French Provincial Mirrors
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.
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1940s French Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Pine
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Paint
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Mirrors
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Mirrors
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Mirrors
Wood
Late 20th Century North American French Provincial Mirrors
Hardwood
20th Century French French Provincial Mirrors
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Canvas, Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1970s American Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
19th Century Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Beech
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Lacquer
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Paint, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Mirrors
Composition
20th Century French French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Paint, Glass
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Leather, Mirror
20th Century American French Provincial Mirrors
Hardwood
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Ceramic, Mirror
Late 20th Century French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Mirrors
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian French Provincial Mirrors
Bamboo, Rattan, Mirror
20th Century French French Provincial Mirrors
Wrought Iron, Iron
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Mirrors
Wood
1960s American Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
20th Century French Provincial Mirrors
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Metal, Zinc
1850s Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Wood, Paint, Mirror
Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Wood
20th Century French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1870s French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1970s American Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Mid-19th Century European Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Mirrors
Glass, Plaster
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Giltwood
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Mirrors
Metal
1980s Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Oak
1960s Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror
19th Century Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Wrought Iron
1920s Vintage French Provincial Mirrors
Giltwood
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood