Rococo Armchairs
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
Number in Set: Set of 2
18th c. Swedish Rococo Period Armchairs in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of Swedish armchairs from the Rococo period hand-scraped to the original paint from Lindome, circa 1780. Elegantly shaped frame with beautiful carved flower motif on the chair...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair, Swedish Rococo Style Arm Chairs, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Filled with curves and graceful lines, this pair of Rococo style Swedish arm chairs have a soft gray painted finish.
Distress to the dove gray painted finish is seen throughout, in p...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
18th Century Rococo armchairs
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of high class rococo armchairs made in Stockholm. This type of armchairs with loose back plate were made in the Castle workshop. Front legs are decorated with acanthus leafs ...
Category
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Birch
Pair of 19th century Swedish Rococo Style Painted Armchairs
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of 19th century Rococo style Armchair in draped old paint finish, pierced back, carved splats and apron - resting on cabriole legs.
Movable seat cushion covered in palest colo...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Pair of 19th century Venetian grotto chairs
Located in Haywards Heath, GB
Wonderful 19th century pair of Venetian grotto chairs. Made with solid oak, hand carved.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Pair Carved Striped Upholstery Tall Backs Carved Walnut Scallop Design Decorated
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair Carved Striped Upholstery Tall Backs Carved Walnut Scallop Design Decorated Arm Fireside Chairs MINT!
Category
20th Century American Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of Painted Italianate Finely Crafted Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved in a burgundy and gilt finish with elaborate scrolled backs and lion mask crests. Gilt floral details, curved arms , and elaborate scroll decorated seat rails with crests. The...
Category
20th Century Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Rococo Arm Chair And Ottoman, Sweden circa 1870
Located in Round Top, TX
Rococo arm chair and matching ottoman from Sweden circa 1850-70.
Restored, frame is strong/stable. Later professionally painted in layered shades of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Pair of Armchairs
Located in San Angelo, TX
18th Century Swedish Rococo pair of armchairs that have been dry scrapped to the original paint with the natural wood showing through and features new upho...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Gold Leaf Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Chair
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique gold leaf Venetian grotto style shell back armchair. Seat has been newly reupholstered in champagne color velvety fabric.
Arm height is 26.5"
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Venetian Rococo Style Caned Barrel Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Whimsical pair of hand-carved hardwood armchairs or hall chairs made in the Venetian Rococo taste. The chairs feature a round seat with a barrel back form frame. The generous seat ha...
Category
20th Century Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Hardwood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Painted Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century Italian Rococo Painted Armchairs.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Walnut 18th Century Elbow Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Large pair of mid 18th century Louis XV walnut open armchairs.
Finely carved with shell motifs and leaf decoration to the front apron and further undulating side rails. The wide seat sits on shapely cabriole legs ending in beautifully carved scroll feet.
A large early pair of walnut chairs...
Category
18th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Rococo Walnut Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Great scale and generous proportions with arched back with central carved rocaille over an upholstered back and serpentine seat and conforming shaped seat rail with carved decoration...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Fine Pair of 18th Century French Rococo Armchairs
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine pair of 18th century French Rococo armchairs with great proportions and in their original finish with good patination. Newly upholstered. Ca 1750 France.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Pair of Carved Walnut Rococo Throne Chairs
Located in Norwood, NJ
A fine quality pair of hand carved walnut Host and Hostess throne chairs. Upholstered in a coral tone velvet. Carving with a center cabochon form cartouche surrounded by floral scrol...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Pair of Intricately Hand-Carved Rococo Style Fauteuils
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of intricately hand-carved rococo style fauteuils dating to the 19th century. French armchairs hand-carved in walnut and newly upholstered in white muslin. Armchairs sold...
Category
1860s French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of 18th Century Swedish Armchairs
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Pair of 18th Century Stockholm-made armchairs with carved backs.
With deep seats, cabriolet legs and beautifully upholstered Belgium linen seats. Re-painted in a typical white paint.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Shapely Pair of Italian Rococo Style Aqua Painted and Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each with cartouche-shaped back above a generous upholstered seat flanked by outscrolled arms; all above a scalloped apron over cabriole supports; re-gilded with white gold.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Armchairs French Rococo Period 18th Century Brown Frame Black Leather France
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs French Rococo Period 18th century brown frame black leather France. An assembled pair of armchairs made during the Rococo period in Fran...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Carved French 19th Century Salon Chairs
Located in London, GB
A beautiful pair of carved 19th century French salon chairs with original paint and castors to the front feet.
