Arts and Crafts Seating
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
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 Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Pair of American Hand Decorated "Grape & Vine" Arts & Crafts Chairs
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an important thirty year old New England collection of hand decorated pyrographic Arts & Crafts chairs
This is a beautiful pair of 19th century chairs hand decorated in a lov...
Category
1890s American Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood, Pine
Set of Four Aesthetic Hall Chairs in the Manner of E W Godwin
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement set of four walnut and chequer tooled leather hall chairs.
In the manner of Edward William Godwin.
The embossed leather represents Japanese style basket weave ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
An Arts & Crafts Ash Armchair with Embossed Copper Tulip Panel to the headrest.
Located in London, GB
An Arts & Crafts ash wood armchair with square caps and an embossed copper panel with a row of tulips in the style of Baillie Scott to the top. The arms are quite unusual and wrap ar...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Copper
Shapland & Petter a Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs with Pierced Hearts
Located in London, GB
Shapland & Petter. A pair of Arts & Crafts oak dining or side chairs in the style of George Walton with finely turned tops, pierced hearts to the backs with lower arched aprons and Q...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
1920s Pair of Modernist Ladder Back Chairs Attributed to Josef 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 Seating
Materials
Upholstery, 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 Seating
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 Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Rare Kobus De Graaff Arts & Craft Bench
Located in Oosterbeek, NL
A wonderful piece of furniture by famous Dutch artist Kobus de Graaff (1967-1936).
De Graaff worked in ‘t Gooi and Amsterdam as an artist, furniture maker a...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Tall Arts & Crafts Ebonized Maple Leather Upholstered Stool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Single, tall, Arts & Crafts, shop stool features an ebonized maple frame with ecru leather seat and back circa 1930s. Backrest is height adjustable.
Category
1930s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Maple
Arts & Crafts Dark Oak Arm Chair
Located in New York, 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 Seating
Materials
Wood
E W Godwin attributed. An Anglo-Japanese Walnut Side Chair.
Located in London, GB
Edward William Godwin (attributed), an Anglo-Japanese walnut side chair, circa 1875, probably by William Watt. With a lattice back, a later overstuffed gi...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
George Walton Attributed, Pair of Arts & Crafts Chairs with Bold Chequer Inlays
Located in London, GB
George Walton attributed, a pair of Arts and Crafts Glasgow style oak chairs with bold ebony and boxwood chequer inlays, rush seat and head rest with turned legs and H-shape floor st...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Boxwood, Ebony, Oak
Arts & Crafts Reclining Club Chair
Located in New York, NY
English Arts & Crafts mahogany leg and brown leather upholstered roll seat and back reclining club chair. (designed by WILLIAM BIRCH; labeled HAMP...
Category
19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather
M H Baillie Scott. Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair with Chequer Inlays To The Arms
Located in London, GB
Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott (1865-1945), An oak high back wing lounge chair, the arm supports with chequer inlay panels, on square shaped feet.
There are two armchairs identical to th...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood, 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 Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
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 Seating
Materials
Cypress
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 Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Arts and Crafts Children's or Miniature Chair Attributed to Jac van den Bosch
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique tiger oak chair from the Dutch Arts & Crafts era.
Arts & Crafts children's chairs are a rare find and to have found an original Dutch one in th...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak, Upholstery
Pair of Venetian Wooden Hand-Carved Rope Tied Knot Accent Side Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of venetian hand-carved Wooden Rope and Tied Knot Accent Side Chairs from Italy.
They are very heavy and so detailed in the back rest.
The legs have a twisted sculptural form,...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Shapland and Petter, a Pair of Ash Side Chairs in the Style of M H Baillie Scott
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter, a pair of Ash side chairs in the style of M H Baillie Scott with stylized circular cut-outs, spindle backs, original rush seats and shaped floor stretchers.
Category
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Ash
1930-1940, Rare Pair of Modernist Design Oak Lounge Chairs by Bas Van Pelt
By Bas Van Pelt
Located in Lisse, NL
Dutch Arts and Crafts design, elegant oak lounge chairs.
These very stylish chairs are made by Dutch design icon Bas Van Pelt and they are in excellent condition. The handcrafted oa...
Category
20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
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 Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
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 Seating
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Pair of Arts & Crafts Mahogany Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Arts & Crafts (Aesthetic Movement) mahogany Armchairs with finials on back and an "H" form stretcher with upholstered seat and back having nail heads
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Italian Savonarola`S Benches
Located in Washington, DC
A pair of very unusual Savonarola`s benches in the original patina.
These are very decorative and may be used in many rooms in a home.
Very sturdy normally made of a solid wood suc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Seating
Materials
Ash, Rush
Shapland and Petter Arts & Crafts Oak Chair in the Style of M H Baillie Scott
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. A rare Arts & Crafts oak chair in the style of M H Baillie Scott with slatted angled back and upside down heart cut-outs around the apron below the seat on shape...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
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 Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 6 English Arts & Crafts Swirl Side Chairs
Located in New York, 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 Seating
Materials
Metal
Brookhaven Chair by American Studio Craft Artist David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
The Brookhaven chair, in red oak, by American studio craft artist David N. Ebner. Available in alternate woods.
Note: All works signed by the artis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of 4 English Arts & Crafts Green Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 of English Arts & Crafts blond wood arm chairs with woven green strap seat and back. (PRICED AS SET)
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood, Fabric
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 Seating
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Set of Four Swedish Arts and Crafts Club Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This handsome set of Swedish club chairs are in the arts and crafts style yet they are also clean lined like modern Art Deco. It is rare to find a set of four and this set has been r...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Muslin, Wood
D & K Smith Modern Iron Settee with Inset Art Glass
By D & K Smith
Located in East Hampton, NY
Black iron cut-out design with hand blown art glass inserts and finials. Signed by D & K Smith 1997.
