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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Style: Arts and Crafts
Period: Early 1900s
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft attributed. A gilded semi-circular brass planter.
Located in London, GB
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft attributed. A gilded semi-circular brass planter with a shaped back plate, incised interlocking circles, and a row of beaded decorations with circles, ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Brass
Liberty and Co made by William Haseler. A pair of Arts and Crafts pewter trays.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co made by William Haseler. A pair of Arts and Crafts pewter trays with shamrock decoration and hearts to the handles. stamped Made i...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Italian Early Twentieth Century Turned Wood Hat Holder, 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Turned wood hat holder, 1900s.
Floor or table hat holder in turned wood with round base, handmade.
Good conditions.
Measurements in cm 16 x 65 H.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Arts & Crafts Wrought-Iron Fireplace Log Fork
Located in London, GB
A large Arts and Crafts wrought-iron fireplace log fork. A three pronged fork with rear log hook, open-nest detail to shaft and top with bulbous finial to handle. Restored.
Circa 1900
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Iron
English Art and Crafts silver plate and wood jug or teapot by SB&M, early 1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
English Art and Crafts silver plate and wood jug or teapot by SB&M, early 1900s
Silver-plated round base teapot or jug. In the upper part it has a cap with a ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
2 Large Leaded Glass Optician’s Window Signs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
2 Large leaded glass optician’s window signs.
The window signs have both been mounted in a bespoke wooden frame, this is to allow them to be moved ab...
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Arts and Crafts Desk or Office Chair by Kendrick & Jefferson
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Desk or Office Chair by Kendrick & Jefferson
This Art Deco Walnut office chair has an attractive curving shaped back with a wide...
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Edgar Gilstrap Simpson ARTS & CRAFTS INKWELL, RUSKIN POTTERY LINER C.1900
Located in Stourbridge, West Midlands
A fantastic quality beaten copper with turquoise finial arts and crafts inkwell signed by Edgar Simpson. A superb jewellery designer whose workmanship is of the very highest quality and pieces like this almost impossible to find as they are so rare. Of its type you will not find a better example. It is in flawless, original untouched condition, carries its original Ruskin pottery liner and is fully signed and hand numbered 'N/L/L 227' to the base. It measures 14.5cm in diameter and is 8.5cm in overall height.
English: Edgar Gilstrap Simpson (1867-1945), British jewellery designer in the Arts & Crafts tradition. Born in Nottingham; his father, Henry Simpson...
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Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Copper
M.H. Baillie Scott Attributed, a Hand Forged Iron Grate with Integrated Andirons
Located in London, GB
Attributed to M.H.Baillie Scott. A hand forged iron grate with integrated andirons. Scroll details to the top and to the front.
The grate measures 12" across at the very back, 10" a...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique French Wrought Iron Wall Lights / Sconces Spanish Style 1900 Arts Crafts
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Lovely pair of hand-crafted wrought iron wall lights from France 1900. Spanish style or Arts & Crafts.
They are heavy and fully hand made, really gorgeous details.
Fully original...
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Early 1900s French Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Arts and Crafts Oak Chair with Shaped Padded Head Rest and Pewter Heart Inlay
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, attributed. Probably made by Shapland and Petter.
An Arts and Crafts oak chair with shaped padded head rest with a single Voysey style inlaid pewter heart to the top o...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Arts & Crafts Vaseline Glass Fluted Vase
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts large vaseline glass vase with opaline iris pattern
Fan shaped with fluted top and circular base
John Walsh Walsh
Circa 1900
Height 15cm. Width 21cm. Depth 10cm
Jo...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Opaline Glass
Archibald Knox designed sterling silver bowl 'The Maya" hallmarked in 1900
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1900 by Liberty & Co. This fantastic and collectible Antique, Edwardian Sterling Silver Bowl, is a design attributed to Archibald Knox entitled 'The Maya', an...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
An Arts & Crafts Ash Armchair with Embossed Copper Tulip Panel to the headrest.
Located in London, GB
An Arts & Crafts ash wood armchair with square caps and an embossed copper panel with a row of tulips in the style of Baillie Scott to the top. The arms are quite unusual and wrap ar...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Copper
3 Early 20th century Hand Made Treen Items, Stoup, Stamp Box, Lidded Pot These
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
3 Early 20th century Hand Made Treen Items, Stoup, Stamp Box, Lidded Pot
These interesting pieces, a lidded pot from Canterbury, the scene on the stamp box is worn it is Trinity Chu...
