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Rococo Furniture

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
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1930s
Antique Burr Walnut nest 3 tables, French cabriole legs
Located in Dereham, GB
Antique Burr Walnut & carved nest 3 tables, with French cabriole shaped legs, circa 1930s, Burr walnut veneer on tops, Carved decoration around tops, Carved detail on front of smal...
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1930s British Vintage Rococo Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Pair of Neo-Rococo Style Gilt Bronze crystal glass Candelabras
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of elegant Neo-Rococo Style gilt bronze candelabras with five arms in the shape of sprays of leaves, issuing from an acanthus wrapped baluster stem hung with crystal-cut prism, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Giltwood Rococo Style Mirror
Located in New York, NY
19th century giltwood Rococo style mirror. Original mirror.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Italian Giltwood and Gesso Wall Bracket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nicely detailed. Made of Gesso and giltwood. Hand carved and hand painted.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gesso, Giltwood

Large Carved and Painted Italian Rococo-Style Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully detailed Italian Rococo-style mirror with an impressive pierced crest and richly carved frame. The piece features scrolling acanthus leaves, shell motifs, and flourishe...
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1930s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Paint

19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Trinket Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 19 Century Sevres Style Porcelain Trinket Box. The hinged rectangular trinket box is hand painted in the lid. It depicts a sunny costal landscape with the sea, sailboats an...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Antique Rococo Large Oak Chest of Drawers Painted Yellow, Denmark, circa 1800s
Located in Round Top, TX
Large rococo oak chest of 4 drawers with serpentine front resting on cabriolet feet. The four drawers each have 2 brass pulls and key ho...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Oak, Paint

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Painted Bench
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is an absolutely stunning early 19th century rococo Swedish bench. This beautiful piece has been dry scrapped to the original paint. It features a white color palette throughout...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Paint

French Rococo Antique Gilded Bronze Pair of Candelabras
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exquisitely cast in the Rococo style, this pair of French gilded bronze candelabras features scrolling foliate arms, acanthus leaves, and asymmetrical flourishes, epitomizing 18th-ce...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Gilded Ormolu Comport
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th century French gilded Ormolu comport, having scrolling and pierced Rococo influenced decoration. Batch 37 57015 CEKZ
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Swedish Rococo Style Console Table
Located in Huntington, NY
A provincial Swedish Rococo style console table with single drawer. Brass hardware is period but not original to this piece. Wide contoured top sits on a notched skirt and cabriolet ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass

Elegant Giltwood Overmantel Mirror from France
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French giltwood overmantel mirror with a Rococo foliate surmount above a cushion moulded, ogee frame. This encloses the crisp bevelled glass. A very elegant mirror. F...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gesso, Giltwood

A Very Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Very Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror has an exquisite gilt Frame in the Rococo Style, it is decorated with shells, swags and Leaves with an attractive pattern...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

Pair of French Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a pair of Rococo style floral armchairs. These chairs come in a beautiful white and blue color with dainty floral fabric on the cushions and back cushions. Woul...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Antique Italian Hand Painted Carved Wood and Gesso Pedestal with Marble Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Done in the Rococo style and dating from the mid-19th century, this substantial hand carved and painted gesso over wood pedestal presents with a ball motif decoration cascading down ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Faceted Teapot engraved Flowers Joseph Angell, 752g Silver, London 1841
Located in Paris, FR
This exceptional 19th-century antique Victorian English sterling silver teapot was crafted by Joseph Angell Sr. & Joseph Angell Jr. in London in 1841. Is a remarkable addition to any...
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19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Italian 19th Century Rococo St. Giltwood Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scale Italian 19th century Rococo st. giltwood mirror. The mirror retains its original mirror plate framed within an elegant mottled border with lovely reeded...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

Meissen Porcelain Group Four Gardener Children Playing Music, J.J. Kaendler 1850
Located in Vienna, AT
Excellent Meissen piece from the time the model was created: Four children in festive rural rococo dress on a high, stepped round pedestal, decorated with a leaf wreath and bow festo...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Meissen Tea Solitair, Bird Insect Painting and Gold, Germany, Circa 1820
Located in Vienna, AT
Tea solitaire set of six pieces made of porcelain with a white background and elaborate overglaze painting and gold decoration. Quatrefoil presenter with a teapot, milk jug, sugar bo...
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1820s German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Giltwood Low Centre Table With A Pietre Dure Inlaid Marble Top
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Fine Italian Carved Giltwood Low Centre Table with A Pietre Dure Marble Top. This impressive giltwood low table has a fine pietre dure inlaid marble top inset within a gadrooned b...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Pair of 19th Century French Silver Écuelle by Delaire
By Emile Delaire
Located in London, GB
Pair of 19th century French silver écuelle by Delaire French, c. 1890 Height 13cm, width 31cm, depth 18cm This superb pair of écuelles is crafted in the playful Rococo style popula...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Silver

