Melon Form Stool

Marked by expressive veining, this handsome footstool was carved in China’s Shanxi province out of a piece of solid marble. Ribbed and rounded, the stool suggests a melon, an ancient Chinese symbol of perpetuity. Traditionally used as a place to rest one’s feet, the stool may also have been nestled among the trees and flowers in a traditional Chinese garden. We enjoy them as small side tables indoors or out.