Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE
Emerging in reaction to industrialization and mass production, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated handcrafted design as a part of daily life. The history of Arts and Crafts furniture has roots in 1860s England with an emphasis on natural motifs and simple flourishes like mosaics and carvings. This work is characterized by plain construction that showcases the hand of the artisan.
The earliest American Arts and Crafts furniture dates back to the start of the 20th century. Designers working in this style in the United States initially looked to ideas put forth by The Craftsman, a magazine published by Wisconsin native Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker and founder of the Craftsman style. Stickley’s furniture was practical and largely free of ornament. His Craftsman style drew on French Art Nouveau as well as the work he encountered on his travels in England. There, the leading designers of the Arts and Crafts movement included William Morris, who revived historical techniques such as embroidery and printed fabrics in his furnishings, and Charles Voysey, whose minimal approach was in contrast to the ornamentation favored in the Victorian era.
American Arts and Crafts work would come to involve a range of influences unified by an elevation of traditional craftsmanship. The furniture was often built from sturdy woods like oak and mahogany while featuring details such as inlaid metal, tooled leather and ceramic tiles. The style in the United States was led by Stickley, whose clean-lined chairs and benches showcased the grain of the wood, and furniture maker Charles Rohlfs, who was informed by international influences like East Asian and French Art Nouveau design.
Hubs in America included several utopian communities such as Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony in New York, where craftspeople made furniture that prioritized function over any decoration. Their work would influence designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, who built some of the most elegant and iconic structures in the United States and likewise embraced a thoughtful use of materials in his furniture.
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Style: Arts and Crafts
E A Taylor attri for Wylie & Lochhead. A pair of Arts & Crafts side chairs
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor attributed a pair of rush seated side or bedroom chairs made by Wylie and Lochhead. One has straight front legs and one has the slightly splayed front legs, both chairs ha...
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20th Century English Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Antique English Spinning Wheel Chair Carved Oak Hall Fireplace Hearth Chair
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Spinning Wheel Chair Carved Oak Hall Fireplace Hearth Chair.
Direct from England, a beautiful antique English “spinning wheel” chair with elaborate hand carvings on ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
A pair of painted iron chairs by Joe Brown for Anthropologie, early aughts
Located in View Park, CA
A whimsical and yet brutalist pair of painted hand-forged iron “Blacksmith Blossom” chairs designed by blacksmith artist Joe Brown for - wait for it - Anthropologie. Circa Early to M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Studio Craft Walnut Armchair with Cane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A walnut studio craft arm chair c.1983 is truly one of a kind. The chair features a sculpted wood frame with soft curves and cascading legs. The seat-back showcases the original uniq...
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1980s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Antique Carved Oak Bobbin Chair
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique carved oak bobbin chair, made in England and dating from around the 1880’s period.
It is of amazing quality, sitting on beautifully turned and splayed bobbin legs. The back rest is also beautifully carved, with fine and intricate details. This is perfect for use as a hall chair or an occasional accent chair...
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1880s British Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Side Chairs by Jac. van den Bosch, 1904
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare pair of Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau side chairs.
Design by Jac. van den Bosch.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid oak frames with decorative solid ebony p...
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Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Ebony, Oak
A set primitive high back chairs designed and manufactured during the 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A set of two primitive high back chairs designed and manufactured during the 1950s. The craftsman was inspired by the wabi-sabi philosophy ce...
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1950s European Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Organic low side chairs, designed and handmade in the 1950s.
Located in Antwerp, BE
Organic low side chairs, designed and handmade in the 1950s. The craftsman was inspired by the wabi-sabi philosophy centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. Origina...
Category
1950s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
Limbert Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Dining Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful pair of solid quarter sawn Mission oak or Arts & Crafts dining chairs
By Limbert
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 17.25"W x 18.5"D x 37"H. Seat height 18".
