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
Morris and Co. An Aesthetic Movement cane seated armchair
By Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement cane seated armchair by Morris and Co with circular cane seat. A variant is illustrated in the Liberty Yuletide Gifts catalogue.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Cane
Pair Antique French Chinoiserie Majolica Faience Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of unique antique (early 20th century) French polychrome glazed earthenware (faience) vases mounted on brass pedestals for use as table lamps, featuring song birds in relief on ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
100 Pieces Limoges Service signed Charles Field Haviland Aesthetic Movement 1885
Located in Paris, FR
This 19th-century service is signed by world-well-known CFH-GDM Charles Field Haviland. His very high-quality porcelain with polychrome and hand-painted decoration "flowers and encha...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Bamboo, Grasscloth Wallpaper & Wicker Coat Rack Or Hall Tree Or Coat Rack
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a charming French bamboo and wicker hall tree or coat rack. It has grasscloth wall paper in the open spaces. Each panel has some red and blue painted accents. It dates to the...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Grasscloth, Bamboo, Wicker, Mirror
Wedgwood Argenta Majolica Pear Fruit Plate
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Wedgwood and in the color way known as Argenta, a fruit plate, England, circa 1875.
Showing a central red and orange pear and leaves along with a branch of purple plums and red...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Alabaster Carved Bird Bath With Putties
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique handcarved alabaster bird bath with birds and putties at base. Spectacular piece.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Bradley and Hubbard Umbrella Stand
Located in Greenwich, CT
A cast iron umbrella stand by noted maker Bradley and Hubbard, having elaborate scrollwork decoration, twist holder and carrying handle, with wonde...
Category
Early 20th Century American 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
Pair 19th Century Japanese Wall Shelves
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th Century Japanese carved wood wall shelves with mother-of-pearl inlay and painted foliage motifs.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Aesthetic Movement ebonised hanging corner cabinet by Bruce Talbert for Gillows
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Fine quality English Aesthetic Movement ebonised and gilt hanging corner cabinet with painted floral decoration. The cabinet was designed by Bruce J Talbert and is attributed to Gil...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Pair of Ironstone Plates by Ashworth Brothers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century pair of Ironstone plates by Ashworth Brothers. Bold Imari Pattern, number B7499 in orange & impressed "Real Ironstone China" as well as purple print with crown. Exc...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
H W Batley attr. Jas Shoolbred Pair of Aesthetic Movement cane seat beech chairs
By Jas Shoolbred & Co., Henry William Batley
Located in London, GB
Henry William Batley attributed for Jas Shoolbred & Co. A pair of Aesthetic Movement cane seat beech side chairs.
Stamped under the seat Jas Shoolbred and the production number 820
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Beech
French Faux Bamboo Miniature Armoire
Located in Queens, NY
French Faux bamboo maple miniature armoire with a large mirrored door above a drawer with a pediment top
Category
20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bamboo
1920's Persian Sarouk Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77634, antique Persian Sarouk rug with old world Victorian style 03'05 x 04'11. With its beguiling beauty and rich jewel-tones, this hand-knotted wool antique Persian Sarouk rug is p...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wool
Doulton Lambeth Aesthetic Movement Art Pottery Vase by Emily Edwards 1875
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and exceptional Doulton Lambeth aesthetic movement stoneware vase decorated with stylized motifs by renowned designer and decorator Emily J Edwards and dated 1875.
Emily Edwards...
Category
1870s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Antique English Victorian Solid Brass Flower Andirons
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful pair of brass flower antique andirons. Gorgeous style that blends perfectly with Hollywood Regency meets Aesthetic movement. Great scale for minimal fireplaces.
Mid-Cen...
Category
1920s Unknown Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Royal Crown Derby Aesthetic Period Porcelain Plate with Gold & Platinum
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Aesthetic Period porcelain plate.
By Royal Crown Derby.
Richly decorated with detailed leaves & plants in gold and platinum on a coral colored ground ground and a gilt rim.
...
Category
Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Aesthetic Movement Gothic Style Brass Mounted Stationery Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning quality British Aesthetic Movement brass mounted oak stationery box with gothic influences dating from around 1880. The box stands on a wide ...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wedgwood Green & Brown Tortoiseshell Glazed English Majolica Match Striker
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Wedgwood Majolica earthenware pottery match holder and striker, Staffordshire, England – circa 1869.
