Arts and Crafts Furniture
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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Arts and Crafts
Archibald Knox. Liberty & Co. A rare & original pair of terracotta Olaf planters
Located in London, GB
Archibald Knox, made by Carter & Co, at the East Quay Works in Poole in Dorset for Liberty and Co. A rare and completely original pair of Arts and Crafts terracotta 'Olaf' planters ...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Turned Beech Floor Standing Lamp a Skilfully Turned Piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Turned beech floor standing lamp
A skilfully turned piece, this lamp stands on a turned wooden base, it is in good condition, the wiring seems to be new and is working
The lamp c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Beech
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 Furniture
Materials
Wood
Heals. Set of 4 Arts & Crafts oak lattice back dining chairs & blue Damask seats
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals. A set of four Arts and Crafts oak lattice back dining chairs with professionally reupholstered seats in blue Damask. Price for the set
Category
1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
John Williams. The Guild of Handicraft. An enormous & exceptional copper mirror
Located in London, GB
John Williams for the Guild of Handicraft. An exceptional and enormous copper mirror with four pomegranates to the base, and Art Nouveau elongated lilies rising up on both sides culminating in a lily flower head to each side, the top has a central sun design with radiating sun rays filling the whole upper panel, with lovely light chocolate patina and the whole framed in a fine oak surround...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Copper
Arts & Crafts Style 1906 Edwardian Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver presentation bowl in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our silver presentation collection.
This...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Danish Bronze Table Lamp
Located in Valby, 84
A refined and elegant Danish bronze table lamp from the early 20th century. The lamp features a beautifully patinated bronze surface with neoclassical-inspired detailing, including a...
Category
Early 1900s Danish Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Unique Antique Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Viking Ship Sailing on Sea Wall Sconce
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and very well made Arts & Crafts work of lighting art.
If you are looking for a unique wall sconce to grace a special space then this handcrafted fixture could be perfect for you. This rare and possibly unique design is all-handcrafted out of wrought iron and an artisan from circa 1920 has clearly put in all of his ability to create it. The quality craftsmanship that was put into this highly decorative sconce makes it the eyecatcher that it is. Anyone who has ever tried to create something out of bare metal understands about the skills that are needed to be able to create a wrought iron 2 light sconce of this quality and detail. Both with the light switched on and off, this viking ship sconce is a true work of beauty. Mind you, this stylish and realistic viking ship sconce is wired for safe and immediate usage the world over. Thanks to the holes in the wall...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Margaret Gilmour school. Arts & Crafts silver plated Celtic decorated wall rack
By Margaret Gilmour
Located in London, GB
Margaret Gilmour school. An Arts and Crafts Glasgow School silver-plated wall rack with Celtic interlaced decoration perfect for letters and magazines.
Category
1910s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Pilkington's An Arts & Crafts large single tile with a tube line painted galleon
Located in London, GB
Pilkington's Tile Works. An Arts and Crafts large single tile with a tube line painted galleon in full sail on a turquoise sea.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Liberty & Co Four English Arts & Crafts Walnut Chairs with Mother Of Pearl inlay
By E. G. Punnett, Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Attributed. In the style of E G Punnet.
A good set of four English Arts & Crafts Walnut dining or side chairs with stylized floral Mother-Of-Pearl and fruitwood inlays to the headrests, three shaped backrests with upholstered seat and subtle tapering front legs from square to round...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood, Walnut
Eight Arts & Crafts Glasgow Style High Back Oak Dining Chairs with Leather Seats
Located in London, GB
A set of eight Glasgow style high back oak dining chairs consisting of two armchairs and six singles with professionally re upholstered leather padded se...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Near Antique Hand Carved Wooden Don Quixote and Sancho Panza Sculpture Bookends
Located in Lisse, NL
Very well carved and superb condition, famous novel bookends.
This wonderfully hand-carved pair of wooden bookends depicts two of literature’s most iconic figures: the noble and ide...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wood
Liberty and Co An oak revolving bookcase with stylized floral cut-out decoration
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts oak revolving bookcase with stylized floral cut-out decoration to the upper section and sweeping aprons below on four square tapering legs united b...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Terracotta contemporary Side Table Made of Clay, Handcrafted by the Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt terracotta big side table, stool for bedroom or living room
- made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings.
