Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
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Style: Aesthetic Movement
19th Century Large Cast Iron Garden Urn Aesthetic Movement
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular cast iron Victorian Aesthetic Movement Garden Urn. In excellent antique condition with tons of patina, and no breaks or bad repairs. Amazing pair of handles all original ...
Category
1870s Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century Victorian Iron Aesthetic Manner Fire Grate Basket and Original Hood
Located in Edinburgh, GB
An original antique 19th century -Victorian wrought iron fire grate basket in the Aesthetic Manner with its original sweeping chimney hood. A high Cartouche shaped fire back with a c...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Aesthetic Movement Antique Chimneypiece in Pencil Statuary Marble
Located in London, GB
An elegant and large Aesthetic Movement, bordering on Reformed Gothic, antique fireplace surround in Pencil Statuary Marble with a wide moulded shelf. The main body of the fireplace,...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Statuary Marble
T. Elsley attri. Aesthetic Movement brass fire insert w. upper central peacock
Located in London, GB
Thomas Elsley attributed. A rare Aesthetic Movement brass fire insert with an upper central peacock and Japanese basket weave decoration around it. Each side is designed to display t...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Dr C Dresser. An Aesthetic Movement walnut coal box with stylized brass panels
Located in London, GB
Dr Christopher Dresser. An Aesthetic Movement walnut coal box on shaped feat set at an angle with a stylized decorative brass panel designed perfectly to shovel your coal. With origi...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Walnut
Thomas Jeckyll for Barnard Bishop & Barnard. A rare Aesthetic Movement fireplace
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll for Barnard Bishop and Barnard. A rare Aesthetic Movement fireplace with curvaceous mantle with gadrooned and dot details and a row of Japanese floral Insignias the ce...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Berlin Iron
Classical 19th C. Brass Fireplace Fender
Located in New York, NY
Classical Victorian, Aesthetic Movement brass fireplace fender. The fender features two repeating brass rails, with decorative fluted ball spaces. late 19th century vintage, this e...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
An Exceptional Set of Aesthetic Movement Wrought-Iron Fire Tools with Scrollwork
Located in London, GB
An exceptional set of Aesthetic movement wrought-iron fire tools with scrollwork. The set comprises of a set of tongs, poker and shovel. The handles with carefully scrolled finials, ...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Old Hand Painted "Fish" Tiles
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
nr. 1647 - Pair of antique "fish " tiles, hand painted under plaze. They were glued to the wall to embelish houses and gardens: I did it too at the seaside.
I have other ones, that ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Azerbaijani Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Large Majolica Thistle Jardinière Onnaing, circa 1880
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica thistle jardinière Onnaing, circa 1880.
Height / 9.5 inches.
Diameter / 13 inches.
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Large Majolica Thistle Jardinière Onnaing, circa 1880
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica thistle jardinière Onnaing, circa 1880.
Height / 9 inches.
Diameter / 13 inches.
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Large Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Hand Wrought Black Iron Andirons
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Large Aesthetic Movement Hand Wrought Black Iron Andirons 28” Tall By 22” deep and 16” wide. Each andiron is one piece. Great condition with just some age-appropriate wear.
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
An Arts & Crafts Semi-Circular Wrought Fire Basket with Heart-Shaped finials
Located in London, GB
An Arts & Crafts semi-circular wrought-iron fire basket with heart-shaped finials. The railed basket with cone and heart-shaped finials that flank the arched fireback...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Thomas Jeckyll Brass Fireplace Register
Located in London, GB
A beautiful polished brass Thomas Jeckyll register front with black-iron reeded fire bars and guillotine drafting mechanism. From the foundry of Barnard, Bishop and Barnards, this Th...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Thomas Jeckyll Black-Iron Register Grate
Located in London, GB
From the foundry of Barnard, Bishop and Barnards, this Thomas Jeckyll black-iron register grate represents the very highest quality in fine casting. This asymmetric floral design is ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century Hand Forged Iron Fireplace Tools 4 Piece Set
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of hand forged fireplace tools with holder. Shovel, log clamp and brush with original holder all with tons of patina. Will oil and cleanup upon request.
Category
1870s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Mid-Century Cast Concrete English Garden Style Pots / Planters / Jardinieres - 2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of unique cast concrete planters. As one can see, one is significantly darker than the other. They most likely date to the 50s/60s. They are unmarked.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Dr C Dresser Benham & Froud. An Aesthetic Movement brass fire bucket and shovel.
Located in London, GB
Dr C Dresser for Benham and Froud, stamped mark to base.
An Aesthetic Movement brass fire bucket and shovel with an organic whiplash handle, rising ...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Dr. C Dresser & Barnard, Bishop & Barnard. A rare Aesthetic Movement fireplace.
Located in London, GB
Barnard, Bishop, and Barnard & Dr C Dresser, with the original B, B, & B paper label to the back.
