French Provincial Furniture
FRENCH PROVINCIAL STYLE
Removed from the fashions of the court, French Provincial style developed in the provinces of the country, such as Provence, Normandy, the Loire Valley and Bordeaux. Dating to the 17th and 18th centuries, French Provincial furniture was not as ostentatious as the designs being produced for the royal palaces, but elegant S-shape cabriole legs and ornate carvings elevated the sturdy chairs, sofas, tables and bedroom furniture intended for everyday use.
Although it varies by region, antique French Provincial furniture is unified by solid construction and an artisanal attention to design. While this furniture often followed the metropolitan trends — including the Rococo or neoclassical aesthetics of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI — since it was produced in the French countryside it was more subdued with nods to its rustic settings.
Local materials like fruitwoods, oak, beech and walnut were used to construct large French Provincial armoires for storage and comfortable armchairs with rush-woven seats. Wrought-iron elements and carvings like floral details and scallop patterns were common as ornamentation. Furniture was frequently painted white or other muted colors that coordinated with gilt and would acquire a patina of age over time. Other wood was just stained with vibrant fabric such as toile de Jouy, which sometimes depicted pastoral scenes, adding color as upholstery.
The style arrived in the United States after World War I, with soldiers returning home wanting furniture like what they had seen in the rural homes and castles of France. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, designer John Widdicomb split from his family business, the Widdicomb Furniture Company, and had been focusing on Louis XV– and French Provincial–style furnishings since the early 1900s. Other American manufacturers such as Baker, Drexel, Henredon and Thomasville also responded to demand. Today antique French Provincial pieces and reproductions continue to be popular.
Find a collection of antique French Provincial dining tables, seating, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: French Provincial
Early 20th Century Oak Farmhouse Table
Located in Billingshurst, GB
Early 20th century Oak farmhouse Table with centre stretcher. This table stands very well and is very sturdy. Gorgeous colour. With comfortable leg room.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Fine Vintage Pierre Deux "Loire" French Country Dining Table
By Pierre Deux
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine Country French design Table from Pierre Deux. Fine mortise and tenon construction with a banded pieced inlaid overhanging top. Raised on ring t...
Category
20th Century French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Metal Nesting Tables, a Set
Located in High Point, NC
A set of metal nesting tables with glass tops from 20th century, France. Brass base, gold-colored legs, and darkly tinted glass form a pleasingly bright color palette. The patina tha...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
French, 18th Century Glazed Earthenware Rouen Platter
Located in Buisson, FR
Rare Rouen plate with beautiful blue decoration.
France, circa 1750
Good condition.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
French Vintage Wicker Case, Circa 1960s
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage traditional woven wicker case in a classic pattern, charmingly lined with blue and white gingham fabric. This basket was made by an unknown manu...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wicker
French 19th Century Walnut & Fruitwood Server
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Crafted over 200 years ago, the hardwood server is a great way to add a warm element to your interior. The wonderfully patinated top is aged in all the right places with minor damage...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
19th Century Sarreguemines Majolica Seaweed and Shell Barbotine Oyster Plate
Located in London, GB
Creating a wonderful display for Oysters or sea food this French Majolica oyster plate in lustrous deep colouring, but the well thought of maker Sarreguemines, circa 1890. Six scallo...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
French Faience HB Quimper Platter
Located in Winter Park, FL
A French large faience platter signed HB Quimper with a blue border, depicting a man shaving another man sitting on a barrel. In great condition with no restorations. Beautiful glazi...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Pitcher in Ceramic from Vallauris, Brown Color, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Pitchet is made of ceramic with an Handle. It is brown in color, and was created in the 1960s in Vallauris, France.