For the hearth, kitchen or bedside, the holder is ribbed for lighting strike...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
English Aesthetic Movement Pottery Japanese Dragon Jardinière on Stand
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Late 19th/Early 20th century English Aesthetic Movement decorative jardinaire or planter stand featuring Japanese dragons. Beautifully glazed with a two tone finish of green with ric...
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Samuel Alcock Mask & Ivy Cobalt Blue & Green Majolica Pitcher, England, 1875
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rarely found English Majolica mask handled and climbing Ivy water pitcher, marked Samuel Alcock & Co. circa 1875.
A round bellied cobalt blue body ...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Doulton Lambeth Pair Aesthetic Movement Floral Ewers by Alice Budden
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine pair Aesthetic Movement Doulton Lambeth art pottery handled ewers decorated with floral and beaded designs by renowned artists Laura Green and Alice Budden and dated 1884. Th...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Classical 19th C. Brass Fireplace Fender
Located in New York, NY
Classical Victorian, Aesthetic Movement brass fireplace fender. The fender features two repeating brass rails, with decorative fluted ball spaces. late 19th century vintage, this e...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
English Staffordshire Majolica Glazed Hand Holding Cattails Spill or Posy Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Majolica glazed spill vase from the Staffordshire pottery region of England, circa 1860. The vase is molded as a woman’s hand holding a vessel formed of cattails or bullrush plants...
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Royal Worcester Blush Ivory Pedestal Bud Shaped Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Aesthetic Movement Royal Worcester bud shaped porcelain pedestal vase dated 1894. The vase stands raised on a domed square shaped base mounted on four molded leaf feet with a ...
Category
1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Aesthetic Movement Tiger Maple Occasional Table English, 19th Century
Located in Lomita, CA
The beaded lunettes on this oval maple table are reminiscent of Moorish architecture; which the appraiser says was an influence of Aesthetic Movement furniture in England, which is w...
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Maple
Antique English Aesthetic Movement Bamboo And Rattan Wall Cabinet C.1890
Located in London, GB
Antique English Aesthetic Movement Bamboo And Rattan Wall Cabinet C.1890
In very good condition, commensurate with age. A replacement handle. (please refer to photos)
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Robert W Edis, An Aesthetic Movement rush seat armchair in the bamboo style
Located in London, GB
Robert William Edis. An Aesthetic Movement rush seat armchair, ebonized on beech, in the bamboo style.
From 1883, Edis Architect extended and rebuilt Sandringham House in Norfolk fo...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Beech, Rush
Faux Bois Bench
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A charming garden accent, this cast iron faux Bois bench has been radically weathered to perfection. A testament to Janes, Beebe & Co foundry, one...
Category
1840s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Barbotine Majolica Sarreguemines Basket of Grapes Covered Tureen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French majolica covered tureen in the form of a handled basket brimming with bunches of grapes, Sarreguemines, circa 1900-1920.
A grape vine branch forms the top handle, grape b...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Late 19thC Gilt Brass & Porcelain Oil Lamps
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Late 19thC Gilt Brass & Porcelain Oil Lamps of aesthetic design with twin side handles enclosing Pate Sur Pate oak leaf and acorn ceramic globes fitted with brass burners ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Early 20th Century Stained Glass Doors
Located in London, GB
Pair of early 20th century stained glass doors
Continental, early 20th century
Each door: Height 239cm, width 59cm (118cm when together), depth 9cm
T...
Category
Early 20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Stained Glass, Wood
Antique Royal Worcester Blush Porcelain Hadley Design Bud Vase with Roses F126/H
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain flower vase.
By Royal Worcester.
Model no. F126/H.
Designed by James Hadley.
Of a bulbous form with blush decora...
Category
Early 20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Anglo-Chinese Bamboo Lacquered Desk
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century Anglo-Chinese Bamboo Lacquered Desk
Aesthetic Movement, England, C.1880
Leather inset surface
Presented in excellent condition commensurate of age.
Category
19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Lacquer
Gillows attr, Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Mahogany Centre Table with Amboyna top
Located in London, GB
Gillows attributed.
An Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Mahogany Octagonal Centre Table with a wonderful burr Amboyna top with line inlay and ebonized to the edges.
The four turned legs...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Henry Stacy Marks Minton Aesthetic Movement Pottery Beer Jug
By Henry Stacy Marks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Henry Stacy Marks Minton Aesthetic Movement Pottery Beer Jug
A fine Minton Aesthetic Movement pottery beer jug probably designed by Christoph...
