Rustic Decorative Objects
RUSTIC STYLE
For some, the phrase “rustic style” suggests a house like “La Pitchoune,” the late chef Julia Child’s cottage in Provence, with its exposed wooden beams and well-worn antique furniture. For others, rustic furnishings and decor prompt images of a place like the Lake Placid Lodge in Upstate New York, with its stone fireplaces and knotty pine paneling. Indeed, rustic furniture design takes many forms: twig furniture, a plank trestle table, a hand-stitched quilt, a chandelier made of deer antlers.
The rustic style originated in the late 1800s in England, where it was heavily influenced by Romanticism. By the 20th century, it had spread to the United States, adopted by wealthy New Yorkers and the National Park Service alike. Although there are many categories of rustic furniture, one of the most popular and familiar manifestations of the style is the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn wood, woven rush seating, wrought iron, coarse stone and weathered metal. As a decor, it exudes warmth and honesty, while a single piece of countrified design adds an intriguing visual counterpoint in a sleek, modern environment.
Easily identifiable by its rough textures, earthy colors and natural materials, rustic furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
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Style: Rustic
Majolica French Ceramic Cow Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cow tureen circa 1940 signed Caugant.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Provincial Chinese Farm Tray, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-carved wooden tray from northern China charms with rustic texture and simple form. Years of use have rounded the edges and imparted a well-worn, wabi sabi texture. Original...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique French Wrought Iron Chest Wine Storage Rack for 28 Bottles
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH WROUGHT-IRON DOMED CHEST WINE STORAGE RACK
Circa late 19th/early 20th century; for storing 28 bottles
Item # 209GJY07K
A fantastic and rather unusual wrought-iron wine storage rack styled as a domed chest, it features wide shaped straps welded to curved and squared bar with curled iron elements throughout. The front of the chest retains an early lock and key, opening and dropping down on hanging chains to give access to the 28 bottles of wine that can be stored inside. It retains a wonderful early surface with chaotic oxidization and the effects of rust throughout the overall green and blue-ish patina. Circa the late 19th to early 20th century.
Measurements: 23" H x 14 1/2" D x 28 7/8" W
Condition Report:
In as-found rough antique...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tramp Art Photo Frame Rustic Style 19th Century, Austria circa 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Decorative Tramp Art photo frame from the period in Austria around 1880. Elaborately hand carved out of bass wood this rustic photo frame comes w...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Softwood
19th Century Pair Of French Faience Cache Pots Desvres
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Pair Of French Faience Cache Pots Desvres , hand painted with flowers on one side and coat of arms on the other side.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Majolica Basket with Egg Birds Vase Delphin Massier, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica basket with egg and birds Delphin Massier.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Flax Thresher on Custom Wall Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A rustic yet sophisticated 19th century Bulgarian flax thresher comprised of two curved wood panels covered in hundreds of flint blades and mou...
Category
19th Century Bulgarian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Terracotta Bowl From Mexico, Circa 1970´s
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Terracotta bowl from the border of Veracruz and Puebla, Mexico, circa 1970´s. Known as "apaxtle" in the native Nahua language, these bowls served multiple functions. The piece is ver...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Clay
Large Provincial Chinese Farm Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden farm tray from northern China charms with its rustic finish and asymmetrical form. Hand-carved from a single block of wood, the large tray is truly one-of-a-kind, shaped ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Large Double Rope Basket Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet
Located in Austin, TX
Rare double large rope and cork fruits basket Audoux Minet.
Measures: W / 18.3" by 10" lower basket , upper 13.5' by 7"
H / 13.5 13.5 by 7 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Rope, Cork
Metal Candle Holder, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Rustic ceramic candle holder, circa 1960
By Unknown manufacturer. Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Material...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Two Spanish Terracotta Olive Jars or Vessels
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handmade terracotta preserving pot or jar with handles from Segovia, Spain, 1930s
Two traditional Spanish ceramic 'orza'. Unglazed exterior with handles at both sides and green and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta, Earthenware
19th Century Majolica Palissy Large Snake and Frog Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate. with large snake trying to bite back of large frog. These are surrounded by a worm, butterflies, liza...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
18th-19th Century, French Wooden Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and very rare wooden mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher.
