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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
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Red Mahogany Pedestal or Plant Stand
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Red Mahogany Pedestal or Plant Stand. Nice Ribbed base. 35 1/2" tall. Perfect for sculpture or plant. Re-finished at some point and has some age appropri...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Mahogany

Aesthetic Movement Scissor Action Drop Leaf Side Table Made from Hungarian Ash
Located in London, GB
A Continental Aesthetic Movement scissor action drop leaf side table with a wild grain Hungarian Ash top. A secret drawer that has a button underneath to...
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1890s European Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Ash

Studio Crafted Claro Walnut End Table, 1970s
Located in Coronado, CA
A stunning, studio crafted end table constructed of solid Claro walnut, made by an unknown designer in the 1970s. The table features a large storage area, a small drawer and a pull o...
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1970s American Vintage Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Small Oval Table or Stool Bobbin Turned Legs, 19th Century Spain
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
This table is raised on a base composed of six bobbin turned Legs and a optogonal star stretcher, also turned. Oval antique wine or side table of the 19th century. Wood with bobbin ...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Oak

Heywood Wakefield Wicker and Oak Table With Original Label
Located in Hudson, NY
Heywood Wakefield library table. With quarter sawn, oak top and woven wicker pedestal legs, apron, and stretcher. This wicker table drew on the Aesthetic Movement and Japanese influe...
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1940s American Vintage Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Wicker, Oak

Round Walnut Extension Dining Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Round walnut extension dining table. The tabletop features a beautiful star design constructed of walnut and white oak veneer, and it sits upon a base...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Wood

Round Table Bobbin Turned Legs, 19th Century Spain
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
This table is raised on a base composed of four bobbin turned Legs and a optogonal star stretcher, also turned. Oval antique wine or side table of the 19th century. Wood with bobbin...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Oak

Large 19th Century Cherry Wood Refectory Table With A Width Of 100cm
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb large 19th century refectory table in cherry from Vendée region in France very beautiful top with a beautiful patina and a frame which is unusual and gives it a lot of chara...
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19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Cherry

American Aesthetic Oak Partners Desk manner Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Buffalo, NY
American Aesthetic Oak Partners Desk manner Louis Comfort Tiffany.. Large and handsome antique oak partner's desk, Gorgeous grain, brass hardware.carving to the massive feet.Drawers ...
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1920s American Vintage Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Brass

19th Century English Tortoise Bamboo Trompe L'oeil Centre Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical 19th century English aesthetic movement occasional table, center table, or games table crafted from radiant tortoise shell bamboo. The two-tier table features a trompe l'oeil decorated top on both tiers with decoupage playing cards on a black background with a rope border. The top of the games table is square with clipped corners. The legs are crafted from thick bamboo poles...
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Bamboo, Wood, Paper

VM-Martini Table
Located in BOGOTÁ, CO
Beatiful and delicate Martini side table, hammered solid black metal oiled finished 8"dia x 26"H
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21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Metal

Vintage Oval Coffee Table - Natural and White Botanical Theme
Located in Munster, IN
Whimsical and free, this vintage coffee table has never looked more fabulous. Delicate leafy vines surround a distinctly feminine facade. Stain on stain stenciling creates a natural ...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Wood

Glass and mirror pedestal table, asymmetrical, Fontana Arte style, 1970
Located in Nice, FR
Round glass and mirror pedestal table with asymmetrical glass legs, mirrored top in the style of Fontana Arte from the 70s Italian work, design This pedestal table can be placed at t...
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1970s Italian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Glass, Mirror

Italian Gilt Lily Side Table
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Italian gilt metal lily table with glass top.
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20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Metal

Dutch Refectory Table From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
superb 19th century extending table in colonial wood from the 19th century from the Netherlands Very elegant table with straight legs which has very beautiful proportions with a bea...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Wood

Antique Aesthetic Foliate Carved Rosewood & Rouge Marble Side Table C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Aesthetic side stand offers rosewood construction with and inset rouge marble top, foliate carved skirt, lower shelf and raised on straight square legs, c1910 Measures - ...
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Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Marble

