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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American Studio Craft Architectural Lattice High Back Sculptural Chair
Located in Troy, MI
Dramatic hand crafted lattice back chair in mixed hardwoods USA circa 1980s Architectural high back chair with vertical lattice design in contrasting cherry and maple with exposed a...
Cherry, Hardwood, Maple
Charles Rennie Mackintosh Ash & Red Velvet Hill House Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Originally designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for the Hill House project in 1888. This is reproduction from '80s, made in Cormons Italy.
Velvet, Ash
Limbert Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period quarter sawn oak slat back side chairs or dining chairs In the manner of Charles P. Limbert Co. USA, Circa 1910 Measures...
Oak
Antique Sauveur Arras French Wrought Cast Iron Spine Scrolling Garden Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Antique French Wrought Cast Iron Spine Sauveur Arras Scrolling Garden Side Chair. Ite...
Iron
Arts & Crafts American Oak Side Chair, C.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
Arts & Crafts American oak side chair, C.1920 Hand carved - Custom made - Leather upholstery Measures: 19" wide x 16" deep x 18" high at the seat x 39" high at the back ...
Oak
Arts & Crafts Side Chairs by Onder den Sint Maarten, Walnut, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare pair of Arts & Crafts side chairs. Design by the famous Dutch furniture company Onder den Sint Maarten. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid walnut ba...
Fabric, Walnut
L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Side Chairs Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period ladder back dining chairs By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1910 Solid quarter sawn oak frames, with leather upholste...
Leather, Oak
$2,910Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Antique English Arts & Crafts William Birch Liberty & Co. Rush Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique English Arts & Crafts Liberty & Co. Rush chairs attributed to William Birch. circa 1890 Very good condition commensurate of age. Good solid construction.
Rush, Beech
Liberty and Co Attributed. An Arts & Crafts Scottish School Oak Side Chair
By Archibald Taylor, Wylie & Lochhead
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co Attributed. An Arts & Crafts Scottish School Oak Side Chair with stylized cut-out to the back and nice quality Arts and Crafts floral upholstery.
Oak
Limbert Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Side Chairs, Set of Three
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of three antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period quarter sawn oak slat back side chairs or dining chairs In the manner of Charles P. Limbert Co. USA, Circa 1910 Mea...
Oak
Finest Quality Workmanship Oak Arts & Crafts Ladies Desk or Bedroom Chair, 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Geometrical design Dutch Amsterdamse School desk chair for the ladies. Those who have purchased an antique Arts & Crafts or even an Art Deco ladies desk may have found that finding ...
Oak
Mission / Arts & Crafts Armchair Circa. 1910
Located in Fulton, CA
An unusual Mission Oak / Arts & Crafts side or armchair. Early 20th century. Notice fine craftsmanship with pegging and mortise and tenon construction. Original Oil cloth backrest up...
Wood, Leather
Arts & Crafts Wood Ladder Back Chairs with Woven Rush Seats, Set of 2 - 1920s
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous set of Arts and Crafts rush seat, ladder back wooden chairs. This set will be great in a dining room, breakfast table, or as an accent chair in a living room or bedroom. E...
Rush, Wood
Petite Arts and Crafts Celtic Revival Side Chair
Located in London, GB
Petite arts and crafts Celtic revival side chair. C1910.
Wood
Liberty & Co. Arts & Crafts Mahogany Chair with Fruitwood Floral Inlay
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. An Arts and Crafts mahogany side chair with stylized fruitwood floral inlaid decoration to the backrest. Additional Measurements: seat height - 43.5cm/17.13" Inches. Th...
Fruitwood, Mahogany
E G Punnett for Liberty & Co. A Walnut side chair with inlaid floral decoration.
By William Birch, Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
E G Punnett for Liberty & Co, made by William Birch. A Walnut side chair with circular floral sycamore and boxwood inlays to the back.
Walnut
Wylie & Lochhead. Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
Wylie & Lochhead. A pair of simple Arts & Crafts oak side or bedroom chairs with newly laid rush seats. Additional Measurements: Seat height: 43.5cm / 17.13 Inches
Oak
Frank Lloyd Wright Style Arts & Crafts Mahogany Monumental Side Chair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Arts & Crafts style monumental high back spindle occasional side chair or dining chair In the manner of Frank Lloyd Wright or Charles Rennie Mackintosh USA, Circa La...
Leather, Mahogany
Liberty & Co, William Birch, Arts & Crafts Armchair & Two Differing Side Chairs
By Liberty & Co., William Birch
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co retailer, made by William Birch. The three are priced separately. A classic William Birch Arts & Crafts rush seat oak armchair with a wide curved head rest and typical ...
Rush, Oak
$2,635Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 1930s English Elm Tub Chairs by G T Harris Ltd – Rare Arts & Crafts
Located in London, GB
"Set of 4 1930s English Elm Tub Chairs by G T Harris Ltd – Rare Arts & Crafts" --- This set of 1930s elm tub chairs showcases the finest in English craftsmanship, made by renowned...
