Inspired by the Arts & Crafts style in England, which rebelled against the mechanization of the Industrial Revolution with a proud emphasis on handcrafted design, American Craftsman style similarly pushed against the lavishness of the Victorian era. Coined by Wisconsin-born Gustav Stickley, a furniture designer and publisher of The Craftsman magazine, American Craftsman furniture would influence homegrown styles that followed, such as Mission and the Prairie School.
Like the popular early 20th-century Craftsman houses — which feature meticulous woodwork on everything from built-in bookcases in the living room and cabinetry in the kitchen to earth-toned exteriors with exposed rafters — American Craftsman furniture was all about handmade storage cabinets, bedroom furniture, chairs and other pieces built with organic materials. “Simplicity and straightforwardness of construction has always been the leading characteristic of Craftsman furniture,” Stickley stated. And while he is often credited with most of the designs at the Craftsman Workshops in Eastwood, New York, others such as Harvey Ellis were influential in shaping the straight-backed chairs, beds with vertical slats and tables with exposed joinery that came to define the style.
Highly utilitarian with no unnecessary flair, American Craftsman furniture was designed to emphasize the essence of its modest construction and promote the natural beauty of the wood. Solid oak, cherry, walnut and mahogany were all favored by the movement’s principal figures. Another attribute commonly associated with the style is the integration of subtle details like tooled leather, inlaid metal and hammered iron handles.
Owing to the outbreak of World War I, the popularity of American Craftsman style waned as consumer spending dropped and furniture companies shifted to the production of wartime materials and goods specified in government contracts. Yet, by the 1960s, there was a renewed appreciation for this foundational modern American style, with Stickley and his contemporaries in demand for the clean, simple lines and sturdy construction of American Craftsman furniture.
Find a collection of antique American Craftsman chests, nightstands, seating, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.
Iridescent Favrile Art Glass Gord Form Vase Signed Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This highly rare and innovative Iridescent Favrile Art Glass Gord Form Vase is by Louis Comfort Tiffany and originates from the United States Circa 1916. This vase is a true gem, wit...
Art Glass
Vintage T.C. Wheaton Co Glass Embossed Apothecary Bottles Set of 4
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful set of 4 vintage apothecary bottles with stoppers and embossed. Classic and unique, these beautiful bottles sparkle in vintage gl...
Glass
Studio Ceramic Vessel by Brother Thomas Bezanson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic vessel in the form of a footed bowl or chalice, studio crafted by Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007) circa 1970s. Covered in a brill...
Ceramic
$716Sale Price|20% Off
1930s Ozark Roadside Tourist Swirl Missionware Pottery Vase Arkansas Missouri
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Ozark Pottery Company vase in blue and light blue swirled glaze. When demand for utilitarian ware waned, many potteries introduced their art line. Artifi...
Pottery
Large Hammered Copper Planter in a Fitted Wrought Iron Scrolled Base
Located in Hixson, TN
American craftsman large hammered copper planter which is fitted in a wrought iron scrolled base.
Copper, Wrought Iron
Turned Wood Bottle in Rosewood Assembled in Three Pieces
Located in Ferndale, MI
Fine example of wood turning. Three sections of turned rosewood put together to form a wine bottle. I believe this to be early 20th century.
Rosewood
$50,400Sale Price|20% Off
Albert Paley Monumental Vase
By Albert Paley
Located in Chicago, IL
Albert Paley Studio, sculptural vase formed, forged, and fabricated of steel with a stainless steel insert. The work has been published in The Art of Albert Paley and in numerous cat...
Stainless Steel, Steel
Vintage Hand-Turned Maple Burl Wood Vase by D Goines
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite burled wood vase, by the artist D Goines. Hand crafted with fine burl wood. One hole in the vase which is not damaged but natural characteristics of the wood.
Maple, Burl
$440Sale Price|20% Off
1930s Ozark Swirl Pottery Early Touring Souvenir Cactus Bowl Dish Roadside Gift
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful pattern, one of the best I have seen. Rare in Small size. No drain hole. Sold as a shelf prop, would not use, does not ring true, has cracks.
Concrete
Rookwood American Art Pottery Aerial Blue Bellflower Design Bud Vase c1928
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely American Art Pottery bud vase features a charming bellflower motif and is in a striking Aerial blue, a "soft, pure, breezy bay blue with a twilight blue undertone color."...
Ceramic
1980s Van Briggle Southwestern Style Ceramic Vase, American Craftsman
Located in Savannah, GA
Classic Van Briggle vase circa 1980's or thereabouts. It' has a chic presence with a dreamy glaze with a lovely variation in coloring from dusty cobalt to teal turquoise. The surfac...
Ceramic
Laura Zindel Hand Made Stenciled Chickadee Earthenware Vase
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
This exquisite cylinder-shaped vase from Laura Zindel Design features a finely detailed graphite pencil illustration of a Black-Capped Chickadee. A perfect blend of art and functiona...
Earthenware
Antique Americana Toleware Water Cooler Handled Bucket Wastebask Umbrella Stand
Located in Hyattsville, MD
We believe this is a Toleware Water Cooler Tank. Total height is 20 with added handle is 27 inches. Has small hole in bottom, but does not really effect use as trash can or umbrella ...
Metal
Salt Glaze Cobalt Stoneware Pottery Jar Double Wreath Banner Decorated Crock
Located in Hyattsville, MD
About the size of a cookie jar, we have an unmarked salt glaze stoneware jar with double wreath banners. This creates an empty frame, perhaps where an advertisement, or producers de...
Clay
15" Burlwood Root Vase
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a hand turned vase made of the root of a burlwood tree. It stands 15"h and is 7"d.
Burl
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
Poul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece
By Paul Soldner
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece, Exhibited and published in Paul Soldner "A Retrospective" 1991 Page 97, Pedestal Piece (84-49) 1984, c...
Ceramic
Monumental Lucy Leuppe McKelvey Vase Navajo "Echos of the Anasazi"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large and important pottery vase by Native American Artist Lucy Leuppe McKelvey. Beautifully executed depicting traditional cliff dwellings and other ancient symbols of the Native Am...
Wilmer W Ramirez, Set of 2 earthenware vases, South america 1990s
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of 2 earthenware vase Wilmer W Ramirez, South america 1990s H 17.5 cm - 16 cm diam. Signed under the base Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.
Ceramic
Handblown Glass Vase by Polish Artisans, American Style, 1970
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Unique blown glass made by Poland glassmakers vase with flowers.
Blown Glass
"Vintage Red Oval Art Glass Vase by Ivan Baj, Hand Blown, 12 Inch"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Large oval art glass hand blown Vessel Vase signed by Artist. Ivan Baj of Arcade of Murano
Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass
$10,500
Hollow by David Ellsworth
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An outstanding turned hollow form vessel, with a squat spherical shape. Signed 'Ellsworth 1981 English Walnut'.
Walnut
Studio Ceramic Vase Brother Thomas Bezanson
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic vase crafted by Brother Thomas Bezanson (1929-2007) circa 1970s. The vase takes a classic Chinese "Mei Ping" form but with a modern s...
Ceramic
$2,250
Galen Carpenter Vase
Located in Richmond, VA
Fantastic exotic wood bud vase by Galen Carpenter (1946-2017) Hand signed on the bottom, this incredible vase made of exotic woods & bone with intricate inlaid bands.
Bone, Palmwood
Roman Bronze Works, a Pair of Bronze Vases with Nymph and Satyr Relief, 1900s
Located in New York, NY
American Renaissance period. A Pair of Patinated Bronze Vases with Nymph and Satyr Bas-Reliefs by Roman Bronze Works, New York City, circa 1900. Dimensions: Height: 16 inches ...
Bronze
Stratum Pot by David Ellsworth, 1997
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Larger than images may reveal, this 1997 Spalted sugar Maple pot is indicative of Ellsworth's post-1990 shift to focus on pure forms with a direct design approach. His stratum series...
