Rustic Wall Decorations
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
Large Majolica Palissy Fish Wall Platter Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica Palissy wall platter circa 1920.
Decorated with a large fish on a various leaves background.
17.5 by 9.4 inches.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890.
Decorated with pink & purple flowers.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890.
Decorated with pink & purple flowers.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Large French Majolica Bulldog Wall Platter Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica Bulldog Wall Platter Circa 1890.
Diameter / 11.3 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
French Majolica Bird Plate Onnaing, circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate birds with blue flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Green & Yellow Majolica Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful French Majolica green and yellow oyster plate with stylized leaves, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Flowers Plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Flowers Plate Villeroy & Boch, circa 1890.
Category
1890s German Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
French Green Majolica Acanthus Leaves Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica acanthus leaves plate, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Blue Majolica Plate with Yellow Flowers Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Blue Majolica Plate with Yellow Flowers Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
German Majolica Grape Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Large German Majolica grape plate, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
$240 / item
19th Century Rare Small Majolica Plum Platter Perret Gentil Menton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Rare Small Majolica Plum Platter signed Perret Gentil Menton.
French Riviera.
5.5 inches diameter.
Category
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
19th Century English Majolica Geranium Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual 19th century English Majolica Geranium plate.
Category
1890s English Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Large 19th Century Majolica Lemons Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th Century Majolica Lemons Wall Platter from the South of France.
Diameter / 13.3 inches.
Category
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Flowers Plate Circa 1890.
Decorated with pink & purple flowers.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Bird & Cherries Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with cherries aqua plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Faience Quimper Yellow Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
French faience black and yellow oyster plate signed Quimper, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
German Majolica Flowers Plate circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small German Majolica Flowers Plate circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Majolica
Mid-Century French Faience Oyster Plate Quimper
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-century French Faience oyster plate signed Quimper.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Set of 8 French Green Majolica Leaves Plates Clairefontaine, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 8 French Green Majolica Leaves Plate signed Clairefontaine, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience rustic oyster plate Moustiers style, circa 1940.
Painting of birds and flowers.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
French Majolica Bird Plate Nimy Les Mons, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Bird Plate signed Nimy Les Mons, circa 1890.
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Strawberries Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica strawberries plate Keller & Guerin Saint clement Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Green Leaves Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Green Leaves Plate .
7.8 inches diameter.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Oranges Platter Perret Gentil Menton
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Oranges Platter Perret Gentil Menton.
Diameter / 9 inches.
Category
1880s Finnish Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Majolica
Rare Belgium Majolica Asparagus Plate Wasmuel, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare belgium Majolica asparagus plate Wasmuel, circa 1880.
Napkin trompe l'oeil.
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Oranges Wall Platter
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica oranges Wall Platter.
Category
1890s Finnish Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Duck Wall Pocket Delphin Massier, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica duck in flight wall pocket Delphin Massier, circa 1890.
Height / 11.8 inches.
Lenght / 15.5 inches.
Depth / 6 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Bird Plate Onnaing, circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French majolica plate with bird & white flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Pigeon Wall Pocket
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th century French Majolica Pigeon wall pocket.
The pigeon have a pink ribbon and carry a white card.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Large Antique Wooden Carved Black Forest Baroque Stag Head with 10 Point Trophy
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Antique Wooden Carved Black Forest Baroque stag head with 10 Point Trophy
A large antique Black Forest baroque stag head. Carved in typical abstract style of the early 18th century. It is mounted on a wooden carved and painted plaque with emblem and foliages and features a large real stag antler trophy. The head still has its original polycrome painted finish witch is partly restored. The left side of the plaque has been replaced. A great individual piece which enhances every wall decoration.
A special way to present hunting trophies is to attach them to carved animal heads. This tradition exists since the Middle Ages. Even after intensive investigations, it is not yet possible to explain exactly how this happened. The carved heads are often colored and mounted on cartouches that are also carved and painted. They follow a naturalistic representation and one could think that in this way they are symbolically brought back from the abstraction of dead antlers into liveliness. Famous artists to be named are Madl in Ichenhausen, Germany and Heissl in Ebensee, Austria. Around 1900, the antler collection...
