French Provincial Dinner Plates
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
Majolica Oyster Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Green Majolica oyster plate, six white wells on a green basket weave, circa 1890 signed Longchamp.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
English Ironstone French Provincial Style Salad Plates set/8
Located in Malibu, CA
A charming set of eight English ironstone salad plates in the French Provincial style, offering timeless elegance for both everyday dining and special occasions. Crafted in durable i...
Category
20th Century British French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ironstone
French Majolica Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1900
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Majolica Bird Swallow Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird swallow plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Oyster Plate Saint Clement, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate signed Saint Clement, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Faience Earthenware Plate - A hand painted, French circa 1780
By Faience Manufacturing Company
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative French Faience plate dinner plate made from tin-glazed earthenware (pottery) which we date to the late 18th century.
The plate has a pan shaped base with n...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Majolica Oyster Plate Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Saint Clement circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
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 Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Digoin French Faïence Barbotine Divided Artichoke Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce French barbotine Majolica glazed Artichoke plate, Digoin, circa 1890-1910. Digoin, the oldest pottery in the Loire Valley was located in the Saône-et-Loire department in the...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Digoin Sarreguemines French Faïence 12 Les Mois de L
année à la Campagne Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A complete set of 12, Digoin Sarreguemines, French faïence plates, known as "Les mois de l'année à la campagne."
Translating to: The months of the year in the countryside.
Each plate shows a unique black, transfer printed image, relating to a month of the year. Illustrated are ‘campagne,’ or countryside activities particular to each month, such as fishing, hunting, picnicking or apple harvesting...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Faience Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
A French large faience plate with a farmer in the costume with flowers signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1950.
Colorful yellow border and blue lines.
Measure: 9.5 diameter.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
Majolica Strawberries Plate Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica strawberries plate Choisy le Roi, circa 1880.
13 plates available.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Orchies French Faïence Majolica Asparagus Plate, circa 1885
By Orchies
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Faïence majolica glazed asparagus plate from the Orchies Faïencerie in Saint-Armand-Les-Eaux, Northern France, circa 1885.
Creamy-white colored asparagus with purple tips l...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Green Majolica oyster plate, six white wells on a green basket weave, circa 1890 signed Longchamp.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Sarreguemines French Faïence Majolica Fruit and Leaf Plates, Set of Six
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An assembled set of six Sarreguemines French faïence, majolica plates, each showing a different fruit on an ochre yellow ground of overlapping leaves, circa 1930s.
This group shows ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
French Majolica Oyster Starfish Plate Digoin, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with a starfish with six wells blue and white surrounded by green seaweeds Digoin (East of France), circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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 scall...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Yellow Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1950
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Yellow Majolica oyster plate longchamp, circa 1950.
11 plates available.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Rustic French Plate Saint Amand Circa 1920
By Saint Amand
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic French Plate signed Hamage Saint Amand Circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Faïence Longchamp Pompadour Hand-Painted Asparagus Plate
By Longchamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French earthenware, majolica glazed asparagus plate, molded by Longchamp in the Pompadour pattern, circa 1890-1910.
Seven raised asparagus glazed in turquoise and lavender lay ac...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Blue
White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue and white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890.
Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
Ref / 2740
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Blue
White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue and white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890.
Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
Ref / 2733.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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 Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Oyster Starfish Plate Digoin, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with orange starfish with six wells blue and white surrounded by green seaweeds Digoin (East of France), circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Faience Oyster Plate with Bird Moustiers Style Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate with Bird Moustiers style signed Martres Tolosane, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
French Faience Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
A French faience plate with a farmer in the costume with flowers signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1950.
Colorful yellow border and blue lines.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
French Majolica Saint Clément Snail Plate, 1960s
Located in ASNIÈRES-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare majolica snail plate by Saint-Clément. I've never seen one is this colour ! This beautiful plate can be used to store your rings or earrings, for example.
