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Armchairs For Sale
Style: Arts and Crafts
Style: Jugendstil
Beice Armchair Pastel Pink
Located in New York, NY
Beice armchair is designed to mimic the feeling of sitting on a cotton candy cloud. The combination of its color, arc shaped back rest, round edges and ...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Beice Armchair Orange
Located in New York, NY
Beice armchair is designed to mimic the feeling of sitting on a cotton candy cloud. The combination of its color, arc shaped backrest, round edges and s...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
21st Century Hybrid No 1 Armchair with Hand-Carved Antlers and Brown Leather
Located in New York, NY
Hybrid collection was inspired by the mythologies of parahumans. This anthro chair unions with its owner, merging into one. It is entirely handmade, a special leather with rare patterns has been selected and a textured paint...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Beech
English Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chair with Stylised Floral Cut-Outs to the Arms
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter attributed.
An English Arts & Crafts oak dining chair with stylized floral cut-outs to the arms which follow through to the lower stretcher giving it more streng...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Lars Israel Wahlman Designed High Back Oak Swedish Arts & Crafts Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Lars Israel Wahlman was one of Sweden’s premier architects and designers of the early 20th century - a time known for the Swedish Arts & Crafts per...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair by Goodall, Lambs & Heighway of Manchester
By Goodall, Lamb, and Heighway, Ltd.
Located in London, GB
An excellent quality Arts & Crafts oak armchair made by Goodall, Lambs and Heighway of Manchester (stamped under seat rail). With central stylized carved back and pierced sweeping ar...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Beice Armchair Pastel Yellow
Located in New York, NY
Beice armchair is designed to mimic the feeling of sitting on a cotton candy cloud. The combination of its color, arc shaped back rest, round edges and ...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Original Arts and Crafts Armchairs by Danish Cabinetmaker Oak and Leather
By Kaare Klint
Located in Odense, DK
Wonderful pair of armchairs made in the early 20th century by an unknown Danish cabinetmaker in dark stained oak and patinated leather seats fitted with big brass nails. Very good or...
Category
20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Frank Brangwyn, Armchair for the Canadian Pacific Liner 'SS Empress of Britain'
Located in London, GB
Frank Brangwyn. An important armchair.
Brangwyn's last interior designs were for the Canadian Pacific Liner; 'The SS Empress of Britain', which was launched in 1931 by the Prince of Wales, later to be King Edward VIII who renounced his throne to marry Wallis Simpson in 1930.
These armchairs were designed for the 1st class dining room; 'The Salle Jacque Cartier' (see last image) and they were made by H.H. Martyn and Co. Cheltenham. The 1st class dining room was described in the Bulletin of The Decorative Arts Society 1890-1940 as 'In the fully fledge modern restaurant and cinema style of the 1930s'. The Studio in a long article on the liner, discusses and illustrates Brangwyn's Salle Jacques Cartier: 'So architectural it is, so true proportion, so devoid of Extraneous ornament. In contrast to this austerity of line, hue and colour, his great wall paintings are rich in colour; composed in the bold, yet intricate pattern of figure, fruit and flowers that characterizes Mr Brangwyn's decorative works'.
Tragically the liner was sunk in 1940 by a U-boat. Brangwyn also designed marquetry panels for the private dining rooms and they were executed by the Rowley Gallery, he also designed a frieze carved in wood for their gallery façade in 1936.
The armchair has a central under bar below the seat which still has the original bolt and eye to secure the chain to and then to the floor, that would prevent all the chairs from sliding around in stormy weather.
It is lacking ivorene numbered disc which would have sat in the very top of the head rail.
In October 1940 the most famous of the Canadian Pacific Railway liners and flagship of the company's Atlantic Fleet, the Empress of Britain, was attacked and sunk. She was travelling to Glasgow from Suez via South Africa, where she was bombed near the north-west coast of Ireland by a German Focke Wulf Condor plane. When the Condor attacked the Empress of Britain the ship's crew couldn't shoot the plane down and soon the Empress was burning out of control and the Captain C.H. Sapsworth gave the order to abandon ship. 45 people died and the remaining survivors including women and children, were later rescued that day by the British destroyer HMS Echo and the Polish destroyer Burza and 3 British naval trawlers Paynter, Cape Agona and Drangey. The Empress still burning managed to stay afloat and the day after 2 Royal Navy tugs, Marauder and Thames tried to tow her into port with many escort ships around her but in spite of the protection she was given from the escort ships on October 28th, a German U-boat, U-32, managed to get by the escorts un-noticed and torpedoed the crippled Empress. She sank within ten minutes. The Empress of Britain was the largest Allied passenger liner to be sunk and weighing 42,348-tons she was the biggest merchant ship loss of the war. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had travelled aboard Empress of Britain after their 1939 Royal Tour...
