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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 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 Leaves & Yellow Flowers Plate Clairefontaine, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica leaves and yellow flowers plate Clairefontaine, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

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

French Faience Geometrical Plate Henriot Quimper circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience geometrical plate signed Henriot Quimper Circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Faience

French Majolica Asparagus Plate Salins, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Asparagus plate Salins circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

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Ceramic

Small French Faience Wall Pocket Henriot Quimper circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Faience wall pocket signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1920. Hand painted with a couple of bretons and flowers.
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Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Large Majolica Palissy Crab Wall Platter Vallauris, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Palissy crab wall platter Vallauris, circa 1950. A very large crab on the center on a deep blue background, few fishs and seaweeds.
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1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

19th Century Rare Majolica Palissy Fish Basket Platter Leon Brard
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Rare Majolica Palissy Fish Basket Platter signed Leon Brard. 7 fishs, mussels ,ears of wheat ,and shell.
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1870s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Majolica Plums Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plums plate signed Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900.    
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Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Large Majolica Morning Glory Plate Wasmuel Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Morning Glory plate Wasmuel Circa 1890. 9.5" diameter.
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1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

French Yellow Majolica Grape & Flowers Plate Luneville, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica grape & flowers plate Luneville, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Mosaic Inspired Wall Panel Made from Repurposed Tole Elements
Located in Dallas, TX
Wall element made from distressed metal, tole elements. Each piece unique in coloration and design. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic. This piece...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

French Majolica Vegetables Platter Vallauris circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Country Majolica Vegetables Platter Vallauris circa 1950. Eggplant,green beans and garlic.
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1950s French Vintage 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 Wooden Grain Shovel on Custom Wall Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A simple yet honest 19th century hand-carved wood grain shovel with the most wonderful smooth finish only one hundred years of use could bestow, and mounted on a custom steel wall mo...
Category

19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

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

Mid-Century Carved Teak Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Mid-century carved teak wood sculpture. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern style. Curated for our one of a kind line, Le Monde. Exclusive to Brendan Bass.
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21st Century and Contemporary South American Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Teak

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

Pair of Jalisco Terra Cotta Tomb Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Jalisco terra cotta tomb figures. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern style. Curated for our one of a kind line, Le Monde...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary South American Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Majolica Palissy Crawfishs Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual French Palissy crawfishs wall platter, circa 1890. The platter represent two crawfishs in high relief resting on greens leaves, under the leaves a beige background imitating...
Category

1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica, 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 the traditional costume of Brittany.
Category

1920s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Faience

French Majolica Dish Leaf, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica dish reticulated leaf, Circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Small French Majolica Dish with Bird Onnaing, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Majolica dish with bird anf flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

Majolica Crawfish or Lobster Plate Schutz Cilli, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Austrian Majolica crawfish plate, circa 1900 signed Schutz Cilli. Nautical style.
Category

Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Sculpture Mounted on Custom Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Wood sculpture mounted on custom metal stand. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern style. Curated for our one of a kind line, Le Monde. Exclusive to Brendan B...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Metal

Small French Majolica Dish with Bird Onnaing, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Majolica dish with bird and flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

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...
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20th Century Central American Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Bronze

19th Century English Majolica Leaves and Flowers Plate.
Located in Austin, TX
19th century English Majolica leaves and flowers plate.
Category

1880s English Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

French Majolica Leaves Plate Clairefontaine, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica leaves plate signed Clairefontaine, circa 1890.
Category

1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

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

British Colonial Chevron Motif Door Element
Located in Dallas, TX
Original paint patina wood door element, evidencing wear and age. 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 American Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Paint, Wood

French Majolica Ducklings with Frogs Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica ducklings with frogs plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Category

1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Very Large Gobelin with Dancing Turkish Dervishes, circa 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Very Large Gobelin with Dancing Turkish Dervishes, circa 1900 A large Gobelin with Turkish dervishes dancing the sabre danc. It is framed in oakwood, Germany circa 1900. Please con...
Category

Early 20th Century German Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Tapestry, Wood

Mounted Diamond Back Rattlesnake Skin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rattlesnake skin (likely a Diamondback, based on its pattern) mounted via brass studs to a painted blue plank, circa 1950s. The metal brackets, which house the wire, show natural rus...
Category

1970s American Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

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

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

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

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

19th Century Majolica Asparagus Plate with Iris Longchamp, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica asparagus plate with iris signed Longchamp, circa 1890.      
Category

1890s 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

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

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

19th Century French Majolica Pear Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French Majolica pear plate.
Category

1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century Majolica Palissy Crabs Wall Platter Alfred Renoleau
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Palissy crabs wall platter signed Alfred Renoleau dated 1891-1894. The crabs are in high relief on a green seaweeds background. Reference/P...
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic, Faience

Pair of Pot Racks, 19th Century Wrought Iron Soil Aerators
Located in Dallas, TX
Located in our flagship 25,000 square foot Baton Rouge showroom, NOT our 25,000 square foot Dallas Design District showroom.
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

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 Mexican Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Glass, 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

Rustic Water Buffalo Skull Taxidermy
Located in New York, NY
African style taxidermy large water buffalo skull mounted on oak shield shaped wall plaque (19/20th Cent.)
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Horn

Five French Dried, Pressed and Framed Botanical Specimens
Located in New York, NY
A set of dried, pressed and framed botanical specimens, plants and flowers with botanical descriptions Calligraphed in Latin and French. These old pieces are elegantly floated in off...
Category

1940s Belgian Vintage Rustic Decorative Art

Pair of Rustic French Resin Wall Plaques
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Rustic French style resin (faux terra cotta) bleached round wall plaque medallions with game and trophy motifs and a bow-knot top (PRICED AS ...
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20th Century Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Resin

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...
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1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica

Rustic Black Forest Caved Game Animal Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
Rustic Continental Black Forest (19th Century) carved walnut wall plaque of game animal.
Category

19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Walnut

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

Majolica Chesnut Leaf Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica chesnut leaf & bogue plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
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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

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

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century, Majolica Oranges Wall Platter Menton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century colorful aqua turquoise Majolica oranges wall platter Perret Gentil Menton.  
Category

1880s Finnish Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

Majolica, Ceramic

French Majolica Plate Onnaing, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica plate Onnaing Circa 1890. Floral and geometrical pattern.
Category

1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art

Materials

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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