French Provincial Wall Decorations
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
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Historical 18cen. Antique French Aubusson Tapestry 252x287cm Wool&Silk Isaac 8x9
Located in New York, NY
This antique French Aubusson tapestry features a vivid biblical depiction of Isaac, set within lush landscapes and executed in wool and silk. Its elegant coloration, craftsmanship, a...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Tapestry, Wool, Cotton
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Wire
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique 19th Century Lavender French Verdure Handloom Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This is a lovely large antique 19th Century French Verdure Handloom tapestry in lavender, violet and gold, with gorgeous foliage and several birds in pristine condition and measures ...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
The Village Festival, 17th-century Flemish Tapestry - Dimension 338x275 - N 1048
By flandre
Located in Paris, FR
This 17th-century Flemish tapestry, entitled "The Village Festival," depicts a lively scene of peasant life in a wooded landscape.
Composition and Scene:
In the center, in the fore...
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Swans Ducks 18th Century Aubusson French Tapestry Panel
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th century Aubusson tapestry panel made in France. Measures: Height 9 feet 4 inches, width 7 feet 11 inches.
Swans and ducks swimming in a lake...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Pair of Architectural French Style Wall Shelves Brackets
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gorgeous pair of wall shelves hand-painted in a French or Swedish Gustavian shade of gray. This set could certainly stand alone as a pair on a wall or functional to hold treasures on...
Category
Mid-20th Century European French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Antique French Wall Hanging Plaque Breton Brittany Carved Walnut c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Wall Hanging Plaque Breton Brittany Carved Walnut c1890.
Direct from France, a finely detailed wall plaque featuring the hand carved bust of a traditional Breton man,...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Vintage Framed Painting of a Cottage
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Vintage French, early 20th century (circa 1920) oil on board painting of a quaint thatched roof cottage near Rouen. Signed by artist to the lower left; framed and ready to hang in yo...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold
French Vintage Framed Charcoal Study of a Young Male
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French vintage 20th century charcoal and chalk drawing of a crouched nude male figure in prayer. Beautiful in its monochromatic palette, the work highlights the youthful muscularity,...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Very Decorative Early 19th-Century French Provincial Plate Rack
Located in Middleburg, VA
Very Decorative Early 19th-century French Provincial Plate Rack. Made of richly patinated chestnut with small decorative turned apple wood spindles and brass nail decorations. Typica...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Antique French Carved Pine Panels
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of very decorative Antique French Carved Pine Panels featuring center medallions with musical instruments, sheet music and floral/foliate motifs. Framed with raised moldings and carved leafy scrolls. Likely door insets from an Armoire...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
$1,895 / set
Important Historical Tapestry Brussels– Cyrus the Great – 17th Century - No 1534
Located in Paris, FR
Very Important & Great Tapestry Historical & Biblical by Brusseles Manufactury in 1680th
Period: 17th century
Condition: Excellent
Material: Wool & Silk
Width: 375 cm
Height: 325 c...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
Set of Five Antique French Needlepoint Panels, circa 1880 1
3 X 3
10
Located in New York, NY
A set of five French needlepoint panels, circa 1880. Each panel has a different animal or floral them. Size: 1'3 x 3'10.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Tapestry, Jacquard Paris - Pastoral Scene - 2.15m x 1.24 - No. 1611
Located in Paris, FR
No. 1611 - Tapestry, Jacquard Paris - Pastoral Scene - 2.15m x 1.24m
This magnificent tapestry has undergone a thorough cleaning, hand-lined with 100% linen fabric, and meticulous i...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful 18th Century Aubusson Tapestry.
This tapestry was hand-made in central France in the valley of the Creuse.
Aubusson Verdure tapestries originated from workshops set up betw...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Tapestry
17th Century Fine Flemish Tapestry, Silk
Wool, Green, Blue, Red, Battle Scene
Located in Port Washington, NY
The tapestry shown here is a magnificent example of 17th-century European artistry, likely influenced by the grand tradition of tapestry weaving that flourished in France and Flander...
Category
Mid-17th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
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 Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Large Vintage Carved Walnut French Wall Shelf
Located in Germantown, MD
Large 47 inches Vintage, hand carved walnut French wall shelf.
Numbered item made in France exclusively for Bloomingdale in the 1960s.
Very good ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
Impressionism
Post Impressionism Vintage 1986 1st Edition Collector Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Impressionism and Post-impressionism: The Hermitage, Leningrad, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, and the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
Vintage 1986...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French 20th Century Large Landscape Painting
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A wonderfully large and vibrant landscape painting from France. Signed in the bottom right corner by the artist. Protected behind antique rolled glass...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
French Aubusson Tapestry "Mille Fleurs" Circa 1960 - 201lx145h Cm - No. 1481
Located in Paris, FR
Located a stone's throw from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, we are a French family business
specializing in the purchase, sale, expertise, cleaning, restoration and conservation of
tapes...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Antique Tapestry Deer Floral Hand Woven Verdure
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing an intricate French tapestry showing a stag amongst foliage and flowers
Great colour scheme with blues and pinks
Good size at over four feet wide - 124 CM
Would make for a great wall hanging and would elevate any interior This is a richly detailed verdure tapestry, a style of decorative wall hanging that was especially popular in 16th and 17th century Flanders and Frances
The tag on the back reads:
'This tapestry reproduction...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric
French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence.
