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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
18th Century Carved Giltwood Book Stand
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Decorative 18th C. Italian book stand with shaped silhouette and carved scroll feet, finished in gilt with hand-drawn detailing including a radiant triangle and stylized foliate elem...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

Large Oak Chest of Four Drawers, Sweden circa 1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This large antique rococo chest of four drawers features panels on each drawer, carved skirt, brass hardware pulls and rests on cabriolet feet. It has been given an exceptional new p...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Brass

18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo bow front commode with two small drawers on top and two large drawers below. Base has decorative scroll design and cabriolet legs. Original ornate brass hardware, fo...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass, Iron

Pair of Swedish Rococo Chairs from Lindome, Circa 1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare pair of Swedish Rococo chairs dating to circa 1770, crafted in the Lindome area outside Gothenburg. These period chairs retain their original painted surfaces, carefully scrap...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Swedish Rococo Chairs with Traces of Original Paint, Circa 1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
A genuine pair of period Rococo chairs dating to circa 1770, retaining traces of their original painted surfaces. The frames have been carefully scraped back, revealing a softly worn...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Rococo Cabinet
Located in SE
A rococo cabinet made in Sweden, probably made in Stockholm, about 1770. The secondary color has been removed and left the originally color with ind...
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1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Pine

Set of 12 Dresden Porcelain Figures and Groups
Located in London, GB
This charming set comprises twelve decorated figures and figural groups that one might encounter on a stroll through an 18th century town. The set includes animals, musicians, dancer...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of Italian rococo style painted and upholstered lounge chairs, 19th century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of Italian rococo style painted and upholstered lounge chairs, 19th century. These tub style chairs having shapely frames including lovely aprons and an old painted finish. Fa...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Italian Gilt Metal Twin-Size Headboards
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian gilt metal twin-size headboards. Stunning pair of decorative gilt metal, twin size headboards with a lovely scrolled pattern. Measures (overall) 53H x 47W (at it's...
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1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Furniture

Materials

Metal

Large Early 20th Century Rococo Headboard
Located in London, Park Royal
This elegant Antique Rococo Headboard is the perfect centrepiece for a classic bedroom. Crafted in Italy during the 1900s, this headboard boasts a timeless Rococo style. We can make ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Beautiful French Rococo Doré Bronze Six-Light Elegant Chandelier Tassel Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Beautiful leaves envelope the six candle cups and are gracefully layered throughout this large Rococo doré bronze chandelier with tassel accented center. Measures: 38" H x 24" W.
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1920s French Vintage Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

18th Century Swedish Rococo Period Corner Cabinet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century original painted Swedish Rococo period corner cabinet in two parts. With original painted exterior and a later repainted interior.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Pine, Paint

A Gilded Whisper of Time - Vintage LANDEX Mantel Clock with Classical Flourish
Located in Bochum, NRW
🎁 A Gift for the Season of Memory As winter draws near and homes fill with candlelight and conversation, this clock becomes more than décor - it becomes a gesture. A gift for the co...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Venetian Rococo Gilt and Yellow-Painted Console Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th century Fine Venetian Rococo Gilt and yellow painted console table. The serpentine top over a pierced apron centered by a shell clasp 32 x 37 1/2 x 2...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Copy of a Portrait of Young Rospigliosi Boy
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait in a classical style of the young Rospigliosi boy scion dressed as a member of the Swiss Guard; Two of four in a series
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Late 20th Century Swiss Rococo Furniture

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Paint

Large Rococo Style Porcelain Mantel Clock by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Large Rococo style porcelain mantel clock by Meissen German, 19th century Measures: Height 66cm, width 33cm, depth 25cm This superb mantel clock is a truly wonderful example of ...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Decorative Rococo Style Mirror In Ornate Gilt Frame
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A beveled rectangular mirror in Rococo style with an ornate gilt frame designed with a foliate laurel wreath pediment leading to trailing floral vines over an exterior perimeter of t...
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20th Century Rococo Furniture

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Mirror, Synthetic

19th Century Italian Beaded Crystal Chandelier With Six Lights
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large and stunning 19th century Italian beaded and crystal chandelier with six (6) lights. The lovely, curved base is covered in beads among a multitude of dangling prisms, some in t...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Crystal, Metal

18th Century Swedish Rococo Table
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo table with rectangular top and scalloped corners, over decorative carved base atop cabriole legs. In original dark blue paint with hand-painted white scroll design.
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Collection of Four Meissen Porcelain Bird Models
Located in London, GB
Collection of four Meissen porcelain bird models German, 20th Century Largest (parrot): Height 14cm, width 10cm, depth 5cm This superb collection of four porcelain bird sculptures, was masterfully created by the celebrated artisans of the historic Meissen porcelain factory. Each bird is perched gracefully on a white porcelain tree...
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20th Century German Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Sèvres Style Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Jardiniere and Vase Garniture
Located in London, GB
This exquisite, three-piece garniture will make a wonderful addition to a mantelpiece, niche or table, where its fine design and craftsmanship can be properly enjoyed. The garnitur...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique European Six Panel Hand Painted Landscape Canvas For Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
For Restoration. A colorful set of wood-framed panels features painted canvas with an elaborate architectural landscape, accented by figures and enclosed within a Rococo-style scroll...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Canvas, Wood

