Country Decorative Art
COUNTRY STYLE
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.
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Style: Country
Custom Framed Antique Bird Engravings - Set of Two
Located in Pearland, TX
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Count of Buffon (1707-1788) was a French naturalist, mathematician, and cosmologist. Buffon published thirty-six quarto volumes of his most well-known work, Hi...
Category
1850s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Large French Faience Platter Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Faience Platter Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Majolica Strawberries Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica strawberries plate Orchies, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Copper and Walnut "Bassinoire" Bed Warmer
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen wall with this French copper bassinoire, or bed warmer. Crafted in France circa 1880, the piece is dressed with a wooden handle, and features a copper vessel with lid...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Majolica Vine Leaves Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica vine leaves plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Grape Plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica grape plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890.
Category
1890s German Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
German Majolica Cat Wall Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely German Majolica cat with her kitten plate, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Faience Blue & White Platter Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Blue & White Platter circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Pressed French Botanical, circa 1897
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French pressed botanical from 1897. For those of you that may be interested, we will be listings many more antique French botanical's in the c...
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Enchanting Handwritten Antique Parchment: A Timeless Spanish Treasure
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
This original antique parchment, meticulously handwritten and seemingly in Latin, is a remarkable piece originating from Spain. With its captivating aesthetics, this item exudes a pr...
Category
1930s Macedonian Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century Majolica Grapes Wall Platter Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful 19th century French Majolica grapes wall platter signed Longchamp terre de fer. The fruits are in high relief with the leaves and branches.
The ma...
Category
1880s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Green Majolica Leaves Plate, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Green Majolica leaves plate, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Pheasant Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with a pheasant in the woods signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890.
The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the en...
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century German Majolica Swan Plate circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century German Majolica Swan and cygnets Plate Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Poppies Plate Luneville, circa 1910
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Poppies Plate Luneville, Circa 1910.
Category
1910s French Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
English Blue & White Plate Rooster & Cat Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English blue & white plate rooster and cat Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890.
Was sold in the Grand Depot 21 rue Drouot Paris.
Fontaine /...
Category
1890s English Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Framed American Hook Rug Wall Hanging
Located in New York, NY
An American hooked rug mounted on a large frame with a man sitting on a chair. the material used on his pants are from raw denim jeans. Creative technique used by weaver. This piece ...
Category
20th Century American Country Decorative Art
Materials
Wool, Jute, Cotton
19th Century French Faience Oval Blue & White Platter Forges Les Eaux
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French faience large oval rustic platter forges les eaux.
Normandy.
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
French Green Majolica Deer and Dogs Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French green Majolica deer and hunting dog plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Palissy Fishs Wall Platter by Victor Barbizet
By Victor Barbizet
Located in Austin, TX
Large Palissy fishs wall platter on a blue background with bugs, butterfly, lizard, crawfish, shells, leaves as ferns.
The School of Paris is composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, F...
Category
1880s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
19th Century French Faience Oval Platter Forges Les Eaux
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French faience large oval rustic platter Forges Les Eaux (Normandy)
Rare double sponge polychromy.
Large bunch of flowers.
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
19th Century Majolica Pheasant Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with a pheasant in the woods signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy le Roi, circa 1890.
The manufacture of Choisy le Roi was one of the most important manufacture at the en...
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Faience Blue and White Asparagus Plate, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French faience blue and white asparagus plate, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Palissy Fishs Wall Renoleau Platter, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Palissy fishs wall Renoleau platter, circa 1880.
3 fishs and mussels.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Shooting Target with Alpine Landscape, Austria 1936
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Shooting Target with Alpine Landscape, Austria 1936
A large wooden target of honor for shooting. The target is decorated with a colorful print showing an alpine landscape, p...
Category
1930s German Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Toy Child's Beach Shovel Custom Mounted Display
Located in Stamford, CT
13 old vintage red metal child's beach shovels custom mounted on a custom build pegged wooden display measuring 41" wide 11 1/2" tall and 2 1/2" deep.
Great summer vacation home or c...
Category
1950s American Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
French Majolica Plate Grapes Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Charming French Majolica plate grapes Salins, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Lilac Plate Luneville, circa 1880
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Lilac Plate Luneville, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Six Roe Deer Trophies on Carved Plaques Germany around 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Six Roe Deer Trophies on Carved Plaques Germany around 1970s
A set of six vintage roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophies mounted on carved wooden plaques. The trophies were ...
Category
1970s German Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Antler, Wood
Set of Six Roe Deer Trophies on Carved Plaques Germany around 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Six Roe Deer Trophies on Carved Plaques Germany around 1970s
A set of six vintage roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophies from Lüneburg in Lower Saxony mounted on carved wood...
