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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Gothic Revival
Pair of English Gothic Revival Gilt Wall Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Gothic Revival style (19th Cent) painted and gilt trimmed wall plaques with religious scene in arched top upholstered frame.
Category
19th Century Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wood
1800's Antique Cabinet, Vitrine, Display, French Gothic Revival, Carved Wood!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous 1800's Antique Cabinet, Vitrine, Display, French Gothic Revival, Carved Wood!
Antique Cabinet, Vitrine, Display, French Gothic Revival, Carved Wood, 1800s!
French Gothic R...
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19th Century French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Zabihi Collection Geometric Turkish Anatolian Runner
Located in New York, NY
A Turkish anatolian runner from the middle of the 20th century.
Measures: 2'7” x 13'9”.
Category
20th Century Turkish Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wool
Neo-Gothic Hand Wrought Iron Pedestal Base Walnut Top Side Table or Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A walnut top side table with a Neo-Gothic wrought iron base.
The base has a twisted pedestal support resting on a knob with applied lifework and three sabre legs with fluted feet....
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Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Gothic Revival Hall Tree ~ Coat Rack
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Gothic Revival Hall Tree ~ Coat Rack is a marvel of style and flair, executed in quarter sawn oak and exquisitely wrought ...
Category
1870s French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage McGuire Twin Bamboo and Rawhide Headboards – A Pair
By McGuire
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a striking pair of vintage headboards by McGuire Furniture, circa the 1970s. These pieces showcase an elegant Gothic Revival design crafted from bamboo ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Hardwood
Spear Point Wrought Iron Wall Sconces - a Pair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A pair of wrought iron wall sconces. Gold gilt spear point finials. Hardwired. Cream half shades included.
Category
Late 20th Century American Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Belgian Neo-Gothic Painted and Giltwood Architectural Element
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of Neo-gothic style and large scale with a protruding cornice carved with a meandering foliate vine; above an openwork body with trefoil and quatrefoil pierced reserves over a pointe...
Category
1860s Belgian Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique 19th C Gothic Revival Carved Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antique 19th C Gothic Revival Carved Armchair. Mahogany tone frame with Neo Gothic design.
Hand Carved and Superb Condition Antique Gothic Reviva...
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20th Century North American Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gothic Revival Bronze and Milk Glass Wall Sconce Pendant Light Fixture
Located in Fort Collins, CO
Remarkable gothic revival church light fixture. Made from beautifully patinated bronze and milk glass. Original obsolete light socket has been replaced wi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Malachite and Gilt Bronze pedestals or Plant Stands
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage bronze pedestals or plant stands in the Gothic style, of tapered column form raised on tripod legs with circular malachite sto...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Gothic Revival Quarter Sawn Oak Sideboard with Exceptional Carving
Located in Milford, NH
A fine four piece Gothic Revival sideboard in quarter sawn oak, with shaped molded edge top surmounting three fitted frieze flatware drawers, surmount...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th C. American Brass Ecclesiastical Revolving Dual Sided Lectern/ Music Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century American Brass Ecclesiastical Revolving Dual Sided Lectern/ Music Stand
USA, 1871
A Remarkable piece of 19th-century American ecclesiastical workmanship: a Brass Revol...
