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 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 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
Italian Provincial Deruta Hand Painted Faience Pottery Wall Plate with Crest
By Deruta
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful hand painted blue, cream, and yellow faience pottery wall plate featuring a coat of arms crest.
By Fidia Deruta
Italy, Late-20th Century
Measures: 11"W x 11"D x 1"H.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Pottery
Italian Provencal French Style Architecture Hand Painted Print
3 of 4
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing french architecture and, precisely, a house Poissy a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France. Together with other three prints,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
French Faience Plate Coat of Arms Saint Clement, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience plate signed Saint Clement Circa 1900.
Decorated with cornucopia and coat of arms with Fleur de lis on the center.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Palissy Walnuts Platter Auguste De Chauvigne circa 1879
By Alexandre-Auguste Chauvigné
Located in Austin, TX
Very rare small Majolica Palissy wall platter signed Auguste de Chauvigne dated 1829.
Auguste de Chauvigne ( 1829-1904)
Ceramist in Tours ( Center of France ) inspired by the Faien...
Category
1870s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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
French Oval Faience Platter With Flowers Moustiers Style
Located in Austin, TX
French Oval Faience Platter With Flowers Moustiers Style.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
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
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
19th Century Majolica Windmill Wall Pocket Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Windmill & yellow flowers Wall Pocket signed Choisy Le Roi.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Pear Plate Sarreguemines, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica pear plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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 Brown Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1940
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French brown Majolica oyster plate signed Luneville circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Provencal French Style Architecture Hand Painted Print
1 of 4
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French architecture and, precisely, a house in Billancourt, a commune in the Somme department in Northern France. Together with the other three...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Italian Provencal French Style Architecture Hand Painted Print
4 of 4
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French architecture and, precisely, a house in Fervaques, a former commune in the Calvados (Normandy, France). Together with other three prints...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Majolica Palissy Bull Head Wall Pocket, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Palissy bull head wall pocket, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Ornate French Style Beveled Mirror
Located in Ross, CA
Vintage giltwood mirror, beveled and ornately and beautifully carved in great condition, with no previous repairs. The beveling surrounds the entire mirror including the bottom in an...
Category
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Giltwood
$600 Sale Price
36% Off
Acrylic Framed Hermes "Grands Fonds" Blue (Detail) Silk Scarf by Annie Faivre
By Hermès
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
A coveted collector’s item, this Hermès ‘Grands Fonds’ Blue (Detail) Silk Scarf features an intricate aquatic design by the renowned artist Annie Faivre.
Originally designed in 1992, this rare version focusing on a detail from the original pattern was issued in 2002. The vibrant shades of blue and lavender create a captivating marine scene, showcasing Faivre’s talent for detailed and mesmerizing compositions.
Made in France from 100% silk, this scarf boasts hand-rolled edges and is in new condition, free from any flaws. Carefully mounted with acid-free double-sided tape and displayed with new standoff wall screws, this piece comes complete with its original box.
The ‘Grands Fonds’ scarf...
Category
Early 2000s French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Acrylic
Sylvain Vigny Original French Post Impressionist Landscape Painting Oil on Board
Located in Miami, FL
Original oil on board (isorel) painting by listed French artist Sylvain Vigny from Nice. This painting is bursting with wonderful rich colors that will brighten any space.
Signed on...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
John Ogilby Oxford to Salisbury Road Map #82 Circa 1675
By John Ogilby
Located in Atlanta, GA
John Ogilby (Scottish, 1600-1676). - Circa 1675
This map is part of his Britannica publication and is #82.
"The road map was first popularised by John Ogilby (1600-1676), Scotsm...
Category
17th Century Scottish Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Burl
Antique French Provincial Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique French provincial oil Painting.
Scene of the country side with 2 small houses near a river in a forest.
South of France, Province.
Oil...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Lottery Game, France, 1900s
Located in Andrézieux-Bouthéon, FR
Lottery Game, France, 1900
Vintage Design
Rare game of chance, from a popular French bistro, city of Lyon, in perfect condition of entirely functional origin, four-track race.
Addi...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
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 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
Antique Basket Tray with Painted Parrot
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handmade tray or basket with a faux bamboo border, two handles and a folksy parrot painted over a herringbone weave.
Category
20th Century Italian French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Faux Bamboo
The French Hunter Year 1931 Le Chasseur Francais French Magazine Cuisine
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Le Chasseur Francais
The French Hunter. Year 1931
(12 Numbers - Complete Year 1931)
from January 1931 to Dec 1931.
Collective
French text
Published by Le Chasseur Français,
Bounded in a Margarine Solo handcrafted cover to protect the old magazines...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Amazing and Rare French Oval Earthenware Dish 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing and Rare French Oval Earthenware Dish 18th Century
with enameled decoration of a central coat of arms
30 x 39 cm
original condition
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
17th Century King Charles II of England Framed Picture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
King Charles II of England
By Robert White, after Unknown artist line engraving, published 1680
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Vintage French Saynètes Calendar Illustrations, Set of Six
Located in High Point, NC
These five rare hand coloured engravings with wooden gilded frames were made in France, circa 1900. The charming saynètes depict different months o...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
$717 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Beautiful Stained Glass VENERABLE ANNE-MARIE RIVIER French 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful Stained glass VENERABLE ANNE-MARIE RIVIER
French 19th century
with Our Lady and angels, stained glass window composed of glass of different colors, lead rim and friezes.
S...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Portrait of Samuel Bernard 1729
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Samuel Bernard, Chevalier de l'ordre de Saint Michel, comte de Coubert
Portrait of Samuel Bernard, Counselor of State by Pierre Imbert Drevet.
1729
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Other
Unique French Fromage Boards with Stained Circles on Reclaimed Pine – Set of 3
Located in IT
This unique set of three French fromage boards, originally used for holding cheese, has developed stunning yellow-toned circular stains over time, leaving behind a striking and natur...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Pine, Reclaimed Wood
Pair of Antique Walnut Wall Plaques circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
These handsome wall plaques are very well executed. There is great attention paid to detail in these birds.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Walnut
$3,240 / set
Trio of Marble French Horse Name Plaques
Bianca/Norma/Cobb
Located in London, GB
Rare and unusual marble plaques originally used for beloved horses.
French, early 20th century.
"Norma", 'Bianca" and "Cobb" are available.
Price per plaque.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Set of Four Italian Wood Silhouettes with Ducks ( for Backrest of Chairs?)
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Wooden silhouettes in the shape of a duck, to be applied on the back of the chairs, or elsewhere. Have you an idea?
O/2879.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Bone Inlaid Wall Art in Blue Resin with Celtic Dragon Pattern- Instock
Located in New York City, NY
Feast your eyes on our Bone Inlaid Pattern Wall Art in Blue Resin. This isn't just art; it's a mesmerizing blend of tradition and contemporary design.
Imagine multiple Celtic dragons...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Bone
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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