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Paradise Bird
Flowers Salins Plate, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Paradise bird & flowers Salins plate, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful Majolica asparagus and artichoke plate Salins, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
St. Clement French Faïence Fruit Plates, Set of 6
a
, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six, earthenware French faïence fruit plates, circa 1900. This set shows the branching fruit and leaves of strawberries, oranges, grapes, apples...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Majolica Asparagus Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful Majolica asparagus and artichoke plate Salins, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Faience Blue
White Bird Plate Moustiers Style
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Blue & White Bird Plate Moustiers Style Moustiers style Martres Tolosane, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
Pair of 19th-Century French Faience Plates – Hand-Painted Rouen Style
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of 19th-Century French Faience Plates – Hand-Painted Rouen Style – Blue, Yellow & Rust Tones – Authentic Antique
Description:
This is a pair of antique French faience plates, d...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
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 Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Bird
Holly Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with holly aqua plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Oyster Aqua Turquoise Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French aqua turquoise Majolica oyster plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1900.
6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Majolica Bird and Grapes Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with grapes aqua plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Oyster Starfish Plate Digoin, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with orange starfish with six wells blue and white surrounded by green seaweeds Digoin (East of France), circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Faience Blue
White Bird Plate Moustiers Style
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Blue & White Bird Plate Moustiers Style Moustiers style Martres Tolosane, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
Majolica Bunnies Family Plate Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely and charming French Majolica plate with rabbits family eaten cabbage signed Choisy le Roi, circa 1880. (Plates made for Higgins and Seiter Ne...
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Blue and White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue and white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890.
Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
Ref / 2731
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
French Rustic Faience Plate Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Rustic Faience Plate Circa 1900.
Signed PB Auvergne.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
19th Century Faience Butterfly Oyster Desvres Plate Fourmaintraux
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual rare French, faience oyster plate signed Fourmaintraux Desvres, circa 1890. Butterfly on the center surrounded by six wells with floral pattern.
Chip on the back ( picture )
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
Georges Cabaré French Faïence Martres Tolosane Hand Painted Asparagus Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming vintage earthenware asparagus plate, beautifully hand decorated with a floral design in the faïence tradition of Martres-Tolosane. Painted in a style that began in the southwest of France in the 18th century. Made by Georges Cabaré, circa 1960.
The dimensional plate...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Majolica Bird Swallow Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird swallow plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Bird
Holly Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with holly plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Bird
Grapes Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with grapes plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Oyster Flowers Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate with flowers circa 1890 signed Longchamp.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Pear Plate Saint Amand Circa 1920
By Saint Amand
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Pear Plate Saint Amand Circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Bird
Grapes Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with grapes plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Asparagus Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful Majolica asparagus and artichoke plate Salins, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
$335 / item
19th Century Majolica Oyster Flowers Plate Longchamp
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate with flowers circa 1890 signed Longchamp.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Bird Swallow Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird swallow plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
St. Clement French Faïence Apple Fruit Plate, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An earthenware French faïence apple motif fruit plate, circa 1900. The background has a detailed floral pattern to the molding, with a six-paneled indented rim. Lovely coloring.
M...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Majolica Bird
Grapes Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with grapes plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Very rare yellow background,
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Saint Amand Bird Plate, circa 1890
By Saint Amand
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely Majolica plate with bird and insect, leaves signed Saint Amand, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
French Faience Oyster Plate with Bird Moustiers Style Circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French faience oyster plate with Bird Moustiers style signed Martres Tolosane, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
19th Century Blue
White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue and white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890.
Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Clairfontaine French Faïence Majolica Glazed Ochre
Green Leaf Plate circa 1890
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the French Faïencerie de Clairfontaine, a bi-color overlapping leaf plate, circa 1890.
Glazed in a swirling mix of yellow ochre and shades of green, the mold shows leaves wit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Provincial dinner plates for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial dinner plates for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage dinner plates created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, earthenware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial dinner plates made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dinner plates, popular names associated with this style include Sarreguemines, Saint Clément, Longchamp, and Creil et Montereau. 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 dinner plates differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $85 and tops out at $1,800 while the average work can sell for $295.
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