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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Etched Flowers Clear Crystal Cylindrical Flower Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a clear crystal cylindrical shaped vase. It is decorated with multiple flowers etched in the center of it. Under the base is an acid etche...
Crystal
Benedict Studios Arts & Crafts Bronze Bud Vase, Circa 1910
By Benedict Manufacturing Co. 1
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period bronze bud vase with an emblem of a classical Greek figure By Benedict Studios (signed to the underside) USA, Circa ...
Bronze
Hand decorated white Carrara marble mortar made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
White Carrara marble mortar with carved decorations complete with wooden pestle decorations make this mortar a unique piece the measurements are h cm 11 diameter at the handles 26 cm...
Carrara Marble
19th Century Belgian Arts & Crafts Vase by S. Hublet, Glazed Beige
By S. Hublet
Located in Queens, NY
Belgian Arts & Crafts glazed beige porcelain vase with cover having an open black finial and trimmed with black decoration and various heads (signed: S HUBLET, marked 213D)
Porcelain
Tall Blown Glass Storage Jar, Mid-20th Century Arts and Crafts Style
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large tall storage jar, shop display This is a tall straight sided storage jar with a tight fitting lid, ideal for pasta but with many other uses...
Blown Glass
Joseph Sankey & Sons Large Arts & Crafts copper planter with embossed flower pod
Located in London, GB
Joseph Sankey and Sons. A large Arts and Crafts heavy copper planter decorated with a flower head in seed. Stamped J S & S. Made in England. Solid Brass. RD 403903 for Circa 1903.
Copper
$1,719 / set
Pair of Vaseline glass Vases
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Stylish pair of vaseline or uranium glass vases attributed to James Powell & Sons Whitefriars London circa 1890
Glass
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Petite Vase
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Arts & Crafts period sterling silver on bronze petite vase with floral motif By Heintz Art Metal Shop USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 2.75"W x 2.75"D x 4"H. Good or...
Sterling Silver, Bronze
English Liberty & Co Mahogany Jardiniere Stand or Side Table
Located in Faversham, GB
An early 20th Century Arts and Crafts jardiniere stand of square form in mahogany by London retailer Liberty & Co. The top of square form has a moulded edge with a small open g...
Mahogany
Steuben Glass Works Blue Aurene Bud Vase #2556
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
This exquisite blue aurene bud vase from Steuben Glass Works, style #2556, was crafted during the remarkable era of Frederick Carder, between 1903 and 1932. Renowned for its stunning...
Art Glass
Hand Blown Hand Painted French Aesthetic Movement Art Glass Vase
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand Blown Hand Painted French Aesthetic Movement Art Glass Vase A lovey old vase, this has a very unusual sliced rim, it has been painted in an abstract design The vases is in g...
Glass
ROYAL DOULTON - Antique Embossed Pattern Stoneware Vase - U.K. - Circa 1902-1922
Located in Chatham, ON
ROYAL DOULTON - Antique stoneware vase - model number 7074 672 - featuring an embossed pattern around the middle - high gloss glaze to the top, rim and lower third - base unglazed - ...
Stoneware
Ramon Ramirez Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Vase
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts hand hammered copper vase In the manner of Roycroft By Ramon Ramirez Mexico, Mid-20th Century Measures: 4.25"W x 4.25"D x 8.75"H. Good original vintage...
Copper
19th Century Brass Coal Bucket, Arts and Crafts Style, Planter, 1880
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th century pot belly brass coal bucket on feet This is a lovely big beaten copper coal or log bucket, it has a good rounded shape with large roundels...
Brass
Ruskin Arts & Crafts Fine Ochre & Blue Lustre Glazed Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely potted Ruskin Arts & Crafts art pottery miniature vase decorated with ochre and blue lustre glazes by renowned potter William Howson Taylor (British, 1876 – 1935) dated...
Pottery
Set of 2 Large Antique Blown Glass Storage Jars, Arts and Crafts Style
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of very large old storage jars shop display These superb very large bulbous jars set on stems, were intended as a shop display set The jars are hand blown and have deep round bowls...
Blown Glass
Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Glazed Ceramic Art Pottery Flower Frog
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts period glazed ceramic art pottery vase flower frog By Rookwood Pottery USA, Circa 1920s Glazed ceramic, in a beautiful yellow color. Measures: 2....
Pottery
Liberty and Co. A pair of Tudric pewter vases
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. Stamped Tudric 0821. 8. A pair of original unpolished pewter flower vases decorated with low relief Shamrocks. Price for the pair.
Pewter
Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Vase With Scalloped Edge, Circa 1920s
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period hand hammered copper vase with scalloped edge By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark) USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 3.2...
Copper
Large Victorian Brass Jardinière, Lions Mask Planter
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large Victorian Brass Jardinière, Lions Mask Planter This a good quality piece of solid brass craftsmanship, the Jardinière has a rolled to...
Brass
$945Sale Price|40% Off
Early Heinz Bronze with Sterling Silver Overlay Vase
By Otto Heintz, Heintz Art Metal Shop
Located in Malibu, CA
A beautiful Early 20thC Arts & Crafts tall sterling silver on bronze baluster vase with flowering branch overlay decoration by Otto Heintz, Buffalo, N.Y. The back of the vase ha...
