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
Antique French Armoire Cupboard Linen Cabinet Breton Bonnetiere Chestnut 19th
Located in Tyler, TX
Beautifully Carved Antique French Chestnut Breton Armoire, Bonnetiere, Cupboard or Cabinet with Upper Display Gallery~~c. 1890s
Highly requested classic French Breton desig...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Auffray Fine French Buffet Server With Black Granite Inserts
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A long fine French buffet server or sideboard by Auffray with black granite top inserts. The server with a large center drawer flanked by two side...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Solid Walnut Oval Center Table with Four Turned Legs
Located in Miami, FL
This is a gorgeous antique French dining table! The oval shape of this piece is very unique, as it is not a common design among antique tables. The turned legs and base add the perfe...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Fine and Massive Antique Country French Buffet A Deux Corps
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly fine Antique French Provincial Armoire with delicate traditional decorative motifs. With a carved cornice and classic ...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood, Down
Auffray & Co French Provincial Antique Distressed Style Bookcase China Cabinet
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Auffray made some of the finest French furniture ever made in the United States. Their quality and design was second to none and made to look like an authentic antique and beautifull...
Category
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Provincial Plantation Style Walnut Vitrine, Bookcase, 19th Century
Located in Miami, FL
This early (circa 1830) French Provincial plantation style walnut bookcase features an upper part topped by a cornice above two glazed doors opening u...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
Hickory French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombay Chest or Commode
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful French Provincial Louis XV style bombay form chest of drawers or commode
By Hickory Manufacturing Co.
USA, Circa 1980s
Carved walnut, with original brass hardware.
Me...
Category
1980s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Sideboard Foyer Cabinet Louis XV Carved Tiger Oak, 19th Century
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Sideboard Foyer Cabinet Louis XV Carved Tiger Oak 19th century.
Direct from France, a highly carved antique sideboard or che...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
1970s Italian Dal Vera Bamboo Rattan Midcentury French Riviera Mirror
By Dal Vera
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern mirror in bamboo and rattan probably from renowned Dal Vera manufacturer. The organic beauty of the woven materials is timeless and Classic...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
18th Century French Trestle Table
Located in Chicago, IL
The best early 18th century French oak trestle table with a three-inch thick hand-hewn single-plank top resting on a hand-carved trestle base with chamfered legs and well-worn feet. ...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century French Farmhouse Dinning Table
Located in Austin, TX
This Early 20th Century French Farmhouse Dining Table is a stunning example of rustic elegance, perfect for adding a touch of French countryside charm to any home. Expertly crafted f...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antiqued Provincial French Sideboard
Located in Westwood, NJ
Inspired by the Neoclassical Provincial style of 18th-century France, this exquisite piece boasts a distressed antiqued tan finish. The symmetrical design features three paneled door...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
Brutalist French Wood Turned Wine Press Side Table, 1950s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Absolutely stunning French side table or pedestal dating from the 1940s- 1950s constructed in oak which has an antique wine press screw as a base, very much in style of Charles Dudou...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Signed Oil on Canvas by French Artist Jean Hubert Gautier
Located in Redding, CT
Signed Oil on Canvas by Jean Hubert Gautier (1872-1930). Nice heavy impasto technique of a classic french riverscape. The composition includes heavy clouds with a basilica in the bac...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
18th Century French Walnut Armoire with Burl Paneling
Located in Wichita, KS
French 18th Century
Walnut Armoire with Burl Panels and removable bonnet - the burl pattern is spectacular and the hardware is original and stunning. A shelf has been built inside th...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
Monumental French Provincial Style Walnut Farmhouse Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
The quintessential French provincial farmhouse dining or harvest table made on a monumental scale measuring nearly 14 feet long. The table features a long, thick walnut plank top measuring 1 inch thick with breadboard ends and peg construction throughout. The table is supported by elegant tapered oak legs. Excellent joinery and craftsmanship with a classic European farmhouse style. Very heavy, solid, and stable measuring 25 inches from the floor to the apron for ample leg clearance. The table has a rich, dark finish and an intentionally distressed patina to mimic a 19th century farm table with an intimate European depth of only 34 inches. A strong artisan crafted table with modern proportions crafted in an old world provincial style. The long design gives the table an impressive silhouette and profile.
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Antique French Provincial Cherry Petite Desk or Side Table with Hoof Feet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th century cherry French side table or desk from the late 19th century; a beautiful example of the French Country design aesthetic. The table or desk has a beautifully carved scall...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Blue and White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue and white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890.
Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century French Provincial Pine Farmhouse Dresser
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rustic 18th century country French provincial two-part farmhouse dresser with a plate rack and crafted from 1 inch thick pine planks. The plate rack...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Kindel Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Cream Lacquered Lingerie Chest
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style seven-drawer lingerie chest or semainier
By Kindel Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Carved cream lacquered cherry wood, with olive green trim...
Category
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
John Widdicomb Italian Provincial Parquetry Top Two-Tier Coffee Table
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Italian Provincial style two-tier coffee or cocktail table
By John Widdicomb
USA, late 20th century
Mahogany, with inlaid satinwood parquetry and brass sabots.
...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Sligh Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Green Lacquered Leather Top Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style writing desk
By Sligh Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Green lacquered cherry wood, with embossed leather top, and original brass hardware.
...
Category
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rustic Traditional Wooden Farming Milking Stool - France, Circa 1920
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rustic Traditional Wooden Farming Milking Stool - France, Circa 1920
Step into the charm of the past with this rustic traditional wooden farming milking stool, crafted in France cir...
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
French chaise longue Meridian Daybed
Located in Alton, GB
Early 20th Century French chaise longue daybed/ meridian in the second empire style. Scroll out arms with silk tassles and a matching fringed skirting, immaculate brocade embroidery ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Upholstery
French 18th Century Walnut Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive solid walnut dining table over 10’ long from the 1780’s Normandy, France. This dining table is versatile with two functional drop leaf ends. Recently polished with a Fr...
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
Antique French Country Farm Dining Table Farmhouse Double Baluster Oak C.1900-20
Located in Tyler, TX
HANDSOME Antique French Farmhouse Oak Dining Table with Double Baluster Trestle Base~~90" Wide~~c. 1900-1920s
This table has "the look". One of our most often requested items. Stur...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Early 20th French Terracotta Vase or Pot à Confit
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th earthenware confit pot from the Southwest of France with traditional yellow ochre glaze. Chips and losses to glaze, hairline crack near top. These ordinary earthenwar...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
French Antique Terracotta Confit Tian or Bowl Glazed
Located in Labrit, Landes
French terracotta tian or bowl traditionally used to prepare confit before to conserve it in confit pots in South West France.
This vessel was also used to prepare any type of food f...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Monumental Country French Provincial Oak Farmhouse Trestle Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
20th century monumental country French provincial farmhouse dining table, refectory table, or harvest table measuring over 12.5 feet long. Hand-crafted from massive oak timbers the table features a 2.5 inch thick top supported by a rare triple pedestal trestle base. The gracefully curved legs have an hourglass form conjoined by a long stretcher. The stretcher is constructed with an exposed mortise and tenon joinery and the legs end with large 5.5 inch thick shoe feet. Substantial table that is very heavy and solid with a lovely aged, faded patina on the wood finish. The table was made to resemble an 18th century monastery table...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Provincial Carved Wooden Bar Stools with Rushed Seats
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of French Louis XV Provincial style carved wooden bar stools with rushed seats and cabriole style front legs. Rush shows wear.
Category
20th Century French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Rush, Oak
1950s-1960s French Provincial Pottery Jar, Côte d’Azur Artisan Workshop
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950s-1960s French Provincial Pottery Jar, Côte d’Azur Artisan Workshop
This French pottery jar from the 1950s-1960s, crafted in an artisan workshop on the Côte d'Azur, embodies the...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Fine Set of 10 Antique French Dining Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large Antique French chair set with a particularly fine form. With elegant shaped curved crest rails and open back supports in a high polish. With r...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Rush, Wood
French Pair of Nightstand Tables with Crest & Carved Drawer and Cabriole Legs
Located in Miami, FL
A French walnut drawer nightstands from the learly 20th century with ribbon-carved moldings and carved skirt. This petite French table features a rectangular top with beveled edges, ...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Oak Louis XVI Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
The piece showcases exquisite period details including carved dentil molding along the crown, square tapered legs, and classically proportioned drawer fronts. Each element has been t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 Style Double Door Armoire by Widdicomb with Eggplant Accents 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
French Provincial Style Armoire by Widdicomb with Double Door Opening to Drawers and having Eggplant Accents 20thC
Measures- 55.5''H x 38''W x 19.5''D
Category
20th Century American French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small old farm french table with square legs, 70's
Located in LYON, FR
This small farm table has everything to seduce, with its mini dimensions it will fit perfectly into an apartment, giving a touch of authenticity to your interior and bringing the war...
