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
Late 19th Century French Provincial Yellow Glazed Terracotta Wine Jug
Located in Middleburg, VA
A charming example of rustic French craftsmanship, this late 19th-century wine jug was hand-thrown in Provence around 1880. Made from terracotta and finished in a vibrant yellow glaz...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Earthenware, Terracotta, Paint
French Bronze Mandolin Player by Paul Mengin Art Nouveau Maiden Figurine 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French antique bronze figurine
Shows a young female mandolin player in rest mode
Superb casting, look at details li...
Category
1980s Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Cruche Kercy Quimper de Simone Carrié pour Elchinger Francaise pièce unique 1950
Located in London, England
La cruche en céramique conçue par Simone Carrié est une pièce remarquable de l'art contemporain des années 1950. Réalisée dans son petit atelier "Kercy Quimper", cette œuvre reflète ...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1950s French Blue and White Floral Cast Iron Planter
Located in High Point, NC
A cast iron planter from France, circa 1950. Recalling the French countryside of a bygone era, cast iron elements are bolted together in a charming rustic construction. Adorned with ...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Porcelain Clock Set
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
19th Century French Porcelain Clock Set
The clock is housed in a beautiful Porcelain case decorated with blue flowers and has a pair of accompanying vases, the clock movement is work...
Category
1890s Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,203 / set
Stoneware bottle or vase Brown Color France 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Stoneware bottle or vase Brown Color France 20th Century
Grès la borne
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
French Limoges Porcelain Nautical Sailboat Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Found in Paris, a charming Limoges porcelain trinket box painted soothing colors featuring a landscape scene featuring a castle, tree and a sailboat in the center. This piece would c...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Pair of Antique Bronze Guillaume Coustou Marly Horses Statues as Seen the Louvre
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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
Materials
Bronze
Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century Flowers Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Period. Its lid is made in wood, Grey and Yellow in color.
Category
19th Century English Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Porcelain Flower Vase w/ Brass Candelabra
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Porcelain Flower Vase w/ Brass Candelabra
Combine your candelabra and flower vase into one elegant piece. The central vase...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Boite en céramique Francaise décoré à l'or fin, French Riviera Vallauris 1960
By Vallauris
Located in London, England
Boite à bijoux ou vide poche en céramique émaillé multicolore dorée à l'or fin .
Fabriquée dans les ateliers de Vallauris elle est richement décorée à l'or fin et le ciselage des fle...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$485 Sale Price
20% Off
Fleurs Des Siècles Enamel Flower Bouquet by Jane Hutcheson for Gorham
By Jane Hutcheson, Gorham
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial style arrangement of enamel flowers, "Fleurs Des Siecles"
By Jane Hutcheson for Gotham
Portugal, Circa 1970s
Enamel flowers, in a porcelain container ...
Category
1970s Portuguese Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Antique 18th Century French Ceramic Pitcher, Brown Glaze, Gorgeous Patina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique pitcher vase
France
18th century
Brown glaze with a stunning patina from age.
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Hand-Painted Faience Terrine – Rustic Provençal Style – Bird & Botanical
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French Hand-Painted Faience Terrine – Rustic Provençal Style – Bird & Botanical Motifs – 19th-Century Tradition
Description:
This is a charming French faience terrine, hand-painted ...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Antique Hand Painted French Carved Giltwood & Floral Candlesticks - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of antique French hand painted carved wood candlesticks. Each is hand painted and depicts spray of flowers on a blue and gold background. Felt bottoms are in good shape.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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:...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Coupe tripode Vallauris en céramique Francaise French Riviera 1960/70 Vintage
By Vallauris
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 ...
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
French Country White Ceramic Woven Rope Cachepot Basket
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous trompe l'oeil white French Country style reticulated porcelain woven rope basket cachepot
Spain, Circa 1980s
Measures: 7.75"W x 7.75"D x 6.25"H
Good vintage condition....
