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
French Provincial Rattan Planter Chachepot
Located in Brescia, IT
Natural materials and Minimalist style, are the features of this square rattan basket,
useful for planter or fire wood.
Perfect in every kitchen or dining room
We suggest indoor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Rattan
Set of Six French Country Walnut Dining Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Milford, NH
A fine set of six hand carved French country walnut dining chairs, two arm chairs and four side chairs, each with a simple carved crest, pierce carved splat, cabriole legs, and H for...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Rush, Walnut
French Leather Wrapped Obelisks With Satin Bronze Details, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous pair of French leather wrapped obelisks with satin bronze details. Very big scale and lots of classic style. Add some French architecture to your design project.
Category
1980s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Leather
Charlotte Perriand Dordogne Chairs for Robert Sentou, France c1950
Located in Denver, CO
Set of six dining chairs "Dordogne" for Charlotte Perriand by Robert Sentou.
The chairs are made with an ash frame and a handwoven straw seating. Three of the chairs have a lighter ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Straw, Ash
Pair of French Provincial Wooden Wall Lamps / Sconces, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Pair of French Provincial Wooden Wall Lamps / Sconces, 1960s
We have two pairs; here you can bid on one of them. The other pair is also listed here and can be purchased separately.
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Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Early 19th Century Farmhouse Kitchen Extending Dining Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Rare And Very Attractive, Good Quality, Early 19th Century French Cherry Wood & Chestnut Extending Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Table, The Well Figured Rectangular Top With Double Drawleaf Ends To Comfortably Seat 16 People, Raised Above Shaped Frieze With Elegant Cabriole Legs Terminating On Hoove Type Feet.
Its difficult to know where to start with explaining this table, how fabulous it is and also just how versatile it is in terms of allowing the option of such a large dining table from such a sensibly and practically sized base. It is extremely rare to find any type of french farmhouse kitchen table...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Chestnut
Antique French Carved Oak Server Sideboard Display Breton Brittany Marble
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French carved oak server sideboard display Breton Brittany marble
~Direct from the Brittany region of France~
~Versatile antique French server/sideboard or display shelf!~
~With true Brittany style throughout, the highly carved and spindled back, features double, full length rows of finials above the three carved panels~
~Two panels having Breton carved motif, and the center panel featuring a gentleman in period clothing, smoking a pipe, fireside!
~Ship’s wheel spindle and carved brackets on either side, support the back; marble inset to the top~
~Two carved front drawers above the large, double open shelves~
~Turned baluster legs, large lower moulding~
~Lower shelf has full length spindle trim to the back~
~Quality throughout with dovetailed drawers, well built by craftsmen of the period,
~c1890~
Brief note about Brittany Style Antique French Furniture
The Celtic roots of the Brittany region of France are manifest in the furniture produced in this region. The Breton style is as distinctive as its special culture and easily recognizable due to its very ornate carvings. Historically, the local economy in Brittany was heavily dependent on fishing and maritime activities, so one often finds circles and ship's wheels as a common decorative motif in the Brittany Style of antique furniture.
Often antique furniture in the Brittany Style was carved out of chestnut or oak, with a very dark finish. A hallmark feature of the Brittany Style of French Country Antique Furniture...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Marble
Early 20th Century French Country Oak Side Table, 1940s
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage French style side table, France, 1940s.
This beautiful small table from the Île-de-France region is made of oak, it has a deep color created with a glaze over walnut stain t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
French 19th Century Walnut Wine Tasters Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This wine tasting table, properly known as a vendange, was made in the late 19th century in France by a creative process of wrapping a painted canvas on the walnut planks to create a...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Walnut, Paint
French Provincial Blue Painted Sideboard
Located in Westwood, NJ
Crafted from reclaimed pine, this exquisite piece showcases a hand-applied blue-grey finish with a heavily distressed patina, evoking the elegance of antique European craftsmanship. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,563 / item
19th Century French Provincial Farmhouse Trestle Table, Antique Oak Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rectangular, antique French Provincial farmhouse dining room table made of hand crafted light-bleached Oakwood, in good condition. The tr...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Country French Provincial Farmhouse Fruitwood Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Quintessential 19th century country French provincial farmhouse table crafted from fruitwood. The table features a plank top having b...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
20th Century Nest of 3 Giltwood and Carved Side Tables with Cabriole Shaped Legs
Located in Miami, FL
This stylish nest of 3 giltwood side tables feature slender cabriole shaped legs and handmade green paintings.
Measures: Depth 14.17in, width 21.65in, height 22.83in
Depth 12.59i...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Counter Weight Chandelier Lustre Glass Ceiling Pendant, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Ceiling pendant lamp in glass and opaline early 20th century.
French counter weight chandelier. White glass diffuser and porcelain weight for adjust...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass
$750 Sale Price
20% Off
French Green Glazed Terracotta Pottery Vase or Cache Pot
Located in Winter Park, FL
A terracotta earthenware pot from the Southwest of France with mottled green glaze. Minor chips and some rough unglazed patches. These ordinary earthenware vessels were once used dai...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
French XXL table in solid walnut from the 1950s
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this superb XXL table in solid walnut from the 1950s, fully restored and varnished in our workshop.
