Three Spool Leg Antique Stool with Piecework Top and Unusual Form eagle ruler brown and grey speckled from

brown and grey speckled from another

and I'm a sucker for pin prick type decoration circling a toe

I seem to be a magnet for old folky American river landscapes lately

a couple of columns and a few other odd pieces-- not included in photos

Three Spool Leg Antique Stool with Piecework Top and Unusual Form eagle ruler brown and grey speckled fromThe silk piecework covering the face of this antique stool is much worn, but I find it really beautiful, and I love the unusual shape of the stool, evoking hand fans and fire screens, and with the spooled handle, like a fourth leg, completing the reference. Cut of a very thick slab of wood, with three more spooled legs to stand on. C. 1870s 80s New England, I believe. 16 at handle, 11 5 8 x 7 1 2 t. I wouldn't put much weight on it, as the legs are a