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
Cloche with Lacquered Wood Base
Located in New York, NY
This medium-sized glass cloche is a study in contrasting elegance, designed to give its contents a dramatic, museum-quality presentation. Its silhouette is striking: a slim, graceful...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Collection of 18th-19th Century French Pewter Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing collection of three pewter candlesticks. They are all different and unique.
France, circa 1750-1850.
Weathered, dented and small losses but these imperfections help authentic...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
$409 Sale Price / set
50% Off
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: 8"W x 8"D x 6.25"H
Good vintage condition. Minor...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Blue Normandy Marriage Box
Located in Hastings, GB
An early 19th century hand painted Normandy Marriage Box, beautiful original paint and time worn patina, stunning colour.
Width 48cm, Height 26cm, Depth 29.5cm
Inner Depth (not i...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine, Paper
French Mannequin Articulating Wood Artist Painter Drawing Fine Arts 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Stunning wooden articulated mannequin woman figure from the 20th century. This item features metal pins, bolts and sprung joints. The figure is attached to a stand, but can be detach...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
French Provincial Style Black Tole Clock with Base
Located in Queens, NY
"French Provincial style black tole clock with cream oval face with roman numerals mounted on a curved rectangular base.
Some wear and paint loss."
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Pair Bronze
Marble Candelabras
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of antique French gilt bronze & marble figural nude candelabras. A neoclassical nude maiden atop a white marble column base.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,880 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century French White Marble Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful white marble mortar, France, 19th century.
Weathered.
H:12cm W:24cm D:24cm
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$445 Sale Price
52% Off
Pair of French Large Painted Terra-Cotta Vases
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) glazed terra-cotta urns having flared scalloped tops and painted with a scene featuring birds and butterflies against a yellow background (SIGNED) (PRIC...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$16,750 / set
French, 18th Century, Hand Forged Iron Rat De Cave Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Wrought iron rat de cave candleholder, Normandie, France, 18th century. Weathered.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$326 Sale Price
49% Off
French Pair of World War I Brass Engraved Shell Casings Trench Artillery, French
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique French pair of shell casings from the World War I vases.
Trench Artillery
Brass engraved representing on each casing.
This pair can also also be used as vases.
Good condi...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$522 Sale Price
32% Off
Mid-Century Sainte Radegonde Vase with Ribbon Detailing, France, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
A striking ceramic vase from the renowned Sainte-Radegonde workshop, dating from the 1950s. The piece is distinguished by its vibrant turquoise glaze, which gives the surface a lumin...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
C19th French Bronze figure of a Gentleman
By P. Stotz
Located in Dereham, GB
C19th French Bronze figure of a Gentleman
Sitting on a stool in deep thought
very good quality casting good detail
C19th Rococo Shaped stool
Red Platform marble base, on top of
curv...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$548 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
$1,036 Sale Price / set
30% Off
French Terracotta Vase or Pot à Confit 12"High
Located in Winter Park, FL
An earthenware confit pot from the Southwest of France with traditional yellow glaze. Chips and losses to glaze. These ordinary earthenware vessels were once used daily in the French...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Box Birds
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
This wooden box is topped by a stamped earthenware lid decorated with bluish, green and white polychrome enamels. For Mithé Espelt, the object is an essential element of the boudoir....
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$1,781
Pair of Continental Baluster Handled Porcelain Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of continental Baluster Handles Porcelain vases, 19th c., with gilt decoration and hand-painted reserves of sciences of India.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,016 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Terracotta Artichoke Garnitures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Italian glazed terracotta artichoke garnitures with classical form, alluring variegated color, and time worn finish.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$3,250 / set
4 French Provincial Carved Life-Size Horse Heads
Located in Queens, NY
4 French Provincial (19th Century) carved pine life-size horse head wall plaques on black painted panel.(PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
$18,000 / item
Monumental Bronze Bowl Centerpiece French Classical Lerolle Freres
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing monumental French bronze centerpiece or Jardiniere
Two maiden figurines sit either side of the bowl
At other points it's deco...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Yellow Glazed French Confit Pot from Provence
Located in Middleburg, VA
A charming 19th-century French confit pot from the Provence region, beautifully worn with time and use. Crafted circa 1880, this rustic earthenware vessel was originally used for pre...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Paint, Clay, Earthenware
Very Large Colorful Glazed Earthenware Passata Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Very large colorful glazed earthenware passata bowl from Southern Italy (Puglia). This rustic 19th century terracotta bowl was used in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
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: 6"W x 6"D x 4.25"H
Good vintage condition. Minor...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Carved Stone Statue of Saint Anne and Child Mary
Located in Vista, CA
Carved stone statue of Saint Anne and child Mary.