Category
1970s German Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Antler, Wood
19th Century Majolica Chocolate Oyster Plate Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica chocolate oyster plate with green seaweeds Luneville.
Reference: Page 43 "Oyster plates" of J. Karsnitz.
Category
1880s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
German Majolica Hen & Chicks Wall Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica Hen & Chicks wall plate, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Cooper Molds for Kitchen Fish and Lobster Wall Decoración Lot 3
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
The price is for the lot of 3 molds
Ideal copper molds to hang as an ornament in a rustic kitchen.
Vintage copper molds with tin-plated interior
copper molds kitchen; Wall decoration; brass; rustic. fall; pastry molds vintage old antiques fish and round fruits copper molds
kitchen copper wall decoration.
Collection of antique copper molds; Italian and French; adorning the walls of kitchens in Tuscany and Provence.; Copper fish mold...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Country Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Antique Honor Shooting Target with Fox, Germany 1933
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Honor Shooting Target with Fox, Germany 1933
An antique honorary shooting target. The wooden target is decorated with a colorful print showing a hunting fox. It bears the ha...
Category
1930s German Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
French Majolica Grape & Flowers Plate Luneville, circa 1880
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grape & flowers plate Luneville, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Antique Casted Bronze Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Casted Bronze Cattle Bell Made in Switzerland ca. 1900s
An antique cast bronze cattle bell, made in Switzerland around 1900. The bell comes with its original brown leather s...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Country Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
French Majolica Grape & Flowers Plate Luneville, circa 1880
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grape & flowers plate Luneville, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
American Country Style Brass Bed Warmer
Located in Queens, NY
American Country-style (19/20th Century) brass bed warmer with turned wood handle and filigree cover
Category
19th Century American Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Robert Lambdin 'Am., 1886-1981' Oil On Canvas "Heading West Scene"
By Robert Lynn Lambdin 1
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Oil on canvas with covered wagons heading west in an open prairie.
Signed lower right.
Sight measures 23 1/2" wide and 17 1/2" high.
Frame measures 27 1/2" wide and 21 1/2" high.
...
Category
20th Century Country Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pair of Ira Yeager Paintings of Chickens 1995
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming pair of framed paintings of chickens or roosters mounted in acrylic and lacquered wood frames by Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). Painted on beige ...
Category
20th Century American Country Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Cooper Molls Wall Decoración for Kitchen Pomegranate Fish and Lobster Lot 4
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
The price is for the lot of 4 molds
Ideal copper molds to hang as an ornament in a rustic kitchen.
Vintage copper molds with tin-plated interior
copper molds kitchen; Wall decorat...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Country Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Majolica Cherries Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica cherries plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Category
1910s French Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Draught Horse Yoke Collar Mirror Leather Wood Iron 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Draught horse yoke used as a frame for a mirror
Leather, wood and iron all original
Excellent for a western decoration
The mirror was mounted in 1960
Good antique condition with si...
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
American Country Wrought Iron Weather Vane
Located in Queens, NY
2 American Country (20th century) wrought iron weather vanes with rooster and scroll design (Priced each).
Category
20th Century American Country Decorative Art
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Friedrich Ortlieb Oil on Canvas Children Celebrate Christmas
By Friedrich Ortlieb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Friedrich Ortlieb (German, 1839-1909) A fine and large oil on canvas titled "New Year's Day at The grandfather's". The joyful indoor family scene depicting a Christmas and new year's celebration with an elder seated couple, the grandparents, the grandmother holding a toddler on her arms, the grandfather with his smoking pipe by his side, both enjoying a young boy's (grandson) poem recital, while other children await their turn with gifts as the mesmerized young parents Stand and watch in awe. A Christmas tree by the window, a cat sneaking by and a basket with wine and bread awaits being delivered as a gift to the elders. A young boy sits patiently on a chair, an apple and an umbrella by his side. Signed: Fried Ortlieb, München 1873 - (lower right). An engraved brass plaque reads "New Year's at the grandfathers - Friederich Ortlieb 1839-1909) Munich, circa 1873.
Friedrich Ortlieb was an accomplished artist, born in Stuttgart in 1839 and died in Munich on the 4th October 1909. He received his formal art training at the L’Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Stuttgart and also at Steffeck, Berlin. He exhibited widely, though most notably in Dresden and Vienna from 1871. He is best remembered for his genre scenes with children as shown in this finely detailed example of his work. Epitomizing the very best in this genre, Ortlieb depicts the character and personality of the children in joyful situations with accuracy and great sensitivity to the subject matter, a frozen moment in time with so much detail and emotion expressed in the children’s and elder's faces.
Related literature:
E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs by Gründ, Volume 8, Page 41
Provenance:
Grogan & Company, Dedham, December 5, 1999 - Sale No. 81, Lot 13
Gallerie in Paris, 2000
Christie's New York 2003
Paris art gallery...
