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
American Country Brass Bed Warmer
Located in Queens, NY
American Country style brass bed warmer with wrought iron handle (19/20th Cent.)
Category
19th Century American Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
English Octagonal Plate Swans on Lake Brown Westhead and Moore, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
English octagonal plate swans on the lake, circa 1890.
English mark TC Brown Westhead and Moore.
Sold at the Grand depot 21 rue Drouot Paris.
Category
1890s English Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
French Large Majolica Chesnut Leaf Platter, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French large Majolica chesnut leaf platter, circa 1880.
Measures: 13.5 inches.
Category
1880s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
18th Century French Faience Houses Nevers Plate
By Nevers
Located in Austin, TX
18th century French faience Nevers plate.
Houses with tree and a woman sitting.
Category
1790s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Blue and White Dutch Holland Wall Art with Windmill and Farm Scene
Located in New York, NY
A Dutch blue and white windmill and farm scene hanging wall art lithograph, Netherlands, circa early-20th century. Artwork is surrounded by a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Country Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
French Majolica Poppies Plate Luneville, circa 1900
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Poppies Plate signed Luneville, Circa 1910.
Category
1910s French Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Contemporary Italian Hand Painted Print with Gold Leaf and Mirror Frame 1 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Handcoloured print entirely made in Florence, Italy by master craftsmen using an antique press and artisanal paper and showing a pineapple. The stylish black mat has gold detailing. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Country Decorative Art
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paper
Italian Early 20th Century Oil on Panel "Mother and Daughter" Ottorino Pugnaloni
By Ottorino Pugnaloni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An Italian early 20th century oil on panel "Mother and Daughter" attributed to Ottorino Pugnaloni (Italian, 19th-20th century) depicting an outdoor farm scene of a young peasant moth...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Country Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Large French Faience Platter with Farmyard Scene, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French faience rustic platter with farmyard scene, circa 1890.
Rooster, hen annd chicks.
Possibly Sarreguemines.
Measure: 15 inches diameter.
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Transferware Horseman Hunter Platter Choisy Le Roi, circa 1840
Located in Austin, TX
Early French polychrome transferware platter with hunt scene horseman and his dogs signed Hippolyte Boulenger for the manufacture of Choisy le roi, circa 1840.
The platter edges are...
Category
1840s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
French Majolica Chesnut Leaf, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
A large French Majolica chesnut leaf, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Four Black Forest Chamois Trophies on Carved Plaques - 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Four Black Forest Chamois Trophies on Carved Plaques - 1950s
A decorative set of trophies of the chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), mounted on carved wooden plaques. The trophies...
Category
1950s German Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Antler, Wood
Set of Fifteen Black Forest Roe Deer Trophies on Wooden Plaques - Germany
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Fifteen Black Forest Roe Deer Trophies on Wooden Plaques - Germany
A set of fifteen antique roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophies mounted on wooden plaques with different s...
Category
Early 20th Century German Country Decorative Art
Materials
Antler, Wood
Terracotta Wall Plate with Lovely Children in Traditional Costumes by Johann Mar
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Terracotta Wall Plate with Lovely Children in Traditional Costumes by Johann Maresch
A large terracotta wall plate depicting a relief couple of farmers childs in a rural enviroment....
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Clay
English Victorian Framed Ship Embroidery
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian Country style maple framed embroidered clipper ship with black and red hulls.
Category
20th Century Country Decorative Art
Materials
Maple
Federico Ballesio Attributed 'Italian, 19th Century' Watercolor "The Courting"
By Francesco Ballesio 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Attributed to Federico Ballesio (Italian, 19th Century) a fine Italian watercolor and gouache on paper "The Courting". The finely painted watercolor ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Heinrich Germany Villeroy & Boch "Herbst" Collector Porcelain Decorative Plate
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Heinrich Germany Villeroy & Boch "Herbst " meaning "Autumn" in German.
