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.
20th Century American French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut, Burl
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Brass, Ormolu
1880s French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Steel
1940s Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
1960s Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Marble
20th Century American French Provincial Side Tables
Marble
20th Century Unknown French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Brass
20th Century European French Provincial Side Tables
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Side Tables
Ormolu
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Side Tables
Cherry
20th Century American French Provincial Side Tables
Leather, Walnut
1980s American Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
1960s Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
1910s Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Oak, Walnut
Early 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Fruitwood
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Side Tables
Burl, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Side Tables
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Side Tables
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
20th Century French Provincial Side Tables
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Marble
20th Century Brazilian French Provincial Side Tables
Rosewood
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Side Tables
Laminate, Hardwood, Paint
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Brass
1960s North American Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Agate
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Oak
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Wood, Pearwood
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Cherry
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Porcelain, Cherry
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Side Tables
Leather, Oak
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
20th Century Brazilian French Provincial Side Tables
Rosewood
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Side Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Brass
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Side Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Side Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century North American French Provincial Side Tables
Slate
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Side Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Tables
Walnut