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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
long Carved Walnut Arms Tall Back Turned Legs X Base Stretcher Arm Chair MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
long Carved Walnut Arms Tall Back Turned Legs X Base Stretcher Gold & Pink Flower Upholstery w/ Tassels Arm Fireside Chair MINT!
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20th Century American Rococo Seating

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Walnut

A Pair of Madame De Pompadour Folding Chairs By Vivian Van Schagen, Rococo Style
Located in Roma, IT
I propose a pair of fun and unusual folding chairs that will transform your living room into a Royal reception area. Inspired by the court seating chairs of Louis XV, these folding c...
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1990s European Rococo Seating

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Plywood

Set of Eight Venetian Dining Chairs and Bench
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Decorative set of eight 18th century painted Venetian dining chairs and bench. This wonderful set has a great amount of charm and history. B...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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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

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 Seating

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Giltwood, Velvet

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

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Textile, Wood

Set of Six North European 18th Century Rococo Dining Chairs
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A set of six North European (Danish or North Germany) parcel-gilt beechwood dining chairs. The pierced back with shaped splat, above a bow-fronted padded seat, on cabriole legs. Seat...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating

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Beech

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 Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Regency Rosewood X Stool
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A large late Regency / Early Victorian rosewood X stool of a good original colour and patina: Rococo design with finely carved c-scrolls and handsome turned a...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Rococo Seating

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Rosewood

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

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Walnut

Set of Six Swedish 18th Century Rococo Chairs
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fine set of six 18th century Swedish Rococo chairs in their raw wood finish with nice patination. ca 1770 Sweden
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Black Rococo Armchair
Located in San Angelo, TX
A stunning late 18th century/early 19th century Swedish Rococo armchair featuring black paint with natural worn patina coming through showcasing the original wood color with also dee...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Pine, Paint

Pair of 1920s Continental Upholstered Ottomans with Carved S-Scroll Bases
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Rococo style Continental 1920s white painted ottomans with S-Scroll legs. Elevate your home with this stunning pair of Continental ottomans, boasting elegant Rococo influen...
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating

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Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Wood

Neo-Rococo Giltwood Canapé, Hand-Carved, Blue Velvet, Italy, 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Magnificent and Palatial Neo-Rococo Giltwood Canapé. The top rail exuberantly carved with a trumpeting putto seated in a conche shell surrounded by acanthus leaves and flanked by...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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Giltwood

18th Century Rococo Swedish Armchair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning Rococo chair you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful chair is a statement piece and ve...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Wood, Paint

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 Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Swedish Rococo Carved Pine Trågsoffa
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Swedish “trågsoffa” is a traditional wooden sofa of the Rococo and Gustavian periods, usually made of fir, and decoratively carved. This example is beautifully ornamented with s...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Pine

Fine 18th Century Swedish Rococo Corner Armchair
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fine and unusual Swedish 18th century Rococo armchair in Its original colour. Ca 1770 Sweden.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

Rococo Style Upholstered Open Armchair
Located in Vienna, AT
Rococo style black leather upholstered open armchair and on cabriole legs with balls on the ends, gold plated. Made in Austria in th...
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1850s Austrian Antique Rococo Seating

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14k Gold

Set Of Four Italian Rococo Painted and Gilded Chairs Venice
Located in Hudson, NY
Set of four 18th century Italian painted & parcel-gilt chairs, Venetian. These beautiful chairs have carved wooden frames with sweet detailing. The surface is painted green with gold...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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Gold

Fine 18th Century Swedish Rococo Chair
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fine and unusually large 18th century Swedish Rococo period chair in its original finish with fantastic shape and proportions, circa 1760 Sweden.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Pine

18th Century Italian Walnut Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
Beautiful 18th century Italian sofa in carved walnut. Has the detail of an impish sprite in the carving at the centre of the backrest which, ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood, Walnut

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

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Wood

Excellent Pair French Boudoir Chairs
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A very nice pair of French gilt boudoir chairs, with intricate bergere panels to the tops, in overall very good condition. 36" high 16" wide 18" seat height You are welcome to view...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating

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Giltwood

Set of Vintage Danish Antique 18th century Lounge Chairs, style of Louis XV
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
This elegant set of four hand-carved and decorated wooden rococo Lounge Chairs from the mid-18th century embody that timeless French elegance. They are reminiscent of a classic Frenc...
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19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating

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Velvet, Walnut

19th Century Swedish Provincial Tragsofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A charming provincial Swedish tragsofa dating. From the turn of the 19th Century in old, but not original, paint remnants. Later cushions covered in plain linen.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Pine, Paint

Pair 18th Century Portuguese Colonial Carved Palisander Side Chairs Rococo LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair 18th Century Portuguese Colonial Carved Palisander Side Chairs Rococo LA CA. Good Period Pair Circa 1700’s Portuguese Colonial carved palisander wood side chairs. Portuguese furnishings of the 18th century are bold, quirky, intensive and unlike those of any other country. They have their own national flavor. The pieces often boast elaborately turned legs and energetic carving, pierced decorations and unpredictable combinations of the other styles. in 18th century colonial Latin America by way of Portugal, the influence of which lasted from the 1690’s through to the development of neoclassicism in the 1780s. Elements of the chairs’ design can be found in the work of Thomas Chippendale, as published in the three editions of his Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director from 1754. Portugal and England shared a significant bond during the eighteenth century, brought about by Portugal’s decision in 1703 to fight along side the British in the War of Spanish Succession and its bitter relations with the other leading European nations. A vogue for furniture in the English style thus developed, seeded by the many pieces brought back to Portugal in 1693 by the widowed Catherine of Braganza...
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

Pair of Rococo-Style Beech Bergere Chairs, Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Pair of Rococo-Style Beech Bergere Chairs, Late 20th Century mmerse yourself in the refined elegance of these Rococo-inspired bergère armchairs, expertly crafted from beech. Their g...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Beech

French 19th Century Rococo Style Armchair
Located in San Marino, CA
A Rococo style armchair from the 19th century, delicately carved with floral clasps to the crest and seat rails and to the tops of the cabriole l...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating

Materials

Wood

Large French Giltwood Ornate Antique Sofa
Located in London, GB
Large French giltwood ornate antique sofa French, Early 20th Century Height 100cm, width 214cm, depth 75cm Upholstered with lavish decorative leopard...
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Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Giltwood

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

Materials

Muslin, Beech

Mid-18th Century Italian Pair of Armchairs with Leather Covers, Milan circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of armchairs Original impressed leather covers Milan, circa 1750 They measure: 40.94" high [18.11" to the seat] x 21.65" in deep x 27.55". 104 cm high (46 to the seat) x 55 ...
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1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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Leather, Walnut

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 Seating

Materials

Linen, Wood

Italian Carved Walnut Chairs with Leather Covers, Milan, circa 1750
Located in Milano, IT
Four carved walnut chairs with leather covers Milan, circa 1750 They measure: 39.37” high, 18.30” to the seat, 21.65” deep x 19.29” (100 cm high, 46.5 cm to the seat, 55 cm deep x 49 cm) State of conservation: - the leather covers are not original; - some signs of use, especially on leather covers; - the rocailles at the height of the backrests have lost part of the carved elements. The four walnut chairs have a mixtilinear structure adorned with rocaille relief carvings; the legs are shaped and end with a curl. The backs and seats are padded and covered with impressed leather with figures and cartouche decorations from later production. Around the mid-eighteenth century in Milan it was very popular to cover seats with impressed leather. Mutton or cowhide was used which, suitably tanned, was then worked with heated irons (hot decoration) or with carved wooden molds (cold decoration). These were impressed on the leather until obtaining a darker brown color. Our group of chairs...
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1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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Leather, Walnut

