French Provincial Dining Room Tables
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.
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Pine
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wrought Iron
1920s American Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Burl
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Cherry
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Cherry
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century European French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Pine
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Pine
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Fruitwood
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Iron
1850s French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Cherry, Chestnut
1960s Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Rosewood
20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak, Walnut
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century British French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Glass, Oak
1990s French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Cherry
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
20th Century Belgian French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak, Walnut, Burl
Early 1900s Italian Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Walnut
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Metal
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Walnut, Burl
2010s American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Concrete, Steel
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
Early 1900s Belgian Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Metal
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
20th Century European French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
20th Century European French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Beech
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Maple
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut