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.
French Gueridon Table with Marble Top and Cast Iron Scroll Legs
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Elegant vintage Gueridon table featuring a hand-forged wrought iron base with scrolling details, circular stretcher, and gilt accents. Topped with a round stone marble slab and decor...
Marble, Steel, Iron
Vintage French Gueridon Small Round Side Table with Etched Glass Top
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this round side table or gueridon dates from the 1930s. We believe the frame is made of walnut with a medium stain. The top’s outer edges are scalloped and the inset...
Glass, Walnut
$2,030Sale Price|65% Off
French Empire Style Bronze Swan and Tessellated Mosaic Stone Gueridon Table
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Gorgeous triple swan gueridon with large talon clutching ball feet. Stunning flower petal tessellated stone top, circa 1970s made in the Philippines by Maitland-Smith. This functi...
Stone, Iron
French Gueridon Table, Embossed Leather Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French provincial side table. This high top table has beautiful details on the iron base. The oxidized base is in great condition for its age. The tabl...
Steel
French Round Bronze Gueridon Style Table Rams Heads and Feet with Granite Top
Located in Miami, FL
Presented is a round French Bronze Gueridon Style coffee or cocktail table with a heavy granite top in dark gray color. This table has a variety of bronze details as the Rams heads, ...
Granite, Bronze
Round Gueridon Table from France
Located in New York, NY
This round guerdon table exudes timeless elegance with its graceful curves and refined details. A perfect blend of function and style, it adds a distinctive touch to any space.
Fruitwood
Super Qualiity French Gueridon Centre Table
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Superb quality French mahogany gueridon centre table, with gold leaf feet, original castors and outstanding grey swirled marble top, excellent colour and condition. 27" high 33" dia...
Mahogany
Gueridon Table With Scroll Legs
Located in Washington, DC
A very heavy cast iron black painted and gilt gueridon table with four scroll legs.
The bottom legs extend 1 inch from the top of the table.
Iron
1970s Ram's Head Iron & Leather Gueridon Side Table with Embossed Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome ram's head tripod drinks table with grey leather embossed top.
Iron
$1,584Sale Price|34% Off
H 28.35 in Dm 23.63 in
19th Century French Marble Top and Cast Iron Bistro Table
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This charming 19th century French guéridon, or bistro table, beautifully embodies the timeless character of classic French cafés. The round top is crafted from natural marble with so...
Marble, Iron
French Empire Round Table or Gueridon of Mahogany with Marble Top
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome French round table or gueridon in the Empire style, featuring a circular top of figured black marble (25.5" diameter), set upon a tripod column support of mahogany with or...
Marble, Metal, Brass
French Art Deco Alabaster Gueridon Table / Side Table
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding Alabaster Gueridon Table France, 1930-1940 Gueridon Side Table / Drinks Table in Turned Alabaster. Manufactured at the Art Deco Period. Rare find. Amazing color! Elegant ...
Alabaster
$4,850
H 30.5 in Dm 20.5 in
Fine French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Carved Guéridon Side Table with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Carved Guéridon Side Table with Marble Top. The circular gilt wood carved apron with an acanthus tied leaf wreath, raised on four fluted carved leg...
Marble
$3,229
H 27.17 in W 32.29 in D 31.11 in
19th Century French Gueridon Table, Bleached Mahogany & Marble Top
Located in Arundel, GB
A 19th C French Gueridon, centre table. Bleached mahogany veneer with lion paw feet and a faceted pedestal, topped with a grey marble.
Marble
French Louis XVI Style Mahogany Bronze Gueridon Side Table
By Adam Weisweiler
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE GILT-BRONZE, POLISHED BRASS AND MAHOGANY GUERIDON Modeled after the design by Adam Weisweiler 20th century Item # 407UNK10P This gorgeous 20th century interp...
Brass, Bronze
Mahogany Faux Bamboo Galleried Leather Top Gueridon Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful faux bamboo mahogany gueridon Bouillotte style with leather top with brass pierced gallery. Very good condition. Measures 18.25" in diameter and stands 28" tall. W605...
Metal
$2,450
H 26.78 in W 21.26 in D 21.26 in
Art Deco Orientalist Gueridon Table with Embossed Brass Top 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Art Deco Orientalist Gueridon Table with Embossed Brass Top 1930s. This is a very rare and wonderful art deco side table / gueridon table with a ...
Brass
19th Century French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with pedestal base. Good quality heavy casting. Stripped of painted finish at some point. Warm gray patina with light rusting. White marb...
Marble, Brass, Iron
19th century French Empire Mahogany and black marble Gueridon table
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very smart 19th century French empire Gueridon table. The columned base with ormolu decoration is in extremely good condition as is the black marble with only a few light s...
Mahogany
19th Century French Cast Iron Marble Top Bistro Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French cast iron bistro table with pedestal base. Good quality heavy casting with dolphin head feet and black painted patina. Original red and grey veined marble top w...
Marble, Brass, Iron
Super French Gueridon Table
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very nice French mahogany gueridon table on brass castors, with verigated marble top, lovely colour and condition. 30" high 39.5" diameter You are welcome to view this item at ou...
Marble
Fine French Marble Topped Gueridon
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A French fin de siècle ormolu gueridon table, the rouge oval marble top in gilt brass surround with four masks, on black painted iron legs and hoof sabots, in overall lovely conditio...
Marble, Bronze, Iron
Early 19th C Two Tier French Country Walnut Gueridon
Located in Troy, MI
Found in France, this gueridon dates from approximately 1810. Made of walnut, the round top table features a single, functional drawer, three curved legs and a lower round shelf. Unk...
Walnut
Late 1800's French Oak Occasional Table
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful occasional table in French oak with four tapering legs and stretchers for stability is worn beautifully from years of loving use and enjoyment. This is stable and rea...
Wood
French Black Gueridon Table with Cast Iron Scroll Legs
Located in Plainview, NY
A charming cast iron gueridon table in French Provincial style. With a gold painted rope design frame the circular marble top is sitting on an iron cast base with scroll base. Di...
Iron
Zinc Top Bistro Table, French
Located in Doylestown, PA
A small zinc top bistro table with a dark blue painted iron tripod base, French circa 1950.
Zinc
Midcentury French Wrought Iron Marble-Top Coffee Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Midcentury French wrought iron marble-top coffee table not only presents the carefree elegance of a marble top, it is supported by an elabor...
Marble, Wrought Iron
Bagues Style Brass and Marble Gueridon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bagues style brass gueridon with polished black marble top. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ).
Brass
Don Ruseau Marble-Top Triangular Gueridon Lamp Table One Drawer
By Don Ruseau
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Don Ruseau Occational triangular shape side lamp table pedestal with one drawer. Gorgeous oak drawers interior.
Marble
French Wine Tasting Table, 18th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A charming 18th century French tilt-top wine tasting table in walnut, nice small size with original base and great patina.
Walnut
19th Century Country French Gueridon
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century Country French gueridon, or circular side table with a marquetry top of inlaid walnut veneer and a solid walnut base with t...
Walnut
Small French Zinc-Top Bistro Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
A small zinc-top bistro table with blue painted iron base, 20th century.
Steel, Zinc