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 Green Majolica Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful French Majolica green oyster plate with stylized leaves, circa 1890.
Very rare color.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Large Majolica Basket Bichon Dog Wall Pocket Theodore Deck circa 1887
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Basket Bichon Dog Wall Pocket signed TD Theodore Deck dated 1887.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Miniature Quimper Plate, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Miniature Henriot Quimper Plate signed circa 1950.
A bretonne woman is represented on the center with a yellow border.
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Bird & Flower Plate, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird & flower plate, Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Chesnut Leaf Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica chesnut leaf & bogue plate Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
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.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
19th Century Green Majolica Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful French Majolica green oyster plate with stylized leaves, circa 1890.
Very rare color.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Grapes Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Grapes plate signed Choisy Le Roi.
Made for Higgins & Setter New York.
The Higgins & Seiter Company of New York City began selling decorations for the table, in...
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Bird Plate Orchies, Circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French bird Plate signed Moulin des Loups Hamage Orchies Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Roses & Flowers Plate Salins, Circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Roses & Flowers Plate Salins, Circa 1890.
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
Majolica Bird with Cherries Plate Wasmuel, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica bird with cherries plate Wasmuel, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Apples Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Apples plate signed Choisy Le Roi.
Made for Higgins & Setter New York.
The Higgins & Seiter Company of New York City began selling decorations for the table, in...
Category
1880s French 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
19th Century Majolica Pear Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica pears plate signed Choisy Le Roi.
Made for higgins & setter New York.
The higgins & hetter Company of New York City began selling decorations for the table, inc...
Category
1880s 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
Rare Belgium Majolica Asparagus Sunflower Plate Wasmuel, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Belgium Majolica asparagus sunflower plate Wasmuel, circa 1880.One chip on the back.
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Cherries Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Cherries Plate signed Choisy Le Roi.
Made for Higgins & Setter New York.
The Higgins & Seiter Company of New York City began selling decorations for the table, ...
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Peaches Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica apples plate signed Choisy Le Roi.
Made for Higgins & Setter New York.
The Higgins & Seiter Company of New York City began selling decorations for the table, in...
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Grape Plate Villeroy Boch circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica grape plate signed Villeroy Boch Circa 1890.
Category
1890s German 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
19th Century Majolica Cherries Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th century Majolica Cherries Plate signed Choisy Le Roi.
Made for Higgins & Setter New York.
The Higgins & Seiter Company of New York City began selling decorations for the table, ...
Category
1880s French 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
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Keller & Guerin Luneville, circa 1890
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica asparagus plate Keller & Guerin Luneville, circa 1890.
Category
1890s 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
Pair of French Majolica Flowers Wall Pockets Choisy Le Roi, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Majolica Flowers Wall Pockets Choisy Le Roi, Circa 1890.
Lilac and roses.
Category
1890s 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.
Category
Early 1900s 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 Majolica Bird Plate Orchies, Circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French bird Plate signed Moulin des Loups Hamage Orchies Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Apples Plate Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica apples plate signed Choisy Le Roi.
Made for Higgins & Setter New York.
The Higgins & Seiter Company of New York City began selling decorations for the table, in...
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Faience Blue & White Fish Platter Henriot Quimper, Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Blue & White Fish Platter Henriot Quimper, Circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
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
Set of Five Roe Deer Trophies on Carved Plaques Germany around 1920
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Five Roe Deer Trophies on Carved Plaques Germany around 1920
A set of five antique roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) trophies mounted on carved wooden plaques. The trophies were...
Category
1920s German Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Antler, 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...
Category
1880s German Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Antler, Wood
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
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
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 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
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
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
French Majolica Dish Leaf, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica dish reticulated leaf, Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
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 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
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 English Majolica Berries Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th century English Majolica Berries plate.
Category
1890s English Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Dish Leaf, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica dish reticulated leaf, Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Belgium Majolica Flowers Plate Wasmuel, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Small Belgium Majolica flowers plate Wasmuel, circa 1880.
Geometrical pattern.
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, 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
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
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
Antique RUSTIC wall hanging Crucifix / metal on Oak Cross
Located in Skien, NO
Antique wall hanging Crucifix / Cross & Corpus of Christ from early 1900s, ca. 1900.
Rustic metal with original painted decoration of Corpus of Christ mounted on Oak cross. Inscrip...
Category
Early 1900s Norwegian Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
French Miniature Quimper Heart Plate, Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Miniature Quimper Heart plate, Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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 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
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
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.