Rococo Lighting
ROCOCO STYLE
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.
The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.
When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.
The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.
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Style: Rococo
French Rococo Rustic Chandelier
Located in Westwood, NJ
French Rococo rustic eight-light chandelier, the striking contrast of glass daisies with the gilt finish creates an organic feel and texture. Fabricated from a painted steel frame, w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Lighting
Materials
Steel
$13,700 / item
Louis XV style gilt bronze 33-light chandelier
Located in London, GB
Louis XV style gilt bronze 33-light chandelier
French, 20th Century
Height 156cm, diameter 102cm
This beautiful chandelier is crafted from gilt bronze in the Rococo style of Lou...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
A Pair of Regency Design Acorn Basket Chandeliers With Wire Beaded Sections
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Elegant Matching Pair of Cast Metal Regency Design Rococo Acorn Basket Ceiling Chandeliers
Both Chandeliers Decorated Throughout With Wire Beaded Sections, Each Cross Section Fe...
Category
20th Century British Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Rococo-Style Carved Wood Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Materials: Carved Wood, Wood, New Linen Shade
Condition: Newly Rewired, New Linen Shade
Dimensions:
30.50”H x 9”W x 9”D
Shade:
9"H x 15"W x 15"D
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Florally Decorated Porcelain Lamps
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique florally decorated porcelain lamps
French, 19th century
Measures: With shades: Height 101cm, width 49cm, depth 36cm
Withou...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
$16,440 / set
Decorative Carved Wood Element on a Marble Base. Italian work. 18th Century
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This decorative that can be mounted into a lamp is made of a patinated carved wood element on a Carrara marble base. This is an Italian work. 18th Century
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wood
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Rococo Gilt-Bronze Wall Lights Sconces, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and impressive pair of French 19th century Louis XV style Rococo style six-light gilt-bronze wall lights - wall sconces. The ornate six-light candelabrum with five scroll...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$18,950 Sale Price / set
24% Off
Italian Green Drops Macaroni Swags Rock Crystal Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 6-light, bobeches in crystal, dripping with vintage rare shape crystals sitting on giltwood posts. Swags of rock crystal beads, crystal prisms and rare green Murano drops. Ad...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
French Louis XV style bronze chandelier from the late 19th century. This Rococo style ten-light chandelier is cast bronze and has an a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Crystal Macaroni Beaded Chandelier C. 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite antique crystal chandelier is a fine example of early 20th-century European craftsmanship, featuring an ornate frame draped in delicate macaroni beading and festooned ...
Category
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Italian Rococo Style Pair of Silver Candlestick Table Lamps
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Southampton, NJ
Italian Rococo style pair of Silver-plate candlestick table lamps with wax stems & custom fringed shades ready for use. Exquisite heirloom quality with nice weight.
Category
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Materials
Silver Plate
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Angel Sconces
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved angel lighting sconces. The pair of angels are originally from an angelic depiction in a historical Italian church. They were plac...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal, Wire, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Rococo Carved Giltwood Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining room, breakfast room or entry with this antique gilt wood chandelier. Hand carved in France circa 1920, the fixture is characterized by its intricate detailing and ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair Of Weighted Sterling Silver Candlestick Buffet Lamps With Shades
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of weighted sterling silver footed candlesticks mounted as lamps with custom silk shades. The lamps well cast with traditional form, embossed florals and the base with relief fl...
Category
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Materials
Silver, Iron
Pair of Vintage Capodimonte Figurative Ceramic Lamps with Bacchanal Scene
By Capodimonte
Located in East Quogue, NY
This stunning pair of early 20th-century Capodimonte figurative porcelain lamps is a true masterpiece of Italian artistry. These elaborately painted ceramic table lamps depict vibran...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Italian Green Crystal Prisms Gold Gilt Wood Swags 4 Tier Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing 5-lights, crystal bobeches sitting on giltwood posts. Will be rewired and for the United States, we will install UL US certified sockets and will put in appropriate sockets f...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Frederick Cooper Gorgeous Rococo Italian Porcelain Lamp Pair! Floral Louis XV
Located in Peoria, AZ
Magnificent Pair!
Frederick Cooper
Italian Porcelain
Floral Table Lamps
Rococo Louis XV Style!
Dimensions: 39" tall by 18" wide
These lamps are simply GORGEOUS! An excellent p...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rococo Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Pair 19thc Baccarat attributed Gilt Bronze Cut Crystal Table Lamps/ Girandoles
By Baccarat
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 19thc French Baccarat Attributed Gilt Bronze with Cut Crystal Girandoles/ Table Lamps/ Candelabra. Ultr high quality. Highly detailed. French estate acquisition.
Category
1850s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$8,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Rococo Style Porcelain Chandelier by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Large Rococo style porcelain chandelier by Meissen
German, late 19th Century
Height 118cm, diameter 97cm
This magnificent chandelier is an exceptional example of the Rococo styl...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Excellent french rococo rock crystal gilt bronze chandelier
Located in London, GB
A magnificent bronze gilt French Rococo chandelier with golden leaves and 4 bas-reliefs. With 16 flames on four arms. Completely rewired for EU standard (we can change to US standar...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
$5,480 Sale Price
68% Off
Vintage Wall Lamps With Two Sconces in Gilt Bronze Louis XV Style
Located in Bastogne, BE
Vintage bronze sconces in Louis XV style with voluminous, very beautiful casting.
