French Faience Quimper Clock Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Quimper Clock Circa 1950.
1950s French Vintage Rustic Wall Clocks
Ceramic, Faience
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 Adirondack furniture and the low-slung 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn reclaimed 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 wares help bring the beauty of the outdoors inside.
As you can see on 1stDibs, vintage rustic chairs, dining tables and other pieces of rustic furniture offer endless inspiration.
French Faience Quimper Clock Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Quimper Clock Circa 1950.
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Rustic Black Forest Walnut Wall Clock with Floral Carving
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) walnut wall clock with carved floral decoration and bird pediment with 5 shelves. (Not working)
Walnut
Antique Carved Circular Wall Clock by Wilbur V. Wigans Jewelers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Deep carved and ribbed mahogany surround with a hinged door. The white painted dial with black Roman numerals and an inner carved and gilt surround band. The clock is being sold as ...
Mahogany
Jules Vieillard Chinoiserie Mantel Clock, Faience, Regency Style
Located in Queens, NY
French (Mid-19th Century) Chinoiserie design faience 6-sided mantel clock with foo dog top and elephant heads on sides. (by JULES VIEILLARD, Bordeau France) (Not working)
Metal
$556Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.5 in W 7.5 in D 7 in
Antique French Faience Quimper Inkwell Pen Tray, circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming antique French faience Quimper double inkwell and pen tray desk set, circa 1900. This gorgeous inkwell is hand painted with a traditional Breton man surrounded by bagpipes...
Faience
French 19th Century Ormolu Cartel Wall Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century French gilded ormolu wall clock, having Rococo influences to the scroll foliate decoration and cherubs above the eight day striking movement, circa 1880.
Ormolu
19th Century Black Forest Mantel Clock
Located in Martlesham, GB
A lovely quality 19th century black forest mantle clock, the clock dial located at the centre within a farmyard scene consisting of a cockere...
Walnut
French Empire Style Mantel Clock, circa 1820
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive and stylish early 19th Century gilded ormolu and green marble mantle clock, having two classical maidens either side feeding Rams, an Eagle above the circular white...
Marble, Ormolu
French Bronze Chinoiserie Clock, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
French bronze chinoiserie clock, circa 1880.
Bronze
Antique Black Forest Carved Walnut Cuckoo Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
A magnificent antique Black Forest carved walnut cuckoo clock dating from around 1900, beautifully hand carved in the traditional hunting lodge style. Rich in detail and craftsmanshi...
Walnut
$3,150Sale Price|30% Off
H 52 in W 29 in D 9 in
German Wall Clock by Gustav Becker, Walnut, 19th C, carved eagle
Located in Houston, TX
This is a beautifully carved walnut case with a carved eagle surmounted at the crest. Gustav Becker was well known in Europe for his fine clocks and cloc...
Walnut
$3,000
H 8.86 in W 7.96 in D 3.55 in
Jaeger-LeCoultre Wrought Iron and Bronze Table Clock, France, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Elegant Jaeger-LeCoultre table clock, made in France circa 1950, featuring an exceptionally decorative combination of verdigris-patinated wrought iron and gilt bronze details. The o...
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Atmos Jaeger LeCoultre Clock 35069 circa 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
A rare vintage Jaeger Lecoultre Atmos clock with a very low serial number. In good condition with some tarnish.
Brass
Antique Black Forest hand carved case wall clock
Located in Houston, TX
This handsome clock is beautifully carved with grapes and oak leaves Around the face of the clock. It has the key and pendulum and The spring is good. The face lifts for winding. The...
Oak
Antique Walnut Wall Clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Walnut Wall Clock, having a quality carved walnut case with original turned finials, reeded columns and solid walnut carvings and gla...
Brass
Global Views Sculptural Rustic Iron Decorative Wall Cock Roman Numerals
By Global Views
Located in Dayton, OH
Global Views Sculptural Iron Decorative Wall Cock. Features a rustic iron finish with roman numerals and beaded interior circle. Measure: 36".
Iron
Decorative French Painted Tole and Iron Clock Face
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large rustic French decorative clock face featuring a painted tole face with Roman numerals. This is a decorative non-working clock face only and does n...
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century Brillie School Clock, Circa 1910
By Brillie
Located in Gloucester, GB
Early 20th century Brillie school clock, Circa 1910 - Hardwood casing - Tin dial with glass face - New AA battery powered quartz motor - Original hands - Made by Brillie - Fr...
Zinc
Early 20th Century Brillie School Clock, Circa 1910
By Brillie
Located in Gloucester, GB
Early 20th century Brillie school clock, Circa 1910. - Hardwood casing - Tin dial with glass face - New AA battery powered quartz motor - Original hands - Made by Brillie - F...
Brass
antler wall clock 1890
Located in Berghuelen, DE
antique black forest antler wall clock. brass clockface with painted figures. decorated with original antlers from the deer and fallow deer.
Wood, Antler