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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Tiffany Studios Zodiac Pattern Gilt Bronze Cigar Humidor or Table Box No. 1655
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Tiffany Studios box. In gilt Bronze. In the Zodiac pattern. Model no. 1655. This table box is often referred to as a cigar humidor. It also functions beautifully a...
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning antique bronze stamp box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 3...
Bronze
Alfred Daguet, Paris, Art Nouveau Embossed Brass & Inlaid Glass Cabochons Box
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and all hand-crafted, good size antique box by Alfred Daguet (1875-1942). Alfred Daguet was a French craftsman/metalsmith, active around the early 1900s and who specia...
Brass, Copper
Early 20th Century Tobacco Jar - Erhard & Söhne - Brass and Wood - Tug-of-War
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An elegant early 20th century tobacco jar attributed to Erhard & Söhne, the renowned German makers celebrated for their refined Art Nouveau brasswork. The cylindrical body is made of...
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Desk Box or Humidor
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze desk box or humidor By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 6"W x ...
Bronze
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts pewter box with an enamel maiden to the lid.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. Stamped Tudric 0586. A pewter box with an enamel inset into the lid depicting a Pre-Raphaelite Maiden in electric blue colours. The hinge on the sides of the lid has been removed and shortened all the way around, and it has been made into a push on lid. Representations of the human figure are quite rare in Liberty Tudric pewter...
Pewter, Enamel
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
TIFFANY & CO. 1889 Art+Craft Round Box In Hammered .925 Sterling Silver
By Edward C. Moore, Tiffany & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Hammered round box designed by Tiffany & Co. This is a gorgeous round box created in 1888 at the Tiffany & Co. in New York City. This rare box was carefully crafted in solid...
Sterling Silver
French Tantalus Drinks Box, Faux Books w Hidden Whisky, Gin, Cognac Glass Flasks
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique four-leather-books-design liquor tantalus with hidden decanters. If you are looking for the most interesting and worldly gift for yourself, a friend or a loved one then this cool antique...
Leather, Blown Glass, Paper
Roycroft Style Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Humidor, Circa 1920s
By Roycroft, Revere Copper and Brass, Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period hammered copper humidor In the manner of Roycroft By Revere USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 6"W x 6"D x 8"H. Good original vintage condition, with bea...
Copper
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Doré Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Zodiac" pattern desk box, decorative box, or jewelry box By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA...
Bronze
Brass Box Goliath Scarab with Shagreen Lid by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The Goliath Scarab box is a best seller at Ginger Brown This piece is made in lost wax cast brass with a bronze patina. The brass lid is covered with shagreen. That box has been realized from a real scarab. The famous Megasoma actaeon from the family of the rhinoceros beetle...
Brass
Apollo Studios New York Arts & Crafts Grapevine Pattern Bronze Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Grapevine" pattern bronze and slag glass stamp box, desk box, decorative box, or jewelry box with verdigris green patina In the mann...
Bronze
A.E. Jones Attribution Arts & Crafts Lidded Box, Circa Early 20th Century
By A.E. Jones
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique copper and silver lidded box with blue/green Ruskin pottery roundel and intricate strap work in a riveted Celtic design. Designed by Annie Stubbs (Anne Grisdale). Lined wi...
Silver, Copper, Other
An Exceptional American Caldwell "Renaissance Style" Bronze and Enamel Humidor
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
An Exceptional American "Renaissance Style" Arts and Crafts Bronze, Enamel and Multi Gemstone Cigar Humidor by Edward F. Caldwell & Co. This remarkable cigar humidor, crafted by...
Multi-gemstone, Bronze, Enamel
Lidded Box with Grape Decoration in Patinated Silver Plated Brass 19th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Lidded Box with Grape Decoration in Patinated Silver Plated Brass Europe Late 19th Century A wonderful silver plated lidded box with grapevine decoration. Europe, late 19th century....
