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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 Pair of Derby Frill Vases, circa 1760
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Pair of Derby Frill Vases and Covers, circa 1765. The bodies each applied with female masks on two sides, surrounded by applied flowers. The covers each decorated with a...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Frame with three miniatures; Marie Antoinette, etc. 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Frame with three miniatures. XIX century. Rectangular frame with a textile background that shows three oval miniatures with female portraits, enhanced with gilded bronze frames (the sides are finished with lacework, the central one crowned). The back has two rings at the top to hang the piece on a wall. Starting on the left and identified by small metal signs with black letters, we have “Madame Elisabeth” (Elisabeth of France [1764-1794] was the sister of Louis XVI and eldest daughter of Louis, Dauphin of France, and the Duchess Mary Josefa of Saxony), to “Marie Antoinette” (Marie Antoinette [1755-1793], archduchess of Austria and queen of France, was the daughter of Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa), and to “Madame Lebrun” (Louise-Elisabeth Vigeé LeBrun...
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19th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze, Other

Italian Painted Cartouche Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Italian Rococo style painted mirror, 20th c., having ornate pierce carved foliate scroll frame in painted blue and natural wood tones, enclosing flat mirror plate.
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20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Italian Painted Cartouche Mirror
Italian Painted Cartouche Mirror
$1,920 Sale Price
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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

Grand Tour Style 20th Century Venetian Canal Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian-style (20th Century) genre painting of a bridge covered in classical architecture with gondolas rowing through the canals below, on unframed canvas. Wear, paint los...
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20th Century Rococo Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Italian Large 19th Century Painted Console Tables With Mirror Panels
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of hand carved Italian console tables with the original paint and mirror plates. Made in the 19th century in the Rococo style, characterized by ornate, curving lin...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mirror, Wood, Paint

Rococo Large Blue Painted Chest of Four Drawers, Sweden circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Large antique oak chest of four drawers with handsome brass hardware pulls all raised on attractive carved legs (notice the hoof base). It has been given an exceptional new professio...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Brass

18th Century Marquetry Chest Of Drawers - Museums Quality, Milan/ IT ca. 1760
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
An absolute masterpiece of mid 18th century Italian craftsmanship is this unbelievable artfully crafted marquetry chest of drawers out of Milan. Made around 1760 with highest attenti...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Cherry, Ebony, Fruitwood, Maple, Nutwood, Spruce

Large Danish Rococo Pewter Charger Tray, c 1780
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Denmark, we see this large oval Rococo pewter tray being used for grapes and cheese with a nice bottle of wine by its side. Unbeatable wear and patina. Very charming piec...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Pewter

A GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX Circa 1750, probably Mennecy
Located in Spencertown, NY
A GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX Circa 1750, probably Saint-Cloud Modelled as a reclining monk, one hand supporting his bald head, the other holding a rosary and with a crutch at his s...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Metal

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

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

Italian Rococo Style 18th Century Faux Marble Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo style Sicilian (18th Century) large rectangular center table with a faux marble resting upon a white-painted & gilt carved base & apron supported on four cabriole legs.
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Silver Leaf

Bronze Rococo Style Ring Dish or Pen Rest
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a rococo style bronze asymmetrical ring dish or pen rest. It depicts a repousse profile of a Roman warrior in the center. Around it, there are some C-...
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20th Century Unknown Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

18th Century Swedish Rococo Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Rococo commode with original brass pulls, hardware and locks on three bow front drawers. The top drawer has three compartments. Commode top front and sides are contoured. Apron and...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Brass

Rococo Style Ebonized Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Astoria, NY
Rococo Style Ebonized Wood Wall Mirror, oval form with shell rocaille motif. 41.5" H x 26" W. Provenance: Property from an estate located at 160 E 65th Street.
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Early 20th Century Rococo Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood

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

Rare Pair of 19th Century Louis XV Seravezza Marble Chimneypieces
Located in London, GB
A rare pair of very fine Louis XV Rococo marble fireplaces in a beautifully veined seravezza marble. On each, the serpentine shelf is mounted o...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Italian Venetian Canals at Dusk Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Venetian-Style (20th Century) painting of a bustling Italian canal at dusk, depicting several boats under passage in the foreground, and crowds of ...
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20th Century Rococo Furniture

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Canvas

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

Set of 10 Italian Venetian Painted Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 10 Italian Venetian (18th Century) painted and gilt trimmed side chairs with open carved backs and red upholstered seats supported by fluted legs. (PRICED AS SET)
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

Schumacher Les Scenes Contemporaines Pillow in Black
Located in New York, NY
This pillow features Les Scenes Contemporaines with a self welt finish. For a tongue-in-cheek take on antiquity, our in-house artists modernized an 18th-century Jean-Baptiste Huët p...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Rococo Furniture

