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 VINTAGE CASED SET 12 French Tea KNIVES WITH ORNATE SILVER GILT HANDLES $61.65 (24 Bids) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 11:57:37 PDT |
 Vintage French ORNATE BRONZE LANTERN CHANDELIER $98.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 13:18:46 PDT Buy It Now for only: $128.00 |
 FRENCH COUNTRY SHABBY CHIC ORNATE WOOD TABLE TRAY FLOWER CANDY CANDLE HOLDER $15.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 13:30:05 PDT |
 Huge Vintage French Perfume Bottles 2 Rare Pink Glass Ormolu Ornate 12x5 NICE $199.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 13:50:14 PDT |
 A SET OF 4 FRENCH VINTAGE ORNATE BRASS CRYSTAL WALL LIGHTS CHANDELIERS $164.39 (16 Bids) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 13:54:50 PDT |
 ORNATE TUSCAN ITALIAN 5x7 PHOTO PICTURE FRAME FRENCH $29.99 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 14:26:05 PDT Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 LARGE ANTIQUE FRENCH STANDING CRUCIFIX WITH ORNATE DESIGN AND LAMB OF GOD $135.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 15:58:19 PDT Buy It Now for only: $135.00 |
 French Country Ornate ARCHITECTURAL DOOR KNOCKER shabby chic scroll doorknocker $15.49 (2 Bids) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 17:39:27 PDT |
 9 ANTIQUE BRASS ORNATE french provincial DRAWER PULLS HANDLES $25.49 (2 Bids) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 18:00:23 PDT |
 Spectacular Huge Antique Ornate French Renaissance mirror with wood back 56 $1,750.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 18:03:10 PDT |
 Beautiful Antique 19th c wood carved ornate French mirror $175.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 18:03:10 PDT |
 Beautiful Antique 18th or early 19th Ornate wood carved French mirror $275.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 18:03:10 PDT |
 RARE Fabulous Pair of Vintage Black Ornate French Style Vitrines $1,500.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 19:38:22 PDT |
 Hydrangeas in Ornate Flower Pot Antique Vintage French RPPC Photo Postcard $5.99 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 20:07:28 PDT |
 ANTIQUE LARGE FRENCH STYLE WOOD BRONZE ORNATE CANDLESTICK UNIQUE LK $35.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 20:16:30 PDT Buy It Now for only: $35.00 |
 CRISTALLERIES DE SEVRES BOXED SET OF 2 GLASS SALT CELLARS ORNATE GOLD SPOONS $18.00 (1 Bid) End Date: Monday May-21-2012 20:18:22 PDT |
 ANTIQUE BRASS ORNATE CANDLEDTICKS FRENCH STYLE GARLAND RAM BOWS RIBBONS LK $55.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 20:27:42 PDT Buy It Now for only: $55.00 |
 VINTAGE FRENCH COUNTRY Louis XV SECRETARY BOOKCASE OAK GLASS ORNATE CARVING $2,440.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 22:45:44 PDT Buy It Now for only: $2,684.00 |
 Antique french metal embossed Ornate PHOTO Frame + its glass $20.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 23:39:17 PDT Buy It Now for only: $20.00 |
 Old french GILDED metal ornate PHOTO Frame + its glass $18.00 End Date: Monday May-21-2012 23:43:31 PDT Buy It Now for only: $18.00 |
 Earring French HOOK 925 Sterling Silver Ornate pair $6.21 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 6:31:30 PDT Buy It Now for only: $6.21 |
 Elegant ornate French Louis XV style side table $499.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 7:00:33 PDT Buy It Now for only: $499.00 |
 Vintage Solid Brass Hanging Pot Pan Rack French Country Ornate 18 Hook 27x16 $199.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 7:22:12 PDT |
 Pair french Stylish Pewter color Ornate WALL Sconces $45.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 7:38:53 PDT Buy It Now for only: $45.00 |
 40s FRENCH HP Ornate Curvy MIRROR Garlands of ROSES $1,485.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 8:00:07 PDT Buy It Now for only: $1,485.00 |
 TABLEWARE Vintage French Ornate Metal DISH WARMER $45.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 8:01:41 PDT Buy It Now for only: $45.00 |
 2 Vintage Hone Prints Chic French Girls White Ornate Frames CotTage ShaBby $9.95 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 8:36:30 PDT |
 PAIR Old French GILDED ORNATE WALL Sconces CHIC $59.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 9:03:37 PDT Buy It Now for only: $59.00 |
 Antique French Wood Snuff Box Plantation Ornate Caps FR $159.99 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 9:44:58 PDT Buy It Now for only: $159.99 |
 VINTAGE LARGE ORNATE WHITE METAL FRENCH paris COTTAGE CHIC VANITY SWING MIRROR $29.99 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 10:41:40 PDT |
 LARGE French Ornate BEVELED WALL Rectantle Mirror NEW $327.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 11:07:40 PDT Buy It Now for only: $327.00 |
 Ornate French Rococo Console Table Mirror Set $5,532.45 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 11:21:05 PDT Buy It Now for only: $5,532.45 |
 FRENCH VINTAGE ORNATE BRASS CRYSTAL CHERUB TABLE LAMP CHANDELIER SHADES $64.81 (12 Bids) End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 13:20:11 PDT |
