Arts And Crafts Sidetable
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Vases
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Religious Items
Brass, Spelter
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
20th Century European Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Inkwells
Marble, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Marble, Bronze
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Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Copper, Brass
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Candlesticks
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Silver, Bronze
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Vitrines
Glass, Oak, Satinwood
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Architectural Elements
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Oak
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Bronze
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Serving Pieces
Stoneware
Antique 17th Century French Figurative Sculptures
Sandstone
Vintage 1910s Belgian Art Deco Wall-mounted Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Pitchers
Stoneware
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Chandeliers and Pendants
Copper, Brass
Vintage 1910s Danish Jugendstil Table Lamps
Brass, Copper
Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Porcelain
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20th Century Central American Arts and Crafts End Tables
Acrylic
Early 20th Century Hungarian Arts and Crafts End Tables
Pine
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Wood, Ash
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Mantel Clocks
Brass
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Side Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Wrought Iron
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
Macassar, Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Vases
Alabaster
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Brass
A Close Look at arts-and-crafts Furniture
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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- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2019
The Arts and Crafts Movement was an era of design that originated in England during the last quarter of the 19th century. The movement celebrated traditional craftsmanship by way of simple forms and the use of romantic, medieval or folk styles of decoration.