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.

19th century

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Walnut Stool Circa 1880

From Fairford Barn Antiques

£495

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1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Burr Walnut and Leather Stool

From Marylebone Antiques

£1,500

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Victorian Upholstered Walnut Framed Stool

19th century

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Victorian Upholstered Walnut Framed Stool

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£690

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1900 - 1920

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Chippendale Style Mahogany Stool

From Adam Antiques

£550

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Late 19thc Satinwood Dressing Table Stool

1900 - 1920

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Late 19thc Satinwood Dressing Table Stool

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£850

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19th century

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Large Walnut Stool Circa 1830

From Fairford Barn Antiques

£695

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19th century

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Decorative Pair of Painted and Gilded Continental 19thc Stools

From Andros Antiques

£880

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Lovely George II Period Irish Carved Elm Stool C. 1750

18th century

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Lovely George II Period Irish Carved Elm Stool C. 1750

From Webberley Antiques

£800

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English Victorian Cabriole Leg Dressing Table Stool in Goncalo Alves Wood, C.1860

19th century

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English Victorian Cabriole Leg Dressing Table Stool in Goncalo Alves Wood, C.1860

From Spinka & Co

£485

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19th century

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19th Century Upholstered Mahogany Stool

From Elaine Phillips Antiques Ltd

£485

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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.

19th century

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19th Century French Empire X Frame Stool

From Youlls Antiques

£1,550

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19th century

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Dressing Stool

From Athey Antiques

£495

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Late 19th Century Walnut Cabriole Leg Stool in the Queen Anne Style

1900 - 1920

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Late 19th Century Walnut Cabriole Leg Stool in the Queen Anne Style

From LVS Decorative Arts

£1,150

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1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Stool by Harry and Lou Epstein

From Poirot Art Deco

£1,450

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Antique Arts & Crafts Stool Dressing Table Stool

1900 - 1920

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Antique Arts & Crafts Stool Dressing Table Stool

From Spinka & Co

£595

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19th C English Georgian Style Walnut Stool

19th century

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19th C English Georgian Style Walnut Stool

From Youlls Antiques

£850

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Antique Dressing Stools

Walnut Stool Circa 1880

Art Deco Burr Walnut and Leather Stool

Victorian Upholstered Walnut Framed Stool

Chippendale Style Mahogany Stool

Late 19thc Satinwood Dressing Table Stool

Large Walnut Stool Circa 1830

Decorative Pair of Painted and Gilded Continental 19thc Stools

Lovely George II Period Irish Carved Elm Stool C. 1750

English Victorian Cabriole Leg Dressing Table Stool in Goncalo Alves Wood, C.1860

19th Century Upholstered Mahogany Stool

19th Century French Empire X Frame Stool

Dressing Stool

Late 19th Century Walnut Cabriole Leg Stool in the Queen Anne Style

Art Deco Stool by Harry and Lou Epstein

Antique Arts & Crafts Stool Dressing Table Stool

19th C English Georgian Style Walnut Stool

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