French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
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.
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1920s Vintage French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Oak
19th Century Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror
1790s French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Gold
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Early 1900s Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Onyx
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Early 20th Century American French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Paint, Wood
1870s Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Walnut
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Paint, Lacquer, Walnut, Wood, Mirror, Canvas
Mid-19th Century Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Canvas
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
1880s French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
20th Century American French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Glass
Early 20th Century American French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mahogany, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood, Mirror
21st Century and Contemporary British French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Glass, Giltwood
19th Century Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
1880s Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Lacquer
1920s Vintage French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Faux Bamboo, Wood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry, Paint
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mahogany, Mirror
Late 18th Century American Antique French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors
Brass