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
Period: 20th Century
Period: Mid-20th Century
French Limoges Trinket Box Red Chile Pepper France
By Limoges
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Charming Limoges Porcelain Trinket Box in the shape of long red chile pepper. The interior of the box is marked Peint Main Limoges France 015/750 This rare piece would certainly be a...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Coolie Glass Frill Brass Wall Kitchen Task Light Sconce
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Wall Light – K
An early French glass coolie light. The frilly milk glass shade has been hand spun from opaque glass. The light has an aged brass gal...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Wicker French Champagne Grape Harvest Log Basket
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Champagne Harvest Log Basket -Z
A beautiful hand-made wicker champagne basket from France used to harvest grapes in the champagne region. The markings identify the gr...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Antique French Coolie Glass Frill Brass Wall Kitchen Task Light Sconce
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Glass Frill Wall Light – B
An early French glass frill coolie light. The shade is hand made from opaque glass with a clear pleated rim. The shade has been moun...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
National Mt Airy French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Writing Desk w Mirror
Light
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage National Mt Airy French Louis XV writing desk. Made of walnut featuring a scalloped serpentine design with large drawer, two metal mesh side cabinets / compartments, central ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$875 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid Century French Provincial Style Cream Painted Double Dresser
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century French Provincial Style Cream Painted Double Dresser.
Flawlessly operating dovetail joints drawers.
Measures 51.75" in width, 19" in depth and stands 32.25" tall.
Par...
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Bodart French Provincial Louis XV Fruitwood Triple Dresser, Circa 1960s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style nine-drawer triple dresser or chest of drawers
By Jacques Bodart
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved solid fruitwood, with original brass hardware...
Category
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Pair of Side or Nightstands Tables with Two Small Drawers
Shelves
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful French side or end table, telephone table supported lights legs.
Two small drawers in each table and shelve.
Height from the floor to the low shelve: 9.44in
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
Romweber Antique French Provincial Extension Dining Table, Newly Refinished
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style extension dining table
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Stunning book-matched rosewood top, with carved cabriole legs.
Measures: 65.7...
Category
1920s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Jeffco French Louis XV Style White Marble Top Buffet Sideboard Credenza
By Jeffco Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century French inspired sideboard by Jeffco. Features a distressed white finish with marble top, a concave center with three drawers flanked by outer cabinets with shelves...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Marble
$1,680 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique French Country Farm Dining Table Farmhouse Trestle Base Oak c.1900
Located in Tyler, TX
HANDSOME Antique French Country Oak Farmhouse Monastery Dining Table with Trestle Base~~c. 1900-1920
This table has "the look"~~one of our most often requested items~~~~sturdy tres...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Coolie Glass Frill Brass Wall Task Kitchen Light
Located in Stockbridge, GB
An early French glass frill coolie light. The shade is hand made from opaque glass with a clear pleated rim. The light has an aged brass gallery and wall fitting. Great as a task lig...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Vintage Stoneware Confit Crock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Provincial 20th century off-white glazed stoneware double handled crock or storage jar. This charming vessel would bring farmhouse authenticity to the modern kitchen by its ru...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware, Glass
Antique French Country Farm Dining Table Farmhouse Baker
s Table Drawer Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
CHARMING Antique French Country Farmhouse Oak Dining Table Baker's Table with Drawer ~~86.5" Wide~~c. 1900-1920s
This table has "the look"~~one of our most often requested items~~ha...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Holophane Frill Glass Brass Wall Task Kitchen Light Lamp
By Holophane
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique Glass Holophane Wall Light – E
A vintage bell shaped glass prismatic light shade which looks great both lit and unlit. The light has retained its original brass gallery and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rustic oak bench with nice patina, France ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / bench / oak / Rustic / French Provincial
A rustic bench with very nice patina in oak wood, crafted around 1900 in France. With two robust legs and a carved stretche...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Vintage Stoneware Confit Crock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Provincial 20th century off-white glazed stoneware double handled crock or storage jar, also called a “salt pot” by Digoin. This charming vessel would bring farmhouse authenti...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware, Glass
French Vintage Painted Enfilade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French, early to mid-20th century four door enfilade transformed more recently with a painted, scraped blue finish applied by hand that beautifully contrasts the linear formality o...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Dining Farm Bakers Table Bleached Oak Baluster Leg c1920
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Dining Farm Bakers Table Bleached Oak Baluster Leg c1920.
