Three Spool Leg Antique Stool with Piecework Top and Unusual Form eagle ruler We are left to guess

We are left to guess the official winner

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

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

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

Three Spool Leg Antique Stool with Piecework Top and Unusual Form eagle ruler We are left to guessThe 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