Good vintage cond...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Limbert Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful pair of antique Mission or Arts & Crafts solid quarter sawn oak side chairs or dining chairs
By Limbert
USA, Circa 1900
Measures: 17.25"W x 18.5"D x 37"H. Seat height ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Liberty & Co, by William Birch. A Beech lattice back rush seat child's chair.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, by William Birch. An Arts and Crafts Beech lattice back rush seat childs chair
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
William Birch. An Arts and Crafts Oak upholstered chair
Located in London, GB
William Birch An Arts and Crafts Oak upholstered chair.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
William Birch. Liberty & Co retailer. A rare rush seat child's chair
Located in London, GB
William Birch. Retailed by Liberty and Co. A rare rush seat childs chair with a boy sat on a crescent moon fishing. It is an unusual variation in design to the more common William Bi...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Reiterstuhl - Peak of a century contemporized by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Contemporized "Reiterstuhl", cut, re-shaped and painted by german artist Markus Friedrich Staab.
I learn out of a past that has been created for me, a foundation to build on my own w...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Birch
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts Wiclif rush seat side chair.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts Wiclif rush seat side chair. Illustrated in Liberty's Yuletide Gifts catalogue C1898 page 37, and in Liberty's Furniture 1875-1915. The Birth of Mo...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
E G Punnett for Liberty & Co. A Walnut side chair with inlaid floral decoration.
Located in London, GB
E G Punnett for Liberty & Co, made by William Birch. A Walnut side chair with circular floral sycamore and boxwood inlays to the back.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1900s Larkin Soap Co. Spindle Oak & Embossed Leather Cushion Side Chairs, Pair
By Larkin & Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of early 1900s Spindle Oak and Embossed and etched Leather seat and press back Side Chairs in great antique condition by the Larkin Furniture Co. famously known as Larkin Soap...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
M H Baillie Scott attributed. An Arts & Crafts oak chair with pierced decoration
Located in London, GB
M H Baillie Scott probably made by J P White, attributed. An Arts & Crafts oak tall back side chair with pierced decoration to the backrest.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
E G Punnet attributed. Probably made by William Birch. An oak wing back chair
By E. G. Punnett, William Birch
Located in London, GB
E G Punnet attributed. Probably made by William Birch and retailed by Goodyers of Regent Street. An Arts and Crafts oak wing back hall chair using flat sided construction. The head r...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Arts & Crafts Wood Ladder Back Chairs with Woven Rush Seats, Set of 2 - 1920s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous set of Arts and Crafts rush seat, ladder back wooden chairs. This set will be great in a dining room, breakfast table, or as an accent chair in a living room or bedroom. E...
Category
1920s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Dutch Modernist High Back Chairs with Cord Seating, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early 20th-century chairs, hailing from the distinguished Hague School in the Netherlands, dating back to the 1920s. With a pure and simple beauty, these chairs epitomize the essence...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Early Modern Jugendstil Side Chair by Heinrich Vogeler, circa 1910
By Heinrich Vogeler
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern Jugendstil side chair by Heinrich Vogeler, circa 1910, Germany. Frame carved from blackened oak, square legs (square back legs taper), rushed trapezoidal seat, openwork ...
Category
1910s German Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
American Arts & Crafts Oak Fiddleback Windsor Chairs, Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful pair of Arts & Crafts American oak fiddleback windsor chairs in great vintage condition. Chairs measure 17.5" in width, 19.5" in depth a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Carved Upholstered Hall Chairs
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pair of carved 19th century continental chairs.
A lovely pair of upholstered Arts & Crafts hall chairs, the carved walnut frames with crisp details...
Category
1870s European Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Side Chair by Kobus de Graaff, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau side chair.
Design by Kobus de Graaff, a famous Dutch artist, furniture maker and sculptor.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique French Wrought Cast Iron Spine Sauveur Arras Scrolling Garden Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Wrought Cast Iron Spine Sauveur Arras Scrolling Garden Side Chair. Item features wrought and cast iron frame, unique "spine" design, cross...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair Antique English Arts & Crafts William Birch Liberty & Co. Rush Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique English Arts & Crafts Liberty & Co. Rush chairs attributed to William Birch.
circa 1890
Very good condition commensurate of age. Good solid construction.
