Rustic Sterling Silver

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 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.

Style: Rustic

Sterling Silver and Wood Salad Serving Utensils

Located in New York, NY

A European spoon and fork sterling silver and wood salad serving utensil set, in the Rustic/Euro country style, circa late-20th century, Europe (possibly France.) Set is wood with st...

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Late 20th Century European Rustic Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver and Wood Salad Serving Utensils

$375 / set

Copper Kitchen Decoration Vintage Coffee Pots Lot of 5 Diferent Design

Located in Mombuey, Zamora

Lot of five vintage copper coffee pots for rustic kitchen decoration vintage rustic style copper kitchen decoration They are very decorative...

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20th Century Italian Rustic Sterling Silver

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Copper

Copper Kitchen Decoration Vintage Coffee Pots Lot of 5 Diferent Design

$879 Sale Price / set

25% Off

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20th Century Italian Rustic Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Elsa Peretti for Tiffany Sterling Silver Baby Utensils

$195

H 4 in W 0.88 in D 0.25 in

Modernist Design Sterling Silver Coffee Pot Hallmarked in 1976 by J. J. Roberts

Located in London, London

Hallmarked in London in 1976 by Jeremy John Roberts, this very handsome, Sterling Silver Coffee Pot or Water Jug, is plain in style, and features a wooden handle and thumbpiece. The ...

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1970s English Vintage Rustic Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Modernist Design Sterling Silver Coffee Pot Hallmarked in 1976 by J. J. Roberts

$3,124

H 8.86 in W 5.91 in D 4.34 in

Paul Revere Coffee Pot

By Paul Revere

Located in New Orleans, LA

Sterling Silver Coffee Pot Paul Revere Circa 1775 This phenomenal and incredibly rare silver coffee pot by the legendary patriot Paul Revere is one of only six armorial coffee pots crafted before the Revolutionary War, and one of only three still in private hands. The other two are housed in the collections of the Worcester Art Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, making this coffee pot an extraordinary treasure. In terms of maker, quality and provenance, this coffee pot is the most significant American silver object available today. The coffee pot bears the hallmarks of Revere's exquisite craftsmanship at every turn. Revere was not only the preeminent silversmith in America—he was the only silversmith in the colonies capable of crafting a finished product from the silver ingot to a finished engraved treasure, all by himself. Perfectly balanced and adorned with such fine Rococo detailing as a fluted scroll spout rising from a shell and a flower spray cartouche, this coffee pot epitomizes Revere's unmatched talent. The pot also notably features Revere’s stamped maker’s mark and the original scratch weight of 40.1 troy ounces on the bottom of the pot. The average silver object made by the famed American would have weighed approximately five troy ounces, and his grand serving spoons averaged approximately two ounces each—making this coffee pot one of Revere's most magnificent and monumental masterpieces. Within the central cartouche, the monogram "MSS" appears, belonging to the prominent Dr. Micajah Sawyer (1737-1815). A distinguished Harvard graduate, Sawyer was well-known as the "celebrated physician of Newburyport." Such an extraordinary object would have been a precious family heirloom, and this coffee pot remained in the Sawyer family until 1980, when it was sold to another American private collection, where it has remained until now. It was also prominently displayed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts for more than 30 years, from the 1980s until 2014. Born in 1734 to a Huguenot silversmith, Paul Revere's patriotism and his contribution to the American decorative arts are of inestimable value. He was immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, which tells of how he heroically rode through the countryside warning of the approaching British troops at the beginning of the American Revolution. This legendary event, along with his extraordinary work as a silversmith, has ensured a timeless legacy for Revere. In 1768, on the eve of the American Revolution, Revere crafted the “Sons of Liberty Bowl,” now housed at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Both before and after serving his country during the Revolution, Revere was at the forefront of American silver, producing elegant bowls, sauceboats and creamers. By far, his most important works are coffee pots, of which only 15 are listed in his records books, making this coffee pot the ultimate piece of Revere's legacy. Maker's mark "Revere" stamped near the top of the handle 12 1/4" high x 10" wide x 5" deep 42 ounces Provenance: Micajah and Sibyl Sawyer, Newburyport Descended in the family until sold Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, April 30—May 3, 1980, lot 184 Private Collection, United States M.S. Rau, New Orleans Literature: Patricia E. Kane, Colonial Massachusetts...

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18th Century American Antique Rustic Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

$4,740

H 11.82 in W 8.27 in D 4.34 in

Sterling Coffee/Tea Pot

By Shreve, Crump & Low

Located in Brooklyn, NY

We are delighted to offer you this sterling silver coffee/tea pot by Davis & Galt of Philadelphia. Although this piece is signed Shreve, Crump and Lowe it was in fact manufactured by...

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1890s American Antique Rustic Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Coffee/Tea Pot

$985

H 11 in W 3 in D 3 in

Previously Available Items

Group of Thirty English Sterling Silver Dollhouse Miniature Serving Pieces and U

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Group of thirty English sterling silver dollhouse miniature serving pieces and utensils including trays; tea and coffeepots; candelabras; a pedesta...

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Early 20th Century English Rustic Sterling Silver

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Sterling Silver

Group of Thirty English Sterling Silver Dollhouse Miniature Serving Pieces and U

H 1.75 in W 1.75 in D 0.5 in

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