French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
FRENCH PROVINCIAL STYLE
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.
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Style: French Provincial
Antique Stone Basin with Circular Carved Center
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Warm colored reclaimed antique stone basin, square shape with textured sides and round center basin. This stone piece would make a great planter or fountain.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Tile Top and Iron Tabouret or Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Midcentury tabouret or table with an iron base and a bold colorful kaleidoscopic tile top with floral and geometric designs.
Category
20th Century Italian French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Dutch Delft Style Blue and White Tile Featuring a Soldier
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful antique hand painted blue and white Delft or French Provincial style ceramic tile featuring a soldier carrying a flag. This would make an excellent coaster.
Holland, Cir...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Antique Farm Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
This 17th century antique farmer's mantel is a subtle yet elegant breakfast room or study mantel.
Measurements: 44.5" W x 12.5" D x 43.5"
Firebox: ...
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Antique French Copper Converted Cistern & Sink Planter Box or Garden Ornament
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique copper lavabo or cistern and sink is unsigned, but presumed to originate from France and date to approximately 1890 and done in the ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Copper
Small 19th Century Yellow Glazed French Ceramic Confit Jar #2
Located in Munich, DE
Beautiful small confit jar with its characteristic yellow glaze.
Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as cassoulet or foie gras...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Midcentury French Provincial Stoneware Pottery, Jar Pot
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Jar is in sandstone, in brown color. It has been done in the south of France.
The datation is 20th century.
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Sandstone
$425 Sale Price
20% Off
French Stone Jardiniere for Patio Terrace or Garden 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
This jardiniere in stone comes from an odl farm in the south west of France The jardiniere keeps the marks of time with moss which contributes to its beautiful patina. It can be used...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Minimal Beige Limestone Fireplace Surround For Timeless Decor
Located in Beervelde, BE
Timeless beige limestone fireplace surround with some artempo details and rounded corners.
Measurements:
127,5 cm Exterior Width 50,20 Inch
111 cm Exterior Height 43,70 Inch
105,5 cm...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone, Sandstone
French Traditional Pedestals Paint Classic French Gray, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French traditional pedestals made of wood with gorgeous classic French gray painted finish. Original finish from the 1960s. Add some French style to your design projects.
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Plant Pot Holder, glazed Terracotta, Green color, France 1930
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a plant pot holder. It has been made in France circa 1930. It is made in Terracotta Glazed, with Green Color.
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
$425 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th century French Terracotta Vase or Pot à confit 11.5"high
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 19th century earthenware confit pot from the Southwest of France with traditional yellow ochre glaze. Chips and losses to glaze, hairline crack near top. Notice the old rest...
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Terracotta
Antique French Painted Paneled Cupboard Doors
Located in Sheffield, MA
Slightly distressed French Provincial paneled doors for a cabinet this striking pair of doors wear their age with grace, and would bring c...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
$2,600 / set
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Potter Jar Jug table lamp Brown
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Potter Jar Jug table lamp Brown
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Sandstone
$425 Sale Price
20% Off
French Provincial Limestone Antique Fireplace Surround With Star Design
Located in Beervelde, BE
Limestone French fireplace surround for a small budget.
The fronton has been restored and has a nice star in the center. The surface has been honed.
Measurements:
168,5 cm Exterior W...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Minimalistic French Modern Chic Marble Stone Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
Minimalistic modern chic fireplace surround.
Original French 19th century period fireplace surround from the region around Beaune.
Authentic marble stone with pink and ivory teint. A...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Set of Four French Painted Garden Chairs
Located in Buchanan, NY
This set of four beautiful French garden chairs will be an elegant addition to any outdoor seating area or garden. The chairs are constructed from white-painted iron, and feature dec...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Riviera Bastide Fireplace Surround In Beige Limestone For Timeless Decor
Located in Beervelde, BE
Beige forever stone fireplace surround with authentic surface structure.
Measurements:
135,5 cm Exterior Width 53,35 Inch
111 cm Exterior Height 43,70 Inch
108 cm Interior Width 42,5...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Wine Press Screw Pedestals Plant Holder, French, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French pedestal wine press screw.
The screw has been embellished with a box decorated with diamond-cut wooden scuptures.
Brutalist style
Very stylish
Dimensions of the top 9.84/9.84 ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Country French Farmhouse Oak Outdoor Wagon Wheel Bench
Located in Astoria, NY
A monumental and truly one-of-a-kind early 19th century French farmhouse outdoor loveseat bench, sourced from Provence. Originally a functional wagon wheel, this extraordinary piece ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
Anduze Pot in Cream Yellow
By Boisset
Located in Tilburg, NL
Anduze Pot in Cream Yellow, France, Mid 20th century.
This well sized Anduze pot has a warm cream yellow color and a glazed surface, showing a rich high ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pottery
French Provincial Limestone Fireplace Mantel For Timeless Decor Setting
Located in Beervelde, BE
French antique fireplace surround with original patina.
