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Arts and Crafts Metalwork

ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE

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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Style: Arts and Crafts
Roycroft Hammered Copper Vase, Arts and Crafts Movement, Brown Patina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice elegant shape with flower petals like riffles at top, rare shape for the Roycroft style.
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1930s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Copper

Pair, 1950s Arts And Crafts Silver Plated Large Hammered and Scalloped Planters
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of exceptional hand-crafted Silver-Plated planters made in the USA circa 1950s in the Arts And Crafts Period. Both are marked Silver Plated at the Base. In good vintage condit...
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1950s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Silver Plate, Steel

John Scott Bradstreet - Bronze Lotus Bowl - United States - circa 1900
Located in Chatham, ON
JOHN SCOTT BRADSTREET (Attributed) - Arts & Crafts cast and patinated bronze center-piece flower bowl taking the form of a lotus - later patinated flower 'frog' - unsigned - United S...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Middle Eastern Tinned Copper Pot, 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper coffee pot. A bird on top of the handle. Embossed, hand-hammered and chased tinned copper with figures and wild animal designs riveted finish on handle. Missing lid, probably used to make coffee, tea or boil water. Middle Eastern copper collectible...
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19th Century Omani Antique Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Copper

Middle Eastern Tinned Copper Coffee Pot, 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Middle Eastern Arabian tinned copper coffee pot. A bird on top of the handle. Hand-hammered and chased copper with figures and animal ...
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19th Century Omani Antique Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Copper

Jerome "Jerry" & Evelyn Ackerman Victorian Shoe Corset Button Hook or Hook & Eye
Located in Studio City, CA
An interesting piece acquired directly from the estate of Jerome and Evelyn Ackerman (please see photo from their home studio wall of the couple working on their pottery early in their careers). The Ackermans began their career in design primarily in ceramics in the early 1950s. After finishing at Alfred University, Jerome worked at the Jenev Design Studio developing ceramic molds...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Brass

John Bradstreet Bronze Lotus, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
From the 1890s until his death in 1914, John Bradstreet, the important American Arts and Crafts furniture and interior designer, worked from The Crafts House, his landscaped orientalist compound in Downtown Minneapolis. There, he also received his clients, and dealt in Asian art acquired on frequent trips to the Far East. He used similar bronze Japanese lotuses...
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Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Bronze

Antique Copper Vase with Hindu Scenes, 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century floor bronzed copper large vase. Tall brass Indo Persian vase in a trumpet shape. Handcrafted large sculptural elegant bronzed color metal copper vase. Delicately handmade and etched, hammered and carved with very Fine jungle, animals like elephants and deers and tigers, monkeys and Hindu figures scenes designs. Probably a story from the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana, a text historically popular in the South Asian and Southeast Asian cultures. This summary is a traditional legendary account, based on literary details from the Ramayana and other historic mythology-containing texts of Buddhism and Jainism. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic Ramayana. 19th century collector piece, museum quality, nice dark copper antique patina. Hand-hammered decorative metalwork Hindu Folk Art.
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Mid-19th Century Indian Antique Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Brass, Copper

Talwin Morris Style of, an Arts & Crafts Copper Vase with Enamel Decorations
Located in London, GB
Talwin Morris style of, an Arts & Crafts Glasgow School cylindrical copper vase with wonderful oblong enamels to each side and stylised elongated tree de...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Copper, Enamel

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Antique Vintage Oriental Japanese Large Bronze Bowl Planter Jardinière, C1925
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Strap Handles, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
For many centuries, people in China have burned incense in shallow censers such as this, placed within a shrine or atop a home altar. An essential element o...
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Antique circa 1880 Super Rare Black Forest Hand Carved and Painted Whip Hook
Located in GB
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Large Chinese Archaistic Black Patina Bronze Altar Vase
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
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Evelyn Ackerman Animal Wood Carved Panel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood carving by California artist, Evelyn Ackerman, c.1960s. This carving features a hand carved creature. Dimensions 12.5" width x 9.25" depth x 1" height. Condition Good, origina...
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Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Wood

Fine Pair Black And Brown Green Eyed Garden Cats
Located in South Burlington, VT
Beautiful garden pair with mesmerizing green eyes A charming pair (2) of old circa 1940 Japanese black and brown cats with wonderful mesmerizing original hand painted green eyes- ...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Iron

Fine Pair Black And Brown Green Eyed Garden Cats
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Pino Vase in Antique Copper by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pino vase Antique copper finish Hand repousse Limited Edition Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto shee...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Chinese Plique-a-Jour Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small Chinese cloisonne enamel bowl made with the technique of Plique-a-jour (means "letting in daylight" in French), a challenging method similar to small scale stained windows...
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20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Copper, Enamel

Chinese Plique-a-Jour Bowl
Chinese Plique-a-Jour Bowl
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19th Century Japanese Bronze Vase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese patinated bronze vase, depicting two seated dogs below a Bamboo plant.
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Art Nouveau Cloisonne and Ginbari Amphora Vase, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and elegant Japanese Art Nouveau amphora shaped cloisonne and ginbari foiled vase, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan. The vase of amphora form, with a tapering body resti...
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Japanese Bronze Vase by Seizan
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This beautiful bronze vase is made using the centuries-old Murashido technique, which gives each item a unique, one-of-a-kind pattern. The vase has a simple, elegant design with a rounded base and a flared neck. It measures 23 cm (9 inches) in diameter and 14.5 cm (5.5 inches) tall and weighs 1.6 kg (3.5 lbs). The vase has some minor scratches on the surface, but these do not detract from its overall beauty. This vase would make a perfect addition to any home and would be a timeless and cherished heirloom. The Murashido technique is a traditional Japanese method of creating a beautiful swirling patina on bronze. The freshly cast object is dipped in a mixture of oils, which reacts with the metal to create a unique pattern. Each vase is slightly different, making them truly one-of-a-kind. This vase is a perfect example of the Murashido technique. The swirling pattern is mesmerizing, and the vase is sure to be a conversation starter in any home. Whether you're looking for a unique piece of art or a beautiful vase to display flowers, this Murashido vase...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Bronze

Japanese Bronze Vase by Seizan
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Japanese Antique Mirror Muromachi '14th-16th centuries' White Bronze Mirror
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an old Japanese mirror. Mirrors made of copper have been made in China, South Korea, and Japan for a long time. Very beautifully decorated mirrors have been made since anci...
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Old Japanese Copperware or Incense Burner in the Shape of a Lion/Carved Figurine
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
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19th Century Japanese Antique Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Copper

Indonesian Brass, and Golden Plated Wedding Crown, Suntiang
Located in Matosinhos, PT
Indonesian brass, and golden plated wedding crown - Suntiang or Sunting, Circa 1980 One of the heaviest traditional Indonesian headpieces, the suntin...
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1980s Indonesian Vintage Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Gold

Set of Four Arts and Crafts Hand-Hammered Copper Pots
Located in Buffalo, NY
Set of four arts and crafts hand-hammered copper pots wonderfully crafted hand-forged handels possibly Turkish, Mid Eastern in origin, sizes range ...
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1930s Turkish Vintage Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Brass, Copper

Antique Indian Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Indian silver box; an addition to our diverse Asian silverware collection. This fine antique Indian silver box has a...
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18th Century Indian Antique Arts and Crafts Metalwork

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Arts And Crafts metalwork for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts metalwork for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage metalwork created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include asian art and furniture, decorative objects, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, copper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts metalwork made in a specific country, there are Asia, North America, and Oman pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original metalwork, popular names associated with this style include and Artisan House. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for metalwork differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $249 and tops out at $5,000 while the average work can sell for $1,400.

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