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
Pure Gold Piano Stool with Blue Damask by Modenese Gastone Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Enjoy your unique customized piano while playing it sitting on one of our most beloved poufs. Its four legs end with a firm and robust lion's paw and all its wooden surfaces are deco...
Category
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century antique Louis XVI or Neo Rococo Style Chair walnut hand crafted
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant 4 Louis Seize chair, circa 1870 neo Rococo. Solid walnut. On the legs of the legs, a strongly cambered frame. Braided medallion-shaped backr...
Category
19th Century German Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Rococo Arm Chair with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th century Swedish Rococo arm chair from Sundsvall Medelpad, Northern Sweden.
A beautiful arm chair with nice proportions & curvy legs.
Scraped b...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Pine
Italian Rococo Gold Damask Throne Chair
Located in New York, NY
Antique Italian Rococo high back gilt carved throne chairs with gold damask slip seat and back.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Gold
18th Century Swedish Rococo Side Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine 18th century Swedish Rococo side chair, circa 1770. Original finish, leather upholstery later applied.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Rococo Armchair in Black and Gold Finish by Modenese Luxury Interiors
Located in PADOVA, Italy
A glimps to the past, with this handcrafted luxury piece of timeless rococo beauty. An elegant floral upholstered seating gracefully on top of the contrast black painted carving wood...
Category
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Rococo Walnut Bench
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Early 19th Century rococo long walnut bench with neutral upholstery on carved cabriole legs.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
Neo-Baroque Throne in White Finish and Upholstered Fabric
Located in PADOVA, Italy
A whimsical neo-rococo furniture such this piece bring immediate attention to any household space. The exciting bold prints on two bright colours of the upholstered fabric over the plush inner cushion for extra comfy. The hard wooden frame are as exciting as the soft cushion part. The off white framing with curl motif and bold crown balancing, with the intricte lower rim of the arm chair. This collection is also available in set of four and in a bigger scale...
Category
2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of 18th Century Swedish Rococo Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo period walnut side chairs from the 18th century, with upholstery and cabriole legs. Created in Sweden during the 18th century, each of this pair of Rococo chairs features a curving pierced back with carved splat, sitting above a rectangular seat, reupholstered with a neutral toned fabric. Each chair is raised on four cabriole legs with cross stretcher, resting on ball and claw feet. With their graceful Rococo lines and walnut patina, this pair of 18th century side chairs...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Rococo Original Paint Chair
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A provincial period armchair scraped to original paint. This piece has been reupholstered in linen.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian Baroque Rococo Carved Wood Brown Reptile Print Dining Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian Baroque Rococo Style carved wood brown reptile print dining chairs - set of 4. Item features brown faux reptile printed upholstery, nailhe...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Swedish 19th Century Rococo Style Painted Upholstered Stool with Carved Shells
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood stool from the 19th century, with carved shells and newer upholstery. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this painted stools features a sq...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Period Swedish Rococo Armchair
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period Swedish Rococo armchair with decorative carved shell detail in the back and seat stretcher. This piece has been repainted in light gre...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of large North European 18th Century Rococo Armchairs, Mid 18th c.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of silvered 18th century North European Rococo armchairs of grand size. Very comfortable and in perfect condition.
In the 18th c it became a fas...
