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
Victorian Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle
Located in Chillerton, 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...
Category
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Jardiniere for Jos. Heinrichs, 1900s
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant hammered copper classical shaped jardinière of double walled construction with a lead filled base.
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Carved Arts & Crafts Oak Coal Box with Liner and Shovel
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Carved Arts & Crafts Oak Coal Box with Liner and Shovel
A charming piece of useful Victorian furniture, this is a heavy and hard working piece...
Category
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak
Arts and Crafts Coal Bin
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K020 Substantial Arts and Crafts coal bin in brass with original lined and carrying handles. C1900 Please take a look at our full selection, WE ARE HAVING A S...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Floral Boarder Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block which is long for floral boarders
This piece is part of a s...
Category
19th Century European Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Unusual Arts and Crafts Dark Pine Purdonium, Coal Box
Located in Chillerton, 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...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pine
Mid Century French Copper and Brass Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This striking mid-century French copper panel exhibits a masterful execution of Art Deco inspiration intertwined with the Arts and Crafts movement. Its richly textured and toned copp...
Category
1940s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal
A Sturdy Pair of Victorian Brass and Iron Andirons or Fire Dogs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Sturdy Pair of Victorian Brass and Iron Andirons or Fire Dogs
A Traditional pair of Andirons 7” high, 8” long and 4” wide across the front, they are in good used condition, just...
Category
19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Large Arts & Crafts Polished Wrought & Bronze Fireplace Grate
Located in London, GB
This large Arts & Crafts polished wrought and bronze fire grate has a beautifully hand-crafted front basket with pinned scrolled fire bars and a ribbed bronze fret. The fret is set b...
Category
1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Monumental T.J. Wheatley Floor Vase / Vessel, 28"H
By Wheatley Pottery
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: T.J. Wheatley Pottery Co. (USA)
Marking(s): marking(s)
Materials: ceramic
Dimensions (H, W, D): approx. 27.5"h, 14"dia
Additional Information: Please see our other floor vases/oil jars by Teco Pottery Co. (American Terracotta Tile and Ceramic Company), Garden City Pottery...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Large Heavy Victorian Brass and Oak Fender
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Heavy Victorian Brass and Oak Fender
This is a very attractive Victorian Brass Fender it is D shaped set on a strong oak frame making it a very heavy piece
The Fender is...
Category
1890s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
2 Large Leaded Glass Optician’s Window Signs
Located in Chillerton, 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...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Art Glass
Sturdy Pair of Victorian Brass Andirons or Fire Dogs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A sturdy pair of Victorian brass andirons or fire dogs
This very attractive pair of brass Andirons is 7” high, 8” long and 4” wide across the front, they are in excellent but ob...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Antique Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Fire Grate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Arts and Crafts wrought iron fire grate dating to circa 1890. This stylish fire grate features a handsome fire basket elevated by scrolling decoration to the finials and f...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal, Iron
Copper Helmet Coal Scuttle This bucket is a very attractive helmet shape
Located in Chillerton, 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...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Pair of Bronze Obelisk Form Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Milford, NH
A nice pair of bronze obelisk form Arts & Crafts andirons with foliate relief decoration, reticulated ball finials, and great overall patina. The pair date to the early 20th century ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Iron
A Pair of Large and Substantial Wrought Iron Tulip Andirons
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of large and substantial Art and Crafts andirons in wrought iron with polished finials in the form of stylized tulips over etch decorated shafts having large spit supports wit...
Category
1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Firebasket
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts wrought iron firebasket with barley twist shaped front bars and rings to scrolled arms, Circa 1900.
Width At Front: 717 mm 28...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Superb Victorian Arts and Crafts Brass and Copper Fender This is a Victorian B
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Superb Victorian Arts and Crafts Brass and Copper Fender
This is a Victorian Brass Fender, the fender is plain in style and is decorated with Large Copper roundels
The fender is i...
Category
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Pair of Banister Rails Hand Made in Sisal
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A pair of Banister rails hand made in sisal.
