Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
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
French Majolica Bird Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Bird Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
"The Red Barn" by Gershon Benjamin
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor on paper presented in a contemporary frame measuring 19" x 25" overall. This work by Gershon Benjamin is signed in the lower right and features a classic red barn.
An ...
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Mid-20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
French Oyster Plate Porcelain with Turkey Pattern Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th Century French porcelain oyster plate with the turkey pattern signed Limoges Haviland.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Pair of KPM Attributed Porcelain Painted Plaques of Woman & Boy
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Pair of KPM Attributed Porcelain Painted Plaques of Woman & Boy
Dimensions : Frame - 16" Tall X 14" Wide X 2" Deep Porcelain 6.5" Tall
This gorgeous pair of KPM Attrib...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Mersad Berber 'Bosnia, 1940-2012' Oil on Canvas, Woman with Flowers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower left. A lovely pensive woman dressed in 19th c. style holding flowers. She looks to the left with fruits in an abstract composition on a tab...
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20th Century Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
French Oyster Plate Porcelain with Turkey Pattern Haviland Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Austin, TX
Antique 19th-century French porcelain oyster plate with turkey pattern signed Limoges Haviland.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
German Majolica Bird Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica Bird Plate, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Oil On Canvas Equestrian Scene by George Armfield
By George Armfield
Located in Dublin 8, IE
George Armfield (1808-1893) oil on canvas painting, depicting an atmospheric scene of three horses to foreground with a thunderstorm in the background. Dramatic tension is created by...
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Huichol Niereka Art Textile
Located in New York, NY
Mexican Huichol Niereka art textile depicting two figures, one with deer antlers shooting a bow and arrow at an anthropomorphic zoomorphic figure, housed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile
French Brown Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Very rare French Majolica oyster plate, circa 1890.
White flower on the center and leaves.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
German Majolica Swallows Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German majolica aqua plate with birds swallow and insect circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Fives-Lille De Bruyn Morning Glory & Butterfly Wall Pockets, 1890, a Pair
By Fives-Lille
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of majolica glazed French Morning Glory wall pockets, Fives-Lille, circa 1890.
Fives-Lille was founded by the Belgian potter, Antione Gustave De Bruyn. He opened his pottery...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Earthenware
19th C Carved Lion wall shelf
Located in Hudson, NY
19th C carved and gilt lion wall shelf.
Amazing stylization. Whimsical. Faux marble painted top.
Carved in oak.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Aesthetic Period Porcelain Wall Bracket by Royal Worcester
Located in Brisbane, QLD
A marvellous 1870s period porcelain wall bracket by English maker Royal Worcester. The porcelain bracket has a rich turquoise ground which has been softened with a matte 'rust' glaze...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Paintings Set of Four Seasons
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/5542 - What to say about this rare set of four large paintings ? It's certainly an idea for wall decoration: inside a boiserie (wooden panels) or with golden frames. in the dini...
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Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Calendrier Pirelli , Photographies de Anna Leibovitz Année 2000
By Pirelli Tyres, Annie Leibovitz
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Annie Leibovitz, de son vrai nom Anna Lou Leibovitz, née le 2 octobre 1949 à Waterbury, dans l'État du Connecticut, aux États-Unis, est une photographe américaine, spécialisée dans l...
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Early 2000s American Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1898 Dutch Coronation Plates - Set of 4 antique plates
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Wonderfully graphic wall plates with stencilled and hand painted design in orange, black and gold commemorating the coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in 1898.
Great ...
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1890s Dutch Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller and Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Modern Watercolor Female Portrait
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
ST/736 - Watercolor and tempera modern female portrait: simple but unusual.
An interesting item..., simply to frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of 1880 Aesthetic Movement Ebony and Gilt Corner Wall Display Shelves
Located in Lincoln, GB
Exquisite pair of 1880 Aesthetic Movement Ebony and Gilt Corner Wall Display Shelves is a true testament to the elegance and craftsmanship of the era. Made from high-quality ebony wo...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller and Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller and Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.One small chip.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Aesthetic Movement Ash & fiddle back Ash wall cabinet inlaid with floral panels.
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement Ash and fiddle back Ash wall cabinet with a shaped and inlaid cornice and polychrome painted floral panels to the doors. The Ash wood has been stained to show d...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ash
Collinson and Lock. An Aesthetic Movement Satin walnut breakfront wall cupboard
Located in London, GB
Collinson and Lock. An Aesthetic Movement Satin walnut breakfront wall cupboard with a dentil cornice, and Japanese basket weave detailing to the brass handle.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
J P Hewitt. Aesthetic Movement circular plaque with a Pre-Raphaelite girls head.
Located in London, GB
J P Hewitt. An Aesthetic Movement circular plaque painted with a Pre-Raphaelite female head set in the original incised and ebonized period frame. Signed to the back.