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Beech
Arts and Crafts William Morris style copper repousse hand decorated box C 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This very stylish and sharply executed handmade copper box dates to the late 19th century. It is raised up onto splayed shaped bracket feet which are attached to the base which is fi...
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Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Copper
Sterling Silver Arts and Crafts Cream & Sugar
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are thrilled to offer you this sterling silver cream & sugar set in the original box it was presented. Designed by the Webster Silver Company, these pieces have a hand hammered fi...
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Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mirror by Archibald Knox England, Arts & Crafts, England, 1903
Located in New York, NY
Mirrored glass and a hammered copper frame embossed with a simple knot-work figure at the top. Designed by Knox (1864-1933) for Liberty & Co.
OUR # N4940.
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Copper
Pair of Modernist Wrought Iron and Brass Andirons, French, circa 1900
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of modernist andirons is made of wrought iron with a brass decoration on the front. This is a French work. Arts & Crafts, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Arts & Crafts Armchair by E G Punnett For William Birch
Located in Petworth, GB
Iconic Arts & Crafts oak armchair
Original rush seat and back panels
Stylised ebony floral decorative inlay
Designed by E G Punnett
For William Birch
...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Rush, Ebony, Oak
Pair of Arts & Crafts Brass, Iron and Copper Andirons
Located in Essex, MA
Unusual with brass post and curved legs with copper and brass detail.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Elegant Pair of Arts & Crafts Copper Sconces Signed Roycroft
By Roycroft
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights use the contact dealer button to ask us, we might h...
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Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Copper
Bowl with Matching Candlesticks
Located in Brooklyn, NY
True to the arts-and-crafts school of design is this three-piece hand-wrought suite: bowl and matching candlesticks made of sterling silver and wood.
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Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,875 Sale Price / set
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Glasgow School Inlaid Armchair by George Walton
Located in Petworth, GB
An extremely elegant mahogany armchair with delicate stylised inlay decoration and a cut-out heart detail.
This chair was designed by George Walton around 1900.
George Walton was...
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Early 1900s Scottish Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
A Very Attractive Arts and Crafts Gothic Copper Wall Light
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Very Attractive Arts and Crafts Gothic Copper Wall Light
A very handsome wall light, the light is made in hand beaten copper, it is mounted on a copper back plate with a slight i...
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Copper
Arts & Crafts Liberty Tazza by Archibald Knox
Located in Pymble, NSW
A Liberty polished pewter tazza with typical Archibald Knox decoration, circa 1903. The glass liner is Clutha made by James Couper of Glasgow with gold swirl inclusions.
Marked to t...
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Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Pewter
$6,250 / set
Arts & Crafts Circular Framed Mirror
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts circular oak framed mirror
With decorative copper overlay design
Possibly By Keswick School of Industrial Art
Circa 1900
Diameter 26.5cm. Depth 2cm. Mirror Diameter...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Copper
Elegant Victorian Walnut Occasional Stool
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Elegant Victorian walnut occasional stool.
This is a lovely quality stool is made in walnut and set on cabriole legs, it is newly upholstered with ...
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Chenille
John Bradstreet Bronze Lotus, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
From the 1890s until his death in 1914, John Bradstreet, the important American Arts and Crafts furniture and interior designer, worked from The Crafts House, his landscaped orientalist compound in Downtown Minneapolis. There, he also received his clients, and dealt in Asian art acquired on frequent trips to the Far East. He used similar bronze Japanese lotuses...
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Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Silla inglesa Arts & Crafts
Located in VALÈNCIA, ES
Silla inglesa Arts & Crafts Circa 1.900, realizada en madera de caoba, con respaldo curvo y estructura con acabados torneados.
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wood
Frederic Rhead, a Pair of Arts & Crafts Terracotta Vases with Peacocks, ca. 1900
By Frederick Hurten Rhead
Located in New York, NY
Frederic Rhead, a pair of English Arts & Crafts Glazed terracotta vases with Peacocks, circa 1900.
This outstanding pair of English Arts & Crafts gla...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
American Arts & Crafts Sculpture of a Pelican, Circa 1910
Located in New York, NY
The unknown sculptor of this fine, gilded-mahogany pelican appears to have been influenced by the turn-of-the-century Symbolist movement in Europe. The breast feathers are subtly car...
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Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wood
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.