, bearing label 'Alex W. Norton, Cabinet Maker, Sydney, 31 cm high, 71 cm wide, 26 cm deep

Large Victorian foot stool/fire seat c.1850

Victorian Fire Seat Footstool

Large Victorian foot stool/fire seat c.1850

Victorian Piano Stool

Victorian Piano Stool

Victorian Piano Stool

A Victorian revolving piano stool, the elaborate tripod base…

Victorian Revolving Piano Stool with Ornate Base and Upholstery

A Victorian revolving piano stool, the elaborate tripod base supporting leatherette buttoned feet with ornate upholstery nails to the side.

A Victorian mahogany tripod based piano stool, 19th century,…

Victorian Mahogany Piano Stool by Charles Wadman, Bath

A Victorian mahogany tripod based piano stool, 19th century, with maker's mark, Charles Wadman, Bath, no. 6693, with a shaped and reeded pedestal to sweeping legs with whorl feet, the stuffover seat upholstered in sage velvet, height 52 cm

A Victorian duet stool, the top upholstered with gros point…

Victorian Tapestry Duet Stool with X-Frame Legs

A Victorian duet stool, the top upholstered with gros point trellis patterned tapestry, raised on X-frame legs joined by turned stretchers. Old repairs. 82 cm x 56 cm x 51 cm

Victorian upholstered ottoman, with oak leaf chequered top,…

Victorian Oak Leaf Ottoman on Cabriole Legs

Victorian upholstered ottoman, with oak leaf chequered top, above a carved apron, on four cabriole legs, on casters

An elegant late Victorian mahogany revolving piano stool, with…

Victorian Mahogany Revolving Piano Stool with Gold Velvet Seat

An elegant late Victorian mahogany revolving piano stool, with gold velvet seat.

Victorian Brazilian rosewood and mahogany footstool with…

Victorian Tapestry Footstool with Brazilian Rosewood and Mahogany

Victorian Brazilian rosewood and mahogany footstool with tapestry upholstery, circa 1870

American maple piano stool with brass claw sabots and glass…

Late 19th Century Maple Piano Stool with Brass Accents

American maple piano stool with brass claw sabots and glass ball feet late 19th century

Victorian mahogany commode stool, circa 1880, with bowl

1880 Victorian Mahogany Commode Stool with Bowl

Victorian mahogany commode stool, circa 1880, with bowl

Victorian button upholstered mahogany prayer stool, circa 1880

Victorian Button Upholstered Prayer Stool, 1880

Victorian button upholstered mahogany prayer stool, circa 1880

Two Chippendale style foot stools, 19th century, each raised on…

Pair of Chippendale Foot Stools, 19th Century

Two Chippendale style foot stools, 19th century, each raised on carved cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet (2), height 45 cm, height 42 cm

George III mahogany stool, late 18th / 19th century, with later…

George III Mahogany Needlepoint Stool

George III mahogany stool, late 18th / 19th century, with later insert floral needlepoint, height 44 cm width 61 cm depth 45 cm

An Australian cedar footstool with tapestry covering, mid 19th…

19th Century Cedar Footstool with Tapestry Covering

An Australian cedar footstool with tapestry covering, mid 19th century 23 cm high, 33 cm wide, 33 cm deep

A footstool, fiddleback blackwood and pine with later oyster…

Blackwood Footstool with Oyster Velvet Upholstery

A footstool, fiddleback blackwood and pine with later oyster velvet upholstery, mid 19th century 18 cm high, 31 cm wide, 30 cm deep

A fine spatter work stool, kauri pine, 19th century 60 cm high,…

Kauri Pine Spatter Stool (9 words)

A fine spatter work stool, kauri pine, 19th century 60 cm high, 46 cm wide, 34 cm deep

An Australian ebonized cedar footstool, 19th century 14 cm high,…

19th Century Australian Ebonized Cedar Footstool

An Australian ebonized cedar footstool, 19th century 14 cm high, 29 cm wide, 24 cm deep