Weathered and but in a good condition.
Category
18th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French Majolica Bee Wall Pocket Sarreguemines circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Bee Wall Pocket signed Sarreguemines circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate. Plate focuses on large snake and large lizard, with worm, caterpillar, butterfly, and lizard surrounding in the brown an...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Early 1900s Humpty Dumpty Circus Clown Cast Iron Mechanical Bank
Located in Cathedral City, CA
1900S Hand painted Pierrot the cast iron mechanical penny bank clown. Very colorful mechanical bank known as the Humpty Dumpty Bank and shows a clow...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Large French Majolica Terracotta Donkey with Baskets, Circa 1930
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Large French terracotta donkey with baskets Circa 1930.
Bavent Normandy.
2 Yellows basket.
Meaasures: height / 21.3"
Lenght / 30" by 11.5"
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Set of two Rustic Earthenware Candle Holder, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of two Rustic Earthenware Candle Holder, circa 1960
By Unknown manufacturer. Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful p...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Le hameau de la Reine - ceramic decorative basket
Located in LE PRÉ-SAINT-GERVAIS, FR
This decorative centerpiece is inspired by Marie Antoinette bucolic lifestyle in her hamlet near Versailles castle, built as a rousseauist fantasy in 1784 to escape court life. Its s...
Category
2010s French Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Set of 2 Early 20th Century Rustic Glass Bottles
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Set of 2 early 20th century glass bottles.
By unknown manufacturer, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
French Majolica Tobacco Jar or Cigar Box, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica tobacco jar or cigar box, Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Set of 19th Century French Pétanque Boules
Located in Chicago, IL
A playful set of 19th century French pétanque boules, comprised of four iron studded balls and one marble cochonnet (jack). The set can be used in pla...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Iron
Pair of Gemsbok Horns on Custom Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning pair of Gemsbok horns on custom steel mounts. Perfect for decorating your Montana lodge, but equally at home in your chic city apartment.
Category
20th Century South African Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn
Earthenware Seafood Lobster Plate by J. Caldas Da Rainha, 1930
Located in Verviers, BE
Portugese Caldas da Rainha Palissy lobster wall plaque, circa 1930.
Decorated with mussels, shells and seaweed.
Has no structural issues and is...
Category
1930s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Vintage Glass Vase with Diamond Capped Style, Circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage glass vase with Diamond Capped Style.
Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving ...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
19th Century Rare Majolica Hanging Jardiniere with Dogs Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Rare Majolica Hanging Jardiniere With Dogs Sarreguemines.
Decorated with Leaves.
Total height with the chain / 23 inches.
Height of ...
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Rare Majolica Palissy Lizard Joseph Landais Circa 1860
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica Palissy Lizard signed Joseph Landais Circa 1860.
Category
1860s Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Wooden Handpainted Flower Pot, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Wooden Handpainted Flower Pot.
Made by unknown manufacturer in Spain, circa 1980.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age a...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake and large lizard searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha) with snake, wo...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Antique Parisian Wooden Shoe Mold, France, c. 1930's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage wooden shoe mold from Paris, earlier part of 20th Century. The cobbler's mold features a modern silhouette for a man's shoe. Makes a chic d...
Category
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha)...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A dark brown glaze clings to the tapered form of this 19th-century jar, once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitchen as evidenced by the glazed interior. The wide-mouth jar is shaped wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Faience Pate Tureen with Rabbits, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience pate tureen with rabbits Circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Goose Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
White Majolica goose tureen signed on underside Caugant, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Portuguese Palissy Charger
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Portuguese Palissy plate with large alligators, lizards and turtles searching through mossy tuft. Indecipherable mark, probably Mafra, Ca...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Rare French Majolica Pig Pitcher Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Very Large 19th Century Rare French Majolica Pig Pitcher signed Delphin Massier.
Height / 10.2 inches.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Rustic Spanish Wall Metal Chandelier, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique rustic wall chandelier. Suitable for three candles.
