Gold Provincial Mirror
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Antique 18th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Gold, Gold Leaf
Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1970s French Empire Revival Trumeau Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
20th Century French Provincial Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood
20th Century Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Metal
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique 1880s French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Antique 1880s French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Oak
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Gesso
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Trumeau Mirrors
Gold
20th Century American French Provincial Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Mirror
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Antique 1790s French French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gold
20th Century American French Provincial Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mi...
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Provincial Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mir...
Oak
Antique 1810s French French Provincial Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mir...
Mirror, Hardwood
Antique Early 1900s French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace ...
Giltwood
20th Century American French Provincial Pedestals and Columns
Mirror, Wood
Late 20th Century French Provincial Picture Frames
Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Turkish Rugs
Wool
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Prints
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1960s French French Provincial Sideboards
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century French Provincial Console Tables
Fruitwood
Antique 1760s Swedish Rococo Chairs
Birch
Antique Early 1900s Maps
Paper
Antique 19th Century French Trumeau Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Pier Mirrors and Cons...
Gesso, Mirror, Wood, Paint
Antique 18th Century French Baroque Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Collectible Jewelry
Leather
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Settees
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Vintage 1940s French Provincial Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
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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.
Find a collection of antique French Provincial dining tables, seating, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right Mirrors for You
The road from early innovations in reflective glass to the alluring antique and vintage mirrors in trendy modern interiors has been a long one but we’re reminded of the journey everywhere we look.
In many respects, wall mirrors, floor mirrors and full-length mirrors are to interior design what jeans are to dressing. Exceedingly versatile. Universally flattering. Unobtrusively elegant. And while all mirrors are not created equal, even in their most elaborate incarnation, they're still the heavy lifters of interior design, visually enlarging and illuminating any space.
We’ve come a great distance from the polished stone that served as mirrors in Central America thousands of years ago or the copper mirrors of Mesopotamia before that. Today’s coveted glass Venetian mirrors, which should be cleaned with a solution of white vinegar and water, were likely produced in Italy beginning in the 1500s, while antique mirrors originating during the 19th century can add the rustic farmhouse feel to your mudroom that you didn’t know you needed.
By the early 20th century, experiments with various alloys allowed for mirrors to be made inexpensively. The geometric shapes and beveled edges that characterize mirrors crafted in the Art Deco style of the 1920s can bring pizzazz to your entryway, while an ornate LaBarge mirror made in the Hollywood Regency style makes a statement in any bedroom. Friedman Brothers is a particularly popular manufacturer known for decorative round and rectangular framed mirrors designed in the Rococo, Louis XVI and other styles, including dramatic wall mirrors framed in gold faux bamboo that bear the hallmarks of Asian design.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, mid-century modernism continues to influence the design of contemporary mirrors. Today’s simple yet chic mantel mirror frames, for example, often neutral in color, owe to the understated mirror designs introduced in the postwar era.
Sculptor and furniture maker Paul Evans had been making collage-style cabinets since at least the late 1950s when he designed his Patchwork mirror — part of a series that yielded expressive works of combined brass, copper and pewter — for Directional Furniture during the mid-1960s. Several books celebrating Evans’s work were published beginning in the early 2000s, as his unconventional furniture has been enjoying a moment not unlike the resurgence that the Ultrafragola mirror is seeing. Designed by the Memphis Group’s Ettore Sottsass in 1970, the Ultrafragola mirror, in all its sensuous acrylic splendor, has become somewhat of a star thanks to much-lauded appearances in shelter magazines and on social media.
On 1stDibs, we have a broad selection of vintage and antique mirrors and tips on how to style your contemporary mirror too.
- What is a gold gilt mirror?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A gold gilt mirror has gold decorative details along the frame. Gilt mirrors often have a thin layer of gold leaf around the edges to create an attractive gold finish. Shop a collection of gold gilt mirrors on 1stDibs.