Rococo Seating
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
19th Century Rococo Style Wide Marquise Chair
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This exquisite antique chair is a French Louis XV style ‘Bergère Marquise’ in the Rococo tradition, dating from circa 1890-1900. The chair is meticulo...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
1970s Venetian Style Heavily Carved Tufted Velvet Ottoman / Coffee Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a Venetian style heavily carved ottoman. The tufted velvet upholstery is original and shows light wear but is free from tears or stains. The piece is unmarked.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Velvet, Fruitwood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Period Painted Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century side chairs from the Rococo period 1750-1775 in Sweden. Painted in a ockra yellow, very classic model with feet ending with the claw and ball.
Slip seat upholstered in ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Pair 18th Century Italian Rococo Sofas
Located in Houston, TX
A stately pair of 18th Century Rococo sofas newly upholstered in a Scalamandré low pile ecru velvet. These handsome hand carved walnut beauties also have original side secret compar...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
$28,000 / set
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 Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,950 / item
Set of Eight Swedish Rococo Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Fine set of eight mid 20th century Swedish Rococo style dining chairs. Lovely chairs feature ornate carved details, shapely curved backs and cabriolet legs, with seats upholstered in...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Rococo Seating
Materials
Textile, Wood
$2,800 / set
Pair of Vintage Armchairs
Located in North Charleston, SC
A pair of vintage armchairs in the style of Louis XV / Rococo. The chairs feature a carved wooden frame with cabriole legs and scrolling arms. Upholstered in striped cream and gold f...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,700 / set
Antique Set of French Tapestry Gild Carved Gold Wood Arm Chairs Chairs & Sofa
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing set of two chairs and a sofa original from the 19th Century. This sofa and chairs embodies the opulent Rococo style, known for its flowing curves, ornate carvings, and asymme...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Italian Walnut Grotto Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This whimsical 19th-century Venetian grotto chair is carved from gorgeous dark brown walnut. The piece features a large-scale open scallop shell motif on the back and seat, with sinu...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
Antique Louis XV Rococo Style French Paint Decorated & Gilt Desk Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 36 1/4in W: 17 3/4in D: 16in SH: 20in
This antique Louis XV style desk chair is made of the highest quality and is perfect...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century, Italian Rococo Carved Walnut Wood Corbeille Sofa
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Rococo Carved Walnut Wood Corbeille Sofa
This refined corbeille sofa, made in Genoa, Italy, around the mid-18th century during th...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
French 19th Century Rococo Revival Giltwood Sofa
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite French 19th century giltwood sofa This one-of-a-kind piece has every curve of the carved wood frame complemented beautifully b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Rococo Style Late 19th Century Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Gilt and bronzed hardwood frame. Nyrokoko, the second half of the 19th century. Repairs, marks, loss of gilt. I offer also on request a professional complete restoration and new upho...
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1880s French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$1,289 Sale Price
32% Off
Pair Victorian Rococo Style Walnut and Needlepoint Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair Victorian Rococo Style Walnut and Needlepoint Upholstered Side Chairs
.Measures 20.5" in width, 23" in depth and 36" in height. Seat height is 28".
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Late 19th Century American Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Set of Ten Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
There is an understated elegance to this set of ten antique Swedish pine dining chairs including eight side chairs and two arm chairs in the Rococo style.
Pierced splat backs, carved...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Linen, Pine, Paint
19th Century Swedish White Gustavian Dining Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Round Top, TX
Set of ten antique Swedish dining chairs and two arm chairs in the Rococo style. Decorative carving along back, skirt and legs. Ball and claw front feet.
Pierced splat backs, carved ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Exceptional Gilded Ornate Salon Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and impressive. An outstanding carved and gilt Italianate Baroque style armchair with carved shell crest, Griffin arm supports, carved Eagle knees ending in Lion’s Paw Foot. Custom upholstered in a tan dot on black fabric. Ornate wood carvings...