Elm
$945Sale Price|41% Off
English Arts & Crafts “Quaint” Rush Seated Armchair
Located in Norwich, England
A stylish English Arts and Crafts 'quaint' beech and fruitwood rush-seated armchair, with waved and pierced design splat. Probably made in High Wycombe. Circa 1900. *Free delivery f...
Rush, Beech, Fruitwood
Liberty & Co, by William Birch. A Beech lattice back rush seat child's chair.
By William Birch, Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, by William Birch. An Arts and Crafts Beech lattice back rush seat childs chair
Beech
Liberty and Co, A pair of Arts and Crafts side chairs with finely rushed seats
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co, a pair of Arts & Crafts ladder back side chairs with the original finely laid rushed seats and stylish simple upright details to the fronts, uniting the front stretch...
Beech
Pair, Venetian Wooden Hand-Carved Rope Tied Knot Accent Side Chairs Regency
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of venetian hand-carved Wooden Rope and Tied Knot Accent Side Chairs from Italy. They are very heavy and so detailed in the back rest. The legs have a twisted sculptural form,...
Fabric, Wood
Rupert Griffiths, Four Arts & Crafts English Oak Tripod Design Cottage Chairs
Located in London, GB
Rupert Griffiths. English Furniture Maker. Four Arts and Crafts style English oak cottage chairs with a sturdy tripod design, with through tenon and peg...
Oak
Brookhaven Chair by American Studio Craft Artist David N. Ebner
Located in Bellport, NY
The Brookhaven chair, in red oak, by American studio craft artist David N. Ebner. Available in alternate woods. Note: All works signed by the artis...
Oak
Arts & Crafts Oak Chairs Pair Side Hall Dining Chairs Rupert Griffiths Craftsman
Located in London, GB
A strikingly attractive and rare pair of oak Arts & Crafts hall, side or dining chairs by an English master-craftsman in wonderful vintage condition. Made by renowned craftsman R...
Oak
Pair Antique English 19th Century Arts And Crafts Bobbin Cane Low Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique English 19th Century Arts And Crafts Bobbin Cane Low Side Chairs Presented in very good condition commensurate of age.
Cane, Beech
Liberty & Co. attr. Set of 3 dining chairs with Voysey style inlaid pewter heart
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, attributed. Three matching chairs with shaped padded headrest and a single Voysey style inlaid pewter heart to the top of a fine tapering back splat with trumpet style ...
Pewter
$1,921Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair Antique English Arts And Crafts Folding Side Chairs Hall Chairs C.1890
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique English Arts And Crafts Folding Side Chairs C.1890 Presented in very good condition with expected minor signs of wear and historic repairs commensurate of age. Upholster...
Upholstery, Walnut
Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Side Chair or Dining Chair, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period side chair, desk chair, or dining chair By Charles P. Limbert Co. USA, Circa 1910 Solid quarter sawn oak frame, with leather up...
Leather, Oak
$1,812Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Antique Arts & Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in oak with period uphol...
Hardwood
Modernist Ladder Back Chairs Attributed to Joseph Urban
By Josef Urban
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An unusual and highly architectural pair of hall chairs showing both Arts & Crafts and Secessionist influences. These expressive ladder back chairs are crafted of oak and are in exce...
Upholstery, Oak
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak and Cane Arts & Crafts Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period side chair or dining chairs By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1910 Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with caned backs, carv...
Leather, Cane, Oak
Dutch Modernist High-Back Chairs with Cord Seating, Netherlands, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early 20th-century chairs, hailing from the distinguished Hague School in the Netherlands, dating back to the 1920s. With a pure and simple beauty, these chairs epitomize the essence...
Fruitwood
Lifetime Furniture Antique Mission Oak and Cane Arts & Crafts Side Chairs, Pair
By Lifetime
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of antique Mission or Arts & Crafts dining chairs By Lifetime Furniture USA, Circa 1910 Beautiful quarter sawn oak, with caned seats and backs. Measures: 18"W...
Cane, Oak
Arts and Crafts William Birch chair by Eg Punnett for Liberty & Co, 1900s
By E. G. Punnett
Located in Zaandam, NL
A rare example of a classic William Birch of High Wycombe mahogany armchair designed by their top man EG Punnett and made specially for Liberty & Co ca 1900. This chair as can be...
Leather, Mahogany
Stickley Mission Arts & Crafts Cherry Wood Spindle Back Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mission or Arts & Crafts style spindle back side chairs or dining chairs By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, 1994 Solid cherry wood frames, with upholstered ...
Upholstery, Cherry
E A Taylor. A set of five Arts and Crafts oak side chairs with heart cut-outs.
By E.A. Taylor
Located in London, GB
A set of five Arts and Crafts oak side chairs attributed to EA Taylor with heart cut-outs. With an 'A' frame back that continues down to unite the rear floor stretcher. Professionall...