- made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Ho...
Category
2010s Moroccan Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
€416 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Frank Lloyd Wright Dining Set - Husser Table & 4 Coonley Chairs, Cassina 1992
Located in Izegem, VWV
The 615 Husser table was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1899 for the Joseph W. Husser House in Chicago, Illinois.
The 614 Coonley chair was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Cherry
Most Stylish Antique Carved Crucifix w. Corpus of Christ Sculpture, Maria Laach
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazingly wall crucifix with hand carved corpus from Kunstwerkstätten der Abtei Maria Laach.
Over the decades we have sold a number of unique and interest...
Category
Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Metal
Shapland & Petter, Arts & Crafts Mahogany Desk with a Pierced Heart to the Top
Located in London, GB
Shapland & Petter. A wonderful Arts & Crafts mahogany writing desk with a pierced heart to the top, shaped back and sides, with upper three quarter shelf and a stylized floral leaded glass back below. A period style leather writing area with hand tooled gilt decoration to the edges. A bow fronted drawer with stylized copper heart...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Early 1900 Large Arts & Crafts Wrought Iron Lantern / Pendant with Stained Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and huge wrought iron pendant with stained glass.
This beautiful and organic design pendant is in excellent and good working condition. If you are a lover of the Jugendsti...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
J S Henry attributed, Arts & Crafts Mahogany & Inlaid Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
J S Henry attributed, An Arts & Crafts flame mahogany display cabinet with stylised floral inlays, the door has a very unusual stylized floral w...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Rock Xl Vase Resin Black White
Located in barasso, IT
Rock vase - clear antique matt black and white.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm
Vase in soft resin de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Resin
Wylie and Lochhead (attributed). A pair of rush seated side or bedroom chairs
Located in London, GB
Wylie and Lochhead attributed. A pair of rush seated side or bedroom chairs with four square cut-outs to the top of the shaped back rest. Both chairs have been professionally restore...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Rush
M H Baillie Scott by John P White. A rare Arts and Crafts oak dining table
Located in London, GB
M H Baillie Scott made by John P White at the Pyghtle Works. A rare Arts and Crafts oak dining table. The end cross planked top sails...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Large Arts & Crafts Forged Wrought Iron Chandelier with 8 Lights, Finland 1930s
Located in Helsinki, FI
A large Finnish forged wrought iron lamp with beautiful betails. The lamp measures 75cm in diameter with the shades, and features 8 lights protruding from a central ring with an intr...
Category
1930s Finnish Vintage Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Collectible Design Art Chair by Jordan Artisan Contemporary Signed Unique Piece
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This modern Art Chair is made by JORDAN ARTISAN (Nijmegen, 1979). The Reconstruction chair is an Artwork made of Concrete, Rebar and EPS. Jordan h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Liberty & Co a Fine Arts & Crafts Mahogany Side Table with Pierced Heart Details
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. London. Attributed to Leonard Wyburd.
A rare Arts & Crafts, Mahogany side table with four finely made out swept upper supports, pierced to the tops with heart details,...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
An Arts and Crafts Glasgow style oak Side table with square details
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts Glasgow style oak side table with square details to the lower stretchers.
Height 28 3/4, Depth 23 1/2, Width 17 1/2".
Category
Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
CUBE Side Coffee Table Straw Marquetry Inlay Handcrafted Checkerboard Bordeaux
Located in Warsaw, PL
CUBE SIDE TABLE in straw marquetry technique
Inlay scheme: Weave
Colour scheme: Ruta
MATERIALS: MDF, painted rye straw, wax
DIMENSIONS (cm): 40x40x45.
Dimensions and colours are cus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Straw
€2,800 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Baccarat Rose Crystal and Copper Dresser Jar, France 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Exceptional piece of multi-faceted pink/rose/salmon/peach'y crystal set in large pertruding squares. It features its original patinated copper lid with beaded ornamentation towards i...
