Aesthetic Movement Furniture
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
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Style: Aesthetic Movement
Returnable Items Only
19th Century Large Majolica Shell & Coral Jardiniere Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
Large spectacular 19th century Majolica Shell & Coral jardiniere signed Sarreguemines Majolica.
20 inches Lenght.
Category
1870s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Mantle Clock
Located in Ross, CA
Aesthetic movement mantle clock made in France in the late 19th century. The face is blue and white hand painted enamel centered over blue and white porcelain. The round case which i...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$360 Sale Price / item
47% Off
Plaster light, Giacometti style with four branches for pair
Located in Nice, FR
Plaster lamp in the style of Giacometti
Composed of four branches.
The luminaire is electrified in working order.
Base E 27
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Monumental Majolica Shell Jardiniere Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning monumental Majolica pink clamshell jardiniere, circa 1880.
This yellow and brown footed shell is decorated with coral,seaweeds and yellow...
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Antique Southwestern-Style Crystal Kilim Rug
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
78723 Rare Antique Southwestern Crystal-Style Rug, 02'06 x 05'05. Woven in the early 20th century, this precious antique Southwestern rug reflects the stylistic influence of the Crys...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool
Aesthetic Bamboo Hall Stand, England circa 1870
Located in Knutsford, GB
Aesthetic Bamboo Hall Stand, England circa 1870
The frame set with 4 turquoise Minton, Hollins & Co tiles decorated with cupids and butterflies
Eboni...
Category
1870s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Victorian Black Tole Chuck Wagon Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian black tole decorated spice hanging cabinet with mirror and flour sifter and coffee grinder.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Side Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century English Aesthetic Movement side table made of oak with decorative stick and ball design. Square wood body with curved and rounded bentwood trim and brass accents. Stur...
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Brass
Small 19th Century Cherry Wood Farmhouse Table
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely little 19th century farmhouse table in cherry wood fromFrance with a length of 1.42m long and width of 69cm
Small knife drawer in the belt.
Very beautiful top with a superb p...
Category
19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Pair of Faux Bamboo Bronzed Iron Demilune Planter Jardinieres
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of bronzed iron demi-lune form garden planters or jardinieres supported by faux bois twig stands. The planters feature a faux bamboo covered exterior each in a semi-circ...
Category
20th Century Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair Florentine Giltwood Wall Shelves
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 1950s Florentine giltwood wall shelves featuring foliage motifs.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$2,200 / set
19th Century Faux Bamboo Vanity Attributed to Horner
Located in Bradenton, FL
A fine aesthetic movement example. A charming and eye catching vanity
fashioned with elaborate galleries and simulated bamboo accents, including root feet.
The carvings are sharp and...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Small Colonial Chest - 18th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely little colonial chest from the 18th century
Very beautiful little chest with very interesting dimensions since it's smaller than the usual chests
in perfect condition and with...
Category
18th Century Indian Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Pondview Ceiling Light
By Aerin
Located in Hudson, NY
The elegant Pondview by AERIN updates one timeless design by pairing it with another. A simple candelabra floats visibly within a glass bell shade, gracefully illuminating any entryw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Glass
$1,799
Aesthetic Period Kilkenny Marble Fireplace Inset with Minton Tiles
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic period Kilkenny marble fireplace inset with Minton tiles, removed the Cornish home of the celebrated British novelist John Le Carré. The fossil stone surround with stop...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Marble
FULLY RESTORED AESTHETIC MOVEMENT AMBOYNA EBONY ANTiQUE VICTORIAN DRESSING TABLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, hand made in England Aesthetic Movement Dressing table made in Amboyna wood & Ebon...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Amboyna
Pair of Belgium Bronze Busts by Georges Van Der Straaten
Located in Belmont, MA
The Belgium artist Georges van der Straaten (born 1856) designed the two bronze busts at the end of the 19th century. One is titled "Bergere" (shepher...
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Aesthetic Movement Amboyna & Ebonised Glass Double Door Pier Cabinet
Located in King's Lynn, GB
A Victorian Aesthetic Movement Amboyna & Ebony Double Glass Door Pier Cabinet. Two carved support pillars, one either side which are ebony and gilt detailed. Two glazed doors, openin...
Category
19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Majolica Shell Vase Nautilus Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Shell Nautilus Vase Urn signed Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890.
The base is decorated with shells and coral.
H / 8 inches , W / 10 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Pink and Blue Oyster Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century Majolica oyster plate with pastels colors, shells and seaweeds signed Gien.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Émile René MENARD (1862-1930) Adam et Eve, Monumental Oil on Canvas, 1923
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Adam and Eve
Oil on canvas signed below left «E.R. Ménard 1923»
Labels on the back, including one from the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1925.
Titled in a cartou...
Category
1920s French Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$57,000 Sale Price
40% Off
Richard Hunt. A Rare Silver Plated Six Piece Matching Tea and Coffee Service.
By Richard Hunt
Located in London, GB
Richard Hunt. A Rare Silver Plated six piece matching tea and coffee service.
Measurements :-
Tray width 20", height 1 1/4",
Teapot width handle to spout 9 1/2", height 5 1/2"
Spirit kettle width at base 6", height 11"
Coffee pot handle...
Category
1850s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair Of Aesthetic Design Victorian Mahogany Hall Chairs
By Henry Ogden
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Good Quality And Attractive Pair Of 19th Century Mahogany Hall Chairs, By H.Ogden Of Manchester, In The Aesthetic Movement Taste, Having Carved And Moulded Decoration To Pierc...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Armani Casa Pump Workout Luxury Set Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Armani Casa Pump Workout Luxury Set
Pump is a range conceived for the home fitness signature of designer Giorgio Armani as part of Armani Casa. This minimalist yet incredibly glamourous set includes:
• Mesh and Leather Carrying Workout Bag featuring GA Signature
• Pump Leather Jump Rope with dust bag in mesh fabric featuring GA Signature: Handles can be opened to regulate length of rope.
• Set of two weights (1 kilo or 2.2 pounds) each. Wrapped in eco leather featuring GA Signature.
• Leather water...
Category
2010s Italian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Metal
$660 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Howell and James, A small Aesthetic Movement walnut mantle clock
By Howell & James Ltd
Located in London, GB
Howell and James in the style of Lewis Foreman Day. A small Aesthetic Movement walnut mantle clock with brass finials and brass feet, a pierced gallery to the top centred with a fan ...
Category
1880s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Brass
Giacometti Style Plaster Light Fixture, 6 Lights, France
Located in Nice, FR
Plaster luminaire with 6 branches (E27 base) in the style of Giacometti. Elegant and sober. The luminaire is electrified.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Plaster
American Aesthetic Movement Walnut Vanity with Mirror and Marble Top, circa 1870
Located in Miami, FL
Perfect cabinet to drop in a sink for a bathroom vanity. A stunning monumental chest of drawers in walnut with mirror resting on original reddish brown & white marble top, with raise...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Marble
English Aesthetic Movement Bamboo Side Table W/ Shell Transferware Mosaic Top
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an English burnt bamboo side table with a mosaic top comprised of 19th century transwferware. It has a shell motif. The second shelf is grasscloth. It is in very good antique...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Grasscloth, Bamboo
Vintage Persian Hunting Isfahan Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79166 Vintage Persian Hunting Scene Isfahan Rug, 03'07 x 05'02. In the impeccable weave of this hand-knotted, vintage Persian Isfahan rug, the epic grandeur of signature Safavid stor...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Samuel Alcock Royal Palissy Majolica Footed Comport
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the coveted Royal Palissy line, a majolica glazed Fern and Floral footed comport, from Samuel Alcock & Co, Burslem, Staffordshire, England, circa 1850.
