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
Period: 20th Century
Set of 4 DAUM Crystal Wine Glasses
By Daum
Located in Mérida, YU
Very rare Set of DAUM vintage crystal Wine Glasses. Very elegant.
Impeccable. Signed.
Category
1970s French Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Lalique France Opalescent Coquilles Motif Vase
By Lalique
Located in Stamford, CT
1920s Lalique France opalescent coquilles vase. Etched Lalique France signature on the underside.
Category
1930s French Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
10 Pc., Ambrosius Lamm, Dresden Porcelain Tea Set C. 1910
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 10-piece Ambrosius Lamm Dresden porcelain tea set, dating to circa 1910, epitomizes the elegance and refinement of early 20th-cen...
Category
Early 20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Boucheron Paris 18k Gold Silver & Ruby Vermeil Minaudiere Circa 1940
By Boucheron
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Boucheron Paris 18k Gold, Silver & Ruby Vermeil Minaudiere Circa 1940, of rectangular form with a hinged cover the top of the cover with pierced vermeil scrolling foliage the flow...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Gold, Silver
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Tazza Compote with Grape Motif 263 B
By Georg Jensen
Located in Toledo, OH
Beautiful sterling Tazza compote in grape motif by Georg Jensen, circa 1918. Marked 263 B. Very good condition. Dimensions: 7" diameter x 7.5" H and weighs 19.9 ozt.
Category
1910s European Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Ewald Kreusch
Located in Dallas, TX
Framed oil painting on canvas by Ewald Kreusch (1895-1960) is a delightful study of an old-growth forest with a footworn path leading on to adventures beyond the horizon. Kreusch has...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Bronze Doré Calendar Holder in the Graduate Pattern signed Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Crafted by the iconic Tiffany & Co., this Bronze Doré calendar and memorandum holder exemplifies early 20th-century elegance, crafted in the United States, circa 1910. Designed in th...
Category
1910s American Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Gilt Bronze and Cloisonne Urn Table Lamps
By Champeleve
Located in New York, NY
A large pair of gilt bronze and hand-painted and enameled Champleve lamps.
An elegant modern neoclassical urn form is combined with a mottled gilt bronze surface and with enamel inla...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
English Antique Silver Plate Epergne
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique English silver plate épergne with side candy holders for sweets, to complete the central tray.
There are many stamps, including an elephant (that I don't know).
It 's perfect...
Category
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Sarreguemines French Faïence Majolica Barbotine Corn on the Cob Lidded Tureen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Majolica covered tureen formed as an ear of corn, the handle and footing molded as corn husks. Sarreguemines, circa 1940s.
Realistically molded and charming on the table...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Chinese Rustic "Root" Table
Located in San Marino, CA
19th century Chinese rustic root table, made from natural tree timbers. Sturdy and appealing country styling is obvious in this table from the Qing period,...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wood
Roses in Blue Vase on Table, Signed Painting
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Gorgeous bouquet of roses in a blue vase on the table - Old painting signed by Leon Tombu -
Léon Tombu born in 1866 in Andenne and died in 1958 in...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Frie Onnaing French Barbotine Majolica Cochon Au Jambon Pig & Ham Water Pitcher
By Onnaing
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Classic French Barbotine Majolica pig water pitcher made by Frie Onnaing, circa 1921.
Known as the “Cochon au Jambon,” a pig with a ham, the tan colo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Aesthetic Movement Tiger Bamboo Bat Wing Bar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Early 20th century Aesthetic Movement tiger bamboo small 2 person bat wing bar with a unique batwing bar top and small 2 shelf cabinet along the back.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
Vintage Brunschwig & Fils Victoria & Albert Bird Song Hand-Printed Wallpaper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Adorable and rare Brunschwig & Fils hand-printed wallpaper border inspired by Victorian design from the Victoria & Albert Museum. Have not been able t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Paper
1960's Berber Boujad Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79188 Vintage Boujad Moroccan Rug, 03'00 x 05'05. This hand-knotted wool vintage Boujad Moroccan rug is a vibrant celebration of color, culture, and craftsmanship. Woven with the aut...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Italian Walnut Framed Mirror
Located in North Miami, FL
A simple and elegant Italian walnut wall mirror with a tiered wood frame. ALL original and in wonderful aged condition.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
John Tuska Lidded Stoneware Vessel
By John Tuska
Located in Palm Springs, CA
John Tuska lidded stoneware vessel in a striking green glaze.
John Tuska, full name John Regis Tuska, (1931–1998) was an American artist and educator. H...
Category
20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Mees
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Mees is a charming post-impressionistic rendering of a quaint Belgian town along the canal. Such canals were integral to most villages, provi...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Hawkes Centerpiece with Gorham Sterling Silver Mount and Flower Frog-Grogan Co.
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A rare and perhaps unique footed centerpiece most certainly made by Hawkes in Corning NY. in the Aesthetic Movement style.
