Gothic Furniture
GOTHIC STYLE
The Gothic Revival movement (also called Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic) emerged in Britain in the 1740s, and reached its height in the late-19th century. The style is characterized by such decorative flourishes as pointed arches, floral details, finials, heraldic motifs and linenfold carving. The movement was rooted in religious and social conservatism. Its proponents, who included Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin, the architects of London’s Houses of Parliament (designed in 1840), believed that the art and architecture of the Middle Ages were authentically spiritual and inherently moral.
In the United States, the Gothic Revival movement shaped both public buildings and private houses. Numerous American schools were built in the early-19th century in a style now called Collegiate Gothic. Many builders and craftsmen were inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing’s widely read 1850 book Architecture for Country Houses, which posited that a family’s home should exemplify their values — and that the Gothic Revival style was particularly well-suited to scholars and clergymen. Furniture with detailing that mirrored that of Gothic Revival buildings appeared in the same period. Such pieces typically feature dark, intricately carved wood, and upholstery in velvet or leather.
Much like the castle or cathedral that inspired it, a Gothic Revival chair makes a bold design statement. And while you probably don’t have to cross a moat or raise a portcullis to get through your front door, a Gothic Revival piece might make a statement that your home is indeed your castle.
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Style: Gothic
Pair of 16th Century Carved Oak Saints
Located in Maidstone, GB
A Pair of 16th Century Oak Saints: One being a male depicted wearing a long hooded cloak held together with a brooch over a flowing tunic tied at the ...
Category
16th Century European Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Oak Sculpture – 'The Grief of Mary' , circa 1500
Located in Maidstone, GB
A Late 15th/Early 16th Century Oak Sculpture depicting ‘The Grief of Mary’, carved almost in the round with Mary wearing a head scarf, neckerchief and...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Oak
15th Century Gothic Carved Oak Statue – Virgin of the Annunciation
Located in Maidstone, GB
15th Century Oak Wood Sculpture of the Virgin of the Annunciation beside a lectern supporting an opened book, the Virgin with both hands upraised ( one repaired) turning slightly to the left, her demeanour redolent of strength, compassion and benignity.
Franco Flemish origin, circa 1480, 56 inches in height x 26 inches wide.
Provenance : Lot 347, The Notable Art Collection, New York, April 1949, Joseph Brummer Collection Part 1
Category
15th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Oak
1983 Oak Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Homage to our favorite chairs.
20th century hand carved oak medieval Gothic style arched back dining chair.
Category
2010s Mexican Gothic Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Iron and Marble Gueridon Table
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Gothic style, hand forged iron gueridon table base with detached, double layered, Breccia marble top.
Category
Late 20th Century American Gothic Furniture
Materials
Marble, Iron
Early 16th Century Stone Carving - 'The Death of a Prelate'
Located in Maidstone, GB
An Early 16th Century Stone Carving with polychrome : 'The Death of a Prelate'. The enthroned figure of a Bishop surrounded by attendants and surmounted by celestial angels.
Category
16th Century European Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Stone
A Superb Gothic Iron and Wood Chandelier
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Superb Gothic Iron and Wood Chandelier
A very handsome piece, Large Heavy and very Gothic in design, the light
has 5 wide branches and would enhance the...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Iron
Rare 16th Century Architectural Stone Capital from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This rare fragment was salvaged from an entryway on a building in Fontvieille, near the city ancient Arles, France. There is a worn and carved center cartouche depicting a very small...
Category
16th Century French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Stone
Antique French Carved Ornate Walnut Figural Server Buffet Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Carved Ornate Walnut Figural Server Buffet Cabinet
Stunning Antique Imported from France Hand Carved Ornate Walnut Chateau Marb...
Category
1880s French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Marble
C19th Country House Elm Bench (pair available)
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
Substantial 19th Century ‘Country House’ elm hall bench.
The arched back with angled panels and flanked with carved finials, above scroll arms with pierced carved trefoils and soli...
Category
1860s English Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Elm
Vintage Maitland Smith Ornate 5 Panel Wrought Iron Garden Gate
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Maitland Smith Ornate 5 Panel wrought iron garden gate
Ornate vintage garden gate by Maitland Smith. Beautiful addition to a garden or ...
