Functional pieces made with local materials that can stand the test of time have defined antique and vintage country furniture around the world.
Country style has varied based on regional tastes, from French Country with tufted sofas and cane-framed beds to American Country with stately Windsor chairs and tables built of pine. Each is imbued with touches that are often described as rustic, a style that is inclusive of a range of decorating modes such as country and farmhouse. Exposed wood, traditional fabrics, natural colors and a sense of heritage through distressed surfaces and handcrafted design are all attributes of country-style interiors.
Country furniture and decor can encompass movements from across centuries that reflect rural life, such as French Provincial, which emerged in the 17th century, Black Forest, which became popular in early-19th-century Switzerland with sculptural furniture carved with animals and Adirondack style, with chairs that debuted in the United States in the early 20th century and became a rustic favorite.
The design of country-style furniture isn’t guided by fleeting trends or elite tastes. Sofas upholstered with animal hide, desks made of oak or pine that show off the grain of their material and dining room tables balanced on sturdy square legs are all popular examples of country furniture. Although the aesthetics of country furniture are eclectic, the pieces are unified by meticulous construction that favors utility over ornamentation.
Contemporary country interiors usually have muted palettes, with white walls and calming shades of blue, where heirloom pieces mingle with vintage baskets and gingham textiles. Unpretentious and timeless, country furniture adds warmth to any home, whether it’s a cabin in the woods or an urban loft apartment.
Find a collection of antique and vintage country tables, seating, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.
20th Century North American Caribou Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
Every cottage needs one of these! A 20th century North American caribou mount with a wonderful expression and a larger-than-life presence.
Animal Skin
Vintage Wooden Mountaineer Figure with Brass Bell and Iron Wall Mount
Located in Barntrup, DE
This adorable wall-mounted hand-carved mountaineer figure with a brass bell is holding on to a rope that is hung at a decorative iron mount. Germany, 1980s. Beautiful and practical decoration at the house door or in the kitchen. It can be used as a doorbell or a dinner call bell...
Metal, Brass, Iron
$6,500 / set
Vintage Italian Capodimonte Fruits
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully whimsical collection of vintage Italian Capodimonte hand-painted porcelain fruits including oranges, pears, and apples, perfe...
Porcelain
Vintage Italian Capodimonte Vegetables
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully whimsical collection of vintage Italian Capodimonte hand-painted porcelain vegetables including artichokes, eggplants, and a ...
Porcelain
19th Century Large Carved Wood Leaves & Reeds Plaque
Located in Austin, TX
19th century large carved wood leaves & reeds wall plaque.
Wood
20th Century English Tennis Display Case Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
English (20th century) display case wall plaque with tennis racket and balls in mahogany frame.
Wood, Mahogany
Large 19th Century Italian Carved Lion Wall Mask
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large early 19th Century Italian carved pine wall mask in the form of a lions face. Boldly carved with flowing mane and alert expression with mouth wide and exposing his tongue. Cir...
Pine
19th Century English Hammered Copper Bed Warmer, Antique Country Style
Located in Savannah, GA
English hand-hammered copper warming pan with long turned wooden handle. The center of the hinged flip top lid features a sunburst motif with brass ring li...
Copper
Large Wrought Iron Floral Garden Wall Decor
Located in Redding, CT
Wrought iron floral garden wall decor. Whimsical with leaves and grapes for three potted plants. 4 inch diameter opening. Fun farm and country wall d...
Iron
$375Sale Price|24% Off
Antique 19th Century Hand Made Iron and Wood Garden Shovel
Located in Elkhart, IN
A wonderfully sculptural late 19th century wooden shovel garden tool, hand-hewn with a beautifully weathered surface that only generations of use can create. Its honest imperfections...
Iron
$850Sale Price|34% Off
Antique Early 20th Century Hand Made Wooden Hay Rake
Located in Elkhart, IN
A wonderfully sculptural early 20th century wooden hay rake garden tool, with a beautifully weathered surface that only generations of use can create. Its honest imperfections, silho...
