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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
A Set of Three Acid-Etched Frosted Glass Shades
Located in London, GB
A Set of Three Acid-Etched Frosted Glass Shades With intricate floral and garland motifs, featuring a tapered square form and decorative banded detailing. Diameter of a lampshade hol...
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20th Century British Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Uranium Glass

Pair Tudor / Revival Style Bronze Sconces Original Finish
Located in Prescott, US
Wonderfully executed solid bronze sconces by Mid-West Chandelier Co., shown in their 1928 catalog. These outstanding sconces retain their original finish and patina with only a soft ...
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Bronze

Cast Iron French Sconce Silver Color with Red Candles 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Sconce in Wrought Iron metal. IT IS French manufactured.Silvered color. Arts & Crafts Light Gothic.
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20th Century French Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Wrought Iron

Beautiful Large Maple Burl Wood Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite lamp is meticulously carved from a single piece of lush maple burlwood, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship and the wood's inherent natu...
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1970s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Wood, Maple, Burl

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...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Alabaster, Bronze

Typing Machine
Located in Rio de Janeiro, BR
Illuminated Handcrafted wire sculpture made without welding. Inspired by Saint-Exupéry's best seller book, The Little Prince. Each piece is unique and different. It comes with a cert...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Steel

Arts & Crafts Arizona Ironwood Floor Lamp Live Edge MCM 1955 After Nakashima
Located in Peoria, AZ
Arts and Crafts! Hand Crafted Ironwood Lamp! Gorgeous! Textural Delight! Burlap Shade! Dimensions 44" by 18" Here is a marvelous Arts & Crafts lamp from the mid twentieth century...
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Brass

WAS Benson. A pair of Arts & Crafts brass table lamps with heart shaped bases
Located in London, GB
WAS Benson. A pair of Arts & Crafts brass table lamps with heart shaped bases & original switches. WAS Benson Catalogue plate 15, illustration No 1139. Photographed here as the stand...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Brass

Birmingham Guild of Handicraft. An Arts and Crafts three arm brass ceiling light
Located in London, GB
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft. An Arts and Crafts brass ceiling light or chandelier with three curved arms all hand riveted to the main bulbous body with an elongated turned finial ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Brass

Danish Stoneware Table Lamp with Pleated Shade by Chris Haslev, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A stoneware table lamp designed by Chris Haslev for Jeti in Denmark, 1960s. This beautiful table lamp is a delightful example of mid-century Scandinavian design in earthy tones with ...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Ceramic, Wicker

Articulated Green Glass Square Tube Desk Lamp
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a beautiful telescoping drafting/art table lamp. The base has a clamp for mounting... important if the table is able to tilt. The tubing is square and has a bright Japanned o...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Brass

An Arts & Craft ceiling light with stylized petals & a circular brass ring
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Craft ceiling light with stylized petals to the top and a circular brass ring designed to have a fabric and tassle shade retaining it's original ring to the bottom to hol...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Brass

Hand Wrought iron Outdoor Hanging Pendant Lamp with Tinted Yellow Glass
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic simple and elegant hand wrought outdoor hanging pendant chandelier with tinted yellow glass. Hand wrought spirals rosettes and acanthus leaves adorn the lamp. In original...
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1940s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Iron, Sheet Metal

An Arts and Crafts copper table lamp professionally rewired
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts copper table lamp professionally rewired.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Copper

WAS Benson. An Arts and Crafts copper lilly pad oil light.
Located in London, GB
W A S Benson. An Arts and Crafts copper lilly pad oil light. Price for the pair.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Copper

Hand Carved Wooden and Yellow Glass One-Light Lantern
Located in Barntrup, DE
This exquisite, hand-carved wooden lantern features yellow glass and originates from Belgium, circa the 1960s. Its masterful details include intricately carved acanthus leaves and fo...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Brass