Category
1980s Vintage Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Rare Monumental Italian Carved Carrara Marble Model of a Cathedral
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Monumental Italian Carved Carrara Marble Model of a Cathedral, Rome, 19th century, circa 1840.
Possibly a representation of Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence Italy.
The Italian Renaissance is renowned for its magnificent works of art and architecture, which are admired to this day for their grandeur and intricate details. Among the most impressive examples of this era are the rare and monumental carved Carrara marble models of cathedrals...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
1960s Iridescent Glass and Twisted Iron Candle Sconce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 1960s candle sconce. Consists of a panel of iridescent glass framed by twisted iron. Seven fluted brass heads elevate to hold taper candles. Lovely patina throughout. Pair availabl...
Category
1960s Vintage Gothic Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century Carved Stone Alms Box
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Unusual 19th century carved stone alms or offertory box. Primitive carved stone head above the coin slot. As expected some minor wear to the edges, the secured metal reverse is most ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Stone
Cross of Caravaca 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Cross of caravaca xvii century
Very beautiful cross of Caravaca made in bronze. 17th century. Measurements: 12 x 6cm
Good condition.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Unique Small Size & Quality Hand Carved Tiger Oak Gothic Revival Chest, 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and practical size, multi purpose Gothic chest / box from a monastery.
This here Gothic chest is one of the smallest yet most stylish we ever had the pleasure of offering. ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Gothic Canopy, France, 15th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Gothic canopy
France, 15th century
Alabaster, some traces of polychromy
33 x 23 x 20 cm
Provenance:
- Private collection Genève, Switzerland
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Maitland Smith Alligator Candle Holders
Located in Jupiter, FL
Alligator candleholders by Maitland Smith.
In beautiful condition and great conversational decor.
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Gothic Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large Early 19th Century Door Lock and Latch on Patinated Stand
Located in San Mateo, CA
Large early 19th century European door lock and latch. This had a custom stand made that was patinated to match the lock. This was probably done in the 1970's. There is an acrylic mi...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Gothic Revival Gold Bronze Figural Candelabra Table Lamps, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Gothic Revival Gold Bronze Figural Candelabra Table Lamps - a Pair. Item features wooden decorative candles, twin light sockets, pierced decorated frames, very nice antique p...
Category
Early 20th Century Gothic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Gothic Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Pair of large candelabras in the Gothic style, in painted bronze ("tree" part) and iron (base)
The upper part is decorated with flowers and foliage, 7 lights with painted sheaths, a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Early 20th Century French Gothic Flat Bottom Iron Ten-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen island or breakfast room with this elegant antique light fixture. Forged in France circa 1920, and rectangular in shape, the large chandelier has ten lights newly wired, and dressed with decorative dripping candle sleeve covers. The piece features an intricate flat bottom...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Furniture
Materials
Iron
Heavy Bronze Bell, Tower Bell This Is a Very Heavy Piece It Is on an Oak Yoke
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Heavy Bronze Bell, Tower Bell
This is a very heavy piece it is on an Oak Yoke with iron fixings including a the bracket which holds the rope
For the purpose of the pictures and ...
Category
1840s Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Gilt Frame Gothic Angels
Located in Dallas, TX
Two gilt framed Gothic Angels framed and painted in the style of Fra Angelico - hand-carved in Italy in 1890. These are in excellent condition with littl...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Gothic Style Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, NL
19th - 20th century French Gothic Style fireback.
The fireback is made of wrought iron and has a brown patina. Upon request it can be made black / pew...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Furniture
Materials
Iron
Great Quality Carved & Superb Condition Wooden Corpus Christi on Crucifix, 1800s
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique crucifix with stunning hand carved details and an amazing patina.
This remarkable and good size crucifix with a sculpture of a suffering Christ on the cross is another one...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Oak
Very Heavy Pair of 19th Century Iron Andirons or Fire Dogs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Very Heavy Pair of 19th Century Iron Andirons or Fire Dogs
This is a Very Heavy pair of Andirons and they are made of cast iron
The Andirons are 15” high, 14” long and are 8.5...
Category
19th Century Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Iron
German Memento Mori Carved Skull
Located in Newark, England
Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully carved in the form of a human skull consisting of the cranium, upper and lower jaws, the cadaverous face with deliberate missing tooth in brown wash patination throughout. Stood upon a small marble base with the skull attaching via a dowel fitting. The Skull probably from German origin.
