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Antique William IV Rosewood Bobbin Stool with Needlepoint Top C.1830s
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Antique William IV Rosewood Bobbin Stool with Needlepoint Top C.1830s

19th century
Sold 6 October 2025 · Founders Antiques
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A handsome William IV period rosewood stool with a richly worked needlepoint top and bobbin-turned stretcher base. The rectangular seat is upholstered in a charming floral tapestry, bordered in crimson velvet, and framed within a neatly moulded rosewood surround. The base is raised on four cabriole legs with bold scroll-carved feet and roundel details, united by an elegant bobbin-turned X-stretcher with central turned finial.

A generously sized and versatile piece, its scale and stance set it apart from more conventional footstools, lending it a more multipurpose character, ideal as a decorative low stool or occasional seat in a reception space or bay window.

Presented in very good antique condition with a warm aged patina and minor wear to the upholstery consistent with age. Structurally sound, clean and ready to place in the home.

English, circa 1830s.

H: 43 W: 77 D: 51 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
43cm (16.93")
Width
77cm (30.31")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Declaration

Founders Antiques has dated this William IV Rosewood Footstool to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1050103
Dealers Internal Reference
3077
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A handsome William IV period rosewood stool with a richly worked needlepoint top and bobbin-turned stretcher base.
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The rectangular seat is upholstered in a charming floral tapestry, bordered in crimson velvet, and framed within a neatly moulded rosewood surround.
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The base is raised on four cabriole legs with bold scroll-carved feet and roundel details, united by an elegant bobbin-turned X-stretcher with central turned finial.

fig 1. An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top.
fig 1. Antique William IV Rosewood Bobbin Stool with Needlepoint Top C.1830s

A generously sized and versatile piece, its scale and stance set it apart from more conventional footstools, lending it a more multipurpose character, ideal as a decorative low stool or occasional seat in a reception space or bay window.

fig 2. An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top.
fig 2. Antique William IV Rosewood Bobbin Stool with Needlepoint Top C.1830s

Presented in very good antique condition with a warm aged patina and minor wear to the upholstery consistent with age. Structurally sound, clean and ready to place in the home.

English, circa 1830s.

H: 43 W: 77 D: 51 cm

Height
43cm (16.93")
Width
77cm (30.31")
Depth
51cm (20.08")
Date of Manufacture

Founders Antiques has dated this William IV Rosewood Footstool to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1050103
Dealers Internal Ref
3077
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Archive I An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Antique William IV Rosewood Bobbin Stool with Needlepoint Top C.1830s

Archive II An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top. View II
Archive III An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top. View III
Archive IV An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top. View IV
Archive V An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top. View V
Archive VI An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top. View VI
Archive VII An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top. View VII
Archive VIII An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top. View VIII
Archive IX An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top. View IX
Archive X An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top. View X
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An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top.
Antique William IV Rosewood Bobbin Stool with Needlepoint Top c.1830s
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An antique William IV rosewood footstool featuring bobbin-turned stretchers, scroll legs, and a floral needlepoint upholstered top.
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  • ObjectFootstools
  • Period19th century
  • StyleWilliam IV
  • MaterialRosewood, Wool, Cotton
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsBobbin turned stretchers, Scroll feet, Floral needlepoint upholstery, Central turned finial
  • SizeH 43 cm (17 in) x W 77 cm (30 in) x D 51 cm (20 in)

William IV furniture, dating roughly from 1830 to 1837, bridges the Regency period and early Victorian eras, typically featuring robust proportions, scrolled details, and dark imported timbers such as rosewood and mahogany.

These pieces generally utilise a dense hardwood frame, most commonly rosewood or mahogany, paired with hand-stitched wool needlepoint or petit point tapestry upholstery mounted on webbing and stuffing.

Authentic pieces exhibit period joinery methods, hand-turned components with minor tool irregularities, traditional animal glues, and aged patination on the timber consistent with nineteenth-century craftsmanship.

Position the piece at the end of a sofa or in front of an armchair to introduce historical texture, pairing the traditional floral textile with neutral modern fabrics for a balanced aesthetic.

Keep the item away from direct sunlight to prevent fading of the rosewood timber and wool needlepoint, and condition the wood periodically with microcrystalline wax while vacuuming the textile gently with a low-suction brush attachment.
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