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19th Century American Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gothic Revival English Desk of Bleached Oak with Linenfold Motifs, circa 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English bleached oak Gothic Revival desk with linenfold motifs from the first half of the 19th century. This English desk features a rectangular top over three drawers and two sid...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Antique Gothic Revival Green Man Oak Hall Tree c. Late 19th Century
Located in Westfield, MA
This striking Gothic Revival hall tree, crafted from rich oak and dating to the late 19th century, features intricate carvings of the Green Man—an emblematic figure of rebirth and na...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
Gothic Arts & Crafts, Wrought Iron Bible, Bookstand, Lecturn, Maitre D Stand
Located in New York, NY
Wrought iron lecturn having an open work book rest with a Gothic cross, and an adjustable hooded light. The hood shade cane be raised or lowered and the bell ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Patinated and Ormolu Bronze Gothic Style Candlesticks, France, circa 1825
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A fine pair of circa 1825 French Restauration period patinated and ormolu bronze candlesticks of good size in 'Gothic' style; the unusual design typifying the first 'Gothic' revival of the early 19th century merging classical forms with medieval motifs.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pugin Bookcase
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early 19th century Gothic oak bookcase, the rectangular crenellated top with octafoil panels filled with carved roses, fleur de lis, and a portcullis on a tudor rose back panel above a cavetto frieze mounted with carved oak leaves above two doors, each with two Gothic arched apertures filled with unique metal grilles, enclosing three adjustable shelves to each side, the base section with two blind arcaded doors enclosing an adjustable shelf, on a double plinth base, the lower plinth later, the interior stamped twice 'CLAREMONT', the reverse inscribed in ink 'Mr Young 18.5'.
Provenance:
Supplied for the Palace of Westminster but by 1866 recorded at Claremont House, Esher. This robust Gothic bookcase, enriched with Elizabethan cusped tracery and heraldically-charged castellations, is conceived in the William IV romantic English manner introduced as the ‘New Palace of Westminster’ style, with the collaboration in the mid-1830s of the architects Charles Barry (d. 1860) and A.W.N. Pugin (d. 1852). Westminster Palace’s ‘fort portcullis’ badge is displayed in cusped tablets within embattled parapets, which are flowered with the English cinquefoile rose.
This bookcase appears to be a precursor for the more florid bookcases designed for the New Palace by Pugin in the mid-1840s. It may possibly have been intended for the King’s Tower (now called the Victoria Tower).
Pugin established a furniture manufactory in Convent...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Gothic Revival Carved Oak Church Pew Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring ecclesiastical charm and architectural character to an entryway, hallway, or dining space with this antique church pew bench. Crafted in Fran...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Gothic-Style Antique High Back Carved Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Tall carved chair in the Gothic style. 19 th c. With a leather seat and tapestry
Upholstered back. The arms in a Griffin carved head.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Massive Gothic Revival Bronze with Mica Outdoor Wall Sconce C1910
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous massive bronze wall sconce with a natural aged verdigras patina. Gothic Revival in style and with new mica panels. This will definitely make an impression installed in the r...
Category
1910s American Vintage Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Early 19th Century Pair of Oak Gothic Revival Architectural Pieces
Located in Oakwood, GA
Early 19th Century Pair of Gothic Revival Architectural Pieces, Oak,
Gorgeous pieces!
Set of 2
Gothic Revival
Architectural Salvage pieces
Possibly from a church
Solid Oak
These pi...
Category
19th Century European Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
Wrought Iron Base Glass Top Table
Located in New York, NY
In the French or Spanish style, wrought iron base with thick glass top. The top shows significant scratching, but no chips.
Category
20th Century French Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
WRIGHT & DAVIES 1900 Guilloche Enameled Carriage Clock In .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A travel-desk clock designed by Wright & Davies.
This is a gorgeous travel-desk clock created in London England at the workshops of Wright & Davies, back in 1899. The fabulous clock...
Category
1890s English Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of Early 20th Century Cast Bronze Sconces
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of early 20th century cast bronze sconces
Each sconce measures: 16.5" wide x 11" high x 5.25" deep (away from wall)
Wired and ready to install and illuminate.
Very good...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of English Gothic Revival Mahogany Doors
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Gothic Revival style (19th Century) mahogany doors with linen fold base and Gothic style top (PRICED AS Pair).
Doors are 23.25" each
Category
19th Century British Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Of Gothic Revival Painted Bookcases Of Slightly Different Proportions
Located in Essex, MA
One 4.25 inches wider than the other. Each with a pierced and carved gothic cornice over an open bookcase with four adjustable shelves. The base with a carved frieze with sawtooth de...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20thc Large Brass Gilt Gothic Style Chandelier Restored Theatre Lamp
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous 6 light solid cast brass chandelier from a New Jersey Theater Lobby. Totally rewired with new candelabra sockets and with new chain. In excellent antique condition. It's a s...
