French Provincial Decorative Art
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 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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Cherries Plate Keller
Guerin Saint Clément
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica cherries plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clément, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Faience Dish, by Malicorne, with Birds and Flowers Decor, France 19th, Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Old Dish by Malicorne. This Dish is in Faience, and has been made in France, during the 19th.
The colors are Green and Brown. Signed MC.
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
$432 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Strawberries Plate Saint Amand Circa 1920
By Saint Amand
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Strawberries plate Saint Amand Circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Blue
White Faience Oyster Platter Moustiers Style, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French blue & white Faience oyster platter Moustiers style, circa 1940.
12 inches diameter.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Pair of French Faience Plate Coat of Arms Saint Clement, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Faience Plate Coat of Arms signed Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1900.
Decorated with coat of arms and lions.
Neo Re...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Italian French Architecture Priveè by Cesar Daly Hand Painted Print 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French private architecture and, precisely, a the design of a 19th century suburban villa under Napoleon III by Casar Daly. Together with anot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
19th Century French Faience Oyster Plate Desvres
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Faience Oyster Plate.
Decorated with flowers , marked Bordeaux.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
French Majolica Plate with Pumpkin
Snail Onnaing, circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica plate with pumpkin & snail Onnaing, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Aqua Seaweeds Plate Gien, Circa 1890
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica aqua turquoise shell plate with seaweeds signed Gien, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Two Side Enamel painted French Sign
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great 1930's European French hand painted Pottery Store Sign. The sign is painted on both sides. Some paint is missing and the sign had wear from years of use.
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$1,200 Sale Price
33% Off
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Cherries Plate Keller
Guerin Saint Clément
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica cherries plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clément, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Apples Plate Keller
Guerin Saint Clément
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica apples plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clément, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Oyster Aqua Turquoise Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
French aqua turquoise Majolica oyster plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870.
6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Category
1870s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
French Decorative Iron Wall Sculpture or Applique, Urn and Floral Motif
Located in Sherborne, GB
Decorative iron wall sculpture or applique, urn and floral motif. This wrought iron example of artisan craftsmanship. It makes a graphic, but soft statement.
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
$1,322 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Handcrafted Rattan Carpet Beater Folk Art Decorative Wall Object
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Handcrafted Rattan Carpet Beater, Early 20th Century – Functional Folk Art & Decorative Wall Object.
A beautifully handwoven rattan carpet beater, also known as a rug beater,...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Rattan
French Brass Furniture Pediments- Set of 3, 1920
s
Located in Ross, CA
Set of 3 brass furniture pediments in the shape of wreaths. Made in France in the early 20th century.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Antique French Painted Decorative Floral Panel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Originally purchased from Hollyhock in West Hollywood, California. A large panel in ecru paint with carved painted and gilt high relief decoration- a gilt bow and swags at the top over a basket of fruits with a garden rake...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
French Faience Henriot Quimper Platter
Located in Austin, TX
Bring a touch of French charm to your home with this beautiful French Faience Quimper Platter. Featuring stunning decorative floral ornaments within and around the plate, this platte...
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Painted Paper and Mother of Pearl Fan
Located in Brea, CA
19th century French painted paper and mother of pearl fan, shadow-box framed antique ladies fan, made of mother of pearl with a hand embellished re...
Category
1850s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Portrait of King Louis XVI in Coronation Regalia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Engraved by Charles-Clément Bervic (1756-1822). After Charles Clement "Bervic" Balvay (French, 1756-1822), "Marie Antoinette de Lorraine - D'Autriche, Reine de France" and "Louis Sei...
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Early 19th Century French Lace Sampler A Sampler in the true sense
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Early 19th Century French Lace Sampler
A Sampler in the true sense, many lace samples presented in a long old gold frame, the frame has protected the lace and linen samples, there i...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric
French Provencal Over Door Panel Grey Lacquer
Water Gilding
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
French Provencal Over Door. Grey Lacquer & Water Gilding
Attributed to Artemis.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos.
Message us with details.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
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 / 2732.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century French Painted Paper Fan with Box
Located in Brea, CA
This ornate, antique paper hand fan was crafted in France, circa 1850. the one side showing a candlelit interior where Gallant scene on the reverse with a box but no glass of box. Se...
Category
1850s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Aubusson Door-Window Panel
Located in Evanston, IL
French Aubusson door-window panel.
Tapestry manufacture at Aubusson and in the upper valley of the Creuse in central France.
They have developed from looms in isolated family works...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Signed Oil on Canvas by French Artist Jean Hubert Gautier
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Oil on Canvas by Jean Hubert Gautier (1872-1930). Nice heavy impasto technique of a classic french riverscape. The composition includes heavy clouds with a basilica in the bac...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$940 Sale Price
47% Off
Wool
Silk Tapestry Noah
s Ark Vintage Handwoven Aubusson Tapestry 8x10
Located in New York, NY
Fine Wool
Silk Tapestry Noahs Ark Vintage Handwoven Aubusson
8x10 8' x 10'4"
244 cm x 315cm
"Rare Wool
Silk handwoven tapestry ...
