French Provincial Side Chairs
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
French Style Side Chair with Carved Frame
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1960s
Sweet little French style side chair with nice carved detail to the frame. A really nice scale to this piece. It would be a great desk or side chair for a guest room. No m...
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1950s American Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Late 20th Century Mahogany Frame French Provincial Parsons Chairs - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of French Provincial style Parsons chairs, unbranded, similar in quality to Hickory Chair or John Widdicomb. Mahogany frames with high backs, carved knees, cabriole legs, and ...
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Late 20th Century American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair of French Provincial Carved Walnut Chairs W Scalamandre Lampas
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of French Provincial Carved Walnut Chairs W Scalamandre Lampas
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Silk, Walnut
19th Century French Provincial Walnut Caned Chair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century French Provincial walnut side chair.
Antique French Country caned seat walnut chair.
Chair has a waisted balloon back with cabriole legs ending in scrolled Frenc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Spanish Leather and Wood Chairs, 1940s, Set of 4
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
This is still quality from the past. Spring core seat that can still proudly present itself full of stability.
The leather is a little cracked here and there, but this fits perfectl...
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1960s Spanish Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Seagrass, Wood
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
The seat width is 32 cm, the seat depth 35 cm and the seat height 38 cm.
The overall width is 42cm, ...
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1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
The seat width is 32 cm, the seat depth 35 cm and the seat height 38 cm.
The overall width is 42cm, ...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
The seat width is 32 cm, the seat depth 35 cm and the seat height 38 cm.
The overall width is 42cm, ...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rustic French Provincial Sculptured Chair in the Style of Alexandre Noll, 1960s
The seat width is 32 cm, the seat depth 35 cm and the seat height 38 cm.
The overall width is 42cm, ...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
CENTURY Chardeau Collection Cherry Caned French Dining Side Chairs - Pair A
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of French Provincial style dining side chairs by Century Furniture, from their Chardeau Collection designed by Raymond K Sobota. Solid cherry wood, carved detail to crest rail...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Cherry
CENTURY Chardeau Collection Cherry Caned French Dining Side Chairs - Pair B
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of French Provincial style dining side chairs by Century Furniture, from their Chardeau Collection designed by Raymond K Sobota. Solid cherry wood, carved detail to crest rail...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Cherry
Late 20th C. Distressed French Country Dining Side Chairs w/ Rush Seats - Pair A
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of French Country style dining side chairs, unbranded. Solid nutwood with a distressed finish, ladder back design, decoratively carved crest rail, rush seats, carved apron, an...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Nutwood
Set of Six French Provincial Carved Beech Dining Chairs W/ Rush Seats Mid 19th C
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Six French Provincial Carved Beech Dining Chairs W/ Hand Woven Rush Seats Mid 19th Century. Made in France
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Rush, Birch
Pair of Vintage Salterini Umanoff Style Iron Scroll Back Dining Side Chairs
By Salterini
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of stunning and substantial wrought iron scroll back chairs in the French style with straight backs designed with central support, branching out in swooping arched forms with a ...
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
CENTURY French Country Oval Back Dining Side Chairs - Pair B
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of French Country style dining side chairs by Century Furniture, of Hickory, North Carolina, USA. Hardwood with a walnut finish, oval open carved design backs, floral striped ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-Century French Country Walnut , Cane and Upholstered Seat Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid-Century French Country Walnut , Cane and Upholstered Seat side chair in very good vintage condition.
Measures 19" in width, 19" in depth and stands 40" tall. Seat height is 18:
Category
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
French Provincial Pair Green Fabric Upholstered Chairs
Located in Brescia, IT
These pair of elegant French chairs, were be upholstered in velvet. The fabric is made by Andrew Martin in London and it is a cotton velvet with diagonal weaving.The backrest is tal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Ornate French Armchairs, Set of 2
Located in Ely, GB
Set of 2, Antique Ornate French Armchairs, Set of 2, circa late 19th Century.
The chairs have a lovely detailing and in good condition - one chair does have small repair the back re...
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Charles Dudouyt, French decorator, set of 4 low chairs, 1940s
Located in leucate, FR
4 French design armchairs.
These armchairs were designed by designer Charles Dudouyt in the 1930s. They are made up of a solid oak structure and a seat in woven rye straw. The wood ...