Silver Plate, Brass
Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts ceder lined pewter jewelry box
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts ceder lined pewter jewelry box with an Abalone blue semi-precious stone to the lid. Tudric 082 stamped to base. Lib...
Pewter
Arts & Crafts Box with Decorative Hand made marquetry Decor, circa 1910
Located in Verviers, BE
Arts & Crafts Box with Decorative Hand made marquetry Decor, circa 1910 About: A wooden box from the Arts & Crafts period, Made in Austria. Very Small piece of marketery is missing...
Paint
Antique French Art Nouveau Repoussed Pewter and Wood Box with Blue Cabochons
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite antique French Art Nouveau trinket box features a beautifully crafted repoussed pewter lid with intricate floral motifs, set within a robust wooden body. The detailed ...
Pewter
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor or Cigarette Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period humidor or cigarette box By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Sterling silver inlay on patinated bronze, with cedar lined interior. Me...
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Vintage Arts & Crafts Tramp Art Folk Art Wood Inlay Jewelry Trinket Desk Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Arts & Crafts Tramp Art Folk Art Wood Inlay Jewelry Trinket Desk Box. Item features a mirror to the interior lid, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, very nice vin...
Wood
Antique Hand Forged Organic Design Arts & Crafts Multi Purpose Box, circa 1920
By Hugo Berger
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and all handcrafted, wrought iron box attr. to Hugo Berger Goberg. It is always refreshing to find an antique object probably by a famous maker, that you have never seen befo...
Metal, Wrought Iron
Antique Desktop Stationery Box, English, Oak, Arts & Crafts, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desktop stationery box. An English, oak correspondence case in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Striking Victorian craftsmans...
Leather, Oak
Shapland and Petter or Liberty & Co., attri. Arts and Crafts oak blanket box
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter or Liberty & Co, attributed. An Arts and Crafts oak toy or blanket box with shaped and pierced uprights. The opening top is decorated with hand-formed copper flor...
Oak
SilverCrest Decorated Bronze Cedar Lined Cigar Humidor
Located in Chicago, IL
SilverCrest decorated bronze cedar lined cigar humidor. Modern Red Enameled top. Silver Crest was the trademark used by the Smith Metal Arts Company of Buffalo. Expert craftsman from the Heintz Art Metal Shop formed the new company in 1919, utilizing much of what they had learned, manufacturing incredible bronze items. Heintz Art Metal Shop was founded in 1906, in New York by Otto Heintz...
Bronze
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Filing Cabinet Solid Oak with Two Drawers
By Martin Nyrop
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage Scandinavian filing cabinet made from solid oak with a dark patina. It's most likely made in the early 20th century, ca 1920s. A ...
Metal
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Double Humidor or Cigarette Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period large double humidor or cigarette box By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Sterling silver on patinated bronze, with cedar lined interi...
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Bradley & Hubbard Arts and Crafts Brass Humidor Cigar Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts and Crafts or Art Deco period wood lined brass humidor cigar box By Bradley & Hubbard USA, Circa 1910 Measures: 3.75"W x 3.75"D x 6.75"H. Good original vintage co...
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Patinated Bronze Box, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning antique Arts & Crafts period bronze desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 2...
Bronze
Set of Antique Shaker Style Bentwood Boxes, Upstate New York 1850s-1870s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Set of 2 antique bentwood boxes feature round forms with Shaker style construction. One of the boxes is secured with nails, another - with metal rivets. The lower, wider box contain...
Wood
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor or Cigarette Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period humidor or cigarette box By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Sterling silver on patinated bronze, with cedar lined interior. Measures...
Sterling Silver, Bronze
$85Sale Price|41% Off
1800s Snuff Box of Ram's Horn and Wood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
c.1800s snuff box, ram's horn with wood inset bottom. Base edge faults in the horn-top edge also. With a tag: "You God Father Eckhadt (?) snuff box" and description. 2 3/8" x 1 3/8 x...
