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Rustic Decorative Art

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
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890. Decorated with pink & purple flowers.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Set of 8 French Green Majolica Leaves Plates Clairefontaine, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 8 French Green Majolica Leaves Plate signed Clairefontaine, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Large Majolica Palissy Fish Wall Platter Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica Palissy wall platter circa 1920. Decorated with a large fish on a various leaves background. 17.5 by 9.4 inches.
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1920s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

French Majolica Bird Plate Onnaing, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate birds with blue flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

19th Century Green & Yellow Majolica Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful French Majolica green and yellow oyster plate with stylized leaves, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Large French Majolica Bulldog Wall Platter Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica Bulldog Wall Platter Circa 1890. Diameter / 11.3 inches.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Majolica, Ceramic

French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890. Decorated with pink & purple flowers.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Majolica Flowers Plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Flowers Plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890.
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1890s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery

German Majolica Flowers Plate circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small German Majolica Flowers Plate circa 1900.
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Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Green Majolica Acanthus Leaves Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica acanthus leaves plate, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Blue Majolica Plate with Yellow Flowers Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Blue Majolica Plate with Yellow Flowers Circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience rustic oyster plate Moustiers style, circa 1940. Painting of birds and flowers.
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1940s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

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Faience

Majolica Bird with Cherries Plate Wasmuel, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica bird with cherries plate Wasmuel, circa 1890.
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1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Faience

German Majolica Grape Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large German Majolica grape plate, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

19th Century English Majolica Geranium Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th century English Majolica Geranium plate.
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1890s English Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Majolica Bird & Cherries Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with cherries aqua plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Mid-Century French Faience Quimper Yellow Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
French faience black and yellow oyster plate signed Quimper, circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Faience Oyster Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

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Faience

Mid-Century French Faience Oyster Plate Quimper
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century French Faience oyster plate signed Quimper.
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1940s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

French Majolica Grapes Plate Salins, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grapes plate Salins on a light blue background (East of France), circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Majolica Strawberries Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica strawberries plate Keller & Guerin Saint clement Circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Majolica Chesnut Leaf Plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica chesnut leaf plate signed Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890.
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1890s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery

French, Majolica Bird Plate Onnaing, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French majolica plate with bird and white flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Rare Majolica Lemons Applique Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica lemons applique signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890. The Massier family produced several examples of wall decorations as animals, flowers more rarely fruits.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica

19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French Majolica Green Leaves Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Green Leaves Plate . 7.8 inches diameter.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

19th Century Green Majolica Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful French Majolica green oyster plate with stylized leaves, circa 1890. Very rare color.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Majolica Faience Trompe L'oeil Pickles Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Faience Trompe L'oeil Pickles Plate, circa 1900
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Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Faience

19th Century Majolica Purple Flowers Plate Clairefontaine
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica purple flowers plate signed Clairefontaine.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Rare Belgium Majolica Asparagus Plate Wasmuel, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare belgium Majolica asparagus plate Wasmuel, circa 1880. Napkin trompe l'oeil.
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Majolica Corn Keller & Guerin Saint Clement Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica corn Keller & Guerin Saint Clement Plate.   
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Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Vintage Framed Needlepoint Tapestry - The Gleaners Inspired Embroidery Art
Located in Seattle, WA
Add a touch of classic elegance to your space with this vintage framed needlepoint tapestry inspired by The Gleaners, a famous 19th-century painting by Jean-François Millet. This han...
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1970s Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

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Textile

French Majolica Bee Wall Pocket Sarreguemines circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Bee Wall Pocket signed Sarreguemines circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

19th Century Rare Small Majolica Plum Platter Perret Gentil Menton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Rare Small Majolica Plum Platter signed Perret Gentil Menton. French Riviera. 5.5 inches diameter.
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1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Majolica, Ceramic

