Origin:
American and Continental
Date:
Late 19th to early 20th century
Period/Style:
Victorian
Maker:
Unidentified
Materials:
Mixed woods, needlepoint, textiles, and metal hardware
Form:
One piano or vanity stool and three footstools
Description:
A group of four Victorian and later stools comprising one taller piano or vanity stool and three footstools. The group includes a circular fringed stool, a large oval black-ground floral footstool, a square burgundy floral footstool, and a low round pink floral example. Each has period-style needlepoint or embroidered upholstery and a carved or turned wood frame, offering varied forms for a layered interior display.
Marks:
No maker's marks observed in the supplied photographs.
Dimensions:
19 in. H at tallest, 29 in. W at widest
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Overall fair antique condition. Upholstery shows fading, staining, abrasion, loose fringe and trim, and localized holes or losses, particularly to the black-ground floral footstool. Wood frames have scratches, scuffs, finish wear, and minor age separations. The set is assembled and not originally matched.