Rococo Seating
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
Pair 18th Century Italian Rococo Sofas
Located in Houston, TX
A stately pair of 18th Century Rococo sofas newly upholstered in a Scalamandré low pile ecru velvet. These handsome hand carved walnut beauties also have original side secret compar...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
$28,000 / set
19th Century Rococo Style Wide Marquise Chair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite antique chair is a French Louis XV style ‘Bergère Marquise’ in the Rococo tradition, dating from circa 1890-1900. The chair is meticulo...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Victorian Armchair in Mahogany, Wheels
Colorful Fabric, England, Early 1900s
Located in Odense, DK
A charming late Victorian mahogany armchair featuring a high, button-tufted back and gracefully scrolled arms.
The fabric is in a tasteful yellow-and-red striped fabric, the chair is...
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Early 20th Century English Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Gold Leaf Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Chair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique gold leaf Venetian grotto style shell back armchair. Seat has been newly reupholstered in champagne color velvety fabric.
Arm height is 26.5"
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,950 / item
Venetian Blue Leather and Wood Chair
Located in Houston, TX
18th century blue-gray painted Venetian side chairs with leather seats. Chairs have a heraldic style cross maker's mark engraved on backs of chairs. Features hand carved stretchers a...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,750 / item
18th Century French Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional 18th century French sofa exemplifies the artistry and elegance of the Rococo period. Its solid walnut frame is adorned with intricate hand-carved details along the ...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$3,950
Rococo Style Late 19th Century Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Gilt and bronzed hardwood frame. Nyrokoko, the second half of the 19th century. Repairs, marks, loss of gilt. I offer also on request a professional complete restoration and new upho...
Category
1880s French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$1,289 Sale Price
32% Off
19th-C. Italian / Venetian Celadon Floral Painted Side Chairs In Blue Velvet- 2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of 19th century hand painted Venetian side chairs. The seats are in a blue velvet that is in very good condition. The frames are a celadon color with flowers and gilt ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Velvet, Poplar, Giltwood
Antique Louis XV Rococo Style French Paint Decorated
Gilt Desk Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 36 1/4in W: 17 3/4in D: 16in SH: 20in
This antique Louis XV style desk chair is made of the highest quality and is perfect...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Swedish Rococo Period Settee or Sofa Bench in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A richly carved, 18th century Swedish sofa bench from the Rococo period, newly upholstered linen. This beautiful settee has been hand-scraped back to...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Venetian Rococo Armchairs Sofa set hand-carved walnut , leather upholstered
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th Century Venetian Rococò armchairs and sofa by Atelier Cadorin Venice in hand-carved walnut and leather upholstered, wax polished
Al...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
1700s Norwegian Farmer Rococo Style Pine Chair
Located in Skien, NO
Primitive antique chair from ca. 1730-50s. Handcrafted from nature pine in Norway. Painted in black and rest of the gold decoration, beautiful patina. Perfect adding to farmhouse / c...
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Early 18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Textile, Pine
$960 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Rococo Style 1890s Swedish Light Grey Painted and Carved Bergères Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo–style classic light grey painted bergère chair from circa 1890, featuring carved floral décor, cabriole legs, and upholstered seating. With delicate floral motifs gr...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Ancient Italian Pair of Armchairs in “Petit Point” Embroidery, Turin Circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of carved walnut armchairs covered in “petit point” embroidery
Turin, circa 1750
They measure 33.8 in (86 cm) in height; 17.32 in (44 cm) in height to the seat; 25.98 in (66 cm...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wool, Walnut
Pair of Rococo Fauteuils / Armchairs in Walnut, Italy, circa 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo period fauteuils, with needle-point linen slip covers, serpentine back and scroll arms ending in cabriole legs.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Fine Early Regence Walnut Fauteuil, Italy ca. 1730
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Regence Period walnut fauteuil with shaped back and scallop shell carving, scrolled arms, shaped apron with similar shell detail, all resting on cabriole feet. The fauteuil da...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Walnut
Dutch 18th Century Marquetry Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Dutch Rococo style three-seat-back settee is a wonderful addition to any interior. Crafted during the 19th century with high quality, ornate marquetry work. The top of each seat...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Hardwood
Antique Set of French Tapestry Gild Carved Gold Wood Arm Chairs Chairs
Sofa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing set of two chairs and a sofa original from the 19th Century. This sofa and chairs embodies the opulent Rococo style, known for its flowing curves, ornate carvings, and asymme...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Swedish TragSofa Gustavian Original Patina
Located in Houston, TX
Imbued with the elegance of 18th-century Swedish design, this tragsofa emanates a timeless allure. Crafted with masterful artistry, its exquisite form showcases a harmonious blend of...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Danish Art Nouveau Easy Chairs in Floral Embroidered Velour, 1920s
Located in Odense, DK
A pair of Danish lounge chairs from the 1920s, featuring a sculptural wood frame and generously upholstered in velour with a bold floral pattern. The upholstery combines beige and gr...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Rococo Seating
Materials
Velvet, Wood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Period Armchair From Stockholm 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
18th Century Swedish period Rococo armchair with simple silhouette that have been scraped to the most its original finish with the natural wood showing through. Features carved cabri...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Luxurious Antique Italian Lounge Chairs in Rococo / Baroque Style Brown Beige
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A wonderful pair of luxurious antique Italian lounge chairs in Rococo / Baroque style. The chairs are recently re-upholstered and have a royal a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Armchair Rococo Swedish White Light Green, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Rococo Swedish white light green, Sweden. A single armchair with original paint made in Sweden during the Rococo period 1750-1775. A white washe...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Antique Rocking Chair Hand Carved and Turned Walnut Wood Needlepoint Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
Rocking chair from the late 19th century, hand carved with turned wood details on 2 casters.
