Rococo Lighting
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
Gilt and Painted Hanging Pendant Basket Chandelier Uplight Lantern
Located in Nashville, TN
Estate trust directs a sale .The gilt basket weave pendant with overflowing fruit at top and with four hanging garlands. Lights (two full size s...
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Plaster
$1,800 Sale Price
72% Off
Large Pair of Rococo Style Candle Sconce Wall Decorations
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly decorative and unusual large pair of Florentine Rococo or Baroque style metal candle sconces for wall decoration.
Category
2010s Dutch Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Palatial Italian 18thC 5-Light Rococo Giltwood Cherub Torcheres
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This pair of magnificent torcheres are of the finest quality carved wood, gilding and faux marble painting. Each are comprised of a giltwood cherub or putto figure sitting on faux m...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Sconces with White Roses
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique (19th century) sconces in the Louis XV Rococo style with two foliate shaped gilt bronze candle arms and hand-shaped and cold-painted white roses and green leaves in m...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
Antique Rococo style crystal chandelier
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A beautiful Rococo style chandelier with 6 lights.
The chandelier is richly decorated with beautiful large cut crystal pendeloques, flower rosettes and stars. Some of the crystals a...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
18th Century Rococo Brass Footwarmer
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic brass footwarmer or lantern, used to bring to church so that one could keep warm in the rather cold churches at the time. But could be used with a candle and be a very deco...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Danish Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,320 Sale Price
29% Off
Pair of Italian Rococo Wooden Table Lamps
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Rococo painted wooden altar stick form table lamps on a trianglar base with claw feet (distressed condition) (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wood
$1,800 / set
Paire d'appliques en bronze milieu du 18ème siècle
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Paire d'appliques en bronze milieu du 18ème siècle
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Italian Rococo Style 1890s Six-Light Crystal Chandelier with Gilt Metal Armature
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style six-light crystal chandelier form the late 19th century, with gilt armature. This exquisite Italian crystal chandelier features a scrolling gilt armature, del...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Gilt Bronze Rococo Chandelier with 20 lights
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Stunning Gilt Bronze Chandelier in the Louis XIV "Rococo" taste, featuring five cherubs. The lower arms consist of five pairs, the middle level five lights and the lower level five...
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Large Pair of Rococo Style Candle Sconce Wall Decorations
Located in Sheffield, MA
Highly decorative and unusual large pair of Florentine Rococo or Baroque style metal candle sconces for wall decoration.
Category
2010s Dutch Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Single-Candle Candlesticks Rome- Italy 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of single-candle candlesticks
in richly chiselled gilded bronze. Depicting Putti, in Baroque style. Rome 19th century.
h 25 x 16 cm
Condition: Small scratches, age-related w...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Italian Rococo Style Gilt Wood Chandelier
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Rococo style gold painted wood 3 arm chandelier with green trim and carved tassel finial bottom.
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Gold Leaf Hand Carved 'Pompom' Tassels
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian hand carved gold leaf 'pompom' tassels. The tassels 'pompoms' originally came from an Italian church in Tuscany and were used to decorate ecclesiastical lighting...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
$2,887 Sale Price / set
25% Off
19th Century Italian Wood and Gesso 10-Light Candelabra, Electrified
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century Italian wood and gesso 10-light candelabra which has modernized and electrified. Distressed but functional.
Measures: 26.5" H x 15.5" W x 15.5" D
6.5" W x 6.25" D (base).
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Antique 19th C. French Crystal Chandelier
Located in Sheffield, MA
The vintage six-arm crystal and bronze-gilt metal chandelier is composed of three tiers of large faceted crystal pendants and crystal garlands. The lights attached to rococo-style br...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
$3,375 Sale Price
25% Off
Four Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Three Light Parrot Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Set of Four Rococo Style Gilt Bronze Three Light Sconces with Parrots and Rock Crystal teardrop ornamental accents
French
Circa 1900
26.75" H x 13" Wx 6.5" D
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze
Lustrous Italian Rococo Style Cage-From Beaded Six-Light Chandelier
Located in San Francisco, CA
A lustrous and graceful Italian Rococo style cage-form beaded six-light chandelier with crystal pendants, flowers and swags; the delicately beaded frame emanating six scrolled arms; ...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Set of 3 Italian Gold Metal Acanthus Leaf Wall Lights
Located in Hastings, GB
Fabulous set of 1980s Italian wall lights, in gilt metal, shaped as acanthus leaves with a floral centre. Each lamp has two e14 (small screw in) lamp holders. These are very large li...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal
18th century Italian bronze fountain lamp
Located in Alton, GB
Italian bronze lamp, circa 1780. Originally would have been a fountain head. Wonderfully aged patination. Aged brass lamp holder stem. Scrolling a...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Baccarat Opaline Glass Lamp, Vase Formed with Floral Decoration
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A Baccarat opaline glass lamp, vase formed with floral decoration
French, 19th century
Measures: Lamp: height 74cm, diameter 19cm
Shade: heig...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Rococo Carved Giltwood Three-Light Lantern
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring Classic, French elegance into your home with this large rococo hand carved hall lantern. Crafted in France, circa 1860, this traditional hexagonal light...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Large Rococo Louis XV French Gilt Bronze Five Arms Pair of Wall Sconces
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of large Rococo Louis XV French gilt bronze five arms with white candle sockets wall sconces. They are adorned with large scrolls of acanthus leaves and tiny delicate ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$7,180 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of French bronze dore five light wall sconces, new wiring
Located in Houston, TX
The exceptional quality of the casting and gilding
Makes this pair unique. The scrolling arms with
Five lights each gives light and lovely accents
To the wall. The torch at the cres...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Italian Rococo Giltwood Urns Mounted As Lamps
Located in Essex, MA
Water gilded and urn form converted into lamps. Two light socket.