A pair Italian (Sienese) white poplar convent stools 19th…

Sienese Poplar Convent Stools (Pair, 19th Century)

A pair Italian (Sienese) white poplar convent stools 19th century, height 49 cm, Top: 32 x 37 cm

Late Victorian walnut revolving piano stool with salmon velvet…

Victorian Revolving Piano Stool with Salmon Velvet Upholstery

Late Victorian walnut revolving piano stool with salmon velvet upholstery circa 1880, height 50 cm

A gilt gesso coiled rope pattern stool, French, 19th century…

Gilt Rope Stool with Tapestry Upholstery

A gilt gesso coiled rope pattern stool, French, 19th century with original tapestry upholstery

Antique 19th century faux bamboo footstool, 19 cm high, 32 cm…

19th Century Faux Bamboo Footstool

Antique 19th century faux bamboo footstool, 19 cm high, 32 cm wide, 25 cm deep

A 19th century fruitwood stool, shaped seat on turned legs with…

Fruitwood Stool with Turned Legs

A 19th century fruitwood stool, shaped seat on turned legs with stretcher base, width 31 cm, depth 27 cm, height 70 cm.

Victorian mahogany revolving piano seat

Victorian Mahogany Piano Seat

Victorian mahogany revolving piano seat

Victorian walnut piano stool with rotating height seat…

Victorian Walnut Rotating Piano Stool with Carved Base

Victorian walnut piano stool with rotating height seat supported by a carved tripod base

Late Victorian mahogany stool circa late 19th century, height…

Late Victorian Mahogany Stool - 50cm Height

Late Victorian mahogany stool circa late 19th century, height 50 cm

A Victorian green velvet covered footstool, 40 x 60 x 60 cm

Victorian Green Velvet Footstool - 40x60x60cm

A Victorian green velvet covered footstool, 40 x 60 x 60 cm

A French Renaissance style walnut dressing stool, late 19th…

French Walnut Renaissance Dressing Stool

A French Renaissance style walnut dressing stool, late 19th century, of outswept X-shape form, the arms terminating in carved heads, the legs with paw feet, 58 cm high, 75 cm wide, 55 cm deep

A foot stool, late 19th century, the upholstered square top on…

Late 19th Century X-Frame Foot Stool

A foot stool, late 19th century, the upholstered square top on a curving X frame base, 41 cm high, 56 cm wide, 52 cm deep

A Victorian footstool, claw and ball feet, cross stitch…

Victorian Embroidered Footstool with Claw Feet

A Victorian footstool, claw and ball feet, cross stitch embroidery, height 46 cm, width 54 cm, depth 42 cm

A Victorian piano stool, height 52 cm

Victorian Piano Stool - 52cm Height

A Victorian piano stool, height 52 cm

An early Victorian rosewood piano stool, the padded circular…

Victorian Rosewood Adjustable Piano Stool

An early Victorian rosewood piano stool, the padded circular seat of adjustable height, raised on a reeded baluster stem and three outswept moulded feet, 49 cm high, seat not raised,

Country stool late 19th century, French oak, peg construction,…

French Oak Country Stool, Late 19th Century

Country stool late 19th century, French oak, peg construction, solid Build, height 33 cm, length 94, depth 29 cm

Victorian rosewood footstool, oblong shape on cabriole legs and…

Rosewood Footstool with Gros Point Tapestry Top

Victorian rosewood footstool, oblong shape on cabriole legs and gros point tapestry top

Pair 19th century Turkish ottoman coral & tortoiseshell…

Turkish Ottoman Coral & Tortoiseshell Sherbert Spoons Pair

Pair 19th century Turkish ottoman coral & tortoiseshell Sherbert spoons

Antique French Louis style carved oak footstool late 19th…

Louis Style Carved Oak Footstool, Late 19th Century

Antique French Louis style carved oak footstool late 19th century, width 69 cm, depth 32 cm, height 21 cm, original condition

A 19th century fruitwood stool, shaped seat on turned legs with…

Fruitwood Stool with Turned Legs

A 19th century fruitwood stool, shaped seat on turned legs with stretcher base, width 31 cm, depth 27 cm, height 70 cm.

