Rustic Religious Items
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
Antique Carved Polychrome Painted Panel Devotional Icon Triptych Altarpiece
Located in Forney, TX
A rustic religious folding three carved wood panel devotional painting icon triptych, 20th century, comprised of three heavily patinated metal hinged shaped wooden panels, decorated in parcel gilt and rich polychrome paint, depicting saint with staff, flanked by two angels. Can be displayed or folded closed.
Dimensions: (approx)
15.5" High, 17" Wide, 0.75" Deep / 2" Deep Closed. 4lbs
A wonderful example of antique religious folk art / Ecclesiastic painting having worn, nicely aged warm and rustic distressed weathered chippy paint finish over the whole, wood losses, attractive imperfections and various antique character marks that add to the distinct beauty and charm.
Similar to a retablo, reredos, altar piece, overdoor, table screen, tabernacle cabinet...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Metal
18th Century French Hand Carved and Painted Wood Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French hand carved and painted wood statue still shows vestiges of its original painted finish. Depicting a nun reading a bible, the n...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Oak, Paint
19th Century Antique Religious Metal Candelstick
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
19th century Antique religious metal candlestick.
By unknown manufacturer, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Set of Two Antique Church Consoles
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Set of two French antique church consoles made of solid oak Ca.1850.
Originally used for church statues these consoles can be a great eye catcher for ...
Category
1850s French Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century Carved Wood Hindu Temple Fragments from a Temple in India
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of 19th century Hindu temple fragments. This pair of antique fragments were elements of a section of hand-carved wood frieze, within a...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Wood
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Mid-Century Modern Cabinet Console Record Player attributed to Ico Parisi design
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Cabinet Console of the 1930s in burr walnut and walnut flame applied veneered. Cabinet with two shelves, the upper with central flap drawer with internal turntable Record...
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1930s Italian Vintage Rustic Religious Items
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H 28 in W 28.8 in D 16 in
Late 19th Century Iraqi Silver Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Unique silver Hanukkah lamp, Iraq, circa 1880.
On four feet, a handmade silver tray with nine candle holders for eight days of Hanukkah, and one for t...
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Late 19th Century Iraqi Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Large French 19th Century Hand Carved Wooden Fragment of a Marionette
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice handcarved fragment of a marionette.
France, circa 1850. Weathered, small losses and old repairs
Measurement include the wooden base.
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Textile, Wood
Antique Catholic Devotional Plaque with Sacred Heart & Saints, Framed, C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Catholic Devotional Plaque with Sacred Heart & Names of Saints, Framed, C1920
Measures- 10.75''H x 9.5''W x 1''D
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Paper
H 10.75 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
19th Century Carved Wood Crucifix
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century carved wood crucifix was sculpted from olive wood then set upon an ebonized cross with base inset with faux tortoiseshell,
circa 1880s
Mea...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Wood
18th Century Carved Oak Statue Depicting St. Bartholomew
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall French statue of St. Bartholomew was hand-carved from oak in the 1700’s. This depiction of St. Bartholomew is not often seen in art, except for one of the most well known r...
Category
18th Century French Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Oak
19th Century Chinese Hand Carved Painted Polychrome "Laughing Buddha" Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Place the Laughing Buddha in your living room or entrance hall, so he will be able to see the door. Meaning of happiness and abundance, this antique Buddha sculpture...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Oak
H 10.75 in W 12.75 in D 10.5 in
Rare Aztec Colonial Polychromed Wood Sculpture! Holy Imagene Bultos Santos Icons
Located in Peoria, AZ
MUSEUM PERFECTION !
AZTEC INFLUENCED
LATIN AMERICAN
COLONIAL ART
AMAZINGLY RARE PIECE !
Approx. 14" x 8" x 2 1/2"
After Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec empire, painting and sculpture schools were set up within missions to produce art for Roman Catholic worship in Spanish America to promote Christian evangelization. The works that emerge from this period are great historic treasures and tell us much about this time in history. Icons were important in this conversion process.
Here is an Imagene that was likely employed in a church from the 17th century. It features 5 elaborately carved faces and figures depicting angels and saints.
This piece is magnificent for many reasons, but the most important reason is that this piece illustrates the bridge between the Spanish and Aztec art schools.
The Aztecs had developed the most splendid feather art in the world. Feather mosaics (arte plumario in Spanish, amantecayotl in Nahuatl), were created by specially trained and talented Aztec nobles. The blue green iridescent color of hummingbird feathers had made them a regular form of tribute to Aztec rulers and art that featured these feathers were incomparable.
The Spanish art instructors adopted feathers into traditional Catholic imagery and this piece shows the result of such hybrid. Here feathers are
prominently sculpted into the background and were polychromed with sensational hues to reflect the native love and cultural appreciation for feather art. Few feather mosaics survive because of their temporal frailty, but the wood worked feathers in this piece give scholars and collectors a lasting indication of how Aztecs stylistically used the feathers in their pieces.
Aztec religious leaders wore headdresses and garments made of feathers - and here these saints appear to be wearing feather headdresses!
Even after centuries, the colors of this piece are incredibly compelling. Fragments of the rich blue green pigment that was applied to mimic the hummingbird feathers are still present. The golds, yellows and browns display spectacular understanding of complementary colors.
What's more this piece also shows Aztec sun imagery incorporated into the design! On the reverse side of the Saints' faces we see a vivid blue sun burst type design which clearly was an Aztec motif of the period and has no comparable counterpart in Catholic holy treasures...
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17th Century Mexican Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Wood
H 8 in W 14 in D 2.5 in
"Molto" Bamboo Console (set of 2)
Located in Roma, RM
Console in Bamboo. Italian manifacture.
Other dimensions available on request.
Category
2010s Italian Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Bamboo
Mid-19th Century Italian Hand Carved Crib Figure Bust
Located in London, GB
Mid-19th century crib figure bust
A wonderful example of a mid-19th century Italian hand carved crib figure bust. Glass eyes and original paint still inta...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Pine
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood and Polychrome Musician Cherub Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique cherub figure was crafted in Italy, circa 1780. The hand carved cherub depicts a putti with wing and playing the guitar; the sculpture is very expressive in his movement...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French, 19th Century Metal Lanterns
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice pair of metal lanterns, France, circa 1850-1900.
Weathered and old repairs ( glass once replaced )
Measures: H:28-32cm W:12-15cm D:12-15cm
Measurement here below of the larges...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Previously Available Items
Vintage Crucifix made of Deer Antlers
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Crucifix made of Deer Antlers
A vintage crucifix with a metal sculpture of the suffering Christ on the cross. The cross is made of two deer antler pieces which are mounted o...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Brass
19th Century Country French Prayer Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century country French prayer bench was crafted by talented rural artisans using time-honoured pegged mortise and tenon joinery to create a rustic,...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Chestnut
19th Century Leather-Bound Swedish Bible Book
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th century leather-bound Swedish Bible book
Bible is printed in Gothic font, dated 1857.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Religious Items
Materials
Leather
Scallop Edge Blue Tabernacle / Shrine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Moon and star motif painted shrine with strong patina.
Category
1970s Vintage Rustic Religious Items
Rustic religious items for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic religious items for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage religious items created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic religious items made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 religious items differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $550 and tops out at $3,630 while the average work can sell for $1,381.
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