Materials

Cotton

Plates Pair Delft Blue and White 18th Century Holland
Located in New York, NY
Plates Pair Delft Blue and White 18th Century Holland. A pair of beautiful large delft plates decorated with blue and white flowers made during the ...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Delft

Pair of Antique French Giltwood Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique French gilt wood armchairs, dating from around the 1930’s. They are of outstanding quality, they have generous proportions and are very comfortable. The g...
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1930s French Vintage Rococo Furniture

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Fabric, Giltwood

Deer Sculpture Art Chair by GORDON GU
Located in hong kong, HK
The chair is based on a Rococo style antique chair. This style of furniture flourished in the 30s of the 18th century, emphasizing beautiful art decoration and smooth curved shapes, ...
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2010s Chinese Rococo Furniture

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Crystal

Late 18th Century, French Portrait of a Young Woman in a Blue Dress
Located in IT
Portrait of a Young Woman in a Blue Dress, France, Late 18th Century Dimension: frame cm W 78 x H 85 x D 8; canvas cm W 54 x H 64 This refined female portrait, painted in France dur...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Canvas, Giltwood

Pair Of Vintage Giltwood Wall Brackets With Rococo Carving
Located in Norwood, NJ
This elegant pair of carved wall brackets is crafted in giltwood and richly ornamented with flowing Rococo-style scrollwork. Each bracket features deeply carved acanthus leaves, C-sc...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Baroque altar candlestick in gilded wood, Italy or Portugal, circa 1720–1740
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Impressive Baroque altar candlestick finely carved in wood and gilded with gold leaf. The piece stands on a tripod base with lion paw feet, supporting an elegant baluster stem adorne...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Vintage French Limoges Style Pink Porcelain Flowers and Leaves Gilt Chandelier
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous French Limoges style hand painted porcelain chandelier with five-light bulbs and sculpted applique porcelain roses, leaves and gi...
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Mid-20th Century French Rococo Furniture

Materials

Brass

North Italian Walnut Commodini
Located in Essex, MA
Shaped top over two conforming drawers and raised on cabriole legs.
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1790s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Cherry, Elm, Walnut

Grand Italian Baroque Style Mirror, Late 18th - Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large grand Baroque style carved wood, gessoed and gilded mirror with original faux marble finish. Mirror plate is old but possibly not original. This is a show stopper of a mirror...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Rococo armchairs
Located in SE
A pair of high class rococo armchairs made in Stockholm. This type of armchairs with loose back plate were made in the Castle workshop. Front legs are decorated with acanthus leafs ...
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1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Birch

Vintage Fine Distressed Cyrus Crown Kerman Square Carpet
Located in Katonah, NY
Starburst roundel center medallion with Rococo stylization and intricate detailing atop a thousand flower stylized main field with corner spandrel overlays inwardly directed and tref...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Rococo Furniture

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Wool, Cotton

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

Materials

Bronze

Ormolu-Mounted Rococo Style Antique Marble Urn
Located in London, GB
This exuberantly designed lidded urn is carved in veined green marble. The body of the urn is of canted ovoid shape and mounted with twin acanthus leaf ormolu handles. The body of th...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu

Italian Rococo Brown Marble Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo (18th Century) grey painted bracket console table with gilt trim and open carving with floral design and brown marble top Needs to be secu...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble, Gold Leaf

19th century German Meissen painted porcelain model of a Pigeon
Located in Dublin, IE
A very colorful and attractive 19th century Meissen painted porcelain model of a Pigeon, with feathered feet, on rocky base, with unglazed blue crossed swords mark to base. Circa 18...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

18th century Rococo Secretary Desk, Germany 1750
Located in Leimen, DE
Exquisite Antique Rococo Secretary Desk, Germany, c. 1750 A true collector’s gem, this Rococo secretary desk from Germany, circa 1750, embodies 18th-century elegance and craftsmanshi...
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1750s German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Kingwood

Sicilian Rococo Olivewood Commodini
Located in Essex, MA
Serpentine bombe form with inset marble top over two drawers raised on cabriole legs. Brass handles. Very cute table.
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1770s Sicilian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Marble

Pair of Antique Meissen Rococo Hebe Ganymede Candlesticks
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce pair of magnificent Meissen polychrome and partial gilt porcelain candlesticks, inspired by Greek mythology, exquisitely hand-crafted in Rococo taste, Germany, 19th century....
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Rococo Giltwood Phoenix Brackets
Located in Westwood, NJ
Pair of George III style Rococo giltwood brackets, the supports carved as phoenix birds atop C-scrolls with fruit pendants.
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21st Century and Contemporary English Rococo Furniture

