French Provincial Side 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.
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Marble
1980s American Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Steel
2010s English French Provincial Side Tables
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Bronze
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Marble, Iron
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Bronze
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
1970s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Copper, Iron
Late 19th Century European Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Side Tables
Maple
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Iron
20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Metal, Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Marble, Brass, Bronze
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Brass
1960s Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Cherry, Glass
Late 20th Century French Provincial Side Tables
Brass
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Steel
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Iron
20th Century French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Side Tables
Oak, Walnut
1970s American Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Side Tables
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Maple
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
20th Century Italian French Provincial Side Tables
Cherry
1960s Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut, Leather
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Steel, Iron
1760s French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Cherry
Late 19th Century European Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Side Tables
Marble
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Side Tables
Marble, Iron
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century European Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut