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Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Decorative Art
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Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Decorative Art
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Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Decorative Art
Ceramic
Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Decorative Art
Ceramic
Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Decorative Art
Ceramic
Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Decorative Art
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique Early 1900s French Aesthetic Movement Dinner Plates
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Platters and Serveware
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Decorative Art
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Dinner Plates
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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 dinner-plates for You
Set the mood when you’re setting the table. The right antique and vintage dinner plates for the meals in your home can truly elevate the dining experience.
We haven’t had our own plate at dinner for very long. It wasn’t until the middle of the 19th century in Europe that individual dinner plates had become the norm, replacing the platters that diners had shared before them. Innovations at the dining table are believed to have been introduced by Italian noblewoman Catherine de’ Medici, who, when she married King Henry II of France in 1533, brought with her decorative table adornments for meals and fine tableware such as silver forks, replacing the fingers and knives utilized during dinner before her arrival. Italy was a bit faster on table settings, and, thanks to Catherine, tableware such as dinner plates would also replace the wooden trenchers and flat slabs of days-old bread that preceded them.
Today, while enthusiasts of mid-century modern furnishings might pine for vintage mismatched dinner plates — a mix of old and new can be refreshing — presenting ceramic vessels, glassware and decorative centerpieces that matched was once actually part of the point as setting the table became more refined during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And as Fornasetti dinner plates and Chinese porcelain tableware have long held weight as collector’s items and status symbols, your dinner dishes haven’t ever really been merely functional. From antique metal dishes and ornamental earthenware designed by celebrated English ceramics makers Wedgwood, dinner plates are statement-making works that bring elegance and likely stir conversation at your table.
Entertaining is an art form, and the kitchen bar island and dining room table in your space are cherished gathering places where families and friends convene and grow closer over good meals. Browse an extensive collection of antique and vintage dinner plates to pair with these important events today on 1stDibs.