Category
19th Century German Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood, Canvas
Pair Antique Marksmen Target Plaques with Deer, Germany 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Pair Antique Marksmen Target Plaques with Deer, Germany 1930s
A pair of antique honorary shooting targets. The wooden panels are decorated with colorful oil paintings depicting deer...
Category
1930s German Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Jules Salles-Wagner, French, 19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Water Carrier Lady"
By Jules Salles-Wagner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jules Salles-Wagner (French, 1814-1898) A Large and Impressive French, 19th century oil on canvas "The Water Carrier" depicting a standing and posing young peasant girl holding twin-...
Category
19th Century French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood
Majolica Apples Plate Orchies, circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Apples Plate Orchies, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Pears Wall Platter Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Pear Wall Platter Longchamp.
11.8 inches diameter.
The manufacture of Longchamp produced this fruits platters with various fruits in four different sizes. Refer...
Category
1880s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Henry Joseph Campotosto, Oil Canvas "Walking the Baby Goat"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Henry Joseph Campotosto (Belgium, 1833-1910) A Very Fine Oil on Canvas "Walking the Baby Goat", depicting two young dutch girls by the grassy shore of a river bank, one standing holding a wicker basket and a leash to a resting baby goat, the youngest sitting next to her on a pile of branches tucking her pants, a pair of ducks and ducklings swimming by the tree lined river; within a later giltwood carved frame. Signed (l/r): Campotosto Henry. Circa: Brussels, 1870.
Note: The artist is also known as Henri Campotosto
Henry or Henri Campotosto was born in Brussels in 1833. He studied in Brussels at the Royal Academy des Beaux-Arts and painted some artworks with Eugène Verboeckhoven (Belgium, 1798-1881). He received a 1st Class Medal at the Academy of Brussels and an honorable mention at the Paris Exhibition of 1860. In 1871 he moved to London with his family and remained there for life. He exhibited his work at the Royal Academy Exhibition until 1874 and at the Suffolk Street Gallery from 1878. In 1880 he took part in the Berlin Academy Exhibition. His daughter Octavia also became a painter, visited Italy, and showed her paintings at the Royal Academy from 1871 to 1874. Henri Campotosto died in London in 1910.
High Sales:
Christie's New York - Property from an American Collection, "The Bird's Nest" - Lot 247 on October 22, 2008, Sold for $37,500
Bonhams London - 19th Century European, Victorian and British Impressionist Art on 28 September 2016 - Lot 33 "Gathering flowers" Sold for £25,000 ($33,750 USD)
Museums:
The British Museum - Print of two girls and a lamb and print of two girls by a river bank
Literature
• E. Benezit Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs by Librairie Gründ - 1976 Edition - Volume 2, Page 488.
• Maurice W...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Cooper Molls Wall Decoración for Kitchen Lot 4
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
The price is for the lot of 4 molds
Ideal copper molds to hang as an ornament in a rustic kitchen.
Vintage copper molds with tin-plated interior
copper molds kitchen; Wall decorat...
Category
20th Century Italian Country Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Majolica Bird with Oak Leaves Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica bird with oak leaves plate, circa 1880.
From Belgium.
Category
1880s Belgian Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Grapes Wall Platter Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely 19th century French Majolica grapes wall platter signed Longchamp terre de fer.
The fruits are in high relief with the leaves and the branch.
The man...
Category
1880s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
ViNTAGE M SHERMORNE SIGNED ORNITHOLOGY WATERCOLOUR PAINTING OF A DUCK BIRD
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Watercolour painting signed by the artist M Sherborne which is an ornithological study ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Country Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
VINTAGE M SHERMORNE SIGNED ORNITHOLOGY WATERCOLOUR PAINTING OF A PHEASANT BiRD
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Watercolour painting signed by the artist M Sherborne which is an ornithological study ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Country Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
VINTAGE M SHERMORNE SIGNED ORNITHOLOGY WATERCOLOUR PAINTING OF A KINGFISHER BiRD
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely original Watercolour painting signed by the artist M Sherborne which is an ornithological study ...
Category
Late 20th Century English Country Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Honor Shooting Target with Black-Headed Parrot, Germany 1933
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Honor Shooting Target with Black-Headed Parrot, Germany 1933
An antique honor shooting target. The wooden target is decorated with a colorful painting showing a black-headed...
Category
1930s German Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Majolica Reticulated Lilac Plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica reticulated lilac plate signed Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890.
Category
1890s German Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Country decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Country decorative art 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 decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, earthenware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Country decorative art made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include Luneville, Longchamp, Bates, Brown-Westhead, & Moore, and Sarreguemines. 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 decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $70 and tops out at $84,750 while the average work can sell for $350.