Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend 12 1/8” t x 5

12 1/8” t x 5 7/8” w x 3 5/16” d

but otherwise they're perfectly in tact

This is another I dug from the same box as the Carver's Chair bookmark I just listed

it doesn't look to me like any wood lost

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend 12 1/8” t x 5The 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