Lot #24: Vintage Lift-Top Storage Stool / Piano Bench — Floral Enamel or Lacquered Top — c. 1930s–1950s

A charming and characterful small vintage storage stool or piano bench, featuring a hinged lift-top surface decorated with a delicate scattered strawberry and leaf motif on a cream ground with black edge binding — a pattern very much of the inter-war to post-war domestic decorating tradition. The top lifts to reveal a useful storage compartment, supported by a brass-tone lid stay. The painted wood base in faded dusky pink features a neatly reeded apron detail and four tapered legs terminating in their original black metal ferrule feet — modest but well-considered period details that speak to quality craftsmanship. No maker's markings found. Likely British or European domestic manufacture, circa 1930s–1950s. Condition: Shows honest age-appropriate wear throughout — fading and minor marks to the painted base, some wear and light crazing to the decorative top surface consistent with decades of use. Hinges and lid stay functional. Structurally sound. A versatile piece that works equally well as a piano stool, bedroom accent, hallway seat, or decorative storage in any vintage or eclectic interior. A coat of chalk paint would transform it entirely for those with upcycling in mind — though it has real charm left exactly as it is. Dimensions: 16.5W, 12"D, 18"H Pickup category timeslot {A}