Arts and Crafts Sculptures
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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Item type: Antique and Vintage
Style: Arts and Crafts
Beautifully Hand Carved Antique Dutch Arts & Crafts Barometer & Thermometer 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size, highly decorative and excellent condition Arts & Crafts barometer.
This unique Arts & Crafts, banjo barometer is another great example of the beauty and the quality of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Wood
Pair of Arts & Crafts Hand Carved Bookends with Strong Semi Nude Muscular Males
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted, solid wooden blue collar workers bookends.
If you or your friends have a house from the Arts & Crafts period than this unique pair could be the perfect gift. These hand carved, hard working men sculptures...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight Quartz Crystal Geode Geologic Specimen Bowls
Located in Ferndale, MI
Eight geological specimen bowls in varying sizes.
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Agate
Large Bronze Horse
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Fabulous addition to any decor, large bronze handcrafted North African resting antelope sculpture. Very large vintage midcentury solid hollow cast bronze ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Italian Bronze Pendant with Trinacria, Hellenic Nature of Sicily Symbol
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare Italian bronze pendant with a marbled glass, globe shade.
This rare pendant with a double sided bronze Trinacria symbol could be the perfe...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Arts and Crafts Hunting Clock with Bronze Dog and Bird Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and stunning, top quality handcrafted antique wall clock.
This one of a kind hunting clock reveils the quality (both in design and details) that t...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Pair of Hand Carved Walnut Wood Birds
Located in Plainview, NY
Pair of hand carved walnut wood birds. This lovely pair of wood birds features beautiful details and each bird is finely standing on a wooden base.
A cheerful decor pieces to grace...
Category
1980s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century XL Brass 7 Pound Weight Scale Apothecary Pharmacy Paperweight Desk
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Heavy and very large, 7 pound scale weight, hourglass form.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Carpe Diem, " Jugendstil Sculpture w/ Clock, Nude Adam & Eve Theme, 34 inches
By R. Schmotz-Metzner 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare and beautifully sculpted and executed, this monumental terracotta clock depicting a nude Adam and Eve exchanging the fateful apple, is finished in a green-black glaze ...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Six-Light Bronze Chandelier with Folkore or Fable Hybrid Guard Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazing quality and excellent condition, heavy bronze chandelier.
This early 1900s and all handcrafted bronze chandelier is of amazing quality and highly decorative at the same time. We don't know the actual meaning of these templar or Robin Hood-like watchman who are holding up their lights for you, but they are a marvelous sight to see and the condition of this antique and sizable fixture is among the best we have ever seen. The handcrafted and hand-engraved glass shades are the perfect finish to this six light chandelier. Mind you, our photos were taken prior to our rewiring procedures, because we did not yet know which country this amazing fixture will go to. This is also the reason why in our images only one group of three lights is working. Finally, the patina of this fixture combined with the engraved transparent shades creates a sight and an atmosphere that will never fail to impress. They just don't make em like this anymore.
This rare and amazing bronze fixture is great value for money. Especially when taken into account that our sharp price includes perfect packing and also worldwide delivery from our store to your door in just 4 days.
Maximum height x diameter: 33.5 x 30.3 inches.
With a matching antique canopy...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large and Rare Arts & Crafts Iron Chandelier with Eagle Sculptures & Glass Shade
By Goberg
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Arts & Crafts light fixture with stylized American eagle head sculptures.
This gorgeous American Style Art Deco, seven-light chandelier is...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Big Hand Carved Painted Stag Sculpture in Wood, Early 18th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A big hand carved painted stag sculpture in wood, early 18th century. Pre-owned by a collector. This sculpture are one of a kind.
The stag deer are a symbol of spiritual authority, a deer stag is here depicted in all its magnificent elegance. Wooden sculpture of a life-size deer stag laying upon a rectangular platform base.
The symbol of the stag:
The deer’s antlers are one of the characteristics that have made it the figure of a spiritual superiority, according to some. Like a crown, the antlers grow beyond its body, bringing it closer to the sky and making it sacred. In many cultures, the deer is a symbol of spiritual authority. During a deer’s life the antlers fall off and grow again and the animal is also a symbol of reGeneration.
