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
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
Majolica Paradise Bird & Flowers Salins Plate, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Paradise bird and flowers Salins plate, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Oyster Plate Sarreguemines Digoin, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence.
Height / 7 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Large French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence.
Height / 9 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Paradise Bird & Flowers Salins Plate, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Paradise bird and flowers Salins plate, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
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
French Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1900
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate signed Longchamp, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Pair, 18th Century French School Natura Morta Paintings - Museum Label
Located in Atlanta, GA
French School, circa 1780.
A phenomenal pair of 18th century French School Nautra Morta paintings on canvas. Each master work depicts a rich tapestry of romantic imagery including doves, a quiver, roses, torches, musical instruments and more.
Each painting is set inside a period gilt wood frame and feature a Cooper Union Museum label to verso.
-The Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration was founded in 1895 by sisters Sarah Cooper Hewitt, Eleanor Garnier Hewitt, and Amy Hewitt Green, daughters of Abram S. Hewitt and grand-daughters of Peter Cooper, founder of The Cooper Union. Following its official opening, in 1897, on the fourth floor of Cooper Union’s historic Foundation Building, the Museum’s collections were enhanced by the collecting acumen of Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt, and
by gifts from J.P. Morgan and George A. Hearn, among other donors. The Museum was intended as a reference collection of worldwide material culture for the use of Cooper Union students as well as the general public.
By the 1960s the Museum contained more than 90,000 items, including textiles, wallpaper, drawings, prints...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience, Pottery
Claude Monet Les Coquelicots 1873 Reproduction Oil Painting With Gilt Frame
By Claude Monet
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Claude Monet Les Coquelicots 1873
A Quality Reproduction Oil Painting In Gilt Frame
Wild Poppies, near Argenteuil painting was created in 18...
Category
1870s Italian Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Fresque, Tableau de Arthur Girod en céramique Française 1950
By Arthur Girod
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Fresque en céramique aux couleurs éclatantes, se compose de 12 carreaux 15cmx15cm numérotés en superbe état.
Rarissime de pouvoir trouver des œuvres de Arthur Girod ,artiste poète qu...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Oil Painting By Daniel Clesse - Nude
Located in Charlotte, NC
Amazing, rich colors in this nude abstract by French painter Daniel Clesse. Clesse was born in 1932 in Paris. He moved to South of France in the 1970s where he painted until he pass...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"The Peacock Dance" Embroidered Tapestry - 4th position
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Like the peacock that dances while displaying its most beautiful plumage to seduce its mate, the contortionist struts in a fascinating ballet of languid attitudes. Anyone who watches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Linen
"The Peacock Dance" Embroidered Tapestry - 3rd position
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Like the peacock that dances while displaying its most beautiful plumage to seduce its mate, the contortionist struts in a fascinating ballet of languid attitudes. Anyone who watches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Peinture à l'huile Gamins de Paris ou "Poulbot" de Michel THOMAS Française 1970
By M. Požár
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Les premiers « P'tits Poulbots » ont vu le jour sous le crayon de Francisque Poulbot, un dessinateur, au XX siècle en France, qui immortalisa en son temps avec humour les garçonnets ...
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
"The Peacock Dance" Embroidered Tapestry - 2nd position
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Like the peacock that dances while displaying its most beautiful plumage to seduce its mate, the contortionist struts in a fascinating ballet of languid attitudes. Anyone who watches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Linen
20th Century French Framed Landscape Painting on Stretched Canvas by G. Paël
Located in COLMAR, FR
A very decorative, vintage, landscape painting sourced in France. This oil painting on stretched canvas is signed by artist, G. Paël, in the lower right corner (see photo). The artwo...
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
"The Peacock Dance" Embroidered Tapestry - 1st position
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Like the peacock that dances while displaying its most beautiful plumage to seduce its mate, the contortionist struts in a fascinating ballet of languid attitudes. Anyone who watches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Linen
Peinture à l'huile Gamins de Paris ou "Poulbot" de Michel THOMAS Française 1970
By M. Požár
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Les premiers « P'tits Poulbots » ont vu le jour sous le crayon de Francisque Poulbot, un dessinateur, au XX siècle en France, qui immortalisa en son avec humour les garçonnets et fil...
Category
1970s European Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
FRAMED Still Life Oil Painting ARTWORK Wall Hanging
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Vintage framed Still Life Oil Painting of Fruit with Pitcher. Framed in a lovely wooden frame. Ready to hang with wire along the back.
French, circa 1920.
Size of frame: 16 x 18 i...
