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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Hand-Carved Rustic Distressed Wood Bedside Table by House of Jaipur
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully crafted accent piece with a soft rustic charm, this hand-carved wooden bedside table is designed to bring texture and warmth into everyday living spaces. Made from soli...
Wood
Catalina Style Oak, Iron & "Rooster" Inset Ceramic Tile Occasional Table, 1930s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Catalina Pottery, Monterey style early California Oak, Iron and painted Ceramic tile top table, 1920's. Featuring a sturdy reinforced, refinished and ...
Wrought Iron
Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Tile Top Occasional Side Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Mission or Arts & Crafts style two-tier occasional side table By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, 2004 Carved solid oak, with gorgeous inset tile top. Measures: 26"W x 20.25"D...
Oak
19th Century English Arts & Crafts Elm and Burl Carved Side Table, Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
Turn of the century English Arts & Crafts four legs table with a canted corner top with carved cherubs in the four legs.
Glass, Elm
Vintage Handwrought Iron Rectangle Glass Top Side Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Classic handwrought iron rectangle side table with glass top. Hand painted white with bent wrought iron legs. Beautiful vintage condition. Please see photos, circa early to mid-20th ...
Wrought Iron
$696Sale Price|30% Off
20th Century HandCrafted Solid Cherry Serpentine Low Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
20th Century Hand Crafted Solid Cherry Serpentine Low Side Table Measures 11.5" in width, 29" in height, 1.25" in depth.
Cherry
An Arts and Crafts Glasgow style oak Side table with square details
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts Glasgow style oak side table with square details to the lower stretchers. Height 28 3/4, Depth 23 1/2, Width 17 1/2".
Oak
Arts & Crafts Gustav Stickley Lamp / or Side Table
By Charles Limbert, Gustav Stickley
Located in Chicago, IL
Arts & Crafts Mission Gustav Stickley Lamp / or Side Table Model # 645 in the catalog. Original Label on underside. Appears to have been refinished. We...
Wood
An Edwardian Carved Oak Etagere or Occasional Table
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
An Edwardian Carved Oak Etagere or Occasional Table This useful little table has two tiers, the top is square with a scratch carved design of leaves and a moulded edge, the under-ti...
Oak
Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Side Table by K.P.C. de Bazel, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau side table. Design by K.P.C. de Bazel. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid padouk base with original hand-carved decorative ele...
Padouk
An Arts & Crafts Glasgow School walnut side table w. moulded subtly curving edge
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts Glasgow School walnut side table with moulded subtly curving edge on square tapering legs united by a twin stretcher with stylized feather carving to the centre of...
Walnut
Shapland & Petter A small Arts & Crafts Ash side table with square tapering legs
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter of Barnstaple. A small Arts and Crafts Ash side table with a moulded edge to the wild grain top with arched aprons below on fine slender tapering legs united by s...
Ash
A modern craftsman made Arts and Crafts oak pentagonal centre table
Located in London, GB
A modern craftsman made Arts and Crafts oak pentagonal centre table with a triangular segmented top inlaid with Walnut to the centre, with five arched legs uniting the lower shelf.
Oak
Heals of London (attributed). A late oak three tier book table or wotnot
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals attributed. A late Arts and Crafts oak three tier book table or wotnot, with three shelves and shaped supports beneath each shelf.
Oak
A simple oak oblong side or bedside table with a moulded edge to the top
Located in London, GB
A simple Arts and Crafts oak oblong side or bedside table with a moulded edge to the top and a usful storage cuboard below on slender tapering legs united by lower stretchers.
Oak
$2,066Sale Price|20% Off
Amsterdam School Design Painted Side Table, Netherlands 1920's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Early 20th Century Amsterdam School Design Painted Furniture Side Table. Made in the Netherlands, Amsterdam Region in the early part of the 20th Century, 1920's. Solid oak constructe...
Oak
$960Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Arts & Crafts Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian side table from the Armadillo shell from the Yacht in Monfalcone, North Italy.
Animal Skin
Antique Eastlake Victorian Arts & Crafts Walnut Tile Top Pedestal Side Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Eastlake Victorian Arts & Crafts Walnut Tile Top Pedestal Base Side Table. Item features (4) 6" x 6" ceramic tiles, wonderful aged patina, carved tripod pedestal base, arched...
