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French Provincial Dinner Plates

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
19th Century French Blue & White Faience Dinner Plate Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th century French blue and white faience dinner plate signed "Francois" Sarreguemines.
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

French Gien Lafayette Set of 4 Red Charger Plates Pierre Deux
By Gien
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of 4 Transferware Lafayette Charger Plates from Gien for Pierre Deux, France These large plates from Gien have a classic toile appearance and feature a hunters, archers and boat...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

19th Century Sarreguemines Majolica Seaweed and Shell Barbotine Oyster Plate
Located in London, GB
Creating a wonderful display for Oysters or sea food this French Majolica oyster plate in lustrous deep colouring, but the well thought of maker Sarreguemines, circa 1890. Six scall...
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Vallauris fish service with 12 plates and serving platter 1960
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
This mid-century fish service from the 1950s/60s, crafted by the Vallauris manufacturer, embodies both captivating aesthetics and practical functionality. The set consists of a large...
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

19th Century Blue and White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue and white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890. Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

French Majolica Oyster Plate Saint Clement, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Saint Clement, circa 1950.
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Antique French Majolica Plate by Orchies, C. 1890's
Located in Ross, CA
Vibrantly colored French majolica asparagus and artichoke plate made in the Orchies factory in the late 1800's. The plate has a scalloped rim with artichoke flowers and fall colored ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

18th Century Faience Earthenware Plate - A hand painted, French circa 1780
By Faience Manufacturing Company
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative French Faience plate dinner plate made from tin-glazed earthenware (pottery) which we date to the late 18th century. The plate has a pan shaped base with n...
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Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Earthenware

19th Century French Majolica Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely colorful French Majolica plate with flowers and acanthus leaves Orchies, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

19th Century Blue and White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue and white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890. Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Majolica Chestnut Leaves Plate Salins, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica chestnut leaves plate Salins, circa 1880, on a pink background.
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

19th Century French Majolica Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely colorful French Majolica plate with flowers and acanthus leaves Orchies, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

French Majolica Oyster Plate Saint Clement, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Saint Clement, circa 1940.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

19th Century Blue and White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue and white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890. Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Plates in French Faïence Red and Green Color, 19th Century Set of 5
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The Set of plate is in faience. It has been made in France, during the 19th century. The pattern decor is a rooster, Fisherman, Flowers and the main colors green and red.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

19th Century French Majolica Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely colorful French Majolica plate with flowers and acanthus leaves Orchies, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

French Majolica Plate with Pumpkin & Snail Onnaing, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica plate with pumpkin & snail Onnaing, circa 1890. Autumn pattern.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery

Vase /Pique Fleurs, par Jacques Pouchain pour Atelier Dieulefit, France, 1960s
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Jacques Pouchain (1927-2015) POET LAVAL- DIEULEFIT Designer il interrompt ses études pour s'orienter sur la céramique. Il crée des pièces utilisant souvent un émail blanc posé sur un...
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1960s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

French Majolica Plate with Pumpkin & Snail Onnaing, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica plate with pumpkin & snail Onnaing, circa 1890. Autumn pattern.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery

Plates in French Faïence Yellow and Green Color, 19th-18th Century Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The plates are in Faience. It has been made in France, during the 18th-19th century. The pattern decor are Flowers licorn fruits, and the main colors Blue, green and red.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

French Majolica Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
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1910s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

19th Century French Majolica Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely colorful French Majolica plate with flowers and acanthus leaves Orchies, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Orchies French Faïence Majolica Asparagus Plate, circa 1885
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Faïence majolica glazed asparagus plate from the Orchies Faïencerie in Saint-Armand-Les-Eaux, Northern France, circa 1885. Creamy-white colored asparagus with purple tips l...
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Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

Plates in French Faïence Yellow and Blue Color 19th-18th Century Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The plates are in Faience. It has been made in France, during the 18th-19th century. The pattern decor are Flowers licorn fruits, and the main colors Blue and Yellow.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

Majolica Asparagus Plate Saint Amand, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual Majolica asparagus plate attributed to Saint Amand, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

Set of Vintage French Sarreguemines Et Digoin “Bayeux” Dinnerware
Located in New Orleans, LA
An entire set of French Vintage Sarreguemines et Digoin 'Bayeux' design 25, 9” dinner plates, 12 9” coup soup bowls, 4, 8” plates, 1, 9.5” pie plate, 1, 10.25” vegetable bowl, 1, 10.5” large bowl, and 1, 12.75” covered bowl in hand painted Cream with Green Norman House, 1930s. These are wonderful deep plates, bowls and serving pieces dating to around the 1930s in cream with a charming green Norman house and apple tree depicted. The stamp dates the plates between 1920 and 1960. The design Bayeux is very rare and hard to find. Bayeux is a town in Normandy France home of the famous Bayesu Tapestry and steeped in the history of William the Conquerer...
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1930s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience, Pottery

Majolica Pansy Plate Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Pansy Plate Choisy le Roi, circa 1880
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Sarreguemines Strasbourg Pattern Hand Painted Faïence Asparagus Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French faïence hand painted asparagus plate in the Strasbourg pattern from Sarreguemines, circa 1890-1900. Showing charming naive floral décor, multip...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

