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French Provincial Decorative Objects

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
Color:  Gold
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 Decorative Objects

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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

Louis Lourioux Porcelain Shell Bird Motif Le Faune Trinket Dish, France
By Louis Lourioux
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A petite porcelain trinket dish or catchall by Louis Lourioux. Crafted from fine porcelain, this small dish is created in the shape of a clamshe...
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20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Gold

Louis Lourioux Porcelain Shell Bird Motif Le Faune Trinket Dish, France
Louis Lourioux Porcelain Shell Bird Motif Le Faune Trinket Dish, France

Louis Lourioux Porcelain Shell Bird Motif Le Faune Trinket Dish, France

Art Deco Whippet Sculpture in Bronze by Bayre
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Art Deco Whippet sculpture in bronze by Bayre Antoine-Louis Bayre ( 1795- 1875 ) The Whippet, this bronze was cast around 1880 and signed Bayre fitte...
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Art Deco Whippet Sculpture in Bronze by Bayre
Art Deco Whippet Sculpture in Bronze by Bayre

Art Deco Whippet Sculpture in Bronze by Bayre

Pair Pricket Candle Sticks Altar Church Ecclesiastical French 19th Century
Located in Mimizan, FR
Pair of French Pricket Sticks 19th Century we also have another pair of these that match listed separately Altar Sticks Gilded Metal From a French Chateau Chapel Good antique used co...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair Pricket Candle Sticks Altar Church Ecclesiastical French 19th Century
Pair Pricket Candle Sticks Altar Church Ecclesiastical French 19th Century

Pair Pricket Candle Sticks Altar Church Ecclesiastical French 19th Century

19th-c. French Bronze Woman Leaning on Column
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century French bronze woman leaning on column with embossed foundry stamp.
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19th Century Unknown Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Bronze

19th-c. French Bronze Woman Leaning on Column
19th-c. French Bronze Woman Leaning on Column

19th-c. French Bronze Woman Leaning on Column

Pair of Antique Bronze Guillaume Coustou Marly Horses Statues as Seen the Louvre
By Guillaume Coustou
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Guillaume Coustou bronze “Marly Horse” statues as seen in The Louvre Paris These are a very good looking and nicely executed pair, they are in solid bronze and have been wonderfully sculpted The original Marly Horses are two 1743–1745 Carrara marble sculpted groups by Guillaume Coustou, showing two rearing horses with their groom. They were commissioned by Louis XV of France for the trough at the entrance to the grounds of his château de Marly. Coustou's last works, they were intended to replace two other sculpted groups, Mercury on Pegasus and Pegasus, Renown of Horses, both by Antoine Coysevox...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Antique Bronze Guillaume Coustou Marly Horses Statues as Seen the Louvre
Pair of Antique Bronze Guillaume Coustou Marly Horses Statues as Seen the Louvre

Pair of Antique Bronze Guillaume Coustou Marly Horses Statues as Seen the Louvre

Bronze Tiger by James Andrey c1920
By Andrey
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A cast Bronze Tiger by James Andrey produced in the 1920’s in France, this Tiger has been fitted to a rough cut marble base with ANDREY inscribed Age: 1920 Style: Bronze Sculpt...
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1920s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Bronze Tiger by James Andrey c1920
Bronze Tiger by James Andrey c1920

Bronze Tiger by James Andrey c1920

Pair of French Provincial Harvest Motif Bronze Candelabras
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Provincial bronze harvest motif 5-armcandelabras with decorative grape vines and leaves, wheat sheafs, and lilies intertwined above a ...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Metal, Bronze

Pair of French Provincial Harvest Motif Bronze Candelabras
Pair of French Provincial Harvest Motif Bronze Candelabras