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1960 French Provincial Hand-Turned Blue Ceramic Vase
Located in Rümmingen, BW
This Hand-crafted studio ceramic has been sourced in the south of France near the village Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie. This area of France is famous for its artisanal ceramic work. Smal...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Cobalt Blue Porcelain Egg Gold Gilt Hinged Lid Candle Trinket Box, 2 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cobalt Blue Porcelain Egg Gold Gilt hinged lid candle trinket box - 2 pcs. Item featurs a porcelain construction, gold gilt details, raised on feet, small hinged box...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Louis Philippe "Voltaire" Reading Chair, French Circa 1870
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Louis Philippe Period high-back "Voltaire" reading chair in fruitwood, circa 1870, with arched back and cabriole legs.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Bouillotte Floor Lamp, Adjustable Twin Candle Lamp This is an Elegant Piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Bouillotte Floor Lamp, Adjustable Twin Candle Lamp
This is an Elegant piece, originally the lamp would have been candle powered, this one has ...
Category
1880s Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Wooden Chopping or Cutting Board Old Patina, Brown Color, French, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Wooden cutting board, with its old patina. It is an object of the French 20th century, in the style of French Provincial which is brown in color, and in a condition consistent with i...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
English 18th Century Oak Cabinet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wonderfully carved solid oak cabinet was crafted in the 1700s with style and functionality in mind. Thumbnail molded paneling on the front and sides give it fantastic depth. The...
Category
18th Century English Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Pair of His & Hers Finely Carved Walnut Country French Lounge Armchairs Tapestry
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of His & Hers Finely Carved Walnut Country French Lounge Armchairs Tapestry Upholstery.
BIG CHAIR : 27 x 26 x 39
Seat height: 16.5
SMALLER CHAIR:...
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Decorative Vintage Transparen Glass Bottles in Glass, France circa 1960 Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
These glass decorative bottles, has been made in France, circa 1960. They are typical French procencial Style shape, in a Transparent color.
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century French Majolica Plate
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely colorful French Majolica plate with flowers and acanthus leaves Orchies, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Les Cinglés Du Chocolat Hardcover French Edition
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Les cinglés du chocolat Hardcover French Edition.
Text in French small Size.
Dimensions: 8.5 in x 5.5 in x 0.5 in.
Les cinglés du chocolat by Sandra Boynton, Jean-Jacques Brisebarre, Sylvie Girard.
Published: 1987.
English title: Chocolate: The Consuming Passion.
CHOCOLATE continues to delight chocoholics everywhere. Packed with Boynton's famous hippos, bunnies, pigs, and other animals, this gift-perfect book is a whimsical commentary on the individual's relationship to chocolate, its varieties, and its sources. From the several sorts of chocolate connoisseur-including the gourmoo, who eats only milk chocolate-to the several shapes of chocolate itself (bunny, kiss, glove compartment bar), Boynton's apologia for chocolate misses nothing. Myths are chocolate is not fattening, she argues, especially when the caloric expenditure of carrying it home from the store and hiding it from company is factored in. Directions are to remove stains, lick them. Plus, how to grow chocolate at home, a foolproof method for determining if chocolate is in season (does the name of the month contain the letter A, E, or U?), and a recipe for Hippo Pot de Mousse. "Fourteen out of ten people like chocolate," says the artist. This is the only guide for people who like chocolate the way they like to breathe.
Résumé in French:
Léger, drôle, amusant, le livre illustré avec humour analyse et présente tout ce qui touche de près...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Paper
French Provincial Coffee Table Brass & Glass 1970s by Chapman
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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1970s Vintage French Provincial Coffee Table Brass & Glass by CHAPMAN
Featuring heavy brass legs w...
Category
1970s Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
1940s John Stuart Large 4 Drawer Commodes with Gilt Brass Handles
Located in New York, NY
Amazing pair of large 1940s John Stuart Inc. 4 Drawer mahogany commodes with gilt brass handles, fully restored with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1940s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Japanese Stoneware Pottery Jug Pitcher with Amazing Glaze circa 19th Rustic
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Jug or pitcher in Stoneware, with an exceptional patina. It's color with brown gives very pleasant contrasts. This Pitcher was created in Japan, circa 19th century.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Early 20th Century Vintage Wrought Iron Table
Located in Cumberland, RI
Early 20th century vintage wrought iron table
This solid and heavy duty wrought iron table features a generous 48 inch Glass Top perfect...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Tabacco Pot With a Lid in Brown Color French 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Tabacco box with a Lid in wood. With brass. Brown color.
