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
George Walton. An Arts & Crafts Glasgow School oak 'Abingdon' armchair
Located in London, GB
George Walton. A rare Arts & Crafts Glasgow School oak 'Abingdon' armchair.
This design is quite radical, with large flat arms which protrude out incorporating the back legs and up...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Victorian Beech and Elm High Studio Stool
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Victorian Beech and Elm High Studio Stool
A lovely country piece, and very useful, the stool is good and sound, with good patination and a thick round elm seat
It is 27” high, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Elm
Antique Gustav Stickley High Back Spindle Dining Chair
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Gustav Stickley High Back Spindle Dining Chair from the early 1900s. It is in excellent condition and has a Stickley paper label.
We have a full set of these cha...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Goat Hair, Cotton, Oak
Antique Arts & Crafts Rocking Chair (Stickley Era) - W1894
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a nice Arts & Crafts Rocker from the early 1900s (Stickley Era). The chair is in very good condition.
- W1894
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of 4 antique Finnish red 19th century peasant chairs
Located in Turku, Varsinais-Suomi
Introducing our stunning set of 4 antique Finnish red 19th century peasant chairs. These chairs are the epitome of rustic charm and their vibrant red color is sure to make them an ey...
Category
Late 19th Century Finnish Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Arts & Crafts Inlaid Oak Settle Possibly Commissioned by Sir Samuel Morton
Located in London, GB
An important unique Arts and Crafts inlaid oak settle possibly commissioned by Sir Samuel Morton Peto the great Victorian Industrialist and rail...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Oak
Antique English Arts & Crafts Stick Back Windsor Chair Heals of London
By Ambrose Heal
Located in London, GB
Antique English Arts & Crafts Stick Back Windsor Chair,
Heals Of London
Oak construction
circa1900
Very good condition commensurate of age.
In go...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Scottish Arts & Crafts Leather and Oak Loveseat attributed to Wylie & Lochhead
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Rare and fabulous Arts & Crafts Glasgow School loveseat in Oak and Leather. Spectacular design and craftsmanship attributed to Wylie & Lochhead. Carved oak leg posts which are an int...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Brass
Liberty and Co. A good quality Arts and Crafts oak armchair with leather cushion
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A good quality Arts and Crafts oak armchair, with original Liberty label to the underneath.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Liberty & Co, by William Birch. A Beech lattice back rush seat child's chair.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, by William Birch. An Arts and Crafts Beech lattice back rush seat childs chair
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Beech
E W Pugin. A walnut side chair with curvaceous back rest with oak pegs
Located in London, GB
Edward William Pugin. A walnut side chair of slightly smaller proportions with curvaceous back rest, oak pegs and through tenon joints with pegged ends. Stood on brass mushroom shoes...
Category
1870s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
Liberty and Co. A litte beech stained and original cane seated rocking chair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A sweet litte beech stained and original cane seated rocking chair with a wonderful wavy back flowing down while attatching to...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Beech
Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Side Chair by Kobus de Graaff, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau side chair.
Design by Kobus de Graaff, a famous Dutch artist, furniture maker and sculptor.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair William Birch Liberty & Co. Rush Seat Chairs
Located in Sharon, CT
Pair of English Arts & Crafts Chairs, most likely Liberty & Co. and designed by
William Birch. Probably of Beech with 'Quaint' Rush seats. Circa 1900, but with unusually midcentury m...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Walter Cave, an Arts & Crafts Oak Settee with Voysey Style Uprights
Located in London, GB
Walter Cave, made by R Nash.
A rare Arts and Crafts exhibition style oak settee or settle with Voysey style uprights to the front with carved flower head...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
George Montague Ellwood, Made by J S Henry, a Pair of Matching Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood. Made by J S Henry.