Wood
Arts & Crafts Wine Box with Decorative Metal Work, circa 1920s
Located in Verviers, BE
Arts & Crafts Wine Cave with Decorative Metal Work, circa 1920s Box from the Arts & Crafts period, Made in France A very special item with decorative metal work on top. Definitely o...
Sheet Metal
Vintage Stained Pine Miniature Chest, circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage stained pine miniature chest, circa 1930 Measures: 13.5" wide x 10" deep x 9.5" high. Great for jewelry, letters, etc.
Pine
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor or Cigar Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period humidor or cigar box By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Sterling silver on patinated bronze, with cedar lined interior. Measures: 8....
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Early Bohemian Enamel Moser large, metal bound box and lid, 1895
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Fabulous good sized early metal clad box attributed to Moser c 1895 in bright blue coloured glass heavily enamelled with a stylised kite-block pattern in pale greens and orange red and yellow curls -the decoration is on the top of the box and on the shoulders of the base (see pictures). Moser glass boxes...
Art Glass
$285Sale Price|20% Off
Carved Oak Trinket Box From the Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Carved Oak Trinket Box From the Early 20th Century A small, richly carved, openwork box made of oak wood, adorned with floral motifs.
Oak
$675Sale Price|20% Off
Arts & Crafts Wine Box with Decorative Metal Work, circa 1920s
Located in Verviers, BE
Arts & Crafts Wine Cave with Decorative Metal Work, circa 1920s Box from the Arts & Crafts period, Made in France A very special item with decorative metal work on top. Definitely o...
Sheet Metal
Antique Moser Lidded "Ruby Cabochon" Pattern Gilt Glass Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A circular faceted box with hinged lid, circa late 19th century. Overall gilt patterned decoration with raised ruby tone glass panels. The domed lid with f...
Brass
Arts & Crafts Mahogany Wood Checkerboard Inlay Handmade Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arts & Crafts Mahogany Wood Checkerboard Inlay Handmade Trinket Jewelry Box. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 6" H x 12" W x 6.5" D.
Wood
21st Century McAdams Design Cypress Lacewood Bronze Ceremony Box Nautical Fish
Located in Miami, FL
Nautical Arts and Crafts Hardwood, Cypress and Bronze Knob Handmade and Hand painted Ceremony Box by McAdams Design, USA. This work is a product of the husband & wife design team of Joyce McAdams...
Bronze
Arts and Crafts Golden Oak Correspondence, Post or Letter Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Golden Oak Correspondence, Post or Letter Box This very attractive Box is made in Oak, it has 2 letter slots in the top, one for POST IN and the other for POST OUT T...
Oak
Kate Harris Designed Arts & Crafts Silver Jewellery Box set with Cabochons, 1902
By Kate Harris, William Hutton & Sons
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1902 by William Hutton & Sons Ltd. and designed by Kate Harris, this distinctive Edwardian antique sterling silver jewellery box, is of the Arts and Crafts st...
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Glass Box Decorated with Brass Belts Forming a Cage
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century Art and Craft glass box, edged with brass belts forming a chest shape circa 1900 Acid-etched mark B Exterior dimensions: Height : 6cm Width : 18cm Depth : 10cm In...
Brass
Russian Wooden Box, In The Style Of The Abramtsevo Workshop, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Openwork wooden box, worked with a decoration of flowers and animals; the lid is enhanced with a bone net; iron fasteners Work in the style of the workshops of Abramtsevo and Elen...
Wood
Roycroft Arts & Crafts Trefoil Hammered Copper Humidor, Circa 1920s
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period trefoil hammered copper humidor By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark) USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 5.75"H. Very goo...
Copper
Arts and Crafts Bleached Oak Purdonium, Coal Box This is an attractive design
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Bleached Oak Purdonium, Coal Box This is an attractive design, the Purdonium has a Rose and Thistle carved panel on the front and the top and inside there is a fitte...
