In searching for postcards of villas or châteaux that match some buildings seen in early French cinema (see e.g. here), I have come across a number of strikingly quirky examples, of which here is a selection:
Some edifices of this type have survived. Here are some of my favourite xamples from the Topic-Topos site, a catalogue of France's architectural patrimoine:
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