Category
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Venetian Giltwood Wall Sconces
Located in Benington, Herts
A very decorative and impressive pair of Italian Venetian giltwood wall sconces late 18th Century.
Italian circa 1780.
The two leaf carved up-scrolled candlebranches issuing fr...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Giltwood
Palatial Italian 19th Century Florentine Rococo Giltwood Carved Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An important palatial very fine and rare Italian 19th century florentine Rococo giltwood carved six-candle arms and twenty four-light chandelier, the...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
$78,950 Sale Price
36% Off
Wonderful French Bagues Iron Gold Gilt Crystal Obelisk Chandelier Scroll Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French wrought iron Gold gilt crystal obelisk Center chandelier With scroll Work In The Manner Of Bagues.
Measures: 33" H x 26" W.
Category
1950s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Wrought Iron
Louis XV Gilded Wrought Iron and Rock Crystal Chandelier
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with four small arms with drops over a cage with drops overall and central urn over eight branches with lights. Very similar chandelier in the Legion Of Honor Art Museum...
Category
1760s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Other
Wonderful Pair of French Dore Bronze Rococo Three Light Lattice Sconces
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful pair of French dore bronze Rococo style three candelabra light lattice back sconces, rewired with new sockets.
Category
20th Century French Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Heavily Gilted Bronze Figurative Candlestick Lamps, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and bronze lamps you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful set is statement piece and pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Capodimonte Porcelain Wall Sconces with Putti and Floral Pattern, 1980
By Capodimonte
Located in Bastogne, BE
Magnificent porcelain wall lamps exceptional quality crafted by the renowned Italian Capodimonte manufactory.
These two lights porcelain sconces are fully decorated with hand painted putti and flowers motif rendered in soft tones with gold accents throughout.
It exemplifies the Rococo style with its rich decoration. The golden details make these sconces even more precious and sophisticated.
The sconces are designed to illuminate rooms, both in classical and modern
style.
Perfect for your entrance, your living room and your bedroom to make your house more beautiful and unique with this amazing Capodimonte chandelier or make a great gift for any occasion.
Capodimonte porcelain got its name from the palace complex on one of the Neapolitan hills, where in 1743 King Charles III of Bourbon and his wife Maria Amalia...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano Chandelier In Frosted White And Gold
Located in Southall, GB
A stunning murano chandelier in white and gold, skilfully handblown in Italy. Murano glass is world renown, with a long history spanning centuries. Popular with aristocrats, celebrit...
Category
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
$13,371 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Italian Giltwood Candlesticks Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Pair of Italian giltwood 19th century candlesticks made into table lamps. Silver gilt over Gesso.
This pair of 19th century candlestick lamps has been wired for the US.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Gesso, Wood
American 19th Century Bronze Lantern, Attributed to Hooper & Co. Boston
By Hooper of Boston
Located in London, by appointment only
A Rococo Revival brass chandelier, of square tapering form with lush scrolls enriching each face.
Possibly American and attributed to Hooper and Co of Boston
USA, circa 1850.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Lacquered metal wall lights decorated with leaves and flowers circa 1930/1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Lacquered metal wall lights decorated with leaves and flowers circa 1930/1950
Electricity to be checked
Category
1930s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of 19th Century French Andiron Lamps
Located in San Marino, CA
A pair of new electric lamps made from 19th Century andirons. The andirons are in an upswept shape, much like a rising ocean wave. Each of the andirons is topped by a three-sided shade that depicts a classical Greek goddess type of female figure and various leaf and bird illustrations.
Category
1820s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,480 / set
WIDE PAIR OF STUNNING ANTIQUE FRENCH 1920's BRONZED CANDLE SCONCE WALL LIGHTS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of wide circa 1920-1940'S gilt bronzed French wall sconce Candle lamps
These came from...
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,727 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ornate Bronze Rococo Wall Sconce
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This bronze Rococo wall sconce features three arms. Each of the three arms are entwined with bronze vines and leaves that extend from the ornate wall mount...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,069 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Beautiful French Rococo Doré Bronze Six-Light Elegant Chandelier Tassel Fixture
Located in Roslyn, NY
Beautiful leaves envelope the six candle cups and are gracefully layered throughout this large Rococo doré bronze chandelier with tassel accented center.