Category
1930s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Copper
€656 Sale Price
25% Off
Bottega Intreccio Woven Wicker Caratteri Cocolla Mini PendantLamp, by M.Bernabei
Located in Mogliano, Marche
Pendant light with lampshade in intertwined wicker. 135 meters of wicker are carefully selected and then skilfully shaped for over 6.5 hours of patient intertwining.
The Cocolla lamp...
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wicker
Large Arts & Crafts era Jugendstil Brass and Copper Pendant Light, Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and stylish Jugendstil pendant with original, curved glass panels.
This stunning design is all handcrafted and in good condition. If you love the Jugendstil / Arts and Crafts...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Top Quality Bronze Land Worker / Male Sower Sculpture by Max Valentin
By Max Valentin
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique museum quality bronze male sower on a marble base with signature, sculptor Max Valentin (1875-1931).
This antique is for the collectors and connoisseurs, because the quality...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Billiard Snooker or Pool table Arts & Crafts
By E.J. Riley Ltd.
Located in Radstock, GB
A rare solid oak "Arts & Crafts" Billiard, Pool or Snooker table circa 1910, in the manner of M H Baillie Scott
Standing on six handsome square chamfered legs with applied bosses th...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Big Hand Carved Painted Stag Sculpture in Wood, Early 18th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A big hand carved painted stag sculpture in wood, early 18th century. Pre-owned by a collector. This sculpture are one of a kind.
The stag deer are a symbol of spiritual authority, a deer stag is here depicted in all its magnificent elegance. Wooden sculpture of a life-size deer stag laying upon a rectangular platform base.
The symbol of the stag:
The deer’s antlers are one of the characteristics that have made it the figure of a spiritual superiority, according to some. Like a crown, the antlers grow beyond its body, bringing it closer to the sky and making it sacred. In many cultures, the deer is a symbol of spiritual authority. During a deer’s life the antlers fall off and grow again and the animal is also a symbol of reGeneration.
In the Christian imagination, the deer is a symbol of piety, devotion and of God taking care of his children: men. The legend of Saint Eustace...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Paint, Hardwood
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 Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Edwardian Oak Five Section Globe Wernicke Bookcase Circa 1900
Located in Norwich, GB
An antique Edwardian solid oak four sectional bookcase with copper strapped sides and drawer section below. Made by Globe Wernicke. Labelled. Circa 1900.
The bookcase is in very go...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Copper
€1,743 Sale Price
37% Off
Thirties Oak Side Table By Gordon Russell
Located in Petworth, GB
Thirties circular top oak side table
WIth cross stretchers design
By Gordon Russell
Category
1930s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique 1880 Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period upho...
Category
1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Extra Large Antique Gothic / Medieval Style Wrought Iron & Glass Art Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
* Kindly note that we arrange the shipping ourselves to ensure a smooth, secure, and reliable delivery. This allows us to provide the best possible service and care for your purchase.
All handcrafted, form a France Castle, Gothic light fixture.
If you are a collector of rare and ancient looking Gothic antiques then this large and one of a kind pendant could be flying your way soon. With antique light fixtures as one of our specialities, we know how rare Gothic lanterns are and to have found one of this age, size, design and beauty more than made our day. Also, because this all hand-crafted specimen is completely original and in very good condition. The natural wear has only made this piece more beautiful and its authentic, medieval look and feel will never fail to impress. It may have originally hung in the entrance of a home in France or maybe above the main entrance of a medieval style chateau or castle, we are not sure. What we are certain of is that it is highly unlikely that we or you will ever find another one like it. The forged wrought iron and the hand-crafted metal style elements are just some of the wonderful features that make this work of lighting art so authentic and desirable. This chandelier even comes with the original, antique, green and yellow cathedral glass. Each of the four glass paneled sides is like a stylized medieval shield...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal
Diaz-Costa Ceramic, set of 4, handpainted dinner plate, circa 1960
Located in Paris, FR
Set of 4 dinner plates, colored drawings with gold and silver highlights, enameled decoration of fish and seabed, green back.
