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Cotswold School Oak 'Wishbone' Refectory Table Designed By Ernest Gimson
Cotswold School Oak 'Wishbone' Refectory Table Designed By Ernest Gimson

Cotswold School Oak 'Wishbone' Refectory Table Designed By Ernest Gimson

By Ernest Gimson

Located in Petworth, GB

Early Arts & Crafts Wishbone Cotswold School refectory dining table in oak 3 plank top Square through-tenon jointed legs with Wishbone stretcher Maker: Sidney Barnsley Designer: ...

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Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Cotswold School Walnut Arts & Crafts Hand Mirror
Cotswold School Walnut Arts & Crafts Hand Mirror

Cotswold School Walnut Arts & Crafts Hand Mirror

By Hugh Birkett

Located in Norwich, England

The Cotswold School was a development of the Arts and Craft Movement started largely by Ernest Gimson and the brothers Sidney and Ernest Barnsley.

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Mid-20th Century English Arts and Crafts More Mirrors

Materials

Boxwood, Walnut

Arts and Crafts "Heart" Armchair, Cotswold School, Circa 1920, England
Arts and Crafts "Heart" Armchair, Cotswold School, Circa 1920, England

Arts and Crafts "Heart" Armchair, Cotswold School, Circa 1920, England

By Liberty & Co.

Located in Girona, Spain

DIMENSIONS: Height: 110cm (43in) Width: 55cm (22in) Depth: 60cm (24in) Seat Height: 46 cm (18in) ABOUT THE STYLE: The Cotswold School was a development of the Arts and Craft Movement...

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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Kind Edward VII Coronation Chairs
Pair of Kind Edward VII Coronation Chairs

Pair of Kind Edward VII Coronation Chairs

Located in Faversham, GB

The chairs for the coronation were made by Thomas Glenister of High Wycombe in England. Ernest William Gimson and Ernest Barnsley are credited with the design of the chairs for this...

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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Rush, Mahogany

Arts & Crafts Cotswolds School oak centre table Gimson Style 1920's
Arts & Crafts Cotswolds School oak centre table Gimson Style 1920's

Arts & Crafts Cotswolds School oak centre table Gimson Style 1920's

By Ernest Gimson

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

The table is hand crafted and has a pegged construction, chipped carved details and chamferred stretchers, all typical features of the Cotswold School which included architects desig...

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Vintage 1920s British Arts and Crafts Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Gordon Russell, Arts & Crafts Cotswold School Oak Hayrake Stretcher Dining Table
Gordon Russell, Arts & Crafts Cotswold School Oak Hayrake Stretcher Dining Table

Gordon Russell, Arts & Crafts Cotswold School Oak Hayrake Stretcher Dining Table

By Gordon Russell

Located in London, GB

This timeless Cotswold school dining table is inspired by the designs of Ernest Gimson and Edward Barnsley with plank top and chunky octagonal legs, united by the 'hayrake' stretcher.

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Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

A pair of Arts and crafts ladder back chairs early 1900’s England
A pair of Arts and crafts ladder back chairs early 1900’s England

A pair of Arts and crafts ladder back chairs early 1900’s England

By William Morris (English)

Located in London, GB

Influences can be traced to craftsmen like Philip Clissett, whose handmade ladderback chairs inspired designers including Ernest Gimson and the Barnsley brothers. These versatile ch...

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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

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Arts and Crafts Oak Library Table Attributed to A. Romney Green
Arts and Crafts Oak Library Table Attributed to A. Romney Green

Arts and Crafts Oak Library Table Attributed to A. Romney Green

By Romney Green

Located in Long Island City, NY

A fine example of the Arts and Craft Movement design from Platts House in Wellnigborough, England, the tables are attributed to British architect and designer Arthur Romney Green (18...

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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Tables

Materials

Oak

ARTS & CRAFTS COTSWOLD DINING TABLE Peter Waals
ARTS & CRAFTS COTSWOLD DINING TABLE Peter Waals

ARTS & CRAFTS COTSWOLD DINING TABLE Peter Waals

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H 30 in W 144 in D 41 in

ARTS & CRAFTS COTSWOLD DINING TABLE Peter Waals

Located in London, GB

Peter Waals (1870-1937) An important 12 foot long bespoke Australian (Queensland) walnut Cotswold table, easily seating 14, with moulded edge to the three plank tabletop having a fri...

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Vintage 1920s Great Britain (UK) Arts and Crafts Conference Tables

Materials

Oak

Arts & Crafts Important Cotswold School Oak Refectory Table
Arts & Crafts Important Cotswold School Oak Refectory Table

Arts & Crafts Important Cotswold School Oak Refectory Table

By Ernest Gimson

Located in Petworth, GB

In the same sale at Bonhams from the same family connection an early dresser 1900 by Sidney Barnsley sat alongside this table as well as 2 other dated pieces 1902/1903 by Malcolm Po...