Vintage Collector decorative porcelain plate “Herbst” - Germany country scene.
Made in Germany Collector plate...
Category
20th Century German Country Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
American Country Copper Steam Engine Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
American Country style (20th Century) copper steam engine wall plaque with 3 wheels.
Category
20th Century American Country Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
R. Benjamin Jones 'Am., 1936-2017' Oil on Board, Houses in a Snowy Landscape
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right. Four gray houses in a snow filled country landscape with fences and leaf-less trees. With a gray sky above.
Measures: 16 x 40"
white linen mat and neoclassical...
Category
20th Century American Country Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Contemporary Italian Handcolored Print with Handmade Black Glass Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Large cockatoo print entirely hand colored in Italy and hand printed with an antique press. Deep green mat with gold detailing. Art frame with gold leaf border and black glass insert...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Country Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary Italian Handcolored Print with Handmade Black Glass Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Large cockatoo print entirely handcolored in Italy and hand printed with an antique press. Deep green mat with gold detailing. Art frame with gold leaf b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Country Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
American Plaster Cast of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Located in Queens, NY
American country tinted plaster cast relief of the signing of the Declaration of Independence (signed: A. PENNUCI/ROSLAN Mass.).
Category
19th Century American Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil On Board, Forest Winter Landscape
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed and dated 2/75 lower right. A fine winter landscape of a forest in the snow with a sinuous stream running through it. Its water is illuminated by the sun, dappled in yellow, g...
Category
20th Century American Country Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Teaching Aid Showpiece - Structure of the Human Skin, Plaster on Wood 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Teaching Aid Showpiece - Structure of the Human Skin, Plaster on Wood 1930s
An antique hand-painted anatomical model depicting the structure of human skin with hair roots. The model...
Category
1930s German Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Series Of 10 Acrylic On Canvas Pear Paintings
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A series of Pear studies in Impressionistic manner of various Bartlett’s, Seckel and Golden varieties. All of the paintings have Black backgrounds which help to highlight the rich pa...
Category
20th Century American Country Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Federico Mazzotta 'Italian, 1839-1897' a 19th Century Oil on Canvas Maiden & Cow
By Federico Mazzotta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Federico Mazzotta (Italian, 1839-1897) A fine Italian 19th century Oil on Canvas "A Maiden with her Calf", depicting a joyous peasant next to her cal...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood
Francesco Peluso (Italian, 1836-1916) An Oil on Canvas "The Village Celebration"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francesco Peluso (Italian, 1836-1916) a fine Italian 19th-20th century oil on canvas "The Village Celebration" depicting a young couple of villagers dressed for Spring festivities and walking through a dirt road while playing musical instruments. The girl playing a tambourine and the boy a wooden noise maker...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
Bee Eater Oil On Board by Gordon Bryant
Located in London, GB
This colourful oil on board by Gordon Bryant is a great piece of decorative art.
We've had the painting bespoke framed in a simple wood frame to compliment the composition.
Please take a look at all our pictures to see the details and features of this beautiful bird.
You may already know this if you're a bird enthusiast - as bee eaters...
Category
1960s British Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Filippo Indoni (Italian, 1842-1908) "The Lover's Courtship" Watercolor on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Filippo Indoni (Italian, 1842-1908) "The Lover's Courtship" Watercolor on paper, depicting a young Italian couple seated and resting on a pile of rocks, the young man holding a trump...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Arthur Greenus Oil on Canvas Painting Surrealism Impressionist
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Lovely tranquil country scene on this Oil on Canvas Arthur Greenus Painting. A little about the artist below
Born in 1919. Active in the United States, and known for landscape. Thi...
Category
1930s American Vintage Country Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
19TH CENTURY TINTERN ABBEY FRANCIS NICHOLSON 1753-1844 WATERCOLOUR PAiNTING
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely 1747 British Map Showing the Kingdom of Judah on the West Coast of Africa
This 1747 Negroland m...
Category
19th Century English Antique Country Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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.