Sturdy and comfortable crafted frame with decorative rocking base.
Nail head trim adorn t...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Metal
Set of Danish Antique 18th century Lounge Chair, style of Louis XV
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This hand-carved and decorated wooden rococo Lounge Chair from the mid-18th century embodies timeless French elegance. It has inspiration from a classic French armchair, though this ...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of Late 19th Century Venetian Armchairs, Restyled with Dedar Milano Bouclé
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A refined pair of late 19th-century Venetian armchairs, finely hand-carved in solid walnut, fully restored and reinterpreted with a contemporary sensibility. The seats have been reup...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Metal
Set of Eight Italian Rococo style Carved and Painted Dining Chairs, C. 1880.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Each side chair features a shaped backrest with an open figure-eight splat above an upholstered seat, set over a shell-carved apron and elegant cabriole legs. Retaining traces of the...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Armchair French Giltwood Rococo Style, France
Located in New York, NY
Armchair French giltwood Rococo style France. An armchair made during the 19th century in France. Frame of giltwood with beautiful carvings. Contempora...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Roccoco swedish chairs with lion paws feet
balustrade shaped backrest
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking pair of Swedish baroque chairs, circa 1800, embodies the elegance and grandeur of 18th-century design. With their bold lion’s paw feet and finely sculpted baluster back...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,106 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of 1920s Continental Upholstered Ottomans with Carved S-Scroll Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Rococo style Continental 1920s white painted ottomans with S-Scroll legs. Elevate your home with this stunning pair of Continental ottomans, boasting elegant Rococo influen...
Category
Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Swedish Rococo Period 18th Century Side Chairs with Carved Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo period painted wood chairs from the 18th century, with carved splats, cabriole legs, H-Form cross stretchers, floral upholstery and distressed patina. Create...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Swedish Rococo Walnut Armchair
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish rococo walnut armchair circa 1740-1769. Finely hand-carved in a nice, large scale. Excellent condition. Stable, sold and sturdy. Mortise and tenon joints. Exquisite carved de...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
Rococo Painted Swedish Armchair
Located in Houston, TX
Rococo painted Swedish armchair circa 1750-1779. Scraped back to early painted finish. Newly recovered original seat.
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique French Rococo Style Parcel Gilt Mahogany, Tapestry Bergere Chair C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Rococo style bergere offers parcel gilt mahogany frame with carved gadroon crest over floral tapestry back and seat, raised on cabriole legs, c1920
Measures- 36.75'...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Rococo Style Gilt Pliants or Stools
Located in Troy, NY
Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Rococo Style Gilt Pliants or Stools. The folding benches with X-form carved and gilt wood bases, fabric tops and cushions.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
Walnut Fauteuil or Armchair with Contemporary Upholstery, 18th Century and Later
Located in Madrid, ES
Armchair in carved walnut wood, gilded and in its color. 18th century, with current upholstery.
Armchair with light cabriolet legs secured with H-shaped chambras, curved arms decora...
Category
18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Other
Exceptional Gilded Ornate Salon Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and impressive. An outstanding carved and gilt Italianate Baroque style armchair with carved shell crest, Griffin arm supports, carved Eagle knees ending in Lion’s Paw Foot. Custom upholstered in a tan dot on black fabric. Ornate wood carvings...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian Venetian Walnut Serpentine Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian (18th Century) walnut serpentine shaped desk with 2 side doors and 2 narrow front doors above a drawer with a pull out front interior chair having a left arm.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Antique Pair of Carved Walnut Rococo Throne Chairs
Located in Norwood, NJ
A fine quality pair of hand carved walnut Host and Hostess throne chairs. Upholstered in a coral tone velvet. Carving with a center cabochon form cartouche surrounded by floral scrol...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Swedish Chair in transition Rococo / Gustavian Hälsingland
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastic mid 19th Century very genuine & rustic Rococo / Gustavian Chair from Hälsingland ,Northern Sweden.
The chair is provincial and transition between Rococo & Gustavian.
Th...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Pine
18th century Venetian Rococo Armchair
Located in Troy, NY
18th Century Venetian Rococo Armchair. A delicate armchair of typical form, with beautiful lines and proportions and delicately carved details.
Ex Metropolitan Museum of Art.