3 massive blocks of natural limestone.
18th century period.
Dimensions:
171,5 cm Exterior Width 67,52 Inch
108 cm Exterior Hei...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Vintage French Bronzed Metal Garden Table with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ebony color metal table base with Italian Marble top.
The metal ring on the bottom is lined with a bamboo type wood also in ebony finish.
This would make wonderful entry foyer, ce...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Metal, Iron
$2,304 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Italian andirons
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Italian decorative andirons, circa 1900s.
The pair of andirons is made of bronze and hand-crafted wrought iron.
Fully decorated with 4 faces on the top of the bronze elements...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
$500 / set
Mid-War Beige Travertin Fireplace Surround for Eclectic Vintage Decor
Located in Beervelde, BE
One of a kind mid war period vintage fireplace surround in 3 solid blocks of Travertine marble. The surface reflects the light in the room and creates that ambiance we are looking fo...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Travertine
Pair of 19th C. French Giltwood Cache Rideauxs "Curtain Covers"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century French giltwood cache rideaus The window coverings, designed for hanging draperies, showcase an elegant but simple design with b...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Giltwood
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Fireplace Tool Set in Cast Iron, 1970s France
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
A set of four arts fire utensils on a cast iron stand.
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Faded Red Painted Zinc Cross from France
Located in Houston, TX
Faded red painted zinc cross from France. 19th century zinc cross painted in a dusty coral hue faded from its original red color. Beautiful gray zinc color and brownish rust patina. ...
Category
1850s French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Zinc
19th Century French Gadrooned Colonne Vessel
Located in Vista, CA
19th century French gadrooned colonne vessels 14" X 12".
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
French Provincial Tole Washstand
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial grey faux wood painted tole washstand with side bars and gold wreath decoration.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Tôle
Antique French Bronze Decorative Fireplace Andirons; a pair
Located in Malibu, CA
19th C Bronze/brass fireplace ware with acanthus leaves & urn.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Bronze
Garden Ornament Cast Stone Seagull on Wood Base
Located in South Salem, NY
20th Century garden ornament of a cast stone seagull on a wood base. The seagull retains much of its original paint.
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Rustic Antique Marble and Metal Base Coffee Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique French cast iron base is in the Ilana Goor handwrought iron style. The 23" high coffee table is a perfect height for serving t...
Category
1920s Vintage French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Grain Measure, early20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique French grain measure, early 20th century. Aged wood with iron bands and iron handle.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
White Scrollwork Garden Dining Table and Four Chairs, France 1940s
Located in South Salem, NY
This set of 1940s French iron and metal garden furniture dining set includes four side chairs and a square table, all adorned with weathered whi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Square French Style Iron Base Table with Wood Top, Garden Table
Located in Miami, FL
Square French style iron base table with wood top. Garden table or bistro table
Ideal for hospitality.
Indoor and outdoor.
Category
2010s Spanish French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Pair of Vintage White Painted Concrete Garden Urns with Swag Detailing
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Enhance your garden or outdoor space with this exquisite pair of vintage white-painted concrete garden urns. These urns boast a classic Neoclassical design, featuring elegantly scrol...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
Fine Antique Mortar Form Marble Garden Urn
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Garden urn taking the desirable form of the Classic European Mortars seen in France and Italy. The Urn is very weathered with an authentic overall worn surface and is curre...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Other
Early 18th Century French Provincial Cast Iron Fireback
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 18th Century French Provincial Cast Iron Fireback
Firebacks were placed at the rear of a fireplace to protect the wall from heat and radiate warmth into the room. This pieces ...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique French Painted Decorative Floral Panel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Originally purchased from Hollyhock in West Hollywood, California. A large panel in ecru paint with carved painted and gilt high relief decoration- a gilt bow and swags at the top over a basket of fruits with a garden rake...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
French Wood Urn Flower Pot With Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French wood urn flower pot with lid. Nice wood details and nice original tin liner too.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Outdoor Fontainebleau Sofa in Dark Green Steel
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Designer and artist José Lévy created the Fontainebleau outdoor collection, a deeply personal project inspired by his own country house near Fontainebleau, an hour south of Paris.
...
Category
2010s Belgian French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
$6,312 / item
Outdoor Fontainebleau Chair in Dark Green Steel
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Designer and artist José Lévy created the Fontainebleau outdoor collection, a deeply personal project inspired by his own country house near Fontainebleau, an hour south of Paris.
...
Category
2010s Belgian French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
$1,111 / item
Cosy Chic French Fireplace Mantle With Black Marble Details
Located in Beervelde, BE
Cosy chic fireplace surround with black marble details.
This original antique French chimneypiece stood in a library with a boiserie wall.
Dimensions:
145 cm Exterior Width 57,09 Inc...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
Jarre Goutte Biot Grande
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
France has always been the pioneer of the European garden. These once functional olive jars eventually found their way to cascading gardens once retired, thus creating the iconic Fre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Pottery
$2,380 Sale Price
20% Off
Faux Bois Planter
Located in London, England
Concrete faux bois garden planter.
