French Provincial Buffets
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 Brittany Dressoir Buffet Chesnut Cabinet with Blazons, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Buffet dressoir French cabinet, circa 1880.
From the area of French Britanny.
Three carved doors representing a man in the traditional dress of Brita...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Chestnut
Henredon French Provincial Carved Oak Sideboard or Bar Cabinet, Circa 1970s
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Country Louis XV style rolling bar cabinet, sideboard, or credenza
By Henredon
USA, Circa 1970s
Carved oak, with original brass hardware.
Measures: 62" ...
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Brass
Grand 18th Century Country French Buffet a Deux Corps in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand 18th Century Country French Buffet a Deux Corps in Stripped Oak was rendered from dense, old-growth oak, and features a stately presence with a staid architectural form that em...
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1790s French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
Antique French 19th Century Provincial Fruitwood Buffet a' Deux Corps Dated 1851
Located in Portland, OR
Fine antique 19th century French Provincial fruitwood buffet a' deux corps, dated 1851.
This fine antique buffet was last purchased in 2005 for $20,000, please see the last image for a copy of the sales invoice.
The buffet having a carved stepped pediment above a carved frieze of fruiting vine, the top section having twin paneled...
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1850s French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Fruitwood
Lovely Vintage French Carved Oak Buffet From Provence
Located in Hopewell, NJ
From the Provence region of France, this beautifully carved buffet has a 2-door lower cupboard with an upper cupboard having sliding doors that reveal more storage space. What is mos...
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
French Early 18th Century Cabinet 'deux-corps"
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French early 18th century cabinet 'deux-corps".
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Early 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
Pine Glazed Buffet or Kitchen Cabinet
Located in Baltimore, MD
This handsome Pine Buffet has two glazed doors in the upper section and two blind doors on the lower, all with slightly rounded corners. This, as well as a chamfer on the front corne...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Pine
French Provincial Painted Buffet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Provincial painted buffet in a demilune form, with a molded and shaped top edge, with a long central frieze drawer, above a three-do...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Wood
French Provincial Directoire Buffet
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Provincial Directoire style buffet of beech and walnut with a rectangular molded top edge, three frieze drawers above four paneled cabinets doors each with lozenge form reli...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Country French Walnut Dessert Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Country French Walnut Dessert Buffet provides three functions in one! A full width, generous serving surface rests atop a pair of spacious drawers with brass pulls. Be...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Country French Buffet in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century Country French buffet in stripped Oak is a splendid example of time-honored traditions of craftsmanship, combined with the talents ...
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1780s French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
Fine Carved Country French Server
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Country French server with two drawers with ring pulls above two raised panel cabinet doors with full storage. The server with scalloped apron and raised on whorled feet. A very plea...
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20th Century French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
French Country Style Buffet Sideboard, Solid Cherry Sideboard, Carved Detail
Located in Toronto, CA
A lovely two door hand crafted French buffet sideboard with concealed drawer. This sideboard crafted in solid cherry is a quality piece finished in warm ochre brown cherry stain with...
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20th Century French French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Cherry
French 18th Century Provincial Oak Buffet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic Provincial buffet, made of quarter sawn oak, from 1780s, France. This beautiful solid oak case antique features exceptional decorative carvings, all done by hand, that ar...
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18th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
French Provincial Elmwood Buffet with Three Drawers over Two Doors, circa 1800
Located in Savannah, GA
French Provincial elmwood buffet with three drawers over two doors, circa 1800.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Elm
French Style Inspired Bone Inlay with Resin Buffet Sideboard
Located in New York City, NY
The age old Craft of inlay combined with a modern resin pouring technique makes this heirloom piece of a mélange of the old and the new. The inlaid camel-bo...
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2010s French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Bone
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Fruitwood Buffet.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th Century French Provincial fruitwood buffet.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century Country French Louis XVI Painted Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Painted Buffet is a great size for a wide variety of decorating applications in most any room. The three door buffet fills the gap between the smaller de...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
French Style Inspired Bone Inlay with Resin Buffet Sideboard
Located in New York City, NY
The age old craft of inlay combined with a modern resin pouring technique makes this heirloom piece of a mélange of the old and the new. The inlaid camel-bo...
