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Primitive XXL Wabi Sabi Spanish Sculptural Dug-Out Vessels
Located in London, GB
Two unusually large dug-out Vessels from the mountains outside Lleida, Spain.
19th C. And originally used for the storage of grain these vessels were made by the hollowing out of tr...
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Chestnut
Pair of Wabi Sabi Style Primitive Spanish Wooden Pedestals
Located in London, GB
A pair of tall wooden and iron pedestals.
Likely oak.
Spain, circa 1900s.
Can be used as sculpture stands.
Or alternatively an ideal base for a console table.
Price is...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Pedestals
Materials
Wood
Primitive Xxl 17th C. Spanish Coffer/Console Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A huge ancient solid chestnut Spanish coffer.
Heavily, heavily patinated due to hundreds of years of use.
The coffers XL scale makes it perfect as a console.
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Console Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Olavi Hanninen Wabi Sabi Primitive Sideboard for Miko Nupponen
By Mikko Nupponen, Olavi Hanninen
Located in Antwerp, BE
Folk art credenza in solid elm designed by Olavi Hanninen, Finland, 1960s
The sideboard provides a lot of storage space due to four cabinets and four large
drawers. The piece is fin...
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Folk Art Sideboards
Materials
Brass
C.1920S Black Catalan Cosi Pot Wabi Sabi Primitive
Located in London, GB
A good sized early 19th C. black Catalan terracotta cosi pot from the village of Quart.
Originally used for the storage of wine &/or olive oil.
Nicely patinated due to 100 years o...
Category
Vintage 1920s Spanish Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Terracotta
Primitive XL 18Th C. Catalan Stone Mortar Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
An XL hand carved Catalan stone mortar from the 18th C.
Heavily worn with exceptional patination & lovely light colour.
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Urns
Materials
Marble
Primitive XL 18Th C. Northern Portuguese Bench Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A large hewn chestnut 18th C. bench from Braga, northern Portugal.
Heavily patinated with many age old repairs.
Category
Antique 18th Century Portuguese Benches
Materials
Chestnut
Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Low Table 1860s-1900s / Primitive Sofa Table Mingei
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
of wabi-sabi, embracing the beauty found in imperfection and the patina of time. It is a table best
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Sofa Tables
Materials
Cedar
An Exceptional Pair of 19th Century Primitive Carved Stone Wabi Sabi Planters
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
decorator pieces.
They have a captivating wabi-sabi aesthetic, these planters feature the perfect balance
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Primitive Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Stone, Granite
Japanese Antique Wooden Coffee Table/ Side Table/ 1868-1912s Wabi-sabi Primitive
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
primitive appearance that expresses the beauty of natural changes.
It can also be used as a coffee table
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Small 19th Century Primitive Organic Wabi Sabi Butcher Table or Console Table
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
make it a perfect wabi sabi piece, which fits as a console table in practically any entrance or niche
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Primitive Console Tables
Materials
Oak
Japanese Antique Primitive Chair 1860s-1900s / Seating Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
furniture that evokes the wabi-sabi aesthetic.
The small size of the buttocks area makes it suitable for
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chairs
Materials
Wood
Wabi-Sabi Teak Wood Bench
Located in New York, NY
spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and impermanence
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Primitive Benches
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Teak, Wood
Wabi-Sabi Teak Wood Bench
Located in New York, NY
spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and impermanence
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Primitive Benches
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Teak, Wood
beech wabi sabi cabinet, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Primitive cabinet from Transylvania, made of sawn or hewn beech wood, circa 1850. Two shelves
Category
Antique 1850s Romanian Primitive Cabinets
Materials
Beech
Wabi-Sabi Tree Trunk Table
Located in Chicago, IL
exemplifies the Japanese concept of Wabi-Sabi, celebrating the beauty found in imperfection and the passage of
Category
20th Century American Primitive Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Mingei Primitive
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
very rare piece of Japanese furniture with a wabi-sabi sensibility.
Weight: approx. 45 kg.This is a
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Pine
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
rare piece of Japanese furniture with a wabi-sabi sensibility.
Weight: approx. 70 kg.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Chair 1860s-1900s / Seating Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
wobble.
It is a unique and very rare piece of Japanese furniture with a wabi-sabi aesthetic.
Weight
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Andrianna Shamaris Wabi Sabi Bench
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
or outside living.
This bench was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that
Category
Vintage 1950s Primitive Benches
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
18th Century Wabi Sabi Pot
Located in Nijlen, BE
18th-century Nepalese storage jar.
These were used for a variety of purposes, including storing candied ginger.
Beautifully weathered, the original glaze has almost completely disap...
