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
Yellow Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1950
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Yellow Majolica oyster plate longchamp, circa 1950.
11 plates available.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
1940s French Faïence Henriot Quimper Brittany Breton Dancers Ruffled Fish Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Provençal Henriot Quimper Faïence fish form plate, circa 1940.
Multiple plates are available for purchase.
Brightly glazed with the colors the Brittany region of France...
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1940s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow Creamware Transferware Figures with a Dog Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow creamware, transfer printed plate, circa 1830.
Dating to the French Restoration period, this transfer-printed plate is glazed in the distinctive...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Creamware
French Brown Majolica Oyster Plate, circa 1940
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
French brown Majolica oyster plate signed Luneville circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
French Faïence Hand Painted Romantic Courtship Grisaille & Cirage Plates, S/6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming set of six French faïence hand painted plates, circa 1880-1900 – a reissue of the original 18th century Sceaux mold.
Marked on the verso, Sceaux 1777. Sceaux was a faië...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Majolica Plate with Pumpkin & Snail Onnaing, circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica plate with pumpkin & snail Onnaing, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
19th Century Rustic French Provençal Faïence Rustic Palissy Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French faïence rustic Provençal oyster plate, maker unknown, circa 1880.
A central sauce well modeled as a lemon, surrounded by six gray scallop shell shaped wells.
Detailed mo...
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Majolica Plate Birds with Grapes Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica plate birds with grapes signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience, Ceramic
Creil et Montereau Faïence Transferware Assiette Parlantes Face Card Plates, S/8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A charming set of eight HBCM, Hippolyte Boulenger Creil Montereau Playing Card Faience Plates- France, circa 1920s.
Known as assiettes parlantes or talking plates, this set is based on the face cards of a playing deck. A cream colored earthenware body with blue borders, each plate show two face cards, colorful figures, and descriptive banners.
A few of the inscriptions loosely translate to:
The ugly jack of diamonds, cuts hearts, he’s the executioner.
Pharmacist, the jack of spades...
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Clairfontaine French Faïence Majolica Glazed Ochre & Green Leaf Plate circa 1890
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the French Faïencerie de Clairfontaine, a bi-color overlapping leaf plate, circa 1890.
Glazed in a swirling mix of yellow ochre and shades of green, the mold shows leaves wit...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate, Le Perroquet, circa 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled – Le Perroquet (the parrot) Circa 1830.
The image shows No. 5 f...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
St. Clement French Faïence Cherry Fruit Plate, circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An earthenware French faïence cherry motif fruit plate, circa 1900. The background has a detailed floral pattern to the molding with a six-paneled indented rim. Lovely coloring.
Mar...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Majolica Pears Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica pears plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow Creamware Transferware Women & Child Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow creamware, transfer printed plate, circa 1830.
Dating to the French Restoration period, this transfer-printed plate is glazed in the distinctive...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Creamware
Majolica Cherries Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clément
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica cherries plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clément, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
French Faïence Longchamp Pompadour Hand-Painted Asparagus Plate
By Longchamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French earthenware, majolica glazed asparagus plate, molded by Longchamp in the Pompadour pattern, circa 1890-1910. Seven raised asparagus glazed in turquoise and lavender lay acro...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow Creamware Transferware Strolling Women Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Creil et Montereau Canary Yellow creamware, transfer printed plate, circa 1830.
Dating to the French Restoration period, this transfer-printed plate is glazed in the distinctive brilliant canary yellow for which the Creil and Monterau potteries were known. Printed in the neoclassic style, the image shows two women and a young girl walking together in a romantic landscape, in front of a house with a thatched roof. A wide, stylized floral border makes up the rim of the plate.
Creil et Montereau Faïenceries operated in the French communes of Creil, Oise, and Montereau, from 1797 until 1876 under Lebeuf...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Creamware
Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate, Les Bonnes Cerises, circa 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled -Les Bonnes Cerises (the good cherries) Circa 1830.
The image shows No. 4 from a series of tw...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
Creil Polychrome Transferware Polychrome Plate, Le Nid D’Oiseau, circa 1830
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Creil region of Northern France, a transfer printed polychrome plate, titled – Le Nid d’oiseau (the birds nest) Circa 1830.
