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.
Birds on a Wire framed print by Hector Giacomelli originally Ca 1880, New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a digitally remastered framed Print of a panorama called "Birds on a Wire" painted by Hector Giacomelli, taken from the 19th Century original, Circa 1880.. The print is mad...
Wood, Paper
$960Sale Price|25% Off
Brunschwig & Fils Hand-Printed Yellow Kanchou Mimosa Wallpaper Double Roll 2002
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brunschwig & Fils hand-printed yellow Kanchou wallpaper, floral, avian, parrots. 2002. Design features lovely yellow background and a large floral a...
Paper
Italian French Architecture Priveè by Cesar Daly Hand Painted Print 2 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French private architecture and, precisely, a the design of a 19th century suburban villa under Napoleon III by Casar Daly. Together with anot...
Paper
Italian French Architecture Priveè by Cesar Daly Hand Painted Print 1 of 2
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French private architecture and, precisely, a the design of a 19th century suburban villa under Napoleon III by Casar Daly. Together with anot...
Paper
Italian Provencal French Style Architecture Hand Painted Print '1 of 4'
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French architecture and, precisely, a house in Billancourt, a commune in the Somme department in Northern France. Together with the other three...
Paper
Italian Provencal French Style Architecture Hand Painted Print '4 of 4'
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French architecture and, precisely, a house in Fervaques, a former commune in the Calvados (Normandy, France). Together with other three prints...
Paper
$272Sale Price|20% Off
Letterpress Print of Charles Baudelaire by Manet, C. 1862
Located in Ross, CA
Original letterpress print of 1862 Manet etching of Charles Baudelaire by French artist Édouard Manet (1832-1883). Nicely matted and framed, print meas...
Paper
Brunschwig & Fils Hand-Printed Cherubin et Lapins, Wallpaper, Angels and Rabbits
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brunschwig & Fils hand-printed Cherubin et Lapins, wallpaper, angels and rabbits, 2000. Vintage, rare, out of print design featuring alternating scenes of rabbits and cherubs surroun...
Paper
$1,710Sale Price|25% Off
Pair of Framed Denis Diderot Colored Horse Carriages
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of prints from the "Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des sciences, des arts et des metiers, par une Societe de Gens de lettres". The originals published between 1751 and 1...
Paint, Paper
Vintage Scalamandre Trompe L’Oeil Normandy Blue Ribbon, French Wallpaper, 1986
By Scalamandre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Scalamandre trompe L’Oeil Normandy blue ribbon, French wallpaper, 1986. Equivalent to 10+ single rolls at 5 yards each. Totals more than 50...
Paper
French Late 19th Century Framed Aquatint Print
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An extraordinary French 19th century framed aquatint (print) of a rider on horseback crossing a stone bridge toward a small homestead in the distance, past the treeline along the sho...
Gold Leaf
$1,450 / set
3 Chromo Lithographs - Lemercier Paris
By Imp. Lemercier et Cie
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful silk mats and frames. Information on back of each piece. Lemercier Paris
Silk
PARIS ETCHING SOCIETY - Vintage Print - Signed - Unframed - U.S. - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
PARIS ETCHING SOCIETY - Sydney Z. Lucas - Post Impressionist style color print on paper - artist signed lower right - titled in French lower left - conta...
Paper
Italian Provencal French Style Architecture Hand Painted Print '2 of 4'
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing French architecture and, precisely, a Maison de medecin in Pontonx-sur-l'Adour, a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Toget...
Paper
$825Sale Price / item|25% Off
Brunschwig & Fils Hand-Printed Cherubin et Lapins, Wallpaper, Angels and Rabbits
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brunschwig & Fils hand-printed Cherubin et Lapins, wallpaper, angels and rabbits, 2000. Lovely yellow background with blue figuration. Vintage, rare, out of print design featuring al...
Paper
Italian Provencal French Style Architecture Hand Painted Print '3 of 4'
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Elegant and refined print representing french architecture and, precisely, a house Poissy a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France. Together with other three prints,...
Paper
Cauchoise de Bolbec La Normandie 1929 French Framed Print
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Cauchoise de Bolbec La Normandie 1929 French Framed Print This print measures: 16 wide x 1 deep x 22 inches high This print is in Excellent Vintage Condition. We take our photos i...