Category
1910s American Vintage Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large group Antique French Gothic , Iron and Gilt wall sconce's
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large group Antique French Gothic , Iron and Gilt wall sconce's,,, Wonderful design,, Strong presence,, Superior quality,, Beautifully constructed,, Wonderful gold gilt detailing,,To...
Category
1930s French Vintage Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Carved Dark Oak Bar Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Gothic or Renaissance Revival bar cabinet
Belgium, Circa Late 19th Century
Carved dark oak, with original iron hardware.
Measures: 18.25"W x 15"D x 51.25"H.
Go...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Iron
A tall gilt brass European Gothic Revival pricket candlestick
Located in Leesburg, VA
A tall gilt brass European Gothic Revival pricket candlestick
Anonymous
Europe; first-half 20th century
Gilt Brass
Approximate size: 29 (h) x 6 (w) x 6 (d) in.
A tall gilt brass E...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Brass
American Victorian Gothic Revival "Carlton House" Desk
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian Gothic Revival (mid-19th Century) oak "Carlton House" desk with super structure above drawers on legs joined by stretchers.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Gothic End Table ~ Writing Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Gothic End Table is a relatively tailored and sedate rendition of the style, which dates back to the 12th century in France! Double beveled plank top rests on an apron carved on all sides with geometric molded detail, including the plinth blocks...
Category
1870s French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Italian Patinated Brass and Marble Architectural Model Inkwell, circa 1875
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cast in great detail in bronze in the neo-Gothic style, the top lifting to reveal three round openings, lacking glass inkwells, resting on a marble plinth base, raised on cast bronze...
Category
1870s French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Pair of American Gothic style carved oak double benches, C 1900.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Each bench comprised of two joined seats with straight back, curved handholds, pieced side details, supported by arched legs.
This pair of benches would be great in an entranceway o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
Max Ingrand Angel Playing Harp Stained Glass Panel
Located in Astoria, NY
Maurice Max-Ingrand (French, 1908-1969) Angel Playing Harp Stained Glass Panel, on red ground with stars, signed and marked "Made in France" upper left. 30" H x 22.5" W. Provenance:...
Category
20th Century French Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Stained Glass
19th Century French Gothic Oak Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Gothic oak buffet is a marvel of hand-worked craftsmanship and the sculptor's art, all in one piece! Rendered from old-growth oak...
Category
1840s French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Gothic Revival Gilt and Patinated Bronze Oil Lamps
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Decorated with tracery arches and medieval characters and raised on scrolling legs ending in a tripartite concave base. With glass globes. Electrified.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Gothic Revival Style Stained Oak Wood And Upholstered Seat Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair Of Gothic Revival Style Stained Oak Wood And Upholstered Seat high back Side Chairs.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Pair of Vintage Hand Forged Wrought Iron Dragon Andirons from France
Located in San Francisco, CA
Uniquely French, these wrought iron "fire dragons" are great as decor in your fireplace, with or without the burning flames. With today's eclectic and layered interiors, the Gothic d...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
English Gothic Revival Wood Lectern
Located in Queens, NY
English Gothic Revival style (19th Cent) yew wood lectern with 2 candle holders.
Category
19th Century British Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 English Gothic Revival Carved Mahogany Columns
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 English Gothic Revival style (19th Century) carved mahogany octagonal columns with cupid heads on capitals.