Category
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Unique Copper Brass and Glass Armchair Sculpture
Located in Weesp, NL
One of a kind copper brass and glass arm chair sculpture. This rare beauty which could easily fit in in the Game of Thrones, was made by Cor de Ree in the N...
Category
1990s Dutch Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Copper
Contemporary Dandy Chair with Leather, Striped Upholstery, Oak and Brass
Located in New York, NY
Thanks to its curved structure and smooth leather upholstery, Dandy offers a comfortable, relaxing environment to its users. Combination of contrasting colors, playful striped fabric and natural materials makes Dandy suitable for different spaces. The special leather takes the body shapes...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Wylie & Lochhead, Set of Four Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs with Leather Seats
Located in London, GB
Wylie and Lochhead. A set of four Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs consisting of two side chairs and two armchairs, with stylized Glasgow rose and floral c...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Contemporary Beechwood Uni Armchair with Green and Cream Mohair Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Dedicated to all the broken hearts, Uni represents both separation and unification of souls. Contrasting of forest green and cream reflect the differences between any two living thin...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
M H Baillie Scott A pair of Arts & Crafts armchairs with foliate & ribbon inlays
Located in London, GB
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott (1865-1945).
A pair of stained beech and inlaid armchairs: The tapering backs forming the main structure of these time less armchairs with foliate and ribbo...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Fruitwood
Beice Armchair Neon Yellow
Located in New York, NY
Beice armchair is designed to mimic the feeling of sitting on a cotton candy cloud. The combination of its color, arc shaped back rest, round edges and ...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Beice Armchair Lilac
Located in New York, NY
Beice armchair is designed to mimic the feeling of sitting on a cotton candy cloud. The combination of its color, arc shaped back rest, round edges and ...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Bottega Intreccio Lisetta Woven Wicker 21st Century Armchair, Elena Salmistraro
Located in Mogliano, Marche
Lisetta S
“Lisetta is like an embrace, lovingly protective. That of Elisa Caponi, matriarch of the Maurizi family, who together with her husband Luigi brought weaving to Mogliano....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wicker
Liberty and Co., Arts & Crafts High Back Ladder Back Rush Seat Armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co., Arts and Crafts high back ladder back armchair with newly laid rush seat.
Category
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Shapland & Petter Substantial Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair with Floral Decoration
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter.
A substantial and solid Arts and Crafts oak armchair with stylised floral cut-outs to the top extended uprights. Pro...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
2 Antique Armchairs with Parquetry Inlay by Rossita
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful pair of antique armchairs with parquetry inlay by Rossita.
The chairs have beautiful parquetry inlay work on the backrest and beautiful carved accents on the armrests and legs.
The chairs are beautifully made and are generous in size and very comfortable.
They are labeled (Rossita) however I am not able to find much information on this maker.
Measurements:
26 inches wide x 24 inches deep x 35 inches high x 18 inches seat height
Category
1960s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Armchair in Solid Wood by Albert Haberer for Hermann Fleiner, Germany, 1950s
Located in Berlin, DE
Rare architectural Arts & Crafts chair, designed circa 1949 by Albert Haberer and manufactured by Hermann Fleiner in Stuttgart, Germany. The flexible backrest is made of thin spindle...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Walter Cave Attri. a Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Armchairs with Curvaceous Backs
By Walter Cave
Located in London, GB
Walter Cave attributed. A comfy pair of Arts & Crafts oak armchairs with curvaceous backs and subtle carved details to the arms.
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Mahogany Armchairs Arts & Crafts, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of mahogany armchairs Arts & Crafts, circa 1900
to be restored.
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Jugendstil Vintage Walnut Armchair by Josef Maria Olbrich, 1898-1899, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
An important walnut Jugendstil armchair, which was designed by Josef Maria Olbrich 1898-1899 and executed by Michael Niedermoser, Vienna.
The beau...
Category
1880s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Charleston Forge Arts & Crafts Gothic Heavy Wrought Iron Adjustable Lounge Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charleston Forge Arts & Crafts Gothic heavy wrought iron adjustable lounge chair. Item features an adjustable back rest, lattice design, heavy wrought...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Fine Arts & Crafts Armchair by G M Ellwood, Made by J S Henry
Located in Long Island City, NY
Designed by George Montague Ellwood and made by J S Henry, with marquetry and brass details.