Category
19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Fine Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period uphol...
Category
19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Bartolozzi & Maioli Wooden and Gold Leaf Chairs, Italy, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Bartolozzi & Maioli wooden and gold leaf chairs, Italy, 1970s.
Pair of two Bartolozzi & Maioli hand carved wooden leaf chairs with original patina. These chairs would make an eye-...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Beech, Paint
19th Century Danish Art and Craft Armchair in Nutwood and Wicker with Decoration
Located in København K, 84
Rare Danish art and craft armchair in nutwood and wicker with beautiful hand carved ornamentation in the image of a peacock og flowers. The chair has a...
Category
1890s Danish Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Nutwood
Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Side Chair by Hendrik Petrus Berlage, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Amazing and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau side chair.
Design by Hendrik Petrus Berlage.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid oak with hand-carved decorations in the back.
...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Liberty & Co. An English Aesthetic Movement Walnut Ladder Back Rush Seat Chair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. London.
An elegant English Aesthetic Movement walnut ladder back side chair.
The last three images are from: A Pictorial Dictionary ...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Animate Objects Luna Iron Side Chair in Black Powder Coat
Located in Teşvikiye, 34
The ''Luna'' Chair is part of Animate Objects's Rèveuse collection. Inspired by Picasso’s horse costume in Cocteau’s ballet ‘Parade’, Luna chair celebrat...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of 1940s Handmade English Oak Vintage Carver/Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of original and unique English 1949s Oak handmade carver/side chairs. Although, the maker is not known, the chairs show both care and quality in their construction.
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
English Arts & Crafts “Quaint” Rush Seated Armchair
Located in Norwich, GB
A stylish English Arts and Crafts 'quaint' beech and fruitwood rush-seated armchair, with waved and pierced design splat. Probably made in High Wycombe. Circa 1900.
*Free delivery f...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech, Fruitwood
Stylish Arts and Crafts Oak Bench of Narrow Proportions
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
0225 Very attractive Arts and Crafts oak hall bench, having shaped back rail and round seat, raised on front and back uprights with umbrella compartments and original removable drip ...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
1970s Mexican Iron Side Chairs in the Style of the Model 17 by Thonet, a Pair
By Thonet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage circa 1970's pair of Mexican iron garden or side chairs done in the style of the well known Model 17 chair designed by Michael Thonet and produced by Gebruder Thonet in the early 1860's. This pair of iron chairs...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Animate Objects Epona Iron Side Chair in Black Powder Coat
Located in Teşvikiye, 34
The ‘’Epona’’ Chair is part of Animate Objects's Rèveuse collection. Inspired by Picasso’s horse costume in Cocteau’s ballet ‘Parade’, Epona chair celebr...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Iron
Liberty & Co, William Birch, Arts & Crafts Armchair & Two Differing Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co retailer, made by William Birch.
The three are priced separately.
A classic William Birch Arts & Crafts rush seat oak armchair with a wide curved head rest and typical ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Modern Arts & Crafts Style Tall Black Wood Dining Side Chairs, Set of Four
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Set of four sculptural high back dining chairs in the style of Mackintosh. These tall dramatic accent side chairs feature smooth black grained wood frames with pierced square detaili...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Rupert Griffiths, Four Arts & Crafts English Oak Tripod Design Cottage Chairs
Located in London, GB
Rupert Griffiths. English Furniture Maker.
Four Arts and Crafts style English oak cottage chairs with a sturdy tripod design, with through tenon and peg...
Category
1950s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Arts & Crafts American Oak Side Chair, C.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arts & Crafts American oak side chair, C.1920
Hand carved - Custom made - Leather upholstery
Measures: 19" wide x 16" deep x 18" high at the seat x 39" high at the back
Good...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
E W Pugin. A walnut side chair with curvaceous back rest with oak pegs
Located in London, GB
Edward William Pugin. A walnut side chair of slightly smaller proportions with curvaceous back rest, oak pegs and through tenon joints with pegged ends. Stood on brass mushroom shoes...