It features a beautiful top with contrasted wood grain and ...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
1960s French Burnt Bamboo Coat Rack with Hand-Woven Serpentine Hooks
Located in Round Top, TX
Eye-catching burnt bamboo wall-mounted coat/purse/scarf rack, 1960s. Wonderfully undulating shape with six serpentine hooks. It has all the taste of the Italian Riviera style and app...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
19th Century French Oak Fold-Over Top Table
Located in Solebury, PA
An exceptional French oak table, featuring a fold-over top that transforms it into either a narrow dining table or an elegant console, with exposed brass hinges for a period-accurate...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Oak Window Frame Mirror
Located in Cirencester, GB
This oak window frame is early 19th century from France. Originally painted and still retaining some of the paint with a wonderful naturally bleached look.
We have replaced the gla...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
1940
s Grape Design Glass Lantern
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1940's glass lantern with grape design and three interior lights
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Glass
Faience Dish by Terre de Fer with Flowers Decor France 19th Century Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Old dish by Terre de Fer. This dish is in Faience, and has been made in France, during the 19th century.
The colors are blue. It is signed.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Faience
French, Terracotta Confit Pot Yellow Glaze, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French terracotta confit pot.
Traditional large earthenware pottery confit pot from South West France with yellow glaze.
This vessel was used from the 19th to the mid-20th century to...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
John Widdicomb French Rococo Louis XV Cream Lacquered
Parcel Gilt Nightstands
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of French Rococo or French Provincial Louis XV style nightstands
By John Widdicomb
USA, Circa 1950s
Solid carved cherry wood, with original cream lacquered and gol...
Category
1950s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Double Commode
Located in Miami, FL
A finely carved late 20th century walnut commode in the French provincial Louis XV style particular to Nimes. The commode of bombe form with carved canted corners flanking four long ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,556 Sale Price
20% Off
(8) French Provincial Hand Painted Dining Chairs w/ Leather Embossed Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight hand painted French Provincial style dining chairs with leather embossed seats. The chairs stand on four cabriole legs wit...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Exceptional Antique Carved Cupboard From The Brittany Region France
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A incredible and massive 19th C. Cupboard from Brittany, France in stained Oak with outstanding European Folk Art carving of Foliate Scroll designs as well as Celtic Crosses, Hearts,...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th-Century French Farmhouse Trestle Table in Solid Oak
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A composition of elemental strength and rural dignity, this 19th-century French trestle table reveals a language of honest construction and quiet monumentality. Hewn from solid oak t...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
1940s French Toile Barrel Back Cane Blue White Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1949s with this exquisite blue and white toile cane chair. The ultra rare chair exudes an air of history and refinement. Outsta...
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
1930s French Silvered Metal and Crystal Sconces
Located in New York, NY
A pair of silvered metal one light sconces with glass leaves and body
Category
1930s European Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Silver Leaf
$3,800 / set
19th Century Country French Provincial Walnut Farmhouse Trestle Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 19th century country French provincial farmhouse trestle work table crafted from walnut. The table features a large rectangular plank top with breadboard ends constructed with...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Large Cherry Double Extending Farmhouse Table With One Side Drawer
Located in Billingshurst, GB
19th Century Cherry Dining Double Extending Table with one side drawer. The table sits on sturdy base with round legs. The table has stunning patination and colour. This table is a f...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Cherry
French 19th Century Walnut Two Sided Louis XV Writing Desk
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic provincial French writing desk from the 19th century that could also serve as a beautiful walnut side table, dressing table / vanity or console . Note the intricately carved ...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Outstanding Country French Period 1780s era Walnut Secretary Desk with Bookcase
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This outstanding Country French walnut secretary desk with bookcase, dating to the 1780s, is an exceptional example of 18th-century craftsmanship and provincial elegance. Constructed...
Category
1780s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Colonial Rattan Dining Chairs – Set of 6
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dimensions: H 37” x W 17.5” x D 18.5” x SH 17.7”
Set of 6 Antique French Colonial Dining Chairs made of solid wood with backs and seats in woven rattan. A great addition to your int...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood
French Cafe Table or Bistro Table with Cast Iron Base and Carrera Marble Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic and versatile French marble top cafe table or writing desk with a black iron base. The tabletop marble is a luxurious Carrara white with gray veining marble - and whether us...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron
Vintage Yellow Upholstered Ottoman with Casters
By Laura Ashley
Located in Morristown, NJ
Vintage 20th c., small upholstered ottoman in yellow with dainty white floral print, on turned mahogany legs, ending on casters, unmarked,
The solid wood legs with turned details a...
