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A Wonderfully Eccentric Arts and Crafts Carved Elm and Oak Spinning Stool C.1900
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A Wonderfully Eccentric Arts and Crafts Carved Elm and Oak Spinning Stool C.1900

1900 - 1920
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Description

A fresh and rather joyful piece of vernacular chair making

The projecting back carved with four graduated horeshoes. The horseshoes point downwards to imbue the sitter with love and good fortune, and perhaps by extension the clothes that are spun from the wool yarns.

108.5cm high x 26cm wide x 35.5cm deep

The stool is rock solid and will inspire good posture. There are two minor shrinkage splits to the back.

As ever, reliable transport throughout the UK can be easily arranged at cost price.

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Jeckyll & Co has dated this Arts Crafts Spinning Stool to the 1900s.

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A fresh and rather joyful piece of vernacular chair making

The projecting back carved with four graduated horeshoes.

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The horseshoes point downwards to imbue the sitter with love and good fortune, and perhaps by extension the clothes that are spun from the wool yarns.
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fig 1. An Arts and Crafts carved wooden spinning stool featuring a tall narrow backrest, a relief-carved floral seat, and bobbin-turned legs.
fig 1. A Wonderfully Eccentric Arts and Crafts Carved Elm and Oak Spinning Stool C.1900

108.5cm high x 26cm wide x 35.5cm deep

The stool is rock solid and will inspire good posture. There are two minor shrinkage splits to the back.

As ever, reliable transport throughout the UK can be easily arranged at cost price.

For news and stock updates follow us on Instagram: jeckyllandco

Date of Manufacture

Jeckyll & Co has dated this Arts Crafts Spinning Stool to the 1900s.

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Archive I An Arts and Crafts carved wooden spinning stool featuring a tall narrow backrest, a relief-carved floral seat, and bobbin-turned legs.

A wonderfully eccentric Arts and Crafts carved elm and oak spinning stool c.1900

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An Arts and Crafts carved wooden spinning stool featuring a tall narrow backrest, a relief-carved floral seat, and bobbin-turned legs.
A wonderfully eccentric Arts and Crafts carved elm and oak spinning stool c.1900
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An Arts and Crafts carved wooden spinning stool featuring a tall narrow backrest, a relief-carved floral seat, and bobbin-turned legs.
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Spinning stools are compact, back-supported wooden seats originally designed for use alongside spinning wheels during textile production. Popularised further during the Arts and Crafts movement circa 1900, these pieces emphasised handcraftsmanship, natural timber grains, and folk-inspired relief carving.

Spinning stools were commonly crafted from regional hardwoods such as oak, elm, beech, and ash. Construction relied on traditional joinery methods, including pegged mortise and tenon joints, hand-planed surfaces, and turned bobbin legs socketed directly into the seat.

Authentic examples display hand-carved motifs, visible joinery pegs, and subtle irregularities from manual woodworking tools rather than uniform machine manufacturing. The timber often exhibits natural patination, shrinkage lines around joints, and aged wear around the base of turned legs.

Due to its tall, slender silhouette and decorative backrest, a spinning stool functions as a distinctive accent piece in small corners, hallways, or beside a hearth. It can be used purely as a sculptural element or as an occasional side perch in traditional and rustic settings.

Keep the piece away from direct heat sources and high humidity to prevent timber splitting or joint loosening. Regular dusting with a soft, dry cloth and an occasional application of high-quality beeswax polish will protect the carved details and preserve the natural wood patina.
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