Category
1870s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
L&JG Stickley Arts & Crafts Oak Arm Chair with Curved Back & Shaped Arm Supports
Located in London, GB
L&J Stickley Arts & Crafts oak armchair with curved back and shaped arm supports.
A professionally upholstered quality leather seat.
"The L. & J.G. Stickley company you know toda...
Category
1910s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
EG Punnets & Williams Arts & Craft Chair with Rush Seat, England 1910's
Located in New York, NY
Elegantly carved oak armchair with a rush seat by EG Punnets & Williams, the chair has many details carved in its structure and can only be appreciated after several viewing.
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Arts & Crafts Mahogany Metamorphic Library Chair, English, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The side chair with turned back rails and legs converting to library steps.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Liberty Style, Arts & Crafts Oak Bedroom Chair with Pewter & Ebony Floral Inlays
Located in London, GB
Liberty style.
A fine Arts and Crafts oak bedroom chair with floral Pewter and Ebony inlays and further string inlays throughout. Professionally re-upholstered in a quality hide.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Pewter
Oak Steam Bent Dining Chairs in the Arts and Crafts/ Art Nouveau Style, 1900’s
Located in London, GB
A beautifully crafted and very interesting set of four Oak Dining Chairs or side chairs in the manner of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Straddling the styles around the early 20th Centur...
Category
1910s British Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Elm Tub Arts and Crafts Chairs with Panelled Backs and Carry Handles
Located in London, GB
A set of 1930’s Elm tub chairs made by G T Harris Ltd Cabinet makers of Northampton producing high quality arts and crafts furniture in the 1920’s to 1930’s
Measures: Ht 85cm x wi...
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1930s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
Shapland & Petter, Baillie Scott Style of, Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Seated Chair
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. A good Arts and Crafts oak rush seated chair in the style of M H Baillie Scott with a lower heart cut-out to the back rest. A wide apron below the seat with subt...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Shapland & Petter, A Pair Of English Arts & Crafts Ash & Rush Seat Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. Stamped with their design numbers under the seats.
An unusual pair of English Arts & Crafts Ash side chairs with heart-shaped op...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Liberty, A Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Seat Chairs Inlaid with Pewter Hearts
Located in London, GB
Liberty. & Co, attributed, in the style of Voysey.
A sweet little pair of English Arts and Crafts oak side or bedroom chairs inlaid with pewter hearts and newly laid rush seats.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Pewter
E A Taylor An Arts & Crafts Scottish School Oak Chair Made by Wylie and Lochhead
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor attri, made by Wylie and Lochhead.
An Arts and Crafts Scottish School oak chair attributed to with stylised cut-out to the back and a won...
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Liberty and Co, A Pair of Arts and Crafts Side Chairs with Finely Rushed Seats
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co, a pair of Arts & Crafts ladder back side chairs with the original finely laid rushed seats and stylish simple upright details to the fronts, uniting the front stretch...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
Aesthetic Movement Walnut Lyre Back Bedroom or Side Chair with Button Seat
Located in London, GB
An aesthetic movement walnut lyre back bedroom chair in wonderful original condition retaining it's original button seat.
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Industrial Wrought Iron Wooden Slat Seat Side Chairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of antique French industrial wrought iron wooden slat seat and back side chairs. Item features wood slat seats and backs, wrought iron construc...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Arts & Crafts Side Chair with Ebony and Pewter Inlays, Probably Waring & Gillow.
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts rush seated side chair with stylised floral ebony and Pewter inlays, and further herringbone inlays probably made by Waring and Gillow, with a professionally re up...
Category
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Solid Oak Arts and Crafts Stools, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Solid and well-made pair of solid oak stools of unusual design. Elegant, with nice attention to detail. Newly upholstered in vintage green velvet.
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Arts And Crafts side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts side chairs 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 side chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts side chairs 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 side chairs, popular names associated with this style include William Birch, Liberty & Co., Shapland & Petter, and Animate Objects. 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 side chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $335 and tops out at $54,000 while the average work can sell for $2,033.
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