French Provincial Wall Decorations
FRENCH PROVINCIAL STYLE
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.
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Style: French Provincial
Large Vintage French Verdure Style Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This lovely tapestry was handcrafted by skilled artists using the exact same method of weaving used in 16th century. Handwoven in Wool and measuring 6.10 x 12.4 ft.
Excellent cond...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Tapestry, Wool
19th Century Charcoal Drawing "3 cheerful men" Signed Jan Deckers 1885 Belgium
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Immerse yourself in the jovial spirit of the 19th century with our captivating charcoal drawing titled "3 Cheerful Men," signed by the esteemed Belgian artist Jan Deckers in 1885. Th...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
19th Century Academic Framed Charcoal Study "Bearded man's Head" France
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Immerse yourself in the world of academic artistry with our captivating 19th Century Framed Charcoal Study titled "Bearded Man's Head," originating from France. Meticulously rendered...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Majolica Lady Bug Wall Pocket Sarreguemines, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica lady bug wall pocket Sarreguemines, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
3 Vintage French Colonial Court Garden Party Scene Oil Paintings on Board 50"
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of three mid to late 20th century French Colonial oil paintings on board depicting an array of figures dressed for a modern imagining of a French Provincial, court of Versailles ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
French Louis Patin Country Landscape Shepherd Fisherman Oil Painting 58"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage French Old World / Renaissance style oil painting on canvas showing a sweeping landscape, a shepherd, a man fishing on a lake, and a pair of figures by a distant stone castle...
Category
Late 20th Century French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19th Century French Faience Oyster Plate Desvres
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Faience Oyster Plate.
Decorated with flowers , marked Bordeaux.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence.
Height / 5.5 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
19th Century French Faience Oyster Plate Desvres
By Desvres
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Faience Oyster Plate.
Decorated with flowers , marked Bordeaux.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence.
Height / 5.5 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Vallauris Circa 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cicada wall pocket signed Vallauris from Provence.
Height / 5.3 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Carved Wooden All Seeing Eye - Original Gilt
Located in Haywards Heath, GB
Antique French Wooden Carved Gilt All Seeing Eye, late 19th century. This piece features intricate wood carving with gilt detailing, showcasing the All Seeing Eye motif popular in th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
French Majolica Asparagus Plate, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual French Majolica asparagus plate with 3 spaces unsigned, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Asparagus Plate, circa 1890
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Unusual French Majolica asparagus plate with 3 spaces unsigned, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Large Majolica Oyster Platter Sarreguemines, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica oyster platter signed Sarreguemines circa 1920.
Diameter / 14.5".
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Drawing "The Rhine, Drachenfels" signed Strobant Dated 1844 Belgium
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Step into the scenic beauty of the 19th century with our exquisite drawing, enhanced with gouache, titled "The Rhine, Drachenfels." This piece, signed by the renowned artist Strooban...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French Majolica Celadon Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Celadon color.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Drawing "Mountain Landscape" Italy
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Transport yourself to the picturesque vistas of Italy with our captivating 19th Century Drawing titled "Mountain Landscape." This exquisite piece captures the breathtaking beauty of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
19th Century Majolica Windmill Wall Pocket Choisy Le Roi
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Windmill & yellow flowers Wall Pocket signed Choisy Le Roi.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 1898 Manon French Rene Francois Xavier Prinet Lithograph Print 20"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 19th century antique color lithograph print titled "Manon" by Rene-Xavier Francois Prinet. Shows a female figure with tall Pompador hair do, seated, looking over her left shoulder, dressed in a loose white chemise. Giltwood frame with raised foliate detail; mottled gray mat. Lithograph on wove paper. Signed on the plate lower right margin. L’Estampe Moderne’s blind stamp on the bottom right corner. Published by Masson & Piazza, Paris.
Not unlike the Maitre de L’Affiche series, L’Estampe Moderne was a portfolio printed between 1897-98, published by Imprimerie Champenois, Paris, contained 24 monthly portfolios, with four original lithographs in each. Each was commissioned only for this series.