In the Christian imagination, the deer is a symbol of piety, devotion and of God taking care of his children: men. The legend of Saint Eustace...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Hardwood
Antique Dark Brown Pine and Mahogany Twisted Column Pedestal
Located in Casteren, NL
This wonderful pedestal has a solid pine twisted column over a rectangular base. The rectangular top features a molded skirt. Base and top plate are blackened, the twisted column is ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
Twisted Copper Lanyard Wreath Industrial Circle Form Sculpture Wall Art Hanging
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Antique late 19th century twisted Lanyard pattern copper tube circle form. Could be mounted or hung. Hollow with some holes from the hand crafting.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Unique Viennese Style Arts and Crafts Brass & Nutwood Sculpture Pedestal Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and great workmanship antique pedestal.
This unique, modernist pedestal is another one of our recent great finds. All handcrafted in the late 1800s or early 1900s this open ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Impressive & Large Alabaster Pendant Light Chandelier w Bronze Lizard Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful design and wonderful light creating, mineral stone fixture.
This marvelous, early 20th century alabaster and bronze work of lighting art is another one of our recent and g...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Swedish Hand Carved Sculpture of a Lion Made in Birch, Early 1900
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare hand carved sculpture of a lion in birch. Made in Berglinds toy factory in Nyköping, Sweden, early 1900s. The factory's main design idea was that the toys both should be tough...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Birch
Folk Art Box by Bergsma with Baroque Angels & Arts & Crafts Style Owls & More
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind antique box by master carver and sculptor S.A. Bergsma from Friesland, Netherlands.
Earlier this year we purchased a number of items from a local museum in the Norther...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Wrought Iron Art & Crafts Bookends with Metal Books and Engraved Owl Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and artistic bookends by a Master Craftsman.
This rare and possibly unique pair of stunning bookends is in very good condition. The design is symbolic and meaningful and the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Antique Quality Carved Solid Nutwood Christ with Palm Leaf Sculpture / Statuette
Located in Lisse, NL
Finest quality carved sculpture of Jesus with a marvelous patina.
This marvelous quality, hand-carved sculpture of our Lord Jesus is among the finest we have ever seen and this truly is a work of religious art. It may be relatively small in size, but both the quality in the details and the beauty of His posture are simply majestic. For the sculptor not to leave his signature on this work of beauty, to us, shows his modesty. We believe that most artists in the religious genre felt that their gift/talent was god given and marking their sculptures, to them, was a sign of too much ego. The highly skilled sculptor must have spent weeks rather than days creating this antique statuette...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Nutwood
Extra Large Crucifix with Hand Carved Oak Corpus of Christ for Church or Chapel
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully carved and large size corpus of Jesus, made in the Arts & Crafts era.
This meaningful and unique crucifix from the early 1900s comes with a larger than life, hand carved oak Corpus of Christ. The details in the anatomy of this Christ are very well carved and they clearly reveal the suffering and dehydration that His body endured in the final days of his life. The artist/sculptor is clearly showing us the image of Jesus when or right after he bowed his head and died. The solid oak cross is original to this corpus and it was given a different color so that the unique and impressive corpus stands out perfectly. Have you also noticed the perfectly carved and thick crown of thorns on the head of Christ. The patina of this excellent condition and large corpus is another great feature that will never fail to impress. The former owners gave us the photo that you see in image 3 in this listing and in it you can see where this antique corpus...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Antique and Large Top Quality Carved Oak Six-Light Sculpture Chandelier Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning hand-crafted pendant with a great patina.
This stunning chandelier clearly is the result of the skilled and focused craftsmanship of a master carver. To be able to carve on...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Hand Carved Arts & Crafts Era Sacred Heart of Christ Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted work of religious art with a marvelous patina.
This finely carved, wooden statuette of Jesus dates from the earliest years of the 20th century. Well taken care of it is in very good condition and the geometric marble base makes it stand firm and steady. This sacred heart sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century, Elegant Jugendstil Bronze Lady Sculpture on Marble Tray Base
By Rudolf Kaesbach
Located in Lisse, NL
Marked and highly decorative antique Jugendstil sculpture.
