Listed
below is a selection from our current
inventory of
Antique English Arts & Crafts furniture and other items. Please don't hesitate to contact us if
you have any questions or are looking for something specific that you don't
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Thonet (Austria)
Side table or child's table with bentwood legs, c.1910
23"h x 24"dia
$975
OK, technically this is not English
Arts & Crafts, but it does work well with the other pieces below, and
it was made in the same period. It has been recoated at some point,
but with shellac, so I was able to tone down the shininess to the point
where it looks almost original. Thonet pieces were made with a
high-polish finish in the period, but I like my antiques to have that nice
patina of well-cared-for use. This little table is unsigned, but
pictured clearly in that Dover book on Thonet furniture. It is
listed there as a child's table, but it makes a wonderful,
generously-sized and useful side table. The lamp on it is from our
fantastic collection of solid brass lighting in the style of WAS
Benson. Click
here to see the rest of the line.
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Eastlake-style leather armchair, c.1890
oak with original leather
38"h x 28"w x 35"d
$1900
This is a compelling, stylish and masculine chair,
designed for reading and sherry drinking in a comfortable library or
den. The curved back is pitched at the perfect angle for repose and
nap-taking. All completely original, it is a perfect chair to use
with traditional furniture or other late-19th century and early 20th
century pieces. I wish someone made a reproduction of this chair so
I could have a pair for myself!
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English Cotswold wingchair, c.1910
oak with original silk damask upholstery
42"h x 26"w x 26"d
$1200
I just got this piece a day or so ago
from another dealer who imports big containers of English and continental
antiques. It is a great piece of furniture with a lot of style and
presence. It is what I sometimes refer to as a "specimen
chair" and I love to mix this type of piece in with more traditional,
expected Arts & Crafts furniture. The juxtaposition is exciting
and interesting, and the room always remains fresh and not overly-staid as
a result. Unfortunately, the upholstery is just starting to go, and
you will most likely have to redo it, but it is so wonderful to see, and
speaks to the incredible original condition of the chair.
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English Cotswolds Dresser
or Entry Cabinet, 1937
oak
48"h x 33 1/2w" x 18 1/2"d
$1600
This is a great
piece of furniture. Beautifully made, sensitively detailed and in
perfect original condition, it can function as a dresser in a bedroom, a
cabinet in an entry, or a display and storage piece in a living room or
library. It is signed, as many Cotswold pieces are, but I am not
familiar with this particular craftsman's mark. It is also
dated. This is a very special piece, and is darker in reality than
it seems in the photo.
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English
Cotswold Style Lamp Table c.1910
oak
20 1/2" x 24"h
$500
Another
beautiful, well-made, well-designed piece from the Cotswolds, an area that
no less than William Morris felt was the epitome of English rural
life. Excellent original condition and finish, but strangely
unmarked. A great size and height for putting next to a variety of
chairs, settles or loveseats.
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English
Gothic Revival Barley Twist Side Table, c.1890
oak
28"h x 25 1/2"w x 26"d
$395
This is a quirky
but charming piece of furniture, useful in a variety of settings and
rooms. For a small entry, it is a perfect place to drop keys, gloves
and so on. Put a small lamp on it and a mirror above, and that's all
you need - instant gracious welcome. It is in perfect original
condition, with a beautiful rich patina to the wood, especially the
base. The little Gothic-style dentils underneath the top are
reminiscent of the graphic work of Christopher Dresser.
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Ambrose Heal and Son, manuf.
Pair of inlaid chairs in the style of HM Baillie Scott, c.1905
Oak with pewter and fruitwood inlays
42"h x 18"w x 16"d
$3800 / pr.
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This is a very
stylish pair of side chairs, and would be perfect on either side of the
sideboard at the top. They are part of a line of furniture featuring
inlays that was made by Heal and Son, a well-known and respected retailer,
designer and manufacturer of Arts & Crafts furniture in England.
This particular line was called "Fine Feathers", a term based on
a popular English aphorism: "Fine feathers make fine
birds." The inlay features a peacock with little hearts
adorning the ends of his tail feathers. Both the peacock and the
heart were widely-used images in the English movement. The chairs
are in excellent original condition, and are sound and sturdy. The
green velvet upholstery is new, but redone in the original manner for
these chairs. They are unmarked, but I have documentation on the
line that shows a similarly-inlaid piece. Click here
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Anonymous fireshield, c.1905
Oak with embroidery on linen
34"h x 25"w
$750
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This is a beautiful, well-made
fireshield with an embroidered peacock on a flowering branch. For
the English Arts & Crafts movement, the peacock was a popular motif,
and I believe may have been a hold-over from the aesthetic movement's use
of peacock feathers as decorative ornaments. In any event, it
offered artists and craftsmen the opportunity to embellish otherwise plain
surfaces, as here. This was not used as a firescreen when the fire
was lit, but rather to hide the ashes and soot of the firebox when it was
not in use or in the summer, while still providing something attractive to
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Anonymous Candlestick lamp,
c.1905
Oak with new fabric shade
20"h
$325
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I love these little
buffet or candlestick lamps. They are so useful in a variety of
settings, from a little entryhall table, a desk or dresser, to a small
side table or bookcase. Anywhere a little spot of light and warmth
is desired, this kind of lamp fills the bill. The nicest ones, like
this one, have a little something extra going on with the base - here it
is a nicely-done barley twist design. The candle sleeve is original,
but the wiring and socket has been updated so it is safe to use.
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One of a pair of inlaid
chairs for Liberty & Co, c.1900
oak with mother-of-pearl inlay
36 1/2" x 16" x 15"d
$1800 / pr.
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Liberty & Co umbrella
stand, c.1900
Ebonized oak with metal drip tray
28"h x 29"w x 12"d
$1400
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These have gotten
hard to find lately, as more people on both sides of the pond begin to
appreciate the English Arts & Crafts movement more and more.
Ornamented with cut out hearts on either end, pieces like this are
sometimes erroneously attributed to CFA Voysey. While he did use the heart
as a motif fairly often in his work, it was by no means unique to
him. This is a nice example of a useful but beautiful object - and
isn't that the whole point of Arts & Crafts? This would make a
nice addition to a small entry. The picture makes the piece look
dustier than it is in person. |
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English Arts & Crafts
Upholstered armchair, c.1905
mahogany legs with original casters
40"h x 33"d x 29 1/2"w
$1800
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This is the type of chair I like
to sprinkle into an interior to bring some softness and visual contrast to
other oak pieces. Sometimes called a club chair, after the comfy
upholstered pieces found in men's clubs of the period, and usually filled
with quietly dozing men, these are great for living rooms, family rooms,
libraries and bedrooms. The upholstery on this chair is probably not
original, but in any case it is waiting for you to pick one of the reproduction
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Anonymous
Chinese Style Pedestal Table
mahogany 32"h x 12"w x 12"d
$495
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English
Arts & Crafts
Set of 2 tub chairs, c.1905
oak 30 3/4"h x 21"w x 19"d
$800/set
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Ambrose Heal & Sons
Sideboard, c.1915
oak 60"h x 48"w x 21"d
$4500
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