A pair of matching oak dining chairs with throne like capped tops and wonderful sweeping back supports on taper...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Carved Solid Oak Rocking Lounge Chair Rocker vtg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Carved Solid Oak Rocking Lounge Chair Rocker vtg. Item featured is a charming vintage solid oak rocking chair. The chair is lightly carved with scrolled...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Mid-century Modern Wood Armchair Minimal Marquetry Gloss Ash Root
Located in Porto, PT
The Doré Armchair is more than furniture, it's a sculptural masterpiece that pays homage to the timeless art of marquetry woodwork. Crafted by talented artisans, this armchair is a s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Ash
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
J S Henry. An ash Arts & Crafts armchair with an elongated back & curled ears
By J.S. Henry
Located in London, GB
J. S. Henry. An ash Arts and Crafts armchair with an elongated back and curled ears to the top. Curved arms, and turned front legs united by a sweeping arched stretcher. Professional...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Ash
Faux Bamboo Morris & Co Sussex Armchair
By Morris & Co.
Located in Darlington, GB
A Morris & Co ‘Sussex’ armchair, designed by Philip Webb, C.1870.
With a wonderful faux bamboo and straight line hand painted finish.
Constructed from ash and beech with rush seat,...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Ash, Beech
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 Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
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 Seating
Materials
Rush, Ash
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts Wiclif rush seat side chair.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts Wiclif rush seat side chair. Illustrated in Liberty's Yuletide Gifts catalogue C1898 page 37, and in Liberty's Furniture 1875-1915. The Birth of Mo...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Walnut
Set of Six English Arts & Crafts Oak Dining Chairs with Carved Floral Roundels
Located in London, GB
A good quality sound and sturdy set of six English Arts & Crafts oak dining chairs with carved floral roundels to the headrests.
Armchair measures Height 46 Inches. Depth 23 Inches....
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
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 Seating
Materials
Leather, 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 Seating
Materials
Wicker, Nutwood
Figural Twisted Wrought Iron Window Bench Grape Leaf Motive
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice compact vintage wrought iron patinated brass finish window bench.
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
FLO stool, Rough Black Monkey Pod finishing
By Moonler
Located in Chiangmai, TH
Discover the allure of Chiang Mai craftsmanship with our exclusive Monkey Pod Stool, now available on 1stdibs. Handcrafted by skilled artisans in the heart of Northern Thailand, each...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
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 Seating
Materials
Oak
Stickley Mission Arts & Crafts Cherry Wood Spindle Lounge Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mission or Arts & Crafts style spindle club chairs or lounge chairs
By L. & J.G. Stickley
USA, Early 21st Century
Solid cherry wood frames, with upholstered...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
English Arts & Crafts Slipper Arm Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Arts & Crafts Slipper Arm Chair, circa 1885. A rarely found example of elm & oak with original leather woven strapwork seat. Large studs anchor the leather. Turned, tapered l...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Elm, Oak
Torii, Rough Black Monkey Pod Wood Stool
By Moonler
Located in Chiangmai, TH
The introduction of Torii, a minimalist collection infused with the Japanese spirit and
culture. The collection draws influence from the traditional Japanese gate which is typically
found in Shinto shrines or the house of a family with a newborn baby.
Japanese Torii gates...
Category
2010s Thai Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Side Chairs by Gustav Stickley C1910
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple and elegant pair of side chairs with rush seats by Gustav Stickley # 370 in the catalog. Ladderback and curved for comfort. Chairs were most likely rewoven with fresh...
Category
1910s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Antique Large Early L&JG Stickley Chair with Leather Seat, model #388, EXTRA OFF
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
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This is an early L&JG Stickley Large Chair with leather seating. It is in excellent condition. The seat was recovered with top quality hand-spun black...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Burlap, Cotton, Oak
Liberty & Co. An English Aesthetic Movement walnut ladder back rush seat chair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. London.
An elegant English Aesthetic Movement walnut ladder back side chair.
The last three images are from: A Pictorial Dictionary ...
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1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Gustav Stickley Oak Ladder Back Desk / Dining Chair, c.1916
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Gustav Stickley Oak Ladder Back Desk / Dining Chair, c.1916.
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
21st Century Marquetry Wood Veneer Geometric Nightstand
Located in Istanbul, TR
This exclusive "Dip Nightstand" is made from four monochrome colors of veneer wood. It is uniquely created by assembling geometric pieces together, portraying a fascinating 3D illusion. This handmade crafted round nightstand...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
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 Seating
Materials
Wood
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 Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair Antique English 19th Century Arts And Crafts Bobbin Cane Low Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique English 19th Century Arts And Crafts Bobbin Cane Low Side Chairs
Presented in very good condition commensurate of age.