Unique Arts & Crafts Embossed Copper Chandelier w Sea Shore Theme & Glass Shades
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning, sizeable and highly decorative Arts & Crafts light fixture. This gorgeous, six-light chandelier is another one of our recent great finds. Inspired by the beauty of nature and wildlife, Arts & Crafts designers and craftsman around the world have created some of the most interesting decorative art in the history of mankind. This hand-crafted and circular chandelier too is the result of a great design and an equally impressive execution which makes this antique an...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Copper

Antique Wine Theme Wall Lamp/Sconce with Wrought Iron Bunch of Grapes & Leafs
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Arts & Crafts work of lighting art. If you are looking for a unique and elegant wall sconce to grace a special space then this handcrafted fixture could be perfect for you. This one of a kind design is all-handcrafted out of wrought iron and an artisan circa 1920 has clearly put in all of his ability to create it. The top quality craftsmanship that was put into this highly decorative sconce makes it the eyecatcher that it is. Anyone who has ever tried to create something out of bare metal understands about the incredible skills that are needed to be able to create a wrought iron sconce of this quality and detail. Both with the light switched on and off, this grapes and leafs bearing sconce is a true work of beauty. Because of the wine theme...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

WAS Benson. A pair of Arts and Crafts brass swan style table lamps
Located in London, GB
W A S Benson. A pair of Arts and Crafts brass swan style table lamps with heart shaped bases. WAS Benson Catalogue plate 15, illustration No 1079. Stamped marked to the base Price fo...
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass / Porcelain Floral Decorated Six Arm Chandelier
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Extraordinary and exceptionally rare antique chandelier, meticulously handcrafted from brass and various metals. This masterpiece showcases exq...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Unique & Best Ever Arts & Crafts Hand Forged Brass / Bronze Chandelier / Pendant
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and amazing workmanship, brass and bronze Arts and Crafts pendant. If you live or work in an Arts & Crafts building and you are lo...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Brass, Bronze

An Arts & Crafts copper lantern with a flaring hat & the original Vaseline shade
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts copper lantern with a flaring hat and the original Vaseline shade. We have original brass chain to hang this at any height.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Copper

WAS Benson. An Arts and Crafts cast iron four leg table oil lamp
Located in London, GB
WAS Benson. An Arts and Crafts cast iron four leg table oil lamp.
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Iron

Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp with Fruit Design 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Leaded Stained Glass Table Lamp 20thC. Measures - 24.75"H x 16.25"W x 16.25"D. An Arts & Crafts table lamp featuring a leaded stained glass shade with a vibrant fr...
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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Stained Glass

Large and Rare Arts & Crafts Iron Chandelier with Eagle Sculptures & Glass Shade
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...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

WAS Benson. A pair of Arts & Crafts patinated silver table lamp.
Located in London, GB
WAS Benson. A pair of Arts and Crafts patinated silver table lamp with heart shaped base with counter weight ball. Height fully extended 12 , Width of base 6, Depth of base 7".
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Silver

Oversized Antique Bradley & Hubbard School Reverse Painted Panel Lamp c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
A large antique table lamp in the manner of Bradley and Hubbard offers dome form shade housing bent glass panels with reverse painted stylized...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Metal

Rare Arts & Crafts Pendant Light / Lantern w. Copper & Sea Blue Cathedral Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and all handcrafted light fixture of beautiful design and perfect proportions. If you are looking for an early 1900s, stylish and top q...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Brass, Copper

WAS Benson. An extremely rare Arts & Crafts iron telescopic standard floor lamp
Located in London, GB
WAS Benson. An extremely rare telescopic iron standard or floor lamp. With later rewiring for electricity.Extended Height: 182.5 cm
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Berlin Iron

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 ...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Degué Forget and Pate de Verre Schade Pendant Lobby Lamp Signed 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Degué Forget and Pate de Verre Schade Pendant Lobby Lamp Signed 1930s Forget Chandelier with originel light bulb Metal chain 27 cm Originel socket E27 New Wiring Original patina o...
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1930s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Art Glass