Pair of French Provincial Harvest Motif Bronze Candelabras

Antique 19th Century French AD Mougin Gilt Bronze Mantel Garniture Clock & Urns
By A.D. Mougin
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique AD Mougin French figural garniture clock and mantel urns. Made of marble and bronze with gilt accents and neoclassical styling featuring a figural b...
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Late 19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Antique 19th Century French AD Mougin Gilt Bronze Mantel Garniture Clock & Urns
Antique 19th Century French AD Mougin Gilt Bronze Mantel Garniture Clock & Urns

Antique 19th Century French AD Mougin Gilt Bronze Mantel Garniture Clock & Urns

Pair Bronze & Marble Candelabras
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of antique French gilt bronze & marble figural nude candelabras. A neoclassical nude maiden atop a white marble column base.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Bronze & Marble Candelabras
Pair Bronze & Marble Candelabras

Pair Bronze & Marble Candelabras

French 'Les Deux Rats Et L'Oeuf' Marble Mounted Bronze Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An antique French novelty bronze inkwell modeled as 'Les deux rats et l'oeuf' mounted on a red veined marble base and dating from the latter 19th century. The inkwell is based on the...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Marble, Bronze

French 'Les Deux Rats Et L'Oeuf' Marble Mounted Bronze Inkwell
French 'Les Deux Rats Et L'Oeuf' Marble Mounted Bronze Inkwell

French 'Les Deux Rats Et L'Oeuf' Marble Mounted Bronze Inkwell

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Pair of Life Size French Patinated Bronze Male & Female Parrots on Branches
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Life size pair of French patinated bronze male & female parrots on branches, circa 1950, standing 51” tall these fabulous cast parrots are as cha...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Pair of Life Size French Patinated Bronze Male & Female Parrots on Branches
Pair of Life Size French Patinated Bronze Male & Female Parrots on Branches

Pair of Life Size French Patinated Bronze Male & Female Parrots on Branches

Pair of Large French Gilt Bronze Church Two-Arm Candle Sconces, Mid-19th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A pair of french church two-arm wall candle sconces, gilt bronze decorated with leaf motifs, beautiful aged patina, France, mid-19th century. For indoor and outdoor use.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Brass, Bronze

Pair of Large French Gilt Bronze Church Two-Arm Candle Sconces, Mid-19th Century
Pair of Large French Gilt Bronze Church Two-Arm Candle Sconces, Mid-19th Century

Pair of Large French Gilt Bronze Church Two-Arm Candle Sconces, Mid-19th Century

Monumental French Gold Wood Artwork or Mirror Frame Picture Floor Wall
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage ornate gold frame. Made of wood with acanthus design and red undertone. Measures: Opening 36" x 72".   
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Late 20th Century French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Giltwood

Monumental French Gold Wood Artwork or Mirror Frame Picture Floor Wall
Monumental French Gold Wood Artwork or Mirror Frame Picture Floor Wall

Monumental French Gold Wood Artwork or Mirror Frame Picture Floor Wall

Gilt Bronze Baby Sculpture Paperweight, France, 1950
Located in Paris, FR
Baby gilt bronze paperweight sculpture. In an excellent quality and condition. France, 1950.
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Gilt Bronze Baby Sculpture Paperweight, France, 1950
Gilt Bronze Baby Sculpture Paperweight, France, 1950

Gilt Bronze Baby Sculpture Paperweight, France, 1950

Early 20th Century Pair of Bronze Representing Young Woman by Jean Baffier
Located in Marseille, FR
Bronze and tin dated 1911 by Jean Baffier recognized for his work on the peasantry Berrichonne. This pair of empty pockets (differences in the headdresses...
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20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects

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Bronze, Tin

Early 20th Century Pair of Bronze Representing Young Woman by Jean Baffier
Early 20th Century Pair of Bronze Representing Young Woman by Jean Baffier

Early 20th Century Pair of Bronze Representing Young Woman by Jean Baffier

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Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
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Antique Bronze Sculpture ‘Standing Music Man’ by Barbedienne Fondeur c1880

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Located in High Point, NC
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French Miner in Bronze by Charles-Octave Levy

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French Provincial decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

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