Category
Antique 18th Century Nepalese Primitive Pottery
Materials
Terracotta
A Small Primitive 19Th C. Portuguese Marble Mortar Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A small primitive hand carved Portuguese marble mortar from the 19th C.
Heavily worn with great
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Portuguese Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Marble
Early 19th Century Italian Oak Wabi-Sabi Primitive Mountain Bench
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century primitive mountain bench constructed from a single plank of richly patinated
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Benches
Materials
Oak
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Very old Japanese primitive style coffee table.
The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Wabi-Sabi Teak Wood Bench
Located in New York, NY
bench was sourced in the spirit of wabi-wabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Primitive Benches
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Teak, Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Wabi Sabi Bowl
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
bottom 10.5″ diameter.
This bowl was sourced in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that
Category
Vintage 1950s Primitive Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Wabi Sabi Bowl
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
8.5″ diameter.
This bowl was sourced in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty
Category
Vintage 1950s Primitive Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Swedish Wooden Bowl in a Primitive and Wabi Sabi Style, 1800s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare and beautiful Swedish wooden bowl in a primitive and wabi sabi style. Original condition from
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese coffee table.
It is designed with a wooden board on top of a stump.
The wooden plank is made of chestnut wood and the stump is made of zelkova wood.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood, Chestnut
Primitive 18th C. Chestnut
Elm Portuguese Table/Desk Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A beautiful 18th C. Table from the Trás-os-Montes region of north east Portugal.
Constructed in a combination of elm & chestnut with many are old repairs.
Heavily patinated due to ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Portuguese Tables
Materials
Chestnut, Elm
Large Primitive Gnarly Charred Cedar Japanese Coffee Table Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A large Japanese charred cedar naturalistic coffee/low table.
Made using 19th C. Japanese elements in our London workshop.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese coffee table.
It is designed with a wooden board on top of a stump.
Both the wooden board and the stump are made of zelkova wood.
Both materials are fr...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood
Giant Primitive Early 19th C. Wabi Sabi Catalan Cosi Pot
Located in London, GB
A remarkable early 19th C. Black Catalan terracotta Cosi pot from the village of Quart, Catalonia.
Incredibly rare XL size.
Heavily patinated with age old repairs.
Originall...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Terracotta
Very Large Primitive 19Th C. Catalan Cosi Pot Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A late 19th C. Black Catalan terracotta Cosi pot from the village of Quart, Catalonia.
Rare large size.
Patinated but in remarkable condition for its age.
Perfect as a plant...
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Terracotta
XL Gnarly 19th C. Primitive Portugese Cork Bench Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A large 19th C. Portuguese bench in the countries native cork wood.
Gnarled bleached out surface on four chunky walnut legs.
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We offer free shipping to the USA/Canada through Fed...
Category
Antique 19th Century Portuguese Benches
Materials
Walnut, Cork
Wabi-Sabi Early 20th Century Primitive Portuguese Dug-Out Cupboard
Located in London, GB
A low dug-out folk-art cupboard formed from a hollowed out and ebonised chestnut trunk. Featuring decorative forged iron hardware, the two shaped doors open to reveal a single shelf ...
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Folk Art Cupboards
Materials
Chestnut
XXL Wabi Sabi Primitive Dug-Out Catalan Mountain Shelving Unit
Located in London, GB
A very large 18th C. dug-out with later added 18th C. shelves.
Constructed from a single piece of timber.
Heavily patinated hewn texture.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Shelves
Materials
Chestnut
Large 19th Century Portuguese Wabi Sabi Primitive Blackened Terracotta Jar
Located in London, GB
A monumental early 19th century terracotta jar with decorative pinched banding throughout. Heavily patinated and blackened from years of its intended use - the storage of oil, wine o...
Category
Antique 19th Century Portuguese Jars
Materials
Terracotta
Primitive Wood Chair with old leather from Philippines / Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
-kind art object.
This is one of the wabi-sabi items that goes well with Japanese antiques and African
Category
Early 20th Century Philippine Meiji Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Black Chair 1860s-1900s / Seating Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
massive.
The jet-black color is beautiful.
It is a very rare piece of furniture with a wabi-sabi
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chairs
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Low Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
is a very rare piece of Japanese furniture with a wabi-sabi sensibility.
Weight 24.5kg.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Wabi-Sabi Bench or Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
table was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indonesian Primitive Benches
Materials
Teak
Japanese Antique Large Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
used as a display stand.
A very rare piece of Japanese furniture with a wabi-sabi aesthetic.
Weight
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Side Table 1860s-1900s / Coffee Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
item that evokes the wabi-sabi aesthetic.
It weighs 15 kg.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Primitive Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Mingei Coffee Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
you to feel wabi-sabi.
