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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
Rare Antique Northern Swedish Secretary Cabinet in Rococo with a Clock
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare Antique Secretary Cabinet in rococo with a clock. The cabinet is made by hand in solid pine around 1820 in northern Sweden. The cabinet is made in two parts. A lower cabinet wit...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Pine

Pair Large Antique Blue and White Delft Jars, Fluted, Netherlands Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite pair of large blue and white Delft jars was hand-painted in the Netherlands during the late 19th century, around 1880. The design features shaped panels, each depicti...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Delft

Pair Large Antique Dutch Delft Lidded Jars Blue and White Circa 1880
Located in Katonah, NY
This beautiful pair of large antique Dutch Delft jars was made circa 1880 and features classic blue and white decoration. The decoration presents a continuous garden scene with styli...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Delft

Set of 6 Original Antique Prints After William Hogarth, "Marriage A La Mode"
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of Hogarth prints This is the " Marriage A La Mode " series typical of the satirical/political artwork of Hogarth Steel engravings Published by Jones & Co., Temple ...
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1840s English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Paper

Antique Set of 4 French Rococo Style Ormolu Wall Lights 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning set of four antique French Rococo ormolu gilt bronze two branch wall sconces, Circa 1870 in date. The backplates feature scrolling branches with floral decoration...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

Large 19th Century Italian Toleware Tray
Located in London, GB
A large 19th Century Italian toleware tray, exquisitely hand-painted in polychrome and gold on a black ground. Decorated with exotic birds, insects ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Lacquer

Antique Bronze Folding Fireplace Screen - Peacock Fan
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A late 19th century Fan-shaped fire mantel fire screen. Also called a Peacock screen. Bronze base. It has nine pierced brass fans, these can fold out and in. Made in France, around 1...
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1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass, Bronze

Late 19th-Century Italian Gilt Fragment Architectural Sculpture
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Italian Gilded Wood Rococo Fragment or Sculpture. Beautiful Rococo design constructed in gilt as well as silver leaf wood and ornamented intricate scroll motifs throughout. Thi...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Silver Leaf

Large Carved & Gilded Rococo Italian Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large hand carved & gilded Italian Rococo mirror with original mirror plate. A wonderful 19th century mirror.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

19th Century Rococo Style Wide Marquise Chair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite antique chair is a French Louis XV style ‘Bergère Marquise’ in the Rococo tradition, dating from circa 1890-1900. The chair is meticulo...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

19th-C. Italian / Venetian Celadon Floral Painted Side Chairs In Blue Velvet- 2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of 19th century hand painted Venetian side chairs. The seats are in a blue velvet that is in very good condition. The frames are a celadon color with flowers and gilt ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Velvet, Poplar, Giltwood

Set Eight Blue and White Delft Chargers Hand Painted Netherlands Ca. 1780-1820
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of eight blue and white Delft chargers was made at De Vergulde Bloempot and De Klaaw in the Netherlands between 1780 and 1820. They feature the gorgeous "Peacock" pattern, o...
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Early 1800s Dutch Antique Rococo Furniture

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Delft

French Blue Painted Rococo Wood Wall Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming vintage blue painted mirror from France. This mirror certainly suitable as a stand alone piece or featured as part of a gallery wall in a ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Antique French Gold Gilt Rococo Mirror With Bevelled Plate
Located in London, GB
An antique mid 19th century French Rococo style gold gilt crested mirror. The original bevelled plate still intact and relatively fox free. The frame with warm worn gilt work and bea...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mirror

Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo tall cabinet. Made in the early 19th Century in the region of Varmland, Sweden. Repainted with deep decorative carved pediment, below two doors open...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

Antique Marble Fireplace Mantel - French Rococo Style Pure White Marble, C. 1860
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A substantial Rococo style antique fireplace in Italian White marble. A finely carved frieze with ornate medallion inside acanthus and foliate carving, flanked on either side with fi...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Marble

Antique Italian Rococo Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Italian hand carved and gilded Rococo style wall mirror.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

Italian Giltwood Urn Lamp w/ Parchment Shade
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giltwood urn lamp with an ornate, classical design, The Rococo inspired base is heavily ornamented with intricate scroll and acanthus leaf motifs, reminiscent of European antiques. ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood, Parchment Paper

Italian Rococo Style Iron, Giltwood, and Glass 8-Light Chandelier, mid 19th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
the wrought iron frame with a crown shaped upper section and a larger body of elegant s-scrolls joined in the center at a giltwood collector, each arm with a giltwood bobeche, the ar...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wrought Iron

19thc Antique French Hand-Painted Double Sided Fan with Gilded Mother of Pearl
Located in Savannah, GA
This splendid highly decorative, colorful double sided fan is beautifully hand-painted and on the front side features stunning figures dressed in French Court attire. The background ...
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1810s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Classic Swedish Rococo Long Case Clock
Located in Kramfors, SE
Classic Swedish long-case clock from the province Medelpad in Northern Sweden. Made around 1820 with the classic rococo shape with hand carved wood dec...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Pine