Set composed as follows:
- 1 plate with a blue fish, si...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
€1,365 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Arts & Crafts Tabernacle with Solid Silver Mary & Archangel Gabriel Panels, 1910
Located in Lisse, NL
Religious artefact with stunning embossed and inlaid silver plaques.
Antique tabernacles are a rare find, so when we got the chance to purchase thi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Silver
English Antique Inlaid Mahogany Arts & Crafts Side Chair Bedroom Chair
Located in Leicester, GB
An absolutely stunning Arts & Crafts spindle back chair from the early 1900s. Made in England. The chair has delicate legs and shaped spindles on the decorative backrest. The back of...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Edwardian Arts & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl
By T. Woolley 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver presentation bowl/cup in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our silver presentation collection
This fine antiq...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Arts & Crafts Cotswolds School oak centre table Gimson Style 1920's
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Stylish original Arts & Crafts Cotswolds School centre table after a design by Ernest Gimson circa 1925. Although the table follows closely a design by Ernest Gimson with it's intricate stretcher arrangement it is in fact by Frances Dagley. For a comparable table see "Modern English Furniture, J. C Rogers...
Category
1920s British Vintage Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Arts & Crafts Oak Adjustable Height Swivel Office Chair, Industrial Mechanisms
Located in London, GB
An Arts & Crafts oak adjustable height swivel office chair, with Industrial style mechanisms that allow one to adjust the height of the seat, ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Liberty & Co. A slim Arts and Crafts oak bookcase with stylized floral cut-outs
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. A slim Arts and Crafts oak bookcase with stylized floral cut-outs to the upper back and Tulip style cut-outs to the sides.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Fish Design - Big Collina Vase - Clear Antique Pink, Clear Red And Matt Ocean
Located in barasso, IT
Big Collina Vase - Clear Antique Pink, Clear Red And Matt Ocean
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design 1995 collection.
Measures: L - ø 40cm x H 24cm
Vase in s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Resin
Original Arts & Crafts copper and mother of pearl mirror
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Original Arts & Crafts Movement rectangular copper and mother of pearl mirror circa 1900. This mirror is in excellent completely original condi...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Copper
Italian Photo Frame in Lost Wax Silver , Harmony Coral
Located in Sarezzo, IT
Harmony coral is a unique edition photo frame designed
and realized by atelier Laura G for Art with Heart collection.
It is a wonderful lost wax silver model hand chiselled by master...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Silver
A pair of Arts and Crafts brass twin branch candelabras with adjustable height
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts and Crafts brass twin branch candelabras with adjustable height and thumb screw hold, with wide drip trays and a barley twist detail to the lower stem stood arched and...
Category
1920s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique English Shapland & Petter Arts & Crafts Golden Oak Side Table C.1890
Located in London, GB
Antique English Arts & Crafts golden oak side table
By Shapland & Petter, Devon, England
circa 1890
Very good condition commensurate of ag...
Category
19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Christopher Dresser for Thomas Webb Large ‘Clutha’ Art Glass Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large Arts & Crafts ‘Clutha’ art glass bowl designed by Christopher Dresser (British, 1834-1904) attributed to Thomas Webb and dated 1879. The bowl is of distinctive wide rounded s...
Category
1870s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Arts & Crafts Pewter Vase By Archibald Knox For Liberty & Co
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts stylised pewter vase
Designed by Archibald Knox
Stamped Liberty & Co No 0927
Circa 1903
Height 29cm. Diameter 17cm
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Pewter
19th Century Toleware Grocer’s Shop Tea Tin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century toleware grocer’s shop tea tin,
A beautiful decorative Grocers Tea Canister, it would have been filled with Tea for sale, it has a very attractive style. The lid is...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Tin
Rare Arts & Crafts Pendant Light / Lantern w. Copper & Sea Blue Cathedral Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and all handcrafted light fixture of beautiful design and perfect proportions.
If you are looking for an early 1900s, stylish and top q...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Square Coffee Table Black Marble Inlaid by Hand in Italy by Cupioli available
Located in Rimini, IT
Coffee table crafted in black slate and inlaid in Scagliola art technique.
