French Provincial Farm 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.
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Maple, Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak, Pine
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Farm Tables
Pine
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak
20th Century French Provincial Farm Tables
Wood
20th Century French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Farm Tables
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Pine
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Farm Tables
Maple
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Farm Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Farm Tables
Metal
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak
20th Century French French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak
20th Century French French Provincial Farm Tables
Iron
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Maple, Pine
Early 19th Century English Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Ash
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak, Pine
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
19th Century Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Fruitwood
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
19th Century German Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Iron
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Farm Tables
Elm, Oak
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Farm Tables
Teak
Early 1800s French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Ash, Cherry
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Farm Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Farm Tables
Elm
1990s Italian French Provincial Farm Tables
Maple
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Farm Tables
Oak
19th Century Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Walnut
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Farm Tables
Pine
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Farm Tables
Wood