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Gothic Revival Furniture

Gothic Revival Style

The Gothic Revival movement (also called Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic) emerged in Britain in the 1740s, and reached its height in the late-19th century. Gothic Revival furniture's characteristics include such decorative flourishes as pointed arches, floral details, finials, heraldic motifs and linenfold carving.

The movement was rooted in religious and social conservatism. Gothic Revival's proponents, who included Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin, the architects of London’s Houses of Parliament (designed in 1840), believed that the art and architecture of the Middle Ages were authentically spiritual and inherently moral.

In the United States, the Gothic Revival movement shaped both public buildings and private houses. Numerous American schools were built in the early-19th century in a style now called Collegiate Gothic. Many builders and craftsmen were inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing’s widely read 1850 book Architecture for Country Houses, which posited that a family’s home should exemplify their values — and that the Gothic Revival style was particularly well-suited to scholars and clergymen. Furniture with detailing that mirrored that of Gothic Revival buildings appeared in the same period. Such pieces typically feature dark, intricately carved wood, and upholstery in velvet or leather.

Much like the castles or cathedrals that inspired them, Gothic Revival chairs, bookcases and beds make a bold design statement. And while you probably don’t have to cross a moat or raise a portcullis to get through your front door, a Gothic Revival piece will declare that your home is indeed your castle.

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Style: Gothic Revival
Creator: Charles Bevan
Charles Bevan A pair of Gothic Revival side chairs
Located in London, GB
Charles Bevan under licence to Marsh Jones & Cribb. A pair of Gothic Revival side chairs, with pegged oak frame and scissor style legs on the original decorative brass and ceramic ca...
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1870s English Antique Gothic Revival Furniture

Materials

Oak

Charles Bevan for Marsh & Jones Gothic Revival side table with a burr walnut top
Located in London, GB
Charles Bevan. For Marsh and Jones of Leeds. A rare Gothic Revival Walnut with Burr Walnut top side table, with molded edge to the burr walnut top, a single drawer and raised on cori...
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1870s English Antique Gothic Revival Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Charles Bevan Marsh Jones & Cribb, Gothic Revival New Registered Reclining Chair
Located in London, GB
Charles Bevan under licence to Marsh Jones & Cribb. A 'New Registered Reclining Chair'. A Gothic Revival reclining upholstered arm chair, with pegged oak frame and original casters. The brass mechanism is in great shape still works effortlessly. Measures: Height 40 inches, width 26 inches, depth fully retracted 30", fully extended depth is 45". Marsh and Jones began making furniture around 1850, originally known as “Marsh and Jones: Medieval Cabinet Makers” of Leeds", becoming Marsh Jones and Cribb in 1867 and exhibited at the Paris Exposition in 1878. They employed Charles Bevan who in 1865 gave them licence to manufacture his successful ‘New Registered Reclining Chair'. Bevan designed the furniture and interiors for the son of Sir Titus Salt an enormous commission for his marital home Saltaire. Another leading architect and interior designer Bruce J Talbert...
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Early 1900s English Antique Gothic Revival Furniture

Materials

Oak

Charles Bevan, Marsh Jones & Cribb. Aesthetic Movement Exhibition Quality Shelf.
Located in London, GB
Charles Bevan, for Marsh Jones & Cribb. An exceptional English Aesthetic Movement exhibition quality wall shelf. A showpiece using an array of specimen woods. The main body looks to ...
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1870s English Antique Gothic Revival Furniture

Materials

Oak, Walnut, Sycamore, Satinwood, Mahogany, Boxwood, Beech, Ash

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Gothic Revival furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

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