Category
19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Cane, Beech
Arts & Crafts American Oak Side Chair, C.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arts & Crafts American oak side chair, C.1920
Hand carved - Custom made - Leather upholstery
Measures: 19" wide x 16" deep x 18" high at the seat x 39" high at the back
Good...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
Walter Skull High Wycombe. An Arts and Crafts oak wing back upholstered armchair
Located in London, GB
Walter Skull High Wycombe. An Arts and Crafts oak wing back upholstered armchair with lovely show oak to the outer wing sides. The wings curve out and fol...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
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 Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of 6 oak Spindle chairs by 'de Ster' Geldermalsen. the Netherlands 1960's.
Located in CASTENRAY, NL
The Dutch manufacturer, 'de Ster' Geldermalsen from the centre-east of the Netherlands, produced many of the most well-known Dutch chairs of the mid-20th century. Their expertise in ...
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1960s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Oak
1900s Knaus Furniture Co Foot Stool Distressed Leather Oneida, NY
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Knaus Furniture Co Wood Foot Stool Distressed Leather Oneida, NY
9 tall x 12 x 12
Maker's brass label
Knaus Furniture Mfg. Co
Knaus Weisterwerk Furniture Oneida NY
Preowned original ...
Category
1910s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Stickley Mission Oak Arts and Crafts Settle Sofa
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts style settle sofa
By L. & J.G Stickley
USA, Circa Late 20th Century
Solid quarter sawn oak frame, with original William Morris style upholstery...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
C R Ashbee attr. An Arts & Crafts oak ladder back armchair with re-rushed seat
Located in London, GB
Charles Robert Ashbee (attributed) for the Guild of Handicraft. An oak ladder back armchair with a professionally re-rushed seat.
Seat Height: 43 cm
Arm Height: 68 cm
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
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
A Rare Philip Clissett Ladderback
Located in London, GB
Otherwise known as the Passmore armchair after the settlement they were most probably designed for at Tavistock place - this version exhibits all the attributes one would find from a...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Ash
Handcrafted French Brutalist Rustic Solid Wood Tripod Stool
By Jean Touret
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Handcrafted french brutalist solid wood tripod stool or side table
France 1960s
No nails or hardware
In the style of Jean Touret, Charlotte Perriand, Francis Jourdain
Category
1960s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Wood
Saikoro Bench with Precious Terrazzo and Brass Details and Historical Oak Stand
Located in Nijlen, BE
Our Saikoro collection is inspired by Japanese styling and we call it Saikoro because it meens “Dice” . The cubes in the Saikoro collection are like a dice.
This cubes, blocks, are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass
ANTIQUE nice GUSTAV STICKLEY Footstool with Spindles W7573
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a great looking antique Gustav Stickley footstool with fume black finish and spindles. The piece is in excellent condition. The leather on ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
Liberty & Co. Two Arts & Crafts mahogany armchairs with stylized floral inlays
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. attributed.
A pair of Arts & Crafts mahogany armchairs with stylized floral inlays.
Although I bought them separately, both armchairs have the no 1877 in hand writing...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Mahogany
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 Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Shapland & Petter, Baillie Scott Style of, Arts & Crafts oak rush seated chair
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. A good Arts and Crafts oak rush seated chair in the style of M H Baillie Scott with a lower heart cut-out to the back rest. A wide apron below the seat with subt...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Morris armchair / lounge chair, Arts & Crafts, United Kingdom, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Morris armchair / lounge chair, Arts & Crafts, United Kingdom, circa 1900
Superb Morris armchair / lounge chair, rare model.
Arts & Crafts.
United Kingdom, circa 1900
The rack back...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
Gorgeous Antique Dutch Arts & Crafts Stool / Footstool in Carved Oak, 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully crafted Antique Dutch Arts & Crafts footstool / stool made in the 1900s.
Gorgeous European oak with amazing patina, richly decorated with carvings.
The seat is fully ...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique 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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