Functional pieces made with local materials that can stand the test of time have defined antique and vintage country furniture around the world.
Country style has varied based on regional tastes, from French Country with tufted sofas and cane-framed beds to American Country with stately Windsor chairs and tables built of pine. Each is imbued with touches that are often described as rustic, a style that is inclusive of a range of decorating modes such as country and farmhouse. Exposed wood, traditional fabrics, natural colors and a sense of heritage through distressed surfaces and handcrafted design are all attributes of country-style interiors.
Country furniture and decor can encompass movements from across centuries that reflect rural life, such as French Provincial, which emerged in the 17th century, Black Forest, which became popular in early-19th-century Switzerland with sculptural furniture carved with animals and Adirondack style, with chairs that debuted in the United States in the early 20th century and became a rustic favorite.
The design of country-style furniture isn’t guided by fleeting trends or elite tastes. Sofas upholstered with animal hide, desks made of oak or pine that show off the grain of their material and dining room tables balanced on sturdy square legs are all popular examples of country furniture. Although the aesthetics of country furniture are eclectic, the pieces are unified by meticulous construction that favors utility over ornamentation.
Contemporary country interiors usually have muted palettes, with white walls and calming shades of blue, where heirloom pieces mingle with vintage baskets and gingham textiles. Unpretentious and timeless, country furniture adds warmth to any home, whether it’s a cabin in the woods or an urban loft apartment.
Find a collection of antique and vintage country tables, seating, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.
$1,819Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set Of Three Scandinavian Wall Lamps, Sweden, 1980s
Located in Hannover, DE
This beautiful,calm and rare to find pair of wall lights comes from a villa that was decorated in the Scandinavian Alpine style. The wall lights are characterized by their excellent ...
Textile, Pine
$1,100 / set
Vintage French Tole Wall Sconce Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This elegant pair of wall sconces is crafted in richly lacquered burgundy tole, accented with fine hand-painted gilt floral motifs. Each sconce features a scalloped crown edge framin...
Enamel, Steel, Gold Leaf
Pair of Swedish Wall Lamps Made of Pinewood and Floral Textile Shade
Located in Hannover, DE
This beautiful, unusual and rare to find pair of wall lights comes from a villa that was decorated in the Scandinavian Alpine style. The wall lights are characterized by their excell...
Cotton, Pine
Wonderful Pair Dunes And Duchess Mini Double Rachel White Sconces Burlap Shades
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Pair Of Dunes And Duchess Mini Double Rachel Painted White Wood 2 Arm Candelabra Wall Sconces With Burlap Shades.
Burlap, Wood
Pair of white lacquered Brass Two-Light Wall Sconces, Vintage, German, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A stunning pair of heavy brass wall sconces. Each consisting of a stylish Farmhouse style design. Each fixture requires two European E14 / 110 Volt candelabra bulbs, each bulb up to ...
Metal, Brass
English Country Flower Basket Brass Two-Light Sconces
Located in South Salem, NY
Lovely pair of vintage English country style two-light sconces made at the turn of the century. Inspired by nature, this gilded brass light fixture features a Classic wheat sheaf mot...
Brass
Contemporary Modern Wall Sconce in Ceramic, Off White by Manolo Eirin
By Manolo Eirin
Located in Carballo, ES
Ceramic Hand - Crafted wall sconce, designed and signed by Rulo and Manolo Eirin. Interior and exterior vitrified in white, which allows a greater projection of light on the wall. Th...
Ceramic, Stoneware
$2,758 / set
Pair of 19th Century French Gilded Sconces
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Very decorative pair of French 19th Century wall sconces. Each offering two candleholders, these wooden sconces are beautifully water gilded with a wonderful burnished patina. With...
Wood
$2,200 / set
Antique Pair of French 1920 Wrought Iron Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
we have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights, use the contact dealer button to ask us, we might have it in our store we also have our own line of wrought iron reproduction sconces and chandeliers, or we could do your own design A beautiful and elegant pair of French 1920 iron...
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Country Style Pair of Wall Light Shades Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Handmade pair of lampshades in country style made from a cotton fabric in an Ikat pattern in brown and grey colors. Pleated and made by hand in Aust...
Fabric
Country Style Pair of Wall Light Shades Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Handmade pair of lampshades in country style made of with cotton fabric in an Ikat pattern in brown and grey colors. Made by hand in Austria. Frame...
Fabric
$2,121 / set
H 8 in W 12 in D 6.2 in
Pair Swedish Designer Sconces, Sweden, 1980s, Wall Lights made of Japanese Paper
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A Pair of rare swedish designer wall lights made of Japanese paper and metal, Sweden, 1980s. Both sconces in good vintage condition, no damages. Each sconce takes one E27 screw base ...
Metal
Pair Vintage Italian Tole Painted Tulip Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair vintage Italian tole painted Tulip sconces. Nice floral design with five tulips and green leaves on each sconce, wired as shown in good worki...
Iron
Multicolor Flowers Basket Murano Glass Ceiling Light
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Mid-Century Modern hand blown Italian flush mount chandelier featuring overlapping multi-color crystal flowers, mounted on a webbed white painted frame. available also a pair...
Blown Glass
$1,053Sale Price / set|26% Off
H 11.42 in W 9.06 in D 10.24 in
Pair of Swedish Pine Wood Wall Lamps by Aneta, Sweden, 1970s
By Aneta
Located in Karis, Nyland
Pair of Swedish modern 1970s wall lights made from pinewood. Beautiful and fine craftsmanship of these timeless wall lights from northern Europe. This pair was made with love for the...
