French Provincial Furniture
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
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Exquisite French 18th Century Carved Walnut Buffet or Sideboard Storage Cabinet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This exquisite antique sideboard is a true testament to the elegance and craftsmanship of French furniture from the 18th century. With its timeless design and impeccable attention to...
Category
18th Century Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French, 18th Century, Hand Forged Iron Rat De Cave Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Wrought iron rat de cave candleholder, Normandie, France, 18th century. Weathered.
H:22cm W:14cm D:16cm
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
$324 Sale Price
49% Off
Fine Authentic 18th Century French Cupboard
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An early and authentic French cupboard in a dark stain, with a plank constructed top and recessed panel sides. The two carved frieze drawers flank a carved rosette. Carved double doo...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Beveled Mirrored French Louis XV Carved Oak 1790s Era Armoire Wardrobe
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Carved wood frame. 2 dovetailed doors on bottom. 2 beveled glass doors on top containing 2 shelves. Metal hardware. 90" h x 70" w x 24" d.
Condition
Scratches. Finish loss. Dents al...
Category
1790s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Oak
18th Century French Provencal Pinewood Commode - Single Antique Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th Century, single antique French Provencal commode made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. The cabinet, cupboard is composed with two large drawers, consisting its ori...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rustic Finca Stone Fireplace Surround Raw And Brutalist Forever
Located in Beervelde, BE
French rawness forever fireplace mantel in great condition with all the necessary artempo details.
The perfect decorative element for a ranch or mountain retreat where one wants to ...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Stone, Limestone
18th Century Faience Wall Bracket
Located in Doylestown, PA
A late 18th century faience shelf or wall bracket in the form of a demon's face, losses to glaze in areas, with wear and chips overall.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Faience
$480 Sale Price
33% Off
French 18th Century Solid Carved Oak Coffer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This solid oak coffer from the 1720s is full of gorgeous hand carved details and a wonderful patina. Swirling acanthus leaves and florals beautifully adorn the facade. Four columns b...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Oak
Antique 18th C French Country Commode Chest of Drawers
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th C French Country Commode Chest of Drawers
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
$4,640 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Country Provincial Grey White and Gold Painted Commode
Located in Vienna, AT
This extraordinary antique provincial commode or chest of drawers is made from Oak wood in France at the end of the 18th Century. The chest has two drawers, each with a separate work...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
$3,543 Sale Price
40% Off
Collection of 18th-19th Century French Pewter Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Amazing collection of three pewter candlesticks. They are all different and unique.
France, circa 1750-1850.
Weathered, dented and small losses but these imperfections help authentic...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Pewter
$407 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Rape of the Sabine women, antique Flemish Tapestry End of 16th century - N° 1473
Located in Paris, FR
Rape of the Sabine Women, Flanders Tapestry, Late 16th Century - L4m22xh2m35 - No. 1473
Manufacture Des Flandres
Epoque: 16th century
Style: Haute époque-Renaissance-Louis XIII
Condi...
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16th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wool, Silk
$22,405 Sale Price
27% Off
French 18th Century Provincial Walnut Armoire
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial 18th century walnut carved armoire with double scroll top and 2 doors with carved border.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French, 18th Century Glazed Earthenware Rouen Platter
Located in Buisson, FR
Very rare Rouen plate with beautiful blue decoration. Wonderful decorated with a bust , floral ornaments and guirlandes .France, circa 1750. Good condition
H:3,5cm W:35cm D:23,5cm
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
$466 Sale Price
50% Off
French Country Buffet de Chasse, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French Country Buffet de Chasse in blonde walnut, mid-late 18th century, the rectangular wood top with rounded corners, over 2 small frieze drawers and 2 arched paneled doors, conc...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$2,200 Sale Price
53% Off
18th Century Pair of French Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century pair of French Louis XV carved walnut armchairs
The chairs currently have a lightly distressed green linen fabric. Ea...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th C French Walnut 3-Drawer Serpentine Commode with Original Rococo Hardware
Located in Milford, NH
A fine diminutive walnut serpentine commode in walnut veneer, a conforming rectangular top with molded edge and crossbanded veneer border surmounting three drawers adorned with origi...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Incredible 18th century French armoire with “Tree of life”
Located in Richmond, VA
Simply the best armoire I have ever seen. This incredible work of art is from the 18th century and made in the south of France of walnut.
Clearly an important commission of the time...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI French Barometer From 1700s
Located in Lejre, DK
A Louis XVI French barometer adorned with intricate carvings and original gilding, dating back to the late 1700s. This exquisite piece stands as a tes...
Category
Early 1700s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,295 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 18th Century French Commode
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century French commode.
Mid-blue shade of scraped back paint and a pale top.
Circa 1790.
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Jug in Pottery Beautiful Old Patina, France 18th Century, Quimper HR
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Jug has a great old Patina. It is from France made in the 18th Century. The material is Pottery and the condtion is Fair. the decor is "fleur de Lys".