A rare Aesthetic Movement walnut fire surround, inset with four Linthorpe pottery c...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Walnut, Pottery
Aesthetic Movement walnut metamorphic oak coal box with Herons in a river scene.
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement Walnut metamorphic oak coalbox. The handle when pulled back mechanically opens the two doors to the front, which has brass panels depicting Herons eating fish i...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Walnut
An Aesthetic Movement wrought iron and copper fire bucket with sunflower finials
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement wrought writhen iron and copper fire bucket, with sunflowers that form a part of the main iron frame coming down to form the r...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Dr C Dresser for Benham & Froud. A pair of Aesthetic Movement brass fire dogs.
Located in London, GB
Dr C Dresser for Benham and Froud stamped mark. A pair of Aesthetic Movement brass fire dogs with sunflower heads on elegant shaped necks.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Thomas Jeckyll A rare Aesthetic Movement Walnut fire surround with butterfly's
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll for Barnard Bishop and Barnard. A rare Aesthetic Movement Walnut fire surround, the mantel with molded edges and four ebonized panels incised with butterfly and bamboo stems and leaf...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Walnut
Danier Cottier (style of). An Aesthetic Movement dark oak coal box
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement dark oak coal box in the style of Daniel Cottier. With all over shallow carved floral decoration.
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
Antique Cast Iron Branch Form Garden Bench
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique Cast Iron Branch Form Garden Bench. Circa 19th Century 1840-1849 Period. Aesthetic Movement. Featuring rope tied oak branches with leaves motif. This bench has seen many chan...
Category
1840s Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century Polished Iron Fireback with "Royal Coat of Arms of France"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your fireplace or kitchen back splash with this elegant antique fire back. Crafted in France circa 1750 and almost square in shape embellished with an arched top, the ornate...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Benham & Froud Brass Fire Dogs Christopher Dresser Attributed
Located in Sharon, CT
Pair of period Aesthetic Movement Fire Dogs, design attributed to Christopher Dresser. Manufactured by Benham & Froud, both signed with the cyp...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Neoclassical Pierced Reticulated Brass Fireplace Fender, circa 1885
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple yet elegant neoclassical revival fireplace fender in brass. Reticulated front and sides with arches at the corners which finials ador...
Category
1880s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Monumental Large Concrete Trompe L'oeil Sculpture Ghost Handkerchief Planter
By Willy Guhl
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An organic modern monumental sculptural concrete or cement handkerchief planter. Fabulous for either indoor or outdoor use, this vessel is very heavy and thick. The base is flat and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete, Cement
Ornate Polished Wrought Fire Basket
Located in London, GB
An ornate polished wrought iron fire basket intricately constructed with worked scrolls set between incised front fire bars. The rectangular blacksmith-mad...
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Other, Iron
Pair 19th Century English Fireplace Tool Rests in Brass
Located in New York, NY
Sophisticated pair of brass fireplace tool rests in very good original condition, clean and ready to use. The architectural design of this chic set is predictive of the soon to arriv...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
2 Hispano Moorish Hinged Doors, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Magnificent pair of oak hining doors (saloon doors) from the 19th century Hispano Moorish style
The doors have a lock so it's possible to lock the doors....
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
Set of Four Aesthetic Movement Victorian Windows
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A set of four aesthetic movement engraved gall windows in original wood frames. The window panes with birds, insects and spider web, The wood frames with old layers of paint. These p...
Category
1870s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Glass, Wood
Fun Outdoor Swing Chair
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
The Nest Egg hanging chair swing seat is inspired from the organic forms in birds' nests and has a natural egg shape. The chair has been designe...
Category
2010s South African Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel, Steel
Antique Aesthetic Movement Carved Walnut Sculpture Display Pedestal Circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Aesthetic Movement sculpture pedestal offers walnut construction with beveled rectangular display over turned column ha...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Cast Iron Bird Bath
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
fleurdetroit presents for your consideration, this refined and delicate, iron birdbath with its wonderful cast motifs. It is the perfect accent for any g...
Category
1890s Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Wood Sculpture Display Pedestal, Circa 1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Aesthetic Movement sculpture pedestal offers ebonized wood construction with found upper display over column having car...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
French Majolica Flower Tile, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica flowers tile, circa 1890.
6' by 6".
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Faience
Faux Bois Bench
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A charming garden accent, this cast iron faux Bois bench has been radically weathered to perfection. A testament to Janes, Beebe & Co foundry, one...
Category
1840s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
German Aesthetic Movement Fireplace Surround in Handwrought Iron
Located in New York, NY
German Aesthetic Movement fireplace surround in handwrought iron. The piece features sunrays on each upper corner emanating from circular discs. Handmade in the 1880s in Germany. In ...
Category
1880s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair Forged Iron Door / Gate Slide Bolts by Samuel Yellin Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century slide bolt for gate or door. These slide bolts are hand forged iron attributed to Samuel Yellin. They are unsigned. Priced as a pair. Ple...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Fire Inserts with Mintons Aesop's Fables Tiles
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll in the style of.