Wood
$760Sale Price|20% Off
Royster Fertilizer Porcelain Two Sided Farm and Agricultural Farm Sign w/Flange
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Roysrer farm and agricultural porcelain advertising sign . Exact image on both sides with an angle flanche for hanging . Amazing color and gloss with very little rust .. Great gift for the vintage sign collector...
Enamel
19th Century French Henri II Black Forest Hunt Style Carved Oak Wall Barometer
Located in Forney, TX
A large late 19th century French Henri II hunt style carved black forest oak wall-mounted barometer, exceptionally executed sculptural form, featuring a figural hound hunting...
Brass
19th Century Bavarian Hunt Plaque
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic late 19th century Bavarian hand carved fruitwood hunt plaque depicting a roe deer hanging from a wooden peg over an oak branch with leaves and ...
Fruitwood
Horse head high relief , ceramic in stone frame -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
High relief of a scorned horse profile, hand modeled in ceramic inserted within a basalt stone frame , turned and scorned 47 cm diameter, 25 kg weight. Made n Italy lavoro originale ...
Ceramic
20th Century American Carved Wall Plaque of Revolutionary Drummer
Located in Queens, NY
American Country style (20th Century) carved and painted wall plaque of Revolutionary soldier with drum. (Related Item: 036345D).
Paint
Carved Wall Plaque of Revolutionary Soldier on Horseback, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
American Country style (20th Century) carved and painted wall plaque of Revolutionary soldier on horseback (Related Item: 036345C).
Paint
Antique Carved Oak Decorative Still Life Wall Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique carved oak French decorative wall panel with a green baize backdrop dating from circa 1850. An unusual piece, this antique wall sculpture...
Wood, Oak
$203Sale Price|78% Off
H 13.78 in W 5.91 in D 0.6 in
20th Century Amphora Ceramic Wall Plaque of a Girl with Doll, Labeled
Located in Markington, GB
20th century amphora wall plaque of a girl with doll, we currently have four of the amphora plaques available.
Clay
$320
H 9.63 in W 8.75 in D 2.38 in
Wooden Zodiac Sagittarius Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...
Plywood
$23,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.75 in W 17.5 in D 5 in
2nd Century Italian Stone Sculpture Roman Relief Aristocrat Mounted Antiques LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
2nd Century Italian Stone Sculpture Roman Relief Aristocrat Mounted Antiques LA . Hand Carved Stone relief Aristocrat mounted on marble Private collector . ...
Stone, Limestone
19th Century French Carved Walnut Paris Coat of Arms Wall Plaque
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study, library, office, or paneled hallway with this impressive antique French carved walnut wall plaque. Crafted in France circa 1870, the sculptural panel depicts the hi...
Walnut
Italian Bronze Door Knocker
Located in Essex, MA
With arabesques and satyr mask.
Fishing Trophy Wooden Plaques 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Fishing trophy wooden plaques 19th century Fishing trophy 19th century wooden plaques Two hand carved wooden plaques with 19th century fishing trophi...
Fruitwood
$4,500
H 22 in W 13.75 in D 11 in
Black Forest 1900s Hand Carved Wooden Buck Head Mounted on Shield Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swiss Black Forest hand carved wooden buck head wall sculpture from the turn of the century, with shield plate. Born in the early years of the 20th century...
Wood
$995
H 60 in W 21.5 in D 3 in
Large Vintage Molded Semi-Nude Neoclassical Styled Female Relief Wall Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This mid-century era molded fiberglass wall sculpture is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1960 in a Neoclassical Revival style. The relief depicts ...
Fiberglass
$660
H 9 in W 26.5 in D 1.25 in
Stunning Wooden Zodiac Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautifully crafted wooden wall plaque relief depicting all zodiac signs, designed in a bold Brutalist style and produced in Germany in the 1970s. The expressive carved forms and s...