Materials

Wood

French 18th Century Louis XV Bureau Plat, Writing Desk
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An imposing Louis XV ebonized writing table with finely chased gilt bronze mounts. The stepped moulded rectangular top inset with the original gilt-tooled leather above three frieze drawers with elaborate ormolu handles and escutcheons, the reverse conformingly organized with three simulated drawers, allowing this bureau plat to be freestanding, the cabriole legs with sabot feet headed by female masks. The iconic Coco chancel lived with a Rococo writing desk...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Bronze

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

Danish Period Rococo 18th Century Sofa with Beautiful Floral Carved Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish period Rococo sofa from the 18th century. This antique Danish sofa features a beautifully carved wood frame in a floral and leaf motif, ca...
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18th Century European Antique Rococo Furniture

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Linen, Wood

Pair of 18th Century Baroque Grey Painted Dragon Wall Shelves
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 18th Century Rococo Period Painted Wall Sconces are remarkable works, celebrating the asymmetrical naturalism of the movement with stylized shell, acanthus foliage and wildflowe...
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1750s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Hardwood

French Provincial Style Framed Oil Painting of a Genre Landscape
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial-style (mid-20th century) oil on canvas painting depicting a pastoral scene of women and children next to a lake with mountains and a gazebo in the distance in a rec...
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Mid-20th Century Rococo Furniture

Materials

Paint

20th Century Satinwood Inlaid Mahogany Side Table Candle Stand
Located in Germantown, MD
20th Century Satinwood Inlaid Mahogany Side Table Candle Stand. Measure 19.75" in width, 14" in depth and 21" in height
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Mid-20th Century Rococo Furniture

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Mahogany, Satinwood

Tremaine Twelve Light Wood Iron Painted Chandelier by Miamar Home
Located in Los Angeles, CA
We make these fixtures from antique elements we find on our trips to Italy and France. The fixtures are all hand made and each pair are different depending on the client's needs or o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Furniture

Materials

Wood

Elegant 18th C. Italian Late Rococo Style Chest W/Beautiful Book-Match Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian late Rococo style chest of drawers with serpentine form and book-match veneers, circa 1780. This 18th century chest from Italy features a shapely serpentine top and body, ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Wood

19th Century Swedish Rococo-style Dining Chairs
Located in Solebury, PA
A set of ten 19th-century Swedish rococo-style dining chairs, freshly painted in ochre, exudes graceful period character and a warm, meticulously restored finish. The gently curved c...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Vintage Bombé Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This black lacquered vintage Bombé chest with raised gilded fretwork on its front features curvy French Rococo lines. With two roomy drawers, this piece is...
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Mid-20th Century American Rococo Furniture

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Hardwood

18th Century Swedish Rococo Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period 18th Century Swedish Rococo sofa with stylish carving and swept arms and back. Original paint with a wonderful worn patina. With its o...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Pair of Italian Venetian Blue Tufted Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Venetian style (19th Cent) silver gilt dolphin side chairs with carved back and blue tufted upholstery
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Silver Leaf

George IV Gilt Sugar Bowl
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite George IV period silver sugar bowl by the celebrated Benjamin Smith is crafted in an exuberant Rococo style. From the floral and foliate handles to the delicately engraved armorial, this is a work of true genius. A gilt washed-interior adds a sense of majesty. Renowned for his rapidly changing partnerships as much as for his artistry, Smith worked with some of the best craftsmen of the era, including Paul Storr, Matthew Boulton, and Digby Scott...
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19th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Sterling Silver

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

20th Century, Rococo Style Silver-Gilded Wall Mirror
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate wall mirror in Rococo style. Bronze, finely engraved and silver-gilded. Rocaille-formed mirror frame.
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20th Century Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

18th Century Large Rococo Pier Mirror or Looking Glass, Likely English
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Rococo pier mirror or looking glass with hand carved scrollwork giltwood frame with foliate accents and scrolled crest, likely 18th century English. Appears to have retained i...
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18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Glass, Giltwood

George II Rococo Chimneypiece in White Statuary and Verde Antico Marble
Located in London, GB
A large, rare and imposing late George II English Rococo chimneypiece with strong Palladian influences carved in white statuary marble and inlaid with panels of Verde Antico marble. ...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Italian Rococo Carved Giltwood Cupid and Floral Design Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo (18th century) large, ornately carved giltwood wall mirror with a floral and scroll design frame with a pediment top featuring two cupid heads.      
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

ANTIQUE ROCOCO FLORENTINE ACANTHUS LEAF PANEL WiTH HAND PAINTED ARMORIAL CREST
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this Antique Rococo Florentine panel with hand painted armorial crest and hand carved acanthus leaf A very ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Oak

Antique Italian Rococo Styled Decorative Painted Gilt and Onyx Storage Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Rococo Styled Decorative Painted Gilt and Onyx Storage Cabinet/Dry Bar Gorgeous Antique Italian Rococo Styled Decorative Painted Gilt Storage Cabinet/Dry Bar. This ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Furniture

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Marble

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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