Category
1960s Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
$8,760 Sale Price
58% Off
19th Century French Rustic Faience Rooster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Rustic Faience Rooster Plate.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
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.
Ref / 2732.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Large Camaïeu Bleu Grisaille Painting
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French large Camaïeu Bleu Grisaille painting. The colour is treated in a monochromatic way.
Tableau Grisaille painting in shades of Camaïeu blue evoking ...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Italian Provincial Grazia Deruta Scalloped Faience Bowl or Catchall
By Deruta
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful French or Italian Provincial Renaissance style hand painted green, white, and yellow faience pottery handled bowl or catchall featuring floral designs and a figure playin...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Pottery
Francois-Alfred Delobbe Oil on Canvas "The Little Neighbour", French, 1835-1920
By François-Alfred Delobbe
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Francois-Alfred Delobbe "The Little Neighbour", French, 1835-1920. A fine and charming Oil on canvas depicting a young lady standing next to a sweet young girl sitting at a well-head. Signed at lower centre: A. Delobbe. Label on reverse has title and medals Hors Concours Paris, 1874 and 1876. Within an ornate gilt-wood and gesso frame, circa 1870.
Measures: Canvas height: 26 inches (66 cm).
Canvas width: 19 3/4 inches (50.2 cm).
Frame height: 38 inches (96.5 cm).
Frame width: 34 inches (86.4 cm).
François-Alfred Delobbe, (1835, Paris-1920, Paris) was a French painter in the Naturalist style.
He was a student of Thomas Couture and William Bouguereau at the École des Beaux-arts, where he had been admitted at the age of 16, and had his debut at the Salon in 1861 with a portrait of his mother. Mythological, Orientalist and genre scenes in the Academic style were his original specialities. His career was truly launched when he obtained a commission to decorate the Town Hall of the recently annexed 15th Arrondissement; one of only eight such commissions granted.
From 1875 until his death, he and his family were regular visitors at the artists' colony in Concarneau, where he had been invited to come by its founder Alfred Guillou and in whose home they sometimes stayed. The soft light of the region inspired him to focus on painting children and young women, generally in peasant scenes. He would often sketch profusely during the summer, then finish the painting during the winter at his Paris Studio. Most of his models came from the Concarneau region.
Museums:
Musée de Brême: Baptéme à Venice.
Musée de Breslau: Filles de l’Océan.
Musée de Rochefort: Le retour des champs...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
$48,650 Sale Price
35% Off
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1900
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate signed Longchamp, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century French Pastel Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in Buisson, FR
Nice pastel portrait representing a young woman. Wonderful weathered wooden frame and its old glass,
France, 18th century. Weathered, small losses.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Framed French Alziari Olive Oil Tea Towel
Located in Bradenton, FL
A framed French tea towel made of cotton, decorated with a vintage Nicolas Alziari Huile d'Olive label. Maison Alziari has produced olive oil in Nice, France...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton, Glass, Wood
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Provincial Rouen Faience Floral Cornucopia Bird Butterfly Wall Decoration
By Rouen
Located in New York, NY
Large, vibrant French Provincial hand painted faience wall decoration in the shape of a cover, rocaille et décor à la corne pattern. A double cornucopia filled with flowers, flying i...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century Majolica Match Striker Wall Pocket Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica match striker wall pocket signed Choisy Le Roi who represent a wall with grapes, leaves and a barrel.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Oyster Aqua Turquoise Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
French aqua turquoise Majolica oyster plate signed Sarreguemines Majolica, circa 1870.
6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Category
1870s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Ira Yeager 18th Century French Gentlemen with Farm Animals
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large whimsical oil on canvas painting depicting an 18th century French provincial gentleman farmer with chickens and a pig. Late 20th century painting by Ira Yeager (American 1938-2...
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Pair of French Majolica Sun
Moon Plates circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Pair of French Majolica Sun & Moon Plates circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Provencal French Style Architecture Hand Painted Print
2 of 4
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French architecture and, precisely, a Maison de medecin in Pontonx-sur-l'Adour, a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Toget...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
French Majolica Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Italian French Architecture Priveè by Cesar Daly Hand Painted Print 1 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French private architecture and, precisely, a the design of a 19th century suburban villa under Napoleon III by Casar Daly. Together with anot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century Pair of Majolica Hunting Trophies Platters Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century pair of large Majolica platters with hunting trophies Onnaing.
One with an hare , horn and Bird , leaves , the second with birds ,...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
English 19th Century Majolica Umbrella Wall Pocket
Located in Austin, TX
English 19th Century Majolica Umbrella Wall Pocket.
Category
1880s British Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French, Faience Oyster Plate Alfred Renoleau Angouleme
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely large French faience oyster plate in pastel colors with flowers, circa 1900 signed Alfred Renoleau Angouleme.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century French Faience Oyster Plate Desvres
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Faience Oyster Plate.
Decorated with flowers , marked Bordeaux.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
French Faience Handled Platter Botanical Saint Clement, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Handled Platter Botanical signed Saint Clement, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Provincial decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial decorative art 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 art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, earthenware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial decorative art 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 art, popular names associated with this style include Sarreguemines, Longchamp, Saint Clément, and Vieillard Manufacture. 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 art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $75 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $383.
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