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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An ARTS & CRAFTS / ART NOUVEAU Wardrobe CABINET by HARRIS LEBUS, England 1900
By Harris Lebus
Located in PARIS, FR
A large wardrobe cabinet, superb wood vertical structure enhanced by beautiful geometric ornaments, with 1 central mirrored door opening on 3 hanging systems and one major drawer at ...
Wood
19th C Hemlock 7 drawer chest with wardrobes
Located in Hudson, NY
19th C Hemlock 7 drawer chest with wardrobes All the storage you will ever need! Three pieces. Drawers are all free and work nicely. Great craftsma...
Wood
Jaipur Hand-Carved Solid Wood Almirah Cabinet by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
This Jaipur hand-carved solid wood almirah is a statement storage piece that reflects the richness of traditional Indian craftsmanship. Designed with balanced proportions and vertica...
Wood
Vintage Art Nouveau Wardrobe or Hall Cabinet , 1900s
Located in South Shields, GB
An Edwardian mahogany wardrobe or hall robe featuring a central mirrored door flanked by decorative Art Nouveau inlaid panels. The warm mahogany tones, moulded cornice and original m...
Satinwood
Arts & Crafts One-Door Armoire or Wardrobe Onder den Sint Maarten Style, 1900s
By Onder den Sint Maarten
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts one-door armoire or wardrobe. Design in the style of Onder den Sint Maarten. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak base with original bra...
Brass
Jaipur Hand-Carved Floral Solid Wood Almirah by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
This Jaipur hand-carved solid wood almirah is a tall statement piece that reflects traditional craftsmanship through its intricately sculpted double doors. Crafted from solid wood, i...
Wood
6FT Arts and Crafts Mission Oak Armoire
Located in Pasadena, TX
6FT Arts and Crafts Mission Oak Armoire Arts and Crafts oak wardrobe with top cornice, decorative windows and a full-length original beve...
Oak
Antique Charles LIMERT Wardrobe - stickley eraW8072
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
MARKED Charles Limbert Wardrobe - FROM THE EARLY 1900s, W8072 This is a very nice antique Charles Limbert Wardrobe from the early 1900s. Excellent condition with great original fin...
Oak
Lane Museum of American Folk Art, Authentic Reproduction Pine Cabinet Armoire
Located in Germantown, MD
Lane Furniture Museum of American Folk Art, Authentic Reproduction Pine Cabinet Armoire. Measures 47" in width, 20" in depth and 54". Lower cabinet is 9.5" height and upper cabinet i...
Pine
Gillows. An Arts & Crafts Oak Treble Wardrobe with Ebony Floral Inlays
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Gillows. An Arts & Crafts Glasgow style Arts & Crafts oak treble wardrobe with ebony and walnut stylized floral inlays to the cornice and further leaf style inlays to the door tops a...
Ebony, Oak
Liberty & Co. Attr Arts & Crafts Oak Double Wardrobe with Stylized Cut-Outs
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. attributed. An Arts & Crafts oak double wardrobe with stylized cut-outs to the shaped top and an unusual open display area above, retaining the original beveled mirror ...
Mirror, Oak
Large Ash Arts & Crafts Triple Break front Wardrobe Compactum
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Ash Arts & Crafts Triple Break front Wardrobe Compactum This is a large piece but luckily it does break down in to smaller sections for transportation This attractive piece is...
Ash
C R Mackintosh Guthrie & Wells, Glasgow School Stained Green Cypress Wardrobe
By Guthrie and Wells, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in London, GB
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928), made by Guthrie and Wells. A Glasgow School Arts and Crafts stained green cypress wood wardrobe, with white opaque textured square glass details to the top. The central door and a large lower drawer with brass heart escutcheons and brass stylized foliate hinges and handles. The simple case construction and stained green cypress wood and grouping of square details are typical of Mackintosh's early work for Guthrie and Wells including items bought by William Davidson for his house Gladsmuir, Kilmacolm. The brass cabinet fittings are identical on a number of pieces, see Billcliffe, p. 33, fig. 1895.2 and 1895.3 for a washstand and dressing table designed by Mackintosh, also made by Guthrie and Wells. Also a white painted wardrobe/compactum. The overhanging cornice has been adapted with hinged flaps to move it up a narrow staircase. For a comparable piece see my other listing here for, C R Mackintosh...
Brass
Arts & Crafts Oak Treble Wardrobe with Five Drawers by Liberty & Co.
By Leonard F. Wyburd, Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. attributed to Leonard F Wyburd,. A rare Arts and Crafts oak wardrobe with carved stylized floral details and hand wrought...