Plywood
20th Century French Hand Carved Walnut Wall Mounted Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Hand carved walnut decoration panel made in the beginning of 20th century in France. Very good original condition.
Walnut
Vintage Persian Ceramic Hunting scene Wall Hanging Tile Set
Located in Delray Beach, FL
beautiful vintage hand painted and glazed ceramic two tiles set ,professionally mounted on wood backing , featuring hunting scene with Horse ...
Ceramic, Wood
Wooden wall art sculpture, abstract, English 20th century
Located in Sherborne, GB
A beautiful sculptural wall piece that is both dynamic and pleasing to the eye. Skilfully made by carving wood and assembling in a structure. I don't know who the artist is, but thi...
Oak
Collection of Five Belgian Zinc Watering Cans on Custom Wall Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
Unexpectedly sculptural and quietly poetic, this collection of five Belgian zinc watering cans transforms a humble garden tool into something undeniably magnetic. Each can bears its ...
Zinc
Pair of 19th Century English Sporting Plaques
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th-century English hammered-tin portrait plaques that capture sporting life with a tenderness rarely found in metal. One depicts an eager Spaniel, mouth open, tongue loll...
Tin
Late 19th/Early 20th Century German Grouse Hunt Plaque
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking blend of naturalism and ceremony, this late 19th to early 20th century German hunting trophy features a life-size grouse, cast in full dimension and silver-plated to gleam...
Silver Plate
Pair of Late 19th/Early 20th Century G.G. Boomer Hunt Plaques
Located in Chicago, IL
This striking pair of late 19th- to early 20th-century German hunt trophy wall plaques, masterfully cast in nickel and brass, are the work of renowned sculptor G.G. Bommer. One plaqu...
Brass, Nickel
Large Taxidermy Lobster Mounted On Hexagon Shaped Wood and Rope Frame
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage taxidermy whole lobster mounted on wood and rope frame in a nautical style. The lobster is skillfully prepared with original taxidermist card on back side of hexagon shaped m...
Other
Pair of Reclaimed Large Armorial Shields
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A pair of large reclaimed armorial shields. Each shield features titles of historical figures in Latin with a striking family crest to the centre. This pair would make an impressive ...
Wood
Vintage Trophy Antler on Oak Mount, circa 1950
Located in Round Top, TX
This impressive trophy antler is striking with just over a 2' spread. It hangs on a traditional oak mount. Enlarge the photos to appreciate the color and texture of the antlers. Tag ...
Antler, Oak
Monumental Metal Rustic Star Wall Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely aged patina on this huge metal barn star from the early 1900s. Would look great indoors or outdoors as a decorative architectural element! #5732
Metal
20th Century Portuguese Wine Barrel Wall Decoration
Located in High Point, NC
Dating back to the 20th century, this authentic wooden wall decoration, a barrel lid, is a vintage rarity from Portugal. It showcases a painted heron with a...
Wood, Paint
Large Mounted Moose Antlers, Sweden circa 1950
Located in Round Top, TX
Large trophy size moose antlers mounted on wood plaque. Winner of Swedish hunting association medal (see photos). Sold in original vintage condition, ready to hang. With over 37 ye...
Antler, Wood
Sold
H 45 in W 34.5 in D 7 in
Antique Wine Barrel End Cap Repurposed as Wall Art for Your Wine Room c1800's
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique Wine Barrel End Cap that was repurposed into an unusual piece of Wall Art that would be ideal for a Wine Room. The painting itself is of the old town of Eguisheim, France whi...
Metal
Sold
H 45.25 in W 32.5 in D 7 in
Antique Wine Barrel End Repurposed as Wall Art Dambach-La-Ville France c1800's
Located in Highwood, IL
Antique Wine Barrel End Repurposed as Wall Art with a beautifully executed painting of Dambach-la-ville, France. Dambach-la-Ville is a small area in the Alsace Region in North-East France. Dambach-la-Ville is known for its high- quality wines and we would assume that this wine barrel has had plenty of use. The Wine Barrel Art...
Steel