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Rococo Folk Art

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 Italian Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf tassel ornaments. These were once used to decorate churches for feast days like Christmas. They are hand-...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Gold Leaf

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.
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Wood

Swedish Sewing Table, Adjustable
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful original painted Folk Art Swedish Sewing Stand, circa 1830. Presented in its original soft yellow color scheme with hand painted bows and flowers. Adjustable Wooden Pincush...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Textile, Wood

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

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Terracotta

A pair of 18th century Austrian winged cherubs
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of 18th century Austrian carved gilt wood angel cherubs with their original hooks to the back .
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Giltwood

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 Folk Art

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Metal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Large Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornament
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian large gold leaf tassel ornament. These tassels were once used to decorate churches for feast days like Christmas. T...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Gold Leaf, Metal

18th Century Italian Rococo Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved 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 Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Dated 1812 Norwegian Antique Rosemaling Tine Box from Telemark by Leiv Aslestad
Located in Skien, NO
This Rustic antique tine box is hand-crafted from pine wood and features original rosemaling/rose painting from Telemark, Norway. Dated 1812, it includes the initials "P.T.D." on th...
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1810s Norwegian Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Bentwood, Pine

18th Century Italian Small Speckled Silver Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Set of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian hand-carved speckled 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 Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver Leaf

19th Century Original Oil painting attributed to Fausto Zonaro
By Fausto Zonaro
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Original oil painting attributed to Fausto Zonaro. no paperwork. beautifully painted in custom frame. Some separation on canvass on bottom of frame. See detailed pics and message u...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Paint

18th Century Italian Rococo Mecca Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved mecca 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 Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Silver Leaf

Danish 18th Century Gilded Freemason Guild Rococo Mirror
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic Rococo Ealdorman mirror, with incredible gilded carvings of carpenters tools. Made for or by a ealdorman.
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Opulent 18th Century Baroque Reliquary of Blood of Saint St. Francis '15th Cent'
Located in North Miami, FL
Opulent 18th century Baroque carved giltwood reliquary (a container for relics) monstrance with curled scroll design. It houses a first-class relic of the blood of the15th Century sa...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Travail Par Kossowsk Mantel Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant Antique Clock crafted from a green marble base, adorned with intricate brass floral and foliate accents in the Rococo style. At the center, the clock face features Roman nume...
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19th Century European Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Monumental 19th Century Giltwood Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very unusual. Have never seen one like this. Most likely had a painting inset, but mirror could be placed inside. Stand alone or hang on wall.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Giltwood

18th Century Painted Rococo Side Table with Brass Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautiful Danish blue and white decorated Rococo table with a heavy brass tabletop tray.
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century French Carved Giltwood Figural Winged Putti Table Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous French Empire period giltwood figural candlestick, early 19th century, now professionally electrified and fashioned as a single-light table lamp. Exquisitely hand carve...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

18th Century Italian Rococo Tassel Ornaments with Gold Trim 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments with gold trim. The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf tassel ornaments. The tassels originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used d...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

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  
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Tassel Ornaments
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf tassel ornaments. They are two of the same shape of tassel but in two different sizes ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Metal, Gold Leaf

Two Terracotta Lions with Shields, French, Mid-18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Possibly designs for Chenets.
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1750s French Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

Italian Sculpture Statue From 19th Century in White Carrara Marble
Located in Ibiza, Spain
A most elegant Italian 19th century white Carrara marble. This stunning statue depicts the elegant Venus caught in a momentary pose, as if surprised in the act of emerging from the s...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Carrara Marble

Pair of 18th Century Native American Tobacco Store Hanging Trade Figures
Located in Nantucket, MA
Extremely rare and very special pair of 18th century native American tobacco store hanging trade figures, hand carved in the half round full length figur...
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18th Century American Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Chiseled Bronzw Processional Cross Cap of the "Christ of the Agony", Spain, 17th
Located in Madrid, ES
Processional cross cap of the "Christ of the Agony". This Christ belonged to the parish of San Pedro de Ariznoa located in the town of Vergara in Guipuzcua. The piece is handcrafted ...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Marble Corbels - Set of 5
Located in Southall, GB
Set of 5 Assorted 19th Century Marble Corbels: 1 x Large Green verde Antico Cartouche: Height - 31cm / width 33.5cm / Depth - 6cm at thickest part 2 x Apricot / white marble Corbels...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Marble