Maple
Turned Claro Walnut Vessel from USA
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A beautifully grained and masterfully turned spherical vase turned from a single piece of Clao walnut and having an expressive free-formed opening.
Walnut
Vintage Coastal Faux Coral Plaster Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Coastal large urn. Chic faux coral in a heavy plaster composition. Great indoors or outside. You decide! Acquired from a Palm Beach estate
Coral
Beak Cup by Clayton Bailey, 1970
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A wonderful example of California Funk pottery: a hand thrown salt-glazed cup utilizing an expressive nose as a handle. Signed and dated BC 70.
Ceramic
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Candle Lamp
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass candle lamp By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (shade and base both signed "L.C.T.") USA, Circ...
Art Glass
$595
H 3.5 in W 3 in D 3 in
Rude Osolnik Signed Mid-Century Modern Locust Wood Turned Vessel Bud Weed Vase
By Rude Osolnik
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully executed, handmade, wood-turned weed vase by master woodturner Rude Osolnik who is widely regarded, along with Bob Stocksdale, as one of the finest woodturners in American woodturning history. In 1992, he was presented by then-Kentucky Governor Brereton Jones, with the Milner Award, the Governor's Award for Lifetime Achievement. The vase is made from locust wood, quite rare for Osolnik, features highlighted striped areas of dark and light. It is signed "Osolnik Originals...
Wood
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Scalloped Bowl
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass scalloped bowl By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) USA, Circa 1910 M...
Art Glass
Constance Spry for Fulham Pottery Scalloped Vase, circa 1930s
Located in CA, CA
Constance Spry for Fulham Pottery vase circa 1930s Desirable scalloped body and curved handles with decorative banding, finished in sought afte...
Pottery
Vintage Blown Glass Demijohn Bottles Set of 2
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of globular form hand blown glass dame Jeanne, or demijohn bottles. Clear bottle is likely French and the aqua bottle is Spanish, marked V. Levante. Perfect decorative element...
Blown Glass
Extra Large Spanish Terracotta Planter/Jardinière
Located in Brecht, BE
A huge terracotta planter with wonderful green patina inside and old restorations... highly decorative item, can be used indoors as well as outdoors.
Terracotta
$1,175 / item
H 22 in W 13.5 in D 15.5 in
Deca Planter in White by Force/Collide, Handcrafted, Large Size, New
Located in Seattle, WA
Force/Collide's award-winning signature planter is an ongoing production available in multiple colors and sizes. This original design is a nod to playful perspectives and spatial rel...
Steel
$1,175 / item
H 22.5 in W 13.5 in D 15.5 in
Deca Planter in Black by Force/Collide, Handcrafted, Large Size, New
Located in Seattle, WA
Force/Collide's award-winning signature planter is an ongoing production available in multiple colors and sizes. This original design is a nod to playful perspectives and spatial relationships. Proportions are thoughtful in aesthetic while optimizing function and user flexibility. The potting basin is built with extra volume for plants to grow, while integral legs serve as a built-in stand. The Deca Planter...
Steel
Large Footed Porcelain Vaso Planter in Matte Mint Green
By Cultivated Gardens for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
Middle Kingdom garden vaso are modeled after traditional terra cotta wares but are made from pigmented porcelain. The bowl can be moved from the base for planting and watering. The C...
Porcelain
Tiffany Favrile Glass Tulip Form Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A colorful iridescent favrile glass vase in beautiful tulip form by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Signed on the base. This LC Tiffany Favrile vase has a timeless design and coordinates well...
Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Favrile Iridescent Art Glass Cabinet Vase
By Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period Favrile iridescent art glass cabinet vase By Louis Comfort Tiffany for Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) USA, Circa 1910 Mea...
