French Provincial Decorative Objects
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
Rare French Pale Green Glazed Terracotta Pot with Antique Patina
Located in IT
This rare French pale green glazed terracotta pot is a beautiful vintage collectible with a unique, time-worn patina. The exterior features a delicate pale green glaze, while the int...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Bulbous-Form Light Green Demijohn with Cork Stopper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pale green demijohn/carboy originally used for transporting wine (ca. Early 20th Century, France).
Composed of 'blown-to-mold' glass (a method accepted ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Cork
Antique French Provincial Tian Bowl – Light Yellow Glaze, Early 19th Century
Located in IT
This Antique French Provincial Tian bowl, dating back to the early 19th century and found in Provence, France, showcases a beautiful light yellow glaze with ...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French 19th Century Green Glazed Ceramic Confit Jar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered confit jar. With green glaze they are extremely rare. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose f...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$385 Sale Price
51% Off
French Lunéville Saint Clément Faience Cache Pot
By Luneville
Located in Winter Park, FL
French faience Lunéville Saint Clément cache pot, or planter. Hand-painted in typical floral design with vivid colors of pink, green, purple, ...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Stoneware pot, France, 1960, Bodiny signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pot en grès français des années 1960, signé Bodiny, illustrant parfaitement l’esthétique céramique de l’après-guerre. De forme généreuse et équilibrée, ce pot est doté de anses latér...
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Glazed Terracotta Water Spout Jug - Authentic Southern France
Located in London, GB
Antique French Glazed Terracotta Water Spout Jug - Authentic Southern France
This rare antique French glazed terracotta water spout handle jug is a unique and authentic piece from ...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Large Vintage French Olive Wood Bowl, Early 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Very large vintage handmade Mediterranean decorative wabi sabi centerpiece bowl made from olive wood. Traditional organic style hand-carved from one solid piece of wood by local arti...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Olive
Early Anduze Jar
By Boisset
Located in Houston, TX
Early Anduze jar circa 1820-1839. Signed by Auguste Boisset.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$5,400
19th Century Stone Mortar
Located in Houston, TX
19th century stone mortar from France. Hand-carved alabaster mortar in a conical shape with four handles. One handle notched with a channel for pouring. Beautiful as a sculptural acc...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
French Pair of 17th Century Hand-Forged Iron Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful pair of 17th century hand forged iron candleholders, France, circa 1650. Weathered with great patine
more photo's available on request.
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$3,263 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Leather Embossed Box, France, 1880
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Leather embossed Antique box or small chest Great patine Cognac Color. Deposited with Brass Head Nails.
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Vintage Wicker Rattan and Wood Lidded Basket, Rustic French Country Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming rustic, French Country style lidded basket features an unusual chest shape with cross weave pattern with star-shaped accents and wooden base, back of the storage compartmen...
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20th Century French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
French 19th Century Iron Wirework Basket
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely handmade iron wirework basket . Very nicely made and a great statement on your countertop or table.
France, circa 1850-1900.
Weathered.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$314 Sale Price
46% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Anduze Jars with Brown and Green Glaze and Swags
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Anduze jars from the 19th century with dark brown and green drip glaze and swag decoration in raised relief. Elevate your outdoor space with this captivating pair of...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog from Bavent (Normandy), circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century French White Pony Tricycle
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century French velocipede of a white pony, the horse of polychromed wood with horsehair mane and set upon an iron tricycle.
Deaccessioned from the MacLean Collection of Asian...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
French, 18th Century, Large Hand Forged Iron Rat De Cave Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Large wrought iron rat de cave candleholder, Normandie, France, 18th century. Weathered.
H:45cm W:19cm D:18cm .More photo's are available on request.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$682 Sale Price
41% Off
Fleurs Des Siècles Enamel Flower Bouquet by Jane Hutcheson for Gorham
By Gorham, Jane Hutcheson
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial style arrangement of enamel flowers, "Fleurs Des Siecles"
By Jane Hutcheson for Gotham
Portugal, Circa 1970s
Enamel flowers, in a porcelain container...