The heavy crystal is decorated with copper wheel engraved birds and cherry blossoms and sits on an octagonal base. The bowl is mounted with a sterling silver three-handled rim decorated with engraved, matching cherry blossom motif. The removable sterling silver flower frog...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Crystal
1950's Persian Nain Carpet with Traditional Style & Quran Kufic Calligraphy
Located in Dallas, TX
79190 Vintage Ivory Persian Nain Rug, 04'05 x 07'02. Step into the sacred geometry of devotion with this rare hand-knotted wool vintage Persian Nain rug, a woven manuscript of faith ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Caucasian Rose Karabagh Karabakh Carpet with Traditional Style
By Mario Buatta
Located in Dallas, TX
79207 Antique Caucasian Karabagh Kilim Rug Runner, 03'01 x 10'00. Like a woven bouquet from the mountains of the southern Caucasus, this handwoven wool antique Karabagh kilim runner ...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool
Aesthetic Movement Spelter and Majolica Six-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Aesthetic Movement spelter and majolica six-light chandelier,
French, early 20th century
Height 120cm, diameter 74cm
This beautiful chandelier, which demonstrates some of the ta...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Metal
Lampe Onyx
Located in Nice, FR
onyx table lamp lit with two bulbs a white cotton lampshade this lamp can go very well on a desk on a chest of drawers on a console a bulb is placed inside the lamp to illuminate it....
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Onyx
Takis ( Panayotis Vassilakis) Sculpture Signal Red Greece 1990 Signed
Located in Paris, FR
Takis
1925 - 2019
"Signal Rouge"
stamped with the artist's signature, numbered 12 (on the base) lamp on metal rod with painted base 224 × 21 × 21 cm ; 92 ⅛ x 8 ¼ x 8 ¼ in.
A certifi...
Category
20th Century Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chinoiserie Burnt Bamboo Pagoda Wall Shelf & Cabinet Att. To Maitland -Smith
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This a burnt bamboo pagoda form wall shelf attributed to Maitland-Smith.
The shelf measures 28.5”L x 8”W x 27”H. It has two mirrored sections.
It is unmarked and in very good condit...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Grasscloth, Wood
Gilded Wall Sconce in Tortoise Design, Style of Tony Duquette
Located in North Miami, FL
In the style of Tony Duquette, this amazing resin tortoise and gilded bronze wall applique has been rewired. This jewel will add panache to any room.
Rewired for US standards. 75W...
Category
1960s French Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Round Table, Bamboo Base, Large Glass Top, 1970
Located in Nice, FR
Round table, bamboo base, large glass top.
Category
20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Ceramic Madonna with Child High Relief
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/4832 - Beautiful old high-relief white ceramic Madonna with child, signed Friska 1941 -
Sweet smile of mother and child!
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Terrestrial Globe From Handels Und Verkehrsglobus 69cm High
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb terrestrial globe by Handels Und Verkehrsglobus from the beginning of the 20th century from Leipzig
Very large model which has a height of 69 cm and a very beautiful blackene...
Category
Early 20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Paper
Set of 12 Cauldon Aesthetic Movement Hand-Painted Aquatic Plates, Artist Signed
By Cauldon
Located in Great Barrington, MA
There are fish plates and then there are these plates! The sea-foam green ground is the perfect foil for the hand-painted borders which are divided into five reserves featuring vario...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mersad Berber 'Bosnia, 1940-2012' Oil on Canvas, Woman with Flowers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower left. A lovely pensive woman dressed in 19th c. style holding flowers. She looks to the left with fruits in an abstract composition on a tab...
Category
20th Century Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
1920s French Oval Hammered Copper Fish Plate Platter Antique Vintage Midcentury
Located in London, GB
a really amazing selection of copper fish platters coming from the French Riviera and an old restaurant called La Loupe(wolf fish).
copper body with silver chrome plate on the servin...
Category
1960s French Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Copper
Antique Carafe in Engraved Crystal and Silver
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Very elegant French carafe in engraved crystal and silver. On your table or in your bar area it's the most beautiful object to admire. It's perfect and r...
Category
20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Crystal
California Coastal Landscape by Rod Goebel (American 1946-1993)
By Rod Goebel
Located in Dallas, TX
SPRING LIGHT, American West / California rocky Pacific coast oil on canvas landscape picture by American painter / artist Rod Goebel (1946-1993) impressionist style, signed front low...
Category
20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Majolica Plate Red Lillies Villeroy & Boch
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Plate Red Lillies Villeroy & Boch,
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Perfume Bottles, Murano, Red, Italy, 1960
Located in Nice, FR
Lot of Murano perfume case, from the 60s, in good condition. Ruby red color. Never used.
Category
20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
American Aestheticism, Griffoul Foundry Sculptural Bronze Bookends, Early XX C.
By M. Peinlich
Located in New York, NY
A charming set of bronze bookends. One of the bookends depicts a figure of a young girl with a questioning face expression, holding a bouquet; and the other a cupid, who peeks around...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Czech Porcelain 2-Liter Red Tomato Pitcher
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A bright red porcelain tomato pitcher, made in Czechoslovakia, circa 1920-1930.
A large pitcher holding 2 liters, realistically molded in the Art Nouveau style.
