Rustic Furniture
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
Period: 19th Century
Rustic Alpine Cupboard, France, Early 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charming alpine cupboard, handcrafted from solid pine, that showcases the rustic elegance of Savoie’s vernacular furniture. The design features clean, minimalist lines enriched with ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood
Petite 19th Century French Yellow Glazed Confit Pot
Located in Pearland, TX
A hand thrown rustic glazed confit pot that has come from a home in France. It dates from the 19th century and shows its age beautifully with some nibbles and wear to the glaze. Originally made for use as a confit pot within the home, it has a half glazed outer and fully glazed inner in a creamy yellow ochre shade. These are great decorative pieces within the home, or as small pots for flowers...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century French Majolica Tulip Cache Pot
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Tulip Cache Pot.
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Antique American Primitive Hanging Wire Egg Basket / Planter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rustic metal wire egg basket with original hook and chain (ca. 19th Century, USA).
Though originally used for housing eggs, this hanging basket doubles as a catchall or planter and i...
Category
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Naive Vintage Chopping Block Table, England, c19th
Located in Hitchin, England
c19th Century Rustic Oak Chopping Block Table/Console On Three Legs, England.
A rustic oak chopping block which would serve perfectly as a side/coffee table/plinth. Sitting on thre...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Rustic Pine Work Table Console
Located in Round Top, TX
The appeal of this rustic pine table comes from the well worn top reflecting generations of use.
It originally served as a work table, resulting in the worn patina with cracks, gouge...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Pine
Majolica Ducks
Turtle Salt Cellar Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Duck & Turtle Salt Cellar Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Rustic 19th century Swedish pine washstand
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rustic 19th century pine washstand circa 1890.
Rustic made swedish washstand, with zinc lined top to stop water damage, double door cupboard opens to reveal an interior of a single ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Zinc
Welsh Elm Cricket Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A small cricket table in vividly grained elm having a thick hand-hewn cheese wheel dish top on three turned and shaped legs joined by a turned T-stretcher. Lovely mellow color. Wal...
Category
Early 19th Century Welsh Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Elm
$7,500
Unique Wabi Sabi Copper Bucket / Planter
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
A beautiful red copper nail bucket from around 1800, with an authentic and characterful, weathered appearance. The warm copper has a natural patina that has beautifully developed ove...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Copper
19th Century Majolica Palissy Jardiniere Thomas Sergent
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Palissy Jardiniere signed Thomas Sergent.
Decorated with a frog, a fish, a lizard, shells and plants.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rustic Antique American Farmhouse Weathered Work Table
Located in Forney, TX
A one-of-a-kind rustic antique American country work table in original plum - wine paint finish with heavily worn distressed patina!
Full of antique character and unique folky charm, featuring primitve hand-crafted farmhouse craftsmanship and solid wooden construction, having a plank boarded top, simple wide apron with pegged detail, rising on distinctive spool-turned Jenny Lind legs terminating in tapering ring-turned feet.
This rustic folk art table most likely originating in the Southern United States, handmade during the early/mid-19th century by a farmer, not a formally trained carpenter or furniture maker, adding to the overall antique character, elegant warmth, and rich historical depth.
Dimensions: (approx)
33" High, 64" Wide, 31" Deep
Provenance / Acquisition:
Acquired from reputable auction house Bright Star Antiques Co., Sulfur Springs, Texas. May 2022 Session 1.5 catalog. Founded on generations of experience in rare antiques and furnishings, Bright Star has been specializing in rare American country antiques and architectural elements for over 25 years.
Condition:
Beautiful age, weathered patina and attractive faded mellow coloring. Heavily worn, naturally distressed, chippy paint, losses, warping, slight wobble, substantial wear and tear consistent with age and use. Not overly strong or sturdy, but certainly functional and delivered ready for immediate use.
Jenny Lind’s Legs?
Johanna Maria Lind (Sweden; 1820–1887) spent many nights in the U.S. during her wildly popular concert tour, presenting an opportunity for furniture makers to claim that P.T. Barnum’s Swedish Nightingale rested in one of their beds. Celebrity endorsements—sanctioned or not—had been found to boost sales, and 19th-century entrepreneurs had little aversion to stretching the truth. By the time she returned to Europe, Jenny Lind’s name or likeness had been affixed to riding hats, cigars, dolls, perfume, and more. Still, the association between spool-turned beds and the name “Jenny Lind” appears to be a 20th-century phenomenon, likely an attempt to conjure a connection to simpler times after the fact.
Several bits of folklore connect the opera star with specific beds. The most widespread asserts that Philadelphia furniture manufacturer George J. Henkels placed a special bed—actually, a carved Rococo piece with a side canopy—in Lind’s hotel, and later gave it to her as a gift or, in a divergent ending, vowed to name it after her. A second story centers on a common, early 19th-century mahogany spool bed...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Honduran Cedro Wood Tavern Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c rustic tavern table. Honduran cedro - hardwood. One wide board top, original legs. Condition appropriate to age and use. Mortise and tenon construction. Rich patina. Smooth, ...