Support in gilded bronze and handcrafted by craftsmen.
The decor consists of stylized acanthus scr...
Category
20th Century European Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19thc French China Blue Porcelain Parrots Amongst Saxe Flowers -Table Lamps
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Very Rare Pair of early 19thc French Rococo style China Blue Parrots amongst Saxe Porcelain Flowers on Bronze Vines and Bronze Base Table Lamps. These were originally for candles, la...
Category
1830s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
$6,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Large English 18th Century Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large 18th century English gilt bronze hall lantern with a finely cast frame of serpentine form.
The curved glass panels are headed by chased...
Category
18th Century English Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique/Vintage Copper French Hanging Lantern
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Louis XV, Rococo style 3 light hanging lantern is typical of the period adorned with acanthus leaves and spiral decorations makes this lantern especially charming for any decor....
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Copper
18th Century Italian Rococo Tassel Ornaments with Gold Trim
Group of 5
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments with gold trim.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Italian Rococo Style Iron, Giltwood, and Glass 8-Light Chandelier, mid 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
the wrought iron frame with a crown shaped upper section and a larger body of elegant s-scrolls joined in the center at a giltwood collector, each arm with a giltwood bobeche, the ar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Palatial Italian 18thC 5-Light Rococo Giltwood Cherub Torcheres
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This pair of magnificent torcheres are of the finest quality carved wood, gilding and faux marble painting. Each are comprised of a giltwood cherub or putto figure sitting on faux m...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
French Gilded Brass Rococo Chandelier
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A French gilded brass Rococo chandelier.
This is an excellent quality and very large piece it is very heavy and has a superb aged finish, the piece ha...
Category
Early 20th Century Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Italian Tole Chandelier
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Chandelier from the 1950s in iron and painted with a natural vintage patina. It has six candle lights surrounded with flowers and leaves in different shapes and colors. The lightbulb...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Iron, Tôle
$1,788 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Rococo Style Candlestick Table Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique, circa 1880s, Dresden porcelain figural flower encrusted candlestick - candelabra mounted as a lamp.
Exquisitely handmade and painted in Germany in the late 19th century, developed by Ernst August Leuteritz, the very finest of quality, exceptionally executed in the decadent opulence and sophisticated elegance that is Meissen Rococo taste, featuring sculptural seated putti holding fruit and flower motif, having an architecturally articulated shaped baluster shaft, tripartite base rising on high volute C-scroll feet, elaborately decorated in the most intricate floral and fiolate applied and relief decoration in rich polychome and brilliant gold leaf gilt accents.
Early 20th century and later light fixture elements, professionally electrified and fashioned as a large luminaire table lamp. The candlestick drilled, standard mounted with adjustable two light post, topped with removable rod retaining remnants of original paint finish with distressed chippy paint patina, surmounted with matching ornate porcelain flower bouquet...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Porcelain
Venetian 19th Century Mirrored
Crystal Sconces, a pair
Located in Wichita, KS
Large and exquisite Italian crystal sconces. Early 19th century, petite beading & crystal drops adorn these beautiful sconces. Antique mirror is attached to the wooden back plate. Th...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Patinated, Silvered and Gilt Carved Wood Wall Lights Featuring a Mirror
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This nice and decorative pair of patinated, silvered and gilt wall lights is made of carved wood featuring a mirror in its center. This is an Italian work. Circa 1940
Category
1940s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wood
Italy Late 18th Century Pair of Lacquered and Gilted Wooden Carved Torches Lamps
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an exceptional pair of wooden torch holders sculpted, carved, painted and lacquered to imitate marble in shades of green and red, highlighted in...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Pair of 2-Light Rock Crystal Beaded Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French crystal beaded sconces featuring an ornate gilt metal frame with a distressed finish. The design includes delicate curves forming an elegant symmetrical shape, with r...
Category
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Iron
$1,800 Sale Price / set
35% Off
18th c rococo chandelier
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare Swedish Rococo chandelier from the 18th century, distinguished by its finely cast brass frame and an unusually elaborate assemblage of hand-cut crystal elements. The chandelie...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$11,354
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilt Wood Pricket Floor Candlesticks
Located in Sheffield, MA
Outstanding 18th century, Italian carved and giltwood altar sticks with circular tops, carved applied putti decoration and scrolled feet. Some paint losses, repairs and varying degre...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of French Louis XV Style Bronze and Brown Glass Twin Arm Sconces, ca 1900
Located in Barntrup, DE
Pair of French Louis XV style bronze and brown glass twin arm sconces from ca. 1900.