Category
1940s European Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Pair of French Ivory Wood Painted Antique Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A lovely pair of vintage French wood painted chairs with ivory upholstered seat and back. This super chic pair has a delicate presence and is an adorable addition to either side of a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Bistro Dining Side Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Bistro Dining Side Chair with a stained maple frame and a rattan insert seat. It speaks to French cafes and a time gone by while constructe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
WELLESLEY GUILD Walnut French Country Side Chair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A French Country style side chair by Wellesley Guild. Hand carved & crafted of walnut with a distressed finish, highly carved crest rail, carved center...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Charles Dudouyt Low Fire Side Chair, France
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Wood and straw low chair attributted to Charles Dudouyt.
A major figure in early 20th-century French design, Charles Dudouyt moved France’s design aesthetic from an elaborate class...
Category
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Antique 18th Century French Provincial Prie Dieu Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 18th Century French Provincial Prie Dieu chair.
Category
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Provincial Style Fruitwood Side Chairs, 4
Located in New York, NY
Set of four French Provincial style fruitwood side chairs, upholstered with black leather. 36.5” H x 19” W x 20” D x Seat 19" H.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Antique High Back Parlor Chair, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
French antique throne high back parlor chair with original floral upholstery and tacks. Carved wooden frame with scrolling floral motif dated 18...
Category
1870s French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Charles Dudouyt Style Armchairs in Beechwood and Rush Seat, France, 1940s
Located in Almelo, NL
Charles Dudouyt armchairs in beechwood and rush seat, France 1940s
Charles Dudouyt style armchairs In beechwood and rush seat, France 1940s these very comfortable chairs with armr...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
Antique French Provincial Rush Corner Chair Carved Oak 19th C.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th c. French Bobbin rush corner chair.
French rush-seat corner chair, Coin du Feu.
19th Century French Provincial-style carved oak armchair with open backs and rush seat....
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Peak of a Century Chair by German Artist Markus Friedrich Staab 2021
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
This 1940's Rattan chair has been creativly revisited by Staab by adding strong colors and vintage wood bases to give the piece its contemporary feeling.
Through my work I transform...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Woven Wicker and Wood Gio Ponti Style Chair 1950's
By Gio Ponti
Located in Milano, IT
Wood and woven wicker chair in the style of Gio Ponti from Paris, France 1950's.
Category
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Wood and Straw Stool, France 1970, in the Style of Charles Dudouyt
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Wood and straw chair in the manner of Charles Dudouyt.
A major figure in early 20th-century French design, Charles Dudouyt moved France’s design aesthetic from an elaborate classic...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Pair of Antique French Dressing Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine pair of primitive Country French Dressing Chairs. Time-softened hardwood frames with curved flat crest rails on the tall shaped slat backs...
Category
19th Century European Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
Mid-Century Globe Furniture Colony Court French Occasional Side or Vanity Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
1950s Globe furniture colony court accent chair. French inspired with walnut finish. Features a serpentine crest rail, gold bambook design fabric and cabr...
Category
1950s Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Great Hand Carved Wooden High Back Chair with Sea Grass Seat from Spain, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Great hand carved wooden high back chair with sea grass seat from Spain, 1960s.
The pictures speak for themselves.
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Seagrass, Wood
One Geiger French Style Armchair
By John Geiger
Located in Pasadena, TX
Master cabinet maker, John Geiger`s Interiors International Limited .IIL. began as a 2,000-square-foot custom shop with four craftsmen in Toronto, Ontario. Primarily fabricating architecturally designed office furnishings, the company`s sales reached $50,000 .Canadian. in its first few years. IIL soon relocated to a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and expanded to 35 craftsmen. While still producing custom wood furniture...
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1980s American Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vernacular Ladder Back Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Vernacular ladder back chair in birch with later rush seat. Created in the 19th century with unusual decorative turned finial ears atop the back's s...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Birch
Pair of Antique Side Accent Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A pair of walnut side chairs with pierced splat backs, hand carved. Clean and simple lines, new back and gold upholstered slip seats.
Category
19th Century European Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
CENTURY French Country Oval Back Dining Side Chairs - Pair A
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of French Country style dining side chairs by Century Furniture, of Hickory, North Carolina, USA. Hardwood with a walnut finish, oval open carved design backs, floral striped ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Vintage French Cast Iron Chair
Located in High Point, NC
A cast iron chair from France, produced circa 1960. A richly decorated garden chair with white and green patination. This cast metal seat stands out fo...
Category
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Floral Needlepoint Side Chair, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Provincial Louis XV carved walnut floral needlepoint side chairs - a Pair. Item features needlepoint upholstered back and seat, shaped backs, solid wood frame, beautif...