Rare Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Center Table w/ Bronze Masks ca. 1870
By Pottier & Stymus
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AESTHETIC MOVEMENT EBONIZED MARQUETRY-INLAID PARCEL GILT CENTER TABLE WITH BRONZE MASKS OF DIANA OF ANET In the manner of Pottier & Stymus of New York unmarked ca. 1870 Item...
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19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Bronze

English Aesthetic Mahogany Table Attributed To Godwin
Located in Essex, MA
Square solid mahogany top over spindle sides supporting a conforming shelf. Circular ring turned legs joined by an X form stretcher with central ball turning.
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Mahogany

Large Gateleg Table In Oak
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely oak table called Gateleg Very beautiful table which has a very beautiful turned base Beautiful top with a thickness of 3cm the table can be used as a dining room table, as ...
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20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Oak

Gillows attri An Aesthetic Movement oblong ebonized & Gilded walnut centre table
Located in London, GB
Gillows attributed. An Aesthetic Movement oblong ebonized walnut center table with canted corners and incised gilded decoration throughout. The top with a molded edge and quadrant su...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Gillow and Co. Oak Octagonal Table, England, circa 1860
Located in Oxford, GB
Description Stamped and numbered oak octagonal drum Gillow and Co. pedestal table, circa 1860. Untouched and 100% authentic with just shy of 160 years of...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Oak

Aesthetic Movement Woven Bamboo Occasional Table
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic Movement Woven Bamboo Occasional Table, on four legs conjoined by an undertier. Provenance: From a Chelsea estate.
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20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Bamboo

Eclectic 19th century carved walnut desk and chair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century carved walnut desk and chair circa 1880. Superb quality desk with original chair made by anders svensson of malmo.  Svensson was a ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Brass

19th Century French, Faux Bamboo, Marble and Bird’s-Eye Maple Wash Stand Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exceptionally crafted wash stand/table from France, mid-19th century, Aesthetic Movement era. Inset red marble top, a single drawer and a white marble lined cabinet. Faux bamboo stem legs with a realistic, hand carved bamboo "root clump" for feet. Gorgeous bird's-eye maple on sides and shelf top. Stylized bronze drawer and cabinet pulls. Brass cabinet latch...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Marble

An Aesthetic Movement ebonized walnut two tier side table with a pierced gallery
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement Walnut ebonized two-tier side table with turned legs, the lower shelf with raised pierced circular details.
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Victorian Aesthetic Movement Chinoiserie Bamboo Fretwork Sewing Table
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Charming late 19th century bamboo fretwork sewing table with silver plated accents and lacquered top. Top opens to reveal all-original interior lining. Chubb London...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Velvet, Bamboo

Early 20th Century French Marble Top & Iron Console / Garden / Bistro Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an early 20th century French marble top console table with iron base. The white finish is likely not to be original. It is in very good condition. My shipping is for the Con...
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Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Marble, Iron

Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Console and Card Table By James Shoolbred London
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A superb little Aesthetic Movement Card Table that also makes a perfect Console Table. In black mahogany ebonised and gilt finish with it original red baize inset top. This piece contains so many wonderful detailing, the gallery border detail is matched by the same gallery detail stretchers, reeded detailing to the fronts which follows to the rounded side motifs which gives this piece its authentic Anglo-Japanese influence of the period. Lovely leg design with square top, with fine turned detailing leading to an octagon shape then circular and back to octagon where the stretchers meet, then tapers to a concave foot. A well made piece, in mahogany with a master-craftsman finish. The top cleverly swivels on an off-centre axis to open the red baize top which has rebated brass hinges. Swivelling the top reveals a hidden secret shelf area (used to keep playing cards/dice), a perfect place for discreet storage of valuables. A wonderful decorative piece and a superb interior design piece that could be used in a hallway, bedroom or living room setting. In excellent sound condition, with some age related wear to the ebonised and gilt finish. The item is clean and ready for installation. When opened the table top measures 91.5cm x 90cm / 36″ x 35.5″ About the maker: James Shoolbred & Co was established in the 1820’s as a draper’s shop, at Tottenham Court Road, London. The company first began supplying textiles to the furniture trade. By the 1860’s, the company began designing, manufacturing and selling high quality antique...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Sapele Wood

