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
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
Antique French 18th C. Francois Martinet Colored Tropical Bird Engravings Framed
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique 18th century hand colored copperplate engraving of a pair of tropical bearded and spotted birds by Francois Nicholas Martinet (1725-1804), Plate 746, circa 1770. “Barbu a ve...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
French Screen 4-Leaf Biblical
Located in Lisboa, PT
French 4-leaf Biblical screen with stained glass painting & red leather lined back, 1930s.
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century French Majolica Oyster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French Majolica Oyster plate unsigned, with a lemon on the center.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Painted Silk of Mother of Pearl Fan with Frame Case
Located in Brea, CA
19th Century French painted silk of mother of pearl fan, shadow-box framed antique ladies fan, made of mother of pearl with gold leaf on the outer ...
Category
1850s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
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
Antique Embroidered Silk French Pastoral Provincial Scene Woman Child Stumpwork
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique silk embroidered French pastoral scene of a woman and child in front of a cottage. Beautifully framed in a burlwood setting.
Measures: 10” x 1” x 11.75” / Sans Frame - 7” ...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Burl
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
Late 18th Century French Silk Needlepoint Picture in Original Gilt Frame
Located in Middleburg, VA
18th century French silk needlepoint picture in original gilt frame
Depicts flowers in an urn.
France, circa 1780
Measures: 20" H, 22.5" W, 1" D.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Thread
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
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, 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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
18th Century Elegant French Louis XIV Hand Carved Tall Case Clock with Rooster
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and completely original, antique oak grandfather or lantern clock, circa 1750.
This very old grandfather clock is one of the tallest w...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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
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
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 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 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
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 Leaves Plate, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica leaves plate, circa 1880.
5 plates are available.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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 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
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
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
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
1859 Antique French Emile Dupont Original Ink Painting Drawing Portrait
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century ink drawing by Emile Dupont (French painter, 1822-1885) featuring a profile of a woman with strong aquiline nose, weari...
Category
1850s Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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
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
Antique French Provincial Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in North Hollywood, 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
The French Hunter Year 1931 Le Chasseur Francais French Magazine Cuisine
Located in North Hollywood, 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
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
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
Le Soir Illustre, Mai 1949 to Sept 1949 French Magazines Paris France
Located in North Hollywood, CA
26 issues casebound in buckram. Nos. 883 - 899, mai 1949 to sept 1949.
Title: Le Soir Illustre, mai 1949 to sept 1949.
Paris France.
Publication Date: 1949
French text.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Majolica Pears Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica pears plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
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
Pair of Wall Medallions HB Quimper, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French faience Quimper wall medallions signed "HB Quimper", circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
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
Pair of Antique Faience Medallions Quimper, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of antique faience handled medallions signed "HR Quimper," circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
French Cuirassier
By Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
Located in London, GB
Signed with monogram (lower left)
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Panel
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
Majolica Grapefruit Wall Plate Fives Lille, circa 1880
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica grapefruit plate, circa 1880, Fives Lille unsigned.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
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
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
French Majolica Celadon Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Celadon color.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Celadon Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Celadon color.
Category
1910s French Vintage 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 Celadon Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Celadon color.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Celadon Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Celadon color.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Celadon Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Celadon oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Three Shells Oyster Wall Plate Longchamp, circa 1890
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th Majolica three shells oyster wall plate signed longchamp.
Diameter / 8 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
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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