Height / 5.5 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Early 19th Century Large Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An early 19th Century very fine quality Large French Tapestry .
Measures: 7' wide x 10'11'' long.
Tapestries make integral part of the Flemish cultural heritage. Most of the tapestries have religious, mythological and historical subjects as well as hunting and harvest scenes. They are known for their high quality and extended use of colors. The oldest ones were made in the 13th century. The most important production centers were Doornik and Arras. These two centers got a lot of assignments of the Dukes of Burgundy. In the 14th century tapestries...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
French Abusson Tapestry Medieval Romance Scene Mille-Fleurs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French Abusson tapestry of a Medieval romance scene
This tapestry evokes the Late Gothic to Early Renaissance period and was likely inspired by iconic work...
Category
1980s Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric
Zabihi Collection Mid 18th Century French Tapestry of Charlemagne
Located in New York, NY
Beauvais, France. Depicts arrival at a castle, royal horse being heralded by trumpeter and escorted by two guards, continuous floral border and two minor borders. Linen and wool slit weave Beauvais technique with natural indigo, weld, walnut husk, tannin variegated, lichen and moss greens. Condition: Good. Original border intact, minor repair and protective reconstruction with back added as structural safeguard. Some areas with holes, some areas of repair to border.
Measures: 8'7'' wide x 10'1'' long.
Tapestries make integral part of the Flemish cultural heritage. Most of the tapestries have religious, mythological and historical subjects as well as hunting and harvest scenes. They are known for their high quality and extended use of colors. The oldest ones were made in the 13th century. The most important production centers were Doornik and Arras. These two centers got a lot of assignments of the Dukes of Burgundy. In the 14th century tapestries...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
19th Century French Mahogany Wood Shelf with Twisted Column
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French mahogany wood shelf with twisted column.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
French Vintage Charcoal Drawing of Jesus
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French, early 20th century (if not prior) charcoal and chalk drawing of a risen Jesus Christ. Beautiful in its monochromatic palette, the work highlights the gathering of fabric in h...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century French Village Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Framed Village Landscape with Houses, 1920's France. A beautiful Parisian painting on canvas depicting a peaceful village landscape with a row of houses on a street featuring a scene...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
MITHE ESPELT, Unique sculpted ceramic panel, bird
sun decor, France c. 1960s
By Mithé Espelt
Located in leucate, FR
Unique and large sculpted ceramic wall plaque made by the French ceramic artist Mithé Espelt (1923 - 2000).
Matte black background, enameled decor with rooster and sun in turquoise,...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Marcel GASCOIN, two Oak shelves, post ware design, France circa 1950s
Located in leucate, FR
A pair of solid oak shelves with invisible fixing.
Created by French architect and decorator Marcel Gascoin circa 1950s.
Functional and airy design.
Good condition. Wear consistent ...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Antique French Tapestry Handmade Tapestry Large Verdure Tapestry 5x9
Located in New York, NY
Antique Tapestry French Figural Tapestry Verdure Battle
5' x 8'10" (5' x 9')
152cm x 269cm
Circa 1900
"This is an Rare Antique French Aubusson Tapestry with monogram signat...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Nazmiyal Collection Belgian Tapestry Verdure Garden Pavilion 5 ft 8 in x 7 in
Located in New York, NY
Antique Belgian Tapestry – Garden with Birds and Pavilion, Origin: Belgium, Circa Date: 18th Century
Category
18th Century Belgian Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Late 18th Century Flemish Verdure Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
a late 18th century Flemish Vedure Tapestry
Measures: 7'4'' wide x 9' long.
Tapestries make integral part of the Flemish cultural heritage. Most of the tapestries have religious, m...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Alexander the Great, The Passage of the Granicus - Flemish Tapestry 17th -N 1503
Located in Paris, FR
Period: 17th century
Style: Rome and Antic Greece
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Wool
Width: 465 cm
Height: 307 cm
Depth: 1 cm
In keeping with tradition, this magnificent ta...
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17th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique Hand Painted Miniature Portrait on Porcelain in a Brass Easel Frame
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice antique hand-painted miniature portrait on porcelain of Princess Louise of England, circa 1900s. The piece is mostly likely a "Grand Tour" ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, 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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Oil Painting of Poulbot Children, Large Size, Framed, 1960s France
By M. Požár
Located in London, England
Les « p'tits poulbots », créés par Francisque Poulbot au début du XXe siècle, capturent avec humour la vie des enfants pauvres de Montmartre. Ces illustrations emblématiques ont évol...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
$475 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Pair of Provincial Pinewood Wall Panels - Antique Reliefs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French Provincial pair of vertical decorative wall panels made of hand crafted Pinewood, depicting bundles of tied cloth, in good condition. The reliefs have a light-grey ...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
Tapestry, French Design Very Fine, Reproductions
Located in Evanston, IL
Tapestry, French design very fine, 9'3" x 6'8".
This magnificent tapestry was handcrafted by skilled artists using the exact same method of weaving used in 16th century.
It was wov...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
$5,440 Sale Price
20% Off
French Provincial wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial wall decorations 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 wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial wall decorations 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 wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Abrams Publishers, and Fives-Lille. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $39 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $950.
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