Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
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.
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Stone
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Pine
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Elm
1880s Swedish Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Bentwood, Pine
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Antler, Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 18th Century German Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Antler
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century German Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
19th Century Swiss Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Bulgarian Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
1940s French Vintage Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century Swiss Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
1950s American Vintage Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Oak
Early 20th Century Ivorian Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Bronze
Late 20th Century Canadian Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Oak
19th Century French Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Metal
1880s English Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Pine
1960s German Vintage Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
1960s Vintage Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Fruitwood
1970s Swedish Vintage Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood, Paint
1910s German Vintage Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Hardwood
Early 19th Century North American Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood, Paint
1960s German Vintage Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
1910s Austrian Vintage Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Pine
Early 20th Century German Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Antler, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Pine
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
1920s Mexican Vintage Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Stone
Early 20th Century Mexican Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Hardwood
Early 1900s Scandinavian Antique Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Wood
Early 20th Century French Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Pine