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Period Armchair From Stockholm 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
18th Century Swedish period Rococo armchair with simple silhouette that have been scraped to the most its original finish with the natural wood showing through. Features carved cabri...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
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 Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Rococo Period Settee or Sofa Bench in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A richly carved, 18th century Swedish sofa bench from the Rococo period, newly upholstered linen. This beautiful settee has been hand-scraped back to...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Rococo Set of Four Giltwood Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Height of Rococo style, Louis XV period set of four giltwood carved armchairs raised on cabriole legs. The serpentine curved front having a shell carving in the center. The style bei...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Venetian Rococo Armchairs Sofa set hand-carved walnut , leather upholstered
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th Century Venetian Rococò armchairs and sofa by Atelier Cadorin Venice in hand-carved walnut and leather upholstered, wax polished
Al...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Set of Six Antique Swedish Rococo Dining Chairs With Gray Paint, circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely set of six dining chairs exude a graceful country charm. While likely from a Swedish farm house, these speak to a more upscale home with a touch of elegance due to the ex...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
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...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Walnut
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 Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Luxurious Antique Italian Lounge Chairs in Rococo / Baroque Style Brown Beige
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A wonderful pair of luxurious antique Italian lounge chairs in Rococo / Baroque style. The chairs are recently re-upholstered and have a royal a...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Armchair Rococo Swedish White Light Green, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Rococo Swedish white light green, Sweden. A single armchair with original paint made in Sweden during the Rococo period 1750-1775. A white washe...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Rococo Upholstered Armchairs, A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Pair of 18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs. Each chair is carved and polychrome painted in soft greens, pinks, and blues, with delicate floral accents. The frames display the gr...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Textile, Wood
$5,200 / set
18th Century Swedish Rococo Arm Chair with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th century Swedish Rococo arm chair from Sundsvall Medelpad, Northern Sweden.
A beautiful arm chair with nice proportions & curvy legs.
Scraped b...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Pine
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 Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Louis XV Folding Oratory Chair "Fauteuil D'oratoire" signed Chavigny
Located in New York, NY
Introduce a piece of history into your home with this exquisite Louis XV Folding Oratory Chair, also known as "Fauteuil D'oratoire," signed by Chavigny, France, circa 1760. This exce...
Category
1760s French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
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...
Category
18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Other
Pair of Venetian Lacquered Rococo Style Chairs with Fornasetti Upholstery
Located in Firenze, IT
Indulge in the lavish charm Venetian craftsmanship with this exquisite pair of lacquered Rococo-style armchairs.
Likely used as fireside seats, this charming seating set showcases th...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Swedish Chair in transition Rococo / Gustavian Hälsingland
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastic mid 19th Century very genuine & rustic Rococo / Gustavian Chair from Hälsingland ,Northern Sweden.
The chair is provincial and transition between Rococo & Gustavian.
Th...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Pine
Venetian Blue Leather and Wood Chair
Located in Houston, TX
18th century blue-gray painted Venetian side chairs with leather seats. Chairs have a heraldic style cross maker's mark engraved on backs of chairs. Features hand carved stretchers a...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,750 / item
Custom Royal French Style Oversized Throne Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very theatrical large throne chair in a custom treatment. With an intricately carved frame having stylized shells and scrolls with the foot a raised snail’s head...
Category
20th Century Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Big Swedish Rococo Reeded Dining Chairs in New Upholstery
Located in San Angelo, TX
Absolutely stunning set of 4 large 18th century Gustavian dining chairs reupholstered in a beautiful Crypton fabric. These have been carefully dry scrapped uncovering the most fantas...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
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 Seating
Materials
Wool, Walnut
18th Century Swedish Painted Rococo Armchair
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Swedish painted rococo armchair, circa 1755-1774. Early painted finish with losses. Hand-carved, turned and mortise and tenon joinery. Seat newly covered in white ticking.
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Cotton, Upholstery, Pine, Paint
Venetian Rococo Decorated Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Venetian Rococo parcel gilt and paint decorated armchair, 18th century.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Paint
Antique Rocking Chair Hand Carved and Turned Walnut Wood Needlepoint Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
Rocking chair from the late 19th century, hand carved with turned wood details on 2 casters.
Sturdy and comfortable crafted frame with decorative rocking base.
Nail head trim adorn t...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Metal
Circa 1770 Pair of French Fauteuils En Cabriolet Armchairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1770 pair of French fauteuils en cabriolet (open arm chairs). Transitional Rococo to Neo-classical period and design (Louis XV-XVI). Carved walnut & beech, original gilding rem...
