Rustic Tea Sets
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.
1960s Vintage Rustic Tea Sets
Stoneware
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Tea Sets
Copper
2010s Portuguese Rustic Tea Sets
Ceramic, Cotton, Glass
2010s Portuguese Rustic Tea Sets
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Tea Sets
Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tea Sets
Faience
Early 20th Century Rustic Tea Sets
Copper
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Tea Sets
Brass, Copper
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tea Sets
Faience
1920s French Vintage Rustic Tea Sets
Sheet Metal
19th Century French Antique Rustic Tea Sets
Pottery
20th Century Italian Rustic Tea Sets
Stainless Steel
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tea Sets
Faience
Early 20th Century American Rustic Tea Sets
Ceramic
2010s Italian Rustic Tea Sets
Glass
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Tea Sets
Faience, Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Rustic Tea Sets
Metal, Sterling Silver, Silver Plate
Late 20th Century French Rustic Tea Sets
Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Tea Sets
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Rustic Tea Sets
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Tea Sets
Porcelain
Early 20th Century French Rustic Tea Sets
Faience
19th Century Antique Rustic Tea Sets
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Tea Sets
Copper
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Tea Sets
Faience
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Tea Sets
Bamboo
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Tea Sets
Iron