Category
1880s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Pair Harriton Eglomise Painted Mirrors Signed
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
1960s European Vintage Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Piano Sponnagel Circa 1900 With Its Seat
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Sponnagel piano circa 1900 with its seat
Very beautiful work of sculpture and beautiful work of wooden marquetry
Very beautiful patina and in very good condition
The piano is in wo...
Category
Late 19th Century Polish Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Wood
Dr C.Dresser Style of, Aesthetic Movement Oak Hall Stand with Floral Decoration
Located in London, GB
Dr C. Dresser style of, An Aesthetic Movement Gothic style oak hall stand with central arched mirror, flanked by open sides and six turned button ended coat hooks to the outer edges, with mitred plank details above a lift up seat with storage...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Oak
Belgium Majolica Oyster Plate Wasmuel Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Belgium Majolica oyster plate with pink flowers and green leaves Wasmuel, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
Calendrier Pirelli , Photographies de Anna Leibovitz Année 2000
Located in London, England
Annie Leibovitz, de son vrai nom Anna Lou Leibovitz, née le 2 octobre 1949 à Waterbury, dans l'État du Connecticut, aux États-Unis, est une photographe américaine, spécialisée dans l...
Category
Early 2000s American Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Mahogany And Brass Music Cabinet in Aesthetic Style
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A tall mahogany music cabinet with brass racks for music or magazines. The top with brass supports with art deco style brass decorative plaques. framing functional brass bars. Below ...
Category
Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Metal
Aesthetic Movement Brass Side Table Attributed to Charles Parker, Circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Aesthetic Movement Brass Side Table Attributed to Charles Parker, Circa 1880
An exquisite Aesthetic Movement brass side table attributed to Charles Parker & Co., one of the premier ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Minton's Christopher Dresser Style Japonisme Aesthetic Movement Plate
Located in Sharon, CT
One of the most colorful and successful Japonisme pieces of the period. Fully signed Minton's. In the collection of many museums including New York's Metropolitan.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
Aesthetic Period Ochre Ceramic Art Tile by Arthur Osborne for Low Art Tile Co.
Located in Southampton, NJ
Aesthetic Movement ochre-colored art tile of a young woman designed by Arthur Osborne (1855-1942) for the J.G. & J.F. Low Art Tile Works of Chelsea, Massa...
Category
1880s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Oak
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
Aesthetic Movement Japanesque Cabinet Plate Attributed to Christopher Dresser
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Aesthetic Movement porcelain cabinet plate decorated in the Japanesque style attributed to Christopher Dresser and dated 1877. The plate, possibly Minton, is finely made ...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Aesthetic Movement Japanese Lacquered Chest
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an exceptional example of an English Victorian Aesthetic Movement chest of drawers surmounted by its original mirror and a pair of small drawers on either side. The pine case has been beautifully detailed in burnt bamboo and encased in antique top quality Japanese lacquer panels...
Category
1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Mirror, Pine, Lacquer
French Blue & White Faience Tureen Creil et Montereau, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Blue & White Faience Tureen Creil et Montereau, Circa 1890.
Tureen plus an underplate.
Decorated with white lilies.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Faience
Wonderful Late Victorian Bronze and Stain Leaded Glass Pendant Light / Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning design and amazing colors Victorian pendant light for the perfect ambiance.
If you are looking for a rare, beautiful and all handcraf...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Creil et Montereau French Barbotine Teal Blue Fluted Asparagus Plates, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of four French barbotine majolica asparagus plates by Creil et Montereau, circa 1890. A beautiful iridescent teal blue glaze on fluted rims, with two raised asparagus spears, o...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Dr. C Dresser & Barnard, Bishop & Barnard. A rare Aesthetic Movement fireplace.
Located in London, GB
Barnard, Bishop, and Barnard & Dr C Dresser, with the original B, B, & B paper label to the back.
A rare Aesthetic Movement walnut fire surround, inset with four Linthorpe pottery c...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Pottery
19th C. Burled Walnut Oval Table In Aesthetic Style
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With a book matched burled top, inlaid scrolled decorated banding, and a burled apron. Raised on four turned supports with a turned finial. Mounted on four carved leafy scrolled oak ...
Category
19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Glass, Satinwood, Walnut, Burl
Dr Christopher Dresser (manner). An Aesthetic Movement brass five arm chandelier
Located in London, GB
A rare Aesthetic Movement brass five arm chandelier with stylised floral details in the manner of Dr. C. Dresser.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Furniture
Materials
Brass
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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