Category
1980s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Trompe L
oeil Pate Tureen Pillivuyt Mehun, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French trompe L'oeil pate tureen Pillivuyt Mehun, circa 1900, Pate en croute.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th C Louis XV Style Coiffeuse or Table de Toilette
Located in Miami, FL
French nineteenth century Louis XV vanity dressing table, poudreuse or coiffeuse standing on four slender tapering cabriole legs. The to...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique French Provincial 18th c. Pine Deux Corps with Glass Doors
Located in Centennial, CO
A large, antique French Provincial late 18th Century or early 19th century Deux-Corps (two piece) fir pine cabinet with glazed doors and a green watered silk interior. The old fir pi...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French 19th Century Provincial Fruitwood Buffet a
Deux Corps Dated 1851
Located in Portland, OR
Fine antique 19th century French Provincial fruitwood buffet a' deux corps, dated 1851.
This fine antique buffet was last purchased in 2005 for $20,000, please see the last image for a copy of the sales invoice.
The buffet having a carved stepped pediment above a carved frieze of fruiting vine, the top section having twin paneled...
Category
1850s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Painted Wood
Marble Top Buffet Patinated
Decorared Cabinet, French, c 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Louis XVI style French buffet painted walnut and marble top.
This cabinet has been patinated, decorated and signed subsequently manufactured (second part of the 20th century).
Made i...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Marble, Chrome
$2,502 Sale Price
20% Off
Rustic 19th C Antique French Louis XV Style Armoire or Wardrobe
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Charming rustic French Louis XV-style armoire, crafted from hand-sanded wood, circa 1880.
This beautifully aged piece has been carefully hand-sanded to reveal the warm wood grain a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
Ceramic Pitcher, Midcentury French
Located in Labrit, Landes
French little pitcher
Good condition with characterful patina
Shipping:
L12 / P 11/ H 14.5 cm 0.6 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$201 Sale Price
32% Off
The Bistro Garden In Beverly Hills Porcelain Ashtray Dish Collectible 70s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage collectible dish ashtray from the famous "the Bistro Garden in Beverly Hills" restaurant once located 235 Canon Drive in Beverly Hills California.
Circa 1970s.
Vintage off wh...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
French Provencal Style Queen Painted Caned Headboard
Located in Sheffield, MA
A newly re-painted vintage French Provincial style queen size headboard for the special bedroom in your house. Painted a grey with a hint of blue and a...
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
20th Century French Provincial Style Caved Walnut Coffee Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Late 20th Century Provincial Style Caved Walnut Coffee Table
Measures 46" in width, 25" in depth and 16.5" in height.
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique dressing table, Western Europe, around 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique dressing table from the early 20th century made in the Provencal style.
The piece of furniture has three drawers under the top, all lo...
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Glass
French Provincial Style Painted Armoire C. 1930
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Provincial Style painted armoire with a double-door design and an arched top. The armoire is painted in a light green coloration with gold highlights on the carvings. The do...
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Metal
$4,800 Sale Price
36% Off
Maddox French Provincial Louis XV Painted Secretary Desk With Mirrored Bookcase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bureau with drop front secretary desk and mirrored bookcase hutch top
By Maddox Furniture
USA, 1970s
Cream lacquered walnut, with hand-...
Category
1970s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large French, 19th Century Metal Lantern
Located in Buisson, FR
Lovely large iron lantern, France, circa 1880-1900 . Very special type of lantern without a door. You can open the lantern by sliding the glass upwards.
Weathered.
H:51cm W:20,5cm
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
$433 Sale Price
54% Off
Large French Concrete Compote Garden Topiary with Fruits
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive vintage large garden topiary with fruits including pomegranates, grapes to name a few. Beautifully aged sculpture for indoor or outdoor. Certainly would make a fantastic c...
Category
20th Century European French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Burl Wood Nightstand, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style nightstand or side table
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Stunning exotic burled Acacia wood, with carved cabriole legs, and original brass...
Category
1920s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French Provincial Oak Armoire, Hand-Carved, Mid-Century
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
This exceptional French mid-century bonnetière captures the spirit of timeless craftsmanship with a modernist sensitivity to form and material. Crafted from solid oak in the 1950s, i...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Provincial Pine Farmhouse Dresser
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 18th century country French provincial two-part farmhouse dresser with a plate rack and crafted from 1 inch thick pine planks. The plate rack...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century, French, Copper Saucepan Pot
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique 19th-Century French hand forged copper pot or saucepan. This fine quality pot is large and heavy with a lovely long iron riveted handle and beautiful patina. Add s...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Copper
Flemish Tapestry 17th– The Refusal of Vashti and Elevation of Esther
By Flemish
Located in Paris, FR
Flemish Tapestry, 17th Century, The Refusal of Vashti and the Elevation of Esther
Period: 17th century
Condition: Excellent antique condition
Material: Wool & Silk
Width: 370 cm
Hei...
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
French Armchair in Princeton Ticking
Located in Faversham, GB
A 19th century French Napoleon III square back armchair with a low back and a wide generous seat.
The beech frame is raised on turned ebony legs complemented with brass castors to t...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Calico, Linen, Beech
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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