French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
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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1950s Italian Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
2010s American French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
1890s French Antique French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron, Tôle
Early 19th Century Antique French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
19th Century French Antique French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Stainless Steel
1980s Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
1920s Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Late 20th Century French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Early 1900s Antique French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Tôle
Mid-20th Century European French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
20th Century French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Rock Crystal, Metal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1920s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Alabaster, Bronze
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
20th Century French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Wood
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
1950s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
2010s American French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Gold Leaf, Iron, Steel
2010s American French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Steel, Iron
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
1920s Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
2010s American French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Iron, Steel
1940s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
2010s American French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
1920s Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Silver Plate, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Copper
2010s German French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
1960s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Rope, Glass
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Alabaster
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Silver Leaf
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Steel, Iron
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Glass
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
1940s Italian Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Early 1900s Antique French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal, Silver Plate
1930s French Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
1940s Unknown Vintage French Provincial Chandeliers and Pendants
Nickel