 RED GREEN TREE GALLERY 5x7 ORNATE TUSCAN ITALIAN PHOTO PICTURE FRAME FRENCH NEW $24.99 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 13:36:54 PDT Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 ORNATE HAND CARVED WOOD FRENCH BENCH WITH TAPESTRY SEAT 30 LONG X 16 WIDE $349.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 14:20:02 PDT Buy It Now for only: $349.00 |
 VTG BRONZE OR METAL FRENCH STYLE WOMAN W HORN ORNATE METAL BASE STATUE FIGURE $56.09 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 15:15:14 PDT Buy It Now for only: $56.09 |
 Rustic White Shabby Cast Iron French Drawer Pull 35cc 7 overall scroll ornate $4.45 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 18:07:30 PDT Buy It Now for only: $4.45 |
 VINTAGE ORNATE FRENCH HAVILAND CHINA HAND PAINTED 6 TOED OPEN SALT CELLAR DIP $19.99 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 18:20:03 PDT |
 CHIC VINTAGE PORCELAIN FRENCH COUPLE CREAMY PINK BOUDOIR LAMP SHABBY ORNATE 40s $69.99 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 18:59:16 PDT Buy It Now for only: $69.99 |
 9 shabby ornate vintage romantic country french chic wall frames $44.99 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 19:10:27 PDT |
 New French Country Cottage Rustic Chic Shabby Wood Ornate Picture Frame $26.99 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 20:30:07 PDT |
 NEW Chic Shabby Beach Cottage Blue Scrolly Ornate Picture Frame French $24.99 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 20:30:28 PDT |
 French Chic Shabby Paris Ornate Picture Frame BLACK $19.99 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 20:46:07 PDT |
 ANTIQUE FRENCH ORNATE BRASS HAND MIRROR $39.00 End Date: Tuesday May-22-2012 21:23:54 PDT |
 ANTIQUE CAST IRON OVAL ORNATE FRENCH PLAQUE SOCIETE CANINE PRIX DHONNEUR $60.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 0:06:27 PDT |
 Elegant ornate French Louis XV style side table $299.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 4:03:43 PDT Buy It Now for only: $499.00 |
 Huge Ornate french wine Bottle Caddy Display France 34 Reserve XL Coat of Arms $99.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 5:42:14 PDT |
 CHILD CHICK FIGURAL FRENCH BRONZE CLOCK RICHLY ORNATE ca1855 1865 $1,495.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 5:50:14 PDT Buy It Now for only: $1,495.00 |
 Antique Ornate Gilt Picture Frame French Barbizon 19th C Style $39.52 (7 Bids) End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 6:07:22 PDT |
 OLD French BRONZE Ornate WALL SCONCE ART NOUVEAU style $45.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 7:00:21 PDT Buy It Now for only: $45.00 |
 WALL MIRROR OLD AND MAYBE FRENCH VERY ORNATE $7.89 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 7:09:23 PDT |
 Antique Sterling Versailles Pattern Ornate French Pattern Spoon $79.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 7:42:52 PDT Buy It Now for only: $79.99 |
 PAIR French Gilded Ornate DOOR Handles $25.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 8:37:05 PDT Buy It Now for only: $25.99 |
 Vintage French Provential Looking Glass Mirror Hall Gold Gilt Ornate Floor $495.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 8:57:07 PDT Buy It Now for only: $495.00 |
 White Shabby French Country Victorian Petite Rectangle Coffee Table Ornate $154.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 9:55:21 PDT Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 Mother Daughter Framed Print Ornate Wooden Frame Shabby French Chic Look $21.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 10:35:33 PDT Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 Exrtaordinary Antique Vtg French Tin Box 20s 30s Ornate Candy Tea Storage $85.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 10:49:18 PDT Buy It Now for only: $85.00 |
 Vintage Cut Glass POWDER BOWL BEAUTIFUL ORNATE ROSE METAL COVER SHABBY FRENCH $19.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 11:07:55 PDT Buy It Now for only: $21.99 |
 ORNATE FRENCH ANTIQUE FIGURAL MARBLE MANTLE CLOCK $375.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 11:08:24 PDT Buy It Now for only: $375.00 |
 Ornate Gold Black French Style Picture Frame 8 x10 $64.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 11:51:30 PDT Buy It Now for only: $64.99 |
 ORNATE TUSCAN ITALIAN 5x7 PHOTO PICTURE FRAME FRENCH $25.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 11:54:54 PDT Buy It Now for only: $25.99 |
 Ornate Gold Black French Style Picture Frame 11x14 $84.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 12:01:04 PDT Buy It Now for only: $84.99 |
 GRAY ORNATE ITALIAN 5x7 PHOTO PICTURE FRAME FRENCH NEW $19.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 12:03:32 PDT Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Ornate Gold Black French Style Picture Frame 16x20 $114.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 12:12:10 PDT Buy It Now for only: $114.99 |
 ORNATE TUSCAN ITALIAN 4x6 PHOTO PICTURE FRAME FRENCH $29.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 12:13:23 PDT Buy It Now for only: $29.99 |
 Ornate Gold Black French Style Picture Frame 20x24 $134.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 12:18:14 PDT Buy It Now for only: $134.99 |
 Vtg Shabby Chic Cottage French PARIS LADY Prints Ornate Frame $75.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 12:46:52 PDT Buy It Now for only: $85.00 |