19th Century Nevers French Faience Hand Painted Plate
Located in Ross, CA
A late 19th century Nevers French faience pate, hand painted with flowers and the words " Mirabeau Mort Le 10 Avril 1791" at the center, they translate to "Mirabeau died April 10, 17...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

19th Century Nevers French Faience Hand Painted Plate
Located in Ross, CA
A late 19th century Nevers French faience pate, hand painted with the image of French patriot Jeanne Charbonnier surrounded by leaves and berries. The images with the date 1789 signi...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

19th Century Sarreguemines Majolica Seaweed and Shell Barbotine Oyster Plate
Located in London, GB
Creating a wonderful display for Oysters or sea food this French Majolica oyster plate in lustrous deep colouring, but the well thought of maker Sarreguemines...
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Earthenware

French Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate signed Longchamp, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

French Majolica Bird & Holly Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with holly aqua plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

Majolica Saint Amand Bird Plate, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely Majolica plate with bird and insect, leaves signed Saint Amand, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

French Majolica Bird & Holly Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with holly plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Plate in French Faïence, Red and Green Color, 19th Century Chinese Fisher
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The plate is in Faience. It has been made in France, during the 19th century. The pattern decor is a Chinese Fisher, and the main colors green and red.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

19th Century Sarreguemines Majolica Seaweed and Shell Barbotine Oyster Plate
Located in London, GB
Creating a wonderful display for Oysters or sea food this French Majolica oyster plate in lustrous deep colouring, by the well thought of maker Sarreguemines, circa 1890. Six scallop...
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Earthenware

Majolica Pear Plate Sarreguemines, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica pear plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1920.   
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1920s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

French Majolica Oyster Plate Saint Clement, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Saint Clement circa 1890.  
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

Four Large Vintage French Dinner Plates by Teniers
Located in Sheffield, MA
The four charming dinner plates have blue country scenes on cream "terre de fer" or pottery stamped Teniers, France. Three have the same scene of boys playing, while the fourth one h...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Pottery

French Faience Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
A French large faience plate with a farmer in the costume with flowers signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1950. Colorful yellow border and blue lines. Measure: 9.5 diameter.
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

Set of 8 Pink and White Plates Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
A rare set of 8 small plates with a geometric pattern signed Sarreguemines.  
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

French Faience Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
A French large faience plate with a farmer in the costume with flowers signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1950. Colorful yellow border and blue lines. Measure: 9.5 diameter.
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

French Majolica Bird & Holly Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with holly plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

Majolica Oyster Blue Starfish Plate Digoin, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with orange starfish with six wells blue and white surrounded by green seaweeds Digoin (East of France), circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic

French, Faience Oyster Plate Alfred Renoleau Angouleme
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely large French faience oyster plate in pastel colors with flowers, circa 1900 signed Alfred Renoleau Angouleme.
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

Dish in Italian Faïence Brown and Green Color 19th Century Rooster
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The dish is in faience. It has been made inItaly during the 19th century. The pattern decor is a rooster and the main colors brown and red.
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19th Century Italian Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

Antique Majolica Asparagus & Artichoke Plate by Orchies
Located in Ross, CA
Vibrantly colored French majolica asparagus and artichoke plate made in the Orchies factory in the late 1800's. The plate has a scalloped rim with artichoke flowers and fall colored ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

French Majolica Bird & Holly Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with holly plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

19th Century French Majolica Plate
Located in Austin, TX
Lovely colorful French Majolica plate with flowers and acanthus leaves Orchies, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French Blue & White Faience Dinner Plate Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French blue and white faience dinner plate signed "Francois" Sarreguemines.  
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

Sarreguemines Cérès Pattern Blue & White Dinner Plates, 1870s, Set of Six
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six, dinner sized earthenware plates in the Cérès pattern, from the Sarreguemines faiencerie, date marked 1874. The pattern takes its name from Cérès the goddess of wheat...
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1870s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Earthenware

French Faience Plate Henriot Quimper, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
A French faience plate with a farmer in the costume with flowers signed Henriot Quimper, circa 1950. Colorful yellow border and blue lines.  
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

French Majolica Bird & Holly Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with holly plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Majolica Oyster Blue Starfish Plate Digoin, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate with orange starfish with six wells blue and white surrounded by green seaweeds Digoin ( East of France ), circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

French Majolica Bird & Holly Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with holly plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
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1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Ceramic, Faience

Plates in French Faïence, Pink and Green Color, 20th Century Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The plates are in faience. It has been made in France, during the 20th century. The pattern decor is French Revolutionary characters.
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20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

Plate in French Faïence, Red and Green Color, 19th Century, Rooster
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
The plate is in faience. It has been made in France, during the 19th century. The pattern decor is a rooster and the main colors green and red.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates

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Faience

French Provincial dinner plates for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique French Provincial dinner plates for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage dinner plates created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, earthenware and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial dinner plates made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dinner plates, popular names associated with this style include Sarreguemines, Saint Clément, Longchamp, and Creil et Montereau. 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 dinner plates differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $85 and tops out at $1,800 while the average work can sell for $295.

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