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
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
Danish Pair of Elegant Period Rococo Side Chairs (Upholstered Seats)
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish pair of period Rococo painted and carved-wood side chairs, with upholstered seats, from the 18th century. These antique chairs from Denmark have b...
Category
18th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Italian, Piemonte, Louis XV Period Poltrone in Carved Walnut, mid 18th cen
Located in Atlanta, GA
having upholstered seats and backs with slightly recessed carved arms and carved cabriole legs
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Mahogany
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
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...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique French Louis XV Style Giltwood Chairs Newly Upholstered in Velvet - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Louis XV Style Carved Painted Bergere Giltwood Chairs Newly Upholstered in Gold & Teal Patterned Velvet - Pair
We have two beautiful French Louis XV style bergere cha...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rococo Seating
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
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
18th Century Rococo Bergere Chair
Located in Ljungby, SE
A high-class and unusually large Rococo bergere chair, made in Stockholm during the 1760s-70s. Known for its exceptional comfort, the chair's substantial dimensions suggest it may ha...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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, ...
Category
2010s Chinese Rococo Seating
Materials
Crystal
$5,990 / item
18th Century Rococo Chairs Sweden
Located in SE
A pair of rococo chairs made in Sweden about 1765. The model are provincial and unique. The carvings on the top is typical for the Rococo period ...
Category
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Birch
$3,310 / set
Set of Four Louis XV Chairs
Located in SE
Set of four Louis XV chairs from about 1750, made in Netherlands. The back of the chairs are elegantly carved in round shapes. The the legs, board...
Category
1750s Dutch Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$8,866 / set
A Palatial Neo-Rococo Giltwood Canapé
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...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
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...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Antique German Antler Settee with Rococo Style Upholstery
Located in London, GB
Antique German antler settee with Rococo style upholstery
German, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 108cm, width 212cm, depth 80cm
This unusual...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Seating
Materials
Antler, Upholstery
$8,201 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Seating
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
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
Upholstery, Gesso, Wood, Paint
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
$10,252 / set
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...
Category
18th Century German Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$5,225 Sale Price / set
28% Off
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
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
$11,482
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Pine
1960s Carved And Painted Italian Bench / Ottoman In Striped Floral Chintz
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a sweet bench! It is an Italian piece with hand painted scrolling shells and vintage striped floral chintz cotton. It is in very good vintage con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Poplar, Paint
Italian Venetian Armchair, 18th Century
Located in CH
18th century Italian Venetian carved walnut armchair.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
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
...
Category
18th Century Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
$2,950 / set
18th c., Italian Rococo-style Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved and gilded, Italian, open-arm, Rococo-style armchair with cabriole legs and elegant, serpentine arms. Top rail boasts a foliate relief carving.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
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
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
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...
Category
1920s Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric
$1,913 / set
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
Vintage Swedish Rococo Italian Baroque Shell Carved Cream Painted Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Swedish Rococo Italian Baroque Style Shell Carved Cream Painted Side Chair. Item features beautiful striped upholstery, sturdy solid wood construction, stretcher supported ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Luxe Pair of Asnaghi Giltwood & Silk Armchairs
By ASNAGHI
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Opulent pair of Asnaghi Fauteuil Baroque Rococo armchairs. These hand carved chairs are truly a work of art. Asnaghi Interiors has been handcrafted since 1916 in Italy. Every piece o...
Category
1990s Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
$15,500 / set
Elegant French Louis XV Style Silver Gilt Chaise Lounge with Zebra Pattern
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Elegant French Louis XV Style Silver Gilt Chaise Lounge with Zebra Pattern Upholstery
A timeless statement piece, this French Louis XV-style chaise lounge exudes refined elegance an...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood, Velvet
Antique Danish Rococo Style Stools in Birch, 1870s. Set of 2.
Located in Asaa, DK
Antique Danish Rococo Style Stools in Birch, 1870s. Set of 2.
Lovely pair of matching stools made in Denmark in the late half of the 19th century.
Made from from solid flame birch ...
Category
Late 19th Century Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Birch
1700s Norwegian Farmer Rococo Style Pine Chair
Located in Skien, NO
Primitive antique chair from ca. 1730-50s. Handcrafted from nature pine in Norway. Painted in black and rest of the gold decoration, beautiful patina. Perfect adding to farmhouse / c...
Category
Early 18th Century Norwegian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Textile, Pine
$1,200 / item
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
Pair of Louis XV Style Lounge Chairs by Henredon
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 ...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Oak
$3,000 / set
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 Italian Grey Painted Rococo Sofa or Settee
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian late 18th century grey painted Rococo sofa
Complimentary delivery to most areas of London, UK.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian Gilt X Frame Curule Stool Circa 1800
Located in Sherborne, GB
This is a stunning Italian gilt X frame curule stool circa 1800. It features deep bold crisply carved lions heads, paws, corners scrolls and side rails. The gilding is slightly worn but untouched, it retains its original silk seat cushion...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Beech, Giltwood
Italian Carved Giltwood Bench W/ Embossed Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. giltwood Italian Rococo style bench. The bench is beautifully hand carved with details of scrolled acanthus leaves and flowers throughout. The bench is newly upholstered in a...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Giltwood
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
Chair Wingback Swedish Rococo Period 1750-1775 Brown Leather Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chair wingback Swedish Rococo Period 1750-1775 Brown Leather Sweden. An exquisite wingback chair made during the Rococo Period in Sweden. Original finish and upholstered in a waxed b...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Chair in the Style Second Rococo, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
This chair was made in Czechoslovakia, circa 1930. Chair was designed in the style second Rococo. Partially restored. Fabric of seat has been reupholster...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, String, Oak
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
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
Chairs Pair of Swedish Rococo 1750-1775 White Green Gray, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chairs pair of Swedish Rococo 1750-1775 white green gray, Sweden. A pair of side chairs made during the Rococo period 1750-1775 in Sweden. Painted in a greenish gray and upholstered ...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
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...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Rococco Gainsborough Chair
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Rococco design Gainsborough chair in the French taste. Shown in a bleached out finish but can be classically polished if required. To be upho...
Category
17th Century British Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Mahogany
$9,842 / set
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
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, Italian Rococo Lacquered and Giltwood Armchairs
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Baroque Lacquered and Giltwood Armchairs
This elegant armchair was made in the Baroque period in Turin, around the middle of the eighteenth century. The struct...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Italian Rococo Revival Style Settee or Sofa with Heraldic Motif in Black & Beige
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...
Category
Early 20th Century European Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
58% 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
Venetian Hand Painted & Caned Rococo Armchairs; a pair
Located in Malibu, CA
Venetian caned armchairs with fine painting from the 18th/ 19th century. This pair features a shapely wood back with decorative top rail featuring the original intricately painted fl...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Cane, Wood
Venetian Rococo Gesso and Silver Gilt Settee
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th century Venetian rococo painted settee with strap work lattice back in white gesso with original faded silver gilt detailing over green velvet upholstered seat and standing on c...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Silver Leaf
Italian Rococo Parcel Gilt Armchair
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century large Rococo style armchair recovered in white Terry Towelling with a feathered cushion seat. The parcel gilt frame of scrolls, foliate...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
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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