Rustic Delft and Faience
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.
1930s French Vintage Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
1930s French Vintage Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
1930s French Vintage Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
1910s French Vintage Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience, Ceramic
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
Early 20th Century French Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Faience
Mid-20th Century Dutch Rustic Delft and Faience
Pottery
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Ceramic
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century French Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
Mid-18th Century German Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Majolica, Faience
20th Century French Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
20th Century French Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Ceramic, Faience
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
19th Century European Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta
19th Century European Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Earthenware, Faience, Terracotta
1910s French Vintage Rustic Delft and Faience
Faience
Early 1900s French Antique Rustic Delft and Faience
Ceramic