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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Edwardian Arts & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Presentation Bowl
By T. Woolley 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver presentation bowl/cup in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our silver presentation collection This fine antiq...
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1905 Arts & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Cream Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver cream jug in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our range of collectable silverware. This exceptional antique Edwardian silver cream jug, in sterling standard, has a circular rounded form. The surface of the jug has a planished finish in the Arts & Crafts style. This impressive Birmingham silver jug is encompassed with an applied moulded border to the rim of the body and spout. The jug is fitted with a plain sterling silver stylised C-shaped handle. This sterling silver cream jug has four cast Arts & Crafts style pillar style supports terminating with square swept feet. Condition This antique Edwardian silver cream jug is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition. Full hallmarks struck to the surface of the body are all very clear. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this piece of antique silverware. Dimensions Length from back of handle to tip of lip 11.3cm/4.4" Diameter of rim 5.7cm/2.2" Height to top of handle 7.7cm/3" Weight 4.5 troy ounces/140g Maker: D & M Davis...
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Antique 1910s Pair of Arts & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Preserve Spoons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George V English sterling silver preserve spoons in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our flatware collection. These exceptional antique George V English sterling silver preserve spoons have a rounded acorn shaped bowl. The anterior and reverse surface of each spoon has a planished finish, in the Arts & Crafts style. The terminal of each spoon is embellished with a pierced decorated lobed motif. Condition These antique silver preserve spoons are an exceptional gauge of silver for their type, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. Full hallmarks struck to the reverse of each bowl are all very clear. Dimensions Length 18.3cm/7.2" Length of handle 12.6cm/5" Length of bowl 5cm/2" Width of bowl 5cm/2" Total Weight 2.7 troy ounces/84.6g Maker: D & M Davis...
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Buckingham Narrow by Shreve Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 35 Pieces
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
Arts & Crafts Buckingham Narrow, sterling silver dinner size flatware set, 35 pieces. This pattern is by Shreve & Co. of San Francisco, circa 1915. T...
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Antique George V Sterling Silver Cream Jug by A E Jones
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver cream jug made by A E Jones in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our range of collectable silverware This fine antique sterling silver cream jug has a circular rounded form. The surface of the jug has a planished finish in the Arts & Crafts style. This impressive Birmingham silver jug is encompassed with an applied moulded border to the rim of the body. The jug is fitted with a plain sterling silver stylized C-shaped handle. This silver cream jug has a cylindrical support to a circular foot embellished with an embossed undulating design. This iconic jug was crafted by the renowned and collectable silversmith A E Jones. Condition This antique cream jug...
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Vintage George VI Arts & Crafts Style English Sterling Silver Chalice
By J. Wippell & Co. Ltd. 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver chalice in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our religious silverware collection. This exce...
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Antique 1911 Art & Crafts Style Sterling Silver Caddy Spoon
By Keswick School of Industrial Art
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive, unusual and collectable antique George V English sterling silver caddy spoon in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This fine and unusual antique George V sterling silver caddy spoon has a plain circular rounded bowl. The surface of the bowl of this antique caddy spoon...
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Lebolt Pair of Sterling Silver Hammered Salt & Pepper Shakers Arts &Crafts Style
By Lebolt & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Lebolt & Co. sterling silver salt and pepper shakers in Arts & Crafts style, beautifully handmade and hand-hammered, adorned with elegant, geometric motifs, from the ...
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Pattern 15 by Dirk Van Erp Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service Arts & Crafts
By Dirk Van Erp
Located in Big Bend, WI
Dirk Van Erp was a Dutch American Arts & Crafts artisan, coppersmith and metalsmith, best known for lamps made of copper with mica shades and also for copper vases, bowls and candlesticks. Dirk Van Erp sterling flatware is very scarce. Rare handmade pattern 15 by Dirk Van Erp huge sterling silver flatware...
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Oslo by Porter Blanchard Sterling Silver Flatware Set Service 10 Dinner 70 Pcs
Located in Big Bend, WI
Blanchard taught his son-in-law and renowned designer Allan Adler (the silversmith to the stars) the craft of silversmithing and was the one of the founders of the Arts & Crafts move...
