Rustic Seating
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.
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Style: Rustic
Antique Carved Piano Stool With Leather Seat
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A rare and notable antique stool with brown leather seat, turned central support and supporting rods, bottom finial and adjustable screw action height.
The stool measures 17.25” wid...
Category
19th Century Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Iron
Greyed Oak Country Lounge Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
With a gracefully sloped form, it provides a relaxed yet refined seating experience for living rooms, bedrooms, or conservatories. Its solid oak frame in a greyed finish features int...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
$4,476 / item
Rustic Adirondack Willow Rocking Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Adirondack style bent willow rocking chair with round slat back, rounded arms, and red seat cushion (Matching loveseat: MP2289, armchair: MP2290)
Category
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Iron
Vintage Patinated Rush Seat Charvari Chairs - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Presenting a captivating pair of Vintage French Country Chiavari Chairs, masterfully crafted with an authentic rush seat and a beautifully patinated faux bamboo frame. These chairs e...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
Wooden rustic stool Ca.1880
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Rustic wooden stool from the 1880s.
Stools has a great patina.
Category
1880s Belgian Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Welsh Rustic Elm Stool
Located in Faversham, GB
An early 19th century elm milking stool raised on three chunky pine legs.
The seat is heavily pitted with extensive wear to the surface only adding to its rustic charm.
A charming ...
Category
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Elm
$1,154
Vintage Wood Andirondack Style Twig 77" 3 Seat Bench
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage Wood Andirondack Style Twig 77" Bench
Offered is a large Vintage Wood Andirondack Style Twig 77" Bench. The bench is truly unique. Featuring a large seating area composed o...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Raw Wood Live Edge Chair
Located in Wichita, KS
Presented is a rustic raw or live edge wood chair with arms. All hand made and assembled, the chair has great character.
arm height is 29"
To v...
Category
1920s Unknown Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Elm Stool, China
Located in Washington, DC
Antique Chinese Elm Stool. China, circa early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Materials
Elm
Rustic Italian Alpine Chair
Located in Vo', Veneto
Alpine Chair in Maple Wood
Dimension: H.82 cm - W. 32 cm (H. seat: 52 cm)
Period: c. 1850
Origin: Italian Alps
Wood: Maple
Description
Original maple wood chair. Turned columns on...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
Rustic Old Hickory Rattan Chaise Lounge
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Old Hickory (Circa 1930s) chaise lounge with rattan splat & seat on legs joined by a box stretcher. (Branded: Rustic Hickory/ Furniture Co/ Laporte Ind)
Category
1950s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Rustic Black Wooden Stool, circa 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Rustic back wooden stool with hart-shaped handle in the seat.
Made around 1920s. Some old traces of woodworm.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Naive Wabi Sabi Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th-century folk art bench, a magnificent treasure originating from the picturesque region of Auvergne in the heart of Rhône-Alpes, Cantal, France. Handcrafted from the finest dark ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
“Solito” Bench in Wool and Wood by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2021
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
“Solito” Bench in Wool and Wood by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2021
Ines Schertel's primary material is sheep's wool. As a practitioner of Slow Design, the artist takes a holistic appr...
Category
2010s Brazilian Rustic Seating
Materials
Wool, Wood
Single Antique English Lancashire Rush Seat Side Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century Lancashire rush seat side chair.
Oak
Very sturdy, excellent antique condition.
Recent refreshed finish.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Vintage Rustic Bamboo Rattan Tree Branch Form Adirondack Bench Settee
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Rustic Bamboo Rattan Tree Branch Form Adirondack Bench Settee. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 50" W x 28" D x 17" Seat Height x 26" Arm Height.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic Adirondack Style Stained Pine Wing / Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Adirondack-style (Mid-20th Century) stained pine wing / armchair comprised of shaped planks with decorative cutouts, joined with tusk and ten...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Alberto Marconetti Original Oak, Iron & Leather Straps Dining Chairs, Set of 12
Located in North Miami, FL
Note: The price is for the entire set of 12 chairs. These amazingly designed chairs by Alberto Marconetti are comprised of oak, painted iron and leather strapwork. Basket weave style...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Iron
English Mahogany Rocking Chair
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Rocking chair upholstered in capitoné. With an elegant design, the structure is made of dark solid wood, with a smooth finish and well-defined curved shapes that integrate the armres...
Category
Early 20th Century British Rustic Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Child’s Windsor Armchair, English, 1870
Located in Richmond, Surrey
Antique 19th century Child’s Windsor Armchair, English
Beautiful Antique ash / elm child’s Windsor chair. Hoop and stick back, arms with turned supports. The seat is raised on fo...
Category
1870s European Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Ash, Elm
Rupert Bevan Marcel Bench - Medium
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
A contemporary bench with geometrically shaped legs inspired by the designer Marcel Coard.
Traditionally constructed in solid oak in either a dark, medium or light stain.
