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
Pair of Collectable Antique Persian Hand Painted Oriental Scenes on Silk Framed
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of circa 1880-1900 Persian hand painted silk wall hangings depicting oriental scenes.
A very...
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Paint
Antique French Fine Weave Tapestry in Excellent Condition
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique French Table Runner very fine Tapestry, Tapestry Keivan Woven Arts rug# 13-0909
size : 1'1" x 6'3"
This enchanting antique French Nar...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Gentleman Portrait, Oil on Canvas, 19th/20th Century
Located in Seaford, GB
Antique French Gentleman Portrait – 19th/20th Century Oil Painting – Fine Art for Collectors
This is a stunning antique portrait of a distinguished French gentleman, an exquisite 3/...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Dany Lartigue Oil Painting
By Dany Lartique
Located in Washington, DC
Dany Lartigue Oil Painting depicting Provencal life and culture activity around St. Tropez, France.
Signed "Dany"
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20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$22,500
French 18th Century Tapestry, Mother Daughter - 8
5" x 8
9"
Located in New York, NY
Introducing a masterpiece of French tapestry from the 18th century, a truly remarkable work of art that is both valuable and visually striking. This tapestry depicts a serene scene o...
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18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Pair of Framed Denis Diderot Colored Horse Carriages
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of prints from the "Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers, par une Societe de Gens de lettres". The originals published between 1751 and 1...
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17th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
$1,710 Sale Price
25% Off
Still Life Painting of Basket of Fruit and Bird
Located in Washington, DC
A still life painting of basket of fruit and bird.
Category
19th Century English Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Framed Abstract Painting of Sailboats by J.P. Collin
1979
By Jean Collin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting on canvas of abstract sailboats by Jean-Pierre Collin (1979). Newly framed with a beautiful gold tone wooden frame.
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Brunschwig
Fils Blue Floral Chiltern Tring Wallpaper Hand-Printed in England
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brunschwig & Fils blue floral Chiltern "Tring" wallpaper hand-printed in England, 1989. Three rolls as pictured. Two rolls are in unopened packaging, noted as 11 yards by 20.5". Thir...
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Late 20th Century English French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Mid c20th Scandinavian framed oil on panel of flower vase
By Alfhild Elvstedt
Located in London, GB
Striking framed Scandinavian mid C20th oil painting on a wooden panel.
The still life is of a colourful large display of flowers set in a vase including Gladioli and wild daisy type flowers on top of a small round green topped side table.
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1940s Norwegian Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Pastel, Portrait of a Young Boy
Located in Vista, CA
18th century pastel, Portrait of a Young boy with 18th century gilt wood frame.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Woodcut Prints, "Couple of Peasants", France, Circa 1970
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Pair of Woodcut Prints, "Couple of Peasants," France, Circa 1970
A pair of significant woodcut prints depicting a French peasant couple from the 19th or early 20th century.
Framed....
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1970s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Nocturnal Swims by Nicola Ortis Poucette
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Nocturnal Swims" gilt framed painting by Nicola Ortis Poucette; who was a French Postwar and contemporary painter (1935-2006).
Signed on the bottom right corner (Poucette)
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
J. BARDIN - Boart Fight, Oil on Canvas, XXth Century
Located in Beaune, FR
Magnificent and large painting, oil on canvas, depicting a wild boar fight in the middle of a snowy forest at sunset. It is signed and dated lower right "J. Bardin 1948", after the o...
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20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
20th Century French Wooden Wall Decoration
Located in High Point, NC
Intricate and intriguing, this vintage wooden wall decoration is carved to depict a scene of cherubs in a bacchanal. Made in France in 1913, the decadence and detail of the scene con...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
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...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Art Glass
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...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine, Reclaimed Wood
"Peasant with Drinking Horse" Oil on Canvas by Etienne Bouillé
Located in Marseille, FR
Oil painting on canvas depicting a peasant and horse drinking by Etienne Bouille. Born in 1858 in Villiers-Saint-Benoît, who died in 1933 in Perros-Guirec, Etienne Bouillé was a real...
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1910s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
French Provincial Style Framed Oil Painting of a Landscape of People in a Lakesi
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial-style (mid-20th Century) oil on canvas painting depicting a pastoral scene of women and children next to a lake with mountains and a gazebo in the distance in a rec...
Category
20th Century French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
French School, "Peasants at the Table, " 1896
Located in Vista, CA
French School, "Peasants at the Table," 1896, marked "AB 1896 VM," lower left, unframed, Measures: H.- 12 in., W.- 10 in.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Boho French Mossant Advertising Poster Cutout
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Boho French Mossant Advertising Poster Cutout combines the whimsical elegance of bohemian style with classic American advertising art. This unique cutout features the iconic ...
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Late 20th Century North American French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Old European Painting "River with Boat"
By (After) Arthur Longley Vernon
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Pleasant river landscape with trees and boat: quiet atmosphere, to be transferred home. - Signed: Vernon.-
With the old frame You can also make a mirror, but with the frame You are l...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
$2,565 Sale Price
20% Off
Alps De Provence Original Poster
Located in Faversham, GB
Striking sepia-toned French travel poster featuring the glorious Moustiers-Sainte-Marie in Alpes De Provence.
From a series of posters made to promote reg...
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Art Glass, Pine, Paper
$641 Sale Price
20% Off
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.
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1920s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble
Attr. Constantine Of Aix, Animated Landscape With Roman Soldiers, 18th/19th Cent
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Rocky landscape animated by Roman soldiers in armor: pen and ink wash drawing, gouache or watercolor, in a gilded wooden frame from the Louis XVI period
Drawing attributed to Jean A...
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Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
j Suchet, Oil On Canvas, Fisherman On The Coast Marseille XIXth century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Fisherman and his dog, on the coast near Marseille: oil on canvas of very large size (rare) signed J Suchet and dated 1881.
1 sink to the canvas and paint cracks.
Simple frame - or...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Late 19th Pastel Portrait Young Spanish Woman by Bernard Perot
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 19th pastel portrait young Spanish woman with fan by Bernard Perot drawing.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paste
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.
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Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
$3,240 / set
Provence Seascape Oil on Canvas Raymond Allegre
By Raymond Allegre
Located in Marseille, FR
Oil painting on canvas by Raymond Allegre. He left Marseille with Vollon he studied in Paris in the studio of JP Laurens, and is working with Jean-Baptiste Olive to the decoration of the Gare de Lyon in Paris "Le train Bleu".
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
1900 Oil Painting on Canvas Pastoral Scene
Located in Marseille, FR
Provencal landscape large format. French school Baudin signed late 19th canvas.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Still Life Painting
Located in Washington, DC
Still life painting of fruit in a basket. Oil on silk.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wood
$2,700
Wall Bracket
Located in Dallas, TX
Wall bracket with ornately carved details
Finish is antique white and glazed.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
$1,089
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Bone
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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