Category
18th Century German Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Rococo Painted Canape au Chasse
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinoiserie painted triple back canape in hues of red, gold, and turquoise with removable upholstered seat and back panels, 18th century, Italy.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Chair Armchair Swedish Rococo 1750-1775 Black Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chair armchair Swedish Rococo 1750-1775 black Sweden. An armchair made during the Rococo period in Sweden 1750-1775. Repainted in our Laserow Black. Seat upholstered in a waxed brown...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Minton Spidell Italian Regency Rococo Cream Painted Dining Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Minton Spidell Italian Regency Rococo style cream painted dining chairs - Set of 4. Item features (4) Side chairs, cream distress painted finish, solid wood frame, nicely carved deta...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Fine Pair of 18th Century Swedish Rococo Armchairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine pair of 18th century Rococo giltwood armchairs. Stockholm, Sweden, circa 1770. Similar exceptional chairs can be found at the royal palace in Stockholm.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
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
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 Swedish Rococo Style 1890s Painted Wood Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo style painted wood armchairs from the late 19th century, with carved splats, cabriole legs and upholstery. Created in Sweden during the last decade of the 19th century, each of this pair of Rococo style armchairs...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Louis XV Style Hand Painted Bench
Located in Pomona, CA
Louis XV style bench. The painted back panel with game birds is surrounded by heavily carved gilt-work in a Rococo style.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian 18th Century Rococo Carved Walnut Sofa or Canape
Located in Berlin, DE
Italian 18th century rococo carved walnut sofa or canape
Standing on four cabriole legs with stylized foliage a carved rocaille shaped apron with a padded seat. The padded back wi...
Category
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique German Antler Settee with Rococo Style Upholstery
Located in London, GB
Antique German antler settee with Rococo style upholstery
German, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 212cm, depth 80cm
This unusual...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Seating
Materials
Antler, Upholstery
Mid-18th Century Italian Pair of Armchairs with Leather Covers, Milan circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of armchairs
Original impressed leather covers
Milan, circa 1750
They measure: 40.94" high [18.11" to the seat] x 21.65" in deep x 27.55".
104 cm high (46 to the seat) x 55 ...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of Antique German Antler Chairs with Rococo Style Upholstery
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique German Antler chairs with rococo style upholstery.
German, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 212cm, depth 80cm
The...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Seating
Materials
Antler, Upholstery
Chair Wingback Swedish Rococo Period 1750-1775 Brown Leather Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chair wingback Swedish Rococo Period 1750-1775 Brown Leather Sweden. An exquisite wingback chair made during the Rococo Period in Sweden. Original finish and upholstered in a waxed b...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Side Chairs Swedish Rococo Period Wood Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A pair of beautiful Swedish Rococo side chairs from the west part of Sweden. Made during the Rococo period and upholstered in a chocolate bro...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
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
Rococo Armchair from Drottningholm Castle
Located in New York, NY
Black painted chair from Drottningholm castle
Stamped KR DH under Royal Crown (Kronan Drottning Holm)
Provenance: Queen Louisa Ulrika's Private Property, Drottningholm Castle,...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Rococo Revival Style Settee or Sofa, Black and Beige Upholstery, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
19th-early 20th century settees / canapes or loveseats in Rococo style having a fine Fabric. This is simply the finest pair of wonderfully covered and carved oversized settees...
Category
Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Italian Grey Painted Rococo Sofa or Settee
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian late 18th century grey painted Rococo sofa
Complimentary delivery to most areas of London, UK.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian Venetian Carved Walnut Sofa, Correctly Restored c1700's Todd Hase Silk
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique original 106" 18th century northern Italian sofa. Expertly constructed with hand-carved walnut in the popular and romantic Rococo style, the padded a...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Italian Rococo Style Painted Bench
Located in New York, NY
Rococo style wood carved painted bench with brown vinyl seat.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Giltwood Chairs, Shabby Chic Swedish Antique Farmhouse Style, 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a beautiful pair of antique Swedish giltwood chairs, circa 1920 in date.
The giltwood is beautiful in color, each chair features a shell carved crested toprail with acanthus...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
Italian Venetian Red Frame Toile Pattern Upholstered Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
3 Italian Venetian (18th century) armchairs with red painted wooden frames with carved giltwood embellishments and beige and pink toile-patterned upholstere...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Walnut Fauteuils
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of hand-carved walnut armchairs, recently refinished and newly upholstered with Fortuny fabric. Chairs are sturdy and sound with a generous size seat. Italy, Rococo period, ci...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
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
17th Century Hand Carved Walnut Wood Armchair Needlepoint Upholstery Cross Base
Located in Miami, FL
Italian one of a kind hand carved Armchair from the 17th century.