Cushion i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
$4,535 / item
Rare rocking chair by Steneby hemslöjd, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Rare rocking chair designed by Torsten Claeson who was one of the designers at Steneby Hemslöjd in the middle of the 20th century.
Loose cushion of high quality sheepskin.
Fits v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Rustic Seating
Materials
Sheepskin
Rustic Wabi Sabi Rattan Chair, France, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic; Wood; Cord; Wabi Sabi; Rattan; dining chair; side chair; France; French Craftsmanship; 1940s; Mid-Century Modern;
Rustic chair with comfortable cord seating and an imperfec...
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Cord, Wood
$1,677 Sale Price
20% Off
Rustic Continental Tree Trunk Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
3 Rustic Continental (19th-20th century) tree trunk base side chairs with twig hoop design back. (PRICED EACH).
Category
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,200 / item
Two Dutch Knobs Ladder Back Oak Rush Seat Armchairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Lovely armchairs from the 1960s made of solid oak with a wicker woven seat.
Fit perfectly with the style of designers such as Charlotte Perriand and Charles Dudouyt.
Comfortable ...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Mid 20th Century Painted Metal Bistro Chairs - Set of 12
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare set of 12pc. Lot of Painted Metal Bistro Chairs
They have a weathered patina that gives them a rich, rustic vibe. Great for inside or outside use. Some rust and paint wear, a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Rustic Seating
Materials
Metal
Rustic Vintage Pair of Root Wood Armchairs with Wraparound Backs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage pair of American root wood armchairs with wraparound backs and rustic character. Experience the raw allure of nature and craftsmanship with this pair of vintage American ro...
Category
Late 20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
20th-Century Portuguese Woodworker's Workbench
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Cabinetmaker's work bench. This solid wood carpenter's bench carries the history of the craft in every mark and wear visible on its surface. With its robust structure and long-used f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic Adirondack Pine Bench
Located in Queens, NY
American Country Rustic Adirondack style (20th Century) rectangular free form knotty pine bench with bark trim resting on 4 cylindrical black legs
Category
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Iron
Rustic Tripod Stool Elm France, c. 1960
Located in New York City, NY
Two available; sold individually.
Simple yet sophisticated 3-leg wooden tabouret, France, circa 1950s
Category
Late 20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Elm
$3,600 / item
Country Rustic Dining Chairs (set of 2)
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted with a heavily distressed walnut-stained finish, this chair radiates vintage country farmhouse character and warmth. The exposed tenon construction and patinated iron handle ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,406 / set
Rustic Old Hickory Miniature Salesman's Sample Living Room Set
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 3 American Rustic Old Hickory (1930s) miniature salesman's sample salon set with woven seat and round back design (loveseat, rocking chair, a...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Chinese Rustic Early 20th Century Reddish Brown Lacquered Stool with Bamboo Seat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese reddish brown lacquered stool from the early 20th century, with bamboo seat and pillar strut motifs. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this wooden stool features a rectangular top with bamboo seat, resting above a pierced apron adorned with pillar strut motifs. Raised on four straight legs connected to one another through side stretchers, the stool boasts a nicely weathered patina. With its clean lines and rustic presence, this Chinese wooden stool...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Pair of Solid Walnut Trestle Stools, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
A pair of trestle walnut stools in original finish.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Walnut
Horn & Antler Child's Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Continental horn & antler child's arm chair with fur and yellow suede upholstered seat. (19th Cent)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Horn, Antler, Suede, Leather
Country Rustic Yellow Wooden Bench
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Country style yellow painted 3 seat wooden bench with a lift top box base and raised plank backrest and sides (most likely 19th century, Canadian).
Category
Late 19th Century Canadian Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Old Hickory Ash Wood Dining Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 Old Hickory (1940/50s) ash wood dining chairs having a saddle seat and a woven round back with paddle arms and a stretcher (branded OLD HICKORY) (priced as set).
Category
20th Century Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood, Hickory, Ash
$15,000 / set
Rustic Old Hickory Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
American rustic old hickory armchair with slat back above a contoured seat and legs joined by a box stretcher. (Branded: Old Hickory/ Martinsville/ ...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Rush Seat Stool and Bar Stool, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rīga, LV
This is a set of two seats: a stool and a bar stool with rush seats. The wood shade is slightly different, but it is from the same palette.
Dimensions: stool - H 45 cm, W 39 cm, D ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Rustic Continental Style Olive Green Leather and Faux Antler Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Rustic Continental-style armchairs with resin faux moose and deer antler constructed frame with points capped with decorative brass balls, and dark olive green upholstered se...
Category
20th Century Rustic Seating
Materials
Leather
Continental Rustic Bent Willow Settee
Located in Queens, NY
Continental (Possibly French) Rustic bent willow settee with hoop back & arms above a split twig inlaid seat (French, 19/20th Cent)
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Willow
Set of 6 Rustic Old Hickory Rattan Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 Rustic Old Hickory (Circa 1940) side chairs with woven rattan seat & back with flaired design back & stretcher (branded Martinsville, Ind.) (Russel Wright design)
Category
1940s American Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood, Rattan
$9,000 / set
Rustic Hickory Footstool with Woven Cane Seat
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Old Hickory style footstool with woven cane seat.