Notes From approximately the sixteenth century, skulls were commonly used to remember death as they symbolise the transience of human life. Memento Mori literal Latin translation means remember that you [have to] die. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity, and appeared in funeral art and architecture of the medieval period. Memento Mori jewellery...
Category
18th Century German Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Marble
Ecclesiastical Style Antique Arched Oak Door
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
This enchanting antique arched door reminds one of an ancient castle or English church. Beautifully weathered by the ages and embellished with elaborate metal strap hinges, it dates from the mid 19th century and features vertical plank construction to the front with an original handle and ledged and braced construction to the back. With its aged, timeworn look, this old arched oak door...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Crystal Chandelier Ceiling Lamp Lustre Art Nouveau Lamp
Located in Berlin, DE
Introducing our cherished old chandelier, lovingly and professionally restored in Berlin! Its electrical wiring works seamlessly in the US, as it has been expertly re-wired and is re...
Category
1920s French Vintage Gothic Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Artisan Crafted Mixed Metal Griffin Form Andirons
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Regal Griffin Pair in iron with textured gray tone surfaces. The ferocious open mouthed creatures with shields on the chests with chased rampant lions and applied brass tops of the s...
Category
20th Century Gothic Furniture
Materials
Iron, Brass
Pair Original Verdigris Bronze Exterior Gothic Sconces NYC
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Gothic bronze wall sconces with original verdigris green color. Cleaned and restored. Minor losses. Cracked glass panel will be replaced upon purchase. One missing...
Category
Early 20th Century American Gothic Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Original Antique Print of a 13th Century Limoges Enamel Casket, France, C.1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of a 13th century Limoges enamel casket
Lithograph
Published by A.Morel, Paris, France. circa 1860
Unframed.
...
Category
1860s English Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Paper
St. Marks Gothic Wall Lantern
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
This wrought iron Gothic Lantern was made for a private chapel in France. We also made matching pendants that are availalble. The Bronze finish and Honey opal...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Gothic Renaissance Revival Oak Wood Figural Carved Low Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Gothic Renaissance revival oak wood figural carved low cabinet. Item features relief carved figure to door, drape carved wooden sides, inset masonite board top (not original)...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Oak
Swedish Gothic Bookcase
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Swedish 19th century bookcase with two glazed doors and gothic detailing, opening to four bookshelves. Below, two further doors open to more storage. This piece has been repainted in...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wood
17th Century Antique French Oak Trunk from the Gothic Period
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
A French 17th century large carved oak trunk. This trunk features a long rectangular shape body whereby the front panel has carved into it a Gothic style ornamentation in the form of...
Category
17th Century French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Gothic Hallway Cupboard, 1909
Located in Lüdinghausen, DE
Hallway cupboard restored Art Nouveau Gothic 1909 in the style of v. Riemerschmid
Features:
Two-door model with divided interior and clothes rail
...
Category
20th Century Gothic Furniture
Materials
Softwood
Early 19th Century, Gothic Brass Skeleton Clock on Wood Base with Glass Dome
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th century Gothic brass skeleton clock on wood base with glass dome. Bell on peak with steeple design and halberd hammer. Painted metal fa...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century French Forged Wrought Iron 5 Light Candelabra Floor Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century Gothic Style French forged wrought iron 5 light candelabra floor lamp.
US Rewiring and each takes a regular or LED Light bulb.
Has a cord switch attached to the ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Interesting Gilt Bronze and Crystal "Grotesque" Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
An interesting early 20th century gilt bronze and crystal twenty-six-light "Grotesque" chandelier.
A unique Gothic style, drop crystal, basket chandelier with different "Grotesque" faces and designs. Twenty-four-tiered perimeter lights (including six lanterns) and two-tiered interior lights.
Artists began to give the tiny faces of the figures in grotesque decorations strange caricatured expressions, in a direct continuation of the medieval traditions of the drolleries in the border decorations or initials in illuminated manuscripts. From this the term began to be applied to larger caricatures, such as those of Leonardo da Vinci, and the modern sense began to develop. It is first recorded in English in 1646 from Sir Thomas Browne: "In nature there are no grotesques". By extension backwards in time, the term became also used for the medieval originals, and in modern terminology medieval drolleries, half-human thumbnail vignettes drawn in the margins, and carved figures on buildings (that are not also waterspouts, and so gargoyles) are also called "grotesques".
