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 Pencil Drawing of a Figure on a Path with a Windmill Beyond
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Nicely executed landscape pencil drawing from the, 19th century. Most likely French school. It is expertly matted and framed. There is a signature and date in the lower right, but th...
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
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
Pair of 19th Century French Portraits
By E. Bourgeois
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of 19th century French portraits depicting a bourgeois husband and wife. Signed E. Bourgeois. From the town of Autun in Burgundy. ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Tall Impressionist Portrait Drawing of a Frenchman, Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Tall portrait painting on paper of a French man. The young man is wearing a long sleeve red and a white stripe shirt. His sleeves are pulled up to his elbows, and a red belt cinches ...
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Signed French Neoclassical Framed and Glass Cover Painting Resting Nude Woman 40
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French framed painting resting nude woman from the 1940.
Traditionally those paintings were hung above the bed in a master bedroom in France.
...
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1940s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
"La Pleine Vendange", French Grape Harvest-Hand Watercolored
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage print "La Pleine Vendange" or "The Full Harvest" is hand watercolored and depicts the harvesting of grapes in France. It is in a solid black and gold frame.
Width-24.5"
...
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
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...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Bone
Signed French Framed Artwork Resting Nude Woman Hand Carved Bleached Oak Frame
Located in Miami, FL
Signed French framed artwork resting nude woman hand carved bleached oak frame.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oak
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Provincial Gilt Horse Head Butcher Sign
Located in New York, NY
French Provincial (20th Century) wall plaque of gilt horse head butcher sign.
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Old 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.
O/7020.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Oil Painting dutch sail galleon in the Ocean
Located in Berlin, DE
Battleships in coastal waters. Atmospherically densely painted seascape with a lot of bootstaffage. This painting captivates by its influence of the Romanticism with a direct nature view. The most carefully executed coastal motif...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Cuirassier
By Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier
Located in London, GB
Signed with monogram (lower left)
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Panel
Mid-19th Century French Beauvais Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
In an 18th century Verdure style, but 19th century in origin Beauvais tapestry work. A tall tree shades a farmhouse yard with foreground wild plants,...
Category
1850s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
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".
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
Trompe-l'oeil Style Still Life Oil Painting
By Jacques Lamy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Trompe-l'oeil style still life oil painting on burlap with a pleasing monotone palette and a classical mediterranean composition. Featuring a contrived weathered background and gold ...
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Wall Decorations
Landscape of the Ariege by Albert Regagnon Oil on Canvas
Located in Marseille, FR
Landscape of the Ariege Regagnon Albert (1874-1961) representing around Sentarailles dated 1951. French school oil painting on canvas.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
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
Antique French Rococo Tapestry Inspired by Francois Boucher, Country Romance
Located in Dallas, TX
73139 Antique French Rococo Tapestry Inspired by Francois Boucher, Romance in the Country, Pastoral Tapestry Wall Hanging. Drawing inspiration from Louis XV style and Francois Boucher's Romance in the Country, this handwoven wool and silk antique French Rococo tapestry depicts an idyllic romantic scene in a pastoral setting. The meticulous details define the picnic scene of two peasant girls lounging with a peasant boy standing by a bridge in the French countryside. A large tree on either side create balance with a country cottage nestled in between the plush forest and rolling hills. Surrounded by trees, dense foliage, and delicate florals, this antique Francois Boucher style pastoral tapestry creates a perfect countryside landscape and embodies true French Romanticism. With its commitment to tradition and heart full of whimsy, this antique European tapestry can enliven nearly any opulent period-interior with color and vitality. Well-suited for French, Rococo, Louis XIV, Louis XI, Louis XV, Rococo, Chippendale, Regal, Aubusson, Baroque, Renaissance, Old World, Traditional, European, and Savonnerie inspired interiors with Gobelins or Beauvais style. Whether in a formal setting with elaborate furnishings or in an Ottoman style interior, this French wall art takes on a spirited type of energy, some say “a joie de vivre” meaning to experience the joys of living, loving and playing by getting back to nature. This antique Noble...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
Mixed Media Still Life on Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mixed media still life with enhance lithographic oranges on a faux
silver leaf background. Presented in an impressive carved wood frame.
Category
Late 20th Century American 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
"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...
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Antique French Verdure Tapestry with a Countryside Scene
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Antique French Verdure Tapestry with a Countryside Scene. Rug 16-1206, This enchanting antique verdure tapestry beautifully illustrates a Countryside Scene with the dept...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
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
Pair of Gouaches on Silk in the Style of Castiglione 'Lang Shining'
By Hai Feng
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of framed 19th century gouaches of tulips on silk, in the style of Castiglione (Lang Shining).
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
Antique French Tapestry with Pictorial Design in Blue, Teal Green, Yellow & Red
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 4' x 5'5.
This beautiful French tapestry was crafted around the turn of the 20th Century and features a pictorial design depicting two individuals frolicking in nature wit...
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Early 20th Century European French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
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
4 French Provincial Carved Life-Size Horse Heads
Located in New York, NY
4 French Provincial (19th Century) carved pine life-size horse head wall plaques on black painted panel.(PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
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"
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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
19th century Hand carved Oak panel with Foliage Sculptural ornament France
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Introducing a magnificent French 19th-century hand-carved oak panel, adorned with exquisite foliage sculptural ornamentation. This finely crafted piece showcases the artistry and att...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
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 Wall Decorations
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.
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1910s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
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 Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
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
Majolica Oyster Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870.
6 Shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Older model.
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1870s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Oyster Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Sarreguemines, circa 1870.
6 Shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Older model.
Category
1870s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage French Aubusson Tapestry Style Needlepoint Lumbar Pillow
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage French Aubusson Tapestry style needlepoint lumbar pillow.
This Aubusson style pillow features a charming bouquet of pink roses, see...
Category
Mid-20th Century European French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton
Cherub Garden Wall Elements, a Pair
Located in Pasadena, CA
These ornately carved Italian cherub wall elements add eye-catching detail to a room. They are crafted from silvered metal. Italian silvered meta...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Antique French Tapestry, circa 1800s, Soft Tones
Located in New York, NY
This softly toned verdure tapestry shows two leafy trees framing a scene of a fox and chicken, with a receding rustic landscape behind. Only the animal action disturbs the tranquil summer scene. Red and green rose and leaf...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
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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