Category
2010s French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Bone
French Campaign Wooden and Mirrored Sideboard
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Sophisticated sideboard with pure lines, four graphic doors in pinewood adorned with mirror. Regency style and sober design, new item, never used.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak, Mirror
Late 18th-Early 19th Century French Carved Oak Buffett
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique Louis XV Provincial style server cabinet, the rectangular case fitted with one short drawer centered by two long drawers over double cabinet doors having recessed panels, ...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
French Harvest Buffet in Pitch Pine from Brittany, circa 1860
Located in Miami, FL
French harvest buffet in pitch pine from the region of Brittany, circa 1860 with intricately carved panels depicting duck, fruit and foliage.
Perfect as a storage cabinet/buffet in y...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Pine
French Style Inspired Resin and Bone Inlay Buffet Sideboard
Located in New York City, NY
The age old craft of inlay combined with a modern resin pouring technique makes this heirloom piece of a mélange of the old and the new. The inlaid camel-bo...
Category
2010s French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Bone
18th Century Country French Provincial Painted Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Provincial Painted Buffet boasts tailored, elegant lines that combine with the distressed painted finish to create a light and airy look that is compatibl...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Bleached Walnut Buffet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Credenza buffet cabinet, of bleached walnut, in the Provençal, having a molded rectangular top, over apron of three drawers, double cupboard doors open on iron hinges, shaped apron r...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Wrought Iron
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Buffet or Cabinet in Oak
Located in Miami, FL
A French Louis XV buffet from Normandy in oak with hand-pegged and mortise and tenon construction, and with original rich patina. Base rests on carved apron with cabriole feet. Two d...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century French Louis XV Painted Buffet features a very tailored version of the style, with timeless French scrollwork in the door panels, ...
Category
1790s French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Steel
18th Century Painted French Buffet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
French 18th Century two-door buffet.
This attractive piece has its original hardware and early paintwork.
It has two panelled doors that open to a spacious interior and two deep-se...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Very Large Serving Furniture in Pitchpin, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Exceptional very large serving furniture in pitchpin, circa 1900
this piece of furniture is disassembled in several parts.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Pine
French Marriage Buffet a Deux-Corps in Carved Oak from Normandy, circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A lavishly carved wedding piece, this oak buffet a deux-corps from Normandy, is embellished with foliage and flowers in carved relief, as well as offering beautifully-articulated applied carvings in high relief as seen in the central flower-filled basket and flanking floral sprays, which are symbolic of a fruitful union. It features the original hand-blown glass, as well as the original pulls, key plates, locks, one key, shelves, and carved escargot feet. A dowry piece of this quality would have been commissioned for a bride of some financial & social standing. France, circa 1800 or earlier (late 18th century).
Perfect for your French provincial kitchen...
Category
1780s French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Blown Glass, Oak
18th Century French Provincial Buffet with Arched Crown
Located in Sofia, BG
A large 18th century French provincial buffet with one door and arched crown decorated with basket full of fruits, standing on cabriolet legs, with three adjustable shelves inside,
...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Wood
French Cherrywood Buffet
Located in Woodbury, CT
This buffet checked off all the boxes in the buffet catalog when it was created sometime in the 19th century. Classic styling is what it’s all about from the brass knobs and armorial...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Cherry
Louis Philippe French Bleached Oak Cabinet
Located in High Point, NC
A bleached oak cabinet from France, produced circa 1880. A stately chest standing seven feet tall, this piece features an upper, locking, double door cabinet of three shelves, a lowe...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
18th Century Louis XV Hand Painted Marble Top Enfilade / Buffet
Located in Charleston, SC
This beautiful 18th Century Louis XV hand painted Enfilade / Buffet was produced in France during the middle of the Eighteenth Century. The French Provincial Three Door Enfilade is hand carved in solid oak and hand painted. The Louis XV Buffett Cabinet...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Marble
1800s French Oak Cabinet
Located in High Point, NC
This antique oak cabinet combines Baroque theatricality with the simple beauty of Provincial craftsmanship. Built in France circa 1800, the dramatic arch of the cornice provides a st...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Provencal Walnut Buffet Cabinet
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
A two door and drawer provencal cabinet from France, circa 1890. Representing the casual yet refined aesthetic of the French countryside, patinated, enhancing the natural textured fi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Buffets
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial buffets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial buffets 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 buffets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial buffets made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original buffets, popular names associated with this style include Drexel, Henredon, Thomasville, and Fancher Furniture Co.. 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 buffets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $796 and tops out at $38,000 while the average work can sell for $4,720.
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