Skip to main content

Arts and Crafts Armchairs

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.

Find antique Arts and Crafts chairs, tables, cabinets and other authentic period furniture on 1stDibs.

to
15
162
48
206
46
Height
to
Width
to
Depth
to
208
95
54
56
52
55
49
50
48
49
47
49
8,542
3,447
1,864
1,270
503
452
377
288
256
229
182
172
157
152
115
62
36
40
166
46
134
13
5
73
9
6
5
3
2
4
241
119
49
43
34
171
135
105
41
40
252
206
237
40
9
7
6
5
Style: Arts and Crafts
Semo Armchair with Blue and Green Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
SEMO is the perfect armchair for the ultimate side sitters and for those who love to swivel. The thick finger arms are great to place your legs while you turn left and right. Semo re...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Liberty and Co. attributed. An Arts & Crafts walnut armchair with floral inlays.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. attributed. An Arts & Crafts walnut armchair with extending uprights to the back and floral inlays to the backrest roundels with an array of stretchers below the seat...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Dutch Arts & Crafts armchair with salamanders and cloves, Kobus de Graaff
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
Jacobus de Graaff (1876–1936) Oak armchair with woodcarved salamanders on the armrests and organic motifs (cloves) in the backrest. Step into the early 20th century and experience ...
Category

Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts rush seat armchair with wavy shaped back slats
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair, with wavy shaped back slats running down past the seat to the back leg stretcher.
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Walnut

Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau High Back Armchair with Rush Seat, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau high back armchair. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak frame with original rush seat. Well designed tall back and elegant and...
Category

Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts rush seat armchair with a shaped back
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair, with shaped back professionally reupholstered in a quality leather with slats running down from the arms past the seat to the s...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Leather, Oak

Heal and Son (attributed). An Arts and Crafts six-legged oak armchair
Located in London, GB
Heal and Son, attributed. An Arts and Crafts six-legged oak armchair, with pierced heart and scroll decoration to the head rest. Professionally re-upholstered in green leather. Seat ...
Category

Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Pair of Arts & Crafts Mahogany Highly Carved Glastonbury Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of richly carved Glastonbury armchairs in Mahogany. Bold inscriptions adorn both sides of the arms and the inside back of both chairs. Along with the inscription are Celtic Symbols...
Category

1980s Scottish Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

C R Ashbee. An Arts and Crafts rush seat ladder back armchair
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee. An Arts and Crafts rush seat ladder back armchair with arms that follow down through to the side stretchers. Ashbee used this version of armchair for his family home, off...
Category

1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush

Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Stickley JM Young Style Lounge Arm Chairs Green - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Stickley JM Young Style Lounge Arm Chairs Green - Pair. Item features mortise and tenon joints, beautiful quartersawn oak wood, original green Nauga...
Category

Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

English Arts and Crafts Brown Walnut Armchair attributed to JS Henry
Located in Houston, TX
English arts and crafts brown walnut armchair, attributed to JS Henry circa 1900. Scrolled terminals atop a solid back and seat newly upholstered in off-white...
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Wool, Upholstery, Walnut

Goodyers of Regent St. An Arts & Crafts oak armchair with stylized decoration
Located in London, GB
Goodyers of Regent St. A good Arts & Crafts oak armchair, with stylized lolly-pop cut-outs to the back splats and stylized floral cut-outs to the side arms and to the front apron wit...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Arts and Crafts Armchair in Elm Possibly for Liberty & Co
Located in London, London
Arts & Crafts Armchair in Elm, Attributed to William Birch for Liberty & Co., circa 1900 An exceptionally characterful Arts & Crafts armchair in richly patinated elm, attributed to ...
Category

Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Elm

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

Pair of Arts & Crafts Windsor Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Arts & Crafts windsor armchairs of tailored form, having tall fan backs with shaped rail over four spindles with a continuous bentwood spindle supported arm and saddled sea...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Arts & Crafts Oak Adjustable Armchair
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts oak adjustable armchair With slatted sides and paddle arms Tapering legs with mushroom shaped feet Re-uphlostered in Morris & Co linen fabric Circa 1900 Height 98c...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Oak

