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French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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
1960s Signed Vallauris Fréres Massier Woven Ceramic Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A woven ceramic bowl from Vallauris by Clement and Jerome Massier. Marked by les Fréres Massier on the bottom.
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Very Large Early 20th Century french Wicker basket
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Oversized Early 20th Century French Wicker Basket Introducing this wonderful oversized early 20th-century French wicker basket, featuring twin handles for easy carrying. Crafted, li...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Wicker

Hand Painted Scalloped Moustiers Faïence Bowl
Located in Greenwich, CT
Exquisite Hand Painted Moustiers Faience scalloped bowl signed 'Bondil a Moustiers' 18th century inspired shape and décor finely rendered . Perfect hostess gift !
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Earthenware

Blue and White Ceramic and Ormolu Wall Bracket This is a beautiful piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Blue and White Ceramic and Ormolu Wall Bracket This is a beautiful piece it has a ceramic floral delft decoration outlined with an ormolu border this obviously gives support to the...
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1890s Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

19th Century Stone Mortar
Located in Houston, TX
19th century stone mortar from Italy. Hand-carved marble mortar in a conical shape with four handles. One handle notched with a channel for pouring. Beautiful as a sculptural accent ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Marble

Very Large Colorful Glazed Earthenware Passata Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Very large colorful glazed earthenware passata bowl from Southern Italy (Puglia). This rustic 19th century terracotta bowl was used in ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Terracotta

French 18th-19th Century Small Marble Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful small marble mortar full with small fossils. France, circa 1750-1850 Weathered. H:9,5cm W:20,5cm D:20,5cm
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18th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Marble

French 18th-19th Century Small Marble Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful small marble mortar France, circa 1750-1850 Weathered.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Marble

1920s French Sarreguemines Fruit or Cake Stand
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Sarreguemines bowl on foot with colorful floral and geometric decorations. To be used as serveware, cake stand or decorative centerpiece. Stamped under base. Beautiful vinta...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Very Large Colorful Glazed Earthenware Passata Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Very large colorful glazed earthenware passata bowl from southern Italy (Puglia). This rustic 19th century terracotta bowl was used in ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Terracotta

Monumental Bronze Bowl Centerpiece French Classical Lerolle Freres
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing monumental French bronze centerpiece or Jardiniere Two maiden figurines sit either side of the bowl At other points it's deco...
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Late 20th Century French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Bronze

French 18th-19th Century Black Marble Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare black marble (Belgium blue stone) mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher. Weathered but good condition.
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18th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Belgian Black Marble

Antique French Triple Tier Handmade Twisted Black Wire Kitchen Basket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From France, circa 1890-1910, a triple-tiered, twisted wire standing basket, over 21 inches tall. Amazing as a table-center, shop display, or on a kitchen countertop used as origina...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Metal

Coupe Vallauris en forme de feuille Verte & Jaune French Riviera France 1970
Located in London, England
Cette élégante coupe ou vide poche en céramique de Vallauris, emblématique de la French Riviera des années 1970, est bien plus qu'un simple objet : c'est un véritable trésor vintage...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

1960s Italian Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Basket
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern basket or container, perfect in any room next to a sofa or in a bedroom as pillow or blanket storage as well as in any bathroom as bathrobe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Vintage Porcelain Ashtray Catchall L. T, France Taillemite Made in France
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Limoges Porcelaine Française Ashtray Catchall, “Mousquetaire 1724” by L. Taillemite, France An elegant French Limoges porcelain ashtray catchall, designed by L. Taillemite an...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Porcelain

18th-19th Century, French Limestone Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare limestone mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher. Weathered and but in a good condition.
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18th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Limestone

Rattan Italian Basket Fruit Bowl Centerpiece, 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Title: French Handcrafted Wicker Fruit Basket on Pedestal, 1970s Description: This beautifully handcrafted fruit basket, made in France in the 1970s, combines timeless elegance with...
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1970s Italian Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Rattan

French Garden/Flower Basket
Located in New York, NY
French hand woven garden basket composed of woven reeds over a wood form. Lavendar bundles included upon request, but may not travel well.
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Rattan, Wood

Coupe tripode Vallauris en céramique Francaise French Riviera 1960/70 Vintage
Located in London, England
Cette magnifique coupe tripode de Vallauris, en céramique émaillée française, présente un design unique et captivant. Sa couleur de base marron, harmonieusement enrichie de glaçures ...
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1970s French Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