Category
1970s Portuguese Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Large French Majolica Bird and Snake Jardinière, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French 19th century Majolica jardinière in a shape of wood box decorated with leaves, on the front a bird with his nest, a snake looking on the nest with eggs...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience, Pottery
French Provence Large Wicker Basket Tray, Handwoven in France, Late 20th-C
Located in Valencia, VC
Extra Large Handwoven Wicker Basket Handled Tray – French Provence Style – 20th Century
A lovely extra-large wicker basket handled tray, handwoven in France during the 20th century ...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wicker
Vintage French Cast Iron Decorative Tray (1)
Located in High Point, NC
A cast iron swiveling tray created in France circa 1900. This metal organizer communicate a sense of refinement and age, through its finely crafted details and sturdy materiality. Th...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Bronze Stags Signed Moigniez Pair Stag Moose Elk Statues
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous pair of French bronze stags which are signed by Moigniez on the base (please see close up photo). The pair have been cast from the finest dark brown bronze...
Category
1980s Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Wooden Box with Ceramic Inlay – Geometric Floral Motif – Circa 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French Wooden Box with Ceramic Inlay – Geometric Floral Motif – Circa 1950
Description:
This is a decorative wooden box made in France around 1950. The lid features a refined geomet...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Antique German Inlaid French Style Box Wall Clock 8 Day with Westminster Chime
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique German Inlaid French Style Box Wall Clock 8 Day with Westminster Chime. Item features Bronze ormolu, beveled glass door, includes keys as pictur...
Category
Early 1900s Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique French 19th C Japy Fil Classical Figure Bronze Slate Marble Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful 19th Century French Mantel Clock. Features a seated woman in the thinker position. She is wearing a large flowing dress, sitting on a Klismos chair with footed raised ove...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Slate, Bronze
$630 Sale Price
30% Off
Rustic French Lidded Stoneware Jar, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade French vintage lidded stoneware jar, circa 1950s. Round body with shiny brown glaze, hand-carved line decor, and flat lid with unglazed top. Two handles with lined decor. St...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
$474 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Seven Early 20th Century French Provence Apothecary Jars
Located in South Salem, NY
A collection of seven apothecary jars in a Provence style. Each painted apothecary or pharmacy jar has a name and unique design painted on it. The colle...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French 19th Century Tall Case Clock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fantastic solid oak case clock was crafted in France during the 19th century. A sharply carved bonet over a single door with glass panes for the dial case and pendulum to show t...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Brass
Rare French Majolica Roses Basket Sarreguemines Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Charming French Majolica roses basket signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
The manufacture of Sarreguemines produced severals examples of baskets with fruits, more rarely with animals a...
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Collection of Eight 19th Century Apothecary Jars
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Un-usual set of eight large late 19th Century apothecary jars.
Each jar has been made using a vibrant yellow glass with super quality gilt edge labels and original tin lids with a r...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$1,025 / set
Large French Oval Wicker Clad Blown Aqua Glass Carboy or Demijohn, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From France, a super-sized and unusual oval shaped carboy or demijohn, made up of a pale aqua colored, mouth blown glass bottle clad in a hand woven wicker casing with side carrying ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker, Blown Glass
Vintage French Wicker Basket
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Antique French Woven Harvest Basket – Early 20th Century
A beautifully aged hand-woven French harvest basket, crafted from natural wicker with a wide, tapering form and sturdy twiste...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Cane
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog from Bavent (Normandy), circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Wicker Basket
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Antique French Woven Harvest Basket – Early 20th Century
A beautifully aged hand-woven French harvest basket, crafted from natural wicker with a wide, tapering form and sturdy twiste...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Cane
French Limoges Heart Shaped Floral Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Vintage Limoges heart trinket box hand-painted. The underside of the box is marked Limoges France. This piece would certainly make a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Brass
Large Dark Brown Mediteranian Ceramic Floor Vase in an Antique Style
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly"
On offer is this Large Mediteranian Ceramic Floor Vase. Sourced in the...
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Late 20th Century European French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
19th Century Italian Marquetry Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century miniature Italian coffer, or hinged box, made of solid walnut with marquetry inlay of various woods and bookmatched bird's-eye map...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Louis Lourioux Porcelain Shell Bird Motif Le Faune Trinket Dish, France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite porcelain trinket dish or catchall by Louis Lourioux. Crafted from fine porcelain, this small dish is created in the shape of a clamshe...