These large, impressive Louis XV or Rococo-style sconces feature bronze arms and a backplate of c...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
Group of 5
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used d...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Midcentury Italian Tole Chandelier
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Chandelier from the 1950s in iron and painted with a natural vintage patina. It has six candle lights surrounded with flowers and leaves in different shapes and colors. The lightbulbs used are Edison e14 which are found both in Europe and the United States. Comes with custom made black lampshades and can be used with naked lightbulbs as well. Colors may differ from the pics.
Measures: Height in full: 105cm
Height chandelier only...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Iron, Tôle
Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf tassel ornaments.
They are two of the same shape of tassel but in two different sizes ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
19th century brass and crystal Rococo style chandelier
Located in Eindhoven, NL
An elegant brass and crystal chandelier with 8 lights.
Decorated with various soft coloured crystal pendeloques and floral rosettes.
Very beautiful and decorative are the narrow glas...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
18th Century Italian Speckled Gold and Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments
Set of 5
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved speckled gold and silver leaf tassel ornaments.
The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used during feast days. These tassels were commonly used to adorn 18th and 19th century French and Italian chandeliers...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Large and Ornate Régence Hall Lantern
Located in London, GB
A large and beautiful Régence style hanging lantern. The hexagonal glazed lantern is mounted with an ornate foliate corona, with traces of the original gilding. The hinged door has t...
Category
1880s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Set of Four Rock Crystal Two Light Bouquet Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Set of four rock crystal two-light Bouquet Sconces in the form of a bellied vase with flowers. Cut crystal flowers with individual petals, and leaves with delicately carved veining, ...
Category
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
KPM Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This rare twenty-one light KPM porcelain and gilt bronze chandelier is a truly remarkable piece of decorative art, and a splendid example of ...
Category
Late 18th Century German Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair 1960s Painted Plaster Cherub Lamps
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair 1960s Painted Plaster Cherub Lamps
Height to top of socket: 21"
Needs Rewiring
Minor Paint Loss
Category
1960s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Plaster
$750 / set
20th Century French Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming mid-20th-century lamp is crafted from painted wood and adorned with polychrome floral decorations and gilded accents, exuding vintage charm and artisanal elegance. The ...
Category
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,450
1950
s Chelini Carved Wood and Gold Leafed Wall Sconce Pair
By Chelini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charming hand carved wood with plastered and hand painted finish with Gold Leafed Metal custom shield shade. The pair of sconces are opposites. Large and Opulent.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Hand Carved
Pompom
Tassel
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf 'pompom' tassel. The tassel 'pompom' originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and was used to decorate ecclesiastical lighting...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
An Antique Gilt Bronze Dore French Rococo Lantern
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French Bronze Dore lantern of very good quality, wonderful warm patina and very well hand chased finish. The three armed canopy of s...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Antique Rococo style crystal chandelier
Located in Eindhoven, NL
A beautiful Rococo style chandelier with 6 lights.
The chandelier is richly decorated with beautiful large cut crystal pendeloques, flower rosettes and stars. Some of the crystals a...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Matching Pair of Glitzy French Gilt Metal and Cut Glass Chandeliers
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Fancy pair of French gilt metal and cut-glass chandeliers having six arms/lights each and large elegant flowers and tear drop adornments.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Ormolu Candelabra Lamp With Tole Shade
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Exceptional casting. Truly stunning 19th century French candelabra converted to lamp with a great tole shade.
Tole shade is showing paint losses but free from dings or damage other...
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Two Light Rock Crystal Jardiniere Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Rock Crystal Two-Light Jardiniere Sconces in the form of a bellied vases with flowers. Cut crystal flowers with individual petals, and leaves with delicately carved veining a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Pair of Six-Light Italian Crystal Beaded Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of six-light Italian crystal beaded sconces in a silvered finish. Tiny beads decorate the frame of these sconces. Pendulum and almond shaped crystals are seen throughout along w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal
$4,800 / set
An exceptional pair Bronze wall lights of a Merboy riding a mythical Dolphin
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of early English Bronze wall lights, depicting a Merboy riding a mythical Dolphin. The casting is of the very finest and suggests a top foundry at work. Stamped n...
Category
1890s English Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of 19th Century Rococo Three Branch Gilt Wood Chandeliers Hand Carved
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Pair of 19th Century Rococo Three Branch Gilt Wood Chandeliers With A Hand Painted Green Contrast
Hand Carved Motifs
Hand-turned wooden chandeliers which take bayonet bulbs,...
Category
19th Century British Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Faience Table Lamp, Converted From Oil-Burning Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This 19th century faience table lamp is converted from an old oil lamp.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Faience
Italian Florentine Gold Gilt Wood Ceiling Crown Lights
Located in Hastings, GB
Splendid carved Florentine ceiling lights, gilt metal upon wood, Italian 1950’s.
The lights have a single E27 (large screw in) bulb fitting and a hanging hook to the back.
Price is...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal
Large Antique French Rococo Louis XV Figural Cherub Bronze Candelabra Lamps Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote.
Large Antique French Rococo Louis XV Style Figural Cherub Bronze Twin Handle Urn Form...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Rococo lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Interi, Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Meissen Porcelain, and Woka Lamps. 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 lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $225,000 while the average work can sell for $3,506.
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