Wood, Paper
1960s Raoul Dufy Interior at Nice Lithograph
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raoul Dufy lithograph signed by the artist himself - Interior at Nice. The south of France depicted in a charmingly intimate interior. Custom fra...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$660Sale Price|20% Off
French Decorative Cast Iron Plate with Cow Calf and Farmer, 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
This cast iron engraving plate was probably made for an agricultural contest. 19th Century, France. The agricultural comices (or agricultural shows...
Iron
1960s Framed 'Normandy Farm' Lithograph
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Raoul Dufy "Normandy Farm" Lithograph signed by the artist. Charming and pastoral in technique and composition. Custom framed in cerused oak with hand-cut 4-ply art mat. For t...
Glass, Oak, Paper
$316Sale Price|20% Off
"La Pleine Vendange", French Grape Harvest-Hand Watercolored
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage print "La Pleine Vendange" or "The Full Harvest" is hand watercolored and depicts the harvesting of grapes in France. It is in a solid black and gold frame. Width-24.5" ...
Paper, Wood
Pair of Woodcut Prints, "Couple of Peasants", France, Circa 1970
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Pair of Woodcut Prints, "Couple of Peasants," France, Circa 1970 A pair of significant woodcut prints depicting a French peasant couple from the 19th or early 20th century. Framed....
Paper
French 18th Century Park Scene Lithograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic French 18th century lithograph of a daily French life scene in a park. This item is in its original frame. Great addition to your Class...
Glass, Paper
Brunschwig & Fils Blue Floral Chiltern Tring Wallpaper Hand-Printed in England
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brunschwig & Fils blue floral Chiltern "Tring" wallpaper hand-printed in England, 1989. Three rolls as pictured. Two rolls are in unopened packaging, noted as 11 yards by 20.5". Thir...
Paper
Mixed Media Still Life on Board
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mixed media still life with enhance lithographic oranges on a faux silver leaf background. Presented in an impressive carved wood frame.
Paint
$175
H 18 in W 12 in D 0.004 in
"The Lightness of Being" Figurative Archival Print on Textured Watercolor Paper
Located in Middleburg, VA
Offered is a luminous limited edition print by artist Louis Shields, titled "The Lightness of Being." Created as part of Shields' 2018 Dancer Se...
Paper, Paint
$180 / set
H 8 in W 10 in D 0.13 in
Set of 6 Original Antique Architectural Prints After L.Carter. C. 1813
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 6 architectural prints Copper-plate engravings after the original antique architectural drawings by L.Carter Published...
Paper
$944Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 72 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Plum Blossom Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silver Metallic with Antiques
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 36"x72" The colorways in this sections present our l...
Silver Leaf
$2,360Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 96 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Peacock Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Wallpaper on Silk Panel
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 3 ft x 8 ft. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be a...
Silk
$1,932Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 58 in W 41 in D 0.1 in
Japanese Garden Wallpaper Panels Hand Painted Wallpaper on gold gilded paper
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 41" wide x 58" The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be a...
Gold Leaf
Surrealist Framed Print by Bruce Richards
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Surrealist framed print by Bruce Richards (American, born 1948): "Witness (Man Ray)". Numbered 2/45 and signed Bruce Richards '92.
Ink, Paper
Fabscarte Handmade Hand Painted Wallpaper, Bosco
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
- This product is priced per square meter. Please contact us for assistance with square footage calculations. - The lead time depends on the quantity of the order. The absolute prot...
Paper, Paint
$2,240Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 96 in W 36 in D 0.1 in
Chinoiserie Murals Chinoiserie Wallpaper Hand Painted Silk Wallpaper
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 42"W x 81" H. The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be applied to any designs and any base ground (silk, tea paper, metallic, fabric and etc.) Price There are 4 panels in the listed photo, price is for 4 panels of 36" wide x 96" high, background is on silk, currently price doesn't include any embroidery cost, Accept custom requires on the sizes, background and painting colors, tailored to any wall sizes. Dear customer, please note: For safe delivery, all the panels roll in a strong tube. Please have the professional installer to install the wallpapers, there is a standard overlap between panels, and a black dot marked on the top and bottom of each panel, please check well before installing. Shipping We do our best to process & ship all orders...
Silk
$4,720Sale Price|20% Off
H 28 in W 33 in D 0.5 in
Colorful Contemporary Modern Decorative Wall Art Print Framed American Beach NC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Colorful Contemporary Modern Decorative Wall Art Print Framed American Beach NC . As part North Carolina Fisherman Waiting for the Shrimp Boat . serigraph printed in beautiful colors . Matted and a Simple Gold color frame . Claude Howell...