Category
1920s Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
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
French Landscape Oil Painting By Daniel Clesse
Located in Charlotte, NC
Amazing, rich colors in this horizontal landscape of a southern France countryside village by French painter Daniel Clesse. Clesse was born in 1932 in Paris. He moved to South of Fr...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
French Oil Painting by Daniel Clesse - Vino
Located in Charlotte, NC
Amazing, rich colors in this abstract oil painting on canvas of a man enjoying his vino by French painter Daniel Clesse. Clesse was born in 1932 in Paris. He moved to South of Franc...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Impressionist Oil Painting by Listed Artist Frank Myers Boggs
By Frank Myers Boggs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Frank Myers Boggs is a well known Impressionist painter who is currently exhibited in many museums, such at the Metroploitan Museum of Art in New York. This is a wonderful example of...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
French Faience Flowers Plate Moustiers Style
Located in Austin, TX
French faience plate with flowers Moustiers style Martres Tolosane, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
French 19th Century Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French 19th Century landscape painting. Old wood original stretchers . Nice old gilt frame too.
Sight dimensions: 15....
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
French Majolica Bird & Holly Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with holly plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Early 20thC Hand Painted Enamel on Copper Limoges France by Artist E. Carmona
By Etel Carmona
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple & elegant hand painted enamel on copper of a French cottage by a pond with dock. Petite in size, work of art is 3.5 x 5. Totality is 10.5 x 9.5 framed. In excellent antique co...
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
French Majolica Bird & Grapes Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with grapes plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Very rare yellow background,
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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
French Faience Flowers Plate Moustiers Style
Located in Austin, TX
French faience plate with flowers Moustiers style Martres Tolosane, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
French Normandie Village Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French Normandie village painting.
Sight dimensions: 17.5"W x 13.5"H
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Set of 6 French Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1900
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Set of 6 French Majolica oyster plate signed Longchamp, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Blue & White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue & white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890.
Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
A Pair of French Porcelain Ceramic Plaques Painted By P W 2 Very lovely pieces
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Pair of French Porcelain Ceramic Plaques Painted By P W
2 Very lovely pieces, painted on ceramic plaques in fine detail, both depicting a feast day hunting scenes
The plaques are ...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Aqua Seaweeds Plate Gien, Circa 1890
By Gien
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica aqua turquoise shell plate with seaweeds signed Gien, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of French Faience Plate Coat of Arms Saint Clement, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of French Faience Plate Coat of Arms signed Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, circa 1900.
Decorated with coat of arms and lions.
Neo Renaissance style.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Spoons Dish HB Quimper, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Spoons Dish HB Quimper, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
1940's Vintage Original French Floral Oil Painting Framed and Signed by Artist
Located in COLMAR, FR
A simple but beautiful, vintage still-life of a potted pink bégonia. The painting has been sourced in eastern France and is most likely French or Swiss by origine. According to the l...
Category
1640s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Italian French Architecture Priveè by Cesar Daly Hand Painted Print 1 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French private architecture and, precisely, a the design of a 19th century suburban villa under Napoleon III by Casar Daly. Together with anot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Blue & White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue & white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890.
Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Italian French Architecture Priveè by Cesar Daly Hand Painted Print 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French private architecture and, precisely, a the design of a 19th century suburban villa under Napoleon III by Casar Daly. Together with anot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Majolica Oyster Platter Sarreguemines, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica oyster platter signed Sarreguemines circa 1920.
Measure: diameter / 14.5".
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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18th 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
19th Century French Corbel Wall Shelves, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wooden wall decorations created in 19th century France. Beautifully painted and poised with elegant details abounding, these identical wall furnishings impart an effortless...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Sherrie Wolf Stripes and Pear Cookie Tin Still Life Signed Numbered Aqua Tint
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Pair of Sherrie Wolf Stripes and Pear Cookie Tin Still Life Signed Numbered Aqua Tint Prints in Square Frames
Stripes and Pear 1996 by Sherrie Wolf
Cookie Tins 1996 by Sherrie Wolf
Dimensions: 23.5 x 23.5 x 1" Framed
Artwork 12 x 13"
Full of character and fashionably inspiring, original signed prints by Sherrie Wolf. This pair of paintings a take off of the paintings are numbered 85&98ø200 prints made. Framed in black and gold architectural square frames. Whether displayed horizontally, vertically of seperated, these paintings are sure to impress.
The still life captured by the artist shows multiple effects within, the draping striped fabric softly placed with all its crevices, the structured cookie tins and biscuits displayed...
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Framed French Postcards of Landmark Buildings in Paris France - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of antique framed postcards of famous buildings in Paris, France. Each card is titled at the bottom either, "PALAIS DE L'INDUSTRIE" or "LES INVALIDES", and depict those buildi...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
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 Old Master Painting of a Child
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French Old Master Painting of a Child. Gorgeous details painted on canvas. This is an early 18th Century original old master painting. Ni...
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Early 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Blue and 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.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Large Oil on Panel: 'The Cowherder by the Pond', by Charles Dhuin
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Oil on panel: 'The Cowherder by the Pond', by Charles Dhuin, painted around the end of the 19th century, and signed in its lower right corner. This idyllic pastoral scene, with its l...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
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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