18th Century Swedish Rococo Pair of Armchairs
Located in San Angelo, TX
18th Century Swedish Rococo pair of armchairs that have been dry scrapped to the original paint with the natural wood showing through and features new upho...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Paint

18th Century Swedish Original Rococo Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period Swedish Rococo table with two drawers and one short drop leaf. In completely untouched original Salmon pink paint.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Antique German Corner Chair, Circa 1880 – Hand-Carved Walnut with Cane Seat
Located in Almelo, NL
Antique German Corner Chair, Circa 1880 – Hand-Carved Walnut with Cane Seat A refined example of late 19th-century German craftsmanship, this antique corner chair...
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1880s German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Cane, Walnut

Pair of Rococo-Style Beech Bergere Chairs, Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Pair of Rococo-Style Beech Bergere Chairs, Late 20th Century mmerse yourself in the refined elegance of these Rococo-inspired bergère armchairs, expertly crafted from beech. Their g...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture

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Upholstery, Beech

A Pair of Red Meissen Porcelain Potpourri Vases w 4 Mythological Painted scenes
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Quite Sought After Pair of Red Meissen Porcelain Double Handled Potpourri Vases with Four Hand painted Mythological Panels. Both vases are marked on the underside with th...
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1880s German Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Italian Fragment on Sculpted Canvas
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragment set into a sculpted canvas with strata of oil paint layers, and finished with Italian raw umber glaze and ...
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2010s American Rococo Furniture

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Canvas, Ash, Paint

18th Century Scandanvian Rococo Giltwood and Walnut Bureau Bookcase
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 18th Century Rococo carved giltwood and Walnut bureau bookcase, having wonderful scrolling foliate and plume decoration to the cornice, a single mirror door with gi...
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Late 18th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Walnut, Giltwood

Pair Of 19th Century Meissen Painted Porcelain Models Of Hoopoes
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning pair of 19th century Meissen painted porcelain models of Hoopoes, standing on tree trunks, with foliate branches, blue crossed swords mark to unglazed base, incised model ...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

18th Century Italian Speckled Gold and Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments Set of 5
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...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Unique Crystal Chandelier on a White Painted Frame
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning 18 light crystal chandelier on a white painted metal frame. Uniquely updated to work in a traditional or contemporary setting. French or Italian
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1960s French Vintage Rococo Furniture

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Crystal, Metal

Meissen Porcelain, Pair of "Neu-Ozier" Molded Plates, 19th Century
Located in CH
Meissen Porcelain, Pair of “Neu-Ozier” Molded Plates 19th Century A fine pair of Meissen porcelain plates in the “Neu-Ozier” molded style, dating to the 19th century. Each plate fea...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

19th Century Rococo Style Glazed Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century rococo style glass cabinet. With a decorative carved pediment, below two glazed doors opening to shelves and drawers, below two shor...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Italian 18th Century Carved Giltwood Center Table with Marble Serpentine Top
Located in Meer, VAN
Italian 18th Century Carved Giltwood Center Table with Marble Serpentine Top This is a very special and museum worthy 18th century Italian center table in carved and gilded wood wit...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Fine Large Italian Rococo Silver-Gilt Carved Antique Wall Mirror circa 1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ITALIAN ROCAILLE-CARVED SILVER-GILT WALL MIRROR IN THE ROCOCO TASTE Probably Northern Italian circa 1870 Item # 403NDK18A An incredibly playful and expressive Italian wall mirror, i...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Glass

18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775, rare purple ground colour, floral motifs around edges, and a central scene of a bird surrounded by fruit, white ...
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18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze, Enamel

18th Century Italian Decorated Fragment Canvas
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian fragments decorated with aragonite and pyrophyllite with a sculpted canvas, strata of oil paint layers, finished with Italian raw umber glaze and pozzolana (dry ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Antique Cast Iron Coat Rack, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Nice patina - In original condition - Heavy metal.
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1920s Czech Vintage Rococo Furniture

Materials

Iron

Vintage French Rococo Style Gilt Floor Lamp with Adjustable Height
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Beautiful French Rococo style gilt Floor Lamp with a fluted stem, scrolled feet and height adjustable too. The Vintage French Floor Lamp was been modified for US electrical outlets. ...
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1930s French Vintage Rococo Furniture

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Steel, Iron

French Ormolu Mounted Pink Sevres Style Lidded Vase, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A beautiful antique decorative pink porcelain Sèvres Style urn with a hand-painted background of a lovers scene. In the back there is a scene of a bouquet of flowers. Mounted Bacchus/ Dionysus bronze...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Mecca Arrow with a Baroque Pearl on a Polished Calcite Base
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century Italian mecca arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base. The arrow was once used as part of a decorative motif in artistic depictions (most likely of Saint ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf

Italian Rococo Style 1890s Six-Light Crystal Chandelier with Gilt Metal Armature
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style six-light crystal chandelier form the late 19th century, with gilt armature. This exquisite Italian crystal chandelier features a scrolling gilt armature, del...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Crystal, Metal