It has been made in France Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
Glass Pot with a Lid Box or Bottle, Transparent Color, France, circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
These Glass pot are in Glass. They have a glass lid too. The condition is Good It has been done in France, circa 1970.
Canbe used as bottle, boxes or Pot.
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Antique Gray Painted French Oak Sideboard Buffet circa 1800s
Located in Round Top, TX
Large French oak sideboard with traditional carved panel details. At 7.5' long, this will serve as an impressive buffet resting on carved fe...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paint
Antique Alter Table 'Bar'
Located in Washington, DC
A very interesting hand-painted antique alter table which would make a great bar.
It’s made of pine and has the original paintwork which has som...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
French 7 Light Bronze Candelabras, a Pair
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of 7 Light Bronze Candelabras stand tall and are great or a large setting. The candle holders are removable if seen necessary Gilt bronze. Six detachable arms. Decorated with fo...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Ivory Wood Painted Antique Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A lovely pair of vintage French wood painted chairs with ivory upholstered seat and back. This super chic pair has a delicate presence and is an adorable addition to either side of a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
THOMASVILLE 1970’s Cherry French Influenced Square End Side Table
By Thomasville
Located in Charlotte, NC
A French influenced square side table by Thomasville. Cherry wood with inlaid triangle parquetry design & low picture frame gallery edge to top, carved ...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Armchairs: Dark Walnut Finish with Striped Velvet Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Step into the grandeur of the late 19th century with our exquisite pair of French armchairs, meticulously handcrafted from solid wood. Each chair, reflecting exceptional craftsmanshi...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Three Drawer Country French Console Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made console/ serving table faithful to the French Provincial heritage. Three drawer console table featuring rustic plank top with breadboard ends with three drawers with...
Category
20th Century French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
1950s Hand Painted French Bombe Chest or Commode
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely 1950s hand painted French bombe chest. It has a nice, large scale and is in very good condition. It is unmarked.
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Git Bronze Table Lamp With Green Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French Gilt bronze table lamp with Green fabric shade. Gorgeous details with nice gilt tone. Add some French style to your home.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Rural Dutch Carved Corner Bobbin Chair with New Rush Nr2
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very charming oak Bobbin chair that fits perfect in a corner.
The rush of the seat is new and therefore it is still a bit green but that will soon fade.
This chair was made in the ...
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Rush, Oak
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Pottery, Jar Jug Vessel Brown
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This olive jar is in sandstone, in a brown color. It has been done in the south of France.
The datation is 20th century.
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Sandstone
Set of 11 Brass and Copper Pétanque French Boules or Italian Bocce Balls
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A game in which the objective is to throw or roll heavy balls (called boules in France, and "bocce" in Italy) as close as possible to a small target ball. Early 1900s, great accents,...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century French Wooden Console Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden console table created in 19th century France. This console table has a unique gravity, constructed to appear as though it is emerging right out of the wall, with its spirali...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Round Side Table in Walnut and Marquetry 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Side table mid century style with beautiful marquetry. Its elegant rounded shape makes it a particularly decorative piece for any corner of our home.
Its four long and stylized legs serve as a support for a top with precious marquetry and a rounded drawer...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Rare Large Terracotta Majolica Pig Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Rare large Terracotta Majolica Pig Bavent Normandy.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century French Bronze and 24k Gold Plate Gold Large Centerpiece
Located in Pasadena, CA
A French Gilt Bronze Figural Centerpiece. Decorated with 3-female figures, each with a basket of flowers or a pitcher. Having a plaque with coat of arms on either side of the plateau...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
19th Century French Wooden Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden chest of drawers made in 19th century France. The surface of this oak chest of drawers has been rejuvenated through a sensitive bleaching process, resulting in a charming gl...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
1900s French Metal and Wood Console Table
Located in High Point, NC
A metal table with a wooden top made in 1900s, France. Gracefully metal legs join together this simple yet elegant table. With three wooden table top slots and a cast understructure,...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century Country French Provincial Pine Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 19th century country French provincial round drop-leaf dining table or console table. Crafted from pine with a warm patina and a beautifully aged and distressed finish. The ta...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Pine
French Birds-Eye Maple and Faux Bamboo Armoire or Wardrobe, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare French Provincial armoire or wardrobe.
