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Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE

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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Style: Arts and Crafts
Robert Hilton. An Arts & Crafts copper coal bucket with a single flower in seed.
Located in London, GB
Robert Hilton for Hilton Ware. An impressive Arts and Crafts copper coal bucket with a single flowering seed pod, the roots of which are of blind riveted fretwork to the base. The s...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Copper

C R Ashbee An early pair of Arts & Crafts hand wrought iron & copper fire dogs.
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee for The Guild of Handicraft, attributed. An early pair of hand-wrought iron fire dogs with inset copper hearts to the tops. Very fine blacksmiths work with hand-hammered f...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Wrought Iron

Rare Thomas Elsley Fireplace with Stylized Floral Details to the Centre
Located in London, GB
A rare Thomas Elsley fireplace with stylized floral details to the centre. The fireplace will require a new marble mantle top to be made to the colour of yo...
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1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Pair Of Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Iron andirons with tapering pedestal form supports with square tops. Artistically designed flat rings are attached on the centers and hooks for a poker near the bases. Raised on outc...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

A Brass Door Knocker in the Shape of a Mermaid
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Brass Door Knocker in the Shape of a Mermaid This is an unusual door knocker, it is installed by hooking it over 2 screw heads, it is then operated by flicking the mermaid’s body ...
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1950s Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

ANTIQUE " LAKESIDE " A&C PLANTER with BOAL - Stickley Era - W5627 ON SALE NOW
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique "Lakeside" Arts & Crafts Planter in excellent condition. Made in Wisconsin in the early 1900s. The piece carries a manufacturer's mark. His work is very decorativ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Large Pair of Hand Forged Iron Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Large and Heavy duty hand forged iron andirons in the arts & crafts style. In excellent antique condition with just the right amount of wear, patina. 24 x 12w x 21h
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1920s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Steel, Iron

Victorian Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Victorian Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle This bucket is a very attractive Enclosed Oval shape, it is made in hand beaten Copper with two handl...
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1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Copper

Dr C Dresser Attributed Benham and Froud, a Pair of Brass Fire Dogs
Located in London, GB
Dr C Dresser attributed Benham and Froud. A pair of brass fire dogs.
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1890s British Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Arts and Crafts Brass Coal Bin Coal Bucket
Located in High Peak, GB
P020 Substantial Arts and Crafts coal bin in brass with original lined and carrying handles. C1900 Please view our extensive selection of coal bins, log bins, coal buckets, coal scut...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Antique Ecclesiastical 20th Century Arched Stained Glass Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A unique antique ecclesiastical multi-arched stained glass panel depicting a stylised song bird. Though it dates from the early 20th century, this will make a stunning feature above...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Glass, Stained Glass

C R Ashbee, Attributed Arts & Craft Cast Iron Fireplace with Eight Kissing Doves
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee, attributed. An Arts & Crafts cast iron fireplace, central circular mirror with stylised copper frame overlooked by twin kissing doves with displ...
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1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Iron

Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, attributed, An Art & Crafts, Brass Coal Bucket.
Located in London, GB
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft attributed, Arts & Crafts brass coal bucket with stylized hand-formed pomegranates. Retaining the original liner. The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Brass

Aesthetic Movement Coal Scuttle for Benham and Froud
Located in London, GB
Dr Christopher dresser (attributed) for Benham and Froud, an aesthetic movement rectangular brass and wrought iron coal scuttle.       
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Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

M.H. Baillie Scott Attributed, a Hand Forged Iron Grate with Integrated Andirons
Located in London, GB
Attributed to M.H.Baillie Scott. A hand forged iron grate with integrated andirons. Scroll details to the top and to the front. The grate measures 12" across at the very back, 10" a...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Iron

Antique Large Arts & Crafts Yellin School Wrought Iron Andirons, C1900
By Yellin Ironworks
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of oversized Arts and Crafts andirons in the manner of Yellin offer wrought iron construction with pyramidal finials over shaped shaft and raised on scroll form feet,...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage ARTS &CRAFTS Log Holder - Stickley era W7100
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an Vintage Arts & Crafts Log Holder in good condition. STURDY & STROG and ready for use in your home or office. - W7100
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Copper

Good Quality Arts & Crafts Copper Fender with Repousse Heart Details
Located in London, GB
A good quality handmade Arts & Crafts copper fender with riveted construction and repousse heart details. Measures: Height 55 1/2", length 6 3/4", dept...
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1890s Great Britain (UK) Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Copper

Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Andirons and Tool Set
Located in St. Louis, MO
Heavy and well made handwrought Arts & Crafts andirons with matching tool set. Older repaint. Nice vintage condition. Tools 46" H x 20" W 10.75" D.
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1910s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Dr Christopher Dresser attri, for Benham & Froud Brass & wrought iron Coal Box
Located in London, GB
A good quality brass and iron coal box in the style of Dr Christopher Dresser and made by Benham and Froud of London with embossed stylized flor...
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1880s Great Britain (UK) Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Brass, Iron

