Arts and Crafts Bookcases
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
Antique Carved Oak Double Door Bookcase with Wine Rack c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts bookcase (modified into an entertainment center) offers quarter sawn oak construction with double glass doo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Glass
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Arts
Crafts Oak
Brass Embossed Folding Wall Hanging Letter Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak & Brass Embossed Folding Wall Hanging Letter Holder. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 10.5" H x 11.5" W x 5" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Skønvirke Bookcase #2, Martin Nyrop, Denmark, 1905
Located in London, GB
A pine bookcase designed by architect Martin Nyrop and made by cabinetmaker Rudolph Rasmussen during the early 20th century.
This bookcase, until recently, was part of the interior ...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Pine
Studio Craft Sculptural Cabinet, United States, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
1970s Wendell Castle-inspired freeform organic console, crafted in the USA from rich, dark pine wood. A true protagonist piece of American Craft-based postwar art, its sculptural for...
Category
1970s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Pine
$7,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Arts
Crafts Bookcase Sideboard Cabinet by Napoleon Le Grand w. Cockatoo Bird
s
Located in Lisse, NL
Top design and top quality workmanship from Amsterdam from the early 1900's.
Important
Unique, one of a kind bookcase or side cabinet from 't Modelhuis by Jewish...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Limbert Style Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Bookcase, Circa 1905
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period bookcase, dining cabinet, or display cabinet
In the manner of Charles P. Limbert Co.
USA, Circa 1905
Oak, with glass front a...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique A&C Charles LIMBERT Bookcase w/ Leaded Glass Stickley Era F6156 SALE
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a Charles Limbert Bookcase (Model 321) from the early 1900s with 2 doors and leaded glass in excellent condition. Signed with an early Charles Limbert paper label on the back...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$5,950 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique L&JG Stickley Three Door Bookcase C 1910 - W3227
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique L&G Stickley 3 door 1/4 sawned oak bookcase in very good condition, with a great selection of oak and a nice finish. Each side has REAL keyed-through tenon con...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Copper
$5,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Arts
Crafts Solid Cherry Wood Lighted Bookcase or Display Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts
Crafts style lighted display cabinet or bookcase
In the manner of Gustav Stickley or Harvey Ellis
USA, Late 20th Century
Solid cherry wood, with m...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Cherry
Arts
Crafts Macey Satinwood Banded Mahogany Barrister Bookcase C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Arts & Crafts Macey Satinwood Banded Mahogany Barrister Bookcase C1920
Measures - 59.25"H x 30.75"W x 13.5"D
A classic Arts & Crafts period Macey barrister...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
$1,960 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique " HARDEN" Arts
Crafts Book/Magazine Stand Stickley era- W5811
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is an antique Harden Arts & Crafts Book/Magazine Stand made in the early 1900s. It is made from mahogany and has the original finish. The model number is written on the bottom ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Cyclopedia Bookshelf in Powder Coated Metal and Yellow Terrazzo
Located in Istanbul, TR
The design for Cyclopedia stems from the high wheel bicycles of the 1870s. Unlike most bookshelves, Cyclopedia differentiates itself through its portable structure. This unique piece is a library and a display shelf that can be wheeled and positioned in various locations around the space to meet the owners preference and purpose. This new edition of Cyclopedia is composed of yellow powder coated metal...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Terrazzo
Thirties 3 Door Oak Bookcase By Brynmawr
Located in Petworth, GB
Thirties oak 3 door glazed bookcase
Stylised oak handles
Fixed shelves
Designed by Paul Matt
Original label inside the central door
Brynmawr Furniture Makers Ltd
Circa 1930
He...
Category
1930s European Vintage Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique Arts
Crafts Mahogany 3-Stack Barrister Bookcase c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts Mahogany 3 Stack Barrister Bookcase C1920
Measures - 49" x 34 1/8" x 12"
1 - 9" x 31 1/2" x 10"
2 - 10 1/2" x 31 1/2" x 10"
3 - 12 1/2" x 31 1/2" x 10"
This a...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Arts
Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps William Morris 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 William Morr...
Category
1880s English Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Limbert Style Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Glass Front Double Bookcase, Circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Mission or Arts & Crafts period glass front double bookcase cabinet
In the manner of Charles P. Limbert Co.
USA, Circa 1900
Gorgeous quarter sawn oak, with mullioned g...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
An Important Breakfront Bookcase/Cabinet designed by E Barnsley, Exhibited 1982.
By Edward Barnsley, Charles Bray
Located in London, GB
An important Cotswold School walnut breakfront glazed bookcase/cabinet designed by Edward Barnsley, and made by Charles Bray, dated 1932.
Provenance Mrs D.E. Neale, commissioned in...
Category
1930s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Ebony, Walnut, Bog Wood
Fine quality Morris
Co Arts
Crafts glazed bookase cabinet
By Morris
Co.
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Fine quality mahogany glazed cabinet by Morris & Co circa 1890 probably designed by George Jack. The cabinet is in beautiful original condition.
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Gillows Arts and Crafts Bookcase
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Gillows arts and crafts oak and ebonized bookcase, circa 1890, designed by Charles Bevan. The three glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves above and three panel doors...
Category
1890s Irish Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Ebony, Oak
Liberty
Co., attri. Arts
Crafts Oak Glazed Bookcase
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co., attributed
Arts and Crafts oak glazed bookcase with a good size flat display area above, a flaring cornice with an upper open display area below, and a mirror to the b...
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Stained Glass, Oak
Louvered-Door Cabinet in Walnut, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louvered-door cabinet in walnut, circa 1900.
