French Provincial Seating
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
Set of Six Country French Provincial Style Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous set of six dining chairs crafted in the country French provincial taste. The chairs feature large, thick wood frames with a natural organic modern finish on the wood. The na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
French 19thC Directoire Daybed With Original Tufted Upholstered Seat Cushion Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French 19th Century Directoire daybed with original tufted upholstered seat cushion set. This is complete frame and seat cushion set. Leave as-is in original Mohhair fabric...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Wood
Alsatian chair with interlacing pattern on the back, France 1930s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
We have a total of three of these great chairs. They are offered individually here on the platform.
Condition according to age with signs of wear. See pictures.
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Oak
Vintage Skirted Whiskey Mohair Grand Lounger Armchair by Lee Industries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic grand lounger armchair upholstered in a skirted whiskey mohair. Made by Lee Industries, circa early 2000s.
Deep seated with contemporary line...
Category
Early 2000s French Provincial Seating
Materials
Mohair
Set of Three White and Gold Arm Chairs, France circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Set of three upholstered arm chairs from France with original white painted finish accented with gold trim.
Carved details throughout include acanthus leaves, braided trim with bead ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Jansen Petit Club Chair With Todd Hase Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Jansen petit club chair. Newly lacquered in white and reupholstered in off-white Todd Hase textiles. An amazing one of kind custom Jansen item, very small scale , just fabu...
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Thomasville Louis XV Carved Walnut Upholstered Fauteuil and Ottoman
By Thomasville
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style upholstered bergere or lounge chair with ottoman
By Thomasville
USA, late 20th century
Walnut frame, with floral patterned uphols...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Early Arras Orangery Chair
Located in Faversham, GB
A pretty Arras Orangery or Garden chair from the famous iron factories in the town of Arras, Northern France.
This wonderful example is a blacksmith-made rivetted chair...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Iron
Louis XV Carved Wood and Cane Bench
Located in Miami, FL
French Provincial Louis XV Style hand-crafted carved wood and cane bench. The natural wood frame is hand-carved and features shell details and 6 cabriole legs joined by shaped stretc...
Category
20th Century Spanish French Provincial Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Wellington Hall Walnut Fauteuil Wingback Club Lounge Library Arm Chair 44"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Wellington Hall floral upholstered fauteuil armchair. Made of walnut featuring French styling with domed top with winged form, padded arms,...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Chairs, Northern Europe, circa 1920. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chairs from the early 20th century.
Furniture in very good condition, professionally renovated. Seats upholstered with new fabric.
Dimensions: height 98 cm / seat height. 4...
Category
1920s Norwegian Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Walnut
French Box Bench
Located in Faversham, GB
A charming box bench of diminutive proportions in pine with remnants of white and pink paint on the seat and sides.
The ample-sized box has a slatted backrest and two low arms and i...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
Bretton Oak Bench, Hall Seat with Shoe Cupboard This is a great piece for Hall
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Bretton Oak Bench, Hall Seat with Shoe Cupboard
This is a great piece for a hall way where storage space may be difficult, the bench is made with a curved end and a long seat that o...
Category
Early 1900s Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Oak
Antique French Provincial Carved Mahogany Fauteuil Arm Chair, 18th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th C French Provincial Carved Mahogany Fauteuil Arm Chair
Additional information:
Materials: Cotton, Mahogany, Silk
Please note that th...
Category
18th Century Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
Antique French Adjustable Piano Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A minimal and decorative French design from circa 1900. Wooden turned legs support a round upholstered seat, rotating up and down with a spinning mechanism hidden inside a central co...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French 19th Century Carved Walnut Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This elegant and comfortable settee was crafted in 19th century France and features beautiful cut velvet upholstery in a gorgeous botanical print an...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Walnut
Set of 4 Green French Bistro Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 bistro chairs from Belgium. Made of iron and pine, each chair has a metal frame with painted wooden slats.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian French Provincial Seating
Materials
Metal
19th Century Pair of French Walnut Armchairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A pair of sturdy, solid walnut dining armchairs, each fitted with an ample, envelope-shaped woven rush seat and scrolled armrests. The ladderback back rests are tall and gently curve...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Straw, Walnut
19th Country French Provincial Painted Bench or Footstool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming late 19th century country French provincial bench seat or footstool featuring a lacquer painted finish. The carved wood frame has serp...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rose Tarlow French Provincial Style Giltwood Carved Footstool
By Rose Tarlow
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent carved French provincial style round footstool by Rose Tarlow Melrose House Los Angeles, CA. The petite stool is supported by elegant cabriole legs ending with scrolled feet....
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Caned Faux Bamboo Armchair
Located in Wembley, GB
A caned faux bamboo armchair. French, late 19C.
