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.
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Style: Arts and Crafts
Restored 1920s Wrought Iron & Oak Slat Park Bench Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Restored Arts & Crafts 1920s wrought iron & oak slat park bench mint!
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Set of 2 Amsterdam School Oak Armchairs, Netherlands, 1920s
Located in Rīga, LV
Set of two Amsterdam School armchairs with original velour upholstery and spring seats. I have 2 side chairs with the same design (shown in the last photo).
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Liberty & Co probably made by William Birch. An Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co in the style of probably made by William Birch.
An Arts and Crafts mahogany armchair with curled finials, and a lattice back support ring turned details to the arm su...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
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
Stickley Brothers in the Style of, an American Arts & Crafts Oak Rocking Chair
Located in London, GB
Stickley Brothers in the style of.
A good quality American Arts and Crafts oak rocking chair, with a stylish curved and slatted back and a burgundy leather cushion.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Iron Horseshoe Back and Leather Chairs, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this exquisite equestrian chairs, dating back to the early 2000s. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Liberty & Co attributed. An Arts & Crafts oak armchair with inlaid royal crown
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co attributed. An Arts and Crafts oak armchair with a royal crown to the head rest, inlaid with pewter, walnut and fruitwoods with further inlaid decoration to the back s...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
M H Baillie Scott by J P White. Arts & Crafts walnut armchair with new rush seat
Located in London, GB
M H Baillie Scott by J P White. An Arts & Crafts Walnut armchair with a new rush seat. Illustrated in: Furniture made at the Pyghtle Works Bedford, by J P White. Furniture designed b...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Liberty & Co Arts & Crafts Armchair with Heart Cut-Outs & Stylised Floral Detail
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, attributed.
An Arts and Crafts ash armchair with heart cut-outs and stylised floral detail to the back, professionally re-upholstered in a quality hide.
Arm Height: 72 cm
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
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
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
Pair of Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A smart and stylish pair of antique Arts and Crafts armchairs. They were made in England, they date from the 1890-1900 period.
The quality is superb, they are a lovely size and look...
Category
1890s British Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Shapland & Petter Attri a Set of Eight English Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter attributed.
A good set of eight Arts and Crafts oak and leather dining chairs with stylized floral cut-outs to the...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, 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 Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair or desk chair by Percy Wells
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Unique fine quality Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair re-upholstered in dark blue horse hair. This chair on first appearnce is in the style of Glasgow architect George Walton but is i...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Five Antique RH Conant Sons Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Slat Back Armchairs c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Five Antique RH Conant Sons Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Slat Back Armchairs c1920
Measures - 38 ...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
George Walton for John Rowntree & Kate Cranston tea rooms Arts & Crafts Armchair
Located in London, GB
George Walton for John Rowntree's cafe & Miss Cranston tearooms. An Arts and Crafts walnut Armchair. George Walton first designed this armchair which had a cane seat and back, around...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
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
Semo Armchair with Magenta 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
Three Arts and Crafts oak dining armchairs
Located in London, GB
Three Arts and Crafts oak dining armchairs with arched tops and shaped slats to the back making them very comfy armchairs. Professionally recovered in a quality wine coloured leather.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Norman & Stacey (attributed). An Arts and Crafts walnut high back armchair
By Norman and Stacey
Located in London, GB
Norman and Stacy attributed. An Arts & Crafts oak armchair with a serpentine shaped backrest making it very comfortable indeed, the seat with shaped supports below and unusual styliz...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Barreled Back Wherry Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A unique armchair with an enveloping raked barrel back made from the ship-lapped hull of a wherry boat, retaining its historic scumble surface. Featuring an inner band of polished la...
Category
1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Two Glasgow Style Arts & Crafts Oak Armchairs & a Single Matching Dining Chair
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor in the style of. Wylie and Lochhead of Glasgow.