19th Century French Rococo Style Bronze 8-Light Chandelier with Handcut Crystals
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century French Rococo style bronze 8-light chandelier with hand cut crystals. 19" chain, wired for USA.
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Set Of Four Salon/Dining Chairs In Rococo Style, Mahogany Light Floral Fabric
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of four salon/dining chairs from the 1860s, made of mahogany and upholstered in light floral fabric. Rococo-inspired design with carved details and classic proportions. Elegant c...
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1860s Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Fabric, Mahogany

Antique Painted and Parcel Gilt Porcelain Vase by Meissen
Located in London, GB
This beautiful vase was created by the world-famous Meissen porcelain factory. Meissen was established in the early 18th century, making it the first producer of hard-paste porcelain...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of Antique English Rococo Style Mirrors with Carved Lobsters and Shells
Located in London, GB
An Unusual Pair of Rococo Style Mirrors The mirrored plates of waisted and curved form, carefully bevelled on all edges, housed within elaborate carved frames consisting of acanthus...
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19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

White Marble Top Italian Console, Rococo, 18th-19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
An elaborately carved and gilded Italian console in the Rococo taste, the shaped white marble top lies above a flower-filled pattern with trailing blossoms, alongside the gilded deco...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Bronze Andirons, France, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Very decorative Rococo style bronze andirons. Dating back to the 19th century, the pair of andirons comes from France. They are embellished with two putti and curved rocaille and oak...
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1860s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Gilt Wood Rococo Console Table with Red Marble Top
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique carved and gilded wood console table with red marble top (Incarnat Turquin marble), Rococo, 19th century. Measures: Height 89 cm x width 124 x depth 53 cm.
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Antique Bronze Rococo Candlestick from Around, 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique bronze rococo candlestick from around, 1880. Solidly worked candlestick with 4 candle holders. Heavily ornate and detailed work. Rococo aro...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Dutch Mahogany Bombe Petit Chest of Drawers
Located in Essex, MA
With a serpentine top and conforming bombe form case section with three drawers with brass bail handles, raised on bracket feet.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mahogany

Enamel cloissoné and gilt bronze picture frame. France, late 19th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Enamel cloissoné and gilt bronze picture frame. France, late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

Monumental 19th Century Italian Giltwood Mirror
Located in Sarasota, FL
A monumental giltwood oval mirror made in Italy in the 19th century. The rococo frame is carved with a large pierced acanthus leaf crest that overhangs the frame with pierced lattice...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Victorian Period Amboyna Cabinets with Sèvres Style Porcelain Plaques
Located in London, GB
Pair of Victorian period amboyna cabinets with Sèvres style porcelain plaques English, late 19th century Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 77cm, depth 47cm This unusual and superb...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

A Late 19th Venetian Oval Gilt-Inlaid, Coloured Glass and Etched Mirror
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Late 19th Venetian Oval Gilt-Inlaid, Coloured Glass and Etched Mirror The high shaped crest framed by opposed C scrolls and S scrolls with overlapping leaves above, the glass cent...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass, Mirror, Glass

A Fine 19th Century French Gilt Gesso Overmantel Mirror with a Bevelled Plate
Located in London, GB
A fine and large profusely decorated French gilt gesso overmantel mirror in the Rococo taste. The deeply moulded arched frame is carved with floral and foliate motifs in low relief, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gesso, Giltwood

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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Set of Ten 19th C. Italian Dining Chairs
Set of Ten 19th C. Italian Dining Chairs
$4,800 Sale Price / set
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Gilt Bronze Chandelier with Lost-Wax Process, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze chandelier with lost-wax process, France, circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Gilt Bronze Mounted Sèvres Porcelain Garniture
Located in London, GB
With its exquisite paintings of putti playing sports in Arcadian landscapes, this ‘bleu celeste’ garniture demonstrates the exceptional beauty and high-quality craftsmanship of Sevre...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu, Bronze

Pair of Sèvres Style Gilt Bronze and Jewelled Porcelain Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of Sèvres style gilt bronze and jewelled porcelain vases French, Late 19th Century Height 46cm, width 21cm, depth 16cm Made in the style of the famous Sèvres porcelain manufa...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

Armchair 19th century France
Located in New York, NY
An armchair made in France during the 19th century. Made from polished oak and leather upholstery.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Leather, Oak