 Chic Cottage French Wrought Iron w Mirror Creme Ornate Scrollwork Rose Leaf $130.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 12:50:39 PDT Buy It Now for only: $150.00 |
 Chic French Cottage Paris Apt Creme Ornate Shelf $29.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 12:50:40 PDT |
 ORNATE TUSCAN ITALIAN PHOTO PICTURE 4x6 FRAME FRENCH $19.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 13:00:07 PDT Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Earring French HOOK Gold Vermeil with Loop Ornate 21 mm 6 pieces $8.12 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 13:05:13 PDT Buy It Now for only: $8.12 |
 Vintage Shabby Cottage Chic French Paris Creme Chippy Ornate Tole Metal Basket $19.99 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 13:40:14 PDT |
 OLD French ornate TABLE DRESSER VANITY BRONZE MIRROR $128.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 13:51:05 PDT Buy It Now for only: $148.00 |
 ANTIQUE SOLID BRASS French ornate HOLY WATER FONT CATHOLIC LATIN MASS $99.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 14:21:20 PDT |
 French Gilded Ornate Oval Jewelry Box Napoleon III $45.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 14:25:08 PDT |
 French Victorian Louis XV Gilded Ornate Box Cherubs $229.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 15:14:46 PDT Buy It Now for only: $229.00 |
 Sweet french country shabby side table shelf chic distressed white wood ornate $119.97 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 15:35:43 PDT Buy It Now for only: $119.97 |
 Vintage Ornate Floral Gold Radio Shack Rotary Telephone French Style Decor $9.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 15:39:18 PDT |
 Vtg Jeweled Rhinestone Shabby Ornate French Chic Vanity Mirror $19.95 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 16:05:55 PDT |
 French Notebook New ORNATE GLOBE Lined Journal Diary K $3.95 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 16:59:37 PDT Buy It Now for only: $3.95 |
 BEAUTIFUL AND ORNATE BACCARAT ART DECO FAN VASE $600.00 End Date: Wednesday May-23-2012 17:45:43 PDT Buy It Now for only: $700.00 |
The Origins of French Country Furniture
Insight into the history of French Country Furniture and its origins provides a greater understanding of the various styles that can be found within the genre.
Originally, French country furniture was known as Provincial furniture. It was a rural adaptation of the more ornate styles found in Paris. Since the differences between the northern, more economically prosperous and southern, more Mediterranean areas of france were great, the styles that emanated from those areas were also greatly varied.
Eventually, the Provincial style melded with the rest of the rural, farmhouse styles throughout France, becoming known as French Country Style that we know today. Many people are confused about where French Country fits in the various eras of French Furniture, but most experts agree that the answer t this question is that is technically is not a period style at all, but rather an attitude. Within the French country look, one can find style elements from the Restoration period, Neoclassical period, and even the medieval periods of French Design. These elements, however, have been blended together to form a unique stye common to the peasant farming lifestyles of the French people. Eventually, much of this style was also adopted by the middle class. Thus, imagine a piece of fine French furniture from virtually any historical period. Simplify the lines, create it out of study woods, and lighten the color palette, and you have a true French country look.
It is interesting to see how directly the philosophies that were developed In French studies and spread in the French salons influenced the styles of the French people. One of the reasons for the desire to mimic the look of the poor countryside and the styles of the peasants was the Romantic philosophy popularized by Rousseau. His ideas centered on removing the obstacles and stratified and heavily constricted societal rules and expectations. Thus, the life of the everyday French peasant was glorified and romanticized as being the most genuine. Many upper class French Women attempted to recreate French peasant life in their own homes and lifestyles. Some went so far as to recreate rural towns and raise their own livestock! Marie Antoinette was one example of this, as she insisted on decorating part even of the ornate Versailles, with her own far more simple style.
French Country furniture evokes many feelings. First are the feelings of family and stability This is because the old look of the furniture makes one feel as if it has been in the family for generations. In addition, feelings of warmth and rustic relaxation come from the atmosphere created by the colors and woods used in each and every piece.
French Country style is largely undefined. Many describe it as a mood or attitude rather than a strict approach to decorating. There are, however, some particular pieces that are signature to French Country Decorating such as armoires, hutches, and kitchen tables. Due to the storage and seating needs of the large French families that populated the French landscape.
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