Category
20th Century Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood, Hickory
Artisans of Marolles, Rustic Red Oak Side Chair, France, Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
Stamped
Jean Touret moved to Pezay, a rural area near Marolles, in 1946. While there, he became highly conscious of the uncertainty that Industrial development would bring to the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
Rupert Bevan Marcel Bench - Small
By Rupert Bevan
Located in London, GB
A contemporary bench with geometrically shaped legs inspired by the designer Marcel Coard.
Traditionally constructed in solid oak in either a dark, medium or light stain.
Cushion i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Rustic Seating
Materials
Oak
$4,318 / item
Pair of Chinese Tri-Leg Lotus Stools, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Deceptively simple, these early 20th century stools from Hebei province show off the ingenious joinery methods traditionally used by Chinese carpenters. The stool's three splayed leg...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Seating
Materials
Elm
$1,680 / set
Wonderful 19th Century Indonesian Bench.
Located in Middleburg, VA
A distinctive example of vernacular Indonesian craftsmanship, this 19th-century bench was carved from a single massive piece of Javanese teak root. Made circa 1890 in Java, its sculp...
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Teak
Vintage wicker stools - set of 4, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 4 vintage stools with wooden frames and wicker seats.
Elegant vintage pieces with a rustic touch.
Good condition with sturdy wicker s...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wicker, Oak
$778 / set
1940s Rustic Industrial Iron and Buffalo Leather Swivel Stools, Set of 4
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, rare, leather and iron swivel
stools you could hope to find. Firm cushioning lend inviting comfort to the elegant silhouette. ...
Category
1940s Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Iron
Set of 2 Solid Pine Chairs, Göran Malmvall, Sweden 1940s
Located in Rīga, LV
Set of 2 solid pine dining chairs designed by Göran Malmvall in the 1940s. Four more chairs are available, please ask.
Additional information:
Country of manufacture: Sweden
Period:...
Category
20th Century Swedish Rustic Seating
Materials
Pine
Primitive Rustic Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This rustic bench captures the honest simplicity of rural craftsmanship. Its rounded backrest and timeworn patina speak of generations past, where utility met character. Sturdy and u...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic Solid Karelian Birch Stool, Latvia, 1950s
Located in Rīga, LV
Carved low stool made of solid Karelian birch wood.
Category
1950s Latvian Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Birch
Visionaire Italian Ladder Rustic Down Wood Chrome Sectional Sofa
By Visionaire
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 21st Century with this exquisite hand crafted, sculpted rustic style ladder sofa. The ultra rare sofa gives an air of luxury an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rustic Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Down
Vintage Farmhouse Style Distressed Dining Chairs - Set of 5
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Farmhouse Style Distressed Dining Chairs - Set of 5
Featuring five vintage farmhouse style distressed dining chairs, designed to bring a rustic charm to any home. Crafted wi...
Category
20th Century Unknown Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Rustic Blond Root Wood and Embossed Leather Throne Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Adirondack style oversized arm / throne chair with a blond root wood frame with an angled back having log vertical slats and a floral embossed caramel brown leather removable ...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Leather, Rattan, Wood, Hickory
Rustic Wabi-Sabi Brown Versatile Piece, Console Table, Side Table, Bench, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wabi-Sabi; Rustic; Brutalist; France; Craftsmanship; wooden bench; console table; side table; stool; Display; Oriental
A rustic dark brown versatile piece of furniture. This item ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Wrought Iron Carousel Chairs - Set of 4
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your indoor or outdoor space with whimsical vintage charm using this captivating set of four wrought iron carousel chairs. Featuring intricately crafted backs reminiscent of f...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
“Tapera” Little Chair in Wool and Wood by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2019
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Contemporary “Tapera” little chair in wool and wood by Inês Schertel, Brazil 2019
Ines Schertel's primary material is sheep's wool. As a practitioner of ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood, Wool
Whitewashed Oak Bistro Dining Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French bistro-style whitewashed oak bentwood dining chair, with a padded woven caned seat.
Dimensions: 20" W x 22 D x 35" H
Seat height 19"
Must...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Rustic Seating
Materials
Wood
$486 / item
Rustic 19th Century English Walnut Lambing Chair with Carved Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rustic English walnut lambing chair from the 19th century with curving arms and carved base. Whisk your home's ambiance back in time with this rustic English walnut lambing chair, ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Seating
Materials
Walnut
Rustic seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic seating for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, hardwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Old Hickory Furniture Company, Alabama Sawyer, Andrianna Shamaris, and Bernhardt. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $119 and tops out at $68,000 while the average work can sell for $1,925.
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