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
French Rustic Faience Flower Plate Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Rustic Faience Flower Plate Circa 1890.
Normandy.
Mark on the back.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Mid-Century French Faience Oyster Plate Quimper
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century French Faience oyster plate signed Quimper.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Leaves Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica leaves plate, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Oysterz Medium Wood and Glass Wall Decoration
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
$1,566 / item
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
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
French Faience Plate Quimper, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French faience plate Quimper, circa 1880.
Border with flowers, representing a woman with the traditional costume of Brittany.
Category
1880s European Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
French Faience Plate Quimper circa 1960
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience plate quimper circa 1960.
Breton with flowers.
Category
1960s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
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
Austrian Majolica Leaves and Flowers Plate, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Austrian Majolica leaves and flowers plate, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Majolica Plate Puppies Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate puppies Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890.
Category
1890s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
German Majolica Apple Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small German Majolica apple plate, circa 1900.
Measure: 7.3" diameter.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Small French Majolica Dish with Bird Onnaing, circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Majolica dish with bird anf flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Faience Asparagus & Turnip Wall Platter Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Faience Asparagus & Turnip Wall Platter Circa 1900.
Rustic faience , small chips as shown on the pictures.
Category
Early 1900s Finnish Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
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
19th Century French Majolica Leaves Plate Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica leaves plate signed Sarreguemines.
8 plates are available.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Bird Plate Onnaing, circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate birds with blue flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Faience Grapes Plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic faience grapes plate signed Villeroy & Boch, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German 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
Black Forest Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque - Germany
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Black Forest Red Deer Trophy on Carved Plaque - Germany
A large 6-pointer red deer trophy (Cervus elaphus) from the Black Forest, mounted on a wooden plaque with carved oak leaves a...
Category
1930s German Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Antler, Wood
German Majolica Leaves Plate Zell, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica leaf plate Zell circa 1890.
Category
1890s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Yellow 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 Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Faience Quimper Leaf Dish Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Quimper Leaf Dish Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Blue & White Majolica Acanthus Leaves Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French blue & white Majolica acanthus leaves plate, circa 1880.
Category
1880s 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 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
Rare French Majolica Parrot Wall Pocket Choisy Le Roi, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare French Majolica Parrot cockatoo Wall Pocket Choisy Le Roi, Circa 1890.
Extremely rare green colors.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
1890 Rubelles Majolica Hors d'Oeuvres Dish
By Rubelles 1
Located in Austin, TX
19th-Century French Majolica hors d'oeuvres dish. Signed "Rubelles" with windmill.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
Petite French Faience Quimper Dish Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Petite French Faience Quimper Dish Circa 1950.
Diamond shape.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century English Majolica Berries Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th century English Majolica Berries plate.
Category
1890s English Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Petite French Faience Quimper Cup Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Petite French Faience Quimper cup Circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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 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 Miniature Henriot Quimper Plate Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Miniature Henriot Quimper plate signed circa 1950.
A breton man is represented on the center with a yellow border.
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Palissy Leaf Wall Fishs Platter Alfred Renoleau
Located in Austin, TX
Large Palissy leaf platter with mackerel,eel and a sole signed Polakowski & cie Roumazieres.
Reference/Page 179 "Palissy Ware" of M. Katz.
Page 81 "Alfred Renoleau ceramiste Charen...
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Hand-Cut Metal Palm Leaves – Decorative Patinated Steel Botanical
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This distinctive pair of metal sculptures captures the flowing, organic shapes of palm leaves in a stylized, abstract botanical form. Each piece is individually hand-cut from solid s...
Category
Late 20th Century American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
19th Century Majolica Leaves Platter Sarreguemines Majolica
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica platter with leaves signed Sarreguemines Majolica circa 1870.
Category
1870s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French Majolica Roosters Wall Pockets, circa 1920
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Majolica roosters wall pockets, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
Large French Platter Rooster Choisy le Roi, circa 1840
Located in Austin, TX
Early French polychrome platter with roosters signed Choisy le roi, circa 1840.
The platter edge area is decorated with grapes and flowers.
Category
1840s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
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 Vegetables Platter Vallauris circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Country Majolica Vegetables Platter Vallauris circa 1950.
Eggplant,green beans and garlic.
Category
1950s French Vintage 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
Majolica Plums Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plums plate signed Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s 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
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
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
Large French Majolica Platter Swan Orchies Circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica Platter Swan in a Pond Orchies Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Ducklings with Snail Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica ducklings with snail & frog plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid-Century Terracotta Majolica Dog Bavent Normandy Applique
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century Terracotta Majolica Dog Bavent Normandy Applique.
Height / 7 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta
Oysterz Small Wood and Glass Wall Decoration
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
$1,044 / item
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
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil On Board, Winter Landscape In Blue
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Unsigned, from the estate of the artist. A rustic landscape with a snowfall on a snow covered lake and purple hills in the background. Two pine trees frame the scene in the foregrou...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Oysterz Wood and Glass Wall Decoration
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 South American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood
$4,080 / set
Large Late 20th Century Maitland-Smith Framed Wall Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Large late 20th century Maitland-Smith framed wall painting. circa 1990s
Features a Primitive art style hand painted image of a Tigre with a tro...
Category
1990s Philippine Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
William Alexander Drake 'Am., 1891-1979' Oil On Masonite Lumber Mill
Located in Bridgeport, CT
William Alexander Drake (Am., 1891-1979) Oil On Masonite, Moving Logs At An Old Lumber Mill, NJ.
Signed and dated 2/73 lower right with loose ...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite
Rustic Wood Panel with Handles
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage Montauk Sign circa 1950s Perfect for Your Hamptons House
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Montauk NY Sign, circa 1950s. They are priced at $950 each. The Montauk Harbor sign has been SOLD. The Montauk Yacht Club sign is available and measures 34"W. Perfect for the Hamptons...
Category
1950s American Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
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.