Rustic Garden Ornaments
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 the 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn 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 furniture helps bring the beauty of the outdoors inside. As you can see on 1stDibs, rustic wares offer no end of inspiration.
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Style: Rustic
Large Drift Timber Wooden Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful large sculpture made from drift timber, natural form. Very good texture and colour to the wood, aged over time.
Would look great either indoor or outdoor.
ST1526.
Category
20th Century English Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Marble Container Sink Basin Planter
Located in Bradenton, FL
This antique 18th century marble basin is hand carved out one piece of stone. It's ideal for water plants, succulents, orchids or sculptural birdbath. It has been drilled for a drain...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Marble
Set of Three 18th Century English Staddle Stones
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful set of three 18th century English carved limestone staddle stones with the most wonderful aged surfaces, natural lichens, and wear that only 300 years of use can bestow. ...
Category
18th Century English Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Limestone
1940s Rustic Primitive Farmhouse Flat-Bed Hay Bricks Block Tile Wheelbarrow
Located in Dayton, OH
1940s Flat-bed wheel barrow. Intended for bricks or hay. Features a wooden frame on wheel with metal support.
Dimensions:
61" x 25" x 31"h
Category
1940s Vintage Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Hardwood
2 Large Vintage Hardwood Sculptural Carved & Painted Mushrooms by JD 19"
Located in Dayton, OH
2 carved and painted mushrooms sculptures by JD. Signed along underside.
Dimensions:
15" x 13" x 19", 13" x 12" x 18"
Category
Late 20th Century Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Large Wheat Basket Made With Esparto Grass or Hemp, Garden Ornaments Pot Cover
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Beautiful old handmade piece
In central Spain, in this case specifically in Los Campos de Castilla and which was used to store wheat or grain and the harvest in general. His name in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Natural Fiber
Antique French Cast Iron Crucifix
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A beautifully ornate Antique French Cast Iron Crucifix. Indoor or Outdoor ornament.
Ready to set into any base. This French cruficix is decor...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Painted Concrete Birdbath With Pottery Base
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This outdoor Painted Concrete Birdbath With Pottery Base promises to be a delightful focal point that attracts feathered friends and adds a touch of elegance to your landscape. It's a refreshing water source for visiting birds, attracting them to your garden and giving the allure of old English concrete bird bath...
Category
Early 20th Century British Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Concrete
Early 20th Century Japanese Cast Bronze Figure of a Rooster
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century cast bronze figure of a rooster with good patina and traces of original gilding. Cast with nicely detailed feathers and in an alert posture.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Bronze
Antique Farmhouse Green Wooden Trug
Located in Elkhart, IN
A charming country farmhouse wooden tool box trug painted in a beautiful green. This piece would be ideal as a craft organizer, silverware holder, or g...
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Wood, Paint
Watering Can with Spout
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charming rustic watering can with long spout.
Category
19th Century French Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Tin
Antique Early 20th Century Organic Hand-Crafted Indian Charka Spinning Wheel.
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A Beautiful Example of An Antique Early 20th Century Hand Crafted Indian Hardwood Spinning Wheel or Charka.
The tabletop or floor charkha is one of the oldest known forms of the spinning wheel...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Hardwood
Pair Of Vintage Sunflower Metal Ornamental Garden Stakes
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of vintage rusted metal sunflower garden stakes. Wonderful rust patina. Tall stakes with large leaves topped with sunny sunflowers. Pleasing addi...
Category
20th Century American Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Metal
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky grey-black exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface....
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky grey-black exterior with a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. Charged with the humble ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted during the early 20th century in China's Shanxi province, this vessel has a smoky black exterior with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. Char...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic
Two Antique Iron Stag and Doe Garden Sculptures
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Two iron deer sculptures in original condition including a Stag and Doe. In a Black patinated finish, the Stag stands at alert while the Doe is in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Asian Antique Three Piece Stone Bench with Great Rustic Character
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique asian stone bench from the 19th century, made of three separate pieces, with great rustic character. Created in Asia during the 19th cen...
Category
19th Century Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
Vintage Poured Stone Bull
Located in New York, NY
Well detailed poured stone bull statue. We believe this item was originally placed in a shop in France, perhaps a butcher shop, as display. It appears as though the piece was never p...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Cement
Hand Carved Stone Milling Bowl, Square
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved stone milling bowl.
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and har...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Stone
Large Glazed Pottery Jar from Bunny Williams' Trelliage Shop
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and rustic pottery jar with good weight and size. In dark brown glaze with faceted shoulder and ribbed body. With a pair of double handles on the neck.
Measures: Height 20 ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Earthenware
Large Glazed Ceramic Jar from Bunny Williams' Trelliage Shop
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large organic form thick-walled ceramic jar in brown glaze with a rolled neck, ribbed shoulder and speckled body.
Measures: Height 19.5” diameter 13”.
Condition: overall good w...
Category
20th Century Asian Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Cast Iron Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This cast-iron vessel has an elegant form reminiscent of the beautiful ironwork, bronzes, and ceramics perfected by Chinese artisans thousands of years ago...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Set of Three 18th Century English Staddle Stones
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful set of three 18th century English carved limestone staddle stones with the most wonderful aged surfaces, natural lichens, and wear that only 300 years of use can bestow. ...
Category
18th Century English Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Limestone
Large Antique Copper Dispenser with Brass Spigot
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very authentic heavy copper antique dispenser in all original condition. With upright riveted iron handles as a large attached brass spout with han...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Collection of Terracotta Pots
Located in Atlanta, GA
Collection of four vintage Mediterranean handmade terracotta pots. Use your imagination to display these amazing pieces as sculpture, use as pl...
Category
20th Century European Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Terracotta
Italy 19th Century Kitchen Copper Wall Planter Pot
Located in Brescia, IT
Decorative copper wall planter, suitable to create a cozy green corner in the kitchen or outdoor.
A piece handmade by the masters art craftsman Italian work.
With certificate of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Brass, Copper
18th Century Hand Carved Stone Jardiniere
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century hand carved stone jardinière was sculpted from a solid block of limestone to provide the ideal addition for your garden! Originally designed for herbs, it's also a great choice for special flower species...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Limestone
Provincial Chinese Iron Bell, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic, 19th century iron bell once pealed in celebration or gave notice of important events in a town in Northern China. The shoulder of the bell is de...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
19th Century Provincial Chinese Iron Bell
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic, 19th century iron bell once pealed in celebration or gave notice of important events in a town in northern China. The shoulder of the bell is adorned with subtle decorat...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Iron
Majolica Terracotta Hen and Chicks Bavent, circa 1920
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Large terracotta hen and his two chicks from Normandy, circa 1920.
Country style.
Measure: Hen / 13.8" height, 19" length on 7".
Chicks / 4.5", 5.5" on 3".
Category
1920s French Vintage Rustic Garden Ornaments
Materials
Terracotta
Rustic garden ornaments for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rustic garden ornaments for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage garden ornaments created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rustic garden ornaments made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 garden ornaments differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $12,500 while the average work can sell for $1,147.
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