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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
Rococo Style Carved Cherry Upholstered Child Size Chaise Lounge
Located in Germantown, MD
A Rococo style cherry upholstered child size chaise lounge with exquisite carvings and in excellent condition. Measures 33" in width, 14" in depth and stand 23.75" tall.
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Late 20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Cherry

18th Century French Rococo Painted Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent French Rococo or late Baroque painted sofa decorated with a whimsical Rocaille carved frame. Encased in scroll designs reminiscent of Versailles grottos. Newly refurbishe...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating

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Mohair, Wood, Linen

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

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Upholstery, Walnut

Rococo Style Settee, Sofa or Canape in Fine Black and Beige Upholstery, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
19th-early 20th century settees / canapes or loveseats in Rococo style having a fine Fabric. This is simply the finest pair of wonderfully covered and carved oversized settees...
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Italian Gilt Rococo Style Armchair
Located in Buchanan, NY
An exquisite Italian gilt Rococo style armchair. This beautiful armchair is crafted from the finest materials and designed with intricate attention t...
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20th Century Italian Rococo Seating

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Upholstery

Rococo Style Settee, Sofa or Canape in Fine Black and Beige Upholstery
Located in Plainview, NY
19th-early 20th century settee / canape or loveseat in Rococo style having a fine Fabric. This is simply the finest find of wonderfully covered and carved oversized settee...
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating

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Fabric, Wood

Louis XV Style Hand Painted Bench
Located in Pomona, CA
Louis XV style bench. The painted back panel with game birds is surrounded by heavily carved gilt-work in a Rococo style.
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Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

Swedish 19th Century Rococo Style Painted Upholstered Stool with Carved Shells
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style painted wood stool from the 19th century, with carved shells and newer upholstery. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this painted stools features a sq...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Italian Venetian Carved Round Back Armchair
Located in New York, 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 Seating

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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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood, Paint

Antique Italian Rococo Style Figural Lion Tufted Italian Leather Parlor Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Rococo Styled Hand-Carved Finely Detailed Figural Lion Motif Newly Upholstered Cognac Tufted Italian Leather 2pc Parlor Set. Absolutely Exquisite Antique Italian Rococo Styled , Hand-Carved Finely Detailed Figural Lion Motiff with Lions-Paw Arms and Beautifully Carved Scrolled Acanthus Leaf 2pc Arm-Chair & Sofa Parlor Set. The Set has been Completely Custom Upholstered in a Gorgeous Soft “Cognac” Tufted Back Italian Leather with all New High-Density Foam , an Absolutely Rare & Exquisite 2pc Antique Parlor Set...
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1890s Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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Leather, Foam, Wood

18th Century Portuguese Dining Chairs, Set of 8
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb set of 8 Mid-18th Century Portuguese Rococo dining chairs. The chairs are beautifully carved of solid walnut and are highlighted with carved acanthus leaf and other ...
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Mid-18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating

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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 fashion with silvered furniture an...
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18th Century German Antique Rococo Seating

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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.
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1940s French Vintage Rococo Seating

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Brass

18th Century Pair of Rococo Chairs
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very nice pair of Rococo chairs, newly upholstered in leather with a vintage look. Could be bought together with another pair of Rococo chairs in same color wood and leather, just a ...
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18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Seating

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Leather, Wood

Italian, 19th Century Rococo Style Walnut Upholstered Armchair with Fine Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style tall back walnut armchair from the 19th century with scrolled open arms, cabriole legs on hoofed feet and upholstery. This Italian Rococo style armchair featu...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

Set of Six Rococo Dining Room Chairs of Light Mahogany, 1760s
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of six Rococo dining room chairs of light mahogany and fabric with pattern from circa 1760s. The chairs are in great vintage condition.  
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1760s Danish Antique Rococo Seating

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Fabric, Mahogany

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 Seating

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Upholstery, Mahogany

White Painted Rococo Dining Chair with Striped Upholstery from the 1760s
Located in Lejre, DK
White painted Rococo dining chair with striped upholstery from the 1760s. The chair is in great vintage condition.
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18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