Paper
Fabscarte Handmade and Hand Painted Wallpaper, Batik
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
- This product is priced per square meter. Please contact us for assistance with square footage calculations. - The lead time depends on the quantity of the order. As the name sugge...
Paper
Sample Handmade and Hand Painted Wallpaper
By Fabscarte
Located in Milan, IT
Our samples reflect the same attention to detail that goes into our wallpapers since they are all handmade. The price for the samples is 80 euros (Including shipping costs). If you...
Paper
$1,932Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 58 in W 41 in D 0.1 in
Japanese Garden Wallpaper Panels Hand Painted Wallpaper on Gold Gilded Paper
Located in Wuxi, 32
If you love the look of De Gournay wallpaper but not the price, this is for you. Measures: 41" wide x 58" The colorways in this sections present our latest colorways, which can be...
Gold Leaf
Framed Map of Paris After Michel-Étienne Turgot 1739 20 Panels
By Michel Etienne Turgot
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A dramatic, monumental set of 20 framed panels of the famed 1739 "Plan de Paris", after French magistrate Michel-Étienne Turgot ( French 1690-1751 ) in the French Provincial taste. R...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Reproduction of The Empire of Light by René Magritte
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this large reproduction of The Empire of Light by René Magritte, one of the most iconic works of the Belgian surrealist master. This fascinating composition, p...
Paper
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H 13 in W 20.38 in D 0.07 in
Antique French Engraving Print signed Roger Viellard, Signed and Numbered
Located in Miami, FL
Original engraving print or lithograph depicting the French countryside. This decorative art is the work of Roger Viellard. Limited edition signed and numbered 7/50. Measures: 20...
Paper
Louis XIV Framed Photo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Louis XIV, Roi de France et de Navarre, 1643-1715. Gravure.
Other
Vintage French Gravure by Jean-Jacques Walz (Hansi), C. 1913
Located in Ross, CA
Antique French print of drawing by Jean-Jacques Waltz (Hansi) (1873 - 1951). Originally printed in a book titled Mon Village, first published in 1913. The print depicts people celebr...
Paper
Felix Vallotton "Ed Sagot ..." Woodcut Print, 1892
Located in Astoria, NY
Felix Edouard Vallotton (Swiss/French, 1865-1925), "Ed Sagot / Les Amateurs D'estampes", Woodcut Print on Paper, 1892, initialed in plate, ink stamp upper right with Vallotton's new ...
Paper
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H 19.25 in W 20.5 in D 0.75 in
2 Antique 18thC Henry William Bunbury Gleaners Stipple Plate Engravings 21"
By Henry William Bunbury
Located in Dayton, OH
A pair of George III Stipple Engravings Engraved by Charles Knight (1743-1826) after Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811) Published London 1787 A pair of oval shaped, stipple engraving...
Paper
Raoul Dufy Concert Lithograph
By Raoul Dufy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Raoul Dufy concert art lithograph obtained from the estate of Tony Duquette. Great addition to your French inspired interiors. Art dimensions: 2...
Paper
Antique Pierre-Antoine Poiteau Cactus Triangularis Botanical Print
By Pierre Antoine Poiteau
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Pierre-Antoine Poiteau Cactus Triangularis Botanical Print. Additional information: Materials: Paper Color: Red Period: 19th Century Art Subjects: Botanic Styles: French Fr...
Paper
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H 14.75 in W 17 in D 0.25 in
Pair of Hand- Colored French Garden Engravings by Laborge Printed in 1818
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of beautiful engravings by Laborge, printed in 1808. These rare images were hand colored from copper plates. Custom hand made French mats with gold banding on archival board. ...
Paper
19th Century French Orangery of Versailles Scene Lithograph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French orangery of versailles scene lithograph. This piece includes a frame. we have a total of 5 complimenting pieces, collect all 5. Add some French Classical Style to...
Glass, Wood, Paper
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H 16.5 in W 21.75 in D 0.75 in
Antique 1770s Optical Engraving Architecture Landscape L'isle St Louis France
By Daumont
Located in Dayton, OH
"Description: Antique print, titled: 'Vue d'Optique Représentant L'Isle S.t Louis et le Pont de la Tournelle a Paris' - View of the Island of St. Louis and Pont de la Tournelle in Pa...
Paper