Humorous Bird Bath with Four Little Elf like Leprechauns in Various Poses
By Leeds Fireclay Company
Located in London, GB
A rare and humorous stone ware bird bath with four little Elf like Leprechauns in various poses of thought and contemplation. Attributed to Leftco (Leeds Fireclay Co). Made in two pa...
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1890s Great Britain (UK) Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Stoneware

Unusual Arts and Crafts Dark Pine Purdonium, Coal Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Unusual Arts and Crafts Dark Pine Purdonium, Coal Box This is an unusual design, the Purdonium has a fall panel on the front, which has several decorative brass fittings The front o...
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Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Pine

Garden Worker in English Stoneware with Shovel Carrying A Bag of Grapes
By Robert Compton Pottery
Located in Katonah, NY
A stoneware figure in the Arts and Crafts style, inscribed “Garden Labour”, depicting a worker with one hand gripping the handle of a shovel, the other hand on his brow, his back aga...
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1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Stoneware

Masonry Garden Pair of Chairs from Italy late 19 Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19 the century stone chairs from Adriatic Sea coast, chairs are hand chiseled and table available as a set. Please see the photos of the table on the website. Price is only for ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Stone

Pair of Arts & Crafts Spanish Mission Style Andirons, C1910
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of hand wrought iron forged andirons. Lots of meticulously crafted scroll work with size that make a statement. 30 inches tall by 14 ...
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1910s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Iron

Large Early Antique Scottish Arts & Crafts Fire Grate Basket
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A unique and elegant large early cast iron and brass Scottish Arts & Crafts fire grate basket in the Lorimer manner. An arched shape fire back inset with a stylized sunflower, the three bar fire front showing a central rope effect design to the bar, topped with acorn shaped finials- flanked by large steeple standards supported on wide scrolled feet, capped with large flower finials. North Berwick, East Lothian, Edinburgh 1900. Sir Robert Lorimer...
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Early 1900s Scottish Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Brass, Iron

Brass & steel Arts & Crafts style firedogs
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 19th century brass and steel Arts & Crafts style fire dogs, circa 1890. Replaced steel back bars.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Brass, Steel

Exceptional Pair of Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
An exceptional pair of English andirons, possibly by Ernest Gimson having double blossom brass bosses applied to and iron backing, the shaft having...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Modernist Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons, French, circa 1900
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of wrought iron with a brass decoration on the front. This is a French work. Arts & Crafts, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Arts and Crafts Copper Jardini√re
Located in Queens, NY
Arts and Crafts beaten copper jardiniv®re with snake form wrought iron handles.      
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20th Century Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Copper

Large Folding Wrought Iron Fire Guard for Inglenook Fireplace
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Folding Wrought Iron Fire Guard for Inglenook Fireplace This is a good Fireguard, it would suit a traditional Inglenook fireplace or any fire The tall guard has a decorative ...
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19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Iron

Pair English Arts & Crafts-Style Hammered Bronze Andirons circa 1930
Located in Houston, TX
A truly unusual and unique item. Heavy cast bronze andirons in the Arts & Crafts style. Unlike anything we have ever found in Europe. circa 1930s. Solidly and expertly made. Measure...
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1930s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

Arts & Crafts Oval Wrought-Iron Fireplace Basket
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts oval wrought-iron fireplace basket. A black wrought-iron railed basket with shaped legs on plinths. The standards extend and scroll intertwining with the legs with...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Iron

Arts & Crafts Hammered Figural Brass 5 Piece Set of Fireplace Tools
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of 4 tools with the holder. Hammered brass with claw feet and duck heads atop each tool & the holder. Shovel, brush, poker and the tongs with the holder all in excellent...
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1920s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Brass, Iron

Italian Antique Stone Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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19th Century Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Stone

Pair of English Arts & Crafts Stain Glass Windows with Crest Shields
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Rare Arts & Crafts pair of stained glass windows with shield motif. Beautifully constructed and in good original condition with no wood r...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Stained Glass

Steel Door Handle Pull in Arts & Crafts with Thumb Latch
Located in New York, NY
Arts & Crafts style steel door pull or handle with thumb latch. Please note, this item is located in our Scranton, PA location.
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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Steel

Arts and Crafts Copper Coal Helmet with Shovel Coal Bucket
Located in High Peak, GB
P029 Stylish Victorian Arts and Crafts copper coal helmet coal scuttle with original shovel, decorative hinges and a carrying handle, cleaned and polished and ready to use at home. c...
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19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Copper

Pair of Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Arts and Crafts andirons with open wrought iron twist work bodies and scrolled supports with finials, and pivoting spit supports, retaining original matching spit. Impressi...
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1890s American Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

