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Antique Victorian Carved Oak Tripod Stool C.1890
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Antique Victorian Carved Oak Tripod Stool C.1890

19th century
Description

A late 19th century oak tripod stool, the circular top deeply hand-carved with a central sunflower rosette and continuous foliate border over a punched stippled ground, set over three splayed bobbin-turned legs united by a bobbin stretcher centred with a turned finial boss.

Reflecting a distinct late Victorian design transition, the piece marries 17th-century Jacobean Revival country turnery with Arts & Crafts botanical carving, anchored by the central sunflower motif popularised by the Aesthetic Movement.

Very good antique condition, with some minor surface wear and a stable historic grain split to the top consistent with genuine period age. Structurally all solid and ready to place in the home.

English, circa 1890.

Dimensions

Height: 51 cm

Width: 37 cm

Depth: 33 cm

Seat Diameter: 29 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
51cm (20.08")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Declaration

Founders Antiques has dated this Victorian Carved Oak Stool to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1236599
Dealers Internal Reference
3815
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Description
A late 19th century oak tripod stool, the circular top deeply hand-carved with a central sunflower rosette and continuous foliate border over a punched stippled ground, set over three splayed bobbin-turned legs united by a bobbin stretcher centred with a turned finial boss.
fig 1. A late nineteenth-century Victorian dark oak tripod stool featuring a circular carved seat top and three bobbin-turned legs with a matching central stretcher.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Carved Oak Tripod Stool C.1890

Reflecting a distinct late Victorian design transition, the piece marries 17th-century Jacobean Revival country turnery with Arts & Crafts botanical carving, anchored by the central sunflower motif popularised by the Aesthetic Movement.

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Very good antique condition, with some minor surface wear and a stable historic grain split to the top consistent with genuine period age.
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Structurally all solid and ready to place in the home.

English, circa 1890.

Dimensions

Height: 51 cm

Width: 37 cm

Depth: 33 cm

Seat Diameter: 29 cm

Height
51cm (20.08")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Date of Manufacture

Founders Antiques has dated this Victorian Carved Oak Stool to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1236599
Dealers Internal Ref
3815
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Archive I A late nineteenth-century Victorian dark oak tripod stool featuring a circular carved seat top and three bobbin-turned legs with a matching central stretcher.

Antique Victorian Carved Oak Tripod Stool C.1890

Archive II A late nineteenth-century Victorian dark oak tripod stool featuring a circular carved seat top and three bobbin-turned legs with a matching central stretcher. View II
Archive III A late nineteenth-century Victorian dark oak tripod stool featuring a circular carved seat top and three bobbin-turned legs with a matching central stretcher. View III
Archive IV A late nineteenth-century Victorian dark oak tripod stool featuring a circular carved seat top and three bobbin-turned legs with a matching central stretcher. View IV
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Archive VIII A late nineteenth-century Victorian dark oak tripod stool featuring a circular carved seat top and three bobbin-turned legs with a matching central stretcher. View VIII
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A late nineteenth-century Victorian dark oak tripod stool featuring a circular carved seat top and three bobbin-turned legs with a matching central stretcher.
Antique Victorian Carved Oak Tripod Stool c.1890
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A late nineteenth-century Victorian dark oak tripod stool featuring a circular carved seat top and three bobbin-turned legs with a matching central stretcher.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectStools
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsBobbin turning, Carved floral seat, Tripod legs, Central finial stretcher
  • SizeH 51 cm (20 in) x W 37 cm (15 in) x D 33 cm (13 in)

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A Victorian tripod stool is a three-legged seat or occasional stand produced during the late nineteenth century, constructed from timber such as oak and often decorated with turned legs and carved surfaces.

These stools were built using solid oak timber, incorporating joinery techniques such as mortise and tenon joints, bobbin-turned lathe work, and hand-chiselled relief carving across the seat surface.

Authentic period pieces exhibit natural wear patterns, slight wood shrinkage along timber joints, subtle irregularities in hand-carved details, and genuine oxidation on the underside and turned elements.

A carved tripod stool functions effectively as a decorative plant stand, a small side table beside an armchair, or a accent piece within a fireplace hearth or alcove.

Dust the surface regularly with a dry cloth and apply a natural beeswax polish annually along the wood grain while keeping the object away from direct radiators or moist air.
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