Chippendale style mahogany ottoman, 19th century, peach…

19th Century Chippendale Mahogany Ottoman with Peach Upholstery

Chippendale style mahogany ottoman, 19th century, peach upholstered seat, on carved cabriole legs, height 37 cm width 119 cm depth 71 cm

European Wishbone stool late 19th century, primitive…

Primitive European Wishbone Stool

European Wishbone stool late 19th century, primitive construction, with three legs, height 54 cm, length 92 cm, depth 70 cm

Late Victorian piano stool walnut & oak, swivel with tripod…

Victorian Swivel Piano Stool with Green Velvet Upholstery

Late Victorian piano stool walnut & oak, swivel with tripod legs and green velvet upholstery, height 67 cm

A Victorian mahogany red velvet upholstered swivel piano stool

Victorian Swivel Piano Stool with Red Velvet Upholstery

A Victorian mahogany red velvet upholstered swivel piano stool

An Australian primitive bench stool, 19th century 45 cm high,…

19th Century Australian Primitive Bench Stool

An Australian primitive bench stool, 19th century 45 cm high, 94 cm wide, 29 cm deep note for a similar example see Peter Cuffley a survey of Australiana, 1790 - 1940, the Carney McKenna Collections, illustrated pg 88, no. 217

A rococo style gilt wood stool with arms, late 19th century,…

Gilt Wood Rococo Stool with Teal Velvet Upholstery

A rococo style gilt wood stool with arms, late 19th century, the rectangular stool with acanthus embellished supports and upholstered arms, a shaped carved apron and four curvaceous and relief carved legs upholstered in rich teal velvet, height 68 cm,…

Pair of late Victorian round footstools with tapestry…

Victorian Tapestry Round Footstools (Pair)

Pair of late Victorian round footstools with tapestry upholstery, 32 cm diameter

A gout stool, walnut and velvet upholstery, 19th century, 37 cm…

19th Century Walnut Gout Stool with Velvet Upholstery

A gout stool, walnut and velvet upholstery, 19th century, 37 cm high, 43 cm wide, 30 cm deep

A French oak hole to hole cane stool, late 19th century, the…

French Oak Cane Stool, Late 19th Century

A French oak hole to hole cane stool, late 19th century, the oval stool with a parquetry border to the skirt and raised on tapering, ribbed legs to a stretcher base, height 54 cm, length 50 cm, width 39 cm

A Victorian rosewood piano stool, 19th century, the buttoned…

Victorian Rosewood Piano Stool with Carved Base

A Victorian rosewood piano stool, 19th century, the buttoned stuffover stool with a baluster pedestal and carved tripod base, with cabriole legs and whorl feet, height 50 cm

A Victorian mahogany and green velvet upholstered piano stool,…

Victorian Mahogany Green Velvet Piano Stool

A Victorian mahogany and green velvet upholstered piano stool, 61 x 57 x 35 cm

A Victorian mahogany leather top circular swivel piano stool,…

Victorian Swivel Piano Stool with Leather Top

A Victorian mahogany leather top circular swivel piano stool, 51 x 39 x 39 cm

Victorian elm stool, turned legs and stretchers with…

Kelim-Topped Elm Stool with Turned Legs

Victorian elm stool, turned legs and stretchers with upholstered Kelim top

Late Victorian commode stool, of square form, with hinged cover,…

Victorian Commode Stool with Hinged Cover

Late Victorian commode stool, of square form, with hinged cover, on four turned legs

Late Victorian commode stool, with a hinged top, opening to…

Victorian Commode Stool with Hinged Top and Turned Legs

Late Victorian commode stool, with a hinged top, opening to bowl and cover, raised on four turned legs

A Victorian walnut piano stool, with revolving top, raised on…

Victorian Walnut Revolving Piano Stool

A Victorian walnut piano stool, with revolving top, raised on triform base.