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Antique Awaji Pottery Blue Vase with Brass Weaving
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Awaji pottery vase in deep blue glaze overlayed with a geometric pattern of brass weaving. From the kiln of Tamura Kyuhei in Awaji Island's capital city of Sumoto, circa 1910...
Pottery
William Moorcroft. A small Anemone blue vase signed H M Made in England.
Located in London, GB
William Moorcroft. A small Anemone blue vase signed H M Made in England.
Pottery
Emaux De Longwy Cylinder Vase Floral Cloisonne Decoration 1920s France Marked
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy
Located in Forest Grove, PA
A beautiful Faïenceries et Emaux De Longwy cylinder vase with floral cloisonne decoration. Fully marked on the bottom.
Ceramic
Pair of Hammered Copper and Brass Urns or Lamp Bases
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Hammered Copper and Brass Urns or Lamp Bases. These beauties could be made into lamps as they already have holes drilled in the base. Possible origins in Mexico but no signat...
Brass, Copper
Arts & Crafts Design, Sterling Silver Jardiniere, Mappin & Webb, Nottingham
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1928 by Mappin & Webb, this striking, Sterling Silver Jardiniere, is in the Arts & Crafts taste, and features an applied enamelled plaque detailed with the...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Fish Design Gaetano Pesce Amazonia L Vase Resin, Blue, Bordeaux, Olive Green
Located in barasso, IT
Amazonia vase - Clear Light Blue, Bordeaux, Olive, Blue Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: L Ø 22 cm x H 36 cm. Other sizes a...
Resin
Rockwood Style Earthernware Hand Painted Pottery Vase w/ Chrysanthemums, C 1900
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Exquisite art pottery glaze vase perfectly captures the essence American Arts and Crafts movement. The baluster-form ceramic body features a rich, high-gloss gradient glaze that tran...
Earthenware
Vintage Decorative Ceramic Wine Bottle Chateau La Vielle Reserve. Circa 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Tall Vintage Decorative/ Advertisement Ceramic Wine Bottle Chateau "La Vielle Reserve". Circa 1980s Features a hand-carved label of the "Vieille Reserve Crubourgeois Du Medoc" 1984 ...
Ceramic
Huge 15" Merrimac Pottery Matt Green Arts & Crafts Ribbed Turned Antique Vase
By Merrimac Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Large antique Merrimac Pottery Arts and Crafts vase in great swelling form with defined ribs and alligatored matt green glaze. Merrimac Pottery operated in Newburyport, Ma. from 1897...
Pottery
Blue Ceramic Arts & Crafts Blue Pottery Vase Zanesville, Ohio 1940s
By Zanesville Stoneware Company
Located in Miami, FL
A tall Arts & Crafts Stoneware Floor Vase possibly from one of the potteries from Zanesville, Ohio. With a molded form, slanted outward as it rises to the top with three ring bands ...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Flower Vase L - Fish Design by Gaetano Pesce Resin Pink, Clear Lilac, Apple
By Corsi Design Factory, Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Flower Vase - Pink, Clear Lilac, Apple Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design 1995 collection. Measures: L - c.a ø 22 x h36cm Colours: Pink, Clear Lilac, Apple...
Resin
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Nugget XL Vase Resin Clear Blue
Located in barasso, IT
Nugget vase, clear blue. Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm Colours: clear bl...
Resin
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Nugget L Vase Resin Bottle Green Dark Salmon
Located in barasso, IT
Nugget vase, clear bottle green and matt dark salmon Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: L - ø 22cm...
Resin
Pair of Gilt and Patinated Bronze Lidded Antique Vases
Located in London, GB
Of patinated bronze with gilt bronze highlights, each on a square base, the ovoid bodies decorated with ears of corn, signed 'A. Erdmann'. These impressive antique German vases...
Bronze
Large Arts & Crafts Hand-Crafted Oak Jardiniere / Plant Stand with Copper Bands
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted antique jardinière. This early 20th century stand is a fine example of the craftsmanship and the wonderful designs of the Arts and Crafts movement. This rectangular desi...
Brass
Roseville Pottery Arts & Crafts Large Yellow Glazed Handled Art Pottery Jug
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts large glazed handled art pottery jug or vase By Roseville Pottery USA, 1930s Glazed ceramic in a beautiful yellow color. Measures: 12"W x 11"D x 19.5"H. ...
Ceramic
Frank Brangwyn for Royal Doulton. A pair of hand painted vases
By Frank Brangwyn, Royal Doulton
Located in London, GB
Frank Brangwyn for Royal Doulton. A pair of hand painted vases.
Ceramic
Antique Bohemian Schwarzlot Glass Beaker, Josef Lenhardt, c.1900 Hunting Scene
By Haida Steinschönau Glass 1, Fachschule Steinschönau
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Elegant antique Bohemian glass beaker, finely executed in clear glass and decorated in the Schwarzlot (black enamel) technique. This exceptional ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Japanese Ginbari Perfume Vase in Cloisonné Enamel, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stunning example of a Japanese foiled cloisonne miniature brass perfume bottle or incense vase hand-painted with decorative flowers. The shimmer from ...