Fabric, Pine
Pair of Brass Ice Glass Wall Sconces by Doria, Germany, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful pair of midcentury wall sconces with ice glass tubes, made by Doria Leuchten, Germany, manufactured, circa 1960-1969. High quality and in very good condition. Cleaned, we...
Brass
$2,323Sale Price / set|39% Off
H 21.66 in W 11.82 in D 9.85 in
Pair of Brass Wall Sconces with Rectangular Shades and Plexiglass
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of wall sconces made of brass with decorative plexiglass slabs toped with rectangular grey shades.
Brass
Pair of Bubble Glass Wall Light Fixtures, Germany, 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Clean lines to complement all decors. Wonderful high-end wall light fixtures with brass detail and thick bubbled blown glass. Manufactured in the 1960s. The glass of the light fixtur...
Murano Glass
$3,336 / set
H 10.63 in W 5.52 in D 13 in
Pair of German Vintage Solid Brass Swing Arm Wall Lights Sconces, 1960s
By Florian Schulz, miiss, Vereinigte Werkstätten Für Kunst Im Handwerk
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of elegant articulating wall lights. Germany, 1960s. Lamp sockets: 1x E27 (US E26).
Brass
Pair of Italian Tole Wall Sconces with Monkeys
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical pair of vintage Italian wall sconces with palm trees over Moroccan monkeys sitting on a pillow between two arms with leaves around the cups.
Metal
$4,450 / set
H 10.63 in W 8.67 in D 7.09 in
Pair of Wonderful Agate Stone and Brass Wall Lamps or Sconces
By Willy Daro
Located in Berlin, BE
Wonderful pair of agate stone wall lamps or sconces. The wall lamps are in very good condition. One x Model A Bulb/ E27.
Stone, Brass
$4,256Sale Price / set|10% Off
H 27.96 in W 14.57 in D 6.3 in
Pair of Wall Lamp Sconce in Gold Patina and White Lamp Shades
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Pair of wall lamp sconce in gold patina and white lamp shades, wooden baze in chestnut. Four lampshade in white fabric and golden braid. Information about the covid 19. At this poi...
Metal
Wall Lamps a Pair of Falkenbergs Lighting Sweden 1960
Located in Paris, IDF
Wall lamps a pair of Falkenbergs lighting 1950/60s. sconces, picture light, reading lights Model 8260 Brass frame, shades of black lacquered sheet metal, adjustable, 20x7×12 cm. Good...
Metal, Brass
Pair of Mid-Century French Tôle Ivy Form Two-Light Wall Sconces
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1960, this decorative pair of mid-century tôle wall sconces features an exuberant arrangement of hand-cut and hand-painted ivy leaves, each finished in deep g...
Metal
Pair of Painted Tole Wall Lights
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
An unusual pair of early C20th decorated tole wall lights in the form of wreaths of oak leaves, with 3 acanthus branches, comes with holders and bulbs. Still retaining its original p...
Tôle
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H 18.9 in W 23.63 in D 3.94 in
French, Toleware-Inspired, Colourful Floral and Vine Metal Wall Light
Located in Glasgow, GB
This distinctive wall light, steeped in the artisan tradition of Italian toleware, harks back to the bucolic charm of 18th-century Italian countryside aesthetics. Crafted in the 196...
Metal
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H 27.56 in W 18.12 in D 10.63 in
Coppia di appliques a forma di cornucopia in legno con frutta, primi '800
Located in Florence, IT
Coppia di appliques a forma di cornucopia in legno decorato con colori bordeaux e oro arricchite da ciuffo di frutta in gesso colorato e foglie in tessuto. In origine le cornucopie ...
Gesso, Wood
19th outdores lamp
By Lyfa
Located in København K, DK
These very rare outdoor Lyfa lamps in original patinated copper are almost in perfect condition which fits every modern home.
Copper
Pair of Vintage Italian Gilt Fern Candle Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
A whimsical yet chic pair of vintage Italian gilt fern candle sconces with a cluster of fern fronds tied at the bottom with string, and three arms with ruffled candle cups. Perfect f...
Steel
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H 18.12 in W 4.34 in D 7.09 in
Vintage Brass & Ceramic Single Wall Sconce Wall Lamp Styled as Kerosene Lamp
Located in Bastogne, BE
Amazing Vintage ceramics and brass wall sconce with clear glass plafond. Extraordinarily beautiful wall light fixture, which is decorated w...
Brass
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H 9.85 in W 5.91 in D 7.49 in
Vintage Wall Sconce with Milk Glass Shade by Neukro Menden, Germany
Located in Bastogne, BE
Very beautiful vintage wall lamp in County style by German manufacturer Neukro. Extraordinary beautiful wall sconce which is decorated with high-quality casting of brass, milk gl...
Brass
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H 23.88 in W 12.13 in D 10 in
Near Pair of Antique H. Luchaire French Wall Sconces or Lanterns Electrified
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
H. Luchaire & Company 27 rue Erand, Paris in the 12th district began business in 1720. Without a specific way to date the lantern, or wall sconce as the manufacturer referred to them...
Brass, Copper, Steel
19th Century Italian Giltwood Wall Lights
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fantastic pair of 19th Century Italian giltwood wall lights. These lights are a superb example of Italian design and date to the mid to ...
Giltwood
Pair of Vintage Mirrored Brass Acorn Candle Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully charming pair of 20th century candle sconces with mirrored acorns, oak leaf backplates, and scrolled arms. Sconces were once wired, but are no longer. Can be used with ...
Brass
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H 20 in W 10 in D 6 in
Custom Sonces Made from French Scoops with a Primitive, Country Look for a Farmh
Located in Houston, TX
These sconces are surely unique and could be interesting for a rustic or primitive interior. They are original green and red paint with turned wood socket. They have been made and n...
Iron