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
Pale Green French Terracotta Glazed Pot
Located in Milano, IT
Rare pale green glazed terracotta pot from France. Really beautiful time worn patina. Interior has a light brown glaze.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Early 20th C. French Terracotta Vase or Confit Pot
Located in Winter Park, FL
An earthenware confit pot from the Southwest of France with traditional yellow, ochre glaze. Some chips and losses to glaze. These ordinary earthenware vessels were once used daily i...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Stoneware Vase, Brown Color, French 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase in Stoneware, in a brown color. With leaves decor pattern. French Riviera, it has been made in France circa 1960.
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Antique French Solid Oak Wine Box
Located in Doha, QA
Stunning solid french/ 1 inch thick wooden planks oak wine box decorated with gold gilded bronze handles on both sides and on the lid with a Royal Fleur...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Wire Hen Shaped Egg Basket
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1970s or earlier vintage wire hen or chicken shaped egg basket.
Great for displaying farm fresh eggs that don't need refrigeration, all with a touch of...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
Late 19th Century French Provincial Yellow Glaze Terra Cotta Wine Jug
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century French Provincial Terra Cotta Wine Jug.
Provence, circa 1880
Measures: 9.5” H, 6” D.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
Reconstituted Stone Bust
Located in Madison, MS
This reconstituted stone bust originates from 20th century France.
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
French 19th Century Copper Watering Can
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning copper watering can with great green patina, France, circa 1850-1900. Weathered and small losses.
Great to use as a decorative object in or outside. Might have leaks.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
White-Painted Iron Standing Jardiniere in the Style of Arras
Located in Houston, TX
White-painted standing jardiniere in the style of Arras: painted wrought iron plant stand dating to late 19th century, France. Wire-work lattice j...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron, Wire
Colorful Glazed Terracotta Passata Bowl
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful glazed terracotta passata bowl from Southern Italy (Puglia). This rustic 19th century terracotta bowl was used in the Italian c...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century French Terracotta and Green Glazed Confit Pot
Located in South Salem, NY
A late 19th century terracotta confit pot from Southwest France. The pot has its original cork and shows two handles with a traditional green glaze. Wear consistent for age and use.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century French Comtoise Grandfather Clock
By Alexandre Fournier
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Country French comtoise, or grandfather clock, with polychrome painted pine case and embossed brass pendulum. Original seven day Morbier...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
1960s Italian Designer Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Basket Container
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern basket or container, perfect in any next to a sofa or in a bedroom as pillow or blanket storage as well as in any bathroom as bathrobe and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Rare French Majolica Poodle Keller & Guerin Pitcher Saint Clement, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Rare French Majolica black poodle signed Keller & Guerin Pitcher Saint Clement, Circa 1900.
Measure: Height / 12 inches.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Tower Clock Face
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fantastic large French iron tower clock face.
This large clock face retains its original aged paint and large copper hands.
Brilliant patina to th...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Alpine Folk Art Waxed Milk Bowl, France, c. 1850
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mountain Bowl for Goat's Milk
Category
1850s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French 18th-19th Century Small Marble Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful small marble mortar
France, circa 1750-1850
Weathered.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Tabacco Pot, in Wood and Brass, Brown Color, French, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Tabacco box in wood. With brass. Leaf Decor pattern. Brown color.
It has been made in France Circa 1970.
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Rare 17th Century French Provencale Water Bottle
Located in Doylestown, PA
A rare French Provencale region water vessel, late 17th century, in stoneware with green glaze. The vessel was designed to be held on a rope threaded through the gaps at the sides an...
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience, Stoneware
19th Century Antique French Majolica Barbotine Wall Pocket Floral Flower Vase
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century Antique French Majolica Barbotine ceramic wall pocket flower vase "Confetti" .
Direct from FRANCE, gorgeous hand painted design on ...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Italian Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Arched Wall Floor Mirror
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern arched long mirror, perfect in any room or in a bedroom. The mirror can be eithr wall mounted or just stand on the floor thanks to its feet...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Mirror
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
Moustiers Pair French Faience Figural Mounted Pottery Pot Pourri Vases
By Moustiers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine pair antique French Moustiers faience pot-pourri pottery lidded vases mounted with figures dating from the 19th century. This stunning pair of baluster shaped pedestal vases stand on a domed shape foot with narrow stem and shaped body with pierced scroll and leaf handles. Both have bonnet shaped pierced covers one mounted with a seated lady holding a bird cage while the other is mounted with a seated man holding a bird. The vases are hand painted with panels containing classical figures playing a game to one side and with a man with a bow...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Yellow French Terracotta Tian Bowl Provincial
Located in Milano, IT
Antique French Provincial Tian bowl in light yellow. Beautiful time worn patina. Circa early 19th century found in Provence, France. These were used for prep...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Century French Provincial Yellow Glaze Terra Cotta Wine Jug
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century French Provincial terra cotta wine jug.