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Burne Jones for Morris & Co Hand painted tile of Chaucer's legend of good wimmen
By Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
Edward Burne Jones for Morris & Co, designed in 1861-1862. A rare hand-painted tile depicting Chaucer's Legend of Good Wimmen. The Fiberite packing we found inside the frame probably...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Tapestry Signed Aubusson 2m10 By 1m80 Called Verdure
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful tapestry signed Aubusson from the 19th century
Very beautiful verdure composed of numerous trees, animals and a house in the background
Beautiful perspective and dimen...
Category
19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
19th Century Majolica Pink & Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th-C. English Sea Ship Captain W/ Child Watercolor on Paper In Burl Frame
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! It is a framed English sea captain with his child dating to approximately 1850. It is a watercolor on paper. The frame is burl walnut, and both painting and frame show w...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Burl, Paper
Majolica Insect Wall Pocket Fives Lille, circa 1890
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica insect wall pocket Fives Lille signed, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Insect Wall Pocket Fives Lille, circa 1890
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica insect wall pocket Fives Lille signed, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Fern Wall Brackets
Located in New York, NY
American, circa 1850-1880.
Eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), with wire armature and composition ornament, gessoed
and gilded.
Measures: 14 1/8 in. high, 16 5/16 in. wide (at the sh...
Category
19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by De Kok
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed oil painting on canvas by De Kok showcases the artist's firm grasp on creating the tranquility of an intriguing landscape composition using color and contrast resultin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Mid-Century set of 4 Large Scale Four Seasons Paintings
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-Century set of 4 Large Scale Four Seasons Paintings were designed for a French bakery, and beautifully and colorfully represent the Four Seasons, with the seasons' names painted ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Painting By H. Coulon-19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
oil on canvas representing a still life with fruits, flowers and game in a wooden frame signed H.Coulon
Large model
In good condition and beautiful patina
Category
19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Belgium Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Belgium Majolica oyster plate with pink flowers and green leaves Wasmuel, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Marquetry Panel of a Terrace Scene by Pierre Rosenau
By Pierre Rosenau
Located in New York, NY
This early 20th century marquetry panel by Pierre Rosenau portrays a captivating classical scene of a terrace and garden set against the backdrop of an ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Pair Framed Silk Stevengraphs The Present Time & The Good Old Days
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine pair framed silk Stevengraphs, one titled The Present Time and the other The Good Old Days, by Thomas Stevens and dating from 1875. The rectangular silk sewn panels portray t...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by G. Remmerie is an interesting take on the classic landscape painting, where the artist has captured a low lying marshy area under an overcast...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
Category
1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890.
Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
Category
1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Antique oil painting "Flowers of the Field" signed, Second Half of the 19th century, France
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This splendid French oil painting was made with a remarkable painting technique that allows the artist to achieve a high degree of naturalistic rendering.Put in relation to the chron...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vassily Kandinsky Framed Poster
Located in New York, NY
"Spitzen im Bogen / Vassily Kandisky," offset lithographic poster, after the original from 1927. 48" H x 36" W.
Category
Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Square White Majolica Mermaid Wall Plate Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Square Majolica mermaid plate with shells on the corners, the mermaid sit on a flying fish, the border is decorated with shrimps, circa 1920.
Category
1920s Belgian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
Category
1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Painted Antique Large Screen
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/781 - Interesting large hand painted on wood high screen : from France, mid '800.
It can be the background of an entire wall: an imaginary garden with flowers' triumph; on the o...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica oyster plate Wasmuel (Belgium) decorated with flowers.
Category
1880s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Russian Icon with Processional Cross 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Russian icon with a processional cross in its center from the 17th century
We can see that the icon was created to accommodate the processional cross with the Chris...
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19th Century Belarusian Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Porcelain Oyster Plate With Shells, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Porcelain Oyster Plate With Shells, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Signed Allen Wedgwood Hand Painted Porcelain Plaques of Children
By Wedgwood
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This exquisite pair of hand-painted Wedgwood porcelain plaques, painted by Thomas Allen, is a beautiful example of the Aesthetic Movement. The delicate, intricate designs and vibrant...
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1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
Late 19th Century Movement Style Original Oil Painting by Adrien Schultz
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th century Movement Style Original Oil Painting by Adrien Schultz
Depicts person sitting in the woods in lovely earth tones with highlights of b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890.
Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Sarreguemines Green Majolica Glazed Fern Leaf Server, France, 1870
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Sarreguemines, a Majolica glazed green leaf shaped server, France, circa 1870.
Shaped as a large single Fern leaf. Precise mold work, with a strong g...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Earthenware
Majolica Seaweeds Oyster Plate Keller and Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate attributed to Keller Et Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1890.
Reference / page 98 "Collecting oyster plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Hermes Paris Silk Scarf with Carousel Horse Pattern
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Hermes Paris silk scarf - the pattern is a vibrant palette of carousel horses - festive and ready for a spin!
Category
20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Aesthetic Movement wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement wall decorations 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 wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Belgium pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Saint Clément, Wasmuel Majolica, Haviland & Co., and Gien. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $180 and tops out at $55,000 while the average work can sell for $1,195.
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