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1770s French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Dutch 18th Century Marquetry Settee
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This Dutch Rococo style three-seat-back settee is a wonderful addition to any interior. Crafted during the 19th century with high quality, ornate marquetry work. The top of each seat...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Hardwood
Swedish Rococo Walnut Armchair
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish rococo walnut armchair circa 1740-1769. Finely hand-carved in a nice, large scale. Excellent condition. Stable, sold and sturdy. Mortise and tenon joints. Exquisite carved de...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
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 Seating
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish TragSofa Gustavian Original Patina
Located in Houston, TX
Imbued with the elegance of 18th-century Swedish design, this tragsofa emanates a timeless allure. Crafted with masterful artistry, its exquisite form showcases a harmonious blend of...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
1750 Venezia Italy Set 4 Blue Lacquered Wooden Dining Armchairs with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a magnificent set of four Venetian armchairs lacquered in blue with a fine polychrome little flowers decoration. Engraved and lacquered walnut.
A delicate and refined drawin...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Silk, Wood, Lacquer
Pair of armchairs. Wood, textile. 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of armchairs. Wood, textile. 18th century.
Pair of high-backed armchairs with arms of the "queen's fateuil" type, with a carved wooden frame in its own color. It features curv...
Category
18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Other
$3,905 / set
Pair of Late 19th Century Venetian Armchairs, Restyled with Dedar Milano Bouclé
Located in Brescia, Brescia
A refined pair of late 19th-century Venetian armchairs, finely hand-carved in solid walnut, fully restored and reinterpreted with a contemporary sensibility. The seats have been reup...
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1890s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Metal
Dining Chairs Set of 6 Swedish Rococo Period 18th Century Brown Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A set (assembled) of six dining chairs made during the Rococo period 1750-1775 in Sweden. Beautiful raw patina with stunning carvings. Cabriole legs ending in claw and ball feet.
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique French Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Dining Side Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Rococo Revival Ornately Carved Walnut Dining Side Chairs with Carved Stretcher Bases and Green Upholstered Seats - Set of 6. Original custom plastic covers included (...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
Fine 19th Century Italian Venetian Carved Giltwood Armchair
Located in Benington, Herts
Finely carved mid 19th century Italian giltwood open armchair of wide proportions in the Rococo manner.
Italy, Venice Circa 1860.
The asymmetrical scroll and leaf-carved top rail, centred on a stylised shell within over scrolled uprights, above a newly upholstered grey silk padded and dished seat between scroll-ended arms, raised on a decorative foliate carved scrolling X-frame base with a conforming central stylised shell.
In excellent condition having a wonderful look to the gilt work this gondola style chair...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Pair of Antique German Antler Chairs with Rococo Style Upholstery
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique German Antler chairs with rococo style upholstery.
German, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 212cm, depth 80cm
The...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Seating
Materials
Antler, Upholstery
Italian, Venezia, Shaped and Carved Rococo Period Walnut Divano, 3rdq 18th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a slightly arched crest rail with a carved finial the back curving into the sides with carved detail at handles, the seat rail punctuated by carved squares above the slightly ...
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1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
Venetian armchair from the 18th century
Located in Vicenza, IT
This 18th-century Venetian armchair dates from the height of the Rococo period, with a carved wooden frame richly decorated with floral motifs and lion's paw legs. The tapestry with ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
Beautiful French Canape 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautiful French Canape 18th Century
French from the 18th century,
in carved and gilded wood.
Upholstered seat, back and arms.
Dim.: 112 x 169 x 60 cm.
good condition
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Brass and Red Velvet Chiavari Chair, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This Chiavari chair is all made of brass with a red velvet on the seat. The quality of this chair is a very nice. This is a French work, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Brass
Italian, Firenze, Set of 8 Walnut & Upholstered Dining Chairs, 2nd half 18thc.
Located in Atlanta, GA
the chairs having Queen Anne stylized backsplats above flared seats with drop-in upholstered cushions, with straight slanted block back legs, the front legs of cabriole form with pad...
Category
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Roccoco swedish chairs with lion paws feet & balustrade shaped backrest
Located in PARIS, FR
This striking pair of Swedish baroque chairs, circa 1800, embodies the elegance and grandeur of 18th-century design. With their bold lion’s paw feet and finely sculpted baluster back...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Rococo seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo seating 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 seating 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 seating 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 seating, popular names associated with this style include Modenese Gastone, Poltrona Frau, Renzo Frau, and Europa Antiques. 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 seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $396 and tops out at $75,000 while the average work can sell for $4,700.
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