Category
1880s French Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
Hale Art Deco Mahogany Four Stack Barrister Bookcase C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Art Deco barrister bookcase by Hale offers mahogany construction with four stacks, each having pullout glass doors, maker label as photograph...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany, Glass
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Louvered-Door Cabinet in walnut circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louvered-door cabinet in walnut , circa 1900.
Category
1880s French Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Walnut
R. J. Horner Style Antique Arts
Crafts Mahogany Glass Bookcase, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts bookcase cabinet
In the manner of R.J. Horner & Co.
USA, Circa 1920s
Carved mahogany, with leaded glass doors. Interior shelves are adjustable.
M...
Category
1920s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Arts
Crafts Shaker Maple Lighted Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Shaker style lighted bookcase or display cabinet
USA, Late 20th Century
Carved maple, with mullioned glass front doors and sides. Interior shelves are a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Maple
$2,695 / item
Harris Lebus. An Arts and Crafts bureau bookcase in the Glasgow Style
By Harris Lebus
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts bureau bookcase in the Glasgow Style by Harris Lebus design model 156 with display area to the top, subtly shaped cornice wit...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Oak Bookcase / China Cabinet by Danner Furniture, circa 1910s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Antique Quarter Sawn Oak Bookcase / China Cabinet by Danner Furniture, c. 1910's. The bookcase is in three parts (top moulding cap co...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Wood
Two Arts
Crafts Oak Bookcases with Stylized Pewter, Ebonized
Sycamore Inlays
Located in London, GB
An Arts & Crafts oak bookcase with a flaring cornice, leaded glazed doors with circular details to the tops, the lower cupboard with stylized floral inlays using a combination of pew...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Pewter
Arts
Crafts Shaker Maple Lighted Bookcase Cabinets, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts or Shaker style lighted bookcases or display cabinets
USA, Late 20th Century
Carved maple, with mullioned glass front doors and sides. Interior she...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Maple
Arts
Crafts Oak Bookcase with Teardrop Stain Glass, Drawers and Lower Cupboard
Located in London, GB
An Arts & Crafts oak bookcase with a flaring cornice and shaped supports below, teardrop stain glass to the leaded doors with arched tops, and a pair of dr...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Italian Olive Burl Wood Cabriole Leg Bombay Drop Front Secretary with Bookcase
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very fine craftsmanship Italian made burl wood drop front secretary.
Category
20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Olive, Burl
Portable Polished Brass and Mahogany Cyclopedia Bookshelf with Wheels
Located in Istanbul, TR
The design for Cyclopedia stems from the high wheel bicycles of the 1870s. Unlike most bookshelves, Cyclopedia differentiates itself through its por...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Liberty
Co. A Slim Arts
Crafts Walnut Bookcase with Stylised Copper Hinges
By Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty
Co. A Slim Arts
Crafts walnut bookcase with open upper shelves and cupboards below with stylised brass hinges.
Measurements are to the cornice.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Arts and Crafts 2 Tier Golden Oak Bookcase This Oak bookcase has 2 open shelve
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts 2 Tier Golden Oak Bookcase
This Oak bookcase has 2 open shelves, the top shelf is a deep storage shelf and the lower shelf is a sloped book trough
The shelf has ca...
Category
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Shapland and Petter, an Arts
Crafts Hanging Oak Bookcase with Copper Plaque
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts hanging oak bookcase with a circular copper plaque depicting stylized floral details with original chocolate patina and stylized Tulip cut-out...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Copper
Arts
Crafts Oak Bookcase with Ying-Yang Detail to the Top
Adjustable Shelves
Located in London, GB
Wylie and Lochhead. Attributed.
An Arts and Crafts oak bookcase with Ying-Yang and subtle shaped detail to the top with an extending upper display area and arched supports beneath. ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Arts and Crafts Stacking Barristers Bookcase or Filing Cabinet
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Stacking Barristers Bookcase or Filing Cabinet
This is a good quality Oak Bookcase, all of the sections have a glazed up and over door, just a quick mention, the old...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
SUPERB Antique "Stick
Ball" American Small OAK Cabinet - W5005 SALE
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
SUPERB Antique "Stick & Ball" American Small Cabinet
This is the most magnificent antique American "Stick & Ball" cabinet we've ever seen! This can be a delicate piece... many times...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$1,160 Sale Price
60% Off
Arts and Crafts Open Front Oak Slope-Shelf Bookcase
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Open Front Oak Slope-Shelf Bookcase
This Oak bookcase has a carved sloped book trough at the top with an under tier made in woven flat cane.
The bookcase is in goo...
Category
1880s Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Oak Gdansk Cupboard
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Glass cabinet
We present a unique Gdansk glass cabinet. Prepared to order. This type of furniture was made in Gdańsk Elbląg and Toruń, Oak wood was used to make it. It has glass fix...
Category
1890s Polish Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
$21,317
Rare Piece of Progressive Arts and Crafts Furniture, Bookcase
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Rare Piece of Progressive Arts and Crafts furniture, in golden oak and stained glass
This Large Bookcase has a remarkable and stylish de...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Cyclopedia Bookshelf in Bordeaux Powder Coated Metal and Gray Terrazzo
Located in Istanbul, TR
The design for Cyclopedia stems from the high wheel bicycles of the 1870s. Unlike most bookshelves, Cyclopedia differentiates itself through its portable structure. This unique piece is a library and a display shelf that can be wheeled and positioned in various locations around the space to meet the owners preference and purpose. This new edition of Cyclopedia is composed of Bordeaux color powder coated metal...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Terrazzo
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