Sturdy and comfortable crafted frame with decorative cross base and beautiful car...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
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. Cu...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique French Green Floral Settee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This antique French floral settee upholstered with a deep rich green fabric embellished with beautiful red and coral flowers brings a true sense of hist...
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Early 19th Century Rocco Style Hand Carved Mahogany Stool
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Early 19th century Rocco style hand carved mahogany stool with re-upholstered top.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Couple of Italian Giltwood Armchairs
Located in IT
18th century couple of Italian giltwood armchairs
This refined and important pair of armchairs was made around the middle of the 18th cen...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Chairs Pair of Swedish Rococo 1750-1775 White Green Gray, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chairs pair of Swedish Rococo 1750-1775 white green gray, Sweden. A pair of side chairs made during the Rococo period 1750-1775 in Sweden. Painted in a greenish gray and upholstered ...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
18th Century Pair of Rococo Chairs
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice pair of Rococo chairs, newly upholstered in leather with a vintage look. Could be bought together with another pair of Rococo chairs in same color wood and leather, just a ...
Category
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Small Swedish 18th Century Primitive Rococo Folk Art Armchair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An 18th century Rococo Folk Art armchair from the typical main Swedish folk art category furniture
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Dining Chairs Set of 6 Swedish Rococo Period 18th Century Brown Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A set (assembled) of six dining chairs made during the Rococo period 1750-1775 in Sweden. Beautiful raw patina with stunning carvings. Cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet.
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Two Pairs of Scandinavian Rococo Style Painted Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two pairs of Scandinavian Rococo style armchairs from the 19th century with new upholstery, sold in pairs. Born in Scandinavia during the 19th century, each of this pair of Rococo style armchairs...
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Ten Scandinavian Rococo Style 20th Century Painted Dining Room Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of ten Scandinavian Rococo style painted wood dining room side chairs from the 20th century, with carved splats, cabriole legs and new upholstery. Created in Scandinavia, each ...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Large Wide Danish Rococo Armchair, Circa 1770
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large wide danish rococo armchair, circa 1770.
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian Rococo Gold Damask Throne Chair
Located in New York, NY
Antique Italian Rococo high back gilt carved throne chairs with gold damask slip seat and back.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Damask, Giltwood
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
Set of 10 Italian Venetian Painted Side Chairs
Located in New York, 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)
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Carved Walnut Chairs with Leather Covers, Milan, circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Four carved walnut chairs with leather covers
Milan, circa 1750
They measure: 39.37” high, 18.30” to the seat, 21.65” deep x 19.29”
(100 cm high, 46.5 cm to the seat, 55 cm deep x 49 cm)
State of conservation:
- the leather covers are not original;
- some signs of use, especially on leather covers;
- the rocailles at the height of the backrests have lost part of the carved elements.
The four walnut chairs have a mixtilinear structure adorned with rocaille relief carvings; the legs are shaped and end with a curl. The backs and seats are padded and covered with impressed leather with figures and cartouche decorations from later production.
Around the mid-eighteenth century in Milan it was very popular to cover seats with impressed leather. Mutton or cowhide was used which, suitably tanned, was then worked with heated irons (hot decoration) or with carved wooden molds (cold decoration). These were impressed on the leather until obtaining a darker brown color. Our group of chairs...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Pair Of Danish 18th Century Rococo Chairs
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice pair of Rococo chairs, newly upholstered in leather with a vintage look. Could be bought together with another pair of Rococo chairs in same color wood and leather, just a ...
Category
18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of Six North European 18th Century Rococo Dining Chairs
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A set of six North European (Danish or North Germany) parcel-gilt beechwood dining chairs. The pierced back with shaped splat, above a bow-fronted padded seat, on cabriole legs. Seat...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Beech
4 Carved Swedish Rococo or French Louis XV Style Painted Dining Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Great set of 4 vintage carved and cream distress painted dining chairs in the Swedish Rococo / French Louis XV Style. Chairs feature shapely cabrio...
Category
20th Century American Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
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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