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Arts & Crafts Furniture

Original Arts & Crafts furniture, carefully curated by Puritan Values.

Handmade with integrity, designed to last, curated for collectors.

Movement focus, c.1880 to c.1910.

What Defines Arts & Crafts Furniture?

  • Use of solid hardwoods like oak, walnut, ash and mahogany
  • Visible joinery, such as pegged mortise-and-tenon joints
  • Decorative techniques including chip carving, repoussé and leadwork
  • Minimal ornamentation, beauty through function

Born as a reaction to the excesses of Victorian mass production, Arts & Crafts furniture champions honesty in design, integrity in materials and the enduring value of craftsmanship.

Bath Cabinet Makers Arts & Crafts oak sideboard with Dutch inlaid scenes

Featured piece, an early Arts & Crafts oak break front sideboard by Bath Cabinet Makers, in the Liberty style with Dutch inlaid scenes of mill owners, a black cat, horse and sailing ship over open shelves and exposed through tenon details, c.1900. View this sideboard.

Arts & Crafts copper scrollwork chandelier attributed to the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft

Shown here, a hand hammered copper scrollwork chandelier attributed to the Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, with flaring hammered canopy, a ring of glass roundels and five forged scroll arms, c.1905. The chain shown is for display only and the lampholder requires wiring prior to installation. View this chandelier.

Featured Designers

Learn more about the Arts & Crafts manufacturers of the period and the influential designers and craftsmen who shaped the movement .

Some of What We Offer

Our Arts & Crafts collection ranges from exhibition quality one off pieces to robust everyday furniture, all chosen for their clarity of line, honest construction and carefully judged decoration. These works sit comfortably alongside contemporary interiors, adding warmth, texture and a sense of hand made character to living rooms, dining rooms and hallways.

Herbert Davis Richter pair of Arts & Crafts oak pictures in the original Glasgow-style frames

Shown here, a pair of Arts & Crafts Glasgow School oak picture frames by Herbert Davis Richter, inlaid with stylised roses in mother of pearl, abalone and ebony and housing his signed works “Greetings” and “Christmas wishes”, c.1900. View these pictures.

Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens rare walnut newspaper basket with acorn finials

In focus, a rare walnut and cane newspaper basket by Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, with gadrooned top edge, ball mouldings and tapering body on square moulded legs with H stretcher and original castors, designed for his own household and recorded in Truth, Beauty and Design, c.1910. The acorn finials have been replaced. View this basket.

Glossary Terms Explained

These terms appear frequently in Arts & Crafts descriptions and help decode how a piece was made. Chamfering softens sharp edges and catches the light, quarter sawn oak gives a distinctive ray fleck, peg construction reveals honest joinery and repoussé copper or brass adds hand worked surface detail. Understanding this language makes it easier to read quality at a glance and to place furniture within the wider Arts & Crafts story.

Why Buy From Puritan Values

  • Over 39 years of expertise in antique decorative arts
  • Worldwide delivery with secure packing and regulatory documentation
  • All items restored and assessed by our in house team
  • The largest Arts & Crafts selection available in the UK