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 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
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$192 Sale Price
20% Off
19th French Majolica Asparagus Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th French Majolica Asparagus plate.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
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 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
$280 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
$88 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$144 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$60 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Salins, Circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Asparagus plate Salins circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$176 Sale Price / item
20% Off
French Majolica Duckling Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Duckling and insect and plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Border with poppies.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$184 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$176 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
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
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$104 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
French Faience Plate Quimper, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French faience plate Quimper, circa 1920
Border with flowers, representing a woman with the traditional costume of Brittany.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
$96 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Colorful Carved Wooden Decorative Panel – Primitive Toraja Style, Large Size
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This primitive Toraja carved wooden panel, Colorful model in large size, is an authentic decorative fragment from traditional houses in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Each hand-carved motif reflects the ancestral craftsmanship and cultural identity of the Toraja communities. Its original colored finish, patinated but vibrant, combined with the typical spiraled forms, creates a strong visual impact. Suitable for mounting on a wall or displaying on a stand, this panel combines ethnic aesthetic with cultural significance. Delivered with a discreet stand, it is solid, lightweight, and easy to install. Produced through a collective artisanal heritage passed down for generations, this Toraja panel...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Hardwood
Carved Wooden Decorative Panel – Primitive Toraja Style, Faded Model, M Size
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This primitive Toraja carved wooden panel, faded model in M size, is an authentic decorative piece inspired by traditional houses in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Originally brightly co...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Hardwood
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
$2,088 / item
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
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
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
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
$176 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Deco Lake Shore by Betty Woodman Museum Silk Textile
By Edith Woodman Burroughs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Betty Woodman (American, 1930–2018). Silk chiffon textile with hand rolled edges.
After the "Deco Lake Shore," 2002.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, © Betty Woodman textile...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
Shoulder Mounted Taxidermy Trophy of a Massive African Eland
Located in San Francisco, CA
Impressive and massive shoulder mounted trophy head of an African Eland (antelope) with glass eyes, In excellent condition from the mid-to-late 20th c...
Category
20th Century South African Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Animal Skin
$1,612 Sale Price
25% Off
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
Antique Bull Horn Boot Jack Austria 1870
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Bull Horn Boot Jack Austria 1870
From a noble villa in Austria comes this antique bull horn boot jack with antique green velvet fabric and original ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Fur, Wood, Antler
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
William Alexander Drake, Oil on Board, Country Winter Landscape
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower left. A fine winter landscape with green fir trees on snowy hills leading to snow covered fields with bands of rust tone trees. Low blue hills complete the distant scene by William Alexander Drake...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Other
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
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
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
French Majolica Plate with Flowers & Butterfly, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French majolica plate with flowers & butterfly, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Reclaimed Wood Panel in Original White Paint Patina
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
Metal
J.E. Simmons, Contemporary Oil on Canvas, "January Thaw"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower right and with the title on verso. A winter river landscape with bands of white and blue for the snow and river. Conifer forests are along the river banks.
Measures: 1...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Framed Scandinavian Traditional Embroidered Blouse
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Visually striking Danish traditional blouse in off-white with blue embroidery reminiscent of a vyshyvanka decorative shirt, but Scandinavian in orig...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Glass, Wood
Mosaic Inspired Wall Panel Made from Repurposed Tole Elements
Located in Dallas, TX
Mosaic Inspired Wall Panel Made from Repurposed Tole Elements
Piece from our one of a kind collection, Le Monde. Exclusive to Brendan Bass.
Globally curated by Brendan Bass, L...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
monumental 18th century wrought iron dome shaped element
Located in Westport, CT
Graphic iron element originally used as a window of an 18th century Italian building. Would make a lovely statement on a large blank wall, or over a man...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Richard Rosenblum "Nude Figure", Bronze, Signed on Self Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Richard Rosenblum (American / Louisiana, 1940-2000) "Nude Figure", bronze, signed on self-base. n my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern style.
Curated for our one...
Category
20th Century Central American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Carved Ebony Abstract Bust
Located in Dallas, TX
Carved ebony abstract wood bust. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern style.
Curated for our one of a kind line, Le Monde. Exclusiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Central American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$799 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Original Painting of European Lady Horseback Framed
Located in Cookeville, TN
Vintage Original Painting of European or Arabian Lady Horseback Framed.
This beautiful painting was from the estate of an art professor.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, 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.
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