The image shows No. 6 fr...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
Vintage White Ceramic 'Fish' Plateware
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage white ceramic 'fish' plateware set. Twelve plates measuring: 1.25 inches high x 10 inches diameter and one platter measuring: 2 inches hi...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Asparagus Plate Salins, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Colorful Majolica asparagus and artichoke plate Salins, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Asparagus Plates, Set of 8
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Set of eight French majolica asparagus plates. A rare find. Each majolica plate showcases asparagus with light green hued spears with lavender heads and surrounded by light green bor...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Porcelain
French Faïence Longchamp Terre de Fer Hand-Painted Asparagus Plate
By Longchamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French earthenware, hand painted square asparagus plate, circa 1890-1910.
A pair of Majolica glazed asparagus tips are shown at each corner. Floral sprays are strewn across the ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
St. Clement French Faïence Fruit Plates, Set of 6 'c', circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six, earthenware French faïence fruit plates, circa 1900. This set shows the branching fruit and leaves of peaches, oranges, apples, grapes, pea...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Faïence Maison Fouillen Quimper Floral Yellow & Green Oyster Plate, 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Faïence oyster plate from the Quimper region of France, circa 1940s. Produced by Paul Fouillen, a potter who left the Henriot Grand Maison Quimper pottery to produce his own line, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Faience Snowflakes Soup Plate Salins, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French faience soup plate signed Salins, circa 1890.
Decorated with snowflakes.
8 plates available.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Faience
Digoin Sarreguemines French Faïence 12 Les Mois de L'année à la Campagne Plates
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A complete set of 12, Digoin Sarreguemines, French faïence plates, known as "Les mois de l'année à la campagne."
Each plate shows a unique black, transfer printed image, relating to a month of the year. Illustrated are ‘campagne,’ or countryside activities particular to each month, such as fishing, hunting, picnicking or apple harvesting...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Set of 3 Dessert Plates with Roses Keller & Guerin Luneville, circa 1900
By Luneville
Located in Austin, TX
Charming set of 3 dessert plates decorated with pink roses, circa 1900 signed Keller and Guerin Luneville.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
St. Clement French Faïence Fruit Plates, Set of 6 'a', circa 1900
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six, earthenware French faïence fruit plates, circa 1900. This set shows the branching fruit and leaves of strawberries, oranges, grapes, apples...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
French Creil et Montereau Transferware Rebus Puzzle Dessert Plates, Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of six French rebus puzzle dessert plates, transfer printed in black on a white earthenware body. When solved, the picture puzzle spells out a wise ...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Majolica Apples Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clément
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica apples plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clément, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Angoulême French Faïence, Alfred Renoleau Hand Painted Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A faïence Provençal oyster plate from the south western area of France called Angoulême, signed Alfred Renoleau, circa 1890–1900. Six-wells surround a central condiment well. The lob...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Sarreguemines French Majolica Barbotine Earth Tone Scallop Well Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French majolica oyster plate in gorgeous deep earth tone colors, highly reflective glazing. Six scallop shape wells surround a raised center condiment well, circa 1930.
Signed S...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Angoulême French Faïence, Alfred Renoleau Hand Painted Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A faïence Provençal oyster plate from the south western area of France called Angoulême, signed Alfred Renoleau, circa 1890–1900. Six-wells surround a central condiment well. The lob...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Art Nouveau French Barbotine Majolica Shells on Paisley Pattern Oyster Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce French majolica oyster plate in an Art Nouveau style, maker unknown, circa 1890-1900.
Six stylized shell shaped wells are glazed in a bright olive green. The oyster wells...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century French Faïence Pays Rustique Provençal Oyster Plate, A.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French faïence rustic Provençal oyster plate, maker unknown, circa 1880. A central sauce well modeled as a lemon, surrounded by six gray scallop shell shaped wells. Detailed mold w...
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Digoin French Faïence Barbotine Divided Artichoke Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A scarce French barbotine Majolica glazed Artichoke plate, Digoin, circa 1890-1910. Digoin, the oldest pottery in the Loire Valley was located in the Saône-et-Loire department in the...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Large Majolica Oyster Platter Sarreguemines, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of Large French Majolica oyster platter signed Sarreguemines circa 1920.
Measure: diameter / 14.5".
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Dinner Plates
Materials
Ceramic
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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