Category
19th Century Honduran Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rustic Art Populaire Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic art populaire bench from 19th century France, with a charming primitive character. Constructed from sturdy wood, the bench boasts a rich patina that speaks to its age and hist...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Spanish Aragonese Bookcase Cupboard, Carved Polychrome Pine Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century wonderful Aragonese Spanish desk bureau, bookcase, high-quality Spanish rustic furniture in pine wood with beautiful polychrome work. and hand-carved wood, with geometri...
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Iron
$8,578 Sale Price
20% Off
Rustic Folk Art Cabinet, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This cabinet offers ample storage space with two spacious shelves concealed behind its doors, making it as practical as it is beautiful. Its refined design is enhanced by carved deta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Majolica Duck Jardiniere Delphin Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica jardiniere signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
13.5 inches W.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Early 19th Century Rustic Dutch Oak Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century rustic Dutch oak side table was literally designed to last for centuries! Using beams and thick planks of solid, old-growth oak...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Majolica Bird and Grapes Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with grapes aqua plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Rare French provincial carved cabinet or buffet with great patina, dated 1841
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 19th century / cabinet / oak / Rustic / Antique
Magnificent French provincial antique carved oak sideboard or cabinet, date carved at the bottom: 1841. This buffet feature...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century French White and Yellow Terracotta and Brass Wood Burning Stove
Located in Dallas, TX
This tall, antique stove was created in Lyon, France, circa 1870. Sited on bun feet and built in four separate sections, this colorful ceramic piece has...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rustic Continental Walnut Box
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Continental rectangular walnut box with ornamental carvings of leaves and a key.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Rustic Continental House-Shaped Music Box
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Continental (19/20th Century) house-shaped wood music box on a base
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
American Victorian Deer Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian gilt framed oil painting of 5 deer crossing stream.
Category
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Paint
Quimper earthenware oil and vinegar cruet set, late 19th century
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Late 19th century to early 20th century Quimper earthenware oil and vinegar set, signed HB Quimper manufacture located in Brittany, France.
It consists of a stand, two small carafes...
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
19th Century Majolica Jardinière Flower and Snail Wasmuel
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th century planter or cachepot jardinière flower and snail Wasmuel.
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Antique Pine Faux Painted English Country Storage Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely faux painting on this pine bench that has ample storage underneath the seat. Bought in England. Great for a mudroom or hallway.
Measure: arm height 35.5.
#5630
Category
1880s English Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Pine
Rustic Black Forest Walnut Wall Clock
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Century) walnut wall clock with carved floral decoration and bird pediment with 5 shelves. (Not working)
Category
19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Majolica Flowers Vases
Snails Choisy Le Roi, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Majolica Flowers Vases With Snails Choisy Le Roi, Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique Willow Grain Basket with Wooden Handle, Sold Each
Located in Yonkers, NY
Three large and antique willow grain baskets with wooden handles, priced and sold each. Elevate your home with a touch of rustic elegance through these exceptional large and antique ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood, Willow
French Wabi-Sabi wood and wicker side Chair, 1850s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / chair / wood and wicker / Wabi sari / French provincial / Antique
Charming rustic side chair from the French countryside in wabi-sabi style. This chair elegantly des...
Category
1850s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Antique Oak Coffee Table with Reclaimed Flax Base
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
A beautiful antique oak coffee table, crafted using a reclaimed flax base and topped with a thick, solid oak tabletop showcasing a rich, natural patina. The tabletop is expertly cons...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Oak
Rustic Continental Style Horn and Metal Desk Lighter
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Continental-style (19/20th Century) desk lighter with metal rotating gravity-oriented ball lighter with curved metal rest, and horn handle ending in a curled metal cap.
Category
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Horn
Majolica Roses Plate Wasmuel, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica roses plate wasmuel, circa 1890.
8.3 inches diameter.
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman
s Basket, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Bentwood, Willow
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Stool/Table, England c1900s
Located in Hitchin, England
Rustic, Primitive, Wabi Sabi, Antique, Naive Vintage Stool/Table, England, c19th Century.
A rustic stool which would also serve as a side/coffee table. Sitting on four splayed cham...
Category
19th Century English Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Majolica Poppies Plate Gien, circa 1880
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Poppies and butterfly plate Gien, circa 1880.
Very rare color.
This plate have an original default hairline made during the production.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Spanish Pottery
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century Spanish pottery jar is a beautiful example of rustic Mediterranean craftsmanship. Handcrafted from terracotta, the jar features a warm ochre glaze on the upper port...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Substantial 19th C. Rajasthan Iron-banded Damchiya Dowry Chest with Rare Lock
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A very substantial Indian dowry chest in teak and rosewood, very decorative metal repoussé work featuring peacocks, extremely rare to find the origi...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
$4,342 Sale Price
44% Off
A collection of 19th Century Faience vases or
Albarelli
from Puglia
Located in London, GB
Three 19th Century faience vases or 'albarelli' from Puglia.