17th-18th Century, French Sandstone Mortar and Pestle
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing and very rare sandstone mortar with its wooden pestle, France, circa 1650-1750. Great eyecatcher. Wonderful weathered condition. H:11cm W:25,5cm D:cm h 27 b 6
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17th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Sandstone

French Faience Tureen Keller & Guerin Saint Clement, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Tureen Keller & Guerin Saint Clement Circa 1900. Small tureen with plate decorated with flowers and coat of arms Aurillac. Measures:...
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Faience

Pair French Bronze Ormolu Cherub Tazza Dishes Bowls Clodion
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair French gilt rococo urns in the Louis XVI manner Very opulent pair, just crying out to be the centrepiece to any interiors scheme So intricately cast with the rocaille details Ve...
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1980s Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Bronze

19th Century French Blue Glazed Terracotta Dairy Bowl or Tian
Located in Buisson, FR
Great authentic and extremely rare piece of pottery from the Provence. Beautiful weathered and an amazing and almost impossible to find blue color France, circa 1850 Good but weather...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Terracotta

Vide poche Vallauris en céramique Francaise Côte-d'Azur 1960 Vintage
Located in London, England
Découvrez ce superbe vide poche en céramique, un véritable témoignage du savoir-faire artisanal de la Côte d'Azur dans les années 1960. Fabriqué à Vallauris, célèbre pour ses créatio...
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1960s European Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Brutalist Vide Poche, France, 1950, Olive Wood, Brown Color, Old Patina, Large
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This vide poche, can be seen as an abstract sculpture too. The form is free, and the wood is olive tree. This has been done in France in the 1950's. The patina is old, and it is a la...
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Fruitwood

Stoneware Pottery Pot or Vase with Amazing Glaze 20th Century Rustic
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This vase ot Pot was made in the 1960s in France by Les Potiers d'Accolay. Blue glaze on the inside and matte raw appearance on the outside, it has colorful geometric patterns on bot...
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20th Century French French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Stoneware

Earthenware oven dish Decorative Dish With bees decoration Yellow Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Earthenware oven dish Decorative Dish With bees decoration Yellow Color 1960 France.
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Rattan and Rope Italian Basket Bowl Centerpiece, 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rattan and Rope Italian Basket Bowl Centerpiece, 1970s
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1970s Italian Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Rattan

Earthenware oven dish Decorative Dish With flowers decoration Yellow Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a Earthenware dish that goes to the oven. It has been done in France circa 1960. Yellow and Brown color.
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Brutalist Root Wood Vide Poche or Bowl 1960 France with Old Patina Riviera
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a French midcentury, dish, bowl, or Vide-Poche, free form, with it's old patina. This is coming from south of France, with it's French Rivieria accents. This was a time when ...
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Vide poche Vallauris en céramique émaillée Francaise French Riviera 1970 Vintage
Located in London, England
Vide poche zoomorphe Vallauris en céramique rose émaillée. Représentatif des productions du sud de la France réalisées dans les années 60/70. Roger Capron, Pablo Picasso, Robert Pi...
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1970s European Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Mural Box or Wall Vide Poche, from France 19th Century, Brown Color Painted
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This vide poche is a mural Vide poche or box, this is setting on the wall. Made in France in the 19th century, it has been made in Brown Painted wood.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Vintage Wood Round Serving Tray Platter or Vide Poche, Brown Color, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This tray is with an handle, you can use it to any need for the kitchen or dinning table, as well as a vide poche too. It has been done in france circa 1960, and it is in wood, in a ...
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Late 19th Century French Rustic Oil Painted Wooden Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
An oil painting on a wooden plate featuring a rustic barn scene. It features a rooster, several hens, and a chick, with a rustic barn backdrop. The artist's signature "Wm Revill" is...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Other

Monumental French Vineyard Grape Picker's Harvest Hotte Hod Tall Wooden Basket
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique country French vineyard grape picker's hotte / hod / harvest backpack basket with beautifully aged warm rustic worn patina! Created in Provincial France in the mid-19th century, part of the traditional old world industrial winemaking process, this large wooden basket...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Iron

Round Ceramic Gilt Greek Key Bowls with Silhouettes France - A Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful pair of French ceramic bowls. Each bowl is marked with "Made in France" in black on the bottom. The crisp white blanc de chine is decorated with maroon, black, and gold G...
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20th Century French French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic, Paint

