French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
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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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Brass
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Zinc
20th Century American French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Metal
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Marble, Zinc
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Tôle
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Stone, Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Onyx
1750s French Antique French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Stone, Brass, Pewter
1840s French Antique French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Zinc
Late 19th Century Antique French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Steel, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Metal
2010s Chinese French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Glass
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Copper
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Carrara Marble
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century English French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Swiss French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Brass
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Brass
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Zinc
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Brass, Copper
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Zinc
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Marble, Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Bathroom Fixtures
Metal, Steel