Is an ottoman a seat or a storage box?

Both, and the listings can't settle it either. Stool appears in 42 titles and seat in 20, against box in 59 and upholstered in 58. The object is the same: a padded hinged lid over a carcass. Dealers name it for whichever use they expect the buyer to have in mind.

Why are blanket boxes and trunks listed as ottomans?

The heading covers lidded chests as well as upholstered ones. Plain blanket boxes, pine trunks, mule chests and oak coffers account for about a fifth of the category. That branch is growing. It's more common in current stock than it was across the sold archive, and pine sits at the lower end of the range.

What does sarcophagus mean on an ottoman?

Tapering sides with a canted outline, taken from classical form. It shows up in eleven titles, often alongside Regency. Waisted and concave describe a related idea, sides that pull inward at the middle. Concave appears in eleven titles too, and shaped forms sit toward the top of the range.

How many antique ottomans come up for sale each year?

About 22 a year on Sellingantiques, from a pool of 86 different dealers who have listed one. That spread means almost every dealer who handles them handles one at a time, rather than a few specialists carrying stock.

Are non-British ottomans found in this category?

Rarely. The whole of it comes to a Syrian inlaid trunk, a Middle Eastern hardwood chest inlaid with mother of pearl, a French cherrywood blanket box, a Venetian painted and gilt example and a French window seat. Everything else reads as British, named by timber and period label.

What coverings turn up on the tops?

Leather leads, in 43 titles, often deep buttoned or studded. Needlework and tapestry are the next most frequent, sometimes described as original to the piece. Beyond those, the titles record kilim, gros-point, naval embroidery, patchwork tapestry, velvet, faux crocodile skin and hand-dyed leather.

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A lidded upholstered box low enough to sit on, made to hold bedding, linen or needlework at the foot of a bed or in a window.

Large Country House Storage Ottoman by Hallett & Sons

19th century

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Large Country House Storage Ottoman by Hallett & Sons

From Desired Effect Antiques Ltd

£1,300

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chests

19th century

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Antique Pine Trunk Blanket Box

From Penderyn Antiques

£450

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chests

1900 - 1920

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Antique Hand Dyed Leather Ottoman

From FB Antiques

£1,250

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chests

19th century

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Large Regency Leather Ottoman

From LTANTIQUES.CO.UK

£2,450

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chests

A Low and Wide Antique/old Pine Victorian Waxed Box / Coffee Table

19th century

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A Low and Wide Antique/old Pine Victorian Waxed Box / Coffee Table

From D & J Hunt Antiques

£345

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chests

19th century

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A Fine and Very Large 19th Century Country House Ottoman

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£2,500

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chests

Solid Pine Trunk with Working Lock and Side Lifting Handles

1900 - 1920

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Solid Pine Trunk with Working Lock and Side Lifting Handles

From The Dorking Desk Shop

£175

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chests

1900 - 1920

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Early 20th Century Ottoman

From Brookside Antiques

£345

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chests

Regency Mahogany Ottoman with Lions Paw Feet

19th century

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Regency Mahogany Ottoman with Lions Paw Feet

From In A Nutshell Antiques and Interiors

£225

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chests

19th century

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Regency Rosewood Ottoman

From Brookside Antiques

£545

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chests

Coverings named in ottoman titles on Sellingantiques include kilim, naval embroidery, gros-point needlework, patchwork tapestry, faux crocodile skin and hand-dyed leather.

Spectacular Quality Georgian Mahogany Antique Chest

18th century

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Spectacular Quality Georgian Mahogany Antique Chest

From Driscolls Antiques Ltd

£1,450

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chests

19th century

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Mid Victorian Rosewood Ottoman

From FB Antiques

£425

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chests

19th century

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Regency Rosewood Ottoman/workbox

From Brookside Antiques

£295

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chests

19th century

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1117 Pine Painted Blanket Box

From Claire Langley Antiques

£330

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chests

Large Victorian Mahogany Leather Ottoman

19th century

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Large Victorian Mahogany Leather Ottoman

From Hingstons of Wilton

£1,950

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chests

19th century

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Regency Mahogany Box Ottoman

From LTANTIQUES.CO.UK

£475

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chests

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Antique Ottoman

Large Country House Storage Ottoman by Hallett & Sons

Antique Pine Trunk Blanket Box

Antique Hand Dyed Leather Ottoman

Large Regency Leather Ottoman

A Low and Wide Antique/old Pine Victorian Waxed Box / Coffee Table

A Fine and Very Large 19th Century Country House Ottoman

Solid Pine Trunk with Working Lock and Side Lifting Handles

Early 20th Century Ottoman

Regency Mahogany Ottoman with Lions Paw Feet

Regency Rosewood Ottoman

Spectacular Quality Georgian Mahogany Antique Chest

Mid Victorian Rosewood Ottoman

Regency Rosewood Ottoman/workbox

1117 Pine Painted Blanket Box

Large Victorian Mahogany Leather Ottoman

Regency Mahogany Box Ottoman

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