This fine work of Jugendstil art radiates pure elegance and innocence. The natural posture of this flowing lady sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Signed Antique Bronze of Dancing Baby Boy, circa 1900
Located in Esbjerg, DK
This small bronze is full of movement and delicate expressions. Its signed M.M to the base. These initials has not been identified. The rich patina and style however indicates a manu...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Three Hindu Deities of the Siam, Hand-Carved Exotic Hardwood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1920-1930 three Hindu deities of the Siam, hand-carved exotic hardwood
n. 1 measures cm: H 150, W 35, D 25
n.2 measure cm: H 102, W 35, D 25.
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Arts & Crafts Era Young Man Ringing the Town Bell Sculpture Table or Desk Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and highly decorative antique table lamp with stunning quality boy sculpture.
If you are looking for a rare and meaningful table lamp that is also great to look at, then this could be the one for you. At the center of this early 20th century work of lighting art is a young male who is energetically ringing the town bell. In days prior to telephony the town bell was used for communicating all kinds of important events. It was used to call worshipers, but it would also be used in case of a fire and other urgent matters. The truly realistic posture of this young man reveals the great skill of the sculptor and the patina on this early 1900s table lamp...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sleeping Child Bookends, Probably Viennese, with Pale Blue and Yellow Glazes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Entirely charming and winsome, this pair of bookends depicting nude children with golden hair who are sleeping on pale blue beds, was probably executed by one of the ceramic artists associated with the Wiener Werkstätte (or Vienna Workshop) in the 1910s and 1920s. Established in 1903 by Koloman Moser and Josef Hoffmann, the Vienna Workshop brought together architects, artists and designers working in ceramics, fashion, silver, furniture and the graphic arts, including Michael Powolny, Berthold...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Stunning Hand Carved Antique Floor Lamp on Tripod Claw Feet with Leather Shade
Located in Lisse, NL
Early 1900s fruitwood floor lamp with detailed carvings.
This antique and finely carved floor lamp is rare both in shape and color. The wonderful tripod base consist of three impres...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Asian Figures of Burmese Musicians Turned into Table Lamps
By S. Thailand
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large pair of Thai figures of Siamese musicians, nicely carved turned into table lamps.
Musicians in seated position, one is holding a flute, the other o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Vienna Bronze, Capercaillie, Bronze Figure of High Quality
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Vienna Bronze, capercaillie, bronze figure of high quality.
Probably Franz Bergmann.
In good condition with fine patina,
Austria, circa 1900s-1910s.
Provenance: Private ...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Large Wrought Iron Arts & Crafts Forged & Stylized Dragon Heads Snake Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and all handcrafted chandelier.
This artistically designed and very well executed wrought iron chandelier is in excellent condition and it comes with stylized dragon heads and...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Unique Antique Arts & Crafts Coromandel Five 5-light Chandelier w. Swallow Birds
Located in Lisse, NL
This impressive large and all hand carved wooden pendant light, is a true work of art. It displays the finest quality carving and the skills...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Hand-Carved Jati Wood Arts & Crafts Bookends with Indigenous Male Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and highly decorative pair of hand-carved bookends.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the more skilled Dutch artisans started traveling around the globe to various coloni...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Rare Hand Wood Carved Walnut J Rozec Signed Portraits Fisherman & Wife
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare pair of original hand carved from solid walnut J Rozec signed portraits of a fisherman and his wife
A very good looking and high...
Category
1940s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Mario Torres Wicker Sculpture of a Woman
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Amusing and macabre life size midcentury Mario Torres woven wicker sculpture of a woman in Edwardian attire. Having copper flowers and metal feathers on her hat and skeletal hands, o...
Category
20th Century Mexican Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Reed
Arts & Crafts/Secessionist Clock with Female Figures by Roman Bronze Works
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Extremely rare if not unique, this extraordinary timepiece may be the only sculpture-cum-clock ever cast by the Roman Bronze Works, America's premier bron...