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 Seating

Materials

Wood

Pair of Louis XV Style Lounge Chairs by Henredon
Located in Chicago, IL
Bring a touch of timeless French elegance to your home with this pair of Henredon Louis XV–style lounge chairs. Each boasts a beautifully cerused oak carved frame, from the graceful ...
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1970s North American Vintage Rococo Seating

Materials

Oak

Italian Rococo Style Settee Polychromed in Green and Gold
Located in Pembroke, MA
A very stylish Italian green and gold polychromed settee in the Rococo style, recently re-upholstered in muslin.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Gesso, Wood, Paint

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 Seating

Materials

Giltwood

Deer Sculpture Art Chair by GORDON GU
Located in hong kong, HK
The chair is based on a Rococo style antique chair. This style of furniture flourished in the 30s of the 18th century, emphasizing beautiful art decoration and smooth curved shapes, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Rococo Seating

Materials

Crystal, Brass

A Colonial Chippendale Inspired Rococo Period Suite, Chairs & Settee, circa 1790
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A gorgeous decorative suite of 18th century colonial Rococo chairs. Possibly from Brazil with Portuguese influence. Circa 1790. Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of our exquis...
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18th Century Brazilian Antique Rococo Seating

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Hardwood, Harewood

Rare pair of Inlaid Chairs, Veneto, first quarter of the 18th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Rare pair of chairs, Veneto, first quarter eighteenth century era. Made of walnut, they have the front richly inlaid with cherry feather and olive burl, with a bouquet of flowers i...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

Materials

Wood

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 Seating

Materials

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

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

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 Seating

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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...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

19th Century Italian Rococo Sofa
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully carved sofa with original cream and yellow paint finish. Rococo detailing. New upholstery.
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

Materials

Fabric

Late 18th Century Pair of Swedish Red Painted Rococo Pine Side Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
Late 18th-century pair of Swedish Rococo pine side chairs retaining an original brick red painted finish that has been gently scraped, allowing areas of natural pine to show through ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Muslin, Pine, Paint

Elegant 18th Century Tuscan Rococo Daybed, Newly Upholstered
Located in Brussels, BE
Elegant 18th century Tuscan Rococo daybed, newly upholstered.    
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

19th Century Upholstered Sofa With Musical Motifs, France
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful Late 19th Century Upholstered Sofa With Musical Motifs. This sofa embodies the opulent Rococo style, known for its flowing curves, ornate carvings, and asymmetrical, yet ha...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating

Materials

Gold Leaf

Armchairs French Rococo Period 18th Century Brown Frame Black Leather France
Located in New York, NY
Armchairs French Rococo Period 18th century brown frame black leather France. An assembled pair of armchairs made during the Rococo period in Fran...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

18th Century Swedish Rococo Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A period 18th Century Swedish Rococo sofa with stylish carving and swept arms and back. Original paint with a wonderful worn patina. With its original seating sprung and in good cond...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Rococo Style Dining Chair Painted Black From 1860s
Located in Lejre, DK
Black painted dining chair in the style of Rococo from the 1860s. The chair is in great vintage condition and with striped upholstery.
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1860s Danish Antique Rococo Seating

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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...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Upholstery, Wood

Antique Italian Figural Tufted Sofa and Chair Newly Reupholstered in Leather
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian Rococo Style Hand-Carved Finely Detailed Figural Lion Motif Tufted Sofa and Chair Set Newly Reupholstered in a Full Grain Italian Cognac Leather Antique Parlor Set...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

Materials

Leather, Foam, Wood

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

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

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 Seating

Materials

Paint

Set of 4 18thc Italian Dore Chairs from Lucca
Located in New Orleans, LA
Four elegant matching side chairs with cabriole legs. Heavily gilded. Purchased in Lucca, Italy. With extravagant detail and beautiful gilding, these chairs make a statement! Rococo ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating

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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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood, Paint

Pair of French Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a pair of Rococo style floral armchairs. These chairs come in a beautiful white and blue color with dainty floral fabric on the cushions and back cushions. Woul...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating

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Wood

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

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Antler, Upholstery

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.