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
Pair of Spanish Benches Massive Beech, circa 1960
Located in Labrit, Landes
Spanish pair of benches made in 1960.
The legs of the benches as well as the edges of the seats have been worked to give a brutalist style.
In original vintage condition, sound and s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Beech
Antique Carved Walnut Tufted Small Settee Loveseat Upholstered in Velvet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Charming diiminutive sumptuous French loveseat having richly patterned velvet upholstery in shades of rasberry and taupe. Frame is lovely carved walnut with short cabriole legs. The ...
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
Midcentury Baker Furniture French Style Bergere Chair
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Midcentury Baker Furniture French Style Bergere chair Chanelle type upholstery. In Louis XV Style, Walnut Solid Frame, Button Tacked Surrou...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Walnut
Taylor King French Damask Silk Down Filled 3 Seat Rolled High Arm Sofa Couch 91"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Taylor King three seat sofa or couch featuring a down filled silk Damask fabric with skirted base and high rolled arms and back. Includes lumb...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood, Down
18th Century Walnut Bregere, Upholstered
Located in El Monte, CA
This statement 18th century French walnut bergère is a stunning example of the craftsmanship and artistry of this period. The Frenc...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique French Child Doll High Chair Brittany Breton Ship Spindle Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Child Doll High Chair Brittany Breton Ship Spindle Carved Dark Oak.
Direct from France, and quite a rare find, this lovely hand carved 19th century high chair...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Oak
Ladder Back Dining Chairs Harvest Stenciled Rush Seat by L Hitchcock
By Hitchcock
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Set of 4 Vintage L Hit...
Category
1960s Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
Vintage French Provincial Dining Chairs - Hand-Crafted 1900s Upholstery Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing our exceptional set of six French Provincial Dining Chairs, dating back to the 1900s. These chairs have been meticulously restored...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Lacquer, Wood, Foam, Upholstery, Mohair, Fabric
Pair of French Rococo Style Side Tables or Stools
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of French Louis XV style painted side tables or stools with upholstered top. Use as stools for extra seating. Rococo Style grey painted...
Category
20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Giltwood Porter’s or Hood Chair with Tufted Upholstery
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a Louis XVI style porter’s or hood chair with carved giltwood frame, tufted gray foliate upholstery, supported by four tapered carved gilt...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Wooden French Prvincial Chair, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
We have a total of 5 chairs. 2 are slightly different, probably from a different oak board. But all had been bought together.
They are very heavy, about 25kg per chair.
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Oak
Set of Six Olivetree and Rush Chairs, 1960, France
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Introducing a stunning set of six mid-century chairs from France, crafted with a beautiful combination of olivewood and rush seating. These chairs pay homage to the influential works...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Olive
Early 19th Century French Ash Wood Rush Seat Armchair
Located in Sheridan, CO
Antique Ash rush armchair from France, c 1820. Features dark ash wood and sloped arms on turned posts. The back slates feature distinctively French sloping...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Ash
Pair of Antique French Solid Walnut Benches or Dining Seats with Backs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Great pair of antique walnut wood benches from France. Simple and timeless design with thick wood seat and beautiful wood legs and open wood ...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Walnut
19th c Louis XV Style Foliate Upholstered Fruitwood Armchairs
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Louis XV style upholstered carved fruitwood armchairs with arched crests, scroll carved arms, a leaf carved center decoration along the front skirt, all supported by f...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
French Provincial Armchair with Romo Linen Upholstery in Gray
Located in Malibu, CA
This stunning chair features elegant curves hand painted in shades of gray.
It has been reupholstered in a linen "damask" by Romo on the seat & back.
This chair is incredibly comfor...
Category
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Linen, Hardwood
Pr. Contemporary Os De Mouton Style Ottoman Pouf, Benches
Located in New York, NY
Pair of high quality os de mouton style ottomans having carved wood bases, and thick down filled seat cushions, in their original brocade fabric upholstery.
The benches are contempo...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Provincial Purple Vinyl and Platted Back Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Introducing the French Provincial Purple Vinyl Chairs - Set of 4, a blend of classic elegance and bold modern design.
Rich purple vinyl upholstery for a luxurious touch.
Beautifully...
Category
1980s American Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Two European Countryside Armchairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
an antiqued wood dining armchair, the arched serpentine ladder back above an upholstered drop-in seat, on sabre legs joined by undulating stretchers.