Dimensions: 54 3/4" H x 38" W x 21" D.
Category
1990s American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Iron
Set of Four French Dining Chairs
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A set of four (4) high back dining chairs with turned oak dowel front legs, and tapered rear legs retaining the original natural leather upholstery.
Category
1930s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Arts and Crafts Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Arts and Crafts bench with beautifully detailed joints and organically shaped seat and back.
Netherlands, circa 1960
Dimensions: 55.5W x 23D x 30H (seat hei...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
4 small chairs wood and velvet
Located in Paris, FR
cute set of 4 small Italian chairs in wood and upholstered in warm yellow and red velvet. the round legs recall the tables of Gianfranco Frattini. Possibility of taking only one pair...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Stickley Oak Bow Arm Morris Lounge Chair With Matching Ottoman
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Stickley solid oak lounge chair with loose pillow back, fixed seat and bowed arms. The fine craftsmanship of Stickley evident in the slatted construction and joinery. The piec...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Oak
Oak Arts & Crafts Ladies High-Back Armchair by Charles F.A. Voysey, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts ladies high-back armchair.
Design by Charles Francis Annesley Voysey.
Striking English design from the 1900s.
Solid oak frame with original rush se...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of Eight Arts & Crafts Golden Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A set of eight Arts & Crafts golden oak dining chairs
A Very Good Quality set of Large High Back Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs there are a pair of carver chairs...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Arts and Crafts Carved Country Golden Oak Joint Style Window Seat, Hall Bench
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Carved Country Golden Oak Joint Style Window Seat, Hall Bench
This a good piece of Victorian Country Furniture, it has a solid Oak seat with a moulded edge and the a...
Category
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Arts & Crafts Stickley Style Oak Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Arts & Crafts quarter-sawn oak side chair in the manner of Gustav Stickley and Stickley Brothers, with slatted rectangular back above a square leather-upholstered seat on square legs...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
Gustav Stickley, Armchair, Oak, Canvas, USA, 1907
Located in High Point, NC
A stained oak and beige canvas armchair designed and produced by Gustav Stickley, USA, c. 1907
Seat height: 19.25"
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Set of Six Oak Pressed and Spindle Back Saddle Seat Dining Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Set of Six mid Century Oak Pressed and Spindle Back with Saddle Seat Dining Chairs in very good vintage condition.
Measures 17" in width, 21"...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Liberty & Co. Oak Settle, England, circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Liberty & Co. Oak Settle, England circa 1900.
Constructed in solid oak with slatted back featuring geometric inlay and undulating top rail
Measures 51"L x 19.25”D x 45”H x 15”s...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood, Oak
Set of 5 Chairs and 2 Armchairs Rope in Victor Courtray style 1940
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Set of 5 chairs and 2 armchairs entangled, turned oak and rope seats in the taste of Victor Courtray Neo Basque 1940 rope seats in good condition, armchair ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rope, Oak
1930s Dutch Beech and Rush Armchair
Located in London, London
Armchair
Beech frame
Rush seat
Black bobbin detail
Netherlands 1930s.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Beech
Pair of Excellent Quality Arts and Crafts Oak Carver Chairs a Good Pair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Pair of Excellent Quality Arts and Crafts Oak Carver Chairs
A good pair of chairs very stout and sturdy, in the Arts and Crafts style with an interestin...
Category
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Oak and Leather Reclining Morris Chair, circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts Morris reclining lounge chair
In the manner of Stickley
USA, Early 20th century
Carved oak frame, with newer intentionally distressed blu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Vintage Hand Crafted Child's Teddy Bear Rocking Chair Stamped Tony Biele
Located in Lomita, CA
This charming teddy bear rocking chair in solid hardwood is perfect for the personal space of a little person. The chair has developed a nice patina and it is solid and tightly const...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Liberty & Co, Attr An Arts & Crafts Mahogany Armchair Inlaid with a Pewter Heart
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, attributed. Probably made by Shapland & Petter.
An Arts and Crafts Mahogany armchair with shaped padded head rest inlaid with a single Voysey style pewter heart to the ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Arts and Crafts Oak Elbow Chairs, in the Manner of George Walton
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts and Crafts oak elbow chairs, in the manner of George Walton, with re-rushed back and seat panels, square supports with floor stretchers.
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Arts & Crafts Corner Chair with Leather Turned Straps
Located in Hellouw, NL
Beautiful corner chair from the Arts & Crafts movement. Equipped with a sheep leather seat. Nice wood carvings and leather turned straps.
Dimensions: h...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Tree Trunk Stool & Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique wood stump stool or side table from antique Waldo collection, actual tree trunk, finished to be a stool or side table. Medium wood color.
Mea...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Arts and Crafts Morris Chair Folding Art Deco Reclining Armchair Bleached Wood
Located in Mimizan, FR
Arts and Crafts Morris Chair Folding Art Deco Reclining Armchair Mission to recover
Brut Bleached Wood
Upholstered
Top covers are to cha...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Arts and Crafts Chair Caquetoire Revolving Desk Armchair Ecclesiastic Gothic Rev
Located in Mimizan, FR
Arts and crafts French Caquetoire armchair Gothic revival.
Unusual revolving desk chair.
Carved oak with polychrome gilding.
Highly decorative ecclesiastic church chair.
Superb accen...
Category
1910s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Arts And Crafts seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts seating 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 seating, popular names associated with this style include Merve Kahraman, Liberty & Co., Hachi Collections, 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 seating 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 $2,478.
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