These are hand made banister or barrier rail rope
The rail is Hand Made in 2” Sisal rope with 5 heavy brass wall brackets, at each end the ropes are worked in a Crown or Turks head knot...
Category
Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Rope
Oval Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Floral Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with flowers wines
This piece is part of a suite, I have included a picture above of all the ot...
Category
19th Century European Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Sycamore
Arts & Crafts Style Bronze Window Sash Lift Qty. Available
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century bronze Arts & Crafts style 5 in. antique window sash lift with an antique patina. Sold as is, some still have paint on the...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
A Pair of English Foliated Brass Fireplace Andirons
Located in London, GB
The design for this pair of English andirons first originated in the late 17th century. The pierced ornamental brass discs are set one above the other and in contrast to the wrought ...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Victorian Art and Crafts Copper Fender
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Art and Crafts copper fender.
This is a beautifully designed Victorian brass fender it is decorated with roundels and round perforations.
...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Attractive Brass Fireside Companion Set, Fireside Tools
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Attractive Brass Fireside Companion Set, Fireside Tools
This is a oxidised copper and brass set on its own stand, shovel, tongs, brush and poker
The ...
Category
1930s Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Arts and Crafts Copper Coal Helmet with Shovel
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
k029 Stylish Victorian Arts and Crafts copper coal helmet coal scuttle with original shovel, decorative hinges and a carrying handle, cleaned and polished ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Early Shutter Latch Quantity Available Early 20th C
Located in New York, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts early 20th century primitive shutter latch. Manufactured out of wrought iron done with a black finish. Original patina. Small quantity available at time of post...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Victorian Pierced Cast Iron Fender
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian Pierced cast iron fender
This is a beautifully designed Victorian fender it is heavy quality
The fender is in good sound condition and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Set of 3 Antique Buff Terracotta English Statues
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 3 antique buff terracotta statues depicting notable historical English figures possibly by Blanchard. Included in the collection are statues o...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Arts and Crafts Brass Fender with Coal and Log Boxes
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Brass Fender with Coal and Log Boxes
A Victorian Brass Fender it is Arts and Crafts in Style, it has a sleek design and has 2 lined Coal or Log boxes to match
The Fe...
Category
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Brass Helmet Coal Scuttle
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Brass helmet coal scuttle
This bucket is a very attractive helmet shape, it is in age darkened Brass with riveted hooped brass handles, both back and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Victorian Brass and Iron Fireside Fender
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian brass and iron Fireside Fender
A Beautiful slightly curved Victorian antique fender
The fender has a slightly curved brass top rail, ste...
Category
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
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"...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century Pot Belly, Brass Coal Bucket on Feet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th century pot belly, brass coal bucket on feet
This is a lovely big beaten copper coal or log bucket, it has a good rounded piece and would make a really good coal or log container...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Vintage Brass Andirons Arts and Crafts Circa 1900
Located in Hudson, NY
A fantastic pair of fireplace and irons in the forms of winged dragons. Heavy and substantial these pieces with a fire burning behind them are most impressive. They would make any fi...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Novelty Brass Sword, Poker Set in Stand
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Novelty Brass Sword, Poker set in Stand
A great and very practical piece, this superb steel poker has a brass handle which looks like the hilt of a swo...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Charming Antique Brass Hod for Coal
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Charming antique brass hod for coal
A dainty piece for fireside coal, the hod has 2 brass handles and is a traditional coal carrier
This good looking pi...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Wrought Iron Andirons with Pierced Circular Finials and Forged Bodies Circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
AFP0552
A pair of wrought iron andirons with flat pierced circular finials and forged bodies.
Dimensions:
Overall: 17" h. x 7" w. x 10" d.
Body: 17" h. x 5" w. x 3" d.
Category
1890s Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large 19th Century Fire Grate Set with Essex Shield Iron Andirons
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large 19th century fire grate set with Essex Shield iron andirons
This is a large fire grate set on Crested Andirons, the enamel crests are the Co...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Arts & Crafts Wrought-Iron Fireplace Log Fork
Located in London, GB
A large Arts and Crafts wrought-iron fireplace log fork. A three pronged fork with rear log hook, open-nest detail to shaft and top with bulbous finial to handle. Restored.