Walnut
$968Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Walnut Mission Style Single Drawer Side table w/ Metal Accents
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a Mission style side table made of walnut with dark patina brass accents. It has a single drawer and a lower shelf for storage. H-23 1/2 W- 18 1/4 L-16
Wood, Walnut
$5,282 / set
A Pair of Arts & Crafts Side Tables
Located in London, GB
+VAT England, made to order A pair of Arts and Crafts style two-tiered hexagonal side tables in English Oak, the shelves inlayed with black and white compass motifs and finished wi...
Oak
"Vintage 1980s Fossilized Driftwood Root Pedestal Side Table"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Fossilized Driftwood Root Natural Organic Wood Pedestal, Side Table
Driftwood, Wood, Hardwood
21st Century Diplopia Monochrome Cubic Marble Side Table
Located in Istanbul, TR
The Diplopia coffee table was conceived from the idea of creating an object that conveys an optical illusion. The stereographic effect is produced through combining different kinds o...
Marble
Sheath of Twigs Stripped & Varnished Hardwood Round End Side End Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Sheath of Twigs Stripped & Varnished Hardwood Round Stomp Shape End Side End Occasional Table Stand Pedestal.
Hardwood
Modern Day Craftsman Made Oak Circular Top Table
Located in Petworth, GB
Hand made circular side-table in quarter sawn English Oak with three through jointed splayed flared octagonal legs united by shaped rails, two plank oak quarter-sawn top. This is an ...
Oak
$2,800 / item
21st Century Marquetry Wood Veneer Cubic Dip Stool
Located in Istanbul, TR
This exclusive "Dip Stool" is made from three monochrome colors of veneer wood. It is uniquely created by assembling geometric pieces together, portraying a fascinating 3D illusion. ...
Wood
Clover Shape Top Carved Triangle Base Side Lamp End Center Occasional Table MINT
By Berkey & Gay Furniture, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Clover Shape Top Carved Triangle Base Side Lamp End Center Occasional Table MINT
Walnut
A British Designed Aesthetic Movement Table
Located in London, England
An attractive British designed drinks table, the top inlaid with native timbers, laid out in a motif reminiscent of designs from Owen Jones’ The Grammar of Ornament. British, Late N...
Ash, Oak
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Arts & Crafts Mission Style Cart Cart Table with Casters
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage Arts & Crafts mission style cart cart table with casters. possibly Oak. Beautiful Hardware. Dimensions. 17 1/2 W ; 27 1/2 D ; 32 H.
Wood
$696Sale Price|30% Off
Arts and Crafts Country Style Solid Pine Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Arts and Crafts, Country style solid pine side table measuring 23.25" x 23.25" X 18.5".
Pine
Contemporary Polished Nickel Hemlock Side Table with Gray Tinted Mirror Base
Located in Istanbul, TR
Hemlock is a limited edition coffee table. Its popcorn-like texture is an end result of a natural process in lacquer painting workshops; over many years, layer upon layer of byproduc...
Brass
Contemporary Polished Brass Hemlock Side Table with Golden Mirror Base
Located in Istanbul, TR
Hemlock is a limited edition coffee table. Its popcorn-like texture is an end result of a natural process in lacquer painting workshops; over many years, layer upon layer of byproduc...
Brass
STONE VALLEY Side table – Gema – Nero Maquina marble - Cubic
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
Compose your interior with our Gema tables, cubic in shape. Alone or combined in several blocks for a graphic scenography, the Gema tables can be used as a side table, pedestal table...
Marble
Fanza Side Table by Madheke
Located in Gurugram, IN
A brass cast sculptural side table enriched by a deep texture in an antique brushed finish. The organic leaf shaped top and branching structure offer a more dynamic take on classic s...
Metal, Brass
Yew Wood Side Table in the Arts & Crafts Manner Estate Made England 1900s
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Yew Wood Side Table in the Arts & Crafts manner. The table is constructed of solid Yew and has a wonderful original surface patination. The table has likely been estate made on a l...
Yew
Temper Side Table by Madheke
Located in Gurugram, IN
A refined interplay of tone, texture, and form. The tabletop features a radial walnut veneer finished in high gloss and framed with a deep brass rim, adding a touch of quiet opulenc...
Brass
ANTIQUE INDIAN REPOUSSE PEWTER WiTH STONE INLAID DETAILING SIDE LAMP WINE TABLe
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning Indian Repousse Pewter side table with inlaid stones Please note the delivery fee listed is ...
Pewter
Contemporary Jasmine Pizza Monochrome Marble Side Table with Black Metal Legs
Located in Istanbul, TR
Inspired by an imaginary exotic pizza, this marble side table is designed to bring excitement and grace to its environment. Combining two different marbles with contrasting vivid col...
Marble