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Malicious Chair with Polished Brass Studs and Black Leather
Located in New York, NY
Malicious chair is the newest addition to the infamous Malicious family. CNC cut aluminium round edged studs located on the seating part moves down, th...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Beechwood Uni Armchair with Heart Shaped Back and Mohair Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
Dedicated to all the broken hearts, Uni represents both separation and unification of souls. Contrasting of forest green and cream reflect the differences between any two living thin...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Sir Frank Brangwyn attr. Pair of Arts & Crafts mahogany armchairs Chinese style
Located in London, GB
Sir Frank Brangwyn (attributed,) a pair of mahogany armchairs, in the Chinese style with professionally re-upholstered leather padded back and drop-in seat.
These chairs share stylistic qualities with the famous armchairs he designed for the Salle Jacques Cartier aboard the SS Empress of Britain...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Henry van de Velde Style of an Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair Original Leather
Located in London, GB
Henry Van De Velde, in the style of,
An impressive Arts & Crafts oak armchair finely made with the original leather.
Measurements:
Height at b...
Category
Early 1900s European Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Elegant Arts & Crafts 1900 Armchair or Chair Mid-20th Century Design Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Arts & Crafts in the style of Thonet
Elegant and original 1900 armchair by English or Osterreich designer
Original good condition
Many sculptural wood waves effects
Measu...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
William Birch, an Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair in the Style of George Walton
Located in London, GB
William Birch. An Arts & Crafts oak armchair in the style of George Walton.
This chair has been totally restored and had new rush professionally laid to the seat.
Category
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Jugendstil Vintage Beech Armchair Desk Chair Josef Olbrich Thonet Vienna c1902
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil vintage armchair or desk chair or office chair from stained beech, which was designed by the Viennese Secessionist Josef Maria Olbrich and
executed by Gebr. Thonet.
Josef ...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Waring and Gillows, Ten Arts and Crafts Oak Tub Chairs with Shaped Solid Seats
Located in London, GB
Waring and Gillows. Ten Arts and Crafts oak tub chairs with shaped solid seats and striking semi-circular stretchers.
Two armchairs have been dismantled...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Jugendstil Vintage Rattan Armchairs or Club Chairs by Hans Vollmer, Vienna
By Hans Vollmer
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil vintage rattan armchairs, which were designed by Hans Vollmer, 1902-1903, Vienna and executed by Prag - Rudniker Korbwaren Fabricati...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Rattan
Ernest Gimson, a Pair of Yew Wood Ladder Back and Bobbin Turned Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Ernest Gimson, designer. A good quality pair of Cotswold School yew wood ladder back and bobbin-turned armchairs with rush seats.
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair Oak Armchairs, in the style of Liberty & Co with heart Cut-Out to the backs
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts and Crafts oak armchairs in the style of Liberty & Co, with heart cut-outs, and sledge style feet.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
W R Lethaby. A Rare Arts & Crafts Sculptured Oak Armchair with Shaped Arms.
By William Lethaby
Located in London, GB
W R Lethaby. A Rare Arts & Crafts Sculptured oak armchair with shaped arms, shaped head rest and lower stretchers united by large plank uprights.
Lethaby was one of the most influent...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Contemporary American Walnut Felt Gray Armchair
Located in New York, NY
"FELT" is designed to bring a modern approach to nostalgic Art Deco armchairs. Combining the natural materials wood and felt, it creates a contrast between rough and smooth and bring...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Arts & Crafts Oak Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
English (possibly Scottish) Arts & Crafts rustic design dark stained oak arm chair with nautical paddle form arms and legs with a woven rope seat and back.
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Rope
Jugendstil Armchairs No 714 by Jacob & Josef Kohn Style Otto Wagner Austria 1902
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil armchairs model no 714, which were designed Style Otto Wagner, Vienna, 1902 and produced by Jacob & Josef Kohn.
Documented in the company´s catalogue Kohn from 1903.