Exceptional Massive Antique Carved, Gessoed And Gilt Mirror With Painted Panel
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With an overall foliate scrolled frame. The open fan form crest over a painted mirror cartouche panel with a basket of colorful flowers reminiscent of the type of subject seen in The...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood

18th Century Rococo Cabinet of Masterpiece Quality
Located in Ljungby, SE
An extraordinarily high-quality Rococo cabinet crafted to the standard of a master’s piece. Painted in Rococo style, the cabinet has never been veneered. It features double front leg...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Early Meissen Rococo Group Love and Indulgence by J.C. Schönheit, Ca 1840
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain genre group: Young mother seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, her left foot set down on a low stool, a boy lying on his stomach on her left thigh, his white shirt slipped up to reveal his bare buttocks, which the mother has probably just struck with the cane in her left hand, to her right a girl in a dress and hat decorated with feathers, clasping her mother's arm so that she can no longer strike the boy. The group is based on an oval pedestal with gold heightened frieze decoration on the sides. Particularly elaborate, detailed design and staffage. This model was based on drawings by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, known as 'Schenau' (1737-1806). Designed by JOHANN CARL SCHÖNHEIT (1730 - 1805) in 1788 started working as an apprentice in the Meissen factory in 1741 and has been in a responsible position since 1768. For more than 20 years, Schönheit was an employee of both J.J. Kändler as well as from M.V. Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794. Design of the model in 1788 Manufactory: Meissen Germany Dating: made around 1840 Material: white porcelain, glossy finish Technique: handmade porcelain, finest hand painting Dimensions: height: 25,5 cm / 10.03 in width: 18,0 cm / 7.08 in depth: 16,0 cm / 6.29 in Marks: Blue Meissen crossed sword mark Model number: I 66 / former's number 35 / painter Da.. Bibliography: Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Artist's - Figures / Erlangen Germany 2014, Model numbers A1 - Z99, page 31...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Rococo Oak Chest of Drawers, Denmark circa 1770-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This antique rococo large oak chest of drawers features a serpentine front, brass hardware pulls and is raised on a scalloped skirt base. The newer, professionally applied and layere...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Rococo Louis XV Carved Giltwood Trumeau Mirror, 80” H
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH PARCEL-GILT AND WHITE-PAINTED TRUMEAU MIRROR OF SUBSTANTIAL SIZE In the Louis XV taste ca. late 19th century Item # 403SHI18X A very large trumeau mirror in the Louis XV tas...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Glass, Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

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

Materials

Canvas

18th Century Italian Carved Rococo Gilt Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
Elegant hand carved masterpiece of a mirror from the 18th century Italy. It’s a great size about a medium chest or powder bathroom. The glass has been ch...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Hendrix Allardyce Italian Rococo Style Carved Library Armchair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular hand-carved library armchair or throne chair crafted in the 18th century Italian Rococo taste by Hendrix Allardyce, Hollywood, CA. The chair features a large beech frame ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Furniture

Materials

Muslin, Beech

English Gold And Hardstone Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 18th-century English snuff box is composed of a beautiful dark hardstone body encased in gold casework mounts. The box opens with a hinged lid, allowing snuff stored inside to b...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gold

Pair Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Style Hand Carved Giltwood Foliate Mirror
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of impressive Italian Rococo hand crafted giltwood mirrors from the late 19th century. Great foliate hand-carved details. Dimensions: 20.5" in width, 39.5 inches in height and...
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Early 20th Century American Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood, Mirror

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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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of antique French gilt brass Rococo wall lights
Located in Castle Douglas, GB
Pair of gilt brass Rococo wall lights Gilt brass three arm lights in the Rococo style, a mirrored pair with S-scroll foliate wall plates, bobeche and candle holders. French, circa 19...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Furniture

Materials

Brass

Elegant 18th C. French Rococo Buffet à Deux-Corps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall, 18th Century Rococo wooden display and storage cabinet from France. This antique oak wood cabinet features a nicely arched and molded center top pediment and is designed throughout in nice molding with raised panels, and presented on a flat base. This buffet à deux-corps (which is the name for a French buffet consisting of an upper and lower case, "deux" referencing the two parts) has a pair of arched doors...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Rococo Walnut Night Stand From the Turn of the Centuries With Marble Top
Located in Opole, PL
Rococo Walnut Night Stand From the Turn of the Centuries With Marble Top A Rococo-style night stand with a marble top, a drawer, and a door. The item is adorned with floral-themed w...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Marble

Water Gilded Venetian Mirror
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very pretty original water gilded Venetian mirror, in excellent original condition. 19" x 13.5" 3" depth You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of ...
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19th Century Andorran Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

Northern Italian Rococo Giltwood Console with Marble Top, circa 1740
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Rococo console table with marble serpentine top on a pierced apron, featuring deep carved designs, all mounted on four cabriole legs ending with scroll feet. The base connected w...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Large Sèvres Style Gilt Porcelain Mounted Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of large Sèvres style gilt porcelain mounted vases. French, Late 19th century. Height 97cm, diameter 26cm. These beautiful vases are a p...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

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.

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