English Aesthetic Movement Two Tier Bamboo Plant Stand Shelf
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th century/early 20th century English aesthetic movement bamboo plant stand, display shelf, or side table crafted from bamboo. The table features a bent bamboo frame with thre...
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20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Bamboo, Wood

Charles Bevan, Marsh, Jones & Cribb An Aesthetic Movement D End Centre Table
Located in London, GB
Charles Bevan attributed, made by Marsh, Jones and Cribb. An Aesthetic Movement walnut centre table with ebony line inlaid details. The rectangular top with D ends, turned legs wit...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Ebony, Walnut

Liberty & Co An Aesthetic Movement Walnut side table with a touch of Art Nouveau
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co, attributed. An Aesthetic Movement Walnut side or occasional table with a square top and wavy Art Nouveau uprights on opposing sides flowing do...
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1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

An Aesthetic Movement rosewood two tier side table inlaid with floral decoration
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement Rosewood two tier side table inlaid with floral decoration to the centres and parallel line inlay to edges of top and bottom shelf, stood on turned legs united ...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Rosewood

Gillows of Lancaster An Aesthetic Movement ebonized circular side table
Located in London, GB
Gillows attributed. An Aesthetic Movement ebonized circular side table with carved sunflower floret to the top with three turned, carved and incised gilt decoration to the legs and t...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Howard & Sons Rosewood Revolving Bookstand Table
Located in Essex, MA
Square with serpentine edge. conforming lower shelf with spindles and book storage. Raised on saber legs and casters. Signed in celluloid plaque Howard & Sons. London.
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Brass

An Aesthetic Movement side table with scroll supports stood on ring turned legs
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement side table with scroll supports stood on ring turned legs united by a turned cross stretcher with an object or plant pot stand to the centre.
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Bruce Talbert An Aesthetic Movement Gothic Revival oak needlework table and box
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert attributed. An Aesthetic Movement/Gothic Revival oak needlework table and box with carved lunettes, florets and incised turned details to the legs united with turnings ...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Oak

Collinson & Lock (attributed). A small Aesthetic Movement mahogany side table.
Located in London, GB
Collinson & Lock Attributed. A small Aesthetic Movement Mahogany side table with raised Japanese fretwork to the lower shelf.
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Mahogany

Collinson & Lock. Aesthetic Movement octogonal two tier table on ring turn legs.
Located in London, GB
Collinson & Lock attributed. An Aesthetic Movement Walnut octogonal two tier side table on splayed and fine ring turn legs, reminiscent of some of the legs Godwin chased around.
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Morris and Co. A superior quality Aesthetic Movement two tier walnut side table
Located in London, GB
Morris and Co. Designed by George Jack. A superior quality Aesthetic Movement two tier walnut side table, with a shaped apron below the top and f...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Morris & Co. A fine quality Aesthetic Movement walnut side table.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. A fine quality Aesthetic Movement walnut side table with herringbone inlay to the top edge, stood on hexagonal shaped legs with a lower shelf
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1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Gillows attr, An Aesthetic Movement octagonal walnut eight leg centre table
By Gillows of Lancaster & London, Henry William Batley
Located in London, GB
Gillows attributed, in the style of H W Batley. An Aesthetic Movement octagonal Mahogany eight leg centre table with shaped supports below the top and four ...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Mahogany

Gillows attr An Aesthetic Movement ebonized & fold over floral inlaid card table
Located in London, GB
Gillows attributed. An Aesthetic Movement ebonized fold over and swivel top card table with the original red baize to the playing area. The recta...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Aesthetic Movement Walnut side table wot-not-stand with half triangle shelves.
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement Walnut tall side table wot-not-stand with a molded square top and a further full shelf below followed by staggered tri-angular shelves, from to bottom with fine...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Dr Christopher Dresser An ebonized and gilded pedestal torchère
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement ebonized and gilded pedestal torchère in the style of Dr C Dresser. The circular top has a Greek key pattern band, the main octagonal column has incised and gil...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Aesthetic Movement oak oblong side table with ring turned legs, and splayed feet
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement oak oblong side table with staggered ring turnings to the legs and stood on splayed-out feet united by a fine ring-turned centr...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Oak