We've had them upholstered in a light Mark Alexander...
Category
1870s French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Pair of Neo-Rococo Armchairs Made In Light Wood With Decorated Fabric From 1930s
Located in Lejre, DK
A pair of neo-rococo armchairs with decorative light wood fabric from around the 1930s is a beautiful representation of early 20th century furniture design and aesthetics. These chai...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Rococo Period Walnut Armchairs, Genova, Italy Mid-18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Rococo Period walnut armchairs, Genova, Italy Mid-18th Century. 2 pairs available.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
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 Armchairs
Materials
Wood
1919 Armchair Bergere Model in Pelle SC 136 Ginger Bread Leather with Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
The “1919” armchair, named after the year in which it was designed, is actually archived under the code “128”. It is thought that it was custom-designed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
1919 Armchair Bergere Model in Pelle SC 0 Polare Leather with Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
The “1919” armchair, named after the year in which it was designed, is actually archived under the code “128”. It is thought that it was custom-designed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
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 Armchairs
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
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 Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
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 Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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 Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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 Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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 Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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 Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Italian 19th Century Rococo Style Carved Walnut Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo style walnut armchairs from the 19th century, with carved skirts, cabriole legs and upholstery. Born in Italy during the 19th century, each of this pair of Rococo style armchairs...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Pair Louis XV White Painted Bergeres, circa 1755, stamped Jean-Baptiste Gourdin
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A pair of Louis XV white painted Bergeres en corbeille, circa 1755. Each with padded back and seat with channelled frame and foliate-carved rails and cresting, with padded arms, on c...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Italian Rococo Gilt Eagle Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo style gilt high back carved eagle back armchairs with cupid stretcher and upholstered seat, 19th-20th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XV Style Walnut Wood Armchairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Sculpted walnut wood. Made in France in the late 19th century.
Upholsery is from the 1970s, chairs are in a good condition.
Scratches, use marks, stains.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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 Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Ancient Italian Pair of Armchairs in “Petit Point” Embroidery, Turin Circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of carved walnut armchairs covered in “petit point” embroidery
Turin, circa 1750
They measure 33.8 in (86 cm) in height; 17.32 in (44 cm) in height to the seat; 25.98 in (66 cm...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Walnut
Pair of Swedish Rococo Style Painted Bergères Chairs, circa 1880 with Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish painted Rococo style bergères chairs from the late 19th century, with carved crests, scrolled arms, cabriole legs and upholstery. Each of this pair of Swedish bergè...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of Italian 19th Century Rococo Style Giltwood Carved Armchairs, circa 1860
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine pair of Italian 19th century Rococo style giltwood carved armchairs; the arched upholstered paneled backs with foliate scroll cresting and similar borders, having padded arm s...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of Italian Rococo Silver Gilt Throne Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of antique Italian Rococo high back silver-gilt carved throne style Armchairs with beige upholstered seat and back panels (1 similar-Inv. #037738A)
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
Pair of Hand-Carved Italian Venetian Cane Seat Arm Chairs in the French Taste
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Stunning pair of solid walnut, distress finished, hand-carved armchairs in the Rococo taste. The pair features shapely carved, urn form, backsplats, cane seats, cabriole legs, and a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish 18th Century Rococo Armchairs
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A large and comfortable pair of white and green painted Rococo fauteuils (Fauteuil à la Reine), each with a cartouche-shaped back, the padded arms and ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Rococo Fauteuils / Armchairs in Walnut, Italy, circa 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo period fauteuils, with needle-point linen slip covers, serpentine back and scroll arms ending in cabriole legs.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Decorative 1950s Italian Carved Wood Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Highly decorative - this pair of naturalistic Italian carved wood armchairs certainly make a statement.
Made from hardwood, please take a look at all our pictures to see the intric...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of French Louis XV Rococo Giltwood Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Two mid century Louis XV style giltwood fauteuils or open armchairs, each with a cartouche back, surmounted with floral carving, scrolling arms and shaped seat frames raised on cabri...
Category
1940s French Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
French Pair of White Painted Rococo Bergère Armchairs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of French bergère armchairs in white painted wooden frame. The original paint is circa 1920-1930. The armchairs are super-sized and a very comfortable size and feel.
Category
1920s French Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Birch, Upholstery
Rococo armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo armchairs 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 armchairs 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 armchairs 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 armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Poltrona Frau, Renzo Frau, Modenese Gastone, and Anacleto Spazzapan. 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 armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $714 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $5,260.
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