1960s Italian Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Basket
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern basket or container, perfect in any next to a sofa or in a bedroom as pillow or blanket storage as well as in any bathroom as bathrobe and ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Early 19th Century French Pair of Glazed Terracotta Resin Dishes
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of resin dishes in glazed terracotta. In the South West of France, the country named Landes was a poor country having very few natural resources, the inhabitants lived on meager harvests whose land was manured by their flocks of sheep. The Landais also exploited the resin of the maritime pine: it was collected at the foot of the tree using a very artisanal technique which offered low yields: tapping with “crot” (from the Gascon cròt: hole). To harvest the resin, ancient resin workers dug a hole at the foot of the pine, generally between the roots, which they lined with moss. The resin obtained, if it had not crystallized on the care before arriving at the base of the pine, was full of impurities: twigs, sand, insects, and it contained very little turpentine. A first progress was to put dishes at the bottom of these holes which made it possible to collect the resin with fewer impurities, In 1844, the resin pot...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Terracotta

Continental Wire Basket
Located in New York, NY
Antique continental wire basket with turned wood handles, Europe, late 19th century. Dimensions: 19"W x 15" D x 12" H to handles; 7" H to top of basket.
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Late 19th Century European Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Wire

Continental Wire Basket
Continental Wire Basket
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1960s Italian Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Basket Magazine Wheelbarrow
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful, funny and very nice 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern bamboo wheelbarrow basket or container, perfect in any room next to a sofa or in a bedroom as pillow or blanket storag...
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

A marble mortar from the 19th century - France.
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A magnificent French marble mortar from the 19th century, an authentic and rare piece that embodies the elegance and refinement of French craftsmanship. This marble mortar, manufact...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Marble

Vide poche tripode Jacques Pouchain Atelier Dieulefit, céramique Francaise 1960
Located in London, England
Vide poche tripode de Jacques Pouchain en terre chamottée à émail estompé du blanc coloré au brun. Jacques Pouchain (1927-2015) POET LAVAL- DIEULEFIT Designer il interrompt ses étud...
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Antique Basket Tray with Painted Parrot
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Handmade tray or basket with a faux bamboo border, two handles and a folksy parrot painted over a herringbone weave.
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20th Century Italian French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Faux Bamboo

Emile Gallé for St. Clement, Dish on Four Feet in Hand Painted Faience, 1870s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Emile Gallé for St. Clement. Dish on four feet in hand painted faience. Decorated with flowers and birds, 1870s. In very good condition. Signed. Measures: 30.5 x 15.5 x 6.5 cm.
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1870s French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Faience

Earthenware Vide Poche Decorative Dish Representing a Bird Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a Earthenware dish or Vide poche, representing a Bird. It has been done in France circa 1960. Vallauris. Black and Green color.
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1960s Vintage French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic

Handmade 19th Century French Provincial Wooden Bowl
Located in Middleburg, VA
Handmade 19th century French provincial wooden bowl. Measures: 3.25” height 14.5” diameter.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

18th-19th Century, French Wooden Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and very rare wooden mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher. Weathered and but in a good condition. H:12,5cm W:31cm D:31cm
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Antique French Umber Glazed Lidded Bowl, 1920s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade antique, rustic French stoneware decorative lidded bowl with two large semicircle handles. Thick umber glaze. Beautiful vintage condition consistent with age. France, early ...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Antique French Brass Pan
Located in High Point, NC
Made in 19th Century France, this wide pan is handmade from brass and iron. The sizeable surface has certainly seen its share of kitchen work through the years, the time touched pati...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Metal, Brass

Handmade 19th Century French Provincial Wooden Bowl
Located in Middleburg, VA
Handmade 19th century French Provincial wooden bowl Measures: 3.5” height 13” diameter.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Wood

Antique French Brass Pot with Lid
Located in High Point, NC
Made in 19th Century France, this wide pan is handmade from brass and iron. The sizeable surface has certainly seen its share of kitchen work through the years, the time touched pati...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Metal, Brass

Antique Belgian French Cooking Pot
Located in High Point, NC
A brass pot from 19th century France. Totally handmade, this pot features a beautiful oxidized patina layering the original polished finish. These artisanally crafted pots were made with care and detail, along with high quality materials produced locally through sustainable methods. Whether you're intrigued by the rustic materials and techniques used by craftspeople of the past, or searching for a story to inspire your space. This brass pot calls to mind embers in a stone hearth...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Bowls and Baskets

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Brass

French Provincial bowls and baskets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique French Provincial bowls and baskets 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 bowls and baskets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial bowls and baskets made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original bowls and baskets, popular names associated with this style include Fives-Lille, Dieulefit, Digoin & Sarreguemines, and Guy Maccoy. 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 bowls and baskets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $75 and tops out at $5,800 while the average work can sell for $500.

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