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
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.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
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
Gillows Country House Stool
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A finely carved mahogany Gillows design library stool/ coffee table. Turned and stylised acanthus leaf decorated legs with a solid brass top block to leg...
Category
16th Century British Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Brass
$11,700
Period 18th Century Rococo Sofa
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Period 18th Century Rococo sofa from the area of Lindome, Sweden.
It has exquisite carving, the whole standing on cabriolet legs tapering to the ball and...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Venetian Dining Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of six stunning Venetian dining chairs in purple mohair.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$5,800 / set
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
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Upholstery, Paint
Napoleon III Style Carved Giltwood Rope-Twist Stool; Manner of A.M.E. Fournier
Located in San Francisco, CA
the circular tabouret with new decking above a rope-twist giltwood frame with cabriole supports with knotted feet all joined by an x-form stretcher centering a robust central knot; f...
Category
1950s French Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Swedish Period Rococo 3-Chair Back Painted Sofa Bench, Early 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Rococo style three-chair back sofa from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique bench from Sweden features three carved back splats for resting, with sweetly carved flowers adorning the top of each chair rail, flanked within curvy wood arm rests at each far end. The skirt is has an elegantly draped from with shell carving embellishing the center. This piece is nicely presented upon four legs, which are supported with a turned H-stretcher. The front legs are cabriole style with rear legs squared and sabred. The upholstered seat is ready for a refreshment, the perfect opportunity to make this your own. This antique Swedish rococo style sofa...
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Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Period Stockholm Made Rococo Side Chairs with Carved Decoration
Located in Washington, DC
A pair of Stockholm made Rococo chairs scraped to original paint, with carved splats, cabriole legs, H-Form cross stretchers, and new linen upholstery. Created in the 18th century, e...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
German 19th Century Rococo Settee
Located in Kent, Dover
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.
Category
1830s German Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fruitwood
Dinning Room Chairs In Rococo Style Made In Light Mahogany & Fabric From 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...
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1920s Danish Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Italian Antique Chair, 1500s
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful and very rare Italian antique chair from the 1500s.
In finely crafted walnut wood, red velvet and bangs, the antique chair is in its o...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
$6,247 Sale Price
20% Off
18th century Venetian Rococo Armchair
Located in Troy, NY
A delicate armchair of typical form, with beautiful lines and proportions and delicately carved details.
Ex Metropolitan Museum of Art.
For an almost identical chair see: “Il Mobile ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
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 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
18th Century, Four Italian Large Lacquered Giltwood Armchairs
Located in IT
18th century, four Italian large lacquered giltwood armchairs
These refined four armchairs were made in the first half of the 18th century in centr...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
18th century high back Swedish chair with leather seat
Located in London, GB
C18th Swedish Rococo chair with leather seat.
A handsome single high backed chair circa 1760 which has a simple understated well worn patina and leather drop in seat that’s been repl...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather
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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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Foam, Wood
Carved "Trag Roccoco" Sofa
Located in Washington, DC
A painted and beautifully carved "Trag Rococo" sofa, with original upholstery.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Paint, Upholstery, Wood
$19,500
Rococo sofa made in Stockholm, Sweden
Located in 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
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Venetian Dining Chairs
Located in London, Park Royal
Early 20th century Set of six Venetian dining chairs painted with an aged gold highlight .
They have reupholstered with a linen fabric.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$10,446 / set
Pair Louis XV White Painted Bergeres, circa 1755, stamped Jean-Baptiste Gourdin
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A pair of Louis XV white painted Bergeres en corbeille, circa 1755. Each with padded back and seat with channelled frame and foliate-carved rails and cresting, with padded arms, on c...
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Mid-18th 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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
Pair of 18th Century Swedish Rococo Period Armchairs
Located in Charleston, SC
18th Century Swedish period Rococo pair of armchairs that have been scraped to the most its original finish with the natural wood showing through.
This pair features carved cabriole...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood, 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
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$5,235 / set
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.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Late 19th Century Venetian Armchairs, Restyled with Dedar Milano Bouclé
Located in Bagnolo Mella, 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
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 fas...
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18th Century German Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$5,310 Sale Price / set
28% Off
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...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Set of 10 Italian Venetian Painted Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 10 Italian Venetian (18th Century) painted and gilt trimmed side chairs with open carved backs and red upholstered seats supported by fluted legs. (PRICED AS SET)
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
$72,500 / set
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...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French 19th Century Rococo Revival Giltwood Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
An exquisite French 19th century giltwood armchair. This one-of-a-kind piece has every curve of the carved wood frame complemented beautifully by the warm gilt finish and striking di...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
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
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.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Pine
Rosewood settee
Located in London, England
Reupholstered French rosewood rococo style two seat settee on cabriole legs. Circa 1890.