Dimensions: 24.5" W x 24" D x 41...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Seating
Materials
Wood
Stunning Pair of French Black Leather Club Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning pair of 20th century French quality leather and ebonised wooden upholstered black leather club armchairs. Retaining the original leather ...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century French Country Walnut , Cane and Upholstered Seat Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid-Century French Country Walnut , Cane and Upholstered Seat side chair in very good vintage condition.
Measures 19" in width, 19" in depth and stands 40" tall. Seat height is 18:
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
French Caned Carved Walnut Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Classic French bench features beautifully carved walnut with a caned seat and back.
Mid-20th century
Comfortably seats two.
Dimensions: 47" L x 21" D x 34" H Seat height: 15".
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Vintage Chaise Lounges Outdoor Ornate Rustproof
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Set of 3 Vintage Ornate...
Category
1970s Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Antique French Handmade Brutalist Oak & Cognac Leather Castle Armchair, 1920s
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
Antique Castle Chair 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 frame is handc...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
A Fine Quality Pair of French Walnut Button Back Salon Chairs
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A Fine Quality Pair of French Walnut Button Back Salon Chairs
These are superbly comfortable arm chairs, they have a rounded deeply buttoned back with a little carving in the Burr...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Walnut
1960s Italian Franco Albini Bamboo Rattan Bohemian French Riviera Stool
Located in Carimate, Como
Midcentury round bamboo and wicker ottoman stool. This pouf was designed by Franco Albini in Italy during the 1960s.
This piece is fantastic as the rattan is shaped in a unique wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Seating
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Henredon Schoonbeck Collection Gilt Cane & Maroon Velvet Upholstered Bergeres
By Henredon
Located in Germantown, MD
A rare exquisite oversize pair of Henredon Schoonbeck Collection Gilt Cane & Maroon Velvet Upholstered Bergeres in very good vintage condition. Com...
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Velvet, Hardwood, Giltwood, Paint
Mid 20th Century Walnut French Country Bench Footstool - A
Located in Charlotte, NC
A French Country style bench footstool, unbranded, similar quality to Henredon. Walnut with a distressed finish, yellow, blue, pink, green, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
French Provincial Style Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in New York, NY
Set of four French Provincial style dining chairs with caned backs, painted wood frames, and plaid upholstered seats.
Dimensions: 36" H x 21" W x 19" D; seat: 19" H.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood
French Provincial Style Bergere Arm Chairs
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
French provincial style upholstered arm chairs or bergeres, with a shaped molded crestrail above an upholstered back en cabriolet, the back, sides, an...
Category
1990s French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Distinctive Steel Chaise Longue
Located in Houston, TX
Distinctive steel chaise longue, finished as forged iron and adorned in brass detail. Sold with newly-made tie-on upholstered cushion in antique hand-loomed French thistle and natural canvas. All...
Category
Early 2000s French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Brass, Steel
Traditional Wooden Retro Fabric Arm Chairs - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your home decor with our pair of Traditional Wooden Retro Fabric Arm Chairs, offering a timeless blend of elegance, durability, and comfort.
...
Category
1970s American Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Fabric, Wood
Provincial Yellowish Enamel, Caned Back And Upholstered Seat Bergere Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A French Provincial style Yellowish Enamel, Caned Back And Upholstered Seat Bergere Chair in very good vintage condition. Duck feather soft seat cushion. Measures 25" in width, 25" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Abalone, Upholstery, Cane, Hardwood, Paint
French Pine Bench
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A very long French armless pine bench from the turn of the 20th century. The hardwood is very smooth with a fine patina. The back has a comfortable sl...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Pair French Gilt Arm Chairs Fauteuils
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair French gilt arm chairs with hand woven fabric
Quality pair of French fauteuils recently upholstered with applied gold leaf decoration
As rec...
Category
1980s Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Other
French Dining Chairs Leather Chambly Vintage by HICKORY CHAIR Co
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Set of 3 Vintage Frenc...
Category
1980s Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fruitwood, Leather
Mid-Century French Style Carved & Painted Dining Chairs Embroidered Linen - S/6
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of French style dining chairs that have been completely re-done. The frames are an antique ivory with a glaze. The upho...
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid 20th Century Walnut French Country Bench Footstool - B
Located in Charlotte, NC
A French Country style bench footstool, unbranded, similar quality to Henredon. Walnut with a distressed finish, yellow, blue, pink, green, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Country French Provincial Walnut Carved Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming pair of late 19th century carved armchairs or lounge chairs featuring newly upholstered walnut frames. The large frames are decorated in the French Provincial or Louis XV ta...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Dutch Farmers Dining Chairs in Oak and Sisal, 1950's
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Oak dining chairs with rope weaving seating.
