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
18th Century Rococo chair, with original color
By Alexander Thunberg
Located in SE
Chair, rococo, made in Stockholm about 1765, attributed to Alexander Thunberg, not signed. He became member of Stockholms chair maker society 1757 and died 1797. The chair is in good...
Category
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Birch
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Circa 1770 Pair of French Fauteuils En Cabriolet Armchairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1770 pair of French fauteuils en cabriolet (open arm chairs). Transitional Rococo to Neo-classical period and design (Louis XV-XVI). Carved walnut & beech, original gilding rem...
Category
1770s French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Queen's Armchair made of Carved Walnut Upholstered in Black Leather with Iron-Gi
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This beautiful and decorative Queen's armchair is made of carved walnut upholstered in black leather with iron-gilded border and decoration. This is a French work in Louis XV style. ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Set Of Four Salon/Dining Chairs In Rococo Style, Mahogany & Light Floral Fabric
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of four salon/dining chairs from the 1860s, made of mahogany and upholstered in light floral fabric. Rococo-inspired design with carved details and classic proportions. Elegant c...
Category
1860s Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Vintage Italian Baroque Swedish Rococo Style High Back Dining Arm Chairs - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Baroque / Swedish Rococo Style High Back Dining Arm Chairs (Pair) by Dods Murdick. Item features tall shapely backs, stretcher base, Queen Anne style legs, solid wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Italian, Genovese, Rococo Period Shaped Walnut Poltrone, mid 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The open armchairs having slightly convex shaped ladder backs, with shaped armrests and arm supports, upholstered removable seats within frames, the cabriole legs joined by curved x-...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Italian Rococo Blue Painted Bench
Located in Essex, MA
Original great blue color with subtle gilt details. Graciously formed cabriole legs with pad feet. Used upholstery.
Category
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, 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
18th century, Italian Pair of Rococo Lacquered and Gilt Wood Stools
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Pair of Rococo Lacquered and Gilt Wood Stools
This refined pair of stools was crafted in Turin during the Barocchetto period (Rococo), around the mid-18th cent...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Italian Rococo Painted Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely painted with shaped crest rail and vasiform splat ,drop in bowed seat and cabriole legs.
Category
1760s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,850 / item
Pair of 20th Century Venetian Painted Open Armchairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 20th Century Venetian painted open armchairs.
A very well proportioned oversized comfortable seat with newly upholstered casamance linen with a gold and green spiralled trim...
Category
20th Century Austrian Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Pair of Italian rococo style painted and upholstered lounge chairs, 19th century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of Italian rococo style painted and upholstered lounge chairs, 19th century. These tub style chairs having shapely frames including lovely aprons and an old painted finish. Fa...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Carved French 19th Century Salon Chairs Upholstered in Cream Linen
Located in London, GB
A matching pair of antique 19th century French salon armchairs, made in the Rococo Revival style. With curved, carved wooden frames, the painted wood has ornate detail at the crest rail, apron, and legs.
All four legs are cabriole style and the front legs curve outward in a classic Rococo silhouette.
The arm supports have an elegant S-curve scroll, with carved detailing.
We have had the chairs reupholstered in a neutral Mark Alexander...
Category
1870s French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Linen, Wood
Early 19th Century Giltwood Stool
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Large Early 19th Century Giltwood Stool. The stool is in very good original condition, ready for reupholstering. The top cover is fraying and will need replacing, if required for e...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Italian Rococo Silver Gilt Throne Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of antique Italian Rococo high back silver-gilt carved throne style Armchairs with beige upholstered seat and back panels (1 similar-Inv. #037738A)
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Silver Leaf
$65,000 / set
Pair Of Painted Italianate Finely Crafted Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Carved in a burgundy and gilt finish with elaborate scrolled backs and lion mask crests. Gilt floral details, curved arms , and elaborate scroll decorated seat rails with crests. The...
Category
20th Century Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
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
17th Century Hand Carved Walnut Wood Armchair Needlepoint Upholstery Cross Base
Located in Miami, FL
Italian one-of-a-kind hand carved Armchair from the 17th century.
Sturdy and comfortable crafted frame with decorative cross base and beautiful carv...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Pair of French Tapestry Gild Carved Gold Wood Arm Chairs Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful pair of French arm chairs prominent in the 19th century, this chairs are known for its elegant curves, Rococo influences, and emphasis on comfort. The chairs' frames are cr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Scandinavian Rococo Style Painted Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Scandinavian Rococo style armchairs from the 19th century with new upholstery. Born in Scandinavia during the 19th century, this pair of Rococo style armchairs features a sha...
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Louis XV armchairs, 18th century
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
Pair of Louis XV style armchairs with Vienna straw back and seat dating from the 1700s.
Armchairs with elegant seating and curved lines, denoted by sinuous "S" shaped legs and arms....
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Straw, Walnut
$725 / set
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
Swedish Rococo Style Desk Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Swedish Rococo style desk chair beautifully captures the charm and elegance of 18th-century Scandinavian design. Crafted with graceful lines, carved floral details, and a shapel...
Category
20th Century Swedish Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Venetian Red Frame Toile Pattern Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
3 Italian Venetian (18th Century) armchairs with red painted wooden frames with carved giltwood embellishments and beige and pink toile-patterned upholstere...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
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 Rococo Gold Damask Throne Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Italian Rococo high back gilt carved throne chairs with gold damask slip seat and back.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Gold
19th c. Swedish Rococo Settee or Sofa Bench in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A richly carved, 19th century Swedish sofa bench in the Rococo style. A rare piece found in northern Sweden. This beautiful settee has been hand-scra...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Pair of Louis XV Style Walnut Wood Armchairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Sculpted walnut wood. Made in France in the late 19th century.
