Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
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
An Arts and Crafts copper plate
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts copper plate with a pie crust edge and floral decoration to the centre.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Burmantofts Faience Lustre Rampant Lion Plaque by Joseph Walmsley
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Burmantofts Faience art pottery wall plaque with rampant lions by Joseph Walmsley and dating from the latter 19th century. The circular plaque is hand painted with six ramp...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
A good quality well executed Arts and Crafts copper wall plate
Located in London, GB
A good quality well executed Arts and Crafts copper wall plate with floral decoration and dot details emulating rivets around the centre.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Unique Early 1900s Horse Shoe Shape Display Wall Cabinet with Beveled Glass Door
Located in Lisse, NL
Practical size, wall display cabinet for medals, keys, pins etc.
This beautifully designed and all handcrafted single door cabinet is as unique as you are and it can be used for al...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique Arts and Crafts Window Sashes with 19th Century Botanicals
Located in Pearland, TX
Marvelous old antique top window sashes, salvaged from an arts and crafts home, built in the early 1920's. They retain the original wavy glass. Mounted within are six 19th century cu...
Category
1860s English Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Early 1900 Cornelio Ghiretti Italian Art Nouveau Embossed Copper Plate _set of 2
By Cornelio Ghiretti
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of Embossed Copper Plates
Italy, 1920s
Beautiful and rare artwork by Cornelio Ghiretti
"Ghiretti" signed on both plates.
Very good condict...
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Leather Pyrography Branding Carving Cabeza Maya King of Palenque Art Mexico
Located in Miami, FL
Wood Framed Arts & Craft leather pyrography, carving, branding from the Cabeza Maya King of Palenque Art.
Marked by Artist on the reverse.
In good vintage condition with some minor...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paper
Circa 1920 Likely Continental Bronze Teller's Window Grate
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1920 bronze teller's window grate, likely Continental. Arts & Crafts period. Vintage motif with grapes & entwined leaves & vine. Wonderful decoration for a wine cave, interior ...
Category
1920s European Vintage Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Herbert Davis Richter, Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Pictures in the Original Frames
By H.D. Richter
Located in London, GB
Herbert Davis Richter.
'Greetings'. A Pen and ink wash painting,
and 'Christmas wishes', woodblock, both signed.
A pen and ink of a Pre Raph...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood, Oak
Arts & Crafts 19th Century Stained Glass Panel of Sun Motif
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An arts and crafts late 19th century stained glass panel roundel depicting a stylised sun motif.
Hand-painted stylised vibrant yellow sun on an ochre ground surrounded by a pale bor...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Stained Glass
Arts & Crafts hand worked leather picture in original oak frame
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Fine original Arts & Crafts leather picture of a lady with peacock in oak frame circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Leather, Oak
valentine
Located in Milano, IT
Composition performed with:
Plate ceramic.
Manufacture: Anonymous
Porcelain tea saucer with gold decoration.
Manufacture: Bavaria
Plastic toys and Capodimonte porcelain flowers.
Han...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Plastic
725, Very Beautiful 20th Century Indian Textile Patchwork
Located in Paris, FR
725, very beautiful 20th century Indian textile patchwork.
Category
1950s Indian Vintage Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Hugh Wallis. An Arts & Crafts hand formed round copper plate
By Hugh Wallis
Located in London, GB
Hugh Wallis. An Arts & Crafts hand formed round copper plate with chased decoration to the edge and inlaid to the inner edge with pewter. Stamped HW in a square. Nice chocolait patin...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
726 - 19th Century French Textile
Located in Paris, FR
726 - 19th century French textile.
Category
1880s French Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Sublime Vintage Hand Cavred Wooden Plaque & Documents of the Lion of Lucerne
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely hand carved wall plaque of The Lion of Lucerne and documentation
A very good looking and well...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Oak
Arthur Wesly Dow Etching "Poplars on the Even River" 1887 (Stickley Era) - W8097
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
Arthur Wesly Dow Etching "Poplars on the Even River" Signed & Dated 1887 - W8097
This is a framed signed etching by Arthur Wesly Dow dated 1887, "Poplars on the Even River" in good ...
Category
1880s American Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
i lacoste
Located in Milano, IT
I LACOSTE is one of a kind
Composition performed with:
Green porcelain centerpiece plate with gold trim.
Manufacture: Bavaria Gareis Germany
Ceramic tray tidy .
Manufacturing: The Go...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Plastic
Maw and Co Benthill Works Broseley Salop. A Floreat Salopia tile. 'Soldier'.
Located in London, GB
Maw and Co Benthill Works Broseley Salop. A Floreat Salopia tile depicting 'The Soldier'. Tiny nick to the edge and some surface scratches.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
my little cervy
Located in Milano, IT
MY LITTLE CERVY is one of a kind.
Composition performed with:
Oval serving platter, white ceramic with embossed borders and gold.
Manufacture: Richard Ginori
Small oval serving dish,...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Plastic
Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Kingfisher Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An Arts & Crafts Minton tile in the Kingfisher pattern, designed by Christopher Dresser, ca. 1870.
