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
A Pair of French 19th Century Gold Leaf Miniature Frames Lovely pieces
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of French 19th Century Gold Leaf Miniature Frames
Lovely pieces, shaped and moulded and gold leafed, formerly used to show 2 Miniature portraits, the back of one had been rep...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Majolica Clog with Flowers Edouard Gilles, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica clog with pink flowers signed Edouard Gilles, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large French 17th Century Hand Forged Iron Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful hand forged Iron candleholder in Gothic style.
Although the Gothic period was already over this style stayed popular for a long time in the French country side.
Very beaut...
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
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
French Faience Tea Canister Flowers Emile Tessier Malicorne Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Tea Canister Flowers signed Emile Tessier Malicorne Circa 1930.
Painting of tulips and roses
Height / 6.8 inches.
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Large Decorative Box, in Wood, England, 20th Century Fruits Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 20th century, in England, Period. Its lid is made in wood, Green and brown in color.
Category
20th Century English French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
Collection of 18th-19th Century French Pewter Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing collection of five pewter candlesticks. They are all different and unique,
France, circa 1750-1850.
Weathered, dented and small losses but these imperfections help authentica...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
$683 Sale Price / set
51% Off
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
Terracotta Majolica Bulldog Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Large Terracotta bulldog from Bavent (Normandy), circa 1900.
H / 9 inches, L / 10.5 inches.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
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
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Large French Provincial Terracotta Glazed Pot Floor Vase with 4 Handles
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly"
Beautiful terracotta vase with four small curved handles. The vase is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Terracotta
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 Limoges Small Hand Painted Floral Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Limoges hand-painted trinket box featuring a floral design in ochre or rust color. The underside of the box is marked Limoges France. This piece would certainly make a wonde...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
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
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.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
$445 Sale Price
58% 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
$428 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique 19th Century French Provincial Salt Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French provincial salt box.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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
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
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
Late 19th c. French Hand Painted Faience Inkwell, signed Alice Chaumeil
Located in Winter Park, FL
A good French inkwell faience with great colors and details. Minors chips on the edges but overall condition. Signed CA,, with number 820. From Alcide Chaumeil's atelier in Paris ac...
Category
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Pair Set 2 French Confit Pot Yellow Glazed Pottery Provincial c1880
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century PAIR Set 2 French Confit Pot Yellow Glazed Pottery Provincial
Direct from France, this is for two antique French confit pots, al...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
Terracotta Majolica Frog Filmont Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Terracotta Majolica frog Bavent Normandy.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
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
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
Coupe Vallauris en forme de feuille Verte & Jaune French Riviera France 1970
By Vallauris
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$285 Sale Price
31% Off
Pair of Life Size French Patinated Bronze Male & Female Parrots on Branches
Located in Tarzana, 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
Vase Cerart Monaco en céramique Francaise décor à l'or fin Côte-d'Azur 1950
By Vallauris AM
Located in London, England
Le magnifique vase Cerart Monaco, réalisé en céramique française dans les années 1950, est bien plus qu'un simple objet de décoration. Mesurant 26 cm de hauteur, il émane des atelier...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$418 Sale Price
20% Off
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
19th Century French Hand Crafted Copper Vase
Located in Ross, CA
19th century French copper vase, hand made with rolled edges and the dovetail joining technique. Fully functional as a vase, there is a ding on the side as shown.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
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
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
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
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
Trio French Melon Cloches
Located in Faversham, GB
An interesting trio of Continental mouth blown melon cloches in differing sizes.
The taller green model has a small iron hook going through the top, whilst the two clear models have...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
$2,054 / set
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...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century French Brass Flower Candelabra
Located in Middleburg, VA
Pair of late 19th century French brass flower candelabra. Made of deeply patinated brass with intricately cast flower and leaf motifs. These a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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
Sevres Style Porcelain Footed Dresser Box, circa 1920
Located in High Point, NC
Sevres style hand painted porcelain dresser box with hand applied ormolu mounts and feet. Wonderful condition.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Sculpture Cochon en bronze de Pierre Chenet France Circa 2000
By Chenet
Located in London, England
Pierre Chenet, maître fondeur français, a su se faire une place de choix dans le monde de la sculpture en bronze grâce à ses créations audacieuses et emblématiques. Parmi celles-ci, ...
Category
Early 2000s French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
$2,380 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Faience Quimper Style Inkwell, circa 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming antique French provincial faience Quimper style inkwell from the French province of Saint-Quay-Portrieux, circa 1900. Signed on reverse. Thi...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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, red and brown in color.
Category
19th Century English Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$428 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Glazed Earthenware vase with twisted Handles Green Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
An authentic 19th century French Vase This vase is full of character, handcrafted and glazed with 3 charming twisted handles. It would be beautiful with a bouquet of flowers or used...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
$285 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Gold Giltwood Single-Arm Candle Sconces, a Pair
Located in Cordova, SC
Pair of giltwood wall sconces that appear to have been hand carved. All pieces are wooden aside from one nail in the back of each to secure the sconce to the backing and the metal pi...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$156 Sale Price / set
65% Off
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
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
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
Large French Provincial Faience Hand Painted Flower, Butterfly, Dragonfly Box
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, large French Provincial style faience covered box profusely decorated with vibrant bouquets of flowers against a marvelous craquelure background. The cover topped with fiv...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
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...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan
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
Majolica Cottage Money Bank Box, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica cottage Money Bank Box, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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: 8"W x 8"D x 6.25"H
Good vintage condition. Minor...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Large Terracotta Majolica Pig Bavent Normandy
By Bavent
Located in Austin, TX
Rare large Terracotta Majolica Pig Bavent Normandy.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Ceramic Soliflore, Ksotanda, Vallauris, 1950s
Located in PARIS, FR
Brown and White Glazed Ceramic Soliflore, 1950s, Ksotanda, Vallauris.
Featuring bubble and crystallized patterns typical of Vallauris production in the 1950s. Slender form with a nar...
Category
Mid-20th Century European French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Limoges Porcelain Oval Blue White Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Found in Paris, a charming porcelain floral oval trinket box painted in blue and white. This piece would certainly be a fantastic addition to an existing collection of these desirabl...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Brass
French Pair of World War I Brass Heron Engraved Shells Casing Trench Artillery
Located in Labrit, Landes
Antique French pair of shell casings from the World War I.
Trench Artillery
Brass engraved representing a heron in a pond surrounded by rushes on each c...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large French Limoges Green Floral Round Box with Lid
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Paris, an impressive Limoges hand painted box with removable lid. The colors on this box are fantastic, featuring green, yellow and white. The underside of the box is ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
French Country White Ceramic Woven Rope Cachepot Baskets, a Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of trompe l'oeil white French Country style reticulated porcelain woven rope basket cachepots
Spain, Circa 1980s
Measures: 7.75"W x 7.75"D x 6.25"H
Good vintage co...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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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