Majolica Portuguese Palissy Lobster Platter Aires C. Leal, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Portuguese Palissy lobster platter, circa 1940. A large red lobster who lay down on a blue/green background , ursin , shells , seaweeds and ...
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1940s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

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Majolica, Ceramic

Large 19th Century Majolica Lemons Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th Century Majolica Lemons Wall Platter from the South of France. Diameter / 13.3 inches.  
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1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Majolica

Vintage Austin Prods Theodore Degroot Lath Folk Wall Art Signed by the Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Original Lath Art by Austin Productions, hand painted and signed by the Dutch- American artist Theodore Degroot, circa 1970s This charming piece features a ...
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1970s American Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

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Wood

Set of Six Roe Deer Trophies on Carved Plaques Germany around 1880
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Six Roe Deer Trophies on Carved Plaques Germany around 1880 A set of six antique Black Forest roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophies mounted on carved wooden plaques. The tr...
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1880s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Antler, Wood

19th Century French Majolica Pigeon Wall Pocket
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th century French Majolica Pigeon wall pocket. The pigeon have a pink ribbon and carry a white card.  
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Majolica

French Majolica Moon Wall Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual French yellow Majolica moon plate with owl, star ,bat and bird, circa 1880.  
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1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Majolica

Large Black Forest 8 Pointer Red Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque 1917
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest 8 Pointer Red Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque 1917 An antique trophy of the 8-pointer red deer (Cervus elaphus) from Salem Castle in southern Germany. Shot by a memb...
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1910s German Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

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Antler, Wood

19th Century French Faience Breton Oyster Plate Malicorne
Located in Austin, TX
Antique rare large French faience oyster plate, circa 1890 made by the manufacture of Malicorne with a Breton man on the center and flowers and butterflies.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Faience

Mid-Century French Faience Oyster Plate Quimper
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century French Faience oyster plate signed Quimper.
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1940s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Faience

Majolica Grape Plate Villeroy Boch circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica grape plate signed Villeroy Boch Circa 1890.
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1890s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Majolica Sunflower Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Majolica Sunflower Plate.
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1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Majolica Bird and Grapes Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with grapes aqua plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

19th French Green Majolica Leaves Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
19th French Green Majolica leaves plate signed Gien. Measures: 7.5" inches diameter.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Majolica Duck Wall Pocket Delphin Massier, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica duck in flight wall pocket Delphin Massier, circa 1890. Height / 11.8 inches. Lenght / 15.5 inches. Depth / 6 inches.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic, Faience

19th Majolica Palissy Snake and Lizard Wall Platter Jose Alves Cunha
Located in Bradenton, FL
Antique 19th century Portuguese Majolica Palissy style plate with large snake and large lizard searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Pottery

19th Century French Palissy Majolica Platter Saint Honore Les Bains
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th Century French Palissy Majolica platter signed Saint Honore Les Bains. Decorated with pears,grapes,bugs and leaves. 16 inches L 9.2 inches H
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1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Blue Majolica Plate with Yellow Flowers Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Blue Majolica Plate with Yellow Flowers Circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Majolica Cornflower Plate Sarreguemines, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cornflower and wheat plate Sarreguemines, Circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

French Majolica Asparagus Plate, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus plate circa 1890. Rare model. 10" diameter.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Large Black Forest 10 Pointer Red Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque 1902
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Black Forest 10 Pointer Red Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque 1902 An antique uneven 10 pointer red deer (Cervus elaphus) trophy from the Black Forest. The trophy was shot in 1902....
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Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Antler, Wood

French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience rustic oyster plate Moustiers style, circa 1940. Painting of birds and flowers.
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1940s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Faience

French Majolica Bird Plate Onnaing, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French majolica plate with bird & white flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

19th Century, French, Majolica Birds Plate Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica birds plate Onnaing, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Rustic decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rustic 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 Rustic 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 Henriot Quimper, Sarreguemines, Wasmuel Majolica, and Onnaing. 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 $75 and tops out at $8,490 while the average work can sell for $283.

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