Leather, Oak
Charming Edwardian English Oak Side Chair With Carved Green Man
Located in Norwich, England
An intriguing Edwardian English oak chair with expressive Green Man carving. Circa 1900. A petite chair with refined proportion showcasing a bold finely hand-carved Green Man with f...
Oak
L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Desk Chair, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period ladder back desk chair, side chair, or dining chair By L. & J. G. Stickley (remnant of label present) USA, Circa 1910 Measur...
Oak
Limbert Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts T-Back Side Chair, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period T-back side chair, desk chair, or dining chair By Charles P. Limbert Co. USA, Circa 1910 Solid quarter sawn oak frame, with ori...
Leather, Oak
Pair of Oak Wood Armchairs, Attributed to George Walton, Scotland, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of oak and rush armchairs. Attributed to George Henry Walton. Scotland, circa 1890. Glasgow school period.
Rush, Oak
Pair English Arts & Crafts Oak Chairs Gimson & Barnsley Cotswold School C.1905
Located in London, GB
Pair of English Arts & Crafts Oak Ladder-Back Chairs, Cotswold School C.1905 A pair of oak side chairs in the vernacular Cotswold tradition, each with a tall four-rail ladder back r...
Oak
R. W. McNerney – Arts and Crafts Ash Tall-Back Armchair with Hayle Copper Panel
Located in London, GB
By Richard W. McNerney, cabinet maker of Liverpool, an Arts and Crafts ash armchair with a hammered copper tulip panel by the Hayle copper works of Cornwall, aligned to the Arts and ...
Copper
L. & J. G. Stickley American Colonial Solid Cherry Wood Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of American Colonial or Arts & Crafts style solid cherry wood spindle back Windsor side chairs or dining chairs By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, 1956 Measures: 22.5"W x ...
Cherry
Stickley Brothers Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Side Chair, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period solid quarter sawn oak side chair, desk chair, or dining chair By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1910 Measures: 16.25"W x 16"D x ...
Oak
Limbert Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Side Chair, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period quarter sawn oak slat back side chair or dining chair In the manner of Charles P. Limbert Co. USA, Circa 1910 Measures: 17.5"W x...
Oak
Arts & Crafts Side or Bedroom Chair with Stylized Tulip Cut-Outs to the Back
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts rush seated side or bedroom chair probably made by Wylie and Lochhead with stylized tulip cut-outs to the back retaining it's original rush seat in great condition.
Oak
Limbert Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Spindle Back Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period quarter sawn oak spindle back side chairs or dining chairs In the manner of Charles P. Limbert Co. USA, Circa 1910 Measu...
Oak
Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Side Chairs, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period solid quarter sawn oak ladder back side chairs or dining chairs By Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1910 Measures: 18.5"...
Oak
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of antique Mission or Arts & Crafts side chairs or dining chairs In the manner of Stickley Brothers USA, Circa 1910 Solid quarter sawn oak frames, with upholstered...
Upholstery, Oak
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts Wiclif rush seat side chair.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts Wiclif rush seat side chair. Illustrated in Liberty's Yuletide Gifts catalogue C1898 page 37, and in Liberty's Furniture 1875-1915. The Birth of Mo...
Walnut
L&JG Stickley Arts & Crafts oak armchair with curved back & shaped arm supports
Located in London, GB
L&J Stickley Arts & Crafts oak armchair with curved back and shaped arm supports. A professionally upholstered quality leather seat. "The L. & J.G. Stickley company you know toda...
Leather, Oak
Stickley Brothers Style Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A fantastic pair of antique English Arts & Crafts high back side chairs or dining chairs In the manner of Stickley Brothers England, Circa 1910 Beautiful quarter sawn oak frames, ...
Upholstery, Oak
$2,978Sale Price|20% Off
Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Side Chair by Kobus de Graaff, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau side chair. Design by Kobus de Graaff, a famous Dutch artist, furniture maker and sculptor. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid...
Oak
Liberty & Co. An English Aesthetic Movement walnut ladder back rush seat chair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. London. An elegant English Aesthetic Movement walnut ladder back side chair. The last three images are from: A Pictorial Dictionary ...
Rush, Walnut
L. & J. G. Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Side Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of antique Mission or a & Crafts period side chairs or dining chairs By L. & J.G. Stickley USA, Circa 1900 Solid quarter sawn oak frames, with leather upholste...
Leather, Oak
Stickley Style Arts & Crafts Teak and Cane Side Chairs or Dining Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts or Mission style side chairs or dining chairs In the manner of Stickley USA, Circa Mid-20th Century Solid teak frames, with caned seats. Measures...
Cane, Teak
Shapland and Petter, a Pair of Ash Side Chairs in the Style of M H Baillie Scott
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter, a pair of Ash side chairs in the style of M H Baillie Scott with stylized circular cut-outs, spindle backs, original rush seats and shaped floor stretchers.
Ash