Swedish Rococo Style 19th Century Painted Wood Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood vitrine cabinet from the 19th century, with bonnet top, glass doors and bombé chest. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this Rococo style ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Glass, Wood

19th Century Viennese Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Vigonza, Padua
This item is a big 19th century Viennese porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlights. This stunning Rococo pie...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Large Bronze Sculpture Apollo & Daphne, After Giovanni Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Located in New York, NY
Large Bronze Sculpture Apollo & Daphne, After Giovanni Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598–1680) This large bronze sculpture depicts the mythological figures Apollo and Daphne at th...
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1870s Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Flame Mahogany Chest Of Drawers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Antique flame mahogany chest of drawers having one shallow over 3 deeper drawers with brass escutcheons. The top with quartered veneer and beveled edge with cross banding. The cabine...
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19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mahogany

19th Century Italian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Headboard with Linen Upholster
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Italian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Headboard with Linen Upholstery
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

19th Century Gilt Wood Fragment Architectural Sculpture, France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French Gilded Wood Rococo Wall or Table Fragment. Beautiful period Rococo design constructed in gilt wood featuring intricate scroll motifs throughout as well a small old mirrored ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

Large Pair Antique Porcelain Rococo Style Floral Flowers Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Large Pair Antique Porcelain Rococo Style Floral Flowers Mirrors German, Late 19th Century Height 136cm, width 90cm, depth 17/ 20cm This exceptional pair of mirrors, crafted by ma...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain, Mirror

19th Century Italian Gold Gilt Headboard
Located in San Angelo, TX
Stunning Italian gold gilt headboard featuring blue and white upholstery. Keep as is or reupholster to your liking. This is such a unique and gorgeous ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Upholstery, Hardwood, Giltwood

Swedish Rococo Style 19th Century Painted Vitrine with Glass Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood vitrine from the 19th century, with bonnet top and glass doors. Born in Sweden during the 19th century, this exquisite vitrine features a bonnet-t...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Glass, Wood

Fine Antique 19th Century French Rococo Gilded 8 Day Clock Sevres Porcelain 1830
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French eight day mantle clock, gilded and fitted with Sevres porcelain plaques, circa 1830. An early French silk suspension clock, with an eight day time and strike movement, gently sounding the hours and half hour on a bell. The clock is housed in an extravagant gilded gesso Rococo style case and standing on an integral plinth. The clock with a silvered dial having a cuff of engine turned decoration around the center and black Roman numerals to the outside of the dial and the retailer's name "Carl Muller in Berlin" to the center. The base of the clock is fitted with a round hand-painted floral 'Sevres' porcelain plaque, the clock plinth is fitted with a rectangular 'Sevres' plaque, hand-painted with a pastoral scene with a young courting couple and grazing sheep & goats. The clock has just been professionally overhauled and cleaned, it runs and keeps good time, the gilded case and silvered dial and porcelain plaques are in remarkable condition, a very fine clock...
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1830s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gold Leaf

Rococó Porcelain Figural Cherub Jardinière or Centerpiece Bowl by Meissen
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Austrian porcelain centerpiece bowl or jardinière beautifully enameled in rich colors with floral sprays and gilt highlig...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Rococo Furniture

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Porcelain

Sevres Rose du Barry Vases, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Sevres Rose du Barry Gilt Metal Mounted Vases, late 19th century, each with a domed top and wyrthen body painted with floral sprays and elaborate gilt borders on a socle and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Metal

Large Florentine Giltwood Wall Shelf
Located in Houston, TX
Oversized 19th Century giltwood Florentine wall shelf.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

19th century brass and crystal Rococo style chandelier
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
An elegant brass and crystal chandelier with 8 lights. Decorated with various soft coloured crystal pendeloques and floral rosettes. Very beautiful and decorative are the narrow glas...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

19th Century English Silver Plate Samovar / Tea Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid 19th century English silver plated samovar / tea or coffee urn with Ram detail side handles and finial lid on square footed base . The samova...
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1860s English Antique Rococo Furniture

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Silver Plate, Copper

Early 19th Century Rococo Black Painted Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
The black painted finish is striking in this attractive large chest of four drawers resting on scalloped skirt (mirroring top edge) and heavy cabriole feet. While the paint is newer ...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Victorian Rococo Style Carved Mahogany Rolling Sewing Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A 19th Century Victorian Rococo Style Carved Mahogany Sewing Table on wheels with a compartmented top drawer and large storage lower drawer. Very good antique condition.
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Late 19th Century American Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mahogany

19th Century Rococo Floral Painted Four Panel Dressing Screen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An impressive four panel painted folding screen featuring a variety of flowers. Each panel is delicately painted in black, reds, oranges, yellows, pinks and blues. Originally used a...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Paint, Canvas

Antique French Louis XV mirror
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Antique  French Louis XV mirror dates from around 1880. It has its beautiful gesso frame including its ornate crest. It has its lovely original heavy glass with natural foxing and or...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Giltwood

