Rococo Benches
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
Italian, Lombardia, Rococo Period Carved Walnut & Upholstered Bench, mid 18thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
constructed of solid patinated walnut and having a serpentine shape upholstered seat atop carved front legs joined to the slightly flared rear legs by a shaped h-form stretcher
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Rococo Style Gilt Pliants or Stools
Located in Troy, NY
Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Rococo Style Gilt Pliants or Stools. The folding benches with X-form carved and gilt wood bases, fabric tops and cushions.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Walnut
1960s Carved And Painted Italian Bench / Ottoman In Striped Floral Chintz
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a sweet bench! It is an Italian piece with hand painted scrolling shells and vintage striped floral chintz cotton. It is in very good vintage con...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Poplar, Paint
Antique Venetian Baroque Carved and Painted Bench
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With a tall scrolled back and scrolled lower frame. In the Classic Venetian sage green paint with white scrolls and a large polychrome painted crest on the back. The bench platform l...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood
Antique French Gilt Wood Window Seat With Carved Floral Motifs & Damask Silk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique French Gilt Wood Bench Window Seat With Gilt Carved Floral Motifs, Befitted With Damask Floral Gold Upholstery, Finished With Brass Stud Detailing 1800's
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Brass
Louis XV Style Hall/Piano/Vanity Upholstered Wood Bench
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Louis XV Style hall/piano/vanity upholstered wood bench. It is supported by four cabriole legs ending in scrolls feet with heels. Each cabriole leg extends up to form four ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Painted Bench
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is an absolutely stunning early 19th century rococo Swedish bench. This beautiful piece has been dry scrapped to the original paint. It features a white color palette throughout...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood, Paint
$4,895 Sale Price
27% Off
Small 1940s Louis XV style bench
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Small 1940s bench in the Louis XV style.
The bench has a lacquered and gilded wooden frame.
Fabric seat still original to be reupholstered.
The lacquering bears obvious signs of ti...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Rococo Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
18th Century, Pair of Italian Rococò Carved Giltwood Benches
Located in IT
18th Century, pair of Italian Rococo carved giltwood benches.
This elegant pair of two-seater benches was built in the second half of the 18th century in Rome, Italy. The structure, in richly carved and gilded wood, has the characteristics of the Baroque period.
The band under the seat has a mixed profile and is carved with rocaille motifs and rich floral decoration in relief in the central part. The four legs, curved and moved, have on the uprights the same carvings and in the terminal part of the foot emerges a scroll. The rear uprights, carved with curled end, are higher than the seat, in order to slender the image of the benches vertically.
The seat is lined with velvet from a later period.
These benches can be exhibited in pairs or individually in entrances or corridors, in living rooms and studios or in a room at the foot of the bed. They can also be placed below large paintings. Very decorative, bright and graceful, they are suitable both in contexts characterized by antique and modern furniture.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Giltwood Rococo Bench, Newly Upholstered, Italy, Circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Italian giltwood rococo style bench newly upholstered in a natural linen fabric. This stunning bench rests on six legs connected by an X stretcher. Intricate details and gild...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Giltwood Bench with Exaggerated Legs
Located in Houston, TX
Italian giltwood bench with exaggerated legs.
Stunning Italian gilt wood bench with exaggerated legs. This 1920s Italian bench was taken down to...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Benches
Materials
Giltwood, Velvet
18th Century, Italian Rococo Carved and Lacquered Wood Bench
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Rococo Carved and Lacquered Wood Bench
This bench was crafted during the Barocchetto period (Rococo) in the mid-18th century in Piedmont. Made of carved and la...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood
Danish Period Rococo 18th Century Sofa with Beautiful Floral Carved Details
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish period Rococo sofa from the 18th century. This antique Danish sofa features a beautifully carved wood frame in a floral and leaf motif, ca...
Category
18th Century European Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Linen, Wood
18th Century, Pair of Italian Baroque Lacquered and Gilt Wood Benches
Located in IT
18th century, pair of Italian Baroque lacquered and gilt wood benches
This particular pair of baroque benches was made in Rome, Italy, in the second half of the 18th century.
Their wooden structure is entirely sculpted, lacquered and gilded in Mecca. It consists of a seat with a profile moved from which depart two armrests characterized by arched elements, moved and culminating in curls. The effect of great movement is enhanced by the decorations of rocaille taste with volutes and leaves that surround them creating dynamism.
The band under the seat, quadrangular and move, is decorated with rocaille elements and framed with reserve that creates curls in some points of connection. The six curved legs, characteristic of the Baroque era, are decorated with phytomorphic elements and end with a curly...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Mid 18th century Venetian Walnut Settee with Removable Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 18th century rococo Venetian walnut settee with splayed out arms and removable back.
William Word Fine Antiques: Atlanta's source for antique interiors since 1956.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Period 18th Century Rococo Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period 18th Century Rococo sofa from the area of Lindome, Sweden.
It has exquisite carving, the whole standing on cabriolet legs tapering to the ball and...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood
Swedish Period Rococo 3-Chair Back Painted Sofa Bench, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style three-chair back sofa from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique bench from Sweden features three carved back splats for resting, with sweetly carved flowers adorning the top of each chair rail, flanked within curvy wood arm rests at each far end. The skirt is has an elegantly draped from with shell carving embellishing the center. This piece is nicely presented upon four legs, which are supported with a turned H-stretcher. The front legs are cabriole style with rear legs squared and sabred. The upholstered seat is ready for a refreshment, the perfect opportunity to make this your own. This antique Swedish rococo style sofa...
Category
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Painted Bench
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is an absolutely stunning early 19th century rococo Swedish bench. This beautiful piece has been dry scrapped to the original paint. It features a white color palette throughout...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Rococo Style Painted Bench
Located in New York, NY
Rococo style wood carved painted bench with brown vinyl seat.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood
Period Rococo Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period 18th century Rococo sofa with carved decorative detailing to the top and along the front stretcher. Four cabriolet legs tapering to ball and claw...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood
$3,295
Pair of Walnut Long Caned Benches, 20th Century
Located in London, by appointment only
Traditional handmade Walnut long caned bench with shaped voluted legs and moulded Jacobean inspired stretchers.
Perfect used as window seats, a bench ...
Category
20th Century English Rococo Benches
Materials
Walnut
$13,267 / set
Rococo Tufted Bench with brass Legs
Located in Miami, FL
Rococo Style tufted Bench with Brass legs.
Perfect for end of bed .
Category
1960s American Vintage Rococo Benches
Materials
Brass
19th C. Italian Carved Giltwood Bench W/ Embossed Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. giltwood Italian Rococo style bench. The bench is beautifully hand carved with details of scrolled acanthus leaves and flowers throughout. The bench is newly upholstered in a...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Leather, Giltwood
Italian Rococo Blue Painted Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Original great blue color with subtle gilt details. Graciously formed cabriole legs with pad feet. Used upholstery.
Category
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Style Red & Gilt Painted Bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Style Red & Gilt Painted Benches
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches
Materials
Wood
Rococo Style Suede Bench
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful caramel suede upholstered bench with carved cabriole legs. Perfect condition.
Category
Late 20th Century American Rococo Benches
Materials
Suede, Wood
$2,200
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Located in Bridgeport, CT
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Rococo benches for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo benches for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage benches created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, animal skin and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo benches made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 benches differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,900 and tops out at $5,450 while the average work can sell for $3,900.
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