Oak
Arts and Crafts Brass Lidded Coal Box, in the Style of Ruskin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Brass Lidded Coal Box, in the Style of Ruskin A really stylish piece, the box has a flared and waisted shape, a handle at each side and the fireside box comes with i...
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Adam Pattern Bronze Doré Desk Box or Jewelry Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period "Adam" pattern gilt bronze desk box or jewelry box By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measu...
Bronze
Vintage Arts & Crafts Wooden Green Painted Shoe Polish Box Tool Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Arts & Crafts Wooden Green Painted Shoe Polish Box Tool Chest. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 15" H x 17" W x 12" D.
Metal
Antique Sterling Biscuit Barrel by Liberty & Co Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver Arts and Crafts style biscuit barrel made by Liberty & Co Ltd; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection This exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver biscuit barrel has a circular rounded form onto a plain circular spreading foot. The body of the antique silver biscuit box has a subtly planished finish and is encompassed with two applied Arts and Crafts style borders. The ornamentation to the barrel incorporates four applied circular designs, featuring further interlacing and bead designs, in addition to a central quatrefoil motif. This antique box retains the original hallmarked push fit cover surmounted with a button style finial. This exceptional antique silver biscuit barrel...
Silver, Sterling Silver
Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Jugendstil Ruskin Enamel Copper Box, A E Jones, c.1905
By A.E. Jones
Located in London, GB
A wonderful Arts and Crafts hand-crafted copper and Ruskin enamel lidded casket. Made in England circa 1905 and attributed to A E Jones of Birmingham, this very decorative box was mo...
Copper, Enamel
Very unique Present Box from Thailand for Austria 1968
Located in Vienna, AT
On April 18, 1968, the Prime Minister of Thailand, Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, presented this box to the Austrian H. E. Dr. Hermann Withalm during an official visit. Crafted i...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Guild of Handicraft. An Arts and Crafts enamel and patinated copper cigar box.
Located in London, GB
Guild of Handicraft attributed. An Arts and Crafts patinated copper cigar box. With an enamel of a lakeside scene to the centre and trees to the sides probably made by Charles Fleetw...
Copper
Antique Trinket Jar in Pewter by Christian R. Kunst, 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish round container fashioned from pewter and inlaid with a red/brown material. Applied rose buds around its perimeter. Designed and made by Christian R. Kunst in Denmark circa...
Pewter
Antique Tibetan Bronze Filigree and Agate Trinket Jar
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Tibetan bronze filigree and inlaid agate trinket jar China, Early 20th Century Measures: 3.5"W x 3.5"D x 4.25"H. Good original vintage condition, with beautiful...
Agate, Bronze
Moorcroft Pottery Hibiscus Heart Shaped Box with Lid, England
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage ceramic box with lid features the Hibiscus pattern decor, with a striking red flower and yellow-green leaves hand-painted over a slightly raised relief. The soft sha...
Ceramic, Pottery
Arts & Crafts Jewelry Box with Applied Decoration - Unsigned - U K - Circa 1880
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Arts & Crafts metal clad jewelry box with applied decoration - remnants of velvet trim - silk lining - unsigned - United Kingdom (likely...
Metal
French Arts & Crafts Period Tramp Art Carved Walnut & Velvet Upholstered Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Carved in the Tramp Art style with precise designs and raised velvet centers, the hinged top opening to a paper lined interior, raised on small carved feet
Wood
A small Arts and Crafts silver plated jewellery box with enamel decoration
Located in London, GB
A small Arts and Crafts silver plated jewellery box with enamel decoration displaying grapes and leaves to the lid and shaped sides.
Silver Plate
A. J. SEWARD - Arts & Crafts Brass Box - Cedar Lined - U.K. - Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
ARTHUR JOHN SEWARD (Attributed) - Antique Arts & Crafts brass box with riveted construction and hinged lid - the lid extends beyond the edges of the box (typical of Seward's work) - ...
Brass