Six Rococo Sèvres Style Porcelain Plates
Located in London, GB
Each porcelain plate in this set of six features a navy-blue ground, distinctive to works produced in the style of Sèvres, and gilded rims with ornate patterns inscribed. The centre ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Unusual 19th Century Meissen Figure of a Camel after a Model by J. J. Kandler
Located in New York, NY
A unusual 19th century Meissen figure of a camel with blue under-glaze double crossed swords mark, after J.J. Kandler. Naturalistically modeled above a rocky outcrop on a scroll-mol...
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1850s German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Meissen Gorgeous Figurines Group Six Gardeners, Tall Tree by Acier, circa 1870
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen gorgeous figurine group of stunning appearance. There are six gardeners - flanked by a tall tree - visible. MANUFACTORY:  MEISSEN (M939) DATING: THIRD QUARTER OF 19TH...
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1870s German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Meissen-Style Porcelain Wall Sconce
Located in New Orleans, LA
This magnificent Meissen-style porcelain wall sconce features three candle holders and is adorned with hand-painted, floral Rococo decoration. cir...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain, Meissen

Sevres Style Garniture Procelain Rose Pomedur Clock
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
A Sevres style Ormolu mounted jewelwd procelain Rose pomedur clock garniture 19th century 50 cm x 24 cm the clock 15 cm x 40 cm flanked with pastoral scens ( teserves ).
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

Art foundry of Johann HERZNER (attributed to), Lantern with rich rococo decorati
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This ornate rococo-style lantern was crafted by the art foundry of Johann Herzner in the last quarter of the 19th century. The Johann Herzner art foundry, located at 37 Erzgießereis...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

Rococo Style Dining Chair Painted Black From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
Black painted dining chair in the style of Rococo from the 1860s. The chair is in great vintage condition and with striped upholstery.
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1860s Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Berlin KPM Guild Royal Blue Porcelain Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
Berlin KPM pedestal vaulted vase. It is hand painted on the front with a scene of Kronprinzepalais building redesigned by Johann Heinrich Strack for Prince Frederick William of Pruss...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

Sculpture Panthère rugissant by Thomas Cartier
Located in Ibiza, Spain
An impressive sculpture of Thomas François Cartier (1879-1943), of a lioness, roaring. The sculpture is made of bronze patinated and is signed T. CARTIER on the terrace. Every item ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Terracotta

Baccarat Opaline Glass Lamp, Vase Formed with Floral Decoration
Located in London, GB
A Baccarat opaline glass lamp, vase formed with floral decoration French, 19th century Measures: Lamp: height 74cm, diameter 19cm Shade: heig...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass

19th Century, Pair of Italian Baroque Style Nightstand or Cabinets
Located in IT
19th Century, Pair of Italian Baroque Style Nightstand or Cabinets This refined pair of bedside tables, or central cabinets, was made in Genoa (Italy) in the second half of the nin...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Fine Pair Rococo Style White and Gold Porcelain Table Lamps, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Luminous white and gold porcelain table lamps in the Rococo/ Louis XV style, mounted on Carrara marble bases. Wave upon wave of rocaille decoration highlighted in gold, formerly a pa...
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19th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture

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Carrara Marble

19th Century, French Painting with Blind man s bluff by Nicolas Edward Gabe
Located in IT
Nicolas Edward Gabe (Paris, 1814-1865) Blind man's bluff Oil on canvas, cm L 72 x W 58 (without frame); with frame cm H 98 x W 84 x D 8 The painting, made in oil on canvas, depicts s...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Canvas

19th Century French Louis XV Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Elevate an entryway, dressing room, or hallway with this elegant antique giltwood mirror crafted in France circa 1880 and shaped in the Louis XV style. The rectangular frame features...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

12 Arm Rococo Style Converted Bronze Chandelier, 24" wide x 51" tall
Located in Toledo, OH
12 Arm Rococo Style Converted Bronze Chandelier. 1890's Chandelier converted to electric, Rococo styling, bronze, polished crystals. 12 Arms with 12 lights. Body 24" wide x 32" tall ...
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1890s Antique Rococo Furniture

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Crystal, Bronze

Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Rococo Oval Gilt Wall Mirror The Mirror has an exquisite gilt Frame in the Rococo Style, it is elaborately decorated with shells, swags and leaves The large age darke...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

19th Century Venetian Rococo Hand-Painted and Giltwood Table
Located in Sofia, BG
A very fine Venetian giltwood cream hand-painted table with rich floral carvings on the top. Lovely piece with original paint, Italy, circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

French Carved Gilt Corner Console Wall Shelf
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Carved Gilt Corner Console wall shelf A beautifully carved gilt console shelf, it has a bow shaped front and a carved leg This is a good-looking piece and the Gold has a g...
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Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

Pair of Antique Meissen Two-Light Mirrored Girandole Sconces
Located in Montreal, QC
These sconces are highly decorative and desirable and display many of the qualities that make Meissen porcelain so world famous: the skill with which the wild flowers are applied, the subtle shading of the pink and pale green painting...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Rococo furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rococo furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Interi, Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kändler, 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $18 and tops out at $425,000 while the average work can sell for $3,793.