French Provincial Antique Mirror
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
Early 19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Wood
Early 19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
18th Century French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Mirror
Gold, Gold Leaf
1920s American French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
1760s French Louis XV French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Glass, Wood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror
Late 19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mercury Glass, Walnut
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Mirror
Oak
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
1790s French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Gold
Early 19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 1900s French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Oak
Late 19th Century French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Hardwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV French Provincial Antique Mirror
Canvas, Wood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
1920s Unknown French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
Mid-18th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
Early 1900s French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror
1920s French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Hardwood, Paint
Late 19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Oak
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Brass
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century European French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
Early 20th Century British French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
1920s French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Gold Leaf
1880s French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood
19th Century French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Giltwood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Wood, Paint, Canvas, Mirror
1880s French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Oak
Early 19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Wood, Canvas
19th Century French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Gesso
Early 20th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Wood
19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century American French Provincial French Provincial Antique Mirror
Mirror, Mahogany
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A Close Look at french-provincial Furniture
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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