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
18th / 19th C! Antique French Provincial Style, Carved, 125 H, Longcase Clock!
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning 18th / 19th C! Antique French Provincial Style, Carved, 125 H, Longcase Clock!!
Antique Clock, Longcase, French Provincial, Style, Carved, 125 inches H, 18th / 19th C, 17...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Collection of 18th-19th Century French Pewter Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing collection of three pewter candlesticks. They are all different and unique.
France, circa 1750-1850.
Weathered, dented and small losses but these imperfections help authentic...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
$409 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Collection of 18th-19th Century French Pewter Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing collection of five pewter candlesticks. They are all different and unique,
France, circa 1750-1850.
Weathered, dented and small losses but these imperfections help authenti...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
$682 Sale Price / set
51% Off
French Faience Tea Canister Flowers Emile Tessier Malicorne Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Tea Canister Flowers signed Emile Tessier Malicorne Circa 1930.
Painting of tulips and roses
Height / 6.8 inches.
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
French Large Bronze Horse Sculpture on Bronze Base
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A majestic trotting horse cast in bronze. The wind blows through its mane and tail to create the striking impression that the horse is in movement. This sculpture is mounted on a rou...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Provincial Blue and White Tole Cachepot Planter Vase
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous neoclassical or French Provincial blue
cream tole cachepot, planter, or vase featuring country scenes
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 7.25"W x 7.25"D x 6.25"H.
G...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century Flowers Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Period. Its lid is made in wood, red and brown in color.
Category
19th Century English Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique French Limestone Mortar, Circa 1750-1850, Weathered Charm
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare limestone mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher.
Weathered and but in a good condition.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
$445 Sale Price
58% Off
Pair French Bronze Ormolu Cherub Tazza Dishes Bowls Clodion
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair French gilt rococo urns in the Louis XVI manner
Very opulent pair, just crying out to be the centrepiece to any interiors scheme
So intricately cast with the rocaille details
Ve...
Category
1980s Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Majolica Mountain Lion Clement Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica mountain Lion or cougar signed Clement Massier, circa 1890.
Provenance / Family of Clement Massier.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
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: 6.5"W x 6.5"D x 4.5"H
Good vintage condition. Mi...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Brass Pan
Located in High Point, NC
Made in 19th Century France, this wide pan is handmade from brass and iron. The sizeable surface has certainly seen its share of kitchen work through the years, the time touched pati...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Bronze Cherub Dish Gilt Tazza Decorative Bowl After Clodion
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning single French bronze and ormolu cherub dish- or tazza
This stunning piece is in the manner of Clodion
Visually stunning and of outstanding quality
Classic chubby putti in br...
Category
18th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French 17/18th Century Hand Forged Iron Gothic Style Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful hand forged Iron candleholder in Gothic style.
Although the Gothic period was already over this style stayed popular for a long time in the French country side.
Very beaut...
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$1,158 Sale Price
48% Off
Antique Wabi Sabi Bowl or Centerpiece in Wood with Handle 19th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Antique Wabi Sabi Bowl or Centerpiece in Wood with Handle. Europe, 19th Century.
A very nice and rather large antique bowl / basket with handle in wood. Great wabi sabi / country or...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Large French Gilt Bronze Church Two-Arm Candle Sconces, Mid-19th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of french church two-arm wall candle sconces, gilt bronze decorated with leaf motifs, beautiful aged patina, France, mid-19th century. For indoor and outdoor use.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$1,372 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique French Majolica Barbotine Jardinière Hunt Stag Onnaing Cache Pot Planter
By Onnaing
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Majolica Barbotine Jardinière Hunt Stag Onnaing Cache Pot Planter.