Arts & Crafts designer Christopher Dresser’s works were true to the movement’s c...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Earthenware
Early 20th Century Oil on Board of a Church
Located in Redding, CT
Early 20th century oil on board of a church. Signed but impossible to make out the artists name. Classic clean arts and crafts style painting...
Category
1920s Vintage Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Framed Arts and Crafts Era Original "Jack and Jill" Nursery Rhyme Lithograph
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Large Framed "Jack and Jill" chromolithograph by Mary Louise Spoor (1887-1985), an American painter and illustrator. Printed by C.H. Congdon, Chicago.
2 are available
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Rowley Gallery Framed Inlay Wood Panel "The Goblin Market" By W.A. Chase
Located in Petworth, GB
Rowley Gallery framed coloured inlay wood panel
'The Goblin Market'
After the poem by Christina Rossetti
Designed by W.A. Chase
Rowley Gallery
Circa...
Category
1920s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
sincere butts#7
Located in Milano, IT
Composition performed with:
White ceramic oval serving dish with worked edge and gold decoration.
Manufacture: Bavaria
Small oval white ceramic serving dish with worked rim, floral a...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Plastic
sincere butts #1
Located in Milano, IT
Composition performed with:
Oval ceramic serving dish.
Manufacture: anonymous
Oval ceramic serving platter with floral decorations.
Manufacture: Bavaria
Toys made of plastic material...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Plastic
Antique French Limoges enamelled on copper Arts and Crafts framed plaque, C1910
Located in Central England, GB
This superb and vibrantly coloured Limoges plaque is beautifully enamelled onto a convex surface with a Viking ship at full sail in a choppy sea. This stylish piece of wall art is de...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Tile Plaque with Iron Frame
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive handmade one of a kind Arts and Crafts style tile plaque depicting a western landscape inside a highly decorative hand wrought floral frame. Sig...
Category
20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
four friends at the bar
Located in Milano, IT
Four Friends at the Bar is a unique piece.
Composition performed with:
Large serving dish oval porcelain with gold decoration.
Manufacturing: Porzelan Kronen
Small oval white porce...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Plastic
Fireplace Dragon by Smederij Jan Franssen, 1950s-60s
Located in Oirlo, LI
This unique dragon artwork, crafted in the 1950s-60s by the renowned Smederij Jan Franssen in Vierlingsbeek, was designed as a decorative fireplace piece. With intricate metalwork and robust craftsmanship, this dragon sculpture adds a touch of rustic charm and artistry to any fireplace setting.
Hand-forged dragon fireplace...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Copper Panel by Wostan
By Stanislas Jasinski
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An organic copper panel by Stanislas Wojcieszynski alias Wostan born 1915-?.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
English Contemporary Copper Plaque Depicting Racing Horses
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A large equestrian embossed copper plaque. Rectangular plaque with the heads of three rearing horses, surrounded by meadow detail.
Dimensions: H 55cm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Pair of Minton Bird Tiles Designed by Christopher Dresser, circa 1875
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A pair of framed Minton bird tiles designed by Christopher Dresser ca. 1875. These tiles are beautiful examples of Arts & Crafts pottery.
Arts & Cr...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Earthenware
celestial hills
Located in Milano, IT
Composition performed with:
Porcelain serving dish with gold border.
Manufacture:Bavaria H&C Selb Hemrich
Fruit plate.
Manufacture: Bavaria Johann Seltmann
Plastic toys and Capodimon...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Plastic
is always greener
Located in Milano, IT
Wall candelabra.
Composition performed with:
Oval dish with gold border.
Manufacture: 1792 Schlaggenwald Czechoslovakia.
Metal candle holder arm, plastic toy.
Hanging system via meta...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
air before staying
Located in Milano, IT
AROUND BEFORE STAYING is a unique piece.
Composition performed with:
Ceramic cake plate with d slits at the sides and oriental decorations.
Manufacture: Anonymous
Small fruit plate m...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Plastic
s'uberman
Located in Milano, IT
Composition performed with:
Oval serving platter, white ceramic with gold border.
Manufacture: Laveno
Mother-of-pearl color ceramic vase holder with gold decorations.
Manufacture: an...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Plastic
freezer
Located in Milano, IT
Freezer is one of a kind.
Composition performed with:
Porcelain plate with gold decoration.
Manufacture: anonymous
Light blue porcelain bottom plate.
Manufacture: Hutschenreuther Ger...
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Plastic
jellyfish
Located in Milano, IT
Medusa is one of a kind:
Composition performed with:
English ceramic plate.
Manufacture: feuers.
Yellow porcelain bowl.
Manufacture: heinrich Bavaria....
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Plastic
lolita
Located in Milano, IT
Composition performed with:
Pair of oval ceramic plates.
Manufacture: Bavaria
Lobster in plastic material and costume jewelry.
Hanging system via metal ring and fabric.
When I was a ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Plastic
Large Antique Original Paint Amsterdam Hand Carved Wood Sign
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand carved original paint Amsterdam sign
A very good looking and highly collectable and decorative piece, the paint is original ...
Category
20th Century European Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Arts And Crafts decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts decorative art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts decorative art made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $175 and tops out at $995 while the average work can sell for $600.