Arts and Crafts Chairs
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
Antique Charles Limbert Chair with Inlay - Stickley Era - W7496 SALE SALE
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Charles Limbert Chair with inlay in excellent condition. Rattan on both seat and back is in perfect shape! Marked with the Limbert brand. This is a highly collec...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Oak
Arts and Crafts Rattan and Cane Side Chair, England
Located in Washington, DC
Handmade Arts and Crafts Rattan and Cane with Original Castor Feet. England, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Cane, Rattan
Liberty, A Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Seat Chairs Inlaid with Pewter Hearts
Located in London, GB
Liberty. & Co, attributed, in the style of Voysey.
A sweet little pair of English Arts and Crafts oak side or bedroom chairs inlaid with pewter hearts and newly laid rush seats.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Pewter
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 Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Arts & Crafts Chairs with Stylized Floral Inlays Using Pewter Ebony
Located in London, GB
A rare set of six Arts and Crafts chairs attributed to Liberty and Co with stylized floral inlays using Pewter Ebony and fruit woods.
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Pewter
Jas Shoolbred. Arts & Crafts Mahogany Rosewood Chair With stylized Floral Inlay
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts Mahogany and Rosewood nursing chair made by Jas Shoolbred with stylised floral inlaid details to the back and head rest. Original label to the underneath.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
SUPERB Antique Charles Limbert Hall Chair - Stickley Era - W2232
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a SUPERB Antique Charles Limbert Hall Chair in excellent condition. Made in the early 1900s, This chair is complete with no repairs or replaced parts. It is in excellent con...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Bobbin Correctional Chair, British, c. 1880
Located in London, GB
A beautifully ornate and very charming Victorian correctional chair.
Correctional chairs were originally conceived by 18th century surgeon and anat...
Category
1880s British Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
Arts & Crafts Wood Chair with Yellow Velvet Seat
Located in Malibu, CA
Arts & Crafts hardwood chair in the style of with velvet cushion.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Hardwood
$477 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps William Morris Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with William Morr...
Category
1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
$2,061 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 19th Century Ash Abingwood Chairs by George Walton
Located in Houston, TX
This pair of ash Abingwood chairs was designed in 1896 by George Walton, together with Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and used for the billiard room of Miss Cranston's tea rooms on Buc...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Ash, Rush
Chair Year :1865, Attributed to Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple, English
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Chair
Year 1865
Country: England
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing...
Category
1860s English Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Wood
Ebonized Arts and Crafts Style Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set of six vintage mahogany dining chairs including two armchairs and four side chairs. Newly re-upholstered in handsome black and white...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
$2,730 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Ebonized Arts & Crafts Style Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set of six vintage mahogany dining chairs including two armchairs and four side chairs. Newly re-upholstered in handsome black and white...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
$3,900 / set
Pair of Carved Upholstered Hall Chairs
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pair of carved 19th century continental chairs.
A lovely pair of upholstered Arts & Crafts hall chairs, the carved walnut frames with crisp details...
Category
1870s European Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 6 English Arts & Crafts Swirl Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 English Arts & Crafts side chairs with upholstered seat and high back with carved swirl design legs connecting by a stretcher.
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Metal
$16,500 / set
Set of 2 Amsterdam School Oak Chairs, Netherlands, 1920s
Located in Rīga, LV
Set of two Amsterdam School chairs with original velour upholstery and spring seats. I have 2 armchairs with the same design (shown in the last photo).
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Antique ROYCROFT Side Chair Model #025 - Stickley era W7738
By Roycroft
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Roycroft side chair Model #025 in Very Good condition.
It has original finish and original leather seat cover.
This chair is STURDY & STRONG and ready for use ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Arts & Crafts Glascow School Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This high back chair is a perfect accent for a hallway or just about any room.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Oak
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 Chairs
Materials
Fabric, 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 Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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 Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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 Chairs
Materials
Fabric, 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 Chairs
Materials
Fabric, 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 Chairs
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 Chairs
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 Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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 Chairs
Materials
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 Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rare Pair of Arts & Crafts Chairs by Richard Reimerschmid
Located in Toronto, CA
Rare pair of Arts and Crafts chairs by German architect and designer Richard Riemerschmid (1868 – 1957). These pieces exhibit superb craftsmanship and show signs of wear that proclai...