Direct from France, a gorgeous 19th century antique French majolica jardinière or cache pot!
The ca...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Antique French Carved Planter Breton Brittany Oak Doll Bed Fireside Box c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Carved Planter Breton Brittany Oak Doll Bed Fireside Box c1890.
Direct from the Brittany region of France, and one of the most unique treasures we’ve found in quite s...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Blue Glazed Terracotta Dairy Bowl or Tian
Located in Buisson, FR
Great authentic and extremely rare piece of pottery from the Provence. Beautiful weathered and an amazing and almost impossible to find blue color
France, circa 1850
Good but weather...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$1,158 Sale Price
50% Off
French Decoupage Lacquered Metal Match Book Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A decoupaged and lacquered metal match book holder, circa mid-late 19th Century, France.
A charming hand-made piece, showing a paper grisalle image of four women in period dress, a...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Wood Rectangular Gold Silver Gilt Art Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A charming frame in both gold and silver gilt from France that is suitable for most style artwork including prints, watercolors as well as oil on board paintings. This frame certainl...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
French Limoges Hand Painted Floral Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Limoges Porcelain Trinket Box painted in pinks, purples and greens. Upon opening the box there is a cute flower design inside as well. The box is marked Peint Main Limoges F...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Brass
19th Century French Comtoise or Morbier Grandfather Clock
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Country French comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Seven day Morbier movement, professionally cleaned and in...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Hand Painted French Carved Giltwood
Floral Candlesticks - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of antique French hand painted carved wood candlesticks. Each is hand painted and depicts spray of flowers on a blue and gold background. Felt bottoms are in good shape.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French Signed Jacob Petit Porcelain Tripod Epergnes / Vases, Circa 1850s
By Jacob Petit
Located in Ross, CA
Pair of hand painted Jacob Petit porcelain tripod epergnes on triangular bases. Made in France around 1850. Hand painted floral motif with gilt, mauve green and blue paint detailing....
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Aime Jules Dalou bronze sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aime Jules Dalou bronze sculpture
Realistic style bronze sculpture
Circa 1900 Origin France
Beautiful bronze sculpture called the great farmer lumberj...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
French Terracotta Majolica Dog Normandy Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Terra Cotta Majolica Dog Normandy Circa 1900.
decorated with Cornflowers called Barbeaux in France.
in the style and period of Emile Galle.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Patinated Terracotta Planter on Pedestal — French Provincial Style, Early 20th C
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Patinated Terracotta Planter on Pedestal — French Provincial Style, Early 20th Century
Description:
This is a beautifully aged terracotta planter, dating from the early 20th centur...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
French 18th-19th Century Black Marble Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare black marble (Belgium blue stone) mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher.
Weathered but good condition.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
$504 Sale Price
55% Off
French Bronze Mandolin Player by Paul Mengin Art Nouveau Maiden Figurine 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French antique bronze figurine
Shows a young female mandolin player in rest mode
Superb casting, look at details li...
Category
1980s Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vase Cerart Monaco en céramique Francaise décor à l
or fin Côte-d
Azur 1950
By Vallauris AM
Located in London, England
Le magnifique vase Cerart Monaco, réalisé en céramique française dans les années 1950, est bien plus qu'un simple objet de décoration. Mesurant 26 cm de hauteur, il émane des atelier...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Normandy Vindefontaine Kaolin Beverage Fountain, Mid 19th C.
By Ecole De Normandie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and heavy Vindefontaine Beverage Fountain, Normandy, France, circa 1840 – 1850.
Referred to as a fountain, this vessel was used for the storing and serving of water or wine....
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century French Glazed Earthenware vase with twisted Handles Green Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
An authentic 19th century French Vase This vase is full of character, handcrafted and glazed with 3 charming twisted handles. It would be beautiful with a bouquet of flowers or used...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Set of 2 Rectangular French Breton Wood Trinket Jewelry Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in France, a charming set of two hand-carved wooden Breton style boxes. Breton is a type of French antique furniture from the Brittany region in France. The Breton style is ...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large antique french urn, beautiful rustic patina.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceramic urn with nice antique patina due to age and use. France mid1900s.
Signs of age, use and a few dents. Perfect for large branches and flowers. No cracks, holds water when tes...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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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