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Victorian Ebonized and Gilt Stool from the Aesthetic Period.
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Victorian Ebonized and Gilt Stool from the Aesthetic Period.

19th century
Description

Victorian ebonized and gilt stool from the aesthetic period.

In the manner of Godwin. Currently covered in lining material.

Circa 1880

Physical Dimensions
Height
43cm (16.93")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
43cm (16.93")
Declaration

Stalham Antique Gallery has dated this Victorian Ebonised Curule Stool to the 19th Century.

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SA1062307
Dealers Internal Reference
1321
Description
Victorian ebonized and gilt stool from the aesthetic period.

In the manner of Godwin. Currently covered in lining material.

Circa 1880

Height
43cm (16.93")
Width
46cm (18.11")
Depth
43cm (16.93")
Date of Manufacture

Stalham Antique Gallery has dated this Victorian Ebonised Curule Stool to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1062307
Dealers Internal Ref
1321
Stalham Antique Gallery
Stalham Antique Gallery
Sellingantiques verified Since Jun 2016

“i don’t collect things because they are valuable, but because they are interesting, beautiful and have a history.”

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Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat.
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Archive I Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat.

Victorian Ebonized and Gilt Stool from the Aesthetic Period.

Archive II Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat. View II
Archive III Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat.
Archive V Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat. View V
Archive VI Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat. View VI
Archive VII Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat. View VII
Archive VIII Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat. View VIII
Archive IX Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat. View IX
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Stalham Antique Gallery

Stalham Antique Gallery
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29 High Street
Stalham
Norfolk
NR12 9AH
United Kingdom
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Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat.
Victorian ebonized and gilt stool from the aesthetic period.
Ref: SA1062307
Victorian Aesthetic Movement stool featuring an ebonised X-frame base with gilt highlights, turned central stretcher, and a white upholstered seat.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectStools
  • Period19th century
  • StyleAesthetic Movement
  • MaterialEbonised Wood, Softwood, Fabric, Brass
  • ColourBlack and Cream
  • MotifsCurule frame, Turned stretcher, Gilt line detail, Padded seat
  • SizeH 43 cm (17 in) x W 46 cm (18 in) x D 43 cm (17 in)

This 19th-century Aesthetic Movement stool belongs to the Victorian period and exhibits a curule frame design in the manner of Godwin. The piece comprises an ebonized softwood base with subtle gilt line details, a turned central stretcher, and a padded seat upholstered in plain cream fabric lined with small brass nails along the lower edge. The ebonized wood displays a polished black finish offset by fine gilt highlights, curving scrolled feet, and a substantial square cushion in cream. The stool measures 43 cm high, 46 cm wide, and 43 cm deep in practical terms. Positioned in a contemporary home, this item serves well as an accent seat or a decorative footstool placed at the foot of the bed in a bedroom. The compact proportions allow it to fit easily into smaller alcoves, dressing rooms, or traditional living spaces as an extra seat or display platform. The traditional aesthetic provides a refined accent for rooms decorated in period or transitional styles.

FAQs

Popularised in the late 19th century, Aesthetic Movement furniture emphasised art for arts sake, combining Anglo-Japanese design influences, dark ebonised woods, subtle gilding, and elegant linear silhouettes.

These stools were constructed from dense hardwoods stained black to imitate ebony, adorned with hand-applied gold leaf or gilt accents, turned wood stretchers, and upholstered padded seats.

Authentic period pieces display genuine ebonised finishes showing natural grain wear over time, traditional joint construction, turned timber details, and fine gilding along incised channels or carved edges.

Position the piece at the foot of a bed, beside a fireplace hearth, or within an entryway to provide functional occasional seating while adding strong visual contrast against light or dark wall tones.

Dust regularly using a soft microfibre cloth, avoid abrasive liquid polishes that strip original gilding or stained finishes, and store in environments with stable humidity levels.
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