What wood are they usually made from?

Mahogany leads the titles, with walnut second and oak third. Between them the three account for the bulk of the category. Rosewood is a smaller group, and it tends to sit in the upper half of the range. Burr walnut, birds eye maple and satin birch appear in ones and twos, mostly among the Art Deco and 1920s pieces.

How big do leather stools get?

Small footstools are the low end, at foot-rest height. From there the category runs up through piano and dressing stools to large deep-buttoned library and country-house stools. The biggest are large enough that dealers describe them as coffee tables, window seats or benches as well as stools.

Are pairs and sets common?

More common than you'd expect for a seat form. Twenty-six titles offer a pair. Beyond pairs, the archive holds a trio of Arts and Crafts bar stools, a suite of three Gothic stools and a set of three Moorish stools.

Which periods turn up most?

Victorian is the commonest period word in titles, and "19th Century" is the largest single bucket in the dated field. Where a firm year is given, the 1920s and 1930s each carry thirty-nine listings, together outnumbering everything filed as 19th Century. Eighteenth-century examples are a handful, the earliest an oak leather-topped stool given as 1740.

Do unusual shapes ever appear?

They do, though each surfaces once and not again. A footstool modelled as a pig, another as a dog, a pair topped in elephant hide. Also a folding campaign stool, a metamorphic gout stool and a pair of bronze ships' bar stools.

How many dealers sell these?

Ninety-five different dealers have listed antique leather stools on Sellingantiques, at a rate of roughly twenty-six a year. That spreads the category thinly across the trade rather than concentrating it in a few specialist hands.

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A hardwood frame with a leather top or upholstered leather seat, made to sit on or rest your feet on, from small footstools to country-house stools big enough to double as a coffee table.