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Vintage Stoneware Bottle Vase With Circular Decor, circa 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade vintage French stoneware bottle vase with thick dark brown shiny glaze and three decorative circular indentations on each side. Beautiful vintage condition.
France, circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique French Sèvres Style Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Sèvres Style Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Box
This antique Jewelry box is crafted in the style of Sevres, France circa 1870s. The porcelain bombe casket has cobal...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
French Signed Jacob Petit Porcelain Tripod Epergnes / Vases, Circa 1850s
By Jacob Petit
Located in Ross, CA
Pair of hand painted Jacob Petit porcelain tripod epergnes on triangular bases. Made in France around 1850. Hand painted floral motif with gilt, mauve green and blue paint detailing....
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Vase Signed Henriot Quimper
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase in ceramic from France. It has been done during the 19th Century.
Decor with Caracthers and Flowers. Main clors are white blue.
Signed Henriot Quimper.
Category
1870s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
$332 Sale Price
20% Off
French Style Hand Painted Floral Vases - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of ceramic French style amphora shaped floral vases. Hand-painted with luscious roses in pink, white and yellow against a cream and admiral blue background. The vase has a gil...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Vintage French Olive Wood Bowl, Early 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Very large vintage handmade Mediterranean decorative wabi sabi centerpiece bowl made from olive wood. Traditional organic style hand-carved from one solid piece of wood by local arti...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Olive
$855 Sale Price
60% Off
English Country Brass Cachepot or Planter with Paw Feet
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous English country or French Provincial solid brass cachepot, planter, or vase
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 17"W x 10"D x 4.5"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Faux Bois Trough
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Faux Bois was at its height during the Art Nouveau era in France between the 19th and 20th century. Now reimagined for a contemporary audience, this hand sculpted trough features cla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
$3,400
19th-century French School terracotta bust
Located in Long Island City, NY
19th-century French School terracotta bust on a red marble base.
Dimensions: 25"H ( Overall ) 19"H x 17"W x 9"D
Period: 20th Century
Condition: Good condition. Wear consistent wit...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Antique French Provincial Grandfather Clock, Circa 1870-1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French provincial grandfather clock, circa 1870-1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vtg Filigree Gold French Vanity Set Perfume Bottles Clock Jewelry Box Tray 5 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Filigree gold French style vanity set 2 perfume bottles clock jewelry box tray - 5 Pcs. Item features amber beveled glass, ornate metal filigr...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
French Clock Set Marble Champleve Garniture Belle Epoque 1880
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous French three-piece clock set embellished with marble and ormolu mounts together with champlevé enamel
Circa 1880
In full working order with mercury pendulum
Bought from a de...
Category
1880s Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Antique French Carved Walnut Panetière
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French carved walnut Panetiere, of typical form with finial crown top, and working key. Better than most, fresh from a Palm Beach Estate.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Pottery, Jar Jug Vessel Brown
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This olive jar is in sandstone, in a brown color. It has been done in the south of France.
The datation is 20th century.
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
$445 Sale Price
52% Off
Exceptional Antique French Bronze Clock 1860-1890s
Located in Media, PA
Exceptional antique french clock with superb bronze workmanship. Created by hand in the late 19th century, with utmost craftsmanship. The way the bronze figure is made is unreal, if ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Pedestal Urn Hand Made Black Twisted Wire Basket, Late 19th C
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From France, a pedestal base, urn form twisted wire standing basket with a wide upper rolled rim, circa 1890-1910.
A charming, rustic, hand formed black metal basket with complex wi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Nice Pair of C19th French Alabaster Cassoulets
Located in London, GB
Fine Pair of French Cassoulets urns in marble and ormolu mounts C1880s
Decorated with lovely Rams heads on Either Side
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Antiques french Scale, France 19th Century. Wrought Iron and Brass.
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Antiques french Scale, France 20th Century. Wrought Iron and Brass.