Category
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Beech
19th Century French Yellow Glazed Pot from Provence
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Provence, this antique French planter dates from the late 19th Century. Handmade in France, this urn features a nicely weathered ap...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
French Provincial Terracotta "Confit" Pot
Located in Middleburg, VA
19th Century French Provincial Terracotta "Confit" Pot With an Unusual Combination of Yellow and Green Dripped Glazes. Made in Provence circa 1870. Note restoration.
19th-century la...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Terracotta, Paint
Early 20th Century Italian Foldable Garden Table
Located in Milan, IT
Early 20th Century Italian green paint on old red paint foldable garden table.
A fascinating and unusual adjustable rotating mechanism for the top.
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
White Furniture French Provincial Louis XV Pink Lacquered Triple Dresser
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style long dresser or credenza
By White Furniture
USA, Circa 1960s
Pink lacquered solid cherry wood, with original brass hardware.
Measures:...
Category
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Country French Provincial Oak Farmhouse Trestle Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite country French provincial farmhouse dining table featuring demilune ends. This large table is crafted from oak with a trestle style base. The case or frieze has six storage...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Oakwood Set of 3 Nesting Tables Turned Legs, Stacking Tables, France
Located in Miami, FL
French antique oakwood set of three nesting tables, stacking tables with turned legs from the 1950s.
Size of each table:
15.5 D x 23.5 L x 21 inches H.
13.0 D x 18.25 L x 17.5 inc...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Carved Breton Buffet Cabinet, French, Sideboard, Oak, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique carved Breton buffet cabinet. A French sideboard crafted in oak in the late 19th century, circa 1880.
An ornate example of French, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Blue and White Seaweeds Oyster Plate Bordeaux
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant blue and white oyster plate signed Bordeaux Vieillard, circa 1890.
Six wells surrounded by blue seaweeds of different kinds.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Country French Provincial Pine Writing Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
A charming late 19th-century French Provincial writing desk, side table, or console, sourced from Provence, France. Beautifully handcrafted from solid rustic European pine, it featur...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Pine
French Iron Folding Garden Side Tables a Pair with Brass Ball Feet
Located in Newtown, CT
French Iron Folding Garden Tables with Brass Ball Feet a pair. Probably 1st half of 20th century. They are 23" high and 23.75" wide. Beautiful green paint on the top, could be use...
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Early 20th century French Sarreguemines Agreste Dinner Ware Twenty One Pieces
Located in New Orleans, LA
Twenty-One Piece Set of French Provincial faience Dinnerware, early 20th c., by Sarraguemines, Agreste pattern (meaning rural, rustic) consisting of...
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Faience, Ceramic
French Copper Pot
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A sizable antique copper pot, equipped with a forged iron handle that can be used to suspend the vessel over a fire. The pot has a hammered exterior that g...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Antique French Mahogany Night Stands or bedside tables with marble top , 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Two very nice elegant France nightstands. Grey marble tops on cabriole legs. The interior compartment was made of white marble. Bronze handles. Walnut wood.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Provincial Farmhouse Fruitwood Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Classic 19th century country French Provincial farmhouse dining table with storage drawers. The table is constructed from frui...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Iron
1970s Italian Bamboo Rattan Round Folding Serving Bar Tray Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern folding tray side table. Made of rattan and bamboo, this charming piece is in the typical style of Franco Albini, Adrien Audoux and Vittori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
19th Century Majolica Eagle Jardiniere Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Eagle Jardiniere signed Sarreguemines.16 by 9 inches.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Neoclassic Wooden Bookcase
Located in Westwood, NJ
Shown in Antique French Oak finish, this monumental cabinet features diamond-patterned fluted detailing, crown moulding, and symmetrical glass doors with matching lozenge designs. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
French Armoire in Oak, Late 19th Century
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Armoire in Oak and Brass, Late 19th Century
Rooted in the provincial elegance of the Belle Époque
This tall oak armoire, dating from the end of the 19th century, embodies the...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Oak
French Early 19th Century Wine TastingTilt-Top Oval Walnut Dining Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely French early walnut tilt-top 'table de vendange,' or wine tasting table, circa late 1800s. Oval top circled by bentwood edge upon trestle base with triangular harp mechanism. ...
Category
19th Century Antique French Provincial Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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.