Three Spool Leg Antique Stool with Piecework Top and Unusual Form eagle ruler 8 1/8" tall x 6

8 1/8" tall x 6 1/4" widest diameter

plenty of rusting but not much shedding

stamped 601 on the front and marked S&Co on the rear

I found these at an antique shop in New Hampshire

Three Spool Leg Antique Stool with Piecework Top and Unusual Form eagle ruler 8 1/8" tall x 6The 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