Pair of Swedish Rococo Style Carved Painted Upholstered Stools, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo style painted stools from the late 19th century with richly carved décor, cabriole legs and newly upholstered seats. Each of this pair of Scandinavian Rococo style stools features a square seat reupholstered in a double welt cotton fabric, sitting above a skirt carved on all sides with exquisite volute motifs. Four cabriole legs, marked with striking medallions on the knees, raise each stool. The C-scrolls of the skirt are beautifully echoed in the curves of the scrolled feet. The paint color, which has been refreshed, is typical of the Scandinavian taste for light colors. Combined with the elegance of the lines and skill shown in the carved decor, this pair of Swedish Rococo style stools showcases the workmanship of 19th century Swedish furniture...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Antique French Cane Dining Chairs Suite of 10
Located in Buxton, GB
ROCAILLE ANTIQUES This is a suite of 10 antique French cane dining chairs from the early 20th in the Louis xv style. The chairs are m...
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1930s French Vintage Rococo Seating

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Cane, Wood

Pair of Italian Rococo Square Stools With Faux Sheepskin
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of mid-century modern Italian Rococo stools with faux sheepskin seats. Base is made of wood painted in a light blue with gold trim with gilt feet on cabriole legs. Thick white f...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating

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Sheepskin, Wood

Pair Gilt Arm Chairs French Rococo Carved
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stylish pair of French Rococo gilt arm chairs Very wide arms so comfortable to sit in Ornately carved frames are very detailed with floral motifs Reupholstered with floral print so c...
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1920s Vintage Rococo Seating

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Fabric

Pair of 18th Century Walnut Rococo Side Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Pair of fine period 18th Century Walnut Rococo side chairs, likely Dutch, with rush seats, having shaped yoke crests with evidence of earlier, likely crest, carving over woven rush s...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Rococo Seating

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Walnut

Antique dining room chairs in light mahogany Rococo style 1920s
Located in Lejre, DK
Antique dining room chairs in light mahogany with light fabric upholstery made in Rococo style from around the 1920s. Measurements in cm: H:105.5 W...
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1920s Danish Vintage Rococo Seating

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Mahogany

Pair of 19th century Carolean inspired hall chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Unusual pair of carolean inspired hall chairs circa 1880. Made from earlier 18th century elements.  Carved back rests with inlaid floral plaques. Slight differences in carvings plea...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Rococo Seating

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Walnut

1930’s French Rococo Louis XV Style Lacquered Green Vanity Stool
Located in Charleston, SC
1930’s French Rococo Louis XV Style Lacquered Green Vanity Stool A beautiful 1930’s vanity stool that has been lacquered in “Danish Lawn” by Farrow and Ba...
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1930s American Vintage Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer

21st Century Hand Decorated Bombed Pink Ottoman by Modenese Gastone
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Boasting a bold and curvy silhouette, this classic baroque-inspired ottoman is an example of exquisite craftsmanship by the Italian producer Modenese Gastone Interiors. It combines r...
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2010s Italian Rococo Seating

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Vintage French Rococo Style Asymmetrical Fireside Ice Blue Mohair Chairs - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Rococo Style Asymmetrical Fireside Chairs Newly Upholstered in Ice Blue Mohair - Pair The 1940 vintage pair of French Rococo style asymmetrical fireside chairs exude ...
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1940s French Vintage Rococo Seating

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Mohair, Wood

Set of Four Italian Giltwood Venetian Style Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable set of four Italian dining chairs made in the Venetian Rococo style. Featuring carved giltwood frames with a floral decorated needlepoint seat. Beautiful ribbon design back splats with a scalloped seat...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood, Giltwood, Wool

Magnificent 18th Century South American Colonial Escaño Settee
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Magnificent 18th Century South American Colonial Escaño Settee in light wood Backrest formed by four "guitar" sections, cut out, with its necks decorated by volutes centralizing car...
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Late 18th Century South American Antique Rococo Seating

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Chestnut

Antique French Rococo Style Parcel Gilt Mahogany, Tapestry Bergere Chair C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Rococo style bergere offers parcel gilt mahogany frame with carved gadroon crest over floral tapestry back and seat, raised on cabriole legs, c1920 Measures- 36.75...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating

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Tapestry, Mahogany

Exceptional 18th Century Swedish Rococo Chair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Exceptional 18th century Swedish Rococo chair with embossed carvings, original surface and great shape. ca 1770 Sweden.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

Grosfeld house style French fireside chair pair
Located in Farmingdale, NJ
Highly sculptural with a lot of fanciful details, carved legs, indicative of grosfeld house / Hollywood regency styling.
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1940s American Vintage Rococo Seating

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Wood

18th c. Swedish Rococo Period Armchair in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
An 18th c Rococo period armchair from Lindome, Sweden, hand-scraped to the original paint and newly upholstered in linen. Lovely shell motif on the back and seat frame with cabriole ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Linen, Wood, Paint