Sturdy, patinated frame with all cane work strong and serviceable as is.
95 x 60 x 56.5 cm (37.4 x 23.6 x 22.2 ")
Seat height: 40 c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Cane, Elm
Rustic Wabi-Sabi Style Side Chair Constructed of Curved Dark Hardwood, 1900s
Located in amstelveen, NL
Early 20th-Century French Rustic Side Chair constructed of curved dark hardwood. Simple design and construction. A unique chair that is perfect for any space that is looking for a Wa...
Category
1920s European Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Country French Provincial Settees by Drexel Heritage
By Drexel
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous pair of chocolate velvet settees crafted by Drexel Heritage. The matching settees have beautifully carved walnut frames in the country French provincial or Louis XV style. T...
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Down
Vintage Parisian 7 Feet Mahogany Canopy Parlor Chairs Newly Reupholstered - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Parisian 7 Feet Tall Mahogany Canopy Parlor Chairs Newly Reupholstered in Pink Mohair and Velvet Chenille - Pair
Immerse yourself in the timeless charm of these exquisite vi...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Chenille, Velvet, Mahogany
French provincial dining chairs upholstered in Jack lenor larsen
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Spring seat dining chairs circa the 1940s reupholstered with JLL velvet seats.
Velvet is extremely vibrant, with piping on edges.
Chairs are unmarked circa 1940s, spring seats. Co...
Category
1940s American Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Rural Dutch Carved Corner Bobbin Chair with New Rush
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very charming Bobbin chair that fits perfect in a corner.
The rush of the seat is new and therefore it is still a bit green but that will soon fade.
The front of the wood has becom...
Category
1920s Dutch Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Antique French Handmade Brutalist Oak & Cognac Leather Castle Chairs, 1920s.
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
Set of 2 Antique Castle Chairs in thick Cognac leather and oak wood. It was handmade in France in the late twenties. Handmade only from wood and leather. The patinated solid oak fram...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of 6 French Sculpted Oak and Studded Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Shippensburg, PA
SET OF SIX FRENCH OAK AND COGNAC STITCHED-AND-STUDDED LEATHER DINING CHAIRS
Circa early 20th century
Item #308ZOL16P
A rich and wonderful set of six dining chairs, they feature wond...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Country Provincial Style Tall Wingback Carved Walnut Lounge Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Provincial Style Tall Wingback Carved Walnut Lounge Chair. Item features a unique tall wingback, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, stretcher base, very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
French 19th Century Needlepoint Square Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This delightful antique stool was hand-crafted in France, circa 1900. Square in shape, the stool stands on lovely turned and fluted legs connected to an elaborate, hand-carved, and s...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Wood
French Arm Chairs, Pair
Located in Summerland, CA
Set of four charming vintage arm chairs. Each piece is hand made and hand antique finished feel. Back is accented with small heart cut out. Upholstered In beautiful silk strie flo...
Category
1990s American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Hardwood
1940s French Dining Chair by Charles Dudouyt with Natural Rush Weave
Located in London, GB
Single rustic dining chair by Charles Dudouyt with a natural rush weave.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Straw, Rush, Oak
Antique Pair of French Provincial Ladder Back Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c., a pair of French Provincial ladder back chairs with rush seats.
Antique pair of French Provincial chairs crafted from s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
Napoleon III Deconstructed Two Seater Sofa
Located in Faversham, GB
A splendid and generously proportioned Napolean III two-seater sofa.
The sofa has been fully restored, stripped back to the original solid walnut pegged frame with a new coil spring...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Calico, Walnut
Pair French Country Style Carved Walnut Floral Upholstered High Back Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair French Country Style Carved Walnut Floral Upholstered High Back Arm Chairs. Item features a solid wood frame, fully upholstered b...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique French Provincial Carved Oak Bobbin Rush Corner Chair 19th C.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th c. French Bobbin Rush Corner Chair.
French rush-seat corner chair, Coin du Feu. 19th Century French Provincial-style carved oak armchair with open backs and rush seat.
A...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Antique Pair of French Provincial Turned Wood Arm Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th c., a pair of French Provincial turned wood arm chairs with rush seats.
Antique pair of French Provincial chairs crafted ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
French 19th Century Armchair om Casters with Birds of Paradise upholstery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
A beautiful French 19th Century Voltaire Chair, professionally restored in a Liberty style fabric to bring it into modern day, ready for another century of life. Complete with origin...
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Oak
1960s French Riviera Bamboo & Rattan Rocking Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A mid 20th century French Riviera bamboo and rattan rocking armchair. Bamboo frame and hand woven herringbone rattan on the seat, back and arms. Very elegant design and certainly as ...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Set of 4 Vintage IKEA Black Cafe Style Chairs
By IKEA
Located in Freehold, NJ
This set of 4 vintage Ikea chairs features classic cafe style design and durable plastic construction.