This is a scarce example...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Large Gateleg Table In Oak
Located in Brussels, Brussels
lovely oak table called Gateleg
Very beautiful table which has a very beautiful turned base
Beautiful top with a thickness of 3cm
the table can be used as a dining room table, as ...
Category
20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Oak
Louis Comfort Tiffany Reactive Blown Glass Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848-1933) Reactive Blown Glass Vase, of waisted ovoid form with a subtly toned gold, pink, blue and green iridescent ground with a secondary medial ...
Category
Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
1960's Berber Tikdift Zanagah Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79187 Vintage Tikdift Moroccan Rug, 03'05 x 05'03. A joyful ode to pastoral life and tribal memory, this hand-knotted wool vintage Tikdift Moroccan rug from the Zanagah tribe radiate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage French Empire Style Figural Woman Black & Gold Brass Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Empire Style Figural Winged Woman Black & Gold Brass Metal Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 30" H (to finial) x 19" H (to light socket) x 7"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Metal
Thomas Jeckyll for Barnard Bishop & Barnard. A rare Aesthetic Movement fireplace
Located in London, GB
Thomas Jeckyll for Barnard Bishop and Barnard. A rare Aesthetic Movement fireplace with curvaceous mantle with gadrooned and dot details and a row of Japanese floral Insignias the ce...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Berlin Iron
Tiny Vintage Florentine Mirrors; a pair
Located in Malibu, CA
Florentine gold framed mirrors.
Classic pair of small accent mirrors.
New mirror, never used.
Category
Mid-20th Century Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$139 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Furstenberg Germany Vintage Flower Round Gold Leaf Trinket Plate
Located in BILBAO, ES
Furstenberg Germany vintage flower round gold leaf trinket plate
Perfect gift for your special someone.
Dimensions:
Diameter 10 cm (3.93 inches)
A s...
Category
Late 20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
1885 Rookwood Aesthetic Movement High Victorian Perfume Bottle form # 61
Located in Mobile, AL
Rookwood pottery was established based upon Arts and Crafts ideals positing the celebration and elevation of pottery as an art form. Both professional and amateur decorators and potters were instrumental in the success of what became an art industry and the nations first Internationally recognized art pottery. It is marked 1885, 61 and W. Rookwood's font, Form # 61 and the use of W to indicate white clay are well known to Rookwood collectors and have been identified in most publications concerning the pottery dating back to Peck's books. Sometimes we just can't figure out who decorated them. Many of the decorators were married society ladies and some used their spouse's initials or names on pots. I have been unable to identify what appears to be M AED in under-glaze initials. Nor does the pencil notation which appears M.E. Foster (or Foote) turn up in my review of the literature, including The Ladies God Bless 'em. The quality of the decoration is high and represents the interest in Japonisme and Aesthetic Movement art. The four cobalt lined vertical panels recall vertical Japanese woodblock prints and the gold tracery and rim is surprisingly present with only modest wear to the high points and minor bleed through of the under-glaze around the lip. (shown). It is important to note that unless or until the decorator is identified, it is impossible to assert that the decoration is by a Rookwood artist. Many amateur ladies and gentlemen, particularly members of the Cincinnati Pottery...
Category
1880s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Moser Aesthetic Enameled Cordial/ Liquor Set, 15-Pieces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Moser Aesthetic enameled Cordial/ liquor set,15-pieces. Subtle olive green glass, with naturalistic enamel work with gilt highlights. Consisting of two handled decanters with stopper...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Glass
French Limoges Majolica Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Limoges Majolica Porcelain Oyster Plate, circa 1890.
with shells.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Minton Porcelain Cabinet Plate Attributed to Christopher Dresser, 1880
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A superb and stylish Aesthetic Movement Minton porcelain cabinet plate decorated with birds, flowering hawthorn and other designs attributed t...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Jérôme Massier Purple and Yellow Bearded Iris Vase Vallauris France, 1860-1880
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 19th century French majolica glazed earthenware tall vase modeled as a Bearded Iris. Three purple and yellow cascading petals surround the head of the Iris. The footing is mol...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Antique English Aesthetic Movement Side Chairs with Upholstered Seats
Located in Miami, FL
From the English Aesthetic Movement, a pair of finely-crafted side chairs in mahogany with ebonized line inlays. Featuring an exquisite choice of woods with concave high back with th...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
Copeland Porcelain Cat and Cream Churn Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and scare antique English porcelain vase modelled as a cat looking into a cream or milk churn made by renowned makers Copeland and dating from the 19th century. The vase...
