Set Of Antique French Provincial Dining Chairs
Vintage 1930s French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cotton, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Wood
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Linen, Oak, Lacquer
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Faux Leather, Fruitwood
Vintage 1960s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 1790s French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Antique Early 19th Century French Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Fabric
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century British French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Glass, Oak
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Armchairs
Rush, Oak
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Armchairs
Oak
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Patio and Garden Furniture
Iron
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wicker, Wood
Vintage 1960s Persian Persian Rugs
Wool
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Architectural Elements
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Portuguese Dining Room Chairs
Rosewood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Cherry
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Folk Art Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Paint, Giltwood, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Wardrobes and Armoires
Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Stone Sinks
Carrara Marble
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Linen, Cane, Wood
Antique 19th Century Italian Bed Coronas
Wood, Rope
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Mahogany
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Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Wood, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Wood
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Oak
Antique 19th Century French Country Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Chairs
Oak
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Beech
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Early 20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Oak, Rush
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Oak
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Walnut
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Oak
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Fruitwood
Vintage 1970s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Oak
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Chairs
Fabric, Oak
Early 20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Oak
Vintage 1920s Belgian French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage 1950s Italian French Provincial Chairs
Walnut
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Oak
Vintage 1940s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Brass
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Chairs
Beech
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Chairs
Rush, Oak
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Stools
Ash, Elm
Antique Early 19th Century English French Provincial Farm Tables
Beech
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Oak
20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Beech
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
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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 dining-room-chairs for You
No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.
In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.
In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.
Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.
By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?
Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.