Category
19th Century British Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Carved Griffin Oval Pecan Dining Table Renaissance Gothic
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Absolutely stunning antique French carved griffin oval dining table. Massive carved pedestal base supported by ornate hand-carved dimensional griffins ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
Antique Monumental Gothic Parcel Gilt & Polychromed Carved Oak Cross 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
A monumental antique Gothic cross offers gilt highlighted foliate carved and polychromed cross, 19th century
Measures - 57"h x 55.5"w x 1.5"d
Category
19th Century Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century European Pricket Conversion Gothic Table Lamps
Located in Lomita, CA
This beautiful pair of hand wrought iron converted lamps once lit the way as pricket candleholders, and it surely took two hands to hold one. They are heavy, handcrafted beautifully...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Neo-Gothic 19th Century Octagonal Pedestal / Stand / Architectural Model
Located in Troy, NY
An unusual pedestal of octagonal Neo-Gothic form, the molded base supporting eight shaped and carved columns decorated with typical Gothic designs, topped by eight spikes surrounding...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
English Oak Gothic Style Curule Armchairs Attributed to A.W.N. Pugin, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
English late Regency period circa 1830 'Gothic' style armchairs of curule form having solid oak chamfer edge frames, the rectangular (upholstered) backs connecting padded-rest arms c...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Antique Ivanhoe Girandole, Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Figural Candelabra c1850
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique "Ivanhoe" Girandole Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze & Crystal Three Arm Figural Candelabra with Knight Figure & Shield in Cove & Foliate Elements Throughout, Marble Base & Crystal...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Gothic Revival Tiger Oak Green Man Cabinet c. 1910
Located in Westfield, MA
This Antique Gothic Revival Tiger Oak Green Man Cabinet, dating to circa 1910, showcases the distinctive design elements of the Gothic Revival moveme...
Category
1910s American Vintage Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Two-Piece Gothic Style Oak Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine form two-piece oak Gothic style cabinet in old dark finish with trefoil lined crest surmounting an upper tracery gallery back, over a singl...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Bench Settee Gothic Oak Linen Fold Monks Lift Top Seat c. 1900
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Antique French Oak GOTHIC REVIVAL Bench, Settee or Church Pew with Lift-Top Seat for Storage~~HIGHLY CARVED ~~c.
1900-1920s
Spectacular design elements featuring...
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Early 1900s French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Byzantine and Gothic Revival Style
Located in Dallas, TX
50650 Vintage Turkish Sivas rug with Byzantine and Gothic Revival style. This hand knotted wool features a grandeur central medallion floating in a robust sea of abrash. Each corner ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Wool
Hand-Forged Gothic Revival Sconce in Style of Poillerat
Located in Houston, TX
Forged single iron sconce in the manner of Gilbert Poillerat. Incredibly detailed fine quality iron sconce. Neo-Gothic/ Spanish Revival in style wit...
Category
1920s French Vintage Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Walnut Gothic Pedestal, Étagère End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French walnut Gothic Pedestal ~ étagère end table is an unusual specialty piece that doesn't come around very often! handcrafted from su...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of English Gothic Revival Style Bronze Dore Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Gothic Revival-style (19th Century) bronze dore 3 arm candelabras with center arms. (PRICED AS Pair)
6.5" base diameter
Category
19th Century British Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Gothic Armchairs
Located in High Point, NC
19th century pair of English armchairs in the gothic manner. They have wonderfully carved frames and are newly upholstered in linen with a double welt decoration. Seat measures 18.25...
Category
19th Century British Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Linen, Oak
Large and Extensively Carved Late 19th C., French Gothic Revival Cabinet
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th C., French Gothic Revival cabinet, with interior shelf and central door. Heavily adorned with carved panels to front and sides. The front is comprised of panels flanking a central door. To each side of the door are two beautifully carved panels. The door has brass hinges and escutcheon. It locks with the key retained. The carving is mirrored on both sides of the piece, each comprising five carved panels. The red undertones suggest that this is a chestnut rather than an oak piece.
The overall structure owes much to the Gothic Revival movement of 19th century France, with a nod to Renaissance Revival. The door panel is dominated by a lovely example of Gothic tracery in the form of a half moon “window...
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1880s French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Tall French 19th Century Gothic Revival Style Carved Oak Church Pedestal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large pair of tall French 19th century Gothic Revival style carved oak and parcel-gilt Church pedestal stands. The slender body stands, each centred ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gothic Revival Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Gothic Revival furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gothic Revival 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 more furniture and collectibles, seating, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gothic Revival furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include John Ruskin, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, Gillows of Lancaster & London, and Britt Jewett. 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 $30 and tops out at $189,810 while the average work can sell for $3,122.