Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend This may be my very

This may be my very favorite sort of find: a resourceful solution to a very specific problem

12 1/8” t x 5 7/8” w x 3 5/16” d

but otherwise they're perfectly in tact

with a little wear to the paint and a few small stains

including with real hair (I'm not quite sure of what variety

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend This may be my veryThe dealer in my neck of the woods that I purchased this root burl stool from believed it to be antique Chinese and looking at some images of Chinese root wood "scholar's stools," I believe he is correct. I found find it a completely gorgeous, strikingly sculptural and dramatically gestural thing, with super smooth surface and wonderfully rich color, ranging from near black to rust orange. And it is a shape shifter, revealing different aspects across