Upholsery is from the 1970s, chairs are in a good condition.
Scratches, use marks, stains.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$3,590 / set
Set of Four 18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of four 18th century carved walnut Italian Rococo armchairs.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$12,000 / set
Italian Rococo Style 19th Century Painted Settee with Out Scrolling Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Rococo style settee from the 19th century with gray green painted finish, out-scrolling arms, shaped back and cabriole legs. This Italian Rococo style settee from the 19th...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
1930s, Danish armchair, leather, ash wood, furniture mesh, reupholstered.
Located in Tarm, 82
1930s, Danish armchair. Black furniture leather, ash wood, furniture mesh. Reupholstered by craftsman about 20 years ago. Good condition: no smells, no stains and stable construction...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Leather, Ash
Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Painted Open Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A charming early 19th Century Swedish Rococo open armchair, Circa 1800.
With an elegant pierced splat and shaped back framed by sweeping open arms. The painted frame retains a beauti...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Venetian Rococo Style Painted Side Chairs, Pair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Painted dark blue with beige linen seats, these Venetian style side chairs fit the bill lots of style with tall, elegant backs, cabriole leg...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,950 Sale Price / set
25% Off
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
$11,783
Original Swedish Rococo Chair, Late 18th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Hartwood frame painted with several layers of paint, made in Sweden, circa 1760. Lovingly handmade with carving on the seat rails. Measures: Seat 14" x 18.50".
Category
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Italian Rococo Style, 1860s Walnut Stools with X-Form Cross Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian Rococo style walnut stools from the mid-19th century, with cabriole legs, Saint-Andrew cross stretcher and new upholstery. Each of this pair of Italian Rococo style...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair Portuguese Rococo Jacaranda Hand carved Wood Dining Side Chairs Antique LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Pair Portuguese Rococo Jacaranda Hand carved Wood Dining Side Chairs Antique LA . An important Pair of 18th century Portuguese Rococo Jacaranda Wood High end dining room chairs with ...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
$12,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
18th Century Italian Silver Leaf Dining Chair with Velvet Upholstery
Located in Round Top, TX
This is an elegant dining chair from the 1700s Italy. It still has some of it's silver leaf intact and the legs are in great condition. It has been re-upholstered in a champagne velv...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
French Louis XV Rococo Giltwood Fauteuil Oversized Armchairs - a Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Category
Mid-20th Century Rococo Seating
Materials
Cotton
$1,592 Sale Price / set
33% Off
19th Century Chairs
Located in SE
Four chairs made in Sweden in the rococo style about 1830:s. The first secondary color have been removed and what is left, is the second secondary color. Under the secondary color th...
Category
1830s Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Birch
$4,594 / set
Pair of Neo-Rococo Armchairs Made In Light Wood With Decorated Fabric From 1930s
Located in Lejre, DK
A pair of neo-rococo armchairs with decorative light wood fabric from around the 1930s is a beautiful representation of early 20th century furniture design and aesthetics. These chai...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Italian Rococo Gold Damask Throne Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Italian Rococo high back gilt carved throne chairs with gold damask slip seat and back.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Damask, Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Style Red & Gilt Painted Bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Style Red & Gilt Painted Benches
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Venetian Green Floral Hand Painted Dining Side Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Venetian Green Floral Hand Painted Dining Side Chairs - Set of 4. Item features hand painted details, distress painted finish, nicely carved frames, very nice set of ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair Rococo Style Parcel-Gilt Painted Settees
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Rococo style parcel-gilt painted settees. Original seat upholstery and down filled.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
$10,970 / set
Pair Of Italian Rococo Blue Painted Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Super sturdy and usable with serpentine crestrail and upholstered back and seat. Generous proportions, cabriole legs. Gilt and blue painted . From a Palm Beach Florida Estate.
Category
1750s Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Giltwood
$4,850 / set
Pair of 19th Century Italian Rococo Painted Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th century Italian Rococo Painted Armchairs.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Rococo Armchairs
Located in Ljungby, SE
A pair of high-quality Rococo armchairs, made in Stockholm (Sweden) in the 1760s. The chairs feature elegant carvings in the form of rocailles on the top rail and the apron. The colo...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Elm, Pine
$8,500 / set
1900s Pair of Original Danish Rococo Chairs
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with minor signs of use
- Fabric upholstery with some signs of use.
Category
Early 1900s Danish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,160 / set
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
$10,055 / set
Italian Rococo Gilt Eagle Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Rococo style gilt high back carved eagle back armchairs with cupid stretcher and upholstered seat, 19th-20th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
$15,000 / set
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 of Midcentury French Rococo Style Oak Stools with Scalloped Aprons
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Rococo style oak stools from the Midcentury period, with scraped back finish, scalloped aprons, cabriole legs and new custom linen upholstery. Imbued with the charm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
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.
Category
20th Century American Rococo Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Italian Venetian Carved Round Back Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian-style (19th Century) stripped and carved round back armchair with carved figures supporting the arms.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of Rococo Period Walnut Armchairs, Genova, Italy Mid-18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Rococo Period walnut armchairs, Genova, Italy Mid-18th Century. 2 pairs available.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Rococo chair
By Carl Magnus Sandberg
Located in SE
Chair made in the Royal workshop in Stockholm, attributed to Carl Magnus Sandberg. Not signed. He became member of Stockholms chair maker society 1760 and died before 1790. It is ve...
Category
1760s Swedish Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Birch, Giltwood
Pair of Italian Venetian Blue Tufted Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Venetian style (19th Cent) silver gilt dolphin side chairs with carved back and blue tufted upholstery
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Seating
Materials
Silver Leaf
$28,000 / 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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