Made in Spain by unknown manufacturer circa 1950.
In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and...
Category
1950s Spanish Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal
Set of Three Decorative Rustic Chic Wooden Boxes
Located in Milano, IT
Fabulous painted wooden decorative boxes from the early 1920s Rustic Chic period, made in Italy.
The boxes are small and are useful for organizing and arr...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Rustic Tramp Art Photo Frame with Original Glass Plate, Austria circa 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely Tramp Art photo frame from the period in Austria around 1880. Elaborately hand carved out of bass this antique photo frame shows the beaut...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Softwood
Sculptural Carved Onyx Stone Charger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved onyx stone charger. Upward curved corners give plate a sculptural appearance. Colors ranging from pale milky green to rich ambers and brown ton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
Antique Thai Teak Blue Hand Painted Chofa
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Thai teak blue hand painted chofa
A teakwood “Chofa” which adorn the end of the roof of most temples in Thailand in the shape of a slender bird a...
Category
Early 1900s Thai Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha)...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
19th Century English Majolica Bear Pitcher
Located in Austin, TX
English Majolica figural bear pitcher with spoon handle circa 1890.
Category
1890s English Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Provincial Chinese Washing Stick, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved in the mid-19th century in China's Shanxi province, this fruitwood washing stick would have been used by a Qing-dynasty woman for washing clothes and textiles. Used to beat we...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
French Faience Lidded Pot Box With Dog Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience lidded pot box with dog circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Stylish Cabin Decor Antler Candle Holder with Deer Carving, Germany ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Stylish cabin decor antler candle holder with deer carving, Germany ca. 1900
A fashionable rustic candle holder, made of antlers from the deer. The spout is made of turned antler pi...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Antler, Wood
Collection of Five 19th Century Chinese Root Wood Brush Washers
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable and rare collection of five 19th century Chinese wabi sabi root wood scholar's brush washers, each carved from the root ball of a bamboo...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Porcelain White & Black Cow Creamer Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Porcelain white & black cow creamer circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Vintage Glass Vase
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
20th century vintage glass vase.
Made by unknown manufacturer in Mallorca, Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a b...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha)...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Rustic Continental Mahogany Box
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Continental mahogany rectangular box with a carved border and trim with 5 circle design top.
Category
20th Century Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake searching through mossy tuft and lizard hiding in the moss, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha) w...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Provincial Chinese Washing Stick, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved in the mid-19th century in China's Shanxi province, this fruitwood washing stick would have been used by a Qing-dynasty woman for washing clothes and textiles. Used to beat we...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Bulldog Bavent Normandy France, 1880
By Bavent
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large bulldog sculpture by De Bavent France.
A large sized French bulldog made by the pottery of Mesnil de Bavent, Normandy, France; a craft company since 1842.
This dog sculpture is made of terracotta and dates circa 1880 !!
It's a terracotta bulldog...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Vintage Hand-Woven Rattan and Bamboo Storage Basket with Dark Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall Chinese vintage hand-woven rattan and bamboo storage basket from the mid 20th century, with hand-stitched cross motifs, circular lid, wooden scalloped base and dark brown patina. Created in China during the midcentury period, this large rustic basket features a circular rattan lid with concentric circles surrounding a darker center, opening to reveal a convenient storage space strengthened with bamboo. This lid is sitting above a generous hand-woven tapering body with slightly dark brown hue, resting on a carved wooden bracketed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Rattan, Bamboo
Rather Large Vintage French Vineyard Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A rather large vintage French handwoven vineyard basket from Bordeaux, with three loop handles and a fun wonky shape. Perfect for storing extra blankets and pillows...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Chinese Double Steamed Wine Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century ceramic jar is formed in a traditional shape meant for storing wine and spirits made from rice and grains. Known as cheng, these jars are defined by having a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rustic decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, asian art and furniture, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include José Alves Cunha, Michel Caugant, Sarreguemines, and Bavent. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $85 and tops out at $65,000 while the average work can sell for $714.
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