Category
1910s German Vintage Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
PAIR OF ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN ENGLISH HAND CARVED HALL CHAIRS WITH ROTATING HANDLES
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original Victorian Arts & Crafts hall chairs with ornately carved frames and rotating ...
Category
1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Oak
$2,172 Sale Price / set
20% Off
German Industrial Wood and Metal Chair, 1930s
Located in MIlano, IT
German Mid-Century Modern Industrial wood and metal chair, 1930s
Industrial chair with seat and back in shaped plywood and riveted steel structure.
1930s
Good conditions
Meas...
Category
1930s German Vintage Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Metal
Fine Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period uphol...
Category
19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
$1,838 Sale Price
20% Off
Silla inglesa Arts & Crafts
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Silla inglesa Arts & Crafts Circa 1.900, realizada en madera de caoba, con respaldo curvo y estructura con acabados torneados.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Wood
Six Hand Made Arts & Crafts Dinning Chairs by Studio Artist David Smith USA
By David Smith & Co.
Located in Bellport, NY
There are two arm chairs and 4 side chairs all in immaculate condition, constructed by hand of (Java Hardwoods) by studio Craft artist David Smith.
David known for his impeccable hand crafted American Country Furniture...
Category
Early 2000s American Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$2,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Beech and Elm Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Beech and Elm Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair
This solid Beech and Elm chair has an attractive curving back with a very wide curved top rail and turned spindles beneath
The chair...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Elm
KAMEH 0.1 Chair
Located in Dubai, AE
Kameh 0.1 Chair crafted by techniques and multiple layers of materials representing the human self. The metal construction of the frame as bones and physical body, the softness of fo...
Category
2010s Emirian Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Metal
$4,000
KAMEH 0.2 Chair
By Kameh
Located in Dubai, AE
Kameh introduces a new material, sand, inspired by the designer’s connection to his home, the UAE. The' breaking through' collection is a continuation of the iconic kameh designs fin...
Category
2010s Emirian Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Sandstone, Metal
$5,000
Beice Armchair Orange
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 backrest, round edges and s...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Wood
$6,400 / item
Art Deco Amsterdam school Sculptural Armchair, Netherlands, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare and unusual Amsterdam School Dutch Art Deco armchair, attributed to Michel de Klerk, circa 1930s. This sculptural armchair features a stai...
Category
1930s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Modernist Ladder Back Chairs Attributed to Joseph Urban
By Josef Urban
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual and highly architectural pair of hall chairs showing both Arts & Crafts and Secessionist influences. These expressive ladder back chairs are crafted of oak and are in exce...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Three Antique Primative Solid Elm Arts & Crafts Cock Fighting Chairs / Stools
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning suite of three original Arts & Crafts, solid English Elm, Cock fighting chairs / stools
This really is an exquisite set of stools, they are pure art furniture from every angle, the design originates from the 18th century, they are documented as being use in cockfights as you could sit backwards on the chair
Condition wise, the chairs have been lightly restored to include a deep clean, hand condition wax and hand polish, they are original patina...
Category
19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Elm
$4,178 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Arts & Crafts Armchairs by Shapland & Petter
Located in Glasgow, GB
A super pair of Arts & Crafts oak open armchairs by Shapland & Petter of Barnstaple and dating to circa 1910. With three roundels to the toprail and tulip shaped splats beneath, they...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Stunning Edwardian Bow Back Walnut Chair Arts & Crafts Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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 Chairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Peteca Contemporary Chair
Located in Floresta, MG
The history of peteca (shuttlecock) is genuinely Brazilian. Name given to both sport and artifact, peteca has indigenous origin, a creation of the natives that inhabited the territor...
Category
2010s Brazilian Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Steel
$3,195 / item
Arts And Crafts chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts chairs 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 chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts chairs 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 chairs, popular names associated with this style include Merve Kahraman, Shapland & Petter, Animate Objects, and Liberty & Co.. 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 chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $185 and tops out at $54,000 while the average work can sell for $2,440.
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