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
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 Cobalt Green Pharmacy Bottles Set of 2 Circa 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French Cobalt Blue Pharmacy Bottles
Green botttle
Dimention
1- diameter 8 cm High 34 cm
2- diameter 10 cm High 23 cm
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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
A Hand-Carved Wooden Catchall - France - 1950
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A beautiful hand-carved catchall made from a single piece of aged wood. The surface reveals expressive gouge marks and a rich, time-worn patina.
Natural wear and old wormholes add ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
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
Jean-Baptiste Clesinger "Sappho" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clesinger (French, 1814-1883) "Sappho" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, the standing figure holding a lyre, on a circular base, signed. 29" H x 7" W x 7" D.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
Pair of Wrought Brutalist Candleholders, 1930s/40s, France
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Super decorative.
These two candleholders measure 61cm in height, 44.5cm in width and 20cm depth.
The top diameter measures 11cm.
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
French Faience Tureen Desvres, circa 1900
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Tureen attributed to Desvres Circa 1900.
Inspired by Rouen manufacture.
Signed Arromanches.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
Small Majolica Lidded Tureen Mixed Earths , circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica Lidded Tureen Mixed Earths , circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Yellow Glazed Terra Cotta French Provincial Confit Pot
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century Yellow Glazed Terra Cotta “Confit” Pot.
Provence, circa 1880.
Measures: 10.5” H 8” Dia
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
Salt Sugar and Coffee Boxes Kitchen wall set in Ceramic and Wood France 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This wall Decoration is a Kitchen boxes set, for Coffee, Salt and Sugar boxes.
You haved hanged some ceramic and wood fork and spoons, hand painted.
It has ...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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 br...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Decorative Terracotta Pot
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite antique European terracotta urn is a testament to timeless craftsmanship, boasting a beautifully weathered patina and intricate etched detailing. Its classic rounded s...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Pr French Blue Stoppered Bottles with Gold Trim att. to Jean Baptiste Desvignes
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of stoppered bottles in french blue glass with decorative hand painted gold trim. Attributed to Jean-Baptiste Desvignes, circa early 19th C. made in France. Both bottle...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass, Paint
19th Century French Bronze Woman With Lyre Sculpture
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century French Bronze Woman sitting with her lyre instrument by her side. She is in a sitting position with one hand under her chin as if musing over something. She is elegantly...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Potter Jar Jug table lamp Brown
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vintage Mid-Century French Provincial Stoneware Potter Jar Jug table lamp Brown
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Georges GOUZY earthenware vase, fish design and polychrome enamel, France 1950s
Located in leucate, FR
Georges GOUZY
An earthenware baluster vase with fish design and polychrome enamel.
Carved signature, " G. Gouzy - L'atelier Bormes "
Unique w...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
French Terracotta Majolica Dog Normandy Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Terra Cotta Majolica Dog Normandy Circa 1900.
decorated with Cornflowers called Barbeaux in France.
in the style and period of Emile Galle.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
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
Vase in Painted Ceramic, Vallauris, White, Green, and Black, France 1977, Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It is a ceramic vase, which has been painted by hand. It is signed by the artist, and dated 1977. This vase was made in Vallauris in France, in the care of the 70s and 80s. The domin...
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
English Country Trompe L'oeil Brass Cachepot or Planter
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous English country or French Provincial solid brass cachepot, planter, or vase with a trompe l'oeil rope
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 11.25"W x 9.25"D x 4.25"H.
Good o...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Rattan and Rope Italian Basket Bowl Centerpiece, 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Rattan and Rope Italian Basket Bowl Centerpiece, 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan
Bronze Sculpture Of A Young Woman Peasant
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a bronze Sculpture of a Woman Water Bearer. It depicts a patinated bronze sculpture of a barefoot young woman peasant carrying a wood stick at the back of her neck. The sculp...
Category
20th Century Unknown French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Vase Accolay en céramique grès émaillé Bleu France Circa 1970 Vintage
Located in London, England
Le vase Accolay en céramique grès émaillé bleu, produit en France dans les années 1970, est une œuvre emblématique de l'artisanat de cette époque. Représentant l'esprit créatif de la...
Category
1970s European Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rattan Italian Basket Bowl Centerpiece, 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Mid-Century Modern brass / rattan large bowl, centerpiece or basket.
Handcrafted in Italy, 1970s.
Use it as fruit bowl or centerpiece to add a stylish Midcentury accent in a kitch...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan
French Faience Rhinoceros, circa 1910
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
French faience blue and white rhinoceros attributed to Desvres, circa 1910.