Complimentary black & white vintage Ikea dining table...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Plastic
Pair Gilt Arm Chairs French Fauteuils 1920 Tub
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous pair of French gilt arm chairs
Classic pair of fauteuils with a tub design
Just reupholstered with lovely green floral fabric
Clean from...
Category
1920s Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Carol Hicks Bolton Collection by EJ Victor Armchairs w/Ottoman Giltwood
By E. J. Victor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Gorgeous Pair of vintage chairs by EJ Victor with ottoman.
The Carol Hicks Bolton Collection emphasized ornate antique elements and rich fabrics.
Thi...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
1940s French Chair by Charles Dudouyt with a unique two-tone rush weave
Located in London, GB
Single rustic dining chair by Charles Dudouyt with a unique two-tone red and natural rush weave.
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak, Straw
A Set of 6 French Golden Oak Country Dining Chairs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Set of 6 French Golden Oak Country Dining Chairs
This is a very attractive set of Golden Oak chairs, 6 in all
The chairs are a classic design and...
Category
Early 1900s Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Oak
Pair of French Provincial Antique Armchairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
In the 18th century French Louis XV style. A large pair of carved Fauteuils with suede upholstered cushion backrest and seat. With a serpentine top rail and front, with brass nailhea...
Category
Mid-20th Century European French Provincial Seating
Materials
Wood
Exciting Set of 6 French Provincial Yellow Patent Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Sensational set of 6 yellow patent leather French Provincial dining chairs. These fine dining chairs are in fabulous vintage condition with only light signs of age. They are very w...
Category
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Flame Stitch 6 Leg Bench
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Style Flame Stitch 6 Leg Bench
Rococo Style 6 Leg Supported Walnut Curvilinear Frame with Carved Flowers, Flame Stitch ...
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Walnut
Vintage French Baroque Carved Wood Bench
Located in Houston, TX
This updated vintage French bench is a stunning example of timeless elegance and meticulous craftsmanship. Crafted from solid carved hardwood, its intricate baroque details add an ex...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Vintage Salterini Umanoff Style Iron Scroll Back Dining Side Chairs
By Salterini
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of stunning and substantial wrought iron scroll back chairs in the French style with straight backs designed with central support, branching out in swooping arched forms with a ...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Pair of Turned & Straw Beech Chairs, circa 1940
Located in Labrit, Landes
French strawed and turned pair of chairs, made circa 1940
False pair from a different source but allowing them to be placed in a room like side chairs. This explain the difference in...
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Straw, Beech
CENTURY French Country Oval Back Dining Side Chairs - Pair B
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of French Country style dining side chairs by Century Furniture, of Hickory, North Carolina, USA. Hardwood with a walnut finish, oval open carved design backs, floral striped ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Vintage French Knole Style Silk Down Filled High Arm Loveseat Settee Sofa Couch
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage silk down filled loveseat / settee / sofa or couch featuring a formal tapered chaise lounge design with high rolled arms and arched back o...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Hardwood, Down, Upholstery
Rare Antique French Provincial Carved Oak Bobbin Rush Corner Chair, France 1910s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a French Bobbin Rush Corner chair made in the beginning of 20th century.
This French Provincial-style carved oak armchair features open backs and rus...
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Oak
Late 19th Century French Country Long Sofa/Settee With Carved Arms, Legs & Back
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a lovely settee with carved dark wood framing the pale beige velvet upholstery and down cushions. Although the upholstery is warm and comfy, it is not in perfect shape, it ha...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
18th Century Country French Chairs
Located in Rochester, NY
A matched pair of antique country French fruitwood chairs. Finely carved with a very unusual and exceptionally graceful sculptural form. Both chairs in beautifully aged original surf...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood, Fruitwood
Sensational Petite French Provincial Chaise Lounge Mid-Century
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Sensational petite French Provincial upholstered Chaise Lounge. We just love the original heavy apricot orange velvet in clean vintage condition. Measurements: 32" H x 26.5" W x 60" D and the seat height 18...
Category
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Set of Height Straw & Elm Chairs, late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French strawed and turned sets of chairs, made in elm circa 1880.
These chairs are hand made in a workshop by different workers. It is why the chairs have sometimes have small measur...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Straw, Elm
French Directoire Bergere Chair Fresh White Lacquered Finish, a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fabulous pair of French directoire Bergere chair freshly lacquered in white finish. New Todd Hase upholstery. New Todd Hase Hight Performance...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Provincial seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Century Furniture, Henredon, and Charles Dudouyt. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $162 and tops out at $67,000 while the average work can sell for $1,995.
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