Arts and Crafts Style Mahogany Floor Lamp
Located in Astoria, NY
Arts and Crafts Style Mahogany Floor Lamp, with mesh shade and a side table to the center of the carved acanthus leaf central support mounted, on a octagonal base. 65" H x 21" W x 1...
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20th Century Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Style Gilt & Patinated Bronze Tree-Form Table Lamp with Crystal Leaves
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This exquisite 20th-century Empire-style table lamp showcases masterful Italian craftsmanship, featuring a striking tree-form design adorned with removable crystal leaves that beauti...
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20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Antique Wine Bottle Table Lamp Pair Celebrating World War I Victory
Located in South Charleston, WV
War End Celebration table lamps marble, wine bottles. 14 1/8" tall and 2 7/8" wide Presented here is a pair of amber hock or rhine bottles produced between 1890-1915. They are mount...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Glass

Japanese Matte Glaze Arts and Crafts Pottery Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Lovely matte glaze Arts and Crafts pottery lamp with Mount Fuji motif. The design is unique all the way around the lamp in colors of pale peach...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Pottery

Arts & Crafts Three Branch Brass Ceiling Light with Four Matching Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts three-branch brass ceiling light with a set of four matching twin-branch wall lights with stylized floral details. Circa 1900. The ceiling light is priced at 2,000...
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Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Brass

An Arts & Crafts hammered brass lantern with original opaque ribbed glass liner.
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts hammered brass lantern with original opaque ribbed glass liner. I also have another one in stock identical but half the size.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Brass

W A S Benson. An Arts and Crafts chrome plated table lamp with heart shaped base
Located in London, GB
W A S Benson. An Arts and Crafts chrome plated table lamp with a heart-shaped base and counter balance weighted ball. Replaced switch. WAS B...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Chrome

Antique Wooden Handscrew Clamp Lamp w/ Shade By Understated Design Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Illuminate your space with our Antique All-Wood Handscrew Woodworking Clamp Lamp by Understated Design Los Angeles. Crafted from an authentic woodworker's clamp, this lamp combines c...
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2010s French Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Wood

Antique Wooden Handscrew Clamp Lamp w/ Shade By Understated Design Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Illuminate your space with our Antique All-Wood Handscrew Woodworking Clamp Lamp by Understated Design Los Angeles. Crafted from an authentic woodworker's clamp, this lamp combines ...
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2010s French Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Wood

WAS Benson. A pair of tall swan necked table lamps with heart shaped base
Located in London, GB
WAS Benson a pair of tall swan necked table lamps with heart shaped base. Stamped to the base. Wired and ready to use with UK plugs.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Brass

Set of 3 Quality 1920s Revival Style Large Sconces
Located in Prescott, US
Only 3 available. Priced and sold as a set of 3 - NOT a set of 5. Some of the highest quality Revival Style sconces to ever come our way. The workmanship and attention to detail sho...
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1920s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Brass, Bronze

3 Pair 1920s Vintage Revival Style Bronze Sconce Lights, Priced per pair
Located in Prescott, US
Price per pair with 3 pair available. Wonderfully preserved 1930s vintage solid bronze sconces with original polychrome finish and patina, priced per pair. In the Romantic or Revival...
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1920s Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Antique Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Table Lamp & Hand Painted Shade, C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Table Lamp & Hand Painted Shade, C1910 Measures: 33.25" height x 13" diameter. An antique Arts & Crafts table lamp offers brass urn form font havin...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Wrought Iron, Brass, Metal

Pair Wooden Handscrew Clamp Lamp w/ Shade By Understated Design Los Angeles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Illuminate your space with our Antique All-Wood Handscrew Woodworking Clamp Lamp by Understated Design Los Angeles. Crafted from an authentic woodworker's clamp, this lamp combines ...
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2010s French Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Wood