Southern Italy, 19th century.
The vases measure 20 x 17 cm, 16 x 15 cm and 16 x 14 cm.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Faience
Rustic Art Populaire Wall-Mounted Shelf, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
This authentic antique wooden wall shelf features a beautifully worn patina that reflects decades of use and craftsmanship. Constructed from solid wood, it showcases simple joinery, ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rustic Hand-Carved Bench, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic hand-carved wooden bench, a piece that speaks to the raw beauty of nature and traditional woodworking. Crafted from a single solid slab of weathered wood, its organic form and...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood
46 Piece Collection of 19th /20th C. Spanish Colonial Tinajas/ Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Collection of 46 Spanish Colonial Hand-Thrown Terracotta Vessels, Late 19th–Early 20th Century
A rare and visually striking assembled collection of forty-six Spanish Colonial–style ...
Category
Late 19th Century South American Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Driftwood Carving from Northern Thailand Found in the Chiang Mai Region
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall northern Thai ancient driftwood carving from the Chiang Mai Region. This tall ancient driftwood carving, originating from the Chiang Mai region in Northern Thailand, is a striking piece of natural art. Found near the Ping River, it features a tall and narrow rustic silhouette that embodies the raw beauty of nature. Its weathered appearance and textural depth make it a captivating decorative item, perfect for adding a touch of organic charm to a modern décor.
Ideal for placing against a plain wall to create a focal point, this driftwood carving can be dramatically enhanced by directional lighting, such as a spotlight positioned below to cast intriguing shadows and highlight its unique contours. This approach not only accentuates its form but also imbues your space with a sense of historical mystique and natural elegance.
Whether positioned in a living room, hallway, or large open-plan area, this Northern Thai wood carving...
Category
19th Century Thai Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Driftwood
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Rustic Elm Stool
Located in London, London
Rustic stool
Elm
Visible joints
Great patina
This is a rustic wooden stool with a traditional handcrafted design, showcasing its natural charm and functionality. The seat feature...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Elm
Rustic Indian Sheesham Wood Coffee Table with Nailhead Design and Baluster Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique rustic Indian sheesham wood low coffee table from the 19th century with iron nailheads and baluster legs. Crafted in India during the 19th c...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Majolica Insects Musicians Cachepot
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Insects Musicians Cachepot.
Bugs and grasshopper with music instrument.
H / 7 inches.
L / 12.5 by 9 inches.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French White Terracotta Majolica Rabbit Bavent, circa 1890
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
French white terracotta rabbit signed Bavent, circa 1890.
(Normandy).
Size / Length: 9 inches on 4.5 inches, height / 4.8 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Rustic Tramp Art Mirror, Handcarved, Late 19th Century, Austria ca. 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful, unique handcarved Tramp Art Wall Mirror from the late 19th century in Austria. Artfully handcarved around 1880, this extraordinary rustic wall mirror impresses with its ex...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Softwood
German Majolica Leaves Plate Zell, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica leaf plate Zell circa 1890.
Category
1890s German Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
2 Antique AP Donaghho Salt Glaze Cobalt Stoneware Crocks Canning Jars 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Two mid to late 19th century salt glazed stoneware crocks / canning jars by A.P. Donaghho, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Dimensions:
7” x 10.5” (Diameter x Height)
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
$490 Sale Price / set
30% Off
French Faience Platter Desvres, Circa 1890
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
Very colorful French Faience platter desvres Circa 1890.
2 birds on the middle of a quiver.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Faience
French Extra long solid elm wooden monastery bench, ca. 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / Monastery bench / solid elm wood / Rustic / Mid-Century
Stunning long wooden bench made in the 19th century in France. This spacious 3.5 meter long bench was crafted...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Elm
American Victorian Natural Wicker Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian natural wicker arm chair with fan shaped back with scroll and filigree design. (Heywood Brothers)
Category
19th Century American Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wicker
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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Rustic Dining Table, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Monoxylite; Dining Table; Travail Populaire; France; Wabi Sabi; 19th Century; Rustic; Art Populaire; Wooden Table; Console Table;
19th-century dining table, featuring a unique tabl...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
19th Century Turned Wooden Pedestal Column
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful antique wooden pedestal column, its body carved into an impressive twist, and featuring nicely turned upper and lower sections beneath a square display tray. The column s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mid 19th century rustic Swedish hand painted pine bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century rustic Swedish painted pine bench circa 1860.
Here we present a traditional Swedish bench, complete in it's original hand painted deep red and green colour scheme.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
French Majolica Bird
Flower Plate, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird & flower plate, Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Rustic furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, tables, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Asia, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Sarreguemines, Dos Gallos Studio, Henriot Quimper, 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $20 and tops out at $295,000 while the average work can sell for $1,747.
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