Brass, Enamel
Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Glazed Ceramic Vases, 1944
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period glazed art pottery vases By Rookwood Pottery USA, 1944 Glazed ceramic, in a beautiful cream color. Measures: 3.5"W x 3.5"D x 4...
Pottery
Antique Awaji Pottery Arts & Crafts Textured Surface Meiping Form Vase
Located in Wilton, CT
Antique Awaji pottery Arts and Crafts vase of meiping form with unusual surface treatment resulting in a textured abstract finish reminiscent of ferocious winds or waves. Hand turne...
Pottery
Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Vase with Geometric Diamond Pattern Matte Glaze
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautiful example of an Arts and Crafts era piece showcases Rookwood's extraordinary craftsmanship and creative use of glazes. Made in 1921, it was a production piece, utilizing...
Pottery
Watercombe Daffodil Vase- Torquay, England 1939
Located in Northport, MI
English glazed ceramic vase by Watercombe Pottery, featuring a deep green ground with hand-applied floral decoration in yellow and cream. The vase is finished with applied scroll han...
Earthenware
1920-1927 Pair of Arts & Crafts Vases by Royal Doulton, England
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Arts & Crafts Vases by Royal Doulton, 1920-1927, England. Ovoid shape stoneware vase, by either Maud Bowden or Mary Butler (signed MB). The tube-lined band of flowers is sepa...
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Assembled Group of Three Gladding McBean Style Koi Fish Vessels/Planters
Located in San Francisco, CA
each well-rendered expressive fish with gaping mouth above a reticulated body with upturned tail; each having a rich turquoise tonal glaze and drainage hole; one with mottled glazed ...
Pottery
$546Sale Price|46% 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...
Crystal, Copper
Arts and Crafts Glass and Wrought Iron Floor Vase on Stand
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts glass and wrought iron floor vase on stand, the green tinted Vaseline trumpet with a waved rim, attributed to James Powell of Wh...
Wrought Iron
Fulper Pottery Signed Mirror Black Glazed Two Handle Vase , Early 1900s
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeously glazed, classically designed two handle Fulper Pottery vase featuring a mirror black/dark charcoal glaze that radiates in the light. Signed on the base with Fulper lo...
Pottery
Large 20th Century Decorative Vase with Etched Antelopes by Erika Van Dewark
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This striking vase, crafted in the 20th century, showcases the exceptional artistry of Erika Van Dewark, a master of etched glass decoration. The piece features finely hand-etched sc...
Glass
Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Glazed Ceramic Art Pottery Vase, 1944
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period glazed art pottery vase By Rookwood Pottery USA, 1944 Glazed ceramic, in a beautiful light brown color. Measures: 3"W x 3"D x 6.25"H. ...
Pottery
Jjirasi Vase #02. From the Jjirasi series
By Yongwon Noh
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Jjirasi Vase explores the intertwined narratives of South Korea's urban landscapes and his own experiences, reflecting on how future generations might engage with traditional art and...
Ceramic, Resin, PVC
Important flowing glaze flower vase, arts and crafts, ceramics, 1900, England
Located in Wien, AT
An important Arts and Crafts vase, made in England around 1900. The exceptional craftsmanship is evident not only in its form but also in its external decoration. The flower vase h...
Ceramic
$1,237Sale Price|25% Off
Hammered Copper Arts and Crafts late 19th/20th Century Wash Boiler Spigot Pot
Located in Lomita, CA
A substantial hammered copper vessel with a wide, rounded body and fitted domed lid, topped by a cast brass bird finial. The surface shows a richly developed patina, with areas of wa...
Copper
Roycroft Pottery Antique Arts & Crafts Glazed Ceramic Jug, Circa 1920s
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts period glazed ceramic art pottery handled jug or crock By Roycroft Pottery USA, Circa 1920s Measures: 4"W x 4"D x...
Ceramic
$209Sale Price|67% Off
Copper Dish Handmade by Harold Barnes Yorkshire in Arts & Crafts Style, Ca 1950
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand made, hammered copper dish made by Harold Barnes an English Yorkshire coppersmith, all in the Arts and Crafts style and dating to the mid 20th Century. The dish is ...
Copper
Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Glazed Ceramic Art Pottery Vase, 1915
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period glazed art pottery vase By Rookwood Pottery USA, 1915 Glazed ceramic in a beautiful cream color, with light blue interior. Measures: 5.75"W x 5.75...
Pottery
Antique Boston School Arts & Crafts Pyrographic Oak Umbrella Stand
Located in Peabody, MA
A Boston School Arts and Crafts mission oak umbrella stand with pyrographic and cut out design, circa 1910s.
Aluminum
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Amazonia Vase XL Resin Green Fuchsia White Lime
Located in barasso, IT
Amazonia vase - clear green, fuchsia, matt white, lime Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm Colours: clear...
Resin
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Amazonia Vase XL Resin Green Turquoise Coral Red
Located in barasso, IT
Amazonia vase - clear green, matt green, turquoise, coral red Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: XL - ø 30cm x H 56cm Colours...
Resin