What wood are dressing stools usually made from?

Walnut and mahogany between them account for over half the titles, 136 and 115 respectively. Rosewood is a distinct third at 34, and oak is uncommon at 18. The show woods widen at the upper end. Burr and figured walnut, satinwood, birds-eye maple, satin birch and goncalo alves appear in the upper half of the range, and ebonised and giltwood finishes turn up as well.

Is a dressing stool the same as a piano stool?

Frequently, yes. One in twelve listings is titled as a piano stool and one in fifty as a music or organ stool, and titles like "Regency Music or Dressing Stool" describe a single object two ways. The overlap is practical. A low upholstered seat of this size works at a dressing table, at a keyboard, by a fire or under a window, and dealers title it for whichever use they expect.

How old are most of these stools?

The dated field runs 1750 to 1940. Where decades are given they cluster between 1860 and 1900, with the 1880s the fullest at 27 listings. The interwar years are well represented too: 42 listings dated to the 1920s and 31 to the 1930s. Pre-1800 stools appear but are scarce. Nearly a third of the record sits under "19th Century" or "Victorian", neither of which pins a decade.

Does a Queen Anne or Georgian title mean an early stool?

Not on its own. Many titles say "style", "revival" or "in the manner of", and those revival stools are dated 1880 to 1930 in the samples. They form their own group, walnut with cabriole legs for the most part, and they sit in the middle of the range rather than at the top.

Why are pairs priced above single stools?

Pairs appear in 28 titles and almost every one sits in the upper half of the range. A set of four early-19th-century dressing stools or window seats turns up once, the largest group in the whole archive. Swedish stools, 11 titles in all, are commonly offered in pairs and mostly at the upper end.

What unusual forms turn up in this category?

Beyond the standard upholstered stool, the archive holds a Chinese Qing dynasty carved huali stool doubling as a window seat, a grotto style stool and a coronation stool. Carved decoration accounts for the rest of the oddities: a rams-head stool, and an X-frame window stool carved with hunting dog heads. Around 44 dressing stools are listed a year on Sellingantiques, across 151 different dealers.

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A low upholstered seat on carved, turned or X-crossed legs, made to sit at a dressing table and just as often used at a piano or by a fire.

18th century

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Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Stool

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£495

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19th century

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Victorian X Frame Carved Walnut Window Stool Seat Hunting Dog Heads

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£4,500

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Antique Victorian Walnut Cabriole Leg Buttoned Leather Stool

19th century

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Antique Victorian Walnut Cabriole Leg Buttoned Leather Stool

From The Antique Shop

£645

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19th century

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Large Antique Mahogany Stool

From David Wolfenden Antiques

£1,650

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Regency Mahogany Square Stool on Turned and Tapered Legs

19th century

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Regency Mahogany Square Stool on Turned and Tapered Legs

From The Collector Antiques

£185

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1900 - 1920

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Queen Anne Style Walnut Dressing Stool

From Affordable Old Furniture

£350

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19th century

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Pair Victorian Mahogany Framed Upholstered Stools

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£690

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19th century

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Victorian Ebony Stool

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£225

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19th century

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Victorian Walnut Dressing Stool

From Affordable Old Furniture

£350

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‘Arthur W Simpson’ Oak and Leather Stool

19th century

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‘Arthur W Simpson’ Oak and Leather Stool

From Georgian Antiques

£325

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Pairs appear in 28 dressing stool titles on Sellingantiques. A set of four early 19th-century examples has passed through once, the largest group recorded.

18th century

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A Well Drawn 18th Century Walnut Stool, C.1730

From Spitalfields House

£2,650

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1900 - 1920

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Queen Anne Style Walnut Stool

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£595

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1900 - 1920

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Large Heavy Oak Upholstered Stool

From Affordable Old Furniture

£250

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19th Mahogany Leather Topped Stool C1850

19th century

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19th Mahogany Leather Topped Stool C1850

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£690

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1900 - 1920

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Arts and Crafts Oak Piano Stool

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£295

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19th century

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Regency Mahogany Stool

From Spencer Robertson Antiques

£980

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Antique Dressing Stools

Georgian Mahogany Serpentine Stool

Victorian X Frame Carved Walnut Window Stool Seat Hunting Dog Heads

Antique Victorian Walnut Cabriole Leg Buttoned Leather Stool

Large Antique Mahogany Stool

Regency Mahogany Square Stool on Turned and Tapered Legs

Queen Anne Style Walnut Dressing Stool

Pair Victorian Mahogany Framed Upholstered Stools

Victorian Ebony Stool

Victorian Walnut Dressing Stool

‘Arthur W Simpson’ Oak and Leather Stool

A Well Drawn 18th Century Walnut Stool, C.1730

Queen Anne Style Walnut Stool

Large Heavy Oak Upholstered Stool

19th Mahogany Leather Topped Stool C1850

Arts and Crafts Oak Piano Stool

Regency Mahogany Stool

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