Bright blue and red geometrical design on square slate cm. 100 x 100 laying on 4 legs total H. 36 cm all t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Slate
€3,264 Sale Price
20% Off
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts oak over mantle or hanging bookshelf
Located in London, GB
A Liberty and Co Arts and Crafts oak over mantle or hanging bookshelf, with Motto by Sir Francis Bacon :- 'READING MAKETH A FULL MAN' 'WRITING MAKETH AN EXACT MAN'. With a green bott...
Category
1890s Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage Brass Framed Hall Lantern with Frosted Reeded Glass Inserts
Located in Nottingham, GB
Antique Brass and Frosted Glass Hall Lantern
A good quality brass framed hall lantern of large size.
Two curved reeded opaque glass panels sit inside the lantern and emit a beautifu...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Brass
Frank Brangwyn, Armchair for the Canadian Pacific Liner 'SS Empress of Britain'
Located in London, GB
Frank Brangwyn. An important armchair.
Brangwyn's last interior designs were for the Canadian Pacific Liner; 'The SS Empress of Britain', which was launched in 1931 by the Prince of Wales, later to be King Edward VIII who renounced his throne to marry Wallis Simpson in 1930.
These armchairs were designed for the 1st class dining room; 'The Salle Jacque Cartier' (see last image) and they were made by H.H. Martyn and Co. Cheltenham. The 1st class dining room was described in the Bulletin of The Decorative Arts Society 1890-1940 as 'In the fully fledge modern restaurant and cinema style of the 1930s'. The Studio in a long article on the liner, discusses and illustrates Brangwyn's Salle Jacques Cartier: 'So architectural it is, so true proportion, so devoid of Extraneous ornament. In contrast to this austerity of line, hue and colour, his great wall paintings are rich in colour; composed in the bold, yet intricate pattern of figure, fruit and flowers that characterizes Mr Brangwyn's decorative works'.
Tragically the liner was sunk in 1940 by a U-boat. Brangwyn also designed marquetry panels for the private dining rooms and they were executed by the Rowley Gallery, he also designed a frieze carved in wood for their gallery façade in 1936.
The armchair has a central under bar below the seat which still has the original bolt and eye to secure the chain to and then to the floor, that would prevent all the chairs from sliding around in stormy weather.
It is lacking ivorene numbered disc which would have sat in the very top of the head rail.
In October 1940 the most famous of the Canadian Pacific Railway liners and flagship of the company's Atlantic Fleet, the Empress of Britain, was attacked and sunk. She was travelling to Glasgow from Suez via South Africa, where she was bombed near the north-west coast of Ireland by a German Focke Wulf Condor plane. When the Condor attacked the Empress of Britain the ship's crew couldn't shoot the plane down and soon the Empress was burning out of control and the Captain C.H. Sapsworth gave the order to abandon ship. 45 people died and the remaining survivors including women and children, were later rescued that day by the British destroyer HMS Echo and the Polish destroyer Burza and 3 British naval trawlers Paynter, Cape Agona and Drangey. The Empress still burning managed to stay afloat and the day after 2 Royal Navy tugs, Marauder and Thames tried to tow her into port with many escort ships around her but in spite of the protection she was given from the escort ships on October 28th, a German U-boat, U-32, managed to get by the escorts un-noticed and torpedoed the crippled Empress. She sank within ten minutes. The Empress of Britain was the largest Allied passenger liner to be sunk and weighing 42,348-tons she was the biggest merchant ship loss of the war. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had travelled aboard Empress of Britain after their 1939 Royal Tour...
Category
1930s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Oak
Georg Jensen Early Danish Silver Cream Ladle
By Georg Jensen
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Georg Jensen, Danish, early silver Continental cream ladle dating between 1910 and 1925. The Continental range was designed by Georg Jensen in 1906 and the...
Category
1910s Danish Vintage Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Silver
Arts And Crafts furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts 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 decorative objects, lighting, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Liberty & Co., Merve Kahraman, Tiffany Studios, and Hachi Collections. 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 $49 and tops out at $425,000 while the average work can sell for $1,872.