A rare pair of Aesthetic Movement cast iron fire inserts, each with twelve Minton tiles, printed in blue and white with comical designs by John Moyr-Smith from Aesop's Fables.
The designs Moyr Smith drew on these tiles are known as:-
The Dog and his shadow.
The Fox & the Goat.
The Hare and the Tortoise.
The Frogs Who Wished for a King.
The Wolf and the Lamb...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Edwardian Egret Fountain / Urn
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
fleurdetroit offers for your consideration, offering this fantastic cast-iron fountain featuring Swans in a tight ring around the basin.
In the style of the leading makers of the Edwardian garden ornament companies, this Cast iron egret fountain...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Henry W Batley Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Pedestal Stand with Carved Sunflowers
By Henry William Batley, Collinson & Lock
Located in London, GB
Henry W Batley attributed. Probably for Collinson and Lock.
An Aesthetic Movement ebonized pedestal base with a central pillar adorned on all four sides with carved sunflowers in a s...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Walnut
Dr C Dresser Attri, Aesthetic Movement Walnut Coal Scuttle with Stylized Mounts
Located in London, GB
Dr. C Dresser attributed. Made by Benham and Froud.
An Aesthetic movement walnut coal scuttle with applied chrome-plated stylized carry handle and foliate decorative mounts and a side holster to hold a coal shovel.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Chrome
Dr C Dresser, Important Aesthetic Movement Marble Fire Surround with Bull Rushes
Located in London, GB
Dr C Dresser. An important and probably unique Aesthetic movement black marble fire surround, with stylized bull rushes and floral incised g...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Cast Iron Butt Door Hinge Aesthetic Style Qty Available
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Floral Aesthetic style pintel butt antique door hinge with steeple tips and two knuckles. Small quantity available at time of po...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Garden Table with Stylised Floral Details
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement Victorian cast iron garden table by G Hufton of Birmingham with stylised floral and zig-zag details throughout, an arched stretcher uniting the side uprights st...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
American Aesthetic Movement Brass Andirons
Located in New York, NY
American Aesthetic Movement pair of monumental size polished brass andirons, made during the 1880s in the United States. The pair is in great a...
Category
1880s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Pedestal Torchière with Incised & Gilded Decoration
Located in London, GB
In style of Dr C Dresser for Bushloe House.
An Aesthetic movement, circular ebonized pedestal torchière or stand, with close carved gilded florets alternating with leaves and lower ...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Walnut
Aesthetic Movement Coal Scuttle Tinder Box, London, by H. Loveridge
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Ebonized tin, copper and brass coal scuttle, London by H. Loveridge, 1870s The model is the Edinburg featuring a high relief copper panel...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Copper, Metal
Antique English Victorian Cast Iron Garden Seat/Bench by the John Finch Foundry
Located in Glasgow, GB
A stylish Victorian Aesthetic cast iron garden seat or bench by the John Finch Foundry and dating to circa 1870. This Arts & Crafts period seat has pierced sides combining formal geo...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Cast Iron Aesthetic Doorknob Rosettes, Early 20th C.
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century cast iron Aesthetic style doorknob rosettes. The patinas vary slightly because one has a nickel finish and the other has an antique bronze finish. Priced as a pair...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
19th Century Scottish Aesthetic Movement Polished Cast Iron Fireplace Insert
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A large masculine and flamboyant example of a 19th century Scottish Aesthetic movement cast iron fireplace insert. A large outer plate with recessed fielded panels hosts an off set p...
Category
1880s Scottish Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Lily Pad Pair of Aesthetic Movement Cast Iron Garden Benches by Coalbrookdale
Located in London, GB
A pair of Aesthetic Movement cast iron garden benches, known as the Lily pad design, with fine fern leaf detailing, and smaller Lily-style leaves to the angular legs.
Coalbrookdale ...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Early 20th Century Stained Glass Doors
Located in London, GB
Pair of early 20th century stained glass doors
Continental, early 20th century
Each door: Height 239cm, width 59cm (118cm when together), depth 9cm
T...
Category
Early 20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
Aesthetic Movement Bronze Andirons in Christopher Dresser Style
Located in Sharon, CT
Pair of large (22") cast bronze andirons constructed of multiple Aesthetic Movement devices.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Dr C Dresser for Coalbrookdale Two ‘Medieval’ Pattern Cast Iron Garden Benches
Located in London, GB
Dr C Dresser for Coalbrookdale. Two ‘Medieval’ pattern cast iron garden benches.
These particular models are ‘Medieval’ number 52 in the Coalbrookdale 1875 trade catalogue. I bought...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Aesthetic Movement building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Christopher Dresser, Benham & Froud, Coalbrookdale Foundry, and Thomas Jeckyll. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $100 and tops out at $86,402 while the average work can sell for $3,417.
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