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 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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
Small French Majolica Dish with Bird Onnaing, circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Majolica dish with bird and flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
Rustic Mounted Deer Head Taxidermy
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic American taxidermy mounted deer head wall plaque on oak shield shaped backing.
Category
20th Century American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Oak
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
Rustic Taxidermy Water Buffalo Skull
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic taxidermy small water buffalo skull with black horns mounted on wooden shield shaped wall plaque
Category
20th Century American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
French Rustic Majolica Plums Plate Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Rustic Majolica Plums Plate Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
French Majolica Bird Plate Orchies, Circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Plate bird & butterfly signed L'Hermine 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
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 Pair of Apples & Pears Platters Orchies Circa 1930
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica Pair of Apples & Pears Platters Orchies Circa 1930.
12.5 inches diameter.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
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 Black Forest Caved Game Animal Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Continental Black Forest (19th Century) carved walnut wall plaque of game animal.
Category
19th Century Antique Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Walnut
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
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
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
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
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
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.