Measures: 38" H x 24" W.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Painted Column Lamps with Parchment Shades
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 19th century carved painted column remnants that have been mounted on painted bases and transformed into lamps. The lamps are crowned with hand painted parchment shades. The ...
Category
2010s Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wood, Parchment Paper
$1,900 Sale Price / set
50% Off
PAIR OF STUNNING ANTIQUE FRENCH 1920's GILT BRONZED CANDLE SCONCE WALL LIGHTS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite pair of circa 1920-1940'S gilt bronzed French wall sconce Candle lamps
These came from my f...
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$1,615 Sale Price / set
20% Off
2 Italian Rococo Style Gilt Octagonal Lanterns
Located in Queens, NY
Two Italian Rococo-style (20th Century) gilt carved octagonal lanterns with shaped glass panels and a large fluted finial bottom (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Giltwood, Glass
$7,800 / item
Pair of French Rococo Gilt Bronze Floral Sconces, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French Rococo gilt bronze three-arm floral sconces. Sconces are candle powered and can be electrified, Early 19th Century.
Category
1810s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Hand Blown Clear And Gold Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in Southall, GB
A magnificent hand blown murano glass chandelier that is exquisite in its craftsmanship and design. Clear and 24 kt gold leaf has been added into the hand blown glass, which is forme...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
$15,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Each with foliate form backplate issuing two outscrolled arms. Not electrified but can be.
Category
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
$3,500 / set
Wonderful French Rococo Doré Bronze and Patina Bow Top Ribbon Chandelier
Located in Roslyn, NY
This wonderful doré bronze chandelier with four lights is filled with beautiful swirls of bronze with floral, swag and ribbon detail. At the center is a patina globe accented with fl...
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique French Louis XV Style Rococo Gilt Bronze Chenets
Located in Montreal, QC
This pair, while originally for the fireside, would serve equally as bases for a pair of table lamps. They are exquisitely modelled with sinuous, scrolling acanthus and beautifully f...
Category
1880s French Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
French Solid Bronze Six Light Chandelier, Canopy, Chain, Estate Item
Located in Manhasset, NY
French solid bronze six light chandelier, Canopy, chain. This finely cast solid bronze chandelier was newly wired approx ten years ago and is in fine working condition. This recently...
Category
1910s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Rococo Style French Wall Light
Located in Berlin, DE
French wall light in Rococo style.
Engraved bronze. Three flamed light corpus.
Category
20th Century Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Rococo Lamps in Faiance
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice pair of Rococo lamps from circa 1750, made from two faiance Rococo vases.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Faience
$2,600 / set
Antique Rococo style brass and crystal chandelier
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
An elegant North-European Rococo chandelier with 4 small light inside and 8 candlearms.
With a nice old patina; decorated with several large beautiful clear and soft coloured (light ...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
An exceptional pair Bronze wall lights of a Merboy riding a mythical Dolphin
Located in London, GB
An exceptional pair of early English Bronze wall lights, depicting a Merboy riding a mythical Dolphin. The casting is of the very finest and suggests a top foundry at work. Stamped n...
Category
1890s English Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
19th century Rococo style brass and crystal chandelier
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A very elegant and rare antique chandelier with 8 lights.
Decorated with clear crystal pendants 'Pear drop' ,faceted prisms, flower rosettes and stars.
The central stem is covered by...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass
12 Arm Rococo Style Converted Bronze Chandelier, 24" wide x 51" tall
Located in Toledo, OH
12 Arm Rococo Style Converted Bronze Chandelier. 1890's Chandelier converted to electric, Rococo styling, bronze, polished crystals. 12 Arms with 12 lights. Body 24" wide x 32" tall ...
Category
1890s Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Luxurious Wall Lamp with Five Sconces Vintage Bronze Wall Sconce
Located in Bastogne, BE
Beautiful Rococo style wall lamp with five sconces. Vintage.
Support in gilded bronze and handcrafted by craftsmen.
The decor consists of stylized a...
Category
1960s Vintage Rococo Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Late 19th Century Italian Hand-Forged Iron Wall Sconces
Located in Middleburg, VA
An enchanting pair of large-scale hand-forged iron wall sconces from Italy, circa 1890. Beautifully crafted in the late 19th century, these Italian sconces feature scrolling arms wit...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron, Metal
18th Century Rococo Brass Lantern
Located in Copenhagen, K
Beautifull Rococo brass lantern.
Category
18th Century and Earlier European Antique Rococo Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,440 Sale Price
31% Off
Tenerife Chandelier by David Duncan, Two Tiered Resin Chandelier
By David Duncan
Located in New York, NY
A two-tiered twelve-light chandelier with shell formed dish, secured on underside by over-sized finial, the two dishes issuing metal candle arms with applied leaf shaped ornaments an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Lighting
Materials
Resin, Plaster
Rococo lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo lighting 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 lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Interi, Gherardo Degli Albizzi, Meissen Porcelain, and Woka Lamps. 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 lighting 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 $225,000 while the average work can sell for $3,506.