Striking French design from the 1900s.
Executed in birds-eye maple and faux bamboo, this stunning piece of craftsm...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Birdseye Maple, Cherry
Vintage Belgian Bleached Oak Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
A chest of drawers made in Belgium, circa 1960. This bright and cheerful chest of drawers exudes both a robust regality and an approachable friendly aura. The swooping contours of it...
Category
20th Century Belgian French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Hunt Cabinet Carved Oak Black Forest Lodge Foyer Sideboard
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French hunt cabinet carved oak black forest lodge foyer sideboard.
Directly imported from France, a beautifully hand carved 19th ce...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Large French Stone Garden Planter / Urn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Please be sure to note the size. Very large scale garden planter / urn.
Stands 42 inches high.
Ornate detail comes in three sections.
Tulip shape top crown. Overall great co...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Jansen Moderne Large Commode with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful French Jansen commode with marble top. This is unusually large and most likely custom made at 75" wide. This item is standard for a sideboard but very special for a commode. The graceful design and proportions make this a vey unique dresser...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Marble
French Delft Style Blue and White Ceramic Table Lamp
By Delft
Located in Lomita, CA
Blue and white baluster shape and delicately carved fleur de lys in blue on white ceramic is reason enough to covet this beautiful oversized table lamp produced between 1940 and 1960. The collar like neck complements the gold circular wooden base. The shaped baluster body has a white tin-glaze and is also decorated with cobalt-blue diamonds. The lamp stands 42 inches tall overall with its original harp and 29 inches from the socket to base. The lamp is in very good condition except for some minor pitting to the glaze finish.
The exceptional fleur de lys motif on this lamp has been used historically by French...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Mint Condition Carved Walnut Country French Down Cushions Compact Sofas
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of mint condition carved walnut country french down cushions compact sofas.
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Cherrywood French Cabinet
Located in Summerland, CA
Beautifully handmade, two piece solid cherry wood cabinet. Upper cabinet has chicken wire panel doors for displaying China or Books. Chicken...
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1850s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Large Ceramic Egg Holder 12 Eggs Blue Color, Italy, circa 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Large Ceramic Egg holder 12 eggs Blue Color Italy circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French Provincial Mahogany with Stenciled Leather Top Round Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome mid-century round green leather top mahogany coffee table with fluted legs. The table features a classic period style with a beautiful inlaid leather top and gold stenciling...
Category
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
French, Faience Oyster Plate Alfred Renoleau Angouleme
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely large French faience oyster plate in pastel colors with flowers, circa 1900 signed Alfred Renoleau Angouleme.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Classic 19th C. Country French Hutch
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A two-part hutch. The top with a carved cornice over three shelves for plates with carved moldings. The lower cabinet with deep top over two short frieze drawers with oval moldings and fine brass foliate pulls. The figured wood double doors with carved recessed panels and carved leaves in the corners. Brass escutcheons, one real and one faux (lacking a key). Recessed sides and the front with a shaped skirt and curved feet.
Measures: H. 86 1/2", W. 48", Depth 22 1/2"
Condition: Please see all detail photos. The cornice is chipped on the top right corner, hutch with stable age cracks and worn finish on the back and top surface, stable age split to the top interior back board, some stable open joinery, the cabinet doors with a few stable age cracks, stains on the drawers and doors, well worn cabinet...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Box Case in a Book Shape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Box case in the shape of a book for storage. Add some French classical and vintage elements to your studio and library.
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Leather
Early 20th Century Painted Antique Trunk
Located in Cirencester, GB
We were drawn to the lovely pink colour and natural patina to this old French chest. This antique trunk would look great in a child's bedroom or playroom...
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Pine
French Provincial furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Maison Baguès, Sarreguemines, and Henredon. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $18 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $1,997.
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