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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.

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Style: French Provincial
Louis XVI French Barometer From 1700s
Located in Lejre, DK
A Louis XVI French barometer adorned with intricate carvings and original gilding, dating back to the late 1700s. This exquisite piece stands as a tes...
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Early 1700s French Antique French Provincial More Clocks

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Wood

Louis XVI French Barometer From 1700s
Louis XVI French Barometer From 1700s

Louis XVI French Barometer From 1700s

Antique 18th C Comtoise French Provincial Fruitwood Grandfather Long Case Clock
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Comtoise French Provincial Fruitwood Grandfather Long Case Clock Additional information: Materials: Fruitwood Please note that this item contains materials that are legally...
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18th Century Antique French Provincial More Clocks

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Fruitwood

Antique 18th C Comtoise French Provincial Fruitwood Grandfather Long Case Clock
Antique 18th C Comtoise French Provincial Fruitwood Grandfather Long Case Clock

Antique 18th C Comtoise French Provincial Fruitwood Grandfather Long Case Clock

19th Century French Provincial Three-Piece Clock Set
Located in London, GB
A fine quality three-piece French gilt red marble and bronze clock set comprising two three branch candelabra and a mantel clock. The clock has a whi...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial More Clocks

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century French Provincial Three-Piece Clock Set
19th Century French Provincial Three-Piece Clock Set

19th Century French Provincial Three-Piece Clock Set

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H 97 in W 18 in D 8 in
Exceptional Late 19th Century Three-Piece Clock Set by Ferdinand Gervais
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Located in Long Island City, NY
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French Louis XVI Style Bronze Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
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Located in Kramfors, SE
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Victorian Grandfather Clock Long Case J Hardy Dorchester 1850
Located in Potters Bar, GB
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Victorian Grandfather Clock Long Case J Hardy Dorchester 1850
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Victorian Aneroid barometer - Oak Barometer
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19th Century French Provincial Three-Piece Jeweled Clock Set
Located in London, GB
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