A rare set of four French footstools, late 19th early 20th…

French Neoclassical Footstools with Gilt Motifs

A rare set of four French footstools, late 19th early 20th century comprising two graduated pairs, with square tapering legs and hairy paw feet, decorated with white paint and gilt neoclassical motifs, 71 cm wide, 48 cm deep, 45 cm high

A 19th century George II style mahogany stool, with carved…

George II Mahogany Stool with Carved Legs

A 19th century George II style mahogany stool, with carved cabriole legs on lion paw feet, 59 cm wide, 49 cm deep, 50 cm high

A late 19th century Chippendale style mahogany stool with claw…

Chippendale Mahogany Stool with Claw Feet

A late 19th century Chippendale style mahogany stool with claw and ball feet, the upholstered seat framed by a thinly etched detail and raised on four carved legs. Height 45 cm, width 75 cm, depth 49 cm

Rustic elm milking stool 19th century, square seat with handle,…

19th Century Elm Milking Stool

Rustic elm milking stool 19th century, square seat with handle, height 44 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Mr and Mrs Matthew Handbury, Sydney

Piano stool, 19th century, upholstered in leather, raised on…

19th Century Leather Upholstered Piano Stool with Turned Columns

Piano stool, 19th century, upholstered in leather, raised on four turned columns on splayed legs, 55 cm high

Victorian walnut piano stool with rotating height adjustable…

Victorian Walnut Rotating Piano Stool

Victorian walnut piano stool with rotating height adjustable seat supported by carved tripod base.

Joseph Sly Colonial cedar footstool, mid 19th century, stamped…

J. Sly Colonial Cedar Footstool, Mid 19th Century

Joseph Sly Colonial cedar footstool, mid 19th century, stamped on the inside rail 'J.Sly', 17 cm high, 43 cm wide, 43 cm deep

Victorian adjustable height piano stool velvet upholstered seat,…

Victorian Velvet Piano Stool with Adjustable Height

Victorian adjustable height piano stool velvet upholstered seat, adjustable mechanism, to carved tri-footed base.

Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster early Victorian mahogany…

Gillows Victorian Mahogany Piano Stool with Needlepoint Upholstery

Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster early Victorian mahogany piano stool, c. 1840 the circular swivel seat with original needlepoint upholstery, above a gadrooned baluster, standing on a triform base with melon feet

Germanic stool late 19th century, from Wilton Barossa, pine peg…

Antique Germanic Pine Stool with Red Oxide Finish

Germanic stool late 19th century, from Wilton Barossa, pine peg construction, with painted red oxide finish, height 34 cm, length 41 cm, depth 26 cm, a/f borer holes

A Victorian mahogany tapestry foot stool, timber legs with a…

Mahogany Tapestry Foot Stool with Floral Design

A Victorian mahogany tapestry foot stool, timber legs with a floral tapestry, 21 x 38 x 33 cm

A Victorian mahogany adjustable piano stool with glass ball…

Victorian Mahogany Piano Stool with Glass Ball Feet

A Victorian mahogany adjustable piano stool with glass ball feet, 49 x 38 cm (lowest height)

Victorian walnut revolving piano stool with green buttoned…

Victorian Revolving Piano Stool with Carved Base and Leather Top

Victorian walnut revolving piano stool with green buttoned leather top, the finely carved base with three scroll supports and paw feet

19th century carved walnut revolving piano stool

Carved Walnut Revolving Piano Stool (7 words)

19th century carved walnut revolving piano stool

Late 19th century ornate Middle Eastern painted stool with…

Ornate Middle Eastern Painted Stool with Pink Velvet Seat

Late 19th century ornate Middle Eastern painted stool with turned decoration and pink velvet seat

Late 19th century bespoke stool, the padded circular top with…

Ironwork Bespoke Stool with Padded Circular Top

Late 19th century bespoke stool, the padded circular top with ironwork base

Victorian adjustable wood carved piano stool upholstered seat,…

Victorian Carved Wood Piano Stool with Adjustable Height

Victorian adjustable wood carved piano stool upholstered seat, with adjustable height, to carved wood tri-footed base.

