French Provincial Dining Room 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.
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
Late 18th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
2010s American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Concrete, Steel
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Fruitwood
1920s American Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Burl
21st Century and Contemporary French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Metal
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Cherry
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Elm
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Walnut
18th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Cherry, Oak
1850s French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Elm
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Nutwood
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Elm, Oak
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak, Pine
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Mid-20th Century European French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
1970s European Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Rattan, Glass
Late 19th Century American Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Asian French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Marble, Iron
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood, Fruitwood
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Hardwood
20th Century Belgian French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Pine
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Ash
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wrought Iron
1920s American Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Burl
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood
2010s French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Iron
20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak, Walnut
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Cherry
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Cherry
1980s French Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Travertine
20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Pine
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Wood, Mahogany
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak
Mid-20th Century European French Provincial Dining Room Tables
Oak