Arts & Crafts Copper and Wrought Iron Coal Receiver
Located in Altrincham, GB
Arts & Crafts copper and iron mounted coal receiver with spiral stylistic handles and stitched lidded body - 20"w x 11"d x 22"h
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1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Brass Andirons
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of antique Arts & Crafts decorative brass andirons with beautiful patina.
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1910s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Arts & Crafts Oak Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English (possibly Scottish) Arts & Crafts rustic design dark stained oak arm chair with nautical paddle form arms and legs with a woven rope seat and back.
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Oak, Rope

Arts And Crafts Complete Set Hand Forged Iron Fireplace Tools, Must Haves
Located in South Burlington, VT
Complete Arts And Crafts Set Hand Forged Iron Fireplace Tools, Four Pieces Handsome Heart and Curved Masterwork Design Dark original patina from good age; light use wear. Dimens...
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Iron

An Arts and Crafts Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
An Arts and Crafts Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle This bucket is a very attractive Oval shape, it is made in beaten Copper with a brass swing handle The Scuttle is in very good used...
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19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Copper

Riveted Copper and Brass Coal Bucket A lovely strong copper coal bucket
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Riveted Copper and Brass Coal Bucket This is a lovely strong copper coal bucket, this is a good big piece and would make a really good coal or log container and handy because it ha...
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Copper

Antique Arts & Crafts Mahogany Back Bar with Leaded Glass Cornucopia C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts bar back offers mahogany construction with shaped crown having central carved fruit and nut medallion flanked by leaded stained and slag glass panels with cornu...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Lead

Arts & Crafts Style Carved Oak Door
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A unique carved oak door dating from the 1870s with an ornately crafted design to the front and simple, clean oak to the back. The carved side of the door is thought to pre-date the ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Wood, Oak

Large Arts & Crafts Craftsman Solid Wood Framed Door with Window & Hardware
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Beautiful Arts & Crafts handmade door with window in frame. This came out of a local estate from an old Craftsman bungalow. The hardware may have be...
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Early 1900s Canadian Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Pine

Arts and Crafts Mahogany 3-Fold Screen
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts and Crafts stained mahogany 3 fold fire screen with brass filigree bird and floral design.
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20th Century British Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Brass

Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle This bucket is a very attractive helmet shape
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle This bucket is a very attractive helmet shape, it is made in beaten Copper with riveted hooped brass handles The Scuttle is in good used condition, it ha...
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Copper

Pair of Late 19th Century English Brass & Iron Andirons
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pr. Andirons brass & iron, with associated bar. urn finials, herringbone motif in log rests. English, Arts & Crafts period, c. 1880. Andirons: 43" h., 12 1/4" w., 26 1/4" d. Bar: 43"...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Brass, Iron

Large Victorian Arts & Crafts Brass Fender
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Victorian Arts & Crafts brass fender This is a beautifully designed brass fender it has a superb brass surround with rests on each side to lay your fire irons tools and chu...
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Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Brass

Pair of Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Planters, Restored
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nice pair of Arts & Crafts period hand forged scroll design wrought iron planters or plant stands. These have been sandblasted, dipped in rust primer, and painted satin black. Planters hold 8" diameter clay pots, plant ring...
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1920s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Wrought Iron

2 Large Leaded Glass Optician’s Window Signs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
2 Large leaded glass optician’s window signs. The window signs have both been mounted in a bespoke wooden frame, this is to allow them to be moved ab...
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Art Glass

A pair of Arts and Crafts steel fire utensils
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts and Crafts steel fire utensils with circular hanging tops and tiny little scrolls to add decoration to them, chisel split hammered open handles. Consisting of a toasti...
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Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Steel

Robert Lorimer Scottish Arts & Crafts Fire Basket by J Bennet
By Sir Robert Lorimer
Located in London, GB
An important Scottish Arts & Crafts fire basket made and stamped by James Bennet, Robert Lorimer’s chief blacksmith. The semi-circular railed basket is su...
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Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

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Other, Iron

English Arts & Crafts Porcelain Minton Pot
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts & Crafts yellow porcelain jardiniere with twig and floral design (signed MINTON).   
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20th Century British Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Porcelain

Large Brass Fire Screen with the Cutty Sark
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A large brass fire screen with the Cutty Sark This is a large fire screen it has a very attractive picture on the front of the famous cutty sark in full ...
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1920s Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Brass

J.A. Bauer Pottery Ringware Jardinieres / Pots, 10.25"H
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: J.A. Bauer Pottery (USA) Marking(s): no marking(s) apparent Materials: ceramic Dimensions (H, W, D): approx. 10.25-10.75"h, 12.25-12.5"dia Additional Information: We have three (3) jardinieres/planters available, priced each, (please confirm availability, dimensions and condition). Please see our other floor vases/oil jars by Teco Pottery Co. (American Terracotta Tile and Ceramic Company), Garden City Pottery...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Of Large And Impressive Arts and Crafts Gilt Bronze Andirons
Located in Essex, MA
Attributable to Tiffany but unmarked. Each with flat top with gadrooned cap over dentilling and straight column with molded arches and leaf decoration. The arched base with central c...
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1880s American Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Arts And Crafts building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.

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