Minor hairlines on the glaze.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
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
19th Century French Boite à Sel or Salt Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French boite à sel, or salt box, hand-crafted of solid walnut with hinged lid and small dovetailed drawer. Clover leaf detail. Waxed finish. This box was used to store...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
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
Majolica Shell Money Bank Box, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica shell Money Bank Box, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Provençal Walnut Fariniere, or Flour Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Provençal fariniere, or decorative flour box made of walnut with simple linear decoration of wheat and a flower urn. Waxed patina. This beautifully craft...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
French Moroccan Straw Basket Tote Bag with Piped Leather Handles
Located in North Hollywood, CA
French Moroccan Straw Basket Tote Bag with Silver Leather Handles.
Large vintage organic shopping raffia bag, or beach bag.
Handcrafted in Morocco using natural organic 100% natural palm leaves
While straw trends always dominate Spring & Summer, the natural wheat straw French Moroccan basket stands out as a symbol of eco-consciousness and ethical values and is in always in style.
Whether you're headed to the beach or a picnic, or to the Farmers Market, this braided straw basket is the ideal basket and large enough to hold a lot.
Size : 26 in wide on top, 13 in at the bottom.
10 in depth x 12 in height for the basket
Total height with the handles: 18 in height.
The handle are 5 inches.
Handcrafted in Marrakech Morocco mostly for the European, Italian, Spain and French market, French women use this style bag on the beaches of St Tropez, Cannes, Italian coast and Ibiza, light and easy to carry.
Gucci was so inspired by the Moroccan Basket than they created a similar beach straw beach bag...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Straw, Raffia
French Majolica Flowers Basket With Bird Jean Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica flowers (pansies and daisies) basket with bird signed Jean Massier, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage French Cast Concrete Rooster Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage French cast concrete rooster sculpture is a beautifully aged decorative piece, ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. Showcasing a weathered patina with remnants of its ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
French Normandy Vindefontaine Kaolin Beverage Fountain, Mid 19th C.
By Ecole De Normandie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and heavy Vindefontaine Beverage Fountain, Normandy, France, circa 1840 – 1850.
Referred to as a fountain, this vessel was used for the storing and serving of water or wine....
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
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
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
Coupe tripode Vallauris en céramique Francaise French Riviera 1960/70 Vintage
By Vallauris
Located in London, England
Coupe tripode Vallauris, en céramique émaillée Francaise, la couleur de base est marron décorée de glaçures orange et blanche.
Elle est de belle taille, peut servir de vide poche ou ...
Category
1970s European Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
English Country Trompe L'oeil Brass Cachepot or Planter
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous English country or French Provincial solid brass cachepot, planter, or vase with a trompe l'oeil rope
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 11.25"W x 9.25"D x 4.25"H.
Good o...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Vases Signed set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
19th Century French Hand-Painted Faience Vases Signed set of 2
Category
1870s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
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
Box in Ceramic with Geometrical Decoration Pattern Valluaris signed France 1960
By Vallauris
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This jewelry box, can be used as a vide poche too. It is in ceramic, and has been done in France in the 1950's, by a French artist named . It is in a very good condition.
Box in Cera...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Antique Mid-19th C Veuve Perrin French France Pottery Inkwell
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Rare Antique Mid-19th C Veuve Perrin French France Pottery Inkwell
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
C19th French Bronze figure of a Gentleman
By P. Stotz
Located in Dereham, GB
C19th French Bronze figure of a Gentleman
Sitting on a stool in deep thought
very good quality casting good detail
C19th Rococo Shaped stool
Red Platform marble base, on top of
curv...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Group Of Matching Decorative Italian Toleware Boxes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Group of Italian toleware comprised of a hinged box, covered and footed compote and a covered oval box. The pieces in yellow/cream and decorated with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Eugene Aizelin "Pandora" Patinated Bronze
Located in Astoria, NY
Eugene-Antoine Aizelin (French, 1821-1902) "Pandora", Patinated Bronze Scupture, Stamped F. Barbidienne Fondeur, late 19th century, the female figure clutching a box, seated on a ped...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
French Country Yellow Ceramic Woven Rope Cachepot Basket
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous trompe l'oeil yellow French Country style reticulated porcelain woven rope basket cachepot
Spain, Circa 1980s
Measures: 6.25"W x 6.25"D x 5"H
Good vintage condition. Mi...
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Midcentury French Provincial Stoneware Pottery, Jar Pot
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Jar is in sandstone, in 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
Robert Picault Soup Tureens Vallauris with Lid Green and Brown, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful hand painte Soup Tureens with lid by Robert Picault from France, 1950's. White glaze with green and brown painted zig-zag motif. Two side small side handles and removable l...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antiques french Scale France 19th Wrought Iron and Brass Green and Gold Colors
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Antiques french Scale France 19th Wrought Iron and Brass Green and Gold Colors.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
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.
A second one is available.
Category
1890s French Antique 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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