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Pottery
$330 Sale Price
20% Off
French Table Provincial Oak and Beech Top Server Dining Table 18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French table made in the 18th century French Provincial
This type of table had a triple function:
- it could be used to store flour and knead bread (which is why the top can be rem...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak, Beech
Nevers Faience 'Pot a Oranger'
Located in Houston, TX
Nevers Faience 'Pot a Oranger' adorned with painted farmhouse scenes and scrolled decoration in shades of blue (camaieu bleu). This circa 1780-1800 tin-g...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Faience
18th Century French Provincial Louis XV Cherrywood & Oak Dining Table
Located in Southampton, NY
18th Century French Provincial Cherrywood & Oak Dining Table
A lovely worn patina French farm table. Center boards in oak, frame in cherrywood. 18th Century. Undulating apron, cabrio...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Oak
18th Century French Oil Painting
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 18th century French painting depicting a romantic couple in a pastoral setting. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Original gilded wood frame. Small repair to canvas in the upper left c...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
French Chestnut 18th Century Vaiselier Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 18th-century French chestnut vaiselier, circa 1790, is a stunning example of provincial craftsmanship and timeless elegance. Made from beautifully grained chestnut woo...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Gorgeous 18th Century French Carved Walnut Sofa in Fortuny
Located in Richmond, VA
Gorgeous 18th century French carved walnut sofa or settee with carved floral motifs throughout and paneled back. Very refined example. Recently reupholstered in Fortuny with very com...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Country Side Table, circa 1760
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming Louis XV period side table in stained oak, with a single drawer on cabriole legs, circa 1760. The drawer has a nice old iron ring pull and the piece has a lovely old patin...
Category
1760s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
18th Century Country French Carved, Painted Buffet, Hutch
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Country French Carved, Painted Buffet, Hutch. Nicely hand carved with aged paintwork, a beautiful deux Corps cabinet.
**items inside are NOT included**
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century French Provincial Fruitwood 2-Drawer Commode
Located in Richmond, VA
Beautiful 18th century French Provincial fruitwood 2-drawer commode with shaped top, scrolled feet, and carved apron featuring branches, "C" scrolls and "S" scrolls.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
18th C French Provincial Five Drawer Walnut Commode with Serpentine Front
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful French Provincial walnut commode with serpentine front and conforming molded edge top, surmounting three fitted top drawers (one of which is hidden in the center), over t...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Century Antique French Miner’s Whale Oil Lantern Brass Rooster 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 18th century French miner’s whale oil lantern, decorated with a brass rooster and iron handle/hook.
Category
18th Century Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
French, 18th Century, Hand Forged Iron Rat De Cave Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Wrought iron rat de cave candleholder, Normandie, France, 18th century. Weathered.
H:30cm W:18,5cm D:19cm
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
$348 Sale Price
47% Off
Large 18th Century French Provincial Country Style Armoire / Wardrobe
Located in Madrid, ES
This beautifully proportioned "en chapeaux de gendarme" or "gendarme's hat" style French provincial armoire brings together form and function in dramatic fashion. At almost 2.5 meter...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$9,597 Sale Price
35% Off
French, 18th Century, Hand Forged Iron Rat De Cave Candleholder
Located in Buisson, FR
Wrought iron rat de cave candleholder, Normandie, France, 18th century. Weathered.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
$324 Sale Price
49% Off
French 18th-19th Century Black Marble Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare black marble (Belgium blue stone) mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher.
Weathered but good condition.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
$442 Sale Price
58% Off
French Antique Oak & Wrought Iron Buffet Country Style 18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique oak and wrought iron sideboard buffet.
Two doors and two drawers.
One shelf in the cabinet.
The interior of the buffet was entirely covered in Provencal-style fabric w...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Pair of 17th Century Hand-Forged Iron Candleholders
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful pair of 17th century hand forged iron candleholders, France, circa 1650. Weathered with great patine
more photo's available on request.
Category
17th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
$3,241 Sale Price / set
20% Off
18th Century French Limestone Fireplace Surround In Louis XVI Style
Located in Beervelde, BE
Timeless French provencal townhouse fireplace surround from the 18th century. Authentic leaf details on the front piece are typical for the campagnard provenance.
Louis XVI Style an...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Limestone
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Buffet or Cabinet in Oak
Located in Miami, FL
A French Louis XV buffet from Normandy in oak with hand-pegged and mortise and tenon construction, and with original rich patina. Base rests on carved apron with cabriole feet. Two d...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Antique Oak & Iron Low Buffet Blue & White Patinated 18th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
French antique oak and iron low buffet.
Two doors, one shelf in the cabinet.
The interior of the buffet was entirely painted in the same blue color of the exterior.
This sideboard is...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
18th Century French Provincial Walnut Buffet or Vaisselier
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A stunning quality 18th century French provincial walnut buffet or vaisselier. Lovely original mellow colour and patina. Original plate rack, covered in lovely carved decoration. The...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$3,692 Sale Price
60% Off
French 18th-19th Century Black Marble Mortar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and rare black marble (Belgium blue stone) mortar, France, circa 1750-1850. Great eyecatcher.