For an ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
18th Century, Pair of Italian Baroque Lacquered and Gilt Wood Benches
Located in IT
18th century, pair of Italian Baroque lacquered and gilt wood benches
This particular pair of baroque benches was made in Rome, Italy, in the second half of the 18th century.
Their wooden structure is entirely sculpted, lacquered and gilded in Mecca. It consists of a seat with a profile moved from which depart two armrests characterized by arched elements, moved and culminating in curls. The effect of great movement is enhanced by the decorations of rocaille taste with volutes and leaves that surround them creating dynamism.
The band under the seat, quadrangular and move, is decorated with rocaille elements and framed with reserve that creates curls in some points of connection. The six curved legs, characteristic of the Baroque era, are decorated with phytomorphic elements and end with a curly...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Pair Victorian Rococo Style Walnut and Needlepoint Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair Victorian Rococo Style Walnut and Needlepoint Upholstered Side Chairs
.Measures 20.5" in width, 23" in depth and 36" in height. Seat height is 28".
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$1,121 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Brass and Red Velvet Chiavari Chair, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This Chiavari chair is all made of brass with a red velvet on the seat. The quality of this chair is a very nice. This is a French work, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Brass
Custom Royal French Style Oversized Throne Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very theatrical large throne chair in a custom treatment. With an intricately carved frame having stylized shells and scrolls with the foot a raised snail’s head...
Category
20th Century Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Vintage Armchairs
Located in North Charleston, SC
A pair of vintage armchairs in the style of Louis XV / Rococo. The chairs feature a carved wooden frame with cabriole legs and scrolling arms. Upholstered in striped cream and gold f...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,700 / set
Set of 6 Venetian Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of six stunning Venetian dining chairs in purple mohair.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$5,800 / set
19th Century Portuguese Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Portuguese Rococo style mahogany chair featuring a scrolled crest on a double yolk back centering a shaped flat splat, scalloped seat rail ...
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Ebonized and Gilded Portuguese Side Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Ebonized and gilded Portuguese side chair carved in the 1980s. Covered in green-dyed leather and decorated with nailhead trim.
Note: Original/early finish on antique and vintage met...
Category
1980s Portuguese Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Brass
Rare Italian Antique Chair, 1500s
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful and very rare Italian antique chair from the 1500s.
In finely crafted walnut wood, red velvet and bangs, the antique chair is in its o...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
$6,223 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Swedish Rococo Carved Armchairs with Original Patina
Located in Atlanta, GA
This graceful pair of Swedish Rococo armchairs embodies the refined curves and expressive craftsmanship of 18th-century Scandinavian design. Elegantly carved from wood and retaining ...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
Set of Ten 19th C. Italian Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Ten Italian Rococo style dining chairs with hand carved floral urn at tops of chairs. The urns are flanked by two scrolls. The chairs stand on four straight legs with intric...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$4,800 Sale Price / set
49% Off
1960s Carved And Painted Italian Bench / Ottoman In Striped Floral Chintz
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a sweet bench! It is an Italian piece with hand painted scrolling shells and vintage striped floral chintz cotton. It is in very good vintage con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Poplar, Paint
French 19th Century Rococo Style Armchair
Located in San Marino, CA
A Rococo style armchair from the 19th century, delicately carved with floral clasps to the crest and seat rails and to the tops of the cabriole l...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Napoleon III Style Carved Giltwood Rope-Twist Stool; Manner of A.M.E. Fournier
Located in San Francisco, CA
the circular tabouret with new decking above a rope-twist giltwood frame with cabriole supports with knotted feet all joined by an x-form stretcher centering a robust central knot; f...
Category
1950s French Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Folding Oratory Chair "Fauteuil D
oratoire" signed Chavigny
Located in New York, NY
Introduce a piece of history into your home with this exquisite Louis XV Folding Oratory Chair, also known as "Fauteuil D'oratoire," signed by Chavigny, France, circa 1760. This exce...
Category
1760s French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Venetian Hand Painted
Caned Rococo Armchairs; a pair
Located in Malibu, CA
Venetian caned armchairs with fine painting from the 18th/ 19th century. This pair features a shapely wood back with decorative top rail featuring the original intricately painted fl...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Set of 6 Early 20th Century Italian Dining Chairs with Rococo Features
Located in London, Park Royal
A beautifully sculpted set of six early 20th-century Italian dining chairs, distinguished by their Rococo-inspired lines and elegant cabriole legs. The frames have a fluid, curved de...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 4 Vintage Italian Rococo Arm Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Set of four Italian Rococo armchairs. Their shaped cushioned back supports seamlessly connect with scrolling arms. The cream and blush pink uph...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Textile
$6,200 / set
19th Century Set of Ten Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
There is an understated elegance to this set of ten antique Swedish pine dining chairs including eight side chairs and two arm chairs in the Rococo style.
Pierced splat backs, carved...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Linen, Pine, Paint
Rococo seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo seating 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 seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Modenese Gastone, Poltrona Frau, Renzo Frau, and Europa Antiques. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $396 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $4,700.
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