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.

19th century

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A 19th Century Birch Ottoman Blanket Box.

From Long Melford Antiques

£1,195

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A Superb Large Antique / Old Pine Waxed Victorian Mule Chest

19th century

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A Superb Large Antique / Old Pine Waxed Victorian Mule Chest

From D & J Hunt Antiques

£545

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19th century

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Antique Fine Quality 19th Century Concave Shaped Upholstered Ottoman Blanket Box

From Prior and Willis

£1,396

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Enormous Large Victorian Polished Pine Blanket Box

19th century

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Enormous Large Victorian Polished Pine Blanket Box

From Elmgarden

£1,500

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1920 - 1940

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Deep Buttoned Upholstered Ottoman

From Brookside Antiques

£495

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19th century

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William IV Ottoman / Work Box

From Brookside Antiques

£295

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19th century

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Victorian Upholstered Ottoman Seat

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£380

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19th century

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Regency Rosewood & Leather Box Ottoman

From LTANTIQUES.CO.UK

£1,450

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19th century

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Attractive Large Antique Victorian Pine Kist Chest Storage Trunk Blanket Toy Box

From Abacus Antiques

£125

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19th century

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Victorian Walnut Canterbury Stool

From Andros Antiques

£785

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Mahogany is the frame timber named most often in ottoman titles on Sellingantiques, ahead of walnut and rosewood. Birch turns up only a handful of times.

19th century

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19th C Upholstered Ottoman

From Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares

£450

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Large Mid C19th Mahogany Framed Ottoman with Original 'Gros-point' Needlework Top.

19th century

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Large Mid C19th Mahogany Framed Ottoman with Original 'Gros-point' Needlework Top.

From M Lees and Sons

£800

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19th century

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Victorian Ottoman

From Brookside Antiques

£295

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19th century

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19th Century French Window Seat

From Youlls Antiques

£1,800

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19th century

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Victorian Pine Mule Chest

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£350

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Antique Ottoman

A 19th Century Birch Ottoman Blanket Box.

A Superb Large Antique / Old Pine Waxed Victorian Mule Chest

Antique Fine Quality 19th Century Concave Shaped Upholstered Ottoman Blanket Box

Enormous Large Victorian Polished Pine Blanket Box

Deep Buttoned Upholstered Ottoman

William IV Ottoman / Work Box

Victorian Upholstered Ottoman Seat

Regency Rosewood & Leather Box Ottoman

Attractive Large Antique Victorian Pine Kist Chest Storage Trunk Blanket Toy Box

Victorian Walnut Canterbury Stool

19th C Upholstered Ottoman

Large Mid C19th Mahogany Framed Ottoman with Original 'Gros-point' Needlework Top.

Victorian Ottoman

19th Century French Window Seat

Victorian Pine Mule Chest

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