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Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Cotswold School Oak Refectory Table Made By Fred Gardiner
Cotswold School Oak Refectory Table Made By Fred Gardiner

Cotswold School Oak Refectory Table Made By Fred Gardiner

By Peter Waals

Located in Petworth, GB

He spent three years working in Brussels, Berlin and Vienna before moving to London. In 1901 he joined Ernest Gimson and Ernest Barnsley in Cirencester.

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Vintage 1950s English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

Pair of English Cotswold School Andirons
Pair of English Cotswold School Andirons

Pair of English Cotswold School Andirons

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H 27 in W 12 in D 19 in

Pair of English Cotswold School Andirons

By Ernest Gimson

Located in Greenwich, CT

Ernest Gimson, Ernest and Sidney Barnsley, Peter van der Waals and Gordon Russell and others known collectively as the Cotswold School began their careers in the Arts & Crafts moveme...

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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Andirons

Materials

Iron

Cotswold School oak framed Cheval Mirror
Cotswold School oak framed Cheval Mirror

Cotswold School oak framed Cheval Mirror

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H 57.09 in W 22.05 in D 15.75 in

Cotswold School oak framed Cheval Mirror

By Peter Waals

Located in Petworth, GB

Circa 1930 Peter Waals worked along side and for Ernest Gimson and the Barnsley brothers in the Cotswold’s, embracing the essence of the Arts and Crafts ideals that were being prom...

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Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Materials

Oak

Hugh Birkett, Master Craftsman, an Arts & Crafts Handmade Yew Wood Thebes Stool
Hugh Birkett, Master Craftsman, an Arts & Crafts Handmade Yew Wood Thebes Stool

Hugh Birkett, Master Craftsman, an Arts & Crafts Handmade Yew Wood Thebes Stool

By Liberty & Co., Hugh Birkett

Located in London, GB

Oliver Morel had studied under Edward Barnsley, who was taught by his father Sidney Barnsley and Ernest Gimson at Sapperton.

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Vintage 1960s English Arts and Crafts Stools

Materials

Cane, Yew

Ernest Gimson A Rare & Important Cotswold School Walnut Gate Leg Table
Ernest Gimson A Rare & Important Cotswold School Walnut Gate Leg Table

Ernest Gimson A Rare & Important Cotswold School Walnut Gate Leg Table

By Ernest Gimson

Located in London, GB

The design for this table attached here is held in the Cheltenham Trust Borough Council's Archives. Ernest Gimson and Sidney Barnsley Archive, No. 1941.22.393, inscribed Folding Tea.

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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Side Tables

Materials

Walnut

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Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal

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$2,820 / item

H 30 in W 42 in D 42 in

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Located in Westwood, NJ

A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"

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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Center Tables

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Unique Antique Victorian 1860 Ships Refectory Dining Table Phosphor Bronze Feet
Unique Antique Victorian 1860 Ships Refectory Dining Table Phosphor Bronze Feet

Unique Antique Victorian 1860 Ships Refectory Dining Table Phosphor Bronze Feet

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning and very rare original Ships Pitch Pine Refectory dining table with Phosphor Bronze feet and fittings A truly sublime p...

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Antique 1860s English High Victorian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Pine

Fine French Art Deco Palisander Game Table by Jules Leleu
Fine French Art Deco Palisander Game Table by Jules Leleu

Fine French Art Deco Palisander Game Table by Jules Leleu

$17,500

H 29.93 in W 30.71 in D 30.71 in

Fine French Art Deco Palisander Game Table by Jules Leleu

By Jules Leleu

Located in Long Island City, NY

With a removable and reversible top, one side featuring a marquetry chess / checker board, and the other covered in felt (felt to be replaced), two drawers, and fine bronze details. ...

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Game Tables

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Monumental English Farmhouse Table
Monumental English Farmhouse Table

Monumental English Farmhouse Table

$8,031

H 30.32 in W 114.57 in D 38.19 in

Monumental English Farmhouse Table

Located in Staffordshire, GB

circa 1940 Monumental English Farmhouse Table (could be raised to a kitchen Island height) W291 x D97 x H77 cm Weight 52Kg

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Vintage 1940s Dining Room Tables

Materials

Pine

Modern English Sofa in Chestnut Brown in Faux Velvet Mohair with Down Cushion
Modern English Sofa in Chestnut Brown in Faux Velvet Mohair with Down Cushion

Modern English Sofa in Chestnut Brown in Faux Velvet Mohair with Down Cushion

By Bloom Home Inc

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

Introducing Our Modern English Sofa in beautiful rich Chestnut color. This piece is designed to be the centerpiece of your living space, combining contemporary elegance with classic ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Sofas

Materials

Cotton, Velvet, Wood, Oak, Down

Bespoke George III Flat Back Sofa
Bespoke George III Flat Back Sofa

Bespoke George III Flat Back Sofa

$10,528 / item

H 33.47 in W 70.87 in D 29.53 in

Bespoke George III Flat Back Sofa

Located in London, GB

A bespoke sofa based on a George III original from our antique collection. Hand made and traditionally upholstered in England. The high-back and swept arms above a rectangular seat ...

