Found in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, this 19th-century Italian stool is a sgabello, the polygonal-seated form that originated in Renaissance Italy for the entry halls of noble palazzi. The form goes back to the 15th and 16th centuries in Florence and Venice, when sgabelli were commissioned by noble families and carved on the back with the family's coat of arms. This is a country version, made in the 19th century during the Renaissance Revival wave, with the same octagonal top and the same scroll-cut plank legs, but without the heraldic carving of a noble house. Sylvie places it next to a deep armchair as a small side table for a glass of red wine, a stack of books, and a candle.
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