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20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Antique Papier Mâché Cow Head
Located in Houston, TX
Antique papier mâché cow head dating to early 20th century, France.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
French Limoges Porcelain Oval Blue White Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Found in Paris, a charming porcelain floral oval trinket box painted in blue and white. This piece would certainly be a fantastic addition to an existing collection of these desirabl...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Brass
Antique 18th C Comtoise French Provincial Fruitwood Grandfather Long Case Clock
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Comtoise French Provincial Fruitwood Grandfather Long Case Clock
Additional information:
Materials: Fruitwood
Please note that this item contains materials that are legally...
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18th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Potter Jar Jug table lamp Brown
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Potter Jar Jug table lamp Brown
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
French Country White Ceramic Woven Rope Cachepot Basket
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous trompe l'oeil white French Country style reticulated porcelain woven rope basket cachepot
Spain, Circa 1980s
Measures: 7.75"W x 7.75"D x 6.25"H
Good vintage condition....
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Auguste Moreau French Bronze Seated Young Woman Sculpture Paris
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique bronze sculpture with beautiful patina, mounted on a black marble base, portraying the seated figure of a young woman in pastoral garb with flowers in her lap, designed by A....
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,645 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Porcelain Ashtray Catchall L. T, France Taillemite Made in France
By Limoges
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Limoges Porcelaine Française Ashtray Catchall, “Mousquetaire 1724” by L. Taillemite, France
An elegant French Limoges porcelain ashtray catchall, designed by L. Taillemite an...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Wall Clock, Wood German
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare find Antique French or maybe German wall clock. All wood frame with hand made brass gears. The dial is painted and shows the old paint cracks. I beli...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French Welded Metal Robin Sculpture, 1950s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A charming mid-century handcrafted welded-metal sculpture depicting a robin, made in France circa 1950. This exquisite piece showcases artisanal skill with hand-cut and hand-shaped e...
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Handpainted Crab Terrine by Michel Caugant for Herberstein, Portugal
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Handpainted crab terrine by Michel Caugant dating from the 1950s.
Michel Caugant was the son of a French pâté maker, he designed terrines for his father's factory. The terrine was m...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rustic Country French Copper
Iron Handled Turbotiere Fish Poacher, c. 1850
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A hand made, French Copper Turbotiere, a Turbo fish Poacher with iron handles, France c. 1830-1850.
Weighing a heavy SEVEN pounds!
This copper and iron, diamond shaped fish poache...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Iron
Small Majolica Lidded Tureen Mixed Earths , circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica Lidded Tureen Mixed Earths , circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1920s French Sarreguemines Fruit or Cake Stand
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Sarreguemines bowl on foot with colorful floral and geometric decorations. To be used as serveware, cake stand or decorative centerpiece. Stamped under base.
Beautiful vinta...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
French 18th-19th Century Small Marble Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful small marble mortar
France, circa 1750-1850
Weathered.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$302 Sale Price
48% Off
Hand-Painted Ceramic Vase Portugal Vintage Modern
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a hand-painted ceramic vase, Stamped, made in Portugal. Featuring traditional motifs and a white glazed finish with visible crazing.
The vase has a rounded,...
Category
1960s Portuguese Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
XL French Earthenware Pot Early 20th Century
Located in Trensacq, FR
Extra large French earthenware pot early 20th century
XL earthenware preserving confit 'gres' pot. Early 20th century handcrafted and glazed.
Great d...
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Early 20th Century European French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
French Faience Jardiniere Desvres, circa 1900
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
French Desvres faience jardinière painted with flowers, circa 1900. Marked on base.
Minor wear.
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Morbier Clock
Located in Woodbury, CT
A painted case, enamel dial with brass surround and an elaborately decorated pendulum are the defining characteristics of a Morbier clock. At nearly eigh...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
$7,500
French Provincial decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Limoges, Bavent, Fives-Lille, and Alfred Corneau. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $51 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $778.
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