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2010s British George III Sofas

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall

19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall

Located in London, GB

The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...

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Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling

Materials

Wood, Pine

Breathtaking Restored Walnut Extension Dining Table by Baker, circa 1960
Breathtaking Restored Walnut Extension Dining Table by Baker, circa 1960

Breathtaking Restored Walnut Extension Dining Table by Baker, circa 1960

By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor

Located in Atlanta, GA

This magnificent dining table is shipped as professionally photographed and described in the listing narrative: Meticulously professionally restored and installation ready. A fabul...

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Long Early George III Irish Mahogany Dining or Wake Table, circa 1760
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Located in Lymington, Hampshire

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Stewart Linford Burr Yew & Elm Dining Table & 8 Windsor Chairs Handmade, England
Stewart Linford Burr Yew & Elm Dining Table & 8 Windsor Chairs Handmade, England

Stewart Linford Burr Yew & Elm Dining Table & 8 Windsor Chairs Handmade, England

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime Stewart Linford handmade in England Burr Yew & Elm extending dining table and eight Windsor chairs RRP £23,500 A very good looking ...

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Materials

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M H Baillie Scott A Cuban Mahogany Dining Table From The Liverpool School Of Art
M H Baillie Scott A Cuban Mahogany Dining Table From The Liverpool School Of Art

M H Baillie Scott A Cuban Mahogany Dining Table From The Liverpool School Of Art

By Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott

Located in London, GB

M H Baillie Scott. A Cuban Mahogany Dining Table possibly made by AWS Simpson and The Handicrafts, with panels of stylized plants to the heads of the square inverse tapered legs. The...

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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Bench With Rush Seats By Heals
Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Bench With Rush Seats By Heals

Aesthetic Movement Ebonised Bench With Rush Seats By Heals

By Heal's

Located in Petworth, GB

Aesthetic Movement ebonised beech settle with rush double seat Heals - after the ‘Sussex’ design by Morris & Co Previously unrecorded settle version Circa 1890 Height 90cm. W...

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Antique 1890s English Aesthetic Movement Settees

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Beech

Cotswold School Teak Collectors Cabinet
Cotswold School Teak Collectors Cabinet

Cotswold School Teak Collectors Cabinet

$3,576

H 43.31 in W 34.65 in D 18.12 in

Cotswold School Teak Collectors Cabinet

By Peter Waals

Located in Petworth, GB

We have a wonderful Cotswold School collectors cabinet in teak with a canted locking glass display top The 2 hexagonal panelled doors open to reveal two internal drawers, a drop-down...

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Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Cabinets

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Gordon Russell Hand Built Ladder Back Oak & Woven Leather Lounge Chairs, 1904
Gordon Russell Hand Built Ladder Back Oak & Woven Leather Lounge Chairs, 1904

Gordon Russell Hand Built Ladder Back Oak & Woven Leather Lounge Chairs, 1904

By Gordon Russell

Located in Coronado, CA

A true pair of artifacts! This pair of large Shaker style, loungey, arm chairs was designed and built by Gordon Russell around 1904 in Broadway, England. The chairs feature incredibl...

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Antique Early 1900s English Shaker Lounge Chairs

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11 giugno 1910 Refectory-Style Table by Arbaro
11 giugno 1910 Refectory-Style Table by Arbaro

11 giugno 1910 Refectory-Style Table by Arbaro

$8,040

H 28.75 in W 98.43 in D 31.5 in

11 giugno 1910 Refectory-Style Table by Arbaro

By Arbaro

Located in Milan, IT

Inspired by the typical refectory table used in medieval convents characterized by a long, narrow, and thick top shelf, this austere table features a rectangular top supported by fou...

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Materials

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Arthur Simpson Attr an English Arts & Crafts Walnut Slide Extending Dining Table
Arthur Simpson Attr an English Arts & Crafts Walnut Slide Extending Dining Table

Arthur Simpson Attr an English Arts & Crafts Walnut Slide Extending Dining Table

By Arthur Simpson, Charles Voysey

Located in London, GB

Arthur Simpson attributed, in the style of CFA Voysey. An exceptional quality English Arts & Crafts walnut extending dining table with wonderful figuring to the top and canted corne...

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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Tables

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Walnut

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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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