E W Godwin An Aesthetic Movement six leg walnut circular centre table
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin attributed. Made by Collinson & Lock. An Aesthetic Movement six leg walnut circular centre table with shaped radiating under supports and subtle shaped details to the ends...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

E W Godwin attributed. An Aesthetic Movement Walnut octagonal centre table
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin attributed. An Aesthetic Movement Walnut octagonal center table with tramline molded edges with fine turnings to the legs united by a high stretcher and standing on Thebes...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Aesthetic Movement side table with sunflower & curved & straight side stretchers
Located in London, GB
A rare Aesthetic Movement walnut side table with two curved upper stretchers that unite to a central sunflower and a lower straight sided H stretcher that unites to the bottom of the...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Aesthetic Movement Walnut centre table with incised circular details to the legs
Located in London, GB
Collinson and Lock, attributed. An Aesthetic Movement Walnut centre table with incised circular details to the legs, united by double cross stretchers.
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Lambs of Manchester An Aesthetic Movement ebonized Walnut eight leg centre table
Located in London, GB
Lambs of Manchester. A rare Aesthetic Movement ebonized walnut octagonal eight-leg centre table with a veneered macassar ebony top and a molded edge and shaped aprons below united by...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut, Macassar

E W Godwin for Collinson & Lock An ebonised & parcel gilt side table chess table
Located in London, GB
E.W. Godwin attributed for Collinson & Lock. An ebonized and parcel gilt side table chess table with hand painted scenes on silk under an octagonal glass top. The silk has a little w...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Jas Shoolbred and Co (attributed) An octagonal oak side table with central shelf
Located in London, GB
Jas Shoolbred attributed An octagonal oak side table with central shelf, carved circular details to the legs, united by lower cross stretchers.
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Oak

An Aesthetic Movement ebonized side table with a marquetry octagonal top
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement ebonized side table with a marquetry octagonal top decorated with conch shells and a central star detail in various fruit woods, with ebonized string and cheque...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Walnut

Chinese Console From The 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely Chinese console from the 19th century It is made up of two drawers and two small doors. Ideal as a console, as a bar or occasional table Very beautiful patina and in superb co...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Wood

Mid-Century Chinese Hand Painted Bird & Floral Bamboo Side Tables / Cabinets -2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of mid-century hand painted Aesthetic Movement inspired celadon bamboo cabinets. They have bird and floral fronts with pinstripe details....
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Bamboo, Wood

Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Griffin Specimen Top Chess Table
By Herter Brothers, Gustave Herter
Located in Garnerville, NY
Outstanding ebonized specimen top chess table. This one of a kind find has all the bells and whistles of the ultimate luxury game table. Featuring the spectacular marble and semi-pre...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Lapis Lazuli, Griotte Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Marble, Quartz, Mala...

Victorian Glass Ball and Claw Black Ebonized Oak Table, circa 1870s
Located in Hastings, GB
Victorian glass ball and claw ebonised table C'1870's Beautiful ebonised side table with turned bobbin legs. There are 4 brass eagle claws holding ...
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1870s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Oak

Small 20th Century Satin Birch Writing Desk by Heal & Son London
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A beautiful Satin Birch writing desk by Heal & Son London. This little desk will light up any room, the satinwood birch has a wonderful texture and movement and a colour tone that o...
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Early 20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Tables

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Birch, Satinwood

Aesthetic Movement tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement tables 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 tables, popular names associated with this style include Collinson & Lock, A. & H. Lejambre, Gillows of Lancaster & London, and Jas Shoolbred & Co.. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $442 and tops out at $44,595 while the average work can sell for $3,049.

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