By PRINET René François Xavier (1861-1946)
René François Xavier Prinet (1861-1946)
Manon, 1898
"René François Xavier Prinet (31 December 1861, Vitry-le-François – 26 January 1946, Bourbonne-les-Bains) was a French painter and illustrator who drew his subjects from middle-class society. He was born to Henri Prinet, an Imperial Prosecutor in Vitry-le-François. A promotion led to him being posted in Paris, where they lived in a home not far from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. His father painted as a hobby and was supportive of his desire to study art, having him seek the advice of Louis Charles Timbal [fr], a well-known church painter and friend of the family.
Around 1880, he began his studies in earnest, in the studios of Jean-Léon Gérôme; remaining with him until 1885. That year, his painting "The Infant Jesus" was accepted for display at the Salon. This was followed by studies at the Académie Julian. At this time, he also became associated with a group of young artists known as the Bande Noire (Black Stripe), which included Lucien Simon, André Dauchez...
Category
1890s Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
18th Century Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French Majolica Celadon Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Celadon color.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Santucci Deruta Painted Blue & White Scalloped Faience Wall Plate
By Deruta
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful French Provincial style hand painted blue and white faience pottery wall plate featuring stylized Allegorical dragons and floral designs.
By Santucci for Deruta
Italy, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience, Pottery
Vintage Italian Giltwood Wall Sconce Shelf
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Neoclassical or Rococo style Italian provincial gilt wood wall sconce or bracket
Italy, Circa Mid-20th Century
Measures: 6.75"W x 3.5"D x 5.5"H.
Very good vintage condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
French Majolica Celadon Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Celadon color.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Small French Quimper Platter Henriot Quimper, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Small French Quimper Platter Henriot Quimper, circa 1920.
6.5 inches by 5 inches.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
19th Century French Rustic Faience Rooster Plate
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Rustic Faience Rooster Plate.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
19th Century French Faience Flowers Plate Moustiers Style
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French faience plate with flowers Moustiers style.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Antique Aubusson Door-Window Panel
Located in Evanston, IL
French Aubusson door-window panel.
Tapestry manufacture at Aubusson and in the upper valley of the Creuse in central France.
They have developed from looms in isolated family works...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Vallotton French Poster by Les Maîtres de l’Affiche Ah la Pé la Pé la Pépinierè
By Félix Vallotton
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Félix Vallotton French Poster by Les Maîtres de l’Affiche: Ah! la Pé . . . la Pé . . . la Pépinierè!!!.
Lithographie # Plate 119 from the original stone lithograph circa 1898.
Framed...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Majolica Three Shells Oyster Wall Plate Longchamp, circa 1890
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th Majolica three shells oyster wall plate signed longchamp.
Diameter / 8 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Italian Provincial Deruta Hand Painted Faience Pottery Wall Plate With Crest
By Deruta
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful hand painted blue, cream, and green faience pottery wall plate featuring a coat of arms crest with a swan.
By Veschini Deruta
Italy, Late-20th Century
Measures: 10"W x...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Pottery, Faience
Italian Provincial Marcucci Deruta Blue and White Scalloped Faience Wall Plate
By Deruta
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful French Provincial style hand painted blue and cream faience pottery wall plate featuring floral designs.
By Marcucci for Deruta
Italy, Late-20th Century
Measures: 5.25...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience, Pottery
French Majolica Celadon Oyster Plate Orchies, circa 1910
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Celadon oyster plate Orchies, circa 1910.
Category
1910s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Provincial Hand-Carved Mahogany Kitchen Shelf with Two Drawers
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Antique kitchen shelf, with hand-caved sides. It has 3 tiers and 2 drawers at the bottom. Made out of solid likely African Mahogany. The shelf is 35" high, 19 5" wide and about 7.5" ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Mahogany
Majolica Three Shells Oyster Wall Plate Longchamp, circa 1890
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Rare 19th Majolica three shells oyster wall plate signed longchamp.
