French Provincial 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 French French Provincial Tables
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Tables
Pine
1970s Italian Vintage French Provincial Tables
Bamboo, Rattan
20th Century French French Provincial Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Metal
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Tables
Oak
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Oak, Beech
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Brass
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Bronze
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Tables
Oak
2010s French French Provincial Tables
Wood, Cherry, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary European French Provincial Tables
Stone
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Tables
Pine
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Oak
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique French Provincial Tables
Wood, Cherry
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Tables
Birch
20th Century French French Provincial Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Tables
Mahogany, Burl
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Wood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Tables
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Fruitwood
20th Century Italian French Provincial Tables
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Tables
Maple
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century European Antique French Provincial Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Tables
Marble, Iron
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Tables
Walnut, Burl
1880s French Antique French Provincial Tables
Oak
1960s Vintage French Provincial Tables
Walnut, Leather
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Tables
Oak
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Tables
Travertine, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Tables
Cherry
20th Century French Provincial Tables
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century American Antique French Provincial Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Tables
Bronze
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Tables
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Tables
Brass
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Tables
Walnut
2010s French Provincial Tables
Wood, Cherry, Oak
1970s American Vintage French Provincial Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Tables
Marble, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Tables
Wood