Direct from France, a true antique French farm/ dining table in a large 86” (over 7 ft) length!
Solid oak, ...
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Fine Carved Gold Upholstery Country French c1920s Down Filled Cushion Sofa MINT
By Columbus Hickory Furniture Co.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Fine Carved Gold Upholstery Country French c1920s Down Filled Cushion Sofa MINT
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Jacques Adnet Magazine Rack made in Leather and Brass, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Thick stitched leather.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Leather
Pair of French Provincial Style Cream Painted and Partial Gilt Nightstands
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of French Provincial Style Tiered and cream Painted single drawer Nightstands, with dovetail joints.
Measures 17.75" in width, 15" in depth and stands 24.5" tall.
These are Pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Brass Wall Kitchen Task Lamp Light
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Glass Wall Light – G
An early French glass coolie light. The conical milk glass shade has been hand spun from opaque glass. The light has an aged brass gallery...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Brass Pendant Kitchen Task Lamp Light
Located in Stockbridge, GB
Antique French Coolie Milk Glass Frill Pendant Light – A
An early French glass coolie pendant light. The conical milk glass shade has been hand spun from opaque glass with a clear f...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Monumental Country French Oak Farmhouse Dining Table 13 Ft
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Palatial country French provincial style farmhouse dining table crafted on a grand scale measuring over 13 feet long. The huge plank top has subtly rounded or curved ends supported b...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique French Buffet Sideboard Server Cupboard Panetiere Highly Carved Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
EXQUISITE Antique French Carved Pegged Oak Buffet, Sideboard, or Server with Panetiere Top~~
HIGHLY CARVED antique French oak buffet, sideboard or server with sliding door panetiere...
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Apothecary cabinet in faux bamboo with mirror and drawer, France 1900s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / cabinet / wood / mirror / Rustic / Mid-century
A beautiful elegant small wall mounted cabinet in wood and faux bamboo. This shaving cabinet features a door with its...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique French Breton Armoire Wardrobe Linen Cabinet Double Doors Drawer c. 1900
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautifully Carved Antique French Oak Breton Double Door Armoire Bonnetiere, Linen Cabinet, Bookcase with Drawer~~c. 1900
Highly requested classic French Breton design~~Bre...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antiques french Scale France 20th Wrought Iron and Brass Green and Gold Colors
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Antique Cast Iron Balance Scale with Brass Plates – Vintage French Decorative Piece
Description:
This beautiful antique balance scale feature...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Burl Wood Highboy Dresser, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style highboy dresser or chest of drawers
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Gorgeous book-matched exotic burled Acacia wood, with original bra...
Category
1920s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Deep Red French Provincial Dresser
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Provincial style dresser painted a deep red. Eleven drawers open with brass bail handles on rosette shaped back plates. Below is a de...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Framed French Hot Air Balloon Lithographs, after 18th Century Prints
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Transport yourself to the wonder and romance of early flight with this pair of hand-colored antique engravings, each depicting the world’s first hot air balloon ascents in 18th-centu...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wire
Pair French Provincial Style Cerused Oak Hooded Porters Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of country French provincial hooded porters chairs or balloon chairs crafted from oak. The domed chairs feature an oak frame having a cerused finish with distinctive b...
Category
20th Century French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Vintage Tapestry Reproduction by Robert Four
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An absolutely delightful French 20th Century verdure-style tapestry depicting a riparian forest scene with references to a garden folly of ancient ruins...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Tapestry, Wool, Cotton
Pair Italian Walnut and Pink Suede Upholstered Low Stools Footstools
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Italian Made Provincial Style Walnut and Pink Suede Upholstered Low Stools Footstools
Dimensions: 20" in width, 14.5" in depth and 19 inches in height.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Large oak rustic wall mirror with floral carvings, France 1900s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / mirror / oak / Rustic / Mid-century
Elegant and timeless wall mounted mirror with bold oak carved frame. The wide and thick oak frame was richly decorated with repet...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Oak
French 1900s rustic mirrored shaving or medicine cabinet in oak
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / shaving cabinet / oak, mirror / Rustic / Antique / French provincial
Antique medicine or shaving cabinet with mirror in oak with beautiful carvings. This cabinet fea...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Oak
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 Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Petite Antique French Octagon Side TABLE Renaissance Carved Oak c1900
Located in Shreveport, LA
Petite Antique French Octagon Side TABLE Renaissance Carved Oak c1900.