18th century, Italian Rococo Lacquered and Gilt Wood Bench
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Lacquered and Gilt Wood Bench This elegant bench in lacquered and gilded wood, was made in the Rococo period in Genoa, Italy, around the middle of the eighteen...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

Spazzapan Italian Post-Modern Pop Art Red Metal Armchair with Fabric Seat Cover
Located in New York, NY
A fun unique modern organic Italian design, manufactured and signed by the Italian artist, Anacleto Spazzapan (Luino, Italy - 1943). A seating collector piece, a minimalist design ma...
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Early 2000s Italian Rococo Seating

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Wire

French Rococo Style Carved Two-seat Bench with Embossed Leather Upholstery
Located in San Francisco, CA
the shaped leather seat above a conforming frame adorned with carved rocaille and foliate motifs all raised on cabriole supports joined by an undulating stretcher
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Early 1900s French Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

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 condition and is unmarked.b
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Poplar, Paint

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 motif and the enti...
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20th Century Rococo Seating

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Fabric, Wood

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 Seating

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Muslin, Beech

Pair of Portuguese Rococo Side Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a great pair of carved Portuguese Oak Rococo side chairs. These chairs are beautifully carved with exaggerated cabriole legs detailed with carved knees, stirrups and pad feet. The center splat is whimsical with its scrolling carved openwork. The crest rail features a central carved cartouche. The modified balloon seat is further detailed by an oxbow front and carved center cartouche. The chairs are ready to ship and would spice up just about any room. **Please contact MJH Design...
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Late 18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Oak

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 Seating

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Beech

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 Seating

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Nutwood

Early Antique French Rococo Vernis Martin & Giltwood Half-Recamier Settee 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Rococo half recamier settee offers giltwood scroll and foliate form frame with reserve having Vernis Martin courting scene in countryside setting, carved cartouche ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating

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Silk, Giltwood

18th Century Swedish Rococo Bench
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare and iconic 18th century Swedish Rococo Bench makes for quite the statement piece. Featuring light color of the painted wood along with t...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

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

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Wood

Set of 6 Rococo Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fine set of 6 Rococo chairs with a white washed finish. Seats are covered in basic fabric that may need to be re-upholstered if desired.
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

19th/20th Century FRENCH SET AND PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS
Located in Madrid, ES
19th/20th Century FRENCH SET AND PAIR OF ARMCHAIRS in gilded and carved wood. Upholstered seats and back. Dim.: (canapé) 94 x 145 x 55 cm; (chair) 100 x 70 x 55 cm. good conditions
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

Beautiful Portuguese Canape 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PORTUGUESE CANAPÉ 18th Century 18th Century Portuguese in rosewood with carvings. Hollow back decorated with "rocaille" elements and volutes. Fabric upholstered seat. Small defects....
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

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

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Linen, Wood, Paint

18th Century Swedish Rococo Sofa
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Rococo sofa from Lindome. The raised sofa back crowns and undulating s-shaped front edges are exquisitely hand-carved in the form of shel...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Linen, Wood, Paint

18th Century Swedish Rococo Tragsofa
Located in Huntington, NY
An exquisite Swedish tragsofa with traditional Rococo shape and design (e.g. cabriole legs, curves and counter-curves) and Gustavian carvings (e.g. cross hatching, floral detail abov...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Linen, Wood, Paint

Rococo sofa made in Stockholm, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rococo tragsofa made in Stockholm, Sweden around 1770. The front is decorated with beautiful shells, that is distinctive for the Rococo period and also leaf carving on the front and ...
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1770s Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

German 19th Century Rococo Settee
Located in London, GB
A German early XIX Century settee in the Rococo manner. In beautifully carved bleached fruitwood and upholstered in stone coloured silk with brass studs and brass caster feet.
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1830s German Antique Rococo Seating

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Fruitwood

Striped Gold Upholstery Fine Deep Carved Mahogany Frame Lounge Chair Solid Frame
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Striped Gold Upholstery Fine Deep Carved Mahogany Frame Lounge Chair Solid Frame. Upholstery is in Slightly as is condition as pictured.
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20th Century American Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Mahogany

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 Seating

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Walnut

18th Century Swedish Armchair
Located in Salisbury, GB
A very beautiful 18th century Swedish period rococo armchair which has been carefully dry scraped back to its original pale cream paint (not retouched or repainted) This is a very ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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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, folk art, building and garden elements 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 Jonathan Sainsbury. 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 $4,995.

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