Liberty & Co, William Birch, Arts & Crafts Armchair & Two Differing Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co retailer, made by William Birch. The three are priced separately. A classic William Birch Arts & Crafts rush seat oak armchair with a wide curved head rest and typical ...
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Arts & Crafts Armchair By Liberty & Co
Located in Petworth, GB
A wonderful Arts and Crafts Liberty & Co turned spindle chair with shaped arms and twisted supports, recovered with original Arts and Crafts velvet fabric Walnut Circa 1900 Height...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

An Arts and Crafts oak armchair with stylized floral upright decoration
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts oak armchair with stylized floral upright decoration to the curvaceous back, the comfy seat has been professionally re-upholstered in quality green hide that will ...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

An Arts and Crafts mahogany tub chair with stylized floral cut outs
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts Mahogany tub chair with stylized floral cut outs. Professionally re upholstered in a quality blue leather.
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

George Jack for Morris and Co. A Pair of Mahogany Saville armchairs
Located in London, GB
Morris and Co, a pair of mahogany ‘Saville’ armchairs designed by George Washington Jack, with carved details to the arms and wavy spindles below and ...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

A pair of Scottish School armchairs of barrell form
Located in London, GB
A pair of Scottish School armchairs of barrell form with steam bent back rest and stretchers. professionally Re-upholstered in a quality Turquoise leather.
Category

Early 1900s Scottish Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

E G Punnet Attri, for William Birch Set of Four Glasgow School Oak & Rush Chairs
By E. G. Punnett, William Birch
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 Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Ash

Pair of antique dutch corner chairs, 1920s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant antique dutch tripod corner chairs made from beautifully crafted wooden frames and rush seats. These antique chairs ahve a beautiful design and have a both functional and ve...
Category

1920s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Large Scale Arts & Crafts oak Armchair
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Large scale Arts & Crafts oak armchair. This dramatic armchair with its sweeping arms and capped uprights was made circa 1900.
Category

Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau High Back Armchair by H.P. Berlage, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau high back armchair. Design attributed to H.P. Berlage. Solid oak frame with stylish carved elements. Re-upholstered with brown faux ...
Category

Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Oak

J S Henry Arts and Craft Walnut Armchair with Period Stylised Floral Fabric
Located in London, GB
J S Henry. An Arts & Crafts walnut armchair with elongated back and little ears to the top, sweeping arms and an unusual array of stretchers with period Arts...
Category

20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Liberty and Co in the style of G M Ellwood. An Arts and Crafts Walnut armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co in the style of G M Ellwood. An Arts and Crafts Walnut armchair with stylized floral inlay to the
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Beice Armchair Neon Yellow
Located in Istanbul, TR
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

Semo Armchair with Blue Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
SEMO is the perfect armchair for the ultimate side sitters and for those who love to swivel. The thick finger arms are great to place your legs while you turn left and right. Semo re...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of Arts & Crafts Jugendstil Mahogany Armchairs by Peter Behrens
Located in London, GB
Peter Behrens, a pair of Jugendstil mahogany armchairs, the seats re-upholstered in red leather. See White way, Michael and Gere, Charlotte '19th century design from Pugin to Mackin...
Category

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Original Arts and Crafts Armchairs by Danish Cabinetmaker Oak and Leather
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

Arts and Crafts Sussex Chair
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts period ash and rush Sussex chair England, 1880-1900
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Ash

Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Arm Chairs, Set of Four
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional set of four antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period club chairs or armchairs By Gustav Stickley USA, Circa 1910 Gorgeous quarter sawn oak frames, with leath...
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Contemporary Uni Armchair with Heart Shaped Back and Yellow and White Mohair
Located in Istanbul, TR
Dedicated to all the broken hearts, Uni represents both separation and unification of souls. Contrasting of yellow and white reflect the differences between any two living things and...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Wood

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 Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Handmade Outdoor "Canoa" Armchair
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
"Canoa" armchair handmade by artisans in nylon and Guanacaste wood (Parota), ideal for roofed exteriors or even interiors. Canoa armchair can be used outside in covered areas.  
Category

2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood, Nylon

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 Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Anglo-Japanese Walnut Armchair Attributed to Liberty and Co
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. (attributed), an Anglo-Japanese walnut armchair with wavy arm supports and arms that follow through to the side stretchers.
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

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

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 Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Oversized Vintage Eastlake Stickley Style Mission Oak Armchair 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Oversized Vintage Eastlake Stickley Style Mission Oak Armchair Unsigned 20thC (40 1/2" x 37 3/4" x 28 3/4"). This oversized armchair is craft...
Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

American Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair Attributed to Gustav Stickley
Located in Petworth, GB
American Arts & Crafts oak over-sized armchair Through tenon detailing and slatted back Currently upholstered in maroon leather Attributed to Gustav Stickley Circa 1900 Height 103cm ...
Category

Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Arts and Crafts Slatted Armchair
Located in New York, US
Oak slatted armchair, seat cushions with button detail Arts and Crafts style, sourced in France
Category

20th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Arts and Crafts English Oak Shapland and Petter Armchair
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Arts & Crafts mastery abounds in these classic English oak armchairs by Shapland & Petter, out of England. The peg joinery and hand carved oak is a masterclass in traditional woodwor...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Stickley Mission Style Oak Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome Mission style armchair in honeyed medium-light brown tiger oak, displaying a spindle back frame with equal height arms and a wide, st...
Category

20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

4 Rural Dutch Ladder Back Oak Rush Seat Armchairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Lovely minimalist armchairs from the 1930s made of solid oak with a wicker woven seat. Fit perfectly with the style of designers such as Charlotte Perriand and Charles Dudouyt. Comf...
Category

1950s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

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

Armchair with Carved Details and Upholstered Seat, England ca 1920s
Located in Utrecht, NL
Although the Arts and Crafts movement dominated England between the years 1860 and 1915, its effects were felt around the world, especially in Western Europe and the United States, w...
Category

1920s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Semo Armchair with Navy Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
SEMO is the perfect armchair for the ultimate side sitters and for those who love to swivel. The thick finger arms are great to place your legs while you turn left...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique English Morris & Co. Arts And Crafts Mahogany Elbow Armchair C.1890
Located in London, GB
Antique English Morris & Co. Arts And Crafts Mahogany Elbow Armchair C.1890 Attributed to Morris & Co. London, England. In very good condition commensurate of age. Easy to re-cover d...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

N-Gene Armchair with Green Checker Fabric and Purple Leather
Located in Istanbul, TR
The N-gene armchair is a reinterpretation of an armchair designed by Merve’s uncle, interior designer, Engin, in the 1970s. The N-Gene is re-envisioned with caning, and is upholstere...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

English Arts and Crafts Oak Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
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 upholstere...
Category

Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

19th Century Danish Art and Craft Armchair in Nutwood and Wicker with Decoration
Located in København K, 84
Rare Danish art and craft armchair in nutwood and wicker with beautiful hand carved ornamentation in the image of a peacock og flowers. The chair has a...
Category

1890s Danish Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Wicker, Nutwood

Semo Armchair with Yellow Fabric and Polished Burl Wood
Located in Istanbul, TR
SEMO is the perfect armchair for the ultimate side sitters and for those who love to swivel. The thick finger arms are great to place your legs while you turn left...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Sussex Chair Liberty Arts & Crafts William Birch E.G. Punnett Morris Style 1900s
By William Birch, Liberty & Co., E. G. Punnett
Located in London, GB
An outstanding and extremely rare William Morris style Arts & Crafts Sussex chair in wonderful antique condition. Attributed to E. G. Punnett and William Birch and almost certainly s...
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Ash

Antique Glastonbury Chair, Tudor Revival, Ecclesiastical, Gothic
Located in Buffalo, NY
This is an antique Glastonbury chair. An English, Tudor Revival, hall seat with ecclesiastical and Gothic overtones, dating to the mid-19th c...
Category

1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Contemporary Malicious Chair with Polished Brass Studs and Black Leather
Located in Istanbul, TR
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

L & JG Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Lounge Arm Chair Spring Seat Cushion
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique L & JG Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Lounge Arm Chair Spring Seat Cushion. Item features a drop spring seat cushion, ladder back, solid wood construction, beautiful wood...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

N-Gene Armchair with Green Checker Fabric and Purple Leather
Located in Istanbul, TR
The N-gene armchair is a reinterpretation of an armchair designed by Merve’s uncle, interior designer, Engin, in the 1970s. The N-Gene is re-envisioned with caning, and is upholstere...
Category

2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Arts And Crafts armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts armchairs 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 armchairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts armchairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Merve Kahraman, Liberty & Co., George Montague Ellwood, and William Birch. 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 armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $389 and tops out at $35,577 while the average work can sell for $3,304.

Recently Viewed

View All