This exquisite antique scale will give your kitchen counter a touch of Europe. The iron scale, which is rectangula...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Majolica Cache Pot Bag Fives Lille
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica cache pot bag signed Fives Lille.
Painted with flowers and insects.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Decoupage Lacquered Metal Match Book Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A decoupaged and lacquered metal match book holder, circa mid-late 19th Century, France.
A charming hand-made piece, showing a paper grisalle image of four women in period dress, a...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Small Ceramic Lidded Box – France – 1960s – Patinated Glaze with Modern Geometri
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Small Ceramic Lidded Box – France – 1960s – Patinated Glaze with Modern Geometric Design
Description:
This is a small ceramic lidded box, made in France in the 1960s, showcasing a u...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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...
Category
1980s Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Cast Iron Scale
Located in High Point, NC
This cast iron scale was made in France, circa 1900. A ubiquitous classic in the home or the market, scales of these dimensions were commonly used to weig...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Glass Bottle Demijohns Lady Jeanne or Carboys Oval Shape circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Dame Jeanne or carboy antique glass bottle demijohn
Irregularities in the glass that give it all its charm: the the bottle is mouth-blown by a gl...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pair of 18th Century Carved Fragment on Stands
Located in Vista, CA
Pair of 18th century carved fragment on stands
Wood Carved Gilt scroll acanthus leaf architectural ornamentation mounted on wood and granite stone stands.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$2,200 / set
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
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$445 Sale Price
52% Off
Antique French Set of Two Glass Bottles Green Color from France, circa 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
These glass decorative bottles, has been made in France, circa 1950. They are typical French procencial Style shape, in a Green color.
Sizes
Taller depth 20cm large 20cm high 32
S...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$427 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antiques french Scale with set of Weights France 19th Wrought Iron and Brass
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Antiques french Scale, France 20th Century. Wrought Iron and Brass.
This exquisite antique scale will give your kitchen counter a touch of Europe. The iron scale, which is rectangula...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Faience Hb Quimper Bookends, a Pair
Located in Winter Park, FL
A good pair of Art Deco Faience bookends form HB Quimper, in good condition, very colorful. Dimensions are 7.5" long by 4.5" and 7" high. Each. Note, one small lost of glazing on the...
Category
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century highly decorative Parisian vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of Paris two handled vases, delicately painted with kitten amongst flowers on a bluish ground, painted all around with a variety of coloured flowers.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
French Provincial Louis XV Gray Cachepot Planter Box Jardiniere
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style gray cast composite cachepot, planter box, or jardiniere
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 16"W x 9"D x 5.5"H
Good vintage condition. Mi...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Composition
Neoclassical Painted Faience Allegorical Vase With Paw Feet
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful painted white, yellow ,pink, blue, and green faience pottery vase on paw feet featuring classical putti and allegorical or mythological symbols
Late 20th Century
Measur...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
French 19th Century Brass Candelabra
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large seven light brass and gilt-metal candelabra, most likely from the altar of a French church. The wheat and grape designs represent communion bread and wine; the lily represent...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Small Olive Jar
Located in Ventura, CA
19th Century French Small Olive Jar
Discover the charm of rural French countryside with this 18th-century Small Olive Jar from Provence. Crafted from ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog from Bavent (Normandy), circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century French Anduze Vase Circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional 19th-century Anduze vase, crafted in the Provence region of France around 1890, is a timeless example of traditional French ceramic artistry. Renowned for their dist...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta bulldog Bavent Filmont, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Hand-Carved Olive Wood Bowl by Jean Paul Bain, Vallauris, France, circa 1970
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Hand-carved Olive Wood Bowl, Jean Paul Bain, Vallauris, France, circa 1970.
Organic shaped bowl with handle. Signed on bottom.
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
French Provincial decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial decorative objects 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 decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial decorative objects 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 decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Limoges, Bavent, Fives-Lille, and Alfred Corneau. 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 decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $51 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $778.
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