A Victorian Gothic revival oak Kneeler, the sloped needlework…

Victorian Gothic Oak Kneeler with Needlework Top

A Victorian Gothic revival oak Kneeler, the sloped needlework top on a frame composed of trefoil arches with pierced spandrels and carved to the side panels with oak and vine leaves, having a pen inscription to the underside 'Worked by Ruth Harly 1868',…

19th century French carved oak bedroom stool with shaped…

French Oak Stool with Floral Tapestry Covering

19th century French carved oak bedroom stool with shaped stretcher base and floral tapestry covering

19th century cedar upholstered footstool 28 cm high, 110 cm…

Cedar Upholstered Footstool from 19th Century

19th century cedar upholstered footstool 28 cm high, 110 cm wide, 26 cm deep,

A Louis XV ottoman, 19th century, the shaped mahogany framed…

Mahogany Ottoman with Blue Speckled Upholstery

A Louis XV ottoman, 19th century, the shaped mahogany framed nicely decorated with floral motifs, covered in a speckled blue upholstery. 35 cm high, 56 cm wide, 74 cm deep

Tapestry stool late 19th century mahogany, inset decorated…

Mahogany Tapestry Stool with Fluted Legs

Tapestry stool late 19th century mahogany, inset decorated fluted leg, and stretcher base, height 40 cm, width 55 cm, depth 45 cm

Foot stool late 19th century, blue upholstered with fluted…

Blue Upholstered Fluted Leg Foot Stool

Foot stool late 19th century, blue upholstered with fluted square legs, on stretcher base, height 40 cm, width 58 cm, depth 47 cm

A long antique footstool with upholstered top, 19th century, 10…

Antique Upholstered Footstool, 19th Century

A long antique footstool with upholstered top, 19th century, 10 cm high, 130 cm wide, 26 cm deep

A circular footstool with plum velvet button upholstery, 19th…

Plum Velvet Button Footstool, 19th Century

A circular footstool with plum velvet button upholstery, 19th century, 10 cm high, 32 cm diameter

A finely carved Victorian walnut piano stool, mid 19th century,…

Victorian Walnut Renaissance Revival Piano Stool

A finely carved Victorian walnut piano stool, mid 19th century, carved in the Renaissance revival manner with a central fluted and cup form stem with flora details to a spreading base of conforming design, and having three buttress style curvaceous…

An Australian ebonized cedar footstool, 19th century, 14 cm…

19th Century Australian Ebonized Cedar Footstool

An Australian ebonized cedar footstool, 19th century, 14 cm high, 29 cm wide, 24 cm deep

A footstool, fiddleback blackwood and pine with later oyster…

Fiddleback Blackwood Footstool with Oyster Velvet Upholstery

A footstool, fiddleback blackwood and pine with later oyster velvet upholstery, mid 19th century, 18 cm high, 31 cm wide, 30 cm deep

19th century prayer stool in walnut with marquetry inlays

Walnut Marquetry Prayer Stool

19th century prayer stool in walnut with marquetry inlays

An Austrian revolving piano stool, bentwood construction with…

Bentwood Revolving Piano Stool, Late 19th Century

An Austrian revolving piano stool, bentwood construction with cast iron mechanism, late 19th century, 50 cm high, 42 cm diameter

Bedroom stool, a late 19th century French bedroom stool with…

French Upholstered Bedroom Stool (8 words)

Bedroom stool, a late 19th century French bedroom stool with upholstered seat

An unusual Victorian oak stool, shaped seat, scalloped front…

Victorian Oak X-Stretcher Stool with Scalloped Apron

An unusual Victorian oak stool, shaped seat, scalloped front apron, X-stretcher base, club feet. 40 x 37 x 63 cm.