French Provincial Center Tables
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
Charles X, French Empire Style, Flame Mahogany, Slate, Gueridon Table, 19th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Charles X, French Empire Style, Flame Mahogany, Slate, Gueridon Table, 19th C.
A striking Charles X period Empire-style gueridon table, featuring a black slate top supported by a tr...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Slate
20th Century French Center Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 20th-century French center table is a beautifully crafted piece that blends functionality with classic French design. Made from solid walnut, the table features an oval ...
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20th Century French Provincial Center Tables
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Walnut
French Solid Walnut Oval Center Table with Four Turned Legs
Located in Miami, FL
This is a gorgeous antique French dining table! The oval shape of this piece is very unique, as it is not a common design among antique tables. The turned legs and base add the perfe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial, Wood, Wine Tasting Center Table, France, 19th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
French Provincial, Wood, Tilt-Top Side Table or Center Table, France, 19th C.
A provincial wine tasting table from 19th century France having a tilt-top supported by a trestle form ...
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19th Century American Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Wood
French Victorian Mahogany Carved Round Center Pedestal Table
Located in Miami, FL
Antique early 19th century French Biedermeier period mahogany centre / breakfast table featuring round form with carved apron supported by a turned and carved column on triangular ba...
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Provincial Walnut Wine Folding Table - Antique Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique, small oval French Provincial wine folding table made of hand crafted Walnut, in good condition. The Vigneron tables are used in France as oc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial Coffee Table Brass & Glass 1970s by Chapman
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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1970s Vintage French Provincial Coffee Table Brass & Glass by CHAPMAN
Featuring heavy brass legs w...
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1970s Vintage French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Vintage Walnut Top and White Pedestal Legs Dining Room Table
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage walnut top and white pedestal legs dining room table.
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2010s Spanish French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Marquetry Bronze Ormolu Mounted Center or Desk Table
Located in Miami, FL
Wonderful French marquetry and bronze ormolu-mounted table that you can use like a desk, console, center table.
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Provincial Style Dining Room Table with Black Ebonized legs
Located in Miami, FL
French Provincial style dining room table with black ebonized legs
Handmade with solid wood.
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2010s Spanish French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial Mahogany with Stenciled Leather Top Round Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome mid-century round green leather top mahogany coffee table with fluted legs. The table features a classic period style with a beautiful inlaid leather top and gold stenciling...
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Early 20th Century European French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century, Sycamore Coffee Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This coffee table is the perfect rustic element for any interior. Hand Felled during the 1860’s from a single board of solid sycamore wood, it has gained a fantastic patina from year...
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Sycamore
Carved Wood French 19th Century Gueridon With Marble Top
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful gueridon with a propeller base - it's made from carved wood with the original paint and has a marble top with a pink hue.
A lovely centre table that was made in France in the 19th century.
Perfect for a hallway, or reception room.
A superb decorative French antique.
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19th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Elliptical Table in Mahogany
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Beautiful French 19th century dining table with an elliptical shape. This fine table with a massif mahogany tabletop has a very intere...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Provincial Accent Table with Hand Painted Details. Made In Italy.
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique French Provincial Accent Table with Hand Painted Carved Details. Made In Italy
Dimensions 26 W ; 17 1/2 D ; 20 H
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1970s Vintage French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Bronzed Metal Garden Table with Marble Top
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ebony color metal table base with Italian Marble top.
The metal ring on the bottom is lined with a bamboo type wood also in ebony finish.
This would make wonderful entry foyer, ce...
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Late 20th Century French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron, Metal
French vintage balustrade marble top console or center table, 20th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wow! Picture this in your foyer or Solarium. This is one of two matching French tables that we offer for sale. It appears that these tables were made from a 100 years old balustrade...
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Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Stone
Rustic Twig Centre Gueridon Table
Located in Sherborne, GB
A unique, rustic , Folk Art piece. This circular table is perfect for a hallway, or any space that requires a centre table. It features bent and twisted twigs, bamboo leg, woven top ...
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Early 1900s French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
French Provincial Bouillotte Mahogany with Marble Top Round Coffee Table
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome mid-century round green leather top mahogany coffee table with fluted legs. The table features a classic period style with a beautiful inlaid leather top and gold stenciling...
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Early 20th Century European French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Leather, Wood
French Parquetry Top Walnut Center Table
Located in New York, NY
French parquetry top walnut center table.
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1940s French Vintage French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Provincial Marble Top Center Table, Early 19th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Early 19th C French Provincial Marble Top Center Table
Additional information:
Materials: Marble, Walnut
Color: Red
Period: Earl...
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Early 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Kidney Table with Marquetry and Gilt Brass
Located in London, GB
A burr yew, marquetry and gilt brass-mounted Kidney shaped table
Attributed to Gillow & Co
The top inlaid with a border of strapwork, husks and paterae within multiple bands of m...
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19th Century English Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Dolphin Oval Table with Rose Marble Top
Located in Washington, DC
An Italian oval dining table with rose marble top with carved mahogany dolphin motif decoration base.
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19th Century Italian Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
French 19th Century Marble Top Giltwood Table
Located in Ross, CA
French veined marble topped table which includes floral open work frieze on all sides and carved fluted legs. Made in the 19th century the table is finely gilded. The marble can be...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Stone
French Provincial Style Dining Room Table with Black Ebonized legs
Located in Miami, FL
French Provincial style dining room table with black ebonized legs
Handmade with solid wood.
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2010s Spanish French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Transition Rectangular Center Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Classic French transition rectangular center table or game table with fabulous bronze ormolu mounts. Perfect marquetry detail in the wood patt...
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Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Late 19Th. Century. French Provencal Table With Natural Wood Scrolled Top & Legs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This table was discovered in the south of France .
This unusual Late 19Th. Century. French Provencal Table has a Natural Wood Scrolled Top, scro...
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1890s French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Center Side Table Brass Pie Crust Top by JD Young & Sons
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A
Mahogany Center Side Table Brass Pie...
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Early 2000s French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Brass
French Provincial Style Cream Wooden Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial-style (modern) cream-colored center table with a faux-distressed finish and scalloped apron and cabriole legs that are traced wi...
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20th Century French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Circa 1930s French Provincial Table with Hand Painted Details
Located in Seattle, WA
Dimensions. 16 W ; 28 H ; 12 D.
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1930s Vintage French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
French Provincial Center Table with Original Breccia Marble Top
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A stunning bleached 19th Century Oak centre table with the original moulded Breccia Marble top.
Quality carving with floral images and a central cross stretcher.
The design make thi...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique French Provincial Center Tables
Materials
Oak
French Provincial center tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique French Provincial center tables 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 center tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used French Provincial center tables 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 center tables, popular names associated with this style include Baker Furniture Company, and Chapman Manufacturing Company. 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 center tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $795 and tops out at $24,775 while the average work can sell for $2,535.