Category
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler
Antique Black Forest Deer Head ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Black Forest Deer Head ca. 1900s
A lovely carved wooden Black Forest deer head. Handmade in baroque style around 1900. It features a real deer horn trophy mounted on a carve...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Antler, Wood
Vintage German Coat of Arms Heraldry Pewter Wall Plate
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful pewter wall plate featuring a heraldic coat of arms with a knight
Germany, Mid-20th Century
Measures: 9"W x 1"D x 9"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Pewter
Majolica Portuguese Palissy Lobster Platter Aires C. Leal, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Portuguese Palissy lobster platter, circa 1940.
A large red lobster who lay down on a blue/green background , ursin , shells , seaweeds and ...
Category
1940s Portuguese Vintage Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
French Majolica Bird Plate Onnaing, circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French majolica plate with bird & white flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Early 20th Century Terracotta Wall Sculptures
Located in Barcelona, ES
Enhance your collection with this exquisite set of three early 20th century terracotta wall sculptures, manufactured in Spain circa 1940. These captivating pieces, in their original ...
Category
1940s Spanish Vintage Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Terracotta
$804 Sale Price / set
80% Off
Late 17th Century Franco-Flemish Rustic Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Franco-Flemish rustic tapestry, possibly Lille or Aubusson, from the late 17th century, featuring a rustic scene with a group of people singing and playing music in a verdant setti...
Category
Late 17th Century European Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
$27,995 Sale Price
41% Off
French Majolica Bee Wall Pocket Sarreguemines circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Bee Wall Pocket signed Sarreguemines circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Large Wild Boar Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Germany 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large wild boar trophy on wooden plaque, Germany 1950s.
A large vintage black forest wild boar (Sus scrofa) trophy on an ebonized nutwood plaqu...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Majolica Leaves & White Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English Majolica Leaves & White Flowers Plate.
Category
1880s English Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Sarreguemines circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Asparagus Plate signed Sarreguemines circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Majolica Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica flowers plate.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
$300 / item
19th Century English Majolica Leaves & Pink Flowers Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century English Majolica Leaves & Pink Flowers Plate.
Category
1880s English Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French, Majolica Bird Plate Onnaing, circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French majolica plate with bird and white flowers Onnaing, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Flax Thresher on Custom Wall Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A rustic yet sophisticated 19th century Bulgarian flax thresher comprised of two curved wood panels covered in hundreds of flint blades and mou...
Category
19th Century Bulgarian Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Stone
19th French Green Majolica Leaves Plate Gien
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
19th French Green Majolica leaves plate signed Gien.
Measures: 7.5" inches diameter.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
$150 / item
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Rare French Majolica Artichoke Plate Longchamp, circa 1890
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Rare French Majolica artichoke plate signed Longchamp, circa 1890.
4 plates are available.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
19th Century, French, Majolica Birds Plate Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica birds plate Onnaing, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Rustic Tramp Art Wall Mirror Cabinet, Austria circa 1890
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolutely exceptiona, rarel Tramp Art wall mirror cabinet from the late 19th century in Austria. This one of a kind mirror cabinet has been artf...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Softwood
Large Rustic Ceramic Wall Hung Platter by Osvald Osmundsen, Norway 1970s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic earthy colored tones ceramic platter (prepared for wall-mounting), made by Norwegian ceramist Osvald Osmundsen in the 1970s. Ondulated shapes, reminiscent of the yin-yang symb...
Category
Late 20th Century Norwegian Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Rare Majolica Palissy Fish Basket Platter Leon Brard
By Léon Brard 1
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Rare Majolica Palissy Fish Basket Platter signed Leon Brard.
7 fishs, mussels ,ears of wheat ,and shell.
Category
1870s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Cornflower Plate Sarreguemines, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cornflower and wheat plate Sarreguemines, Circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Crawfish or Lobster Plate Schutz Cilli, circa 1900
By Schütz Cilli
Located in Austin, TX
Antique Austrian Majolica crawfish plate, circa 1900 signed Schutz Cilli.
Nautical style.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Rustic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Rustic wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic wall decorations 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 wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $25 and tops out at $97,495 while the average work can sell for $390.