Two Arts & Crafts oak armchairs with crescent details to the top, an A-frame body and wonderfully shaped arms with subtly ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
E G Punnet attributed. Probably made by William Birch. An oak wing back armchair
By William Birch, E. G. Punnett
Located in London, GB
E G Punnet attributed. Probably made by William Birch and retailed by Goodyers of Regent Street. An Arts and Crafts oak wing back hall armchair using flat sided construction. With fl...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
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
Five English Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs with Simple Stylised Floral Details
Located in London, GB
In the style of Liberty and Co.
A set of five English Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs consisting of two armchairs and three singles all with stylized floral cut-out details to the b...
Category
1910s English Vintage 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
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 Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Cypress
Arts and Crafts "Heart" Armchair, Cotswold School, Circa 1920, England
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Arts and Crafts "Heart" Armchair, Cotswold School, Circa 1920, England
Solid Oak, Straight Legged, Curved Armrest, Original Rushed Seat, Heart Sign on Back.
Provenance: Paul Reeves Private Collection
CONDITION: Good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS: Height: 110cm (43in) Width: 55cm (22in) Depth: 60cm (24in) Seat Height: 46 cm (18in)
ABOUT THE STYLE: The Cotswold School was a development of the Arts and Craft Movement started largely by Ernest Gimson and the brothers Sidney and Ernest Barnsley...
Category
Early 20th Century English 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 Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
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 Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
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 Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Contemporary Dandy Chair with Green Leather, Checker Upholstery and Copper
Located in Istanbul, TR
Thanks to its curved structure and smooth leather upholstery, Dandy offers a comfortable, relaxing environment to its users. Combination of contrasting colors and natural materials makes Dandy suitable for different spaces. The special green leather takes the body shapes...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
G M Ellwood for J S Henry. Arts & Crafts armchair with mother-of-pearl inlays
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
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
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
"Art and craft" Armchair / Easy Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
"Art and Craft" armchair.
Wood with original varnish in honey color with naturally beautiful patina.
Upholstered in black textile.
Shanghai approx. 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Semo Armchair with Yellow 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...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Armchair Lisetta Black Edition by Elena Salmistraro for Bottega Intreccio
Located in Mogliano, Marche
To pay homage to the Lisetta armchair, one of the most iconic pieces in our catalog, a special edition has been created featuring new colors that capture the present moment with a no...
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Straw, Rattan, Wood
Pair of Iron Horseshoe Back and Leather Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Iron Horseshoe Back and Leather Chairs. Hand hammered iron in an antique brown finish. Seats and arm rests arm are in leather in a woven webbed design. Arm terminate with a s...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Dandy Chair with Green Velvet, Walnut and Brass
Located in Istanbul, TR
Thanks to its curved structure and smooth upholstery, dandy offers a comfortable, relaxing environment to its users. Combination of contrasting colors, playful upholstery and natural...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Bottega Intreccio Lisetta Woven Wicker 21st Century Armchair, Elena Salmistraro
Located in Mogliano, Marche
Lisetta T
“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
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wicker
Lars Israël Wahlman Swedish Arts & Crafts Armchair
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
A architecturally shaped Arts & Crafts armchair designed by Lars Israël Wahlman, one of Sweden’s leading architects and designers of the early 20th Century. He worked in what was termed the ‘National Romantic Style’ which drew inspiration from the natural world, Nordic mythology as well as traditional Swedish furniture...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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
Arts & Crafts Oak Arm Chair
Located in Queens, 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
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
Pair of Liberty of London English Arts & Crafts Beige Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Arts and Crafts high back armchairs with shaped backrest, evenly spaced centered vertical slat supports, flattened arms, beige upholstered seat in a checkerboard stri...
Category
20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Beice Armchair Mint Green
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 Sculptural Swivel Armchair with Purple 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
Semo Armchair with Dark Red 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
Semo Armchair with Gray 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
Contemporary American White Oak Dandy Chair with Beige Suede Leather and Copper
Located in Istanbul, TR
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
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 Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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
Beice Armchair Pastel 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 Light Red 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
Arts & Crafts Dark Oak Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Aesthetic Movement (Arts & Crafts) large dark oak stained arm chair with a triangular shape and geometric spindle and finial design on back and stretcher.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique 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
Arts And Crafts armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
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