A branch-form handle curls into a top stem of green leaves. The green leaves also form the wide spout.
A white porcelain interior.
Fabulous for serving Bloody Marys!
9 inches from handle to spout – x 6.5 in. W z...
Category
1920s Czech Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Sarreguemines Large Character Jug, The Admiral, dated 1904
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Sarreguemines, an over size majolica glazed character jug, The Admiral, France, date marked 1904.
“The Admiral,” is a smiling, red-cheeked, red-nosed middle-aged man with a ful...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century English Bamboo and Leather Chair
Located in Bellport, NY
A beautiful bamboo chair with free form feet and finial tops. Leather seat with antique brass nail heads. Probably dated circa 1890.
Category
20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Leather
Wedgwood Grape Leaf Majolica Pitcher
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Wedgwood majolica glazed Grape Leaf Pitcher, date marked 1935.
Decorated in the round, a raised pattern showing bunches of purple grapes, greens leaves, and brown vining branches.
The interior is finished in a deep yellow ochre, a brown applied handle.
This mold is most often seen glazed in all green or all white, the multicolored version is more difficult to come by.
This is the largest of the jugs Wedgwood produced in this pattern under the Etruria mark.
7.75 inches High x 6.5 inches from the handle to spout x 5.25 inches wide.
Marked Wedgwood Etruria England...
Category
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Terra Cotta Chinese Warrior Sculptures Qin Shi Replicas
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Replica terracotta soldiers. Date to teh 1950s era. Measures 41.5 tall x 14 wide x 11 deep.
Category
1950s Chinese Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Arts and Crafts Wrought Iron Chandelier or Pendant with Stylized Swan Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful antique and handcrafted six-light chandelier.
If you are searching for an elegant and unique chandelier to, for example, complete a dining room or a large entrance then th...
Category
Early 20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of 9 Custom Framed White Washed Scandinavian Herbarium Gallery, circa 1920
Located in Pearland, TX
A wonderful gallery of nine custom framed antique Swedish herbarium floral specimens, collected circa 1920. Presented in white washed oak frames. Ready to hang.
(1) 6.13 x 8.13"
(1)...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wood
1900's Persian Mahal Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79185 Antique Persian Mahal Rug, 07'03 x 11'04. With the grandeur of an ancient garden illuminated by firelight, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Mahal rug unfurls a dazzling o...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Aesthetic Movement square Turned Leg style table
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Aesthetic Movement square turned leg table.
It has 3 tiers, the upper one being of nicely crafted fretwork.
The edges are scrolled.
H-29
L-24
W- 24
Category
Late 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Portuguese White Ceramic Lobster Platter
Located in Bradenton, FL
A white ceramic platter made by Sanor Ceramica of Portugal. Embossed with a coastal design, centered with a lobster amidst starfish and shells. Each end of the platter is embossed wi...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Austrian Alabaster And Gilt Metal Book Box.
Unusual Austrian gilt metal and alabaster box in the form of a book.
This lovely decorative box has a wood interior and hinged l...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Pierre Chapo Exceptional Chapo Stone Desk B40, Very Rare Version in Black Ash
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Pierre Chapo
Exceptional Chapo stone desk B40
Very rare version in black ash
Special order part for the circa 1975
Tray: 225 x D 85 x L 75cms
Box 1: 60 x 57 x H 60cms
Box 2: 123 x 5...
Category
20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ash
Unusual Form for Silver USA Mirror with Handle
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Unusual sterling silver mirror with handle, elegant and practical.
What better gift for a woman ?
"Mirror, mirror of my desires, who is the most beautiful...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Silver
Large Antique Patinated Mercury Glass Madonna with Child
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique patinated Mercury glass Madonna with child. Turn of the century / early 20th century.
This is a wonderful and large mercury glass Madonna with child figurine...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass
Hat For Table Lamp
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/425 - Lamp hat embroidered in silver tinsel: unique piece. It is suitable for a high floor or table lamp.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Silk
Blown Art Glass Peacock Pattern Large Vase
Located in Stamford, CT
Large and substantial blown glass art vase. All over peacock swirl pattern with gold flecking throughout. No makers mark or signature.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Pierced Oriental Blush Spill Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Royal Worcester ‘Aesthetic Movement’ porcelain pierced spill vase decorated in the oriental style with a building set amidst bambo...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1900's Persian Mashhad Rug with Traditional European Style
Located in Dallas, TX
75596 Antique Persian Mashhad Rug, 10'08 x 13'08. This hand-knotted wool antique Persian Mashhad rug exudes an air of timeless elegance, showcasing the classic Gol Farang design, a s...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool
German Majolica Bird Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica Bird Plate, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1970's Turkish Patchwork Kilim Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
50370 Vintage Turkish Patchwork Kilim Rug, 09'09 x 14'00. Composed like a quiet symphony of earth and wool, this handwoven wool vintage Turkish patchwork kilim rug offers a grounded ...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Aesthetic Movement furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Minton, Doulton Lambeth, Christopher Dresser, and Wedgwood. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $86,402 while the average work can sell for $1,820.
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