Aesthetic Movement Brass
Antique 1880s American Aesthetic Movement End Tables
Onyx, Brass
Antique 19th Century Arts and Crafts Sideboards
Brass
Antique Early 1900s American Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Planters, Cachepots and Jar...
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1870s English Gothic Revival Andirons
Brass
20th Century Aesthetic Movement Cabinets
Marble, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century North American Aesthetic Movement Coat Racks a...
Brass
Mid-20th Century Australian Aesthetic Movement Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Painted Furniture
Brass
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Coat Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel, Iron
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Tea Sets
Brass, Copper
Antique Late 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Antique 1870s American Aesthetic Movement End Tables
Brass, Pewter
Antique 1880s American Aesthetic Movement Doors and Gates
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Aesthetic Movement Planters and Jardinieres
Brass
Vintage 1920s Unknown Aesthetic Movement Andirons
Brass, Iron
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Planters and Jardinieres
Brass, Iron
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Andirons
Brass
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Tea Sets
Brass
Early 20th Century Dutch Aesthetic Movement Umbrella Stands
Brass
Antique 1890s European Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Fireplace Tools and ...
Brass
Mid-20th Century Aesthetic Movement Umbrella Stands
Brass
Antique Early 1900s English Aesthetic Movement Fireplace Tools and Chimn...
Brass
Antique 1880s American Aesthetic Movement Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Brass
Vintage 1960s French Aesthetic Movement Wall Mirrors
Brass
Late 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Andirons
Brass
2010s German Aesthetic Movement Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s British Aesthetic Movement Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Nickel
Antique Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Easels
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century North American Aesthetic Movement Armchairs
Mahogany
2010s German Aesthetic Movement Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s German Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s German Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Antique 1880s German Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
2010s German Aesthetic Movement Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s German Aesthetic Movement Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Vintage 1930s Italian Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Vintage 1910s Italian Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pe...
Crystal, Brass
Vintage 1950s Italian Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass, Wire
20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century North American Aesthetic Movement Table Mirrors
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Ceramic, Porcelain, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Table Lamps
Metal
Early 20th Century European Aesthetic Movement Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Wire
Antique 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Easels
Brass
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Tables
Brass
Antique 1880s American Aesthetic Movement Doors and Gates
Brass
Vintage 1960s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Tables
Brass
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Cabinets
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Tobacco Accessories
Brass
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Benches
Brass
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A Close Look at Aesthetic-movement Furniture
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
Find a collection of antique Aesthetic Movement seating, tables, decorative objects and other furniture and antiques on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025One of the most famous artists of the Aesthetics movement named Whistler was James McNeill Whistler. Like other proponents of the Aesthetics movement, he believed in producing art for art's sake. Some of his best-known works include Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl; Nocturne in Black and Gold; The Falling Rocket and Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1., more commonly referred to as Whistler's Mother. On 1stDibs, explore an assortment of James McNeill Whistler art.