Category
1910s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1955 Head of Woman in Painted Clay Signed TZ55 Attributed to Tono Zancanaro
By Tono Zancanaro
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italy 1955 head of woman in painted clay signed TZ55 attributed to Tono Zancanaro from Padua.
About:
Antonio Zancanaro (Padua, 8 April 1906 - Padua, 3 June 1985) was an important...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Gilt Thai Demon Mask Dance Headdress Crown
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted gilt Thai Todsakhan demon mask dance headdress crown dancer costume on stand.
Handcrafted in papier mâché, gilt metal and ornate with hand-cut-g...
Category
20th Century Thai Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Rare Top Quality Expressive Bronze Capricorn, Ibex Sculpture Statue Early 1900s
Located in Lisse, NL
Artistic quality bronze sculpture with overdone features.
There must be collectors out there who immediately know the name of the artist who created this wonderful and rare style wo...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Unique All Handcrafted Wrought Iron Arts and Crafts Adjustable Shade Floor Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
This very stylish floor lamp is a fine piece of early 20th century craftsmanship.
If you have a home or an office that dates from the early 1900s or if you are a collector of stylis...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Antique Tyrolean Terracotta Busts of a Bavarian Man and Woman
Located in London, GB
These charming antique busts originate from the western Austrian state of Tyrol, which sits on the border of Bavaria in Germany. The pair are modelled as a Bavarian woodsman and his ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Early 1900 Hand-Carved and Stylized Dogs Playing Fetch Sculptures, Pair Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Go fetch!!
These wonderfully stylized dog sculptures truly display the energy and joy of dogs when they have just fetched an object. They can't wait for you to take the stick or bal...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
Impressive Antique Female Nude Amazon Sculpture w. Draped Big Cat / Tiger Skin
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare early 20th century sculpture.
This beautifully carved female Amazon has a wonderful patina and the lifelike pose and shape make it even more impressive. The skin of the hunted 'big cat' is draped around her naked body like a dress and she wears and uses the head like a hood(y).
This J...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian Tiche porcelain horse and carriage group
Located in London, GB
Modelled as four horses drawing a florally decorated carriage with a coachman seated at the front and a lady inside, with blue Tiche mark to centre of rear axle.
This stately horse and carriage...
Category
20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Arts & Crafts Muscular Males Bronze Floor Lamp w. 3 Atlas Style Pose Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and rare Art Deco / Jugendstil floor lamp with cast bronze atlas style pose Male sculptures.
This impressive and highly decorative floor lamp dates from 1910-1920.
It has ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
American Arts & Crafts Sculpture of a Pelican, Circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
The unknown sculptor of this fine, gilded-mahogany pelican appears to have been influenced by the turn-of-the-century Symbolist movement in Europe. The breast feathers are subtly car...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Big Hand Carved Painted Stag Sculpture in Wood, Early 1800th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A big hand carved painted stag sculpture in wood, early 1800th century. Preowned by a collector. This sculpture are one of a kind.
The stag deer are a symbol of spiritual authority, a deer stag is here depicted in all its magnificent elegance. Wooden Sculpture of a life-size deer stag laying upon a rectangular platform base.
The symbol of the stag:
The deer’s antlers are one of the characteristics that have made it the figure of a spiritual superiority, according to some. Like a crown, the antlers grow beyond its body, bringing it closer to the sky and making it sacred. In many cultures, the deer is a symbol of spiritual authority. During a deer’s life the antlers fall off and grow again and the animal is also a symbol of regeneration.
In the Christian imagination, the deer is a symbol of piety, devotion and of God taking care of his children: men. The legend of Saint Eustace...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Plaster Bust
Located in Berlin, DE
This plaster bust of was made in the early 20th century. It was probably made by Karl Koch in 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Arts And Crafts sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts sculptures for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, lighting, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with stone, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts sculptures made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original sculptures, popular names associated with this style include Emmanuel Babled, Eros Raffael, Karl Ens, and Umberto Stiaccini. 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 sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $90 and tops out at $49,208 while the average work can sell for $1,995.
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