A Boom in the production of works of art in the grotesque genre, characterized the period 1920–1933 of German art. In contemporary illustration art, the "grotesque" figures, in the ordinary conversational sense, commonly appear in the genre grotesque art...
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Early 20th Century French Gothic Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Antique English Gothic Style Silver Plate Toast Racks, dated 1923
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb pair of antique English silverplated toast racks, dated 1923. Maker's mark and hallmarks on reverse. These fine quality silver toast ra...
Category
1920s English Vintage Gothic Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique French Gothic Oak Chaise Longue, Circa 1870
Located in Dallas, TX
In the 18th and 19th centuries, it was not uncommon for skilled craftsmen to repurpose older wood carvings into their own furniture creations. A French menuisier utilized this techni...
Category
1870s French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Textile, Oak
1970s Modern Gothic Metal 4 Light Chandelier
Located in Pasadena, CA
Iron 4 light 4 arm chandelier with wax candle shades with electrically lit lighting. The hook shaped arms extend generously outward and offer a glow thro...
Category
Late 20th Century American Gothic Furniture
Materials
Iron
Wrought Iron Table Lamp with Dragon, Italy, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Elegant table / desk lamp in wrought iron, figuring a winged dragon holding a torch / torchiere.
Beautiful metal work: subject well done, beautiful verdigris patina.
Neo-Gothi...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
ITALIAN PROCESSIONAL CROSS 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ITALIAN PROCESSIONAL CROSS
17th Century
in cut brass and bronze.
Mounted on a wooden back base.
Usage signs.
Dec. Height: (total) 50 cm; (Ch...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Gothic Andirons, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
17th century French andirons made of wrought iron. The style of the andirons is gothic. The andirons have spit hooks to grill food. They are in a good condition.
Category
17th Century French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of 5 Dragons Wall Sconces, Italy, circa 1900
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Superb set of 5 wrought iron wall sconces, representing a winged dragon holding a torchiere / a torch.
Good quality of manufacture: well-made subjects, beautiful patina of the met...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Beautiful French Late 19th Century Gothic/Church Bronze / Brass Light
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful late 19th century church light, the patina is so much nicer in person, originally it was for candle, but was converted to electricity, can be ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Beautiful Gothic Brass Candelabra/Candlestick, circa 1500
Located in Vienna, AT
The item on sale is an original Gothic candelabra that dates back to the 1500s. It was expertly handcrafted from brass and consists of two parts that...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century, Gothic Brass Skeleton Clock on Marble Base with Glass Dome
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 19th century Gothic brass skeleton clock on marble base with glass dome. Three steeple pediment. Silvered metal face with Roman numerals. Op...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Gothic 'Arms' Fireback / Backsplash, 16th - 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
16th - 17th Century fireback with a Gothic decoration. This fireback is of the earliest forms of firebacks with Primitive forms of religious mot...
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Iron
Gothic Oak Glass Front Display Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Antique, Gothic, carved oak, display cabinet features a glass front with decorative arched details. The paneled interior can accept either glass or woo...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Glass, Oak
Large Gothic chest strongbox
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A verry rare and quite large Gothic chest in untouched condition. Strongbox like these where made for the safekeeping of money, important documents and pr...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Cross
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century cross.
Made in olive wood and silver metal. Measures: 8x5 cm.
Good condition.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Gothic Wrought Iron Five-Piece Fireplace Tool Set on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique fireplace tool set next to your mantel. Crafted circa 2000, the Gothic style "Serviteur" sits on four curved leg...
Category
Early 2000s American Gothic Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Wall Hanging Arts and Crafts Copper Breast Plate Shield with Cross Swords
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Wall hanging Arts and Crafts copper breast plate shield with cross swords
A Large Decorative wall piece the copper is hand beaten and has a Cross with Crown over
The swords are ...
Category
1920s Vintage Gothic Furniture
Materials
Copper
18th Century Spanish Carved Walnut Coffer
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
This Spanish features a long rectangular shape body which has a geometrical design carved into the side panels. In the front underneath the coffer are two carved paw feet that projec...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Gothic Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Gothic furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gothic furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gothic furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Edward F. Caldwell & Co., Maitland Smith, and Aeterna Furniture. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $275,000 while the average work can sell for $2,408.
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