Provence, circa 1880
Measures: 10.5” H, 7” D.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
19th Century Pair Set 2 French Confit Pot Yellow Glazed Pottery Provincial
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, a...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Antique Wall Clock, Wood German
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare find Antique French or maybe German wall clock. All wood frame with hand made brass gears. The dial is painted and shows the old paint cracks. I beli...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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
Antique Hand Blown Clear Glass French Wine Demijohn Bonbonne Bottle Jug
Located in Dayton, OH
Large antique clear glass demijohn bottle. Measure: 25".
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
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
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 ...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Large 18th/19th Century French Faience Pitcher
Located in Bradenton, FL
Monumental 18th/19th Century French Blue and White Faience Pitcher. Large blue and white faience decorated water pitcher / vessel, foliate scroll bands and hunting genre scenes, shap...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience
19th Century French Beveled Glass Box
Located in Clearwater, FL
Antique 1800’s French crystal clear beveled glass box with hinged brass closure.Antique 1800’s French crystal clear beveled glass box with hinged bra...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Very Pretty Limoges France Hand Painted Porcelain Hat Shaped Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Very pretty, Limoges porcelain miniature hat shaped trinket box is handmade and hand painted in France and features vining floral motif with rich 24-karat gold accents. Box features ...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
French Faience Jardinière Cache Pot Desvres, circa 1900
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
French Desvres faience jardinière cachepot painted with flowers, coat of arms and a farmer, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Vintage Stoneware Pottery Water Jug from Provence Set of 3
Located in Milano, IT
Set of 3 French Provincial Stoneware Pottery Water Jugs from the 19th century. Beautiful time worn patina.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
19th Century French Terracotta and Green Glazed Confit Pot
Located in South Salem, NY
A late 19th century terracotta confit pot from Southwest France. The pot has its original cork and shows two handles with a traditional green glaze. Wear consistent for age and use.0
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Faux Book Front “Hidden Storage” Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a truly unique antique box, not only does it have a faux book front. Fine inlay detail to the top - showcasing birds but it has a very cool hidden document storage...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Set of 2 Green Glass French Demijohn Bottles
Located in Miami, FL
A collection of two olive colored glass demijohn bottles, used from the late 17th century through the 19th century to carry wine and spirits. Handblown, each has their own unique cha...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Antique French Copper Converted Cistern & Sink Planter Box or Garden Ornament
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique copper lavabo or cistern and sink is unsigned, but presumed to originate from France and date to approximately 1890 and done in the ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
1960s Italian Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Basket
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern basket or container, perfect in any next to a sofa or in a bedroom as pillow or blanket storage as well as in any bathroom as bathrobe and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
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.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage French Provincial Rattan Lidded Handled Basket
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-Century Modern vintage rattan picnic basket, 1980s, France.
Large Mid-Century Modern vintage French Provincial rattan lidded handled pic...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan
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
Vintage Ceramic Stoneware Vase La Borne, Signed, France circa 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a vintage Vase, in Sandstone, from the well known Workshop, "La borne".
In a brown color, this vase has been made in France circa 1960.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Limoges France Hand Painted Porcelain Victorian Style Boot Shoe Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Very pretty Limoges porcelain old fashion Victorian style lace up boot shoe shaped trinket box is handmade in France and features a white background with skillfully hand painted clusters of deep pink roses, vining green...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Spanish Green Tian Bowl
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful large 19th Century Spanish Tian terracotta bowl in green moss glaze
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Provincial Armorial Snake Handled Faience Bough Pot Vase
By Desvres
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous antique French Provincial faience Armorial snake handled bough pot vase with three Armorial shields depicting a Fleur-de-Lis, a Cross and a V shaped emblem topped by a large...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Pair of Antique Bronze Guillaume Coustou Marly Horses Statues as Seen the Louvre
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...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
Unique Limoges France Hand Painted Porcelain Vase Trinket Box with Floral Motif
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Collectible and very unique, Limoges porcelain miniature trinket box is handmade and hand painted in France. It features beautiful blue and orang...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Handmade 19th Century French Provincial Wooden Bowl
Located in Middleburg, VA
Handmade 19th century French Provincial wooden bowl
Measures: 3.5” height 13” diameter.
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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
Late 19th Century Wooden Salt Box
Located in Vista, CA
Late 19th century salt box, with an intricate carved flower motif on the sliding door, resting on scroll feet with a top flower finial. 1880, 16.5" X4" X7".
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Provincial Yellow Glaze Terra Cotta Wine Jug
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century French Provincial Terra Cotta wine jug.
Provence, circa 1880
Measures: 11.5” H, 6.5” Dia.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
1900s French Green L'Ideale Canning Preserve Jars W/ Lithograph Seed Labels S/4
By L'Ideale
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Found in France, a set of four, large glass canning preserve jars with chromolithographed labels for vegetable seeds, circa early 1900s.
The jars were repurposed for storing veget...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Paper
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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