Diameter / 8 inches.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica, Pottery
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: 21.5" x 17"
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Sicart Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cicada wall pocket signed Sicart from Provence.
Height / 6.5 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Jacquard Woven French Wall Tapestry Still Life Flowers & Mandolin by J&D
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jacquard Woven French Wall Tapestry Still Life Flowers & Mandolin by J&D. Item featured has an Adjustable rod, ornate resin finials, very nice French style tapestry. Circa 21st Cen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton
French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence.
Height / 7 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Bird & Grapes Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with grapes plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
The Greenhouse Escape Wallpaper
Located in București, RO
The Greenhouse escape wallpaper model offers viewers the opportunity to be transported inside a greenhouse located in the middle of Mas A Tierra island. Once you are there, everythin...
Category
2010s Romanian French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1930
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Longchamp, circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Majolica Oyster Plate Longchamp, circa 1930
By Longchamp
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Longchamp, circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Majolica Bird & Grapes Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird with grapes plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Bird Swallow Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird swallow plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence.
Height / 7 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Large French Majolica Cicada Wall Pocket Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Majolica cicada wall pocket from Provence.
Height / 9 inches.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Oyster Plate Sarreguemines Digoin, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
French Majolica Bird Swallow Plate Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird swallow plate signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Paradise Bird & Flowers Salins Plate, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Paradise bird and flowers Salins plate, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Paradise Bird & Flowers Salins Plate, circa 1890
By Salins
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Paradise bird and flowers Salins plate, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Oyster Plate Sarreguemines Digoin, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica oyster plate Sarreguemines, circa 1920.
6 shells and space for the lemon on the center.
Category
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Tapestry Handmade Tapestry Large Verdure Tapestry 5x9
Located in New York, NY
Antique Tapestry French Figural Tapestry Verdure Battle
5' x 8'10" (5' x 9')
152cm x 269cm
Circa 1900
"This is an Rare Antique French Aubusson Tapestry with monogram signat...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Pair, 18th Century French School Natura Morta Paintings - Museum Label
Located in Atlanta, GA
French School, circa 1780.
A phenomenal pair of 18th century French School Nautra Morta paintings on canvas. Each master work depicts a rich tapestry of romantic imagery including doves, a quiver, roses, torches, musical instruments and more.
Each painting is set inside a period gilt wood frame and feature a Cooper Union Museum label to verso.
-The Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration was founded in 1895 by sisters Sarah Cooper Hewitt, Eleanor Garnier Hewitt, and Amy Hewitt Green, daughters of Abram S. Hewitt and grand-daughters of Peter Cooper, founder of The Cooper Union. Following its official opening, in 1897, on the fourth floor of Cooper Union’s historic Foundation Building, the Museum’s collections were enhanced by the collecting acumen of Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt, and
by gifts from J.P. Morgan and George A. Hearn, among other donors. The Museum was intended as a reference collection of worldwide material culture for the use of Cooper Union students as well as the general public.
By the 1960s the Museum contained more than 90,000 items, including textiles, wallpaper, drawings, prints...
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18th Century French Antique French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Italian Provincial Deruta Hand Painted Faience Pottery Wall Plate with Crest
By Deruta
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful hand painted blue, cream, and yellow faience pottery wall plate featuring a coat of arms crest.
By Fidia Deruta
Italy, Late-20th Century
Measures: 11"W x 11"D x 1"H.
...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience, Pottery
Fresque, Tableau de Arthur Girod en céramique Française 1950
By Arthur Girod
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Fresque en céramique aux couleurs éclatantes, se compose de 12 carreaux 15cmx15cm numérotés en superbe état.
Rarissime de pouvoir trouver des œuvres de Arthur Girod ,artiste poète qu...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French Provincial wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, paper and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Abrams Publishers, and Fives-Lille. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $39 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $950.
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