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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
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Style: Rustic
French Majolica Poppies Plate Gien, circa 1880
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Poppies and butterfly plate Gien, circa 1880.
Very rare color.
This plate have an original default hairline made during the production.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Faience Fish Dish Desvres, Circa 1910
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
Small faience fish shape dish or platter Desvres circa 1910.
Decorated with a coat of arms.
Category
1910s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Saint Amand
By Saint Amand
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French Majolica flowers signed Saint Amand.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French Faience Wall Pocket Henriot Quimper
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Faience wall pocket signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1900.
Hand painted with a couple of bretons and flowers.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Large French Majolica Platter Swan Orchies, Circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica platter swan in a pond with water lily Orchies Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
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.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Portuguese Palissy Charger
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Portuguese Palissy plate with large alligators, lizards and turtles searching through mossy tuft. Indecipherable mark, probably Mafra, Ca...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
Majolica Strawberries Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica strawberries plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870.
Category
1870s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
German Majolica Stork Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica stork plate with reeds and trees. circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Grapes Plate Orchies, circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grapes plate Orchies, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Sarreguemines circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Asparagus Plate signed Sarreguemines circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Pair of French Majolica Grapes Wall Pockets, Circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Pair of French Majolica grapes wall pockets Circa 1890.
possibly Orchies.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Multi Tone Wall Panel with Reclaimed Elements
By Brendan Bass
Located in Dallas, TX
Multi tone red wood wall panel with reclaimed metal elements. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic.
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Majolica Asparagus Plate Pexonne
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Asparagus Plate signed Pexonne.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 searching through mossy tuft and lizard hiding in the moss, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha) w...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Majolica Purple Flowers Plate Clairefontaine
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica purple flowers plate signed Clairefontaine.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 searching through mossy tuft, signed Jose Alves Cunha (Caldas da Rainha)...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
19th Century English Majolica Blue Leaves Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English Majolica blue leaves plate.
Category
1890s English Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Strawberries Plate Sarreguemines, Circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica strawberries plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Portuguese Mafra Palissy Charger
Located in Bradenton, FL
19 Century Portuguese Palissy plate with large snake and multiple crocodiles, one turtle all nesting on mossy tuft. Large number 6 is embossed on back. ...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
French Majolica Oranges Wall Pocket Perret Gentil Menton circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French majolica oranges wall pocket signed Perret Gentil Menton circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica leaves plate Gien, circa 1880
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica leaves plate Gien, circa 1880.
Green leaves on a yellow background basketweave.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mosaic Inspired Wall Panel Made from Repurposed Tole Elements
Located in Dallas, TX
Each piece unique in coloration and design.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Mosaic Inspired Wall Panel Made from Repurposed Tole Elements
Located in Dallas, TX
Created from distressed metal tole elements. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic. Each piece unique in coloration and design
This piece is a part o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
German Majolica Leaf Plate, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small German Majolica leaf plate, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Strawberries Plate Luneville
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica strawberries plate Luneville.
Rare plate.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
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.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Pink Flowers Salins, Circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely French Majolica plate pink flowers on a blue basket weave, circa 1880 attributed to Salins.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
German Majolica Birds & Grapes Plate Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small German majolica birds & grapes plate circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Oysterz Large Wood and Glass Wall Decorations
Located in Naucalpan, Edo de Mex
Oysters are part of their new collection. These striking pieces are wall installations that reveal striking compositions of marked curvatures that refer to their own nature. They are made up of colored circular glass centers that seem to expand both in material and in shape to deformed figures from slices of...
Category
2010s Mexican Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Portuguese Mafra Palissy Charger
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Portuguese Palissy plate with large alligators, lizards and beatles searching through mossy tuft. Marked on the back Mafra, Caldas.
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
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.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Apples Fives Lille Platter
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica apples fives Lille.
Measure: 10.5 inches diameter.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
German Majolica Birds & Roses Plate, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica birds & roses plate, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
9th Century Majolica Purple Flowers Plate Clairefontaine
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica purple flowers plate signed Clairefontaine.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Asparagus Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Asparagus signed Choisy Le Roi.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Asparagus Platter Orchies, circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus platter orchies circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Leaves & Yellow Flowers Plate Clairefontaine, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica leaves and yellow flowers plate Clairefontaine, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Large French Pottery Savoie Floral Platter
Located in Austin, TX
19th large French Pottery Savoie floral platter.
Country style.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Pottery
19th French Majolica Asparagus Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th French Majolica Asparagus plate.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Faience Shoe Wall Pocket, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small French faience shoe wall pocket, circa 1900.
From Brittany signed Vannes in the front.
Hand painted with a farmer from Brittany and flowers.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Green Majolica Plate Medlar Choisy Le Roi Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Green Majolica plate Medlar signed HB Choisy Le Roi Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Mosaic Inspired Wall Panel Made from Repurposed Tole Elements
Located in Dallas, TX
Mosaic Inspired Wall Panel Made from Repurposed, distressed metal Tole Elements. Each piece unique in coloration and design. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century mode...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Tin, Metal
Rare Belgium Majolica Asparagus Sunflower Plate Wasmuel, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Belgium Majolica asparagus sunflower plate Wasmuel, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Majolica Grapes Plate Salins, Circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grapes plate Salins on a light blue background (East of France), circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Palissy Leaf Wall Fish & Lobster Platter Alfred Renoleau
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th century Majolica Palissy leaf wall fish & lobster platter Alfred Renoleau.
Signed Polakowski & Cie, Roumazieres.
Angouleme (France).
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 19th Century French Majolica Butterfly Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th century French Majolica butterfly plate signed Longchamp.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Palissy Lizard Wall Platter Alfred Renoleau
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Palissy lizard oval wall platter signed Alfred Renoleau.
2 lizards, shells and frog.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Palissy Fishs Wall Platter by Victor Barbizet
By Victor Barbizet
Located in Austin, TX
Palissy fishs wall platter on a brown background with fishs, moth, lizard, shells.
The School of Paris is composed by makers as Victor Barbizet, Francois Maurice, Thomas Sergent, Ge...
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Grapes Plate Salins, Circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grapes plate Salins on a light blue background (East of France), circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Faience Plate Quimper, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French faience plate Quimper, circa 1920
Border with flowers, representing a woman with a traditional Brittany cap.
Category
1920s European Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
120 French Early 20th Century Pressed Botanical Specimens
Located in New York, NY
A romantic collection of dried, pressed Botanicals, well preserved with calligraphy and Latin description, describing each piece, place found and date. One may purchase as many as on...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Decorative Art
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Orchies, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus plate Orchies, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rare 19th Century French Majolica Butterfly Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th Century French Majolica Butterfly Plate signed Longchamp.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Grapes Plate Onnaing, Circa 1900
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grapes plate Onnaing Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Strawberries Platter with Dog Holding a Basket
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual French Majolica strawberry server with cream and sugar spaces, circa 1890, attributed to Onnaing.
Sophistiqued leaves border, the center is decorated with strawberries and a...
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Faience Oyster Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Pair of Black Patina South Asian Doors Repurposed at Wall Decor
By Brendan Bass
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of vintage Black Patina South Asian Repurposed wood doors, Wall Decor. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic.
This piece is a part of Brendan B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
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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