Circa 1930.
H 108cm x W 73cm x D 55cm
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Concrete
$2,641
A Pair of Large 19th Century French Brass Curtain Tie Backs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Large 19th Century French Brass Curtain Tie Backs
The Tie Backs or Hooks are solid brass, they have a decorative crest which swings on a backplate
The brackets have a s...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Unusual 19th Century Victorian Cast Iron Garden Side Table Pot Stand
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
An unusual cast iron former cheese press table base, extremely well built with heavy splayed legs and a grooved top with drain hole.
Probably of French o...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Provençal Carrara Brocatelle & Verde Marble Chimneypiece
Located in Ware, GB
18th Century French Provençal Carrara Marble Fireplace with Brocatelle and dark Verde marble to frieze and jambs. Carved motif to centre of frieze.
Elegant carved arch to the top of...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Outdoor Fontainebleau Round Table in Dark Green Steel
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Designer and artist José Lévy created the Fontainebleau outdoor collection, a deeply personal project inspired by his own country house near Fontainebleau, an hour south of Paris.
...
Category
2010s Belgian French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Traditional French Style Mirrored Pedestal Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traditional mirrored pedestal table constructed from beveled mirror and gold gilded wood.
Top is mirrored with a small circle cut out. See i...
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$1,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Wrought Iron Gate Post Corners
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of 19th century French wrought iron gate post corners.
A lovely large pair of wrought iron corner brackets, these would have many uses, they a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Iron and Brass Fireplace Tools with Andirons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional and unique set of fireplace tools including andirons.
Iron shows years of patina adding to the aged beauty of this set.
Acquired on a trip to Europe from old estate.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass, Iron
$2,865 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Louis XV Marble Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
Here we have a Louis XV antique black marble mantel with white veins. This is a lovely French piece that dates back to the 19th century.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
$23,166
Large Trough Planter on Stand Rustic French Oak Brutalist XL Antique Serving Bar
Located in London, GB
An extraordinary and extremely rare, extra-large trunk-hewn trough planter on stand in lovely antique condition. Strikingly large, decoratively shapely and wonderfully characterful, this one-of-a-kind statement piece could be used indoors or outdoors as a planter – and could even double up as a stylish champagne bar on special occasions. However it’s displayed, this incredible gem won’t fail to add spectacular rustic splendour and a magnificent aesthetic of bygone traditional craftsmanship to any setting.
Traditionally crafted, the oak tree trunk would have been hand hewn and hollowed to create the animal trough and still has the original notched grooves to the underside, showing where it would once have sat on a larger farmyard frame. The present stand is traditionally crafted using pegged mortise and tenon joints and has lovely, slightly curving, ski-like legs in the antique southern French style, which really add to its beautifully imperfect rustic appeal.
All in all this is a quite extraordinary planter and an incredible find. Its breathtaking scale (we’ve never seen one even close to this size) and stunning, unapologetically rustic, almost Brutalist appeal, make it the perfect statement piece, which could be used either inside or out, for those looking for a fantastic one-of-a-kind treasure.
CONDITION
This is in very good antique condition. Extremely large and heavy, this super piece was traditionally crafted and is structurally sound and sturdy. The trunk planter has lovely gnarled, aged appeal and the base has to-be-expected minor marks and signs of wear to show its age, which only enhance its aged rustic appeal. The planter sits snuggly in the frame and can be removed for transporting separately. If using indoors, it could be waxed as preferred. Originally the top of the base may have had decorative securing struts running depth-ways across the top, the peg joints for which can still be seen and which a craftsman could recreate if required. Overall this is a truly incredible XL planter...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Oak, Teak
19th Century French Gadrooned Colonne Vessel
Located in Vista, CA
19th century French Gadrooned Colonne vessels 14" X 12".
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique Limestone Basin with Repairs
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A beautifully sized antique and reclaimed stone sink, with drain hole at back. Concrete patched / repairs can be seen to the perimeter walls of th...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
French Directoire Fireplace in Grey Bardiglio Marble
Located in London, GB
An attractive French Directoire fireplace in grey Italian Bardiglio marble. The panelled frieze and jambs with matching inlaid white marble diamond panel featuring rosette and foliag...
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19th Century Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Architectural Fireplace in Pearl Beige Limestone
Located in London, GB
An architecturally moulded fireplace in pearl beige limestone. The flat jambs and frieze with moulded shelf above. French, modern.
Sizes:
Shelf width 1407 mm / 55 3/8 in
Overall ...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
Antique French Balacet Marble Mantel
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique French mantel, crafted from Balacet marble in the 1880s, showcases exquisite Empire-style design and exceptional craftsmanship. The centerpiece features a hand-carved ge...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Marble
French Provincial building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $749 and tops out at $17,724 while the average work can sell for $6,500.
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