Direct from France, a fabulous PETITE antique French octagon table, ornately adorned, just like the full-size ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Apples Still Life Oil on Canvas, Signed
Located in Pearland, TX
Lovely signed still life oil on canvas featuring three red and golden apples cast in warm light. Signed LIZ.
Measurements: 26.0"W x 22.0"H x 2.5"D; sight: 15.5"W x 11.5"H.
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Set of 6 Provincial French Woven Rush Chairs C1950s
Located in Trensacq, FR
Charming set of six French woven rush back and seat chairs C1950.
Quintessential French provincial seating with hand woven rushwork seats and, more unusually, backs on shap...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Rush, Wood
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Burl Wood Vanity and Chair, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style vanity or writing desk with matching chair
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Stunning book-matched exotic burled Acacia wood, with carve...
Category
1920s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 1950s French Brass Cache-Pots – Lion Head Ornaments
Ring Handles
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of 1950s French Brass Cache-Pots – Lion Head Ornaments & Ring Handles
Description:
This elegant pair of French brass cache-pots from the 1950s features classic decorative eleme...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Carved Rosewood Breakfront Bookcase Cabinet
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style breakfront bookcase cabinet or dining cabinet
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Gorgeous carved rosewood, with inlaid floral marquetry, ...
Category
1920s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Two Extra Large French Provincial Country Farmhouse Benches, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant pair of French Provincial Country Farmhouse extra large benches.
Striking French design from the 1900s.
Solid antique oak frames with original solid antique oak ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Antique Hand Crafted Bobbin Corner Chair with Lambswool, Early 20th C
Located in Odense, DK
A fine French Provincial corner chair in pine with a reupholstered seat in Lambswool. Classic bobbin turned legs, overall in a fine vintage condition. Made in the early 20th century....
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Lambskin, Wool, Pine
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Chest of Drawers, Circa 1940s
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form commode, dresser, or chest of drawers
By Ralph Widdicomb for John Widdicomb Co.
USA, Circa 1940s
Solid carved cherry wood, ...
Category
1940s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Early 20 Century French Metal Tole Flowers in Terracotta Pots
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, these flower pots with metal tole flowers date from the early 1920s. Terracotta pots filled with cement and arrangements of heavy t...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Romweber French Provincial Louis XV Burl Wood Vanity, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional French Provincial Louis XV style vanity or writing desk
By Romweber
USA, Circa 1920s
Stunning book-matched exotic burled Acacia wood, with carved cabriole legs, and...
Category
1920s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Newly Refinished - Pair of French Provincial Style Cream Painted Night Stands
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With over 15 years of experience, our workshop has followed a careful process of restoration, showcasing our passion and creativity for vintage designs that can seamlessly be incorpo...
Category
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
French Provincial Style Bleached Dining Table C. 1930
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Provincial-style dining table with an elegant and classic design. The table stands on four cabriole legs, each adorned with delicate floral carvings near the top, a signature...
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$3,928 Sale Price
39% Off
Handmade French Provincial Wooden Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Handmade French Provincial Wooden Ceiling Lamp, 1960s
The each lamp comes with 1 x E27 / E26 Edison screw fit bulb holder, is wired and in working condition. It runs both on 110/230...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Country French Provincial Oak Farmhouse Trestle Dining Table 9 Ft
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional country French provincial aesthetic farmhouse dining table or monastery table crafted on a grand scale measuring over 9 feet long. The table is constructed from thick oak...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Early 20th Century Pine Refectory Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A thick, solid pine refectory or farmhouse table, from early 20th century France. Knots, beautiful grain, and an incredible range of textures give the 2 ¼” thick tabletop its abundan...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Pine
Limoges Paris Round Rose
Gold Vintage Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A hand painted Limoges porcelain trinket box, France, circa 1970-1980.
The round box is braced with a metal frame featuring a floral clasp.
Decorated with a pink rose and gilded scr...
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Carved And Painted Three Seat Bench
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Colorful, stylish and very well made three seat Painted Bench. On six turned legs with stretcher supports providing support to the upper frame with well carved seat back with arched...
Category
20th Century French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Rush, Wood
Large Antique Pine Shop Counter, Original Patina and Restored Drawers, 1920s
Located in LYON, FR
Large Antique Pine Shop Counter, Original Patina and Restored Drawers, 1920s
Description: An authentic piece of trade furniture that tells a...
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Pine
French Provincial furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Maison Baguès, Sarreguemines, and Henredon. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $18 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $1,997.
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