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair Fine Quality French Gilt Salon Chairs circa 1880
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A pair fine quality French gilt salon chairs circa 1880
Old world faded elegance a pair of French salon chairs in the Louis XVI style, the chairs are in...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
French Provincial Louis XV Cream Blue Hiprest Boudoir Slipper Chairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Provincial Louis XV style cream and blue hiprest boudoir slipper Chairs - a Pair. Item features nice petite size, cream and blue distres...
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Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Small Antique French Provincial Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Boudoir Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Small antique French Provincial Louis XV style carved walnut boudoir side chair. Item features small boudoir size chair, solid wood frame, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Vintage French Horn & Hide Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Ross, CA
A suite of 4 unique lounge chairs made of horns and stretched leather over wood frame.
Origin unknown, possibly made from bull horns and hides found in the foothill of the Pyrénées...
Category
Early 20th Century European French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Horn, Hide, Wood
19th C. Prie Dieu Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wooden Prie Dieu Chair. A handsome piece with an origin as a prayer chair, however, in modern homes is a compliment to many spaces in the home. Useful ...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Raffia, Wood
Mid-19th Century Pair French Provincial Wooden Chairs Yellow Linen
Located in Brescia, IT
These fine French Mid-19th Century wooden chairs have an eclectic style and with theirs yellow linen upholstery they can give a touch of brig...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of 19th century Faux Bamboo Parlor Chairs by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Munich, DE
19th Century bentwood parlor chairs by Thonet. Beautiful gold patina & faded fabric. Both chairs show heavy signs of their age, flaking gold patina, washed out seat fabric & yet the ...
Category
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Faux Bamboo
Pair French Dressing Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair French dressing chairs. Pair vintage French provincial chairs with shaped top rail, ladder back and low rush seat for putting on y...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Provincial Walnut Caned Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of 19th century French Provincial walnut side chairs.
Vintage French Country caned seat walnut chairs
Each chair has a waisted balloon ba...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Cane
Three Early 20th Century French Walnut Carved Side Chairs, circa 1900
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three early 20th century French walnut carved side chairs, circa 1900
Classic French walnut side chairs. Each chair is carved from solid waln...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial Louis XV Walnut Side Chairs w/ Ship Boat Crewel Work, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Provincial Louis XV style tall back walnut side chairs with ship crewel work - a pair. Item features crewel work upholstery with ships to seat and back, solid wood frame, cabr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Turn of the Century Belgian Carved Chair
Located in High Point, NC
A carved wooden chair from Belgium, circa 1900. An upright form with a simple seat and elegant backrest. Turned legs joined by a strut support a deep, curved apron. The slats of the ...
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Early 1900s Belgian Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
French Provincial Lacquered Black Wood Dining Chair Upholstered Red and White
Located in Brescia, IT
This model is a stunning French provincial style black wood lacquered dining chair hand upholstered in Italy in white cotton fabric and red linen fabric. It is a French contemporary production and it is available in stock.
This elegant dining chair is a strong presence in every room of your home. It can be put in contrast inside a minimal style interiors, or put among a maximalist style ones.
It has a timeless style, moreover cause the black lacquered wood structure and the contemporary upholstered fabric in geometrical shape, it looks a framed Mondrian painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Linen
Set of 8 French Provincial Louis XV Green Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 French Provincial Louis XV style (20th Cent) walnut carved side chairs with a shaped cane back and green upholstered seat.
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
CENTURY Chardeau Collection Cherry Caned French Dining Side Chairs - Pair C
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of French Provincial style dining side chairs by Century Furniture, from their Chardeau Collection designed by Raymond K Sobota. Solid cherry wood, carved detail to crest rail...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Cherry
19th Century French Lute Backed Side Chair
Located in High Point, NC
A carved wooden side chair made in 19th Century France. The black patina of this chair contrasts with the reupholstered white upholstery of th...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
BAKER French Country Style Dining Side Chairs - Pair C
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of French Country style dining side chairs by Baker Furniture Company. Walnut with a distressed finish, curved legs, stripe fabric upholstered backs and seats. Made in the USA...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
BAKER French Country Style Dining Side Chairs - Pair D
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of French Country style dining side chairs by Baker Furniture Company. Walnut with a distressed finish, curved legs, stripe fabric upholstered backs and seats. Made in the USA...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
French Provincial side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial side chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage side chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial side chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side chairs, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, Century Furniture, Charles Dudouyt, and Globe Furniture. 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 side chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $395 and tops out at $16,500 while the average work can sell for $1,200.
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