Minton Aesthetic Movement
Antique 1880s British Aesthetic Movement Pitchers
Earthenware
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Candlesticks
Earthenware
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Pitchers
Earthenware
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Pitchers
Earthenware
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Pitchers
Earthenware
Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Planters and Jardinieres
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware
Pottery
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Vases
Earthenware
Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Tea Sets
Ceramic
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Animal Sculptures
Earthenware
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Soup Tureens
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Ceramics
Ceramic
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Fireplaces and Mantels
Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes
Porcelain
Early 20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Sideboards
Marble, Brass
Antique Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art
Ceramic
Antique Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art
Ceramic
Antique 1890s English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Ceramic
Antique 1870s British Aesthetic Movement Serving Pieces
Majolica
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1890s English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Stools
Ceramic
Antique 1870s Great Britain (UK) Aesthetic Movement Pottery
Pottery
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Planters, Cachepots...
Earthenware
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Vases
Pottery
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art
Earthenware
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Console Tables
Brass
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Earthenware
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Earthenware
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Porcelain, Paste
Antique 19th Century Scottish Aesthetic Movement Settees
Porcelain, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Pottery
Earthenware
Antique 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Serving Pieces
Earthenware
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Living Room Sets
Rosewood
Antique 1870s English Aesthetic Movement Vases
Porcelain
Antique 1870s English Victorian Platters and Serveware
Majolica
Antique 1880s British Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
Enamel
Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Vases
Porcelain
Early 20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Pitchers
Pottery
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Art
Terracotta
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A Close Look at aesthetic-movement Furniture
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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