We have 22 available, 12 are in good condition, 10 have trace of use to the wood or seating, but can stil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rope, Oak
Vintage French Provincial Country Cane Faux Bamboo Wood Armchair - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Provincial Country Cane Faux Bamboo Wood Armchair - Pair
Faux bamboo framed armchair with cabriole legs, cross and side stretchers and a caned back and seat.
Contact us for custom seat pillows...
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Faux Bamboo
Pair of French Provincial Gilded Hand Carved Bobbin Chairs with Woven Cane Seats
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of excellent quality early 20th century Edwardian period, hand carved gilt corner Bobbin Chairs with perfect woven cane seat (probably not original but of unknown da...
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Cane, Giltwood
French Country Provincial Dining Chair Set of 4 Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
French country provincial style dining chair set is in good structural condition. Lovely simple design with some painted details on wood, which looks to be walnut.
Set Of Four uphol...
Category
Mid-20th Century European French Provincial Seating
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Beautiful French Louis XVI Chaise Lounge Upholstered in Thick Linen
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
Beautiful French Louis XVI Chaise longue upholstered in Thick Linen.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
Late 19th Century French Gilt Wood Bench
Located in New York, NY
A circa late 19th century gilt wood French bench
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Glossy Leather Wingback Chairs by Richard Himmel Interiors
Located in Skokie, IL
This fabulous pair of tall wingback chairs in the French Provincial style was designed by well-known interior designer, Richard Himmel, of Chicago, and produced in 1970. The high-bac...
Category
1970s American Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Brass
French Provincial Rush Seated Side Chairs, Set of 4
Located in New York, NY
French provincial rush-seated side chairs, 19th century or later, with arched crest rails, finials, and bent-spindle "wheat" backs over rush-wov...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
J.L. Metz Furniture French Walnut, Brass and Top Grain Cow Hide Leather Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
This set high quality Dining chairs is made out of French Walnut wood and cast brass mounted medaillion ornaments and brand new Black Upholstered Top Grain Cow Leather seats. The cha...
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Seating
Materials
Walnut
Hammer Dakota French Bergere Tuscan Green Leather Club Arm Lounge Chair Ottoman
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Dakota Bergere chair and ottoman by Hammer Fine Furniture. Featuring French styling with Tuscan Field Green Leather and Brixton Crackle finish frame with nailhead trim. Made...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Set of Six French Provincial Style Painted Cane Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dreamy set of six French hand-carved dining chairs featuring caned seats and a Gustavian style painted finish. Beautifully crafted frames in the provincial or Louis XV taste with a s...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Linen, Cane, Wood
Louis XVI Bergere, C. 1790
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Louis XVI period bergere chair circa 1790 with arched back and fluted legs, recently upholstered in a striped fabric with loose cushion seat. Very nice scale. Excellent quality.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Beech
Pair of French Antique Style Farmhouse Benches Massive Pine, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
French pair of benches made in 1930.
Thoses benches come from a farmhouse in the South of Bordeaux.
In original antique condition sound and soli...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Ornate French Armchairs, Set of 2
Located in Ely, GB
Set of 2, Antique Ornate French Armchairs, Set of 2, circa late 19th Century.
The chairs have a lovely detailing and in good condition - one chair does have small repair the back re...
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Seating
Materials
Wood
4 Vintage French Country Iron Leopard Print Bistro Patio Dining Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of four vintage patio armchairs. Made of iron featuring French styling with serpentine form, leopard print cushions and brass accents.
Dimensions:
22" x 27" x 32.5" / Seat H...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Seating
Materials
Iron
French Provincial Style Vintage Sofa
Located in Saint Louis, US
Vintage French Provincial sofa reupholstered in red and white striped silk. Combination feather and foam insert on the seats. Refinishe...
Category
1920s American Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Fabric
Oak and Cognac Leather Dining Chairs, France, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Oak and Cognac leather dining or side chairs, France 1940s.
A striking pair of six French dining or side chairs in oak and fine cognac leather datin...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Seating
Materials
Leather, Oak
Antique French Dining Chairs Walnut, Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
set of 6 antique French walnut dining...
Category
1930s Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
French Provincial Cane Dining Chairs by Century Furniture, Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Set of (6) French Provincial Cane Back Dining Chairs by CENTURY...
Category
1970s Vintage French Provincial Seating
Materials
Cane, 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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