Weathered but good condition.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
$442 Sale Price
58% Off
Antique 1770s Era Country French Solid Walnut Carved Sideboard Buffet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous French country carved walnut sideboard with hand-hewn backboards and tons of character and age. The size is on the grander scale at 80 wide x 23 deep x 45 tall and...
Category
1770s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
An 18th Century Provincial Louis XV Style Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A charming and very well executed late 18th century Provincial Louis XV style fireplace in Calacatta and Breche Violette marbles. The jambs with paneled Breche Violette and fine carv...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Breccia Marble, Statuary Marble
French Provincial 18th Century Walnut Armoire
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial 18th century walnut two door large scale armoire with foliate carved detail on doors and cornice with original hardware supp...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Brittany Vaisselier with Clock
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century Country French vaisselier, or china hutch, from Brittany made of solid chestnut and in two parts. The top has a tall plate rack with two sets of six shelves with turne...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
18th Century Country French Armoire in Walnut with Arched Bonnet
Located in Miami, FL
A lovely French armoire in walnut with arched bonnet, fluted astragal between the two paneled doors with parquetry decorating the middle panel of each, and resting on carved escargot...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Steel
18th Century Country French Provincial Fruitwood Farmhouse Work Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome 18th century country French provincial farmhouse table from the estate of artist Ira Yeager (American 1938-2022). The table ...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Faience Hand Painted 18th Century Blue Green Veuve Perrin Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Small plate in Faience. It has been made in France in the 18th century. It is hand painted.
With flowers pattern decoration.
Manufacture "veuve perrin" signed
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Faience
$255 Sale Price
20% Off
Colored wall map of the WORLD
By Chambon
Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
“Mappe Monde, contenant les Parties Connues du Globe Terrestre”
CHAMBON, Gobert-Denis (France, 17.. - 1781)
Paris, Longchamps et Janvier, 1754
Size H. 115 x W. 145 cm.
Gobert-Denis Chambon made copper engraving after the work of Guillaume De L’Isle, published in 1754 by Jean Janvier and S.G. Longschamps.
A huge wall map of the world in two hemispheres printed on two sheets, depicting the Eastern and Western hemispheres supported by two male figures, decorated at the bottom right and left with two celestial hemispheres (boreal and southern) and at the bottom in the middle with an armillary sphere, in addition.
This map is most notable for its depiction of the Sea of Japan labeled "Mer de Corée" and of "Mer de L'Ouest" or Sea of the West - a great sea, easily the size of the Mediterranean, to flow from the then-known Strait of Juan de Fuca...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
$28,348 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 18th Century French Oak Parquetry & Marquetry Inlay Cupboard
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
Very Decorative 18th Century French Provincial Parquetry & Marquetry Inlay Cupboard
This 18th-century French provincial parquetry and marquetry inlay cupboard is a rare and striking...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of French Provincial Floral Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Provincial Louis XV open Armchairs with carved floral crest on top of back frame with floral upholstered seat, back and arm rests
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$15,000 / set
18th Century Tapestry Fragment
Located in New York, NY
Mid 18th century european Tapestry Fragment.
Measures: 1'9'' wide x 2'10'' long.
Tapestries make integral part of the Flemish cultural heritage. Most of the tapestries have religious, mythological and historical subjects as well as hunting and harvest scenes. They are known for their high quality and extended use of colors. The oldest ones were made in the 13th century. The most important production centers were Doornik and Arras. These two centers got a lot of assignments of the Dukes of Burgundy. In the 14th century tapestries...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wool
18th Century French Commode
Located in Houston, TX
The 18th century French commode is a stunning example of furniture from that era. It features three drawers, providing ample storage space for your belongings. The original hardware,...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century French Glazed Porcelain Apothecary/Pharmacy Jar - 'BUTYR: CACAO'
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 18th Century french glazed porcelain apothecary/pharmacy jar with lid - 'BUTYR: CACAO'
By: Charles-Antoine Acloque
Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint, enamel
Technique: molded...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Pair of French 18th Century Corner Cabinets
Located in Doylestown, PA
A pair of French 18th Century corner cabinets each with a single door and a shelf inside, retaining their original dark grey and white marble tops. Circa 1760.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Marble
$3,500 Sale Price / set
36% Off
French 18th Century Solid Oak Console-Dining Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A rare, metamorphic oak table from 18th century France, appearing to be a substantial console table that easily flips open–nearly doubling in depth–to use as an occasional serving ta...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Carved Floral Back 18th Century Country French Carved Walnut Writing Desk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare form of Country French desk. The desk features what appears to be oak and walnut construction and a parquet top with antique age cracks in the top. WE CAN REPAIR THIS ...
Category
1780s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
$3,196 Sale Price
36% Off
18th Century French Bronze Bell by Biron PARIS
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
18th Century French Bronze Bell by Biron PARIS
Old bronze bell with inscription: “E. Biron à Paris” this piece is in good original un resto...
Category
18th Century Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French Provincial furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Maison Baguès, Sarreguemines, and Henredon. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $18 and tops out at $125,000 while the average work can sell for $1,997.
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