Weight
Wooden board: 18.5 kg
Stump: approx. 50kg.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Round Table 1860s-1900s / Coffee Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
a wabi-sabi aesthetic.
I am facing this furniture with the hope that I can leave it to the future
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Table 1860s-1900s / Coffee Table Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese primitive style table.
It is a simple style with a wooden plank on top
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Primitive African Tribal Hand Carved Folding Palaver Chair, Wabi Sabi, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
patterns..
A beautiful wabi sabi object with a fine patina. Perfect as a decorative chair for modern
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Table 1860s-1900s / Coffee Table Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
wabi-sabi.
Weight
Wooden board: 21kg
Stump: approx. 60kg
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Primitive Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Mingei Coffee Table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
style that allows you to feel Wabi-Sabi.
Weight
Wooden board: 29kg
Stump: approx. 50kg
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood, Cedar
18th Century Wabi Sabi Cork Buoys
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great set of stool like cork objects
18th century, Spain
wabi sabi
Ø 33 cm H 55 cm.
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Primitive Stools
$1,825 / set
Japanese Antique Primitive Side Table 1860s-1900s / Night Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese furniture with wabi-sabi aesthetic.
Weight: approx. 40 kg.
Since ancient times, people have
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Japanese Antique Primitive Stool 1860s-1900s / Wood Chair Wabi Sabi Mingei
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
rare piece of furniture with a wabi-sabi sensibility.
It weighs 18 kg.
A man can easily move it.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Stools
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Antique Primitive Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Side Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
period, with no insect damage.
It is a very valuable Japanese furniture with wabi-sabi aesthetics
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Organic Primitive Handcrafted Dining Table in Solid Wood, Wabi Sabi, 1950s
By George Nakashima
Located in Odense, DK
A unique wabi sabi dining room table / pedestal carved from a large wooden piece. Handcrafted in
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Antique Black Coffee Table 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi Mingei Primitive
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
furniture with a wabi-sabi sensibility.
Weight
Wooden board: 17.5kg
Stump: approx. 60 kg
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tables
Materials
Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Antique Wabi Sabi Bench
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and
Category
2010s Primitive Benches
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
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Primitive Wabi Sabi For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the primitive wabi sabi you’re looking for. Each primitive wabi sabi for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and teak. There are 154 variations of the antique or vintage primitive wabi sabi you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect primitive wabi sabi — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A primitive wabi sabi made by Folk Art designers — as well as those associated with Mid-Century Modern — is very popular. A well-made primitive wabi sabi has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Andrianna Shamaris, Mikko Nupponen and Olavi Hanninen are consistently popular.
How Much is a Primitive Wabi Sabi?
Prices for a primitive wabi sabi start at $325 and top out at $12,800 with the average selling for $1,790.
Questions About Primitive Wabi Sabi
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023The primary principle of Wabi-Sabi is to appreciate the imperfections found in nature. As a result, Wabi-Sabi emphasizes asymmetry, roughness, simplicity and the use of natural materials and finishes. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of pieces based on Wabi-Sabi principles.
- What is wabi-sabi pottery?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Wabi-sabi pottery refers to earthenware vessels that embody the principles of a Japanese philosophy called wabi-sabi. Proponents of the idea believe that household objects should emphasize function over form, so that they satisfy needs but do not cause people to attach too much meaning to worldly possessions. There is also a focus on finding the beauty in imperfection and simplicity. On 1stDibs, find a collection of wabi-sabi pottery.
- What is wabi-sabi furniture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Wabi-sabi furniture refers to tables, seats and other furnishings that reflect a specific Japanese design philosophy. It involves creating minimalist furniture that has a focus on appreciating the imperfections found in nature. On 1stDibs, find a collection of wabi-sabi furniture.
- What is an example of wabi-sabi?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Wabi-sabi is the practice of finding the beauty in imperfections. Examples include flowers growing through cracks in the ground, or a broken ceramic bowl made whole again with its imperfections showing through. You’ll find a variety of wabi-sabi pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022One important aspect of wabi-sabi is the beauty in imperfect things, so a good example of wabi-sabi would be asymmetrical or even crude vessels and furniture. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of wabi-sabi furniture and other objects from some of the world’s top sellers.
- Is Wabi-sabi a design style?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Wabi-sabi is technically not a design style, but it has influenced design. The term Wabi-sabi refers to a philosophy that emphasizes accepting imperfection and celebrating the impermanent beauty of nature. This concept has inspired many interior design trends, such as using organic and sustainable materials, selecting upcycled and repurposed pieces and integrating furniture and decorative objects that are unfinished, unpolished and unglazed. Shop a collection of pieces inspired by Wabi-sabi on 1stDibs.
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