Wrought Iron
Gdansk Two-Door Wardrobe Oak Fourseasons from 1900
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Three-door wardrobe ( Gdansk four seasons wardrobe) We present a uniqueGdansk three-door wardrobe. Prepared to order. This type of furniture was made in Gdańsk Elbląg and Toruń, Oak ...
Oak
Wylie & Lochhead Arts & Crafts Oak Three-Piece Bedroom Suite with Pewter Inlays
Located in London, GB
Wylie and Lochhead of Glasgow. An Arts & Crafts Glasgow School oak three-piece bedroom suite with stylised floral inlays and silver plated handles throughout. Consisting of a double...
Oak
Old Teak Cupboard with 10 Drawers A very old somewhat primitive piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Old Teak Cupboard with 10 Drawers A very old somewhat primitive piece, there is an upper enclosed section with 10 drawers below, the interior has been used both as a hanging cupboar...
Teak
ANTIQUE important Gustav Stickley Wardrobe - W1875 EXTRA OFF
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Antique Gustav Stickley Wardrobe This is one of the cleanest & nicest pieces I’ve seen in the last 50 years. This wardrobe looks like it was made yesterday. It was purchased by a m...
Oak
Morris & Co Attr. An Arts & Crafts Oak Treble Linen Press, Metalwork by Rathbone
By Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris and Co. Attributed. A fine quality Arts & Crafts oak treble linen press with cross banded inlays with extended squares to the corners, the upper section with three doors openi...
Brass
Arts and Crafts Hall Wardrobe in Oak This is a good Style Arts and Crafts piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Hall Wardrobe in Oak This is a good Style Arts and Crafts piece, it has a full length hanging rail and a mirror on the interior The 2 wardrobe doors are carved with ...
Oak
Romney Green, Style of, an Arts & Crafts Cotswold School Walnut Bedside Cabinet
By Romney Green
Located in London, GB
Romney Green, in the style of. An Arts & Crafts Cotswold School walnut bedside cabinet with a single drawer, an open area below and a chip carved door with ebonized handles, on shap...
Oak
English Arts & Crafts Pine Armoire with Mirror and Tudor Rose Carvings
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts & Crafts pine armoire cabinet with 2 side doors with slat design centering a mirrored door trimmed with Tudor rose carvings.
Mirror, Pine
Antique French Hall Stand, 1900s
Located in South Shields, GB
A 19th century antique large French hall stand There are six large coat hooks, a table with a drawer and umbrella stand
Oak
c. 1880 Arts & Crafts 3-Section Cabinet by Edwards & Sons
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1880s/1890s; Edwards & Sons - Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England This antique cabinet brings together three of the major artistic movements from its period: Arts and Crafts, Craft...
Mirror, Wood
Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Media Armoire Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts style media cabinet or armoire By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa Late 20th Century Solid quarter sawn oak, with hammered copper hardware. M...
Copper
Gdansk Wardrobe Oak from 1900
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present a unique Gdansk wardrobe. Prepared to order. This type of furniture was made in Gdansk Elblag and Torun, oakwood was used to make this lib...
Oak
Gdansk Wardrobe Oak from 1900
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present a unique Gdansk wardrobe. Prepared to order. This type of furniture was made in Gdansk Elblag and Torun, oakwood was used to make this libra...
Oak
A Charming Single Wardrobe Compactum in Ash and Bur Walnut
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Charming Single Wardrobe Compactum in Ash and Bur Walnut A Golden Ash and Bur Walnut Arts and Crafts Compactum, this is a beautiful and very useful piece. On one side there is a single width lined...
Ash, Walnut
E A Taylor Attr Wylie & Lochhead Arts & Crafts Four-Piece Mahogany Bedroom Suite
By Archibald Taylor, Wylie & Lochhead
Located in London, GB
E A Taylor attributed made by Wylie & Lochhead of Glasgow. An Arts & Crafts four-piece mahogany bedroom suite consisting of double wardrobe, dr...
Mahogany
Waring & Gillows George Walton Style of, Arts & Crafts Wardrobe & Dressing Table
By George Walton, Waring & Gillow
Located in London, GB
Waring and Gillows. In the style of George Walton. A rare Glasgow style Arts & Crafts oak wardrobe with a matching dressing table combined with a well balanced use of chequered inla...
Oak
19th Century English Arts & Crafts Oak Armoire by Liberty & Co.
Located in Queens, NY
English Arts & Crafts oak armoire with a top and bottom cabinet with sliding doors and floral carved design centering a 2 door cabinet (possibly LIBERTY)
Oak