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
An Aesthetic Movement ebonized walnut two tier side table with a pierced gallery
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement Walnut ebonized two-tier side table with turned legs, the lower shelf with raised pierced circular details.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Majolica Plate Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Purple Flower & Butterfly Choisy le Roi, circa 1880.
Baby blue background with lily of the valley.
8 inches diameter.
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Victorian William Godwin Ebonised Low Walnut Jappenned Folding Decorative Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Victorian Aesthetic Movement Hand Crafted Ebonised Low Walnut Folding Decorative Chair with A Pale Upholstered Seat
Chair Executed In The Manner of E.W. Godwin Circa 1870's
Extra ...
Category
19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Majolica Parakeets Garniture Set Vases & Jardinière Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Parakeets Garniture set with 2 vases and a jardinière planter signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Model 7122.
Measures: Jardinière / Height 6.2", length 11" on 6".
Vases / ...
Category
1880s European Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Vienna Austrian Hand-Painted Porcelain Chocolate Pot & Stand
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional antique Austian hand-painted porcelain chocolate pot and stand by the renowned Vienna factory and dating from the 19th century. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Zabihi Collection Antique Peach Oushak Square Rug
Located in New York, NY
An early 20th century antique Turkish Oushak rug. Soft peach field and powder blue border.
Measures: 11'6'' x 13'.
Category
20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool
B J Talbert Aesthetic Movement Carved & Gilt Wall Shelf with Mythical Creatures.
Located in London, GB
Bruce J Talbert, probably made by Gillows.
A rare Aesthetic Movement carved and gilt wall shelf with carved florets to the top center with gilt decorat...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Carved Ebonized Oak Torchiere Floor Lamp, England, c. 1890s
Located in Glasgow, GB
An elegant expression of late Victorian craftsmanship, this antique torchiere floor lamp—dating to the 1890s—is carved from solid oak and finished with a deeply ebonized surface. Cra...
Category
1890s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Oak
$1,044 Sale Price
57% Off
Gillow and Co. Oak Octagonal Table, England, circa 1860
Located in Oxford, GB
Description
Stamped and numbered oak octagonal drum Gillow and Co. pedestal table, circa 1860. Untouched and 100% authentic with just shy of 160 years of...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Oak
$13,194 Sale Price
40% Off
Bruce Talbert for Gillow. A Walnut, Amboyna, Ebonized and Gilt Bedroom Suite.
