Pair of Midcentury Dixie Furniture Single Drawer Side Tables
By Dixie
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of midcentury Dixie Furniture single drawer laminated top side tables measuring 18"W x 15"D x
Laminate, Hardwood, Paint
Vintage French Provincial Style “DuBarry” Dresser by Dixie
By Dixie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Materials: Oak, Brass Pulls This vintage French Provincial
Brass
French Provincial Dixie Nightstands, a Pair
By Dixie Furniture Co.
Located in Cordova, SC
Pair of Dixie French Provinicial nightstands. Both could use a little work. However both are
Wood
Dixie Furniture Provincial Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
By Dixie
Located in Germantown, MD
Dixie Provincial Style Walnut Fruitwood chest of drawers. Very solid construction with original
Walnut
Dixie Provincial Style Bedside Chest of Drawers Nightstand
By Dixie
Located in Germantown, MD
A Dixie Provincial Style bedside chest of drawers or nightstand in very good vintage condition
Brass
White Furniture French Provincial Maple Twin Bedframes - a Pair
By Dixie
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful pair of White Furniture maple twin bed in very good vintage condition. Measures 41.75"W x 43"H x 79"L. Footboard is 16"H W7060522C.
Maple
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H 46.5 in W 62 in D 1.5 in
Mid Century Dixie Drexel French Provincial Cane Full Queen Bed Headboard
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century French Provincial full or queen size headboard featuring serpentine form with shell and
Cane, Hardwood
Stunning Dixie Nine-Drawer Dresser Lacquered
By Dixie
Located in Raleigh, NC
This vintage Dixie dresser can also serve a credenza in a living or dining room. Nine drawers
Brass
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.
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