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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
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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

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Wood, Paint

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...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

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

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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...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches

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Wood

Circa 1835-45 Swedish Painted Lift-Seat Storage Bench
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1835-45 Swedish painted lift-seat storage bench. Classical period, grandly proportioned. Seat with lift top revealing compartmented storage. The oval panelled back provides a g...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Gilded Italian Rococo Bench
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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches

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Giltwood

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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Wood, Paint

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.
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1750s Italian Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Painted Scroll Arm Bench Newly Upholstered
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Painted Scroll Arm Bench Newly Upholstered in a Patterned Teal & Gold Velvet This stunning French Louis XV style scroll arm bench has a richly d...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Benches

Materials

Velvet, Giltwood

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 ...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Benches

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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
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Brass

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...
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18th Century European Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Linen, Wood

Swedish Rococo White Painted Bench Settee, circa 1760-1780
Located in Round Top, TX
The gentle curves seen throughout this settee bench are reflective of Sweden's love of Rococo styling. Curved backs, cabriolet legs, wavy stretcher and carved details all combine fo...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

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.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

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...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Wood

Period Rococo Sofa
Period Rococo Sofa
$2,612 Sale Price
67% Off
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...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

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Upholstery, Wood

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...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

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Wood

Period 18th Century Rococo Sofa
Period 18th Century Rococo Sofa
$6,375 Sale Price
40% Off
Early 19th Century Rococo Walnut Bench
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Early 19th Century rococo long walnut bench with neutral upholstery on carved cabriole legs.
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Early 19th Century Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Walnut

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.
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Italian Early 19th Century Rococo Style Gilt Pliants or Stools
Located in Troy, NY
The folding benches with X-form carved and gilt wood bases, fabric tops and cushions.
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Walnut

William Kent Teak Rousham Bench
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine William Kent teak Rousham bench of flat back form profusely carved. This bench can also be supplied in mahogany and specialist painted or polished for internal use. Bespoke...
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Early 18th Century British Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Teak

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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches

Materials

Leather, 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...
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1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Benches

Materials

Giltwood, Velvet

Italian Rococo Style Painted Bench
Located in New York, NY
Rococo style wood carved painted bench with brown vinyl seat.
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1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Benches

Materials

Wood

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
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches

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Wood

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 ...
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20th Century English Rococo Benches

Materials

Walnut

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1880s Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

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19th- Century Swedish Pine Bench
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A 19th-century rustic pine bench has panels on the back and storage.
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Gustavian White Painted Bench, Sweden circa 1820
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely 6' long bench is a wonderful example of Swedish Gustavian craftsmanship with it's fluted carved skirt and back all resting on turned fluted legs. Restored, later professi...
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Gustavian White Painted Bench, Sweden circa 1820
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$4,650
H 33 in W 76 in D 22.75 in
Original Painted Bench with Storage, Sweden circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
This original hand painted Swedish pine bench displays a brick red/brown faux wood background and simple folk art motif along the front panel and back. The bench seat opens/is remove...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

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Linen, Pine, Paint

Original Hand Painted Pine Bench with Storage, Hungary circa 1920-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Original hand painted folk art pine bench displays traditional brown faux wood background and colorful floral motif. Back has 3 decorative spindles, slightly curved armrests and hing...
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Rococo Benches

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Painted Pine Storage Bench or Settle
Located in Baltimore, MD
This massive pine double storage bench has a long straight back rail with an applied crest about five inches high. The back rails and stiles frame two short flat panels, a pattern re...
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Rococo Benches

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Painted Pine Storage Bench or Settle
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$1,895
H 43 in W 97 in D 18 in
21st Century Pair Carved and Hand Painted Upholstered Benches
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of benches, carved in beech wood, and hand painted, finished in the form of horse legs. These benches are made by hand, by our cabinetmaker, the painting is also manual and ind...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Rococo Benches

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Fruitwood, Bentwood

21st Century Pair Carved and Hand Painted Upholstered Benches
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H 19.69 in W 35.44 in D 16.54 in
19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut Daybed or Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive 19th century walnut daybed or bench seat made in the grand French Napoleon III period. The walnut frame features large round padd...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Benches

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18th century Rare Swedish Rococo Period Long Stool 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

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Antique French Gilt Rococo Base Bench with New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique French Gilt Rococo Base Bench, France, late 19th Century. It has recently been reupholstered in an ivory color fabric.
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Benches

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Upholstery, Wood

19th-century Venetian Painted Bench w/ Down Cushion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Venetian painted bench with a high, ornately designed backrest, The backrest is painted un a distressed yellow finish, showcasing ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Benches

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Velvet, Wood, Paint

Brass Scrolled Velvet Upholstered Vanity Bench
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This French rococo style brass vanity bench features an ornate elegant design, showcasing a metal frame with intricate scrollwork and a luxurious antique finish. The bench is uphols...
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1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Benches

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Located in London, England
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Located in Astoria, NY
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Mid-20th Century Rococo Benches

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Period Rococo Sofa from Stockholm
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period Rococo tragsofa sofa. Dating to the 18th century with decorative shell and leaf carving to the front stretcher, continuing along the sides with further diamond decoration. W...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Benches

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Period Rococo Sofa from Stockholm
Period Rococo Sofa from Stockholm
H 31.89 in W 83.47 in D 28.35 in

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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