Circa 1900
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Arts & Crafts Copper Fender
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Arts & Crafts copper fender
This is an Arts & Crafts beaten copper Fender the fender has an original very dark Patina
The Fender is in good co...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Arts and Craft Wrought Iron Fireplace Tools with Stand
By Paul Beau
Located in Montreal, QC
This set is the creation of a talented Arts and Craft artisan and is in the manner of the works of Paul Beau, Montreal.
It is handcrafted in the Arts & Crafts period and of the fines...
Category
1920s Canadian Vintage Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
3 Hand Made Terracotta Foundation Stones AD1881
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
3 Hand Made Terracotta foundation stones AD1881
These Tile stones would look fantastic incorporated into the fabric of a suitable building or alternatively they would make a lovel...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Large Elegant Victorian Brass Fender
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large elegant Victorian brass fender
This is a very attractive brass fender it has a deep brass base with a brass rail above and chunky Bras...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
German Early Modern Arts & Crafts Water Can Attributed Richard Riemerschmid
Located in New York, NY
Rare and unique handmade copper and bronze water can from the Arts & Crafts period in Central Europe.
References: Wiener Werkstatte, Viennese Workshops. Bauhaus.
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper, Bronze
Reclaimed Victorian Walnut Fire Surround
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A reclaimed Victorian walnut fire surround. Dating to circa 1900, this fireplace is handcrafted from good quality English oak with a handsome dark finish.
Carved stylised flowers an...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Arts & Crafts Victorian Brass and Copper Fender
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Arts & Crafts Victorian brass and copper fender
This is a very attractive beaten Copper Fender decorated with Fleur des Lys in Brass
The Fender is ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
15 Reclaimed Patterned Border Tiles for Floors or Walls
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A small quantity of reclaimed patterned encaustic wall or floor border tiles. 15 tiles in this lot. Each tile is 20 x 20 cm ( 7.87 x 7.87 inch) and 2cm deep (0.78 inch).
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Cement
Victorian Cast Iron Fire Grate with Lion Paws
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A decoratively designed Victorian cast iron fire grate, circa 1890. Highly decorative, this antique fire grate is ornamented with a striking lion head to the backplate between a pair...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper, Iron
Small Arts & Crafts Fireplace Basket
Located in London, GB
A small Arts and Crafts fire basket in black wrought iron with central roundel detail to arched fire back. Fire brick present to radiate he...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Victorian Arts & Crafts Brass Fender and Tools
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Victorian Arts & Crafts brass fender and tools
This is a beautifully designed heavy brass fender it has a superb brass surround the fender comes with it own set of long fire...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Firedogs Pair Brass Iron Split Baluster Neoclassical
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Elegant pair of brass and wrought iron firedogs with classic split baluster form inspired by Neoclassical design
The height creates a sleek elegance
The brass reflects the light fr...
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19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Victorian Pierced Brass Fender with Fire Irons
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian pierced brass fender with fire irons
This is a Victorian pierced brass fender, on either side it has a support to keep the fire irons or Companion set in place. The 3 Ir...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Arts & Crafts Polished Wrought Iron Firegrate
Located in London, GB
A mid/late 19th century English Arts and Crafts polished wrought iron firegrate. The burning area with polished scrolls surmounted by decorative intertwined wrought iron adornments. ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Early 20th Century Arts & Crafts Andirons
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A pair of Art & Crafts brass and iron fire dogs, early 20th century, in the manner of Edward Spencer and the Artificers' Guild. Each with two filigree d...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Fire Grate
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Arts and Crafts wrought iron fire grate dating from circa 1880. This intricately designed antique fire grate features an elegant fire basket with an arched back, elevated ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal, Iron
Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Twelve Flower Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with twelve flower detail
This piece is part of a suite, I ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Arts and Crafts Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Sycamore
Arts And Crafts building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are England, Europe, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include and Roseville Pottery. 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 building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,900 and tops out at $9,800 while the average work can sell for $5,800.