Sterling Silver
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Sterling Hammered Bowl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This bowl was made at the height of the Arts & Crafts movement, beginning of the 20th century. It has a course, hand-hammered texture that reflects the craftsmanship of the silversmith. The Arts & Crafts movement stood for traditional craftsmanship using simple forms, and often used medieval, romantic, or folk styles of decoration. It advocated human craftsmanship rather than machine. The hammered effect isn’t perfect, reflecting the human workmanship and not that of a machine. This bowl also has a hand engraved 25 anniversary...
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Van Dyke by International Sterling Silver Dinner Flatware Set of 12, 157 Pieces
Located in Big Bend, WI
Exceptional monumental dinner and luncheon "Van Dyke" by International, circa 1910 sterling silver hand-hammered flatware set of 157 Pieces. This set includes: 12 dinner size knives, 10". 12 dinner size forks, 7 1/4". 12 luncheon knives, 9 3/8". 12 luncheon forks, 6 7/8". 12 salad forks, 7". 22 teaspoons, 6". 11 cocktail forks, 5 3/4". 12 iced tea spoons, 7 1/8". 12 bouillon soup spoons, 5". 12 gumbo soup spoons, 6 3/4". 12 grapefruit spoons, 6". 9 fish...
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A Sterling Silver Napkin Holder By Cartier Ca' 1940's
By Cartier
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual sterling silver napkin holder by Cartier, ca' 1940's in original box. Inscribed "Peter Andersen Swenningsen, 1942". A wonderf...
Sterling Silver
An Austrian Hanukkah Lamp for Children , Circa 1925
Located in New York, NY
An Arts and Crafts Austrian Hanukkah Lamp made for Children, Circa 1925. The hammered base and both curved and straight shafts with the overall geometrical shape of this Hanukkah me...
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Sterling Arts & Crafts Apple Dish
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are proud to offer this sterling silver apple dish. Shaped like an apple with the stem and leaf; it was done in the Arts & Crafts period of the early twentieth century. Its simple design and use of nature for inspiration drew on the fledging Art Nouveau school of the late 19th century. Perfect for anyone's coffee table or especially apropos for the Jewish New Year, Rosh HaShanah...
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Late 19th Century Lebkuecher Sterling Silver and French Glass Vase Arts & Crafts
Located in New York, NY
Late 19th / early 20th century Lebkuecher with French art glass vase in Galle style with natural green and gilt motifs standing on a square, pierced sterling silver base with decorat...
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William Henry Creswick, Arts & Crafts Design Sterling Silver Tea Set, 1929
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1929 (the hot water pot hallmarked in 1935) by William Henry Creswick, this wonderful, 4 piece Sterling Silver Tea Set, is a ...
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau & Arts & Crafts Design Antique Sterling Silver Bowl from 1906
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1906 by William Hutton & Sons, this stylish, Edwardian, antique, sterling silver bowl, is Arts & Crafts in style, standing on elongated feet, and feat...
Sterling Silver
Arts and Crafts Sterling Silver and Enamel Presentation Folding Chair on Plinth
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive unusual antique sterling silver and enamel presentation folding chair in the Arts and Crafts style; an addition to our diverse ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional and unusual, antique George V English sterling silver presentation piece has been realistically modelled in the form of a folding chair. The rotating cushioned seat and stationary backrest are embellished with exceptional hot enamel decoration. The exceptional and functional chair frame bears Arts and Crafts style brackets to the lower portion. The posterior portion of the antique silver backrest bears the contemporary engraved presentation inscription 'Presented to Mr & Mrs Jas. Sykes, as a grateful token for gift of 200 chairs from Bethesda Methodist Church, March 1933'. This impressive folding chair ornament surmounts an ebonised wood presentation plinth. A rare enamel and sterling silver chair presentation piece is a distinctive gift for film, theatre and arts professionals. Ideal for career milestones, retirements or corporate awards, it also appeals to cinema enthusiasts and collectors as an elegant display piece. Condition This antique silver chair...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Arts & Crafts Period Sterling Silver Candlesticks With Rivet Detailing from 1904
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1904 by Henry Wigfull, this wonderful pair of Edwardian, antique, sterling silver candlesticks are the height of Arts & Crafts style. They are simplistic i...
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Set of Four Novelty Menu Holders Modelled as Card Suits
Located in London, London
Made in London between 1909 and 1914 by C. E. Nixon, this novel George V, antique, sterling silver set of four menu holders feature each of the four different card suits. Each one me...
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