19th Century Swedish Blue Painted Tall Oak Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary is a striking statement piece with panel doors, dramatic bonnet, three large drawers resting on cabriolet feet. The entire secretary has been given a professional ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Oak, Paint

Large Antique French Rococo Clock
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A stunning original antique French Rococo clock by A. D. Mougin. Boldly modelled balloon shape, profusely decorated with scrolls, acanthus and floral swags. To the top is a large ela...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

Sterling Silver Continental Pill or Patch Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful late 19th century sterling patch or pill box in the 17th/18th century style. The box is designed as an oval with a repousse lid depicting a farm yard vignette detailed with farm buildings, chickens and family life. The reverse is a simple polished sterling oval that has been hallmarked and bears the export mark "Germany". The box is in overall very good condition; the clasp is tight and no heavy wear is present. This silver piece would make an outstanding ring presentation box...
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Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Sterling Silver

Set of Eight Italian Rococo style Carved and Painted Dining Chairs, C. 1880.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Each side chair features a shaped backrest with an open figure-eight splat above an upholstered seat, set over a shell-carved apron and elegant cabriole legs. Retaining traces of the...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Antique Louis XV Rococo Style French Paint Decorated & Gilt Desk Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 36 1/4in W: 17 3/4in D: 16in SH: 20in This antique Louis XV style desk chair is made of the highest quality and is perfect...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Louis XV Style Jardinière or Plant Stand
Located in Winter Park, FL
A late 19th century French Louis XV style Rococo bronze mounted jardinière, or planter, on a pedestal stand. Kingwood marquetry veneer. Decorated with two Sèvres hand painted porcela...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

Oval Venetian Mirror in Yellow And Clear Murano Glass
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Italian Murano Mirror from the late 19th century featuring a yellow and clear glass molded foliate border. Oval faceted mirror surrounded by a frame with hand engravings. At t...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mirror, Murano Glass

French Sèvres Porcelain Urns, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare pair of French Sèvres porcelain bronze-mounted urns, Neoclassical/Rococo design period, circa 19th century, mid-1800s, Fra...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Venetian Octagonal Cut and Etched Glass Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Venetian cut glass mirror with etched floral decoration. The outer and inner moldings with piecrust borders and mini convex circles all joined by individual florets and ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Glass

Large Gilded Wood Mirror, Tuscany, Mid-19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very large mirror in carved gilded wood with chimera heads emerging from the plant decoration (flowers, foliage, flower pots). Italian work (Tuscany) mid-19th century Very beautifu...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood

19th C. Genre Oil on Canvas Painting in Giltwood Frame Signed Amédée Greux
Located in Dallas, TX
This refined mid-19th-century oil on canvas is the work of French painter and illustrator Amédée Greux (1836–1879), an accomplished artist known for his richly detailed compositions ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Canvas, Giltwood

Antique French Rococo or Louis XV Walnut Full-SIze Headboard c1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Rococo solid walnut headboard, with a beautifully hand-cared detail at the top and probably made just before or after c1900. The...
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1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Walnut

Pair of antique French bedside tables with grey patina
Located in Baambrugge, NL
A beautiful pair of antique French bedside tables from the late 19th century crafted in elegant Rococo style. These unique tables feature finely hand carved details with urns and flo...
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1890s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Oak

Fine Pair of Italian Rococo Style Etched Mirrors with Silhouettes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Pair of Italian Rococo style gilt wood shield form mirrors with etched silhouettes of a romantic couple. The frame comprised of acanthus leaves and flowers with a leafy crown ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mirror, Giltwood

Swedish Rococo Style 1850s Bonnet Top Cabinet with Glass Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style tall cabinet from circa 1850 with bonnet top, light gray painted finish, glass doors, four drawers, carved skirt and curving legs. Immerse your home in the ele...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Furniture

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Glass, Wood

Italian Rococo Style Giltwood Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century carved giltwood Rococo style mirror with acanthus leaves and carved shell design.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Furniture

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Gold

Antique 19th C. French Louis XV Rococo Serpentine Carved Mahogany Console Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Louis XV style Rococo console table, circa mid-nineteenth century. Features a solid mahogany frame with serpentine turtle top over a meticulously carved base showcasing pier...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Rococo Furniture

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Mahogany

Very Large Pair Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Ormolu Vases
Located in London, GB
Very Large Pair Antique French Sèvres Style Porcelain Ormolu Vases French, Late 19th Century Height 164cm, width 58cm, depth 46cm This remarkable pair of large vases is created in ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Ormolu

Rococo Style Late 19th Century Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Gilt and bronzed hardwood frame. Nyrokoko, the second half of the 19th century. Repairs, marks, loss of gilt. I offer also on request a professional complete restoration and new upho...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Rococo Style Late 19th Century Chair
Rococo Style Late 19th Century Chair
$1,289 Sale Price
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Vintage Ornate Rococo Style Rectangular Gilt Wood Art Frame
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An small impressive antique style gold gilt wooden ornate frame. This small frame is suitable for most style artwork including prints, watercolors as well as oil on board paintings. ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

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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