Art Glass
Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Art Glass Floriform Pedestal Vase
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This elegant iridescent gold Favrile art glass vase was made by Tiffany Studios operating under the direction of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Tiffany Favrile Glass was first offered to the public in 1893 and this hand-blown piece dates to the mid-to-late 1920s. The vase has a warm golden glow and was crafted with a wide domed pedestal base that gives way to a ribbed body. The body flares slightly as it rises and transitions dramatically to a wide shallow neck that terminates in a scalloped-edge rim. As seen in the accompanying photographs, the well-balanced piece is nicely proportioned and displays beautifully. The vase stands 8.375" as measured to its tallest point and is 3.75" across the rim. The foot is 4" from edge to edge. The piece is free of chips and cracks and is presented in original condition with no restoration or repair. The underside bears a typical Tiffany Studios late production compound number signature reading L. C. Tiffany Inc. - Favrile and includes shape number 1548 followed by serial number 3164 N. This LC Tiffany Favrile vase...
Art Glass
Royal Worchester Two Handled Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Royal Worchester Two Handled Gourd Shaped Vase, late 19th century, decorated with gilded prunus and vines, with a butterfly and phoenix, green seal mark, shape number 494. 13.25" H x...
Porcelain
Rare Vintage W.J. Gordy Handmade Swirled Ceramic Decanter with Signed Base & Lid
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This rare vintage decanter by acclaimed American studio potter W.J. Gordy is a striking example of Southern craftsmanship and masterful wheel-thrown form. Handmade in Cartersville, G...
Ceramic
Rare Rookwood Pottery Vase with Special Shape by Lorinda Epply, Signed
Located in Louisville, KY
If you’re a lover of Rookwood, you’ve happened upon a unique and rare find with this vase. Created in 1933, this vellum vase was very different from the traditional Rookwood of that ...
Ceramic, Pottery
Eva Bouzard-Hui Abstract Art Pottery Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Eva Bouzard-Hui (American, 1936-2023) Abstract Art Pottery Vase, in green and blue glazes, apparently unsigned. 9" H x 6.25" Diameter.
Pottery
Pair of Vintage Small USA Pottery Stoneware Jugs Circa 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Pair of Vintage Miniature USA Pottery Stoneware Jugs Circa 1940s. These charming jugs exude timeless appeal and are perfect for collectors, decor enthusiasts, or anyone seeking to infuse their space with a touch of vintage rustic Americana. Mini Crockery Jug Pottery Crock Small Pottery Jug Brown Top Glaze. Antique Miniature Stoneware...
Pottery
Vintage Signed Studio Pottery Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Signed studio pottery urn with lid. Beautiful warm colors. Signed on the bottom. Acquired from a Miami estate.
Pottery
Vintage Boho Turned Wood Small Lidded Vessels - Set of 3
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous trio of three vintage lidded vessels. A chic turned wood design with delicate lids. Absolutely beautiful. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Wood
Monumental Post-War Three-Gallon Ceramic Jug, circa 1950s
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental 3-gallon ceramic jug, circa 1950s. Can also be used as a pitcher or vase. The base is a muted taupe hue, while the top is glazed ceramic in a licorice tone. A “three” im...
Ceramic
Robinson Ransbottom Eight Gallon Stoneware Crock
By Robinson Ransbottom Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Robinson Ransbottom eight gallon stoneware crock with the logo of the Ransbottom crown with the number eight inside it. Made in Roseville, Ohio.
Stoneware
Sold
H 6.75 in Dm 2.75 in
Antique American Rookwood Art & Crafts Pottery Vase Blue Green Matt Glaze 1917
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique American Arts and Crafts pottery vase by Rookwood Pottery Co, dated 1917. The vase having a charcoal color matte glaze...
Pottery
American Studio Ceramic Vase Frans Wildenhain
Located in Rochester, NY
American craft movement studio ceramic vase with a beautifully textured lustre glazed surface by Bauhaus trained artist, sculptor Frans Wildenhain ...
Ceramic
American Studio Craft Movement Hand Turned Wood Bowl, Buechley 1981
By Philip Moulthrop, Edward Moulthrop, Bob Stocksdale
Located in Rochester, NY
American craft movement finely hand turned wood vessel bowl with beautifully figured grain - signed on underside bottom Buechley 1981 ( attribu...
Wood