Arts & Crafts Rosewood Lamp Handcrafted 50s Epic Mid Century After Nakashima
Located in Peoria, AZ
Arts and Crafts! Magnificent Hand Carved Rosewood Lamp After George Nakashima 8-sided Design! Delectable Madagascar Rosewood! Crisp White Linen Shade! One-of-a-kind Circa 1950 Di...
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Wood, Rosewood

Arts & Crafts Hand-Crafted Forget and Pendant Lobby Lamp, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Forget pendant lamp. Materials:  Black painted curved iron slats pleated as a cage. Metal chain and canopy. E27 socket. Original patina on all parts. In Good condition and in full w...
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1930s Belgian Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Metal

Pair of English Ruskin Pottery Iridescent Orange-glazed Vases now as Lamps
Located in San Francisco, CA
each with short everted neck above a baluster-form body all ending in a splayed foot; with ebonized metal cap and wooden bases; all in a rich orange lustre glaze; undersides impresse...
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1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Ceramic

Two Peacock Feather Vaseline Shades
Located in London, GB
Two peacock feather Vaseline shades. £1600 for the set, or can be bought individually: Open trumpet Vaseline shade: GBP 750. Height: 14.6cm/ 5.75" I...
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20th Century British Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Glass, Uranium Glass

Arts And Crafts Wrought Iron Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Circular with pierced scrolled and twisted iron decoration with conforming rods that join at the cap. Later suspended six light fixture.
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1920s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Wrought Iron

German Carved Wood Two-Light Wine Cellar Chandelier
Located in Barntrup, DE
This interesting and unusual hand-carved wooden chandelier features a centered large wine barrel and a wooden figurine of the winegrower sitting on it. The ends of the chandelier are...
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1960s German Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Metal, Copper

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...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Leather, Wood

Alfred Bucknell An Arts & Craft Steel Standard Lamp with Hand Chased Decoration
Located in London, GB
Alfred Bucknell attributed blacksmith. A fine quality Arts and Crafts Cotswold School steel adjustable standard lamp with finely chased detailed decoration typical of Bucknell's work...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Steel

Signed Moe Bridges Arts & Crafts Patinated Metal Table Lamp Base & Cap
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This patinated metal table lamp base was made by the Moe Bridges Company of the United States in approximately 1920 in the Arts & Crafts style. The base ha...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Metal

Unique 1920, Whisky Barrel Shaped Forged Wrought Iron Distillery Pendant Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Ideal pendant for a pub, restaurant or mancave. This unique and made to last, Hand crafted wrought iron pendant in the shape of a barrel originates from a very old Dutch Gin distill...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Wrought Iron

Two Arts and Crafts Vaseline/Uranium Glass Shades
Located in London, GB
Two Arts and Crafts Vaseline/Uranium glass shades. Left: Shade SOLD. Right: Vaseline shade Height 3 3/4", width 5 3/4". Price £480.  
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20th Century English Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Uranium Glass

A set of three Arts and Crafts brass wall lights with walnut backplates
Located in London, GB
A set of three Arts and Crafts brass wall lights with walnut backplates.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

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Brass

A pleated Vaseline shade, consisting of alternating stripes and a ruffled rim.
Located in London, GB
A pleated Vaseline shade, consisting of alternating stripes and a ruffled rim.
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20th Century British Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Glass, Uranium Glass

WAS Benson. An Arts and Crafts brass three leg table lamp
Located in London, GB
WAS Benson. An Arts and Crafts brass three leg table lamp.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Brass

Early 20th C. Cast Bronze & Green Amber Slag Glass Hex Paneled Pendant Light
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arts & Crafts Peroid, Craftsman style, chandelier/pendant with Art Nouveau and Gothic influences. Rich amber and green slag, art glass shade. Detailed castings . 55" of chunky, hand- wrought quatrefoil chain. Newly wired with 6 antique paddle...
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1910s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Arts And Crafts lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Merve Kahraman, Berber Tribes of Morocco, Early Electrics Design Studio, and Eros Raffael. 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $245 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $1,897.

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