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
Pair of 18th Century Rococo Armchairs
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of high-quality Rococo armchairs, made in Stockholm (Sweden) in the 1760s. The chairs feature elegant carvings in the form of rocailles on the top rail and the apron. The colo...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Elm, Pine
A Pair of Magnificent Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Pair of Magnificent Giltwood Armchairs.
Each magnificent throne chair with oval padded back encircled by an elaborate cresting carved with flowering acanthus, oak branches, and fleurs-de-lis. The top rail with two putti holding an armorial star-shaped cartouche with the interlaced L's of Louis XVIII, King of France, titled ‘Bordeaux 12 Mars 1814’, beneath a crown. This armourial cartouche is the Order of the Armband of Bordeaux.
The open arms with padded armrests above exuberantly carved sculptural terminals depicting dragons with human faces. The shaped seat rail with ribbon and rocaille ornament and to the front with a star representing the Décoration du Lys. On cabriole legs. Upholstered in flower pressed blue velvet.
France, Circa 1820/30.
These magnificent throne chairs commemorate an important event in the Bourbon Restoration precipitating the fall of Napoleon I. They celebrate the surrender of the city of Bordeaux to royal power and to King Louis XVIII (1755-1824), heralding the fall of the first Empire (1804-1815). The Duc d'Angoulême (1775-1844), nephew of Louis XVIII and elder son of Charles X, entered the city of Bordeaux to the acclaim of the crowd on 12th March 1814.
Louis XVIII later called it ‘the happiest event of my life’ and on the 29 September 1820 named the heir to his throne, not—like previous Bourbon heirs—Duc de Bretagne, or de Bourgogne, but the Duc de Bordeaux.
This armourial cartouche to the top rail of these chairs is the Ordre du Brassard de Bordeaux (The Order of the Armband of Bordeaux). It was adopted for the Royal Guard and volunteers who accompanied the Duc d'Angoulême when he entered Bordeaux on 12th March 1814. It was officially called the Brassard de Bordeaux, or Brassard Vert. At first it consisted of a silk band of green with white borders, worn, as the name signifies, on the arm, but was later adapted as a medal with oval gilt sunburst on which is superimposed an oval medallion of white enamel bearing the royal monogram ‘L.L.’, and surrounded by a green enamelled band with the words ‘BORDEAUX 12 MARS 1814’. The whole is surmounted by the royal crown. In 1824 the issue of the Brassard de Bordeaux was controlled by the Royal Order of...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
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...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Painted Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century Italian Rococo Painted Armchairs.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chair in the Style Second Rococo, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
This chair was made in Czechoslovakia, circa 1930. Chair was designed in the style second Rococo. Partially restored. Fabric of seat has been reupholster...
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1930s Czech Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, String, Oak
18th century Venetian Rococo Armchair
Located in Troy, NY
A delicate armchair of typical form, with beautiful lines and proportions and delicately carved details.
Ex Metropolitan Museum of Art.
For an almost identical chair see: “Il Mobile ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Italian Venetian Carved Round Back Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian-style (19th Century) stripped and carved round back armchair with carved figures supporting the arms.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
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...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Rococo Armchairs made in Stockholm
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of Rococo armchairs made in Stockholm around 1760/70. Featuring carvings of rocailles with pickering in both the apron and the back. The chairs are equipped with H-stretchers ...
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1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Pine
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 nice generous size seat, and in remarkable a...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Fauteuil de la Reine Armchair Nutwood
Located in Münster, DE
Armchair, so called Fauteuil à la Reine, rococo around 1750, walnut carved, foliage and rocaille motifs, cover with petit point embroidery, this from the 1st half of the 19th century...
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1750s French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Nutwood
Rococo 18th Century Style Venetian Armchair made by La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Re-edition of an 18th century Venetian armchair, hand-carved with beautifully crafted detailing. Hand finished in a gesso white patina, aged and distressed.
It has been reupholstered...
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2010s British Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, 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...
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18th Century German Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
A Fine Venetian Rococo Polychrome Open Armchair, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Venetian Rococo
Polychrome Open Armchair
18th Century
With upholstered back and seat on cabriole legs ending in scrolled toes
Height 41 ½ in. width 29 in. Depth 21 in.
C...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
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 ...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Louis XV Style Carved Giltwood Armchair, 19thC
By Nicolas-Quinibert Foliot
Located in Spencertown, NY
The chair is a copy of a suite of chairs by Nicholas Quinebert Foliot made for the Petit Trianon circa 1765-70. An original is in the Musee des Arts Déco...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Set of Danish Antique 18th century Lounge Chair, style of Louis XV
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This hand-carved and decorated wooden rococo Lounge Chair from the mid-18th century embodies timeless French elegance. It has inspiration from a classic French armchair, though this ...
