Dixie Furniture French Provincial Style Maple Twin Size Bedframe
By Dixie
Located in Germantown, MD
Dixie Furniture Mid Century Maple Twin Size Bedframe with eith painted metal Side Rails. Measures 41.5" in width and 80" in length and 41" in height at the headboard, 13.5" in heigh...
Maple
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 23" in height. Drawer is 13" wide, 11.25" deep and 4.5" in height.
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 “DuBarry” dresser by Dixie, crafted in the 1960s, showcases the elegance and craftsm...
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 structurally sound and do not wobble in the least. The top to both nightstands could use ...
Wood
Dixie Furniture Provincial Style Walnut Chest of Drawers
By Dixie
Located in Germantown, MD
Dixie Provincial Style Walnut Fruitwood chest of drawers.
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. Very solid construction with dovetailed drawers. Measures 26" in width, 17" in depth a...
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
Sold
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 floral design and caned back. Measure: 62".
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 provide plenty of storage. The piece has been professionally lacquered in a BM gray and ...
Brass
Provincial Carved California King Size Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Provincial carved California King size bed with an arched and molded upholstered headboard with scroll wings, an upholstered and hand-carved framed low footboard, and panele...
Wood
French Louis Philippe Flame Mahogany Queen Size Sleigh Bed
Located in South Bend, IN
An outstanding French Empire or Louis Philippe style queen size sleigh bed USA, Late 20th Century Gorgeous book-matched flame mahogany, with brass accents. Measures: 67.75"W x 99"...
Brass
Provincial Carved King Size Bed
Located in Westwood, NJ
A French Provincial carved king size bed with an arched and molded upholstered headboard with scroll wings, an upholstered and hand-carved framed low footboard and paneled rails on t...
Wood
$2,995
H 88.5 in W 79.25 in D 89 in
Baker Furniture Style Federal Carved Mahogany King Size Poster Bed
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Federal or Georgian style carved mahogany king size poster bed In the manner of Baker Furniture Early 21st Century Carved mahogany, with brass accents. Measures: 79.25...
Brass
Antique Single Pine Bed, Continental.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Single Sleigh Bed Frame. A single pine sleigh bed frame, the head and foot boards have wooden bed knobs and turned legs, there is no mattress supplied with this bed. The bed ...
Pine
Pair of French Provincial Nightstands, Early 20th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant pair of Fench Provincial bedside tables, crafted from solid wood and retaining a softly worn, time-earned patina. Each table features a shaped top and scalloped apron above ...
Iron
Mid-Century Cherry Full Size Bedstead
Located in Germantown, MD
For your consideration is this Mid-Century Cherry Full Size Bedstead in great vintage condition Measures 57" in width, 24.25" in depth and 85.5" in height at the headboard, 34.5" he...
Cherry
French Louis Philippe Daybed in Figured Walnut, circa 1835
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exquisite Louis Philippe daybed in beautiful figured walnut, of superior design and fine craftsmanship. France, circa 1835. In near perfect condition, this is one of the most extr...
Walnut
$3,195
H 56.5 in W 82.25 in D 88.5 in
Louis XVI Style King Size Mahogany Bed by Leighton Hall - Showroom Sample
By Leighton Hall Furniture
Located in Suwanee, GA
This is a Louis XVI style king size mahogany bed by Leighton Hall. It has classic Louis XVI styling with fluted posts and finials and a paneled headboard and paneled footboard. D...
Mahogany
$1,350
H 23 in W 22 in D 16 in
Vintage Kenlea Crafts Solid Oak French Provincial Bedside Tables, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful pair of vintage Solid Oak French Provincial Bedside Tables from Kenlea Crafts Inc. Expertly crafted in Virginia by local Craft men. In excellent vintage condition with ma...
Oak, Paint
$2,331Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.89 in W 33.47 in D 83.86 in
Early 19th Century Directoire Cherry Wood Antique Single Bed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Delicious Italian directoire antique single bed in cherry wood, 1800. Internal dimensions inch W 30,70 D 74,01 cm W 78, D 188. Attention this bed will be shipped disassembled, assemb...
Iron
Victorian Mahogany Full Size Poster Bedframe, Circa 1840s
Located in Germantown, MD
A Victorian Mahogany Poster Full Size bedframe on wheels Measure 79.5" in depth, 57" in width and 56" in height to the top of the finials. Headboard is 48.5" high, footboard is 15.5...
Mahogany
$1,125
H 45.5 in W 43 in D 79 in
John Widdicomb French Provincial Louis XV Carved Cherry Wood Twin Bed
By John Widdicomb
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style carved cherry wood twin bed By John Widdicomb USA, Circa 1940s Measures: 41.5"W x 79.5"D x 45"H. Very good original vintage condition.
Cherry
White Furniture French Country Two-Drawer Maple Side Tables
Located in Germantown, MD
White furniture French country two-drawer maple side tables in good vintage condition. Two roomy dovetailed drawers close and open smoothly. Measures 22"W x 26"D x 22"H W6052122.
Maple
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Rosewood Bed Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Rosewood Bed Frame embodies the refined neoclassical taste that flourished during the Second Empire. Under Napoleon III, French decor...
Rosewood
1956 Thomasville Twin Bedframe
By Thomasville
Located in Germantown, MD
1956 Vintage Single Bedframe from Thomasville. The bed is in excellent condition. It measures 41"W x 81"L. The headboard is 44" tall and the footboard is 19" tall.
Maple
The 'Matisse' Etagere
Located in London, GB
The 'Matisse' wrought iron side table. A hand made and patinated wrought iron etagere with whimsical Matisse style cut-out decoration. Made to order based on a 1960s original. Avail...
Wrought Iron
$2,800 / set
H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Smoked Glass Wall Sconces, Italy Contemporary
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano smoked glass wall lights, contemporary Smoked / fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finial and brass accents Art Deco inspired de...
Brass
$1,351 / item
H 13.39 in W 10.63 in D 10.63 in
Set Antique Vintage Acorn Opaline White Milk Glass Ceiling Pendant Light Lamp
Located in Sale, GB
- A fabulous run of church opaline acorn pendant lights with steel galleries, circa 1950. - Wear commensurate with age, all in excellent condition, the steel galleries are aged worn...
Glass
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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