Pair of Italian Carved Wood and Silver Gilt Floral Prickets, Circa 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Italian carved wood, gesso, and silver gilt floral prickets with centered spikes for candles, bulbous ring columns with bead work, and terminating on stylized lions paws feet...
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1750s Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

Materials

Iron

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This is a wooden antique board from the Meiji era. It is made of Japanese cedar wood. It has a beautiful appearance due to years of use and aging. It was used as a board for kneadi...
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Rare 18th Century Painted Shrine
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
This magnificent 18th-century Brazilian shrine, originating from Minas Gerais, is a stunning example of Colonial baroque religious craftsmanship. Crafted from wood and adorned with h...
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Late 18th Century Brazilian Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Wood

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H 56.7 in W 22.05 in D 12.21 in
Mid 18th Century Floral Painted Blanket Chest
Located in Vo', Veneto
Tyrolean painted chest H. 81 – W. 147 – P. 69 Ancient Tyrolean chest, entirely built in fir wood. The surface has been decorated with a dark brown background color, semi-covering, ...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Fir

Mid 18th Century Floral Painted Blanket Chest
Mid 18th Century Floral Painted Blanket Chest
$4,074
H 27.17 in W 57.09 in D 31.89 in
Palatial Italian 19th Century Florentine Rococo Giltwood Carved Chandelier
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An important palatial very fine and rare Italian 19th century florentine Rococo giltwood carved six-candle arms and twenty four-light chandelier, the...
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Handmade French wooden bucket from the 18th century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A rare antique wooden bucket from the 18th century. Handmade in France in hardwood with ironwork. This bucket is made of wooden staves and a bas...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Handmade French wooden bucket from the 18th century
Handmade French wooden bucket from the 18th century
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H 7.49 in W 9.06 in D 9.06 in
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Large 18th Century Italian Mirror
Large 18th Century Italian Mirror
H 74.81 in W 40.95 in D 3.94 in
Original Contemporary Ca'Macan Venetian Masks in papier-mâché technic
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Original Contemporary Ca'Macan Venetian Masks in papier-mâché technic Venetian masks, handcrafted at the Ca'Macana workshop in Venice, Italy. These unique masks are meticulously mad...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Folk Art

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Mid 19th Century French Landscape With Castle Ruins
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mid 19th Century French Landscape With Castle Ruins. Gorgeous oil on linen piece. See detailed photos. Contact us for more information.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Linen, Paint

Pair of Swedish Painted Rococo Style Nightstands, Circa 1930's
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A pair of Rococo style light Gustavian grey-painted Swedish nightstands or night tables from the first half of the 20th Century. These Scandinavian have a charming patina have each ...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Rococo Folk Art

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Pine, Plywood

19th Century Rococo Blue Painted Chest of 3 Drawers, Sweden
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Swedish dresser in Gustavian blue paint with three drawers and original 19th century Bronze Hardware. This Rococo style chest or drawers is from the mid 1800-hundres. The simplicit...
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1850s Swedish Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Bronze

18th Century Oil Painting of an European Nobility Count
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Rococo Folk Art

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18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments (7 sets of 5)
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Gold Leaf

18th Century Chopping Board Walnut for Bread or Cheese
Located in Epfach, DE
18th century walnut cutting board for bread and cheese. this unusual cutting board adorns every kitchen and dining table for serving bread and cheese, as well as for cutting cheese. ...
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1760s Swiss Antique Rococo Folk Art

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18th Century Oil Painting by George Morland of a MN with a Dog
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An end of 18th Century/early 19th Century oil painting on wooden panel by the British artist George Morland. This English painter born in London 1763 and deceased 1804 in the same ca...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Rococo Folk Art

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18th Century Carved and Ebonised Wood Document Box with Hunt Scene Painting
Located in Wiscasset, ME
18th Century document or bible box. Heavily carved. With Rose head nails and old blue paint covered in heavy dark varnish in parts. Period painting of a hunt scene landscape on the i...
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18th Century British Antique Rococo Folk Art

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18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Rococo Tassel Ornaments 'Group of 5'
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Folk Art

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Gold Leaf

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18th Century French Chest of Drawers Commode
18th Century French Chest of Drawers Commode
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Rococo folk art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Rococo folk art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage folk art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include folk art, lighting, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo folk art 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 folk art, popular names associated with this style include and Interi. 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 folk art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $95 and tops out at $16,500 while the average work can sell for $1,188.

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