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19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Hendrix Allardyce Italian Rococo Style Carved Library Armchair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Spectacular hand-carved library armchair or throne chair crafted in the 18th century Italian Rococo taste by Hendrix Allardyce, Hollywood, CA. The chair features a large beech frame ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Muslin, Beech
Venetian Hand Painted & Caned Rococo Armchairs; a pair
Located in Malibu, CA
Venetian caned armchairs with fine painting from the 18th/ 19th century. This pair features a shapely wood back with decorative top rail featuring the original intricately painted fl...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
18th century, Italian Rococo Lacquered and Giltwood Armchairs
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Baroque Lacquered and Giltwood Armchairs
This elegant armchair was made in the Baroque period in Turin, around the middle of the eighteenth century. The struct...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Large Wide Danish Rococo Armchair, Circa 1770
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large wide danish rococo armchair, circa 1770.
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Four 18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of four 18th century carved walnut Italian Rococo armchairs.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Contemporary Rococo arm chair and Ottoman 1990s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Looks like a traditional Rococo style armchair and ottoman . But look again Hand carved and painted with Flowers . This contemporary version is very attractive and well done . com...
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1990s Dutch Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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...
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1750s Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 Vintage Italian Rococo Arm Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Set of four Italian Rococo armchairs. Their shaped cushioned back supports seamlessly connect with scrolling arms. The cream and blush pink uph...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wood
Italian Venetian Armchair, 18th Century
Located in CH
18th century Italian Venetian carved walnut armchair.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Walnut
Exquisite French Baroque Style Leather Armchair – A Timeless Masterpiece
Located in Tonbridge, Kent
Exquisite French Baroque Style Leather Armchair – A Timeless Masterpiece
Elevate your space with this stunning French Baroque Style Leather Armchair, a true embodiment of opulence a...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Venetian Rococo Decorated Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian Rococo parcel gilt and paint decorated armchair, 18th century.
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Paint
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...
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1870s French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Pair Danish Rococo Armchairs of Walnut and Red Aniline Leather from ca. 1880
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Pair of Danish Rococo armchairs of walnut upholstered with reddish aniline leather with patina.
Handcrafted and carved by a danish master carpenter ca. 1880.
Upholstery of later da...
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Early 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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 Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Italians hall chairs in carved wood and blue patina
Located in PARIS, FR
This exquisite set of three 19th-century Rococo-style armchairs captures the essence of elegance and comfort, featuring a soft blue patina that blends seamlessly into both classic an...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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...
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1860s French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Steel
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.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
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!
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20th Century American Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Italian Venetian Red Frame Toile Pattern Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
3 Italian Venetian (18th Century) armchairs with red painted wooden frames with carved giltwood embellishments and beige and pink toile-patterned upholstere...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Fine Early Regence Walnut Fauteuil, Italy ca. 1730
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Regence Period walnut fauteuil with shaped back and scallop shell carving, scrolled arms, shaped apron with similar shell detail, all resting on cabriole feet. The fauteuil da...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Walnut
Mid 18th Century Italian Rococo Armchair in Walnut With Extravagantly Carved
Located in Benington, Herts
Mid 18th Century Italian Rococo Armchair in Walnut with Extravagantly Carved Head Rail
Italian Circa 1760
This beautiful armchair is executed in walnut and, in its basic form, is h...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Stunning Late 19th Century Carved Mahogany Gainsborough Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A superb quality late 19th century carved mahogany Gainsborough armchair, the camel high back flanked by arms with upholstered elbow pads and carved animal figures raised on carved s...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Italian, Veneto, Rococo Dark Walnut Open Back Poltrona, circa 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a leaning open ladder back with arms raised on scrolling supports, with a carved and molded apron, raised on mild cabriole legs ending in shaped feet, the deck and loose cushi...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
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...
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1930s Danish Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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...
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2010s Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Armchair Swedish Rococo Style Black Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Swedish Rococo Style Black Sweden. A generous sized armchair made in the Rococo style. Carved back splat decorated with a rocaille. S shaped leg...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Pine
Pair of Antique French Giltwood Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique French gilt wood armchairs, dating from around the 1930’s.
They are of outstanding quality, they have generous proportions and are very comfortable. The g...
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1930s French Vintage Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood
18th Century French Rococo Armchair Fauteuil à la Reine around 1760
Located in Münster, DE
Armchair, so called "Fauteuil à la reine", France, rococo around 1760, dark stained beech, carvings with rocaille motifs, upholstered armrests, new upholstery, height: 91 cm, width: ...
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1760s French Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Beech
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...
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18th Century European Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Other
18th c., Italian Rococo-style Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved and gilded, Italian, open-arm, Rococo-style armchair with cabriole legs and elegant, serpentine arms. Top rail boasts a foliate relief carving.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
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...
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2010s Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
A Rare Solid Ebony Rococo Armchair, Colonial Portuguese
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Solid Ebony
Rococo Armchair
Colonial Portuguese
19th Century
The shaped back with a carved central floral design on the crest and a lower leaf design, with two scrolling arm...
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19th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Armchairs
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.