The chairs were made out of mahogany stained beechwood and shellac hand polished. While the frame was made out of beechwood, the back and seat were made of perforated plywood...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Armchairs
Materials
Plywood, Beech
Stunning Edwardian Bow Back Walnut Chair Arts & Crafts Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand made in England walnut frame bow back armchair with mother of pearl inlay in the arts of crafts style
A good looking and decora...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Contemporary American White Oak Felt Green Armchair
Located in New York, NY
"Felt" is designed to bring a modern approach to nostalgic Art Deco armchairs. Combining the natural materials wood and felt, it creates a contrast between rough and smooth and bring...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Contemporary American White Oak Dandy Chair with Beige Suede Leather and Copper
Located in New York, NY
Thanks to its curved structure and smooth suede leather upholstery, Dandy offers a comfortable, relaxing environment to its users. Combination of light colors and natural materials makes Dandy suitable for different spaces. The special suede leather takes the body shapes...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
MH Baillie Scott Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair Made by J P White's Pyghtle Works
Located in London, GB
MH Baillie Scott rare Arts & Crafts oak armchair Made by John P. White's Pyghtle works. A robust craftsman’s armchair with three wide ladders to the back a...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of English Gothic Walnut and Leather Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Gothic Arts & Crafts walnut armchairs with brown leather upholstered seat and back having dark brass nailhead trim, (circa 1880s).
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut, Wood
Jugendstil Mahogany Salon Chairs with Ebony, Birch and Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Solid mahogany chairs with ebony, birch and mother-of-pearl inlay, these are part of a suite which includes a matching loveseat and a set of six matching side chairs, available separ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Upholstery, Birch, Ebony, Mahogany
Pair of Oak Wood Armchairs, Attributed to George Walton, Scotland, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of oak and rush armchairs. Attributed to George Henry Walton. Scotland, circa 1890. Glasgow school period.
Category
1890s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Arts & Crafts Armchair by G. M. Ellwood and J. S. Henry
Located in London, GB
An armchair designed by George Montague Ellwood and made by J S Henry, with arched top and oval mother-of-pearl inlays just below the ears and sinuous arms w...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
William Birch, Artist's Sketching Armchair with Shaped Top to sketch or paint on
Located in London, GB
William Birch. An Arts and Crafts oak artist's sketching armchair with a shaped top for sketching or writing on. The shaped top supported on the upper ...
Category
1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Unique & Stylish Pair of Japonisme Armchairs W. Fish / Dragon Armrest Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Impressive and highly stylish set of handcrafted chairs from the late 1800s.
This rare pair of chairs is as stable as the day it was made and the striking wood is in good condition also. The solid hardwood frames of these unique and beautifully designed chairs come with a variety of good quality, hand carved Japonisme style elements, but what makes them really Stand out are the antique Japanese demon...
Category
Late 19th Century German Jugendstil Antique Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Unusual Pair of Stained Cypress Wood Armchairs by the Glasgow School
Located in London, GB
Glasgow school, an unusual pair of stained cypress wood armchairs, possibly by Herbert MacNair.
Herbert MacNair worked very closely with Mackintosh and some pieces of furniture in ...
Category
1890s Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Cypress
E G Punnet Attri, for William Birch Set of Four Glasgow School Oak & Rush Chairs
By William Birch, E. G. Punnett
Located in London, GB
E G Punnet Attri, for William Birch Set of Four Glasgow School Oak & Rush Chairs and probably made by William Birch retailed by Liberty and Co, consisting of two armchairs two single...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Ash
English Arts and Crafts Oak Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good English Arts and Crafts period armchair, the shaped crest over slatted back, the arms similarly slatted, standing on square legs on original brass and ceramic castors, the uphol...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
GM Ellwood Attributed Arts and Crafts Armchair with Morris and Co Bird Fabric
Located in London, GB
Attributed to GM Ellwood, for JS Henry.
An Arts and Crafts oak wing back armchair with wonderful life size acorn and oak leaf carved roundels to the front ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Arts & Crafts Armchairs - England, Late 19th Century
By Samuel James Waring
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Pair of mahogany Arts & Crafts armchairs with wide seats and elegant proportions. Ivorine labels attached beneath: 'S.J.WARING & SONS, By appointment to the Queen, 175-181 Oxford Str...
Category
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Liberty and Co Attributed. A late Aesthetic Movement Walnut Armchair.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. attributed. A good quality late Aesthetic Movement style Walnut high back armchair with square and turned supports, the arm supports continue down past the seat to meet the central square detail of the side stretchers, in turn, the side stretchers meet the legs, with a particular swollen turning before it enters the leg joint, in the very same way the famous Liberty Thebes...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Arts & Crafts Oak & Leather Armchair in Style of E W Pugin with Organic Styling
Located in London, GB
A super quality Arts and Crafts oak armchair in style of E W Pugin with a subtle architectural Gothic Revival organic styling and exposed peg construction re...
Category
1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
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