Located in London, GB
Bruce Talbert (1838-1881) for Gillow and co., a rare and important walnut, amboyna, ebonized, and gilt bedroom suite, each with differing carved rosettes, comprising: a triple mirror door wardrobe, 208cm high, 208cm wide, 58cm deep; a pair of bedside lockers, 85cm high, 38cm wide; and a pair of single bedsteads, 124cm wide Provenance: The famous Argentinian writer and suffragette Victoria Ocampo (1890-1979), bought from her estate and shipped back from Argentina. Bruce James Talbert originally trained as a carver and then an architect, and he became an influential and very successful furniture designer. He served an apprenticeship in Dundee and had his own carving business for two years where he learned the skills to apply carved details to furniture and then joined the architectural offices of Charles Edward. In 1856 he moved to Glasgow and worked for the architects W. N. Tait and Campbell Douglas. He moved to Manchester in the early 1860s, where he gained employment with the cabinetmakers Doveston, Bird, and Hull, which was short-lived, then moved to Coventry gaining work with Skidmore's Art Manufactures. In 1863 he won the competition to design the masthead for 'The Building News and in the mid-1860s moved to London, where he started designing furniture for Holland and Sons. His 'Pericles' Gothic sideboard was displayed on their stand at the Paris Exposition Universelle of 1867 where it was the Grand Prix winner. It was at this point that his most prolific period began and also when he started designing furniture for Gillows of Lancaster in 1868. in the same year, he published his very influential first book 'Gothic Forms Applied to Furniture, Metal Work and Decoration for Domestic Purposes', which he dedicated to George Edmund Street. This was followed in 1876 by 'Examples of Ancient and Modern Furniture, Metalwork, Tapestries and Modern Furniture' and in 1881 by 'Fashionable Furniture. Other companies he designed for were Marsh, Jones and Cribb, Jackson and Graham, and for a short time, was a partner with Daniel Cottier. He designed textiles for Templeton's, Warner's, Cowlishaw, and Barbour and Miller; carpet designs for Templeton's and Brinton and Co.; and his wallpaper designs were printed by Jeffrey and Co. He also designed church metalwork and furniture for Cox and Sons...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gorham Aesthetic Movement Sterling Mixed-Metal Box with Lizard and Mice, 1883
By Gorham CO.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gorham Aesthetic Movement Sterling Mixed-Metal Box with Lizard and Mice, 1883
Dimensions: 3.5" W × 2.5" D × 1.5" H
Materials: Copper with applied silver decoration
Marks: Gorham, date letter “P” for 1883
A finely crafted American Aesthetic Movement mixed-metal box by Gorham, executed in copper with sculptural silver appliqué. The domed lid features a dynamic lizard in high relief, accompanied by two playful mice in motion, all arranged above a silvered ground with grasses and textured earth. The decoration is set asymmetrically against the warm copper body, leaving generous areas of polished surface that highlight the contrast between metals. The interior is left plain, showing use consistent with age.
The imagery reflects the strong influence of Japanese Meiji-era design on Gorham in the late 19th century. Themes of small animals and naturalistic vignettes were drawn directly from Japanese art, where lizards were regarded as symbols of protection and renewal, and mice were associated with quickness, fertility, and in some contexts, good fortune. Together, they create a whimsical narrative of pursuit, rendered with wit and naturalistic detail.
This work exemplifies the Aesthetic Movement credo of “Art for Art’s Sake,” emphasizing beauty, asymmetry, and nature study over traditional allegory. Gorham’s mixed-metal line, developed in the wake of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, sought to rival Tiffany & Co. in innovation and design, producing decorative objects that were both functional and avant-garde.
Comparable Gorham copper...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Aesthetic Movement Sterling Silver-Gilt Calling Card/Business Card Case
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period/Aesthetic Movement calling card/business card case with hinged lid and original chain, Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode island, Ca. 1875. The case is...
Category
1870s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Wire Domed Birdcage
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Victorian domed wired bird cage with gold accents.
Category
1940s American Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wire
$292 Sale Price
35% Off
C. 1860 Japanese Lobed Imari Chop Plate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 lobed Imari chop plate, Japanese. The lobes elegantly pointed; 4 large reserves featuring Phoenix birds, symbols of long life & immortality. Diapered borders. Central blue...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
English Aesthetic Movement Coat Hooks Coat Rack Coat Hanger
Located in High Peak, GB
P0308 Attractive set of three Victorian brass coat and hat hooks on solid mahogany backing. Cleaned, polished and fitted with wall fittings this antique coat rack is in home ready co...
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Majolica Shell Jardiniere Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Shell Jardiniere signed Sarreguemines.
Coral base.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Aesthetic Movement furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
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Cabinets With Metal Inlay
Cameo Glass Bowl
Campaign Chest 1970
Campaign Chest Camphor
Canopic Jars
Canton Chinese Bowl
Cardinal Sculpture
Carrera Marble Dining Table