H 89cm (SH 47cm) x W 125cm x D 72cm
Category
1890s French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Rosewood
$4,443
Pair of Swedish 18th Century Rococo Armchairs
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A large and comfortable pair of white and green painted Rococo fauteuils (Fauteuil à la Reine), each with a cartouche-shaped back, the padded arms and ...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$22,226 / set
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
18th Century French Rococo Armchair
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An 18th century French rococo armchair the darker aged patina. Hand carved open arm fauteil with hand woven fabric.
Please note that this armchair i...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of 18th C Style Portuguese Dining Chair by Randy Esada Designs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of 18th C Style Portuguese Dining Chair by Randy Esada Designs. This listing is for two chairs but we actually have six chairs available. Sol in pairs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
$4,720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century antique Louis XVI or Neo Rococo Style Chair walnut hand crafted
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant 4 Louis Seize chair, circa 1870 neo Rococo. Solid walnut. On the legs of the legs, a strongly cambered frame. Braided medallion-shaped backr...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
Neo-Baroque Throne in White Finish and Upholstered Fabric
Located in PADOVA, Italy
A whimsical neo-rococo furniture such this piece bring immediate attention to any household space. The exciting bold prints on two bright colours of the upholstered fabric over the plush inner cushion for extra comfy. The hard wooden frame are as exciting as the soft cushion part. The off white framing with curl motif and bold crown balancing, with the intricte lower rim of the arm chair. This collection is also available in set of four and in a bigger scale...
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2010s Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Round Ottoman Wood Structure Fabric or Leather Matching fringes
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Upholstered in high quality velvet in a delicate pastel colour, this pouf has a refined design. The central band, decorated with an intricate geometric pattern reminiscent of the Tri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
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
Materials
Rosewood
$2,402
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
18th Century Venetian Rococo Polychrome and Gilded Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Fine 18th century Venetian Rococo polychrome and gilded antique chair
Gorgeous Venetian green and gilt carved wood side chair. This Rococo chai...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Reuph...
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1920s Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric
$1,950 / set
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".
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$1,046 Sale Price / set
30% Off
18th Century Swedish Rococo Children Chair with Original Paint Swedish Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish Rococo children chair from Sundsvall Medelpad, Northern Sweden
A very charming and genuine Rococo Chair.
Great for children aged 6-12 years.
Scraped by hand to its originalpaint.
Good antique condition with minor historic knocks, marks, scratchers, wear, imperfections as is to be expected with functional antique furniture.
A rare find that would look amazing in the right location.
It is upholstered in old antique linen fabric...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Pine
A Fine Venetian Rococo Polychrome Open Armchair, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Fine Venetian Rococo
Polychrome Open Armchair
18th Century
With upholstered back and seat on cabriole legs ending in scrolled toes
Height 41 ½ in. width 29 in. Depth 21 in.
C...
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Seating
19th Century Antique Venetian Carved Gold Giltwood Throne Chairs, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning pair of antique Venetian throne or court chairs with carved shells, foliate details, and cloven hoof feet
Italy, late 19th century
Carved ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
$1,596 Sale Price / set
68% Off
Pair Danish Rococo Armchairs of Walnut and Red Aniline Leather from ca. 1880
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Pair of Danish Rococo armchairs of walnut upholstered with reddish aniline leather with patina.
Handcrafted and carved by a danish master carpenter ca. 1880.
Upholstery of later da...
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Early 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Italian Rococo Side Chairs, 18th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th century Italian walnut Rococo side chairs
Additional information:
Materials: walnut
Color: red
Period: 18th century
Styles: Italian, Rococo
Number of seats: 2
...
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18th Century Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
$2,950 / set
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 a...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
Pair Late 18th C./Early 19th C. Barrel Back Bergeres
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a super chic pair of late 18th or early 19th c. European Barrel Back bergeres. I believe that the bergeres are Italian in origin, but not q...
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1790s European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Large Wide Danish Rococo Armchair, Circa 1770
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large wide danish rococo armchair, circa 1770.
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,499 Sale Price
45% Off
French Louis XV Rococo Giltwood Fauteuil Oversized Armchairs - a Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Mid-20th Century Rococo Seating
Materials
Cotton
$1,492 Sale Price / set
37% Off
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
1750 Venezia Italy Set 3 Green Lacquered Wooden Engraved Chairs with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a magnificent set of three Venetian chairs lacquered in light green with a fine polychrome little flowers decoration.
A delicate and refined drawing of polychrome floral gar...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Silk, Lacquer
Set